2016届河南省开封市高三上学期第一次模拟考试英语试卷

Lego Bricks & More 10664 Creative Tower

List Price: $119.99

Price: $101.35 & FREE Shipping

    Featuring 160 colorful Lego bricks to create anything your young kids can imagine, this item is designed to allow children complete flexibility. If you are looking for instruction sheets, many are found on the Lego site.

If you buy it together with the LEGO IDEAS BOOK, the price forboth will be $115.44.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews:

★ Spectacular value!

By Marissa McRoberts on November 29

The typical price per piece of Lego has been slightly more than$10 since 2005. At $101 for 160 pieces, this set is about $ 0.6 per piece. Itis a great deal.

But there are some downsides: no wheels, bushes, trees, grass,technic elements and that sort of thing. This is otherwise a fantastic starterset.

★ A great deal!

By Shawn Bosworth on December 6

   I got this set as a Black Friday deal for an amazing $30! I wanted 2 sets but they were gone before I could even get my hands on one. A very niceman gave me a spare that he grabbed. It's huge, strong and well-made. The boxis about 2 feet tall and is strong enough for a storage option. I will absolutely be looking to get another set one day!

    My transportation was unexpectedly smooth and I arrived at the meeting half an hour earlier. I kept my eyes on the restaurant door. Several customers entered, but not my friend. At 6:00 pm, she sent me a text message:“Urgent work to finish. Will be 20 minutes late.”

I had left my book in the office, so I spent the time thinking of my experiences of being late in China. On my first visit in 1985, punctuality was deeply rooted in the Chinese hearts. There were no traffic jams then.

    As a teacher in Canada, I always insisted on punctuality. I would open the classroom door to a late student for the first time and the second, but not the third. During the six years I worked for CCTV, I had a Chinese friend whom I often saw at lunch time, or after work. We used to meet at the subway station nearby. He was always late by 10-20 minutes. To myquestion, “You were busy?” he would surprisingly answer, “ No.” Once I asked him to check the clock in his office, he smiled.

    In March 2015, I got permanent residence (居住权) in China.The ceremony was scheduled for 9:00 am at the Public Security Bureau on the Second Ring Road. I told my driver I had to get there by 8: 40 am. “No problem,”he replied. But he thought he had time to drop someone off at the airport before picking me up. I desperately waited for him. Then, to rub salt into my wound, he had to stop at the exit of a gas station. Finally, I entered the room at 9:07 am ── the last guest to arrive!

    Pakistani youth activist Malala Yousafzai was awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, October 10th. She is the youngest Nobel winner in history. Malala shares the prize with Kailash Satyarthi, a 60-year-old man from India who has helped lead a movement to end child slavery around the world.

    Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, the SwatDistrict of northwest Pakistan to a Sunni Muslim family. When she was just 11 years old, she started blogging about the Taliban take over of her hometown. Taliban members believe young girls should not go to school. Classroom sthrough out the Swat district were closed for several months. Malala spoke publicly about her desire to go back to school. “All I want is an education,”she told one television broad caster.

    When the Pakistani government regained control, Malala was able to return to class. She continued to blog and speak out about girls' right to education. But on October 9, 2012, the Taliban tried to silence her. Agunman boarded her school bus and shot her on the left side of her forehead. Malala survived, and showed great courage and optimism during her long recovery. Then she became a symbol of the struggle for girls' rights all over the world.

    Malala's mission for peace is unstoppable. Nine months after shewas shot, she gave a now-famous speech at the United Nations. “They thought that the bullets would silence us. But they failed,” she said. “And then, outof that silence came thousands of voice. Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.”

    Chinese e-commerce websites fail to pay more attention to older consumers, says a news report.

    There's been a thought that younger consumers have been the driving force of online buying. That may not be the case. According to a statement from Alipay, the average expenditure (支出) of Alipayusers born before the 1960s was 31,000 yuan in 2012, much higher than 14,000 yuan of those born after the 1980s. It shows that online shopping has become akey part of people's daily consumption, for both young and old.

    Besides shopping, people pay bills such as water bill, electricity bill, and credit card repayment online. The middle-aged and senior consumers are also participating in that consumption revolution.

    Liu Chen, 56, said that his online expenditure in 2014 was over 50,000 yuan, about half of the total annual expenditure. He always pays his telephone bill online. Clothes, electrical appliances and kids' snacks are themain items he purchases online.

    Liu's shopping strategy is to find something good online first, then go to shops to check it out, and finally buy it online because it is cheaper. As quality concerns him, Liu only buys items that come with aguarantee.

    Stories such as those from Liu are representative of millions of middle-aged and older Chinese, which show the great potential of the aged inthe Chinese consumption market. Yet, the market seems not to be valued as it should be.

    Some Chinese e-commerce websites such as jd. com, dangdang. comand amazon. cn don't have a category for goods for the elderly on their mainpages. Alibaba's platform does have one, but the goods in it are not as abundant as other categories. Moreover, Taobao's category is not really designed for elders, but their children.

    Despite the seeming lack of commitment to older consumers, the Chinese market for the elderly is clearly huge, and e-commerce websites should takegreat efforts to develop it.

       It was very late when I got out of the cinema. By the time the  1 ended, it was 1 a. m. I walked to my car which was    2 across the street. When I arrived, I noticed something 3the doors were unlocked. I took a quick  4 round the car and to my great 5,  everything was undamaged, except that my  6 was gone. After a further search, I had to 7 the fact that it was gone, but I considered myself incredibly  8 that nothing valuable was taken.

      The next day I got a  9 voice mail from a man. He said he had walked his dog in the morning and came across my 10 briefcase with my name on it. I called him back 11. He promised to 12 it. At first I asked him to send it, but then I 13. Though we were in the same city, I didn't want to trouble him. I finally decided to go to collect it though it probably wouldn't be 14enough to go to a 15 house to pick something up.

       I met the man and was greatly  16 to him. Words could not express my 17 of this stranger's kindness. I think that there's so much 18 in the world and there are so many people who 19 their inner goodness through acts of kindness. It feels good to give kindness and it also feels nice to 20  others want to give.

                                                                       Wrong Reasons for Going to College

    A college education can be priceless.If any of these following factors had abig influence on your decision, you're probably right to second-guess yourself.

   Because all your friends are going.

    In only a few weeks' time, the whole friend group will be scattered to a half dozen different colleges in a half dozen different places. Not to go will set yourself apart.Because someone else expects it from you.

    Perhaps you come from a family where everyone goes to college,or maybe you're the kid that everyone is proud to believe will be the first toget there.It's become so mucha part of the air you breathe that you've never stopped to consider whether you want to go or whether you're ready to go.

    It's beentough to find even a summer job. You don't have an alternative plan. Everyone else is doing it (see above). You think you might as well go to school. That isthe lamest（无说服力的）of reasons tospend $ 20,000 or more in the next year.

    Because you are afraid you'll regret it if you don't go.

    Your uncle tells you that he regrets that he didn't go tocollege. Others tell you they could have gone so much further in their career if only they had a college education.   So this is not a persuasive reason for you togo to college.

a. A. Because you don't want to work.

b. Friends will wonder what's wrong with you.

c. Because you don't know what else to do.

d. Everyone seems more excited than you are.

e. It seems that for years everyone has just thought that ofcourse you'll go.

f. Whatever the story is, there are always people who regretdecisions they've made.

g. But maybe in your heart you know that you are going forthe wrong reasons.

    According to Zheng Jun, Qinqiang opera is similar  rock' n 'roll in many ways, and the latter is therefore the modern day Qinqiang. Rock concerts, star the common people, take place by the city wall on a daily basis.

    Qinqiang opera  (call) the “living fossil” of Chinese opera,the forefather of several   operas inChina. (Spread) to Henan, it developed into Yu opera. Judging even by today's standards, Qinqiang opera counts as the (early) Chinese rock music. The spirit of modern rock' n 'roll (seem) to come from it.

    The number of Qinqiang opera amateur (club) in Xi'an is uncertain. At places like the City Wall Park and the South gate, you can spot groups of people enjoying the opera. Known or unknown to the group, any Qinqiang lover is welcome to sing a piece justsit down and listen. The singer presents excellent voice and emotions while the audiences get (excite) by the tunes. Standing among (they), you could feel the cultural pulse of this city.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意： 1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

         A gathering of more than 700 oriental storks(东方白鹳) was recorded at Naolihe National Nature Reserve in Heilongjiang Province last month. Such a big gathering has been seen before in the reserve. The researchers had often recorded only about 150 in the past autumns. Now the population of the large white birds for black wing feathers and long legs are estimated at 3,000 in the world. It is certain a sign that the reserve's conservation is better now and before. The reserve is considered it as one of the most important stop over site for oriental storks. The storks winter in it and the researchers will keep aeye on the birds until you fly away.

假定你是李华，你的美国朋友彼得想了解开封文化客厅的有关事情。请以此事给彼得写封信，要点如下：

1. 地理位置：龙亭湖畔，龙亭(古代皇宫)东侧；

2. 占地面积：4,000余平方米；

3. 陈展楼层：第一、第二和第三层；

4. 展示技术：先进的3D全息技术；

5. 展示内容：开封的悠久历史和近年来的文化建设成果。

6. 写信人态度：欢迎来开封……

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;

4. 参考词汇：龙亭→ DragonPavilion，3D全息技术→3Dholographic techniques。

Dear Peter,