2019北京市东城区高三二模

英语

2019.5

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 共15分）

A

World Environment Day is a UN Environment-led global event, 1 takes place on June 5 every year and is celebrated by thousands of communities worldwide. Since it began in 1972, it has grown to become the 2 (large) of all the celebrations of environment each year. China owns half the world’s electric vehicles and 99% of the world’s electric buses. By 3 (host) World Environment Day 2019, the Chinese government will be able to showcase its innovation and progress toward a cleaner environment.

B

Why do people want to go to university? For some, it is the desire to learn. At university, you 4 (teach) by lecturers and professors who may be leading experts 5 their fields. The opportunity to learn from them is what drives some people 6 (apply) to university. For others, going to university provides the all-important stepping-stone for their careers. However, for the majority of7 (west) people, university means freedom from home.

C

Billions of poor people around the world 8 (depend) on the use of wood for cooking. And as they take more and more firewood from wild areas, they are destroying habitats around the world. Wood collection is one reason why many animals have become endangered.

This is 9 Dr. Metcalf spends each summer in Africa. He wants to teach women and children in villages how to cook with the sun. He helped create Solar Cookers International. It’s an organization that introduces solar cookers to developing countries 10 teaches people how to use them. 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

Two birthdays, One mistake

Zackary Johnson has a birthday coming up in a few days, so it wasn’t surprising to have an envelope addressed to him last week.

His mom, Glenda, 11 immediately that it was spelled “Zachary” Johnson. She didn’t find that unusual because many people spell Zackary’s name 12. But the sender’s pre-printed label made her confused. That name didn’t 13 up to anyone of her friends or relatives. She asked her husband, “Do you 14 this name?” “Nope,” Steve responded and became somewhat 15.

Still, they agreed to 16 the envelope to their son to see what was in it. Zack opened it to 17 $20 in a birthday card that said “Happy Birthday, Zachary!” He was 18and was ready to go shopping!!

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However, the 19 increased for Glenda. The card was unsigned. She was wondering why a 20 would send money to her son and 21 he would know it was Zack’s birthday. A variety of scenes can go 22 parents’ minds, especially when they hear stories about Internet crimes. They knew they would have to make some inquiries not only to give them 23, but also to protect their son.

“I know who that fellow is! He is an old farmer that lives out on Hillberry Road.” Glenda’s dad said when he was informed of the 24.

So the couple quickly drove out into the country and found the house. 25, no one was home. Steve decided to leave a brief but 26 message that the call should be returned as soon as possible.

The next day the old farmer called. The farmer’s great grandson, Zachary Johnson, had recently moved with his parents to Heavenly Drive. That’s the street where Zackary Johnson 27. The farmer was sure surprised by the 28 of events. He figured he’d have to send another card to his grandson. But Zackary Johnson, who is turning eleven years old in a few days, did the right thing. He and his parents 29 their way down Heavenly Drive to the home of Zachary Johnson who is turning four years old in a few days.

They 30 Zachary’s great grandfather’s card with the $20. Plus, Zackary Johnson wished Zachary Johnson a very Happy Birthday. 11. A. expected

B. guessed

C. added

D. noticed

D. naturally

12. A. hesitantly 13. A. match 14. A. sign

B. incorrectly

C. quickly

B. back

C. call

D. build

B. like C. bear D. recognize

D. ashamed

15. A. embarrassed B. discouraged 16. A. present 17. A. hold

B. return

C. concerned

C. address

D. drop D. pay D. excited

D. sadness

B. find C. reach

18. A. relieved 19. A. unease 20. A. relative 21. A. who 22. A. over 23. A. faith

B. relaxed B. anger

C. amused

C. regret

B. friend

C. stranger

D. farmer

B. what C. when D. how D. against

D. confidence D. situation

D.

B. beyond

B. peace B. crime

C. through

C. satisfaction C. conclusion

24. A. secret 25. A. Amazingly Undoubtedly 26. A. urgent 27. A. walks 28. A. turn

B. Unfortunately C. Interestingly

B. updated B. travels

C. warning C. lives C. error

D. flexible

D. moves D. trend

B. order

29. A. changed 30. A. held

B. made C. pushed

D. cleared D. purchased

B. showed C. delivered

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

A

Preschool girl lifts old man’s spirits

When Tara Wood brought her daughter to a grocery store to buy the four-year-old some cupcakes, she had no idea that would be a life-changing experience.

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As Tara pushed her daughter Norah around the store last month, she passed an old man who was by himself. The old man looked cold, until Norah shouted to him, “Hi! It’s my birthday today!” The man stopped and his demeanor changed from distant and serious to warm and friendly. “How old are you today?” the man asked. After some time talking together, Norah asked her mom to take a picture of her with her new friend “Mr Dan”, Dan Peterson, 82. They hugged and after ten minutes went their separate ways. That could have been the end of the story. But it is actually the beginning of a special relationship.

Tara posted the picture of her daughter and Mr. Dan on Facebook and someone who recognized him reached out to her with his contact information. It turned out that Mr. Dan’s wife died in March and he had been suffering from depression and anxiety ever since. The person on Facebook told Tara that it was the first time they had seen Mr. Dan smile since the death of his wife. Knowing that, Tara contacted Mr. Dan, and ever since Norah and the 82-year-old have developed a friendship unlike any other. “She has shown me a depth of love, a depth that I didn’t know existed,” Mr. Dan told the reporter.

Mr. Dan told Tara that before meeting Norah, he hadn’t had one night of uninterrupted sleep. Anxiety kept him up at all hours and made him restless. After meeting Norah, he said he now sleeps soundly. For Mr. Dan’s 82nd birthday on October 20, the mother and the daughter brought balloons and presents—and, of course, cupcakes. Mr. Dan will also spend a day around Thanksgiving with Norah and her family. “If you don’t take the time to notice people, you will never know how you can positively impact a life,” Tara Wood said.

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