新疆兵团第二师华山中学2019届高三上学期学前考试英语试题
2018-2019学年第一学期高三年级学前考试
英语 试卷
（考试时间：120分钟，满分：150分） 命题教师：王春
第一部 单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
1. I'm afraid this painting is not by Picasso. It's only a copy and so it's _____.
A. priceless B. invaluable C. unworthy D. worthless
2. As soon as the children were _____, their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.
A. woke B. waken C. wake D. awake
3. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.
A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for
4. The generation _____ makes it difficult for parents to understand their children's opinions.
A. division B. gap C. separation D. valley
5. If the boy had _____ the dog alone it wouldn't have bitten him.
A. set B. left C. had D. put
6. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.
A. regard B. account C. thought D. observation
7. Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens.
A. ordinary B. common C. usual D. gen
eral
8. Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. _____, I can't speak too highly of him.
A. As a result B. By the way C. In any case D. In a word
9. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.
A. average B. ordinary C. regular D. normal
10. The open university was started in order to help those who _____ having a university education when they were young.
A. stopped B. failed C. missed D. paused
11. Mary had taken _____ to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want.
A. efforts B. pains C. attempts D. advantage
12. Radar enables the pi
lot of an airliner to take off, fly and land in _____.
A. danger B. comfort C. continuity D. safety
13. It was _____ by the railway board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten percent.
A. noticed B. stated C. suggested D. noted
14. I ____ her not to walk on the thin ice but she would not listen to me.
A. warned B. persuaded C. suggested D. notice
15. In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept _____ all night.
A. densely B. soundly C. loudly D. noisily
16. Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which _____ increase the risk of heart disease.
A. in turn B. in return C. by chance D. by turns
17. He has recently ____ chess to provide himself with some relaxation.
A. taken on B. taken up C. held on D. held up
18. What a terrible experience! _____ , you are safe, that's the main thing.
A. Somehow B. Anyhow C. Somewhat D. Anywhere
19. If we can _____ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.
A. get off B. come across C. come over D. get over
20. I shall take you back to Beijing _____ you are well enough to travel.
A. presently B. promptly C. immediately D. shortly
第二部分 (共25小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
A
One day, Lindsay and Erica were sitting at Lindsay’s house working very hard. Fourth grade was tough, and they were working on a science project about weather. Lindsay was a hard worker like Erica, so the t
wo girls were happy to have each other as partners. They were writing about rain and were amazed to learn that Hawaii is the world’s wettest place. Lindsay found that Mount Waialeale, on the island of Kauai, gets about 460 inches of rain a year! In 1982, Mount Waialeale set an all-time world record when it received 666 inches of rain! The girls knew that their classmates would find all these facts interesting.
The girls were enjoying the fun facts they were finding when all of a sudden, Lindsay saw Erica choking. Erica had been chewing on a pen cap and had accidentally swallowed it! Erica started pointing to
her neck. Lindsay asked her if she was choking. When Erica nodded to say yes, Lindsay quickly stood up and did the Heimlich maneuver (策略) to try to help Erica stop choking.
Lindsay was afraid of hurting her friend, so the first time she tried the Heimlich maneuver, she did not do it very hard. She tried a second time, and nothing happened. After trying it a third time, the pen cap flew out of Erica’ mouth!
Erica was very grateful to Lindsay. She was terrified when she realized she had swallowed the pen cap and could not breathe. Lindsay was very brave and saved her friend. This was one science project that both girls would never forget!
21. What did the two girls think of the facts they were finding?
A. Simple B. Abstract C. Interesting D. Tough
22. Eric was choking because ______.
A. she swallowed a pen cap by accident B. she was hurt by a pen cap
C. food was stuck in her throat D. her neck was hurt by a pen point
23. What does the Heimlich maneuver probably refer to?
A. Person B. Book C. Tool D. First aid[来源:Z#xx#k.Com]
24. It can be inferred that ________.
A. Lindsay has a good knowledge of first aid B. Erica pretended to be choking
C. Lindsay could not breathe without Erica D. Eric would be sent to the hospital
B
An online map showing in real-time how busy some of Beijing's best known sites are has been designed for tourists and residents so they can plan their visits. The map, developed by the Beijing Cyberspace Administration and the Beijing Commission of Tourism Development, monitors four popular scenic spots across the capital - the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace and Olympic Forest Park.
People who want to visit the sites can see which parking lots have spaces free, and how crowded the venues are.
The map, at present available only in Chinese, has been designed by Sogou Inc, the Chinese search engine owned by Sohu.com Inc, and will be expanded to cover more sites across China. There are also plans to turn it into an app for smartphones.
"If there are traffic jams around these tourism destinations, roads on the map will turn red, and if visitors