（天津市蓟县下营中学2010届高三第一次模拟）

假定你是李华，常和英国笔友Harry通信。上周你给Harry写了一封信，谈到一年来你们的生活中发生的巨大变化，并向他介绍了自去年至今市政府为减轻学生负担，提高学习效率执行的一系列措施：不得早8点以前上课；不得加课、补课；每天1小时体育活动；……请你按下图顺序，描述你们生活的变化和你的感受。

注意：1．信的开头和结尾已为你写好。    2．词数不少于100。

3．可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯。

Dear Harry,

How are things going with you? Today I’m writing to you about the changes that have taken place in our life since last year.

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Oh, it’s time for bed, so I have to stop here. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours

Li Hua

（天津市蓟县下营中学2010届高三第一次模拟）

A

Pete Rose, the famous baseball player, whom I have never met, taught me something so valuable that changed my life. Pete was being interviewed in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb’s all-time hits record. One reporter asked, “Pete, you only need 78 hits to break the record. How many at-bats（轮到击球）do you think you’ll need to get the 78 hits?” Without hesitation, Pete said, “78.” The reporter yelled back, “Ah, come on, Pete. You don’t expect to get 78 hits in 78 at-bats, do you?”

Mr. Rose calmly shared his rule in life with all the reporters who were anxiously awaiting his reply. “Every time I step up to the plate, I expect to get a hit! If I don’t expect to get a hit, I have no right to step in the batter’s box in the first place! If I go up hoping to get a hit, then I probably don’t have a prayer of getting a hit. It is the positive expectation that has gotten me all of the hits in the first place.”

When I thought about Pete Rose’s rule and how it was applied to everyday life, I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person, I was hoping to make my sales meet the quotas（定额）. As a father, I was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man, I was hoping to be a good husband.

The truth was that I was an adequate salesperson, I was not so bad as a father, and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not enough! I wanted to be a great salesperson, a great father and a great husband. I changed my attitude to one of positive expectations, and the results were amazing. I was fortunate enough to in a few sales trips, I won Coach of the Year in my son’s baseball league, and I share a loving relationship with my wife! Thanks, Mr. Rose!

36. Which of the following sayings can most appropriately be used to describe Mr. Rose’s rule?

A. He who doesn’t want to be a general can’t be a good soldier.

B. Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.

C. If you work hard enough, your dreams will come true.

D. Rome was not built in one day.

37. What can be inferred about Pete Rose from the passage?

A. He was generous to share all his rules with everyone.

B. He got all the hits he wanted because of good luck.

C. He set himself a goal of being the best.

D. He liked to dream of something impossible.

38. By saying “I was an adequate salesperson”（Para. 3）the writer probably means “______”.

A. he could make adequate money as a salesperson

B. he didn’t do an excellent job as a salesperson

C. he was good enough to be a salesperson

D. he knew how to sell goods in a proper way

39. Which of the following is NOT a role of the writer?

A. A teammate of Rose.                         B. A salesman.

C. A father.                                  D. A baseball coach.

40. Why does the writer thank Mr. Rose at the end of the passage?

A. Because Mr. Rose showed him how to be a successful salesperson.

B. Because Mr. Rose taught him to face life with positive expectation.

C. Because Mr. Rose trained him to win Coach of the Year for his son.

D. Because Mr. Rose gave him advice on managing a happy family.

（天津市蓟县下营中学2010届高三第一次模拟）

D

It has become acceptable for people to say that women work less than men and therefore deserve less! It may have been true in the past when women were expected to stay at home and look after children, but women have changed over the years. They have “come out”! Gone are the days when they toiled（辛苦）the kitchen stove all day long; they are now aware of their needs and are willing to fight for them. They expect to be given the respect they deserve, both at home and at work. They have realized their intellectual potential and have determined to do something about it!

Women on two wheels have become a familiar sight on the roads of most Asian countries during the past few years. It is common to find a woman taking her children on her bicycle to school and then reach her office in time. She has become a major part in family decisions in every aspect and how those decisions are carried out. It would have been unimaginable a few years ago!

It is rather difficult to combine a career and a decent home life, “super woman” though she is. She needs to feel supported and fulfilled. She may arrive at work feeling as if she has already done a full day’s work. If colleagues doubt her commitment to her job, she will feel sad. At the same time, women of today expect their partners to contribute towards childcare and household chores.

Today’s women are learning to avoid situations that make them feel more stressed and it is a hard struggle. Despite all this, the new woman, “the superpower” has arrived. She still believes in the power and value of a family unit and she holds it in high esteem（尊重）.

51. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A woman’s opinion on her job and family.

B. The burden women in society have to bear.

C. The change of women’s status in and out of the family.

D. The responsibility of a couple in a family.

52. Which of the following devices is used in Paragraph I?

A. Comparison.                                  B. Example.

C. List.                                           D. Definition.

53. Using the example in Paragraph 2, the author wants to show that ____.

A. women were not seen on streets in the past

B. women’s jobs have changed

C. today’s women don’t need to toil in the kitchen

D. women take more responsibilities for the family

54. According to the passage, as a “super woman”, she ____.

A. can do the housework all by herself

B. can deal with her work easily every day

C. is independent in every aspect of her life

D. still finds it difficult to balance her career and family

55. Why is the phrase “come out” used in quotation marks in Paragraph 1?

A. Women are still controlled by their husbands.

B. It means more than that she comes out of the house.

C. Women are not actually coming out.

D. Women have broken up with their families.