惠州市2015屆高三第三次調研考試
英 語 試 題
2015.01.
本試卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分。滿分135分，考試用時120分鐘。
注意事項：
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Ⅰ 語言知識及應用(共兩節，滿分45分)
第一節 完形填空(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然後從1~15各題所給的.A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，並在答題卡上將該項塗黑。
To forgive may be great, but no one ever said it was easy. When someone has deeply ___1___you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your dislike. But forgiveness is possible -- and it can be surprisingly ___2___ to your physical and mental health.
People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more ___3___,and it can help people to feel more vital.
So how do you start the healing? Try following these steps:
Calm yourself. To ___4___ your anger, try a simple stress-management technique. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a ___5___ scene in nature, someone you love.
Don't wait for an ___6___. Many times the person who hurt you has no ___7___ of apologizing. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same way. So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be ___8___ an awfully long time. Keep in mind that forgiveness does not ___9___ mean peace with the person who upset you or understanding of his or her action.
Take the control away from your offender. ___10___ replaying your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded ___11___, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.
Try to see things from the other person's perspective. If you can ___12___ that person, you may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear -- even love. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from your ___13___ point of view.
Don't forget to ___14___ yourself. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge, but it can ___15___ you of your self-confidence if you don't do it.
1 A damaged B hit C hurt D destroyed
2 A harmful B beneficial C commercial D painful
3 A hopefulness B meaningfulness C sadness D sickness
4 A strengthen B produce C reduce D add
5 A strange B beautiful C small D big
6 A excuse B answer C explanation D apology
7 A intention B chance C choice D reason
8 A calling B waiting C dreaming D holding
9 A surprisingly B probably C readily D necessarily
10 A Mentally B Physically C Hurriedly D Rudely
11 A promises B feelings C words D methods
12 A help B fool C understand D entertain
13 A friend's B enemy's C lover's D offender's
14 A love B praise C forgive D please
15 A remind B excite C bring D rob
第二節 語法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)
閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，並將答案填寫在答題卡標號為16～25的相應位置上。
There were two high mountains in front of an old man’s house. The old man, called Yu Gong, was nearly 90 years old. ___16___the two high mountains just in front of his house, his family and he had to walk a long way around the mountains ___17___they had something to do on the other side. One day, Yu Gong called all his family members together and said they must move the two mountains somewhere else for ___18___ (convenient). They had a debate___19___ (heat) and decided to do the work immediately. The next day, a man named Zhi Sou saw them working and tried to stop them, ___20___ (say), “You are silly! You’re so old and weak that you can’t even take away the grass and trees. ___21___ makes you think you can move the mountains? There is no way you will succeed.”
“___22___ is wrong for you to say so!” Yu Gong replied, “Look, my sons can continue my work after my death. When my sons die, my grandchildren will continue. So generation after generation, there is no end to ___23___ number of people who can do their part. ___24___, the mountains can’t grow any higher. Do you still think I can’t move them?”
Later, ___25___ (move) by Yu Gong, the God of the Heavens ordered another god to take the two big mountains away.
Ⅱ 閱讀 (共兩節, 滿分50分)
第一節 閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，並在答題卡上將該項塗黑。
A
I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me. I was a new teacher, and I gave an honest account of the students' work. In Simon's case，the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting. But he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his abilities.
So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms (手掌心) were sweating. I was completely unprepared for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. Because of me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he loved me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had recently spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the self-respect I had developed in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned, for about half an hour，wondering what had just happened. How did I make such a lifechanging difference to that boy without even knowing it?What I finally came to remember was one day, several months before，when some students were giving reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke quietly，and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the only one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the back of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, smiled more，and became happy. And it was all because he happened to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed praise was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most valuable lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came early and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
26. We can infer that when Simon’s mother entered the room, the writer felt _______.
A. satisfied
B. nervous
C. happy
D. surprised
27. Why did Simon’s mother come to visit her son’s teacher?
A. Because she worried about her son’s poor work.
B. Because she wanted to show her gratitude to the teacher.
C. Because Simon asked her to do so.
D. Because she wanted to know her son’s performance in the school.
28. The following words can be used to describe Simon before he met the writer EXCEPT _____.
A. unconfident
B. lonely
C. outgoing
D. clever
29. What the teacher said in paragraph 3 is intended to _______.
A. encourage Jeanne to speak louder
B. encourage Simon to work hard
C. ask Jeanne to convince Simon
D. tell the students that Simon was expert on that.
30. The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. tell the story of Simon
B. tell teachers how to be kind to students
C. advise the readers to be kind to others.
D. share a valuable lesson with readers.
B
Recently I have discovered it’s often easier for me to do something every day than to do it just some days. I post to my blog six days a week. I take notes every day. I write in my one-sentence journal every day. Many people have told me that they find it easier to exercise when they exercise every day. If I try to do something just four days a week, I spend a lot of time arguing with myself: Is today the day, or is it tomorrow, or the next day? Does the week start on Sunday or Monday?
If you do something every day, you tend to fall into a routine. Routine has a bad reputation for lacking excitement. It’s true that novelty and challenge bring happiness and that people who break their routines, try new things, and go to new places are happier, but I think that some routine activities also bring happiness. The pleasure of doing the same thing, in the same way, every day, shouldn’t be overlooked. By repeating, you can find happiness in activities like doing dishes or sweeping the floor as well as in your beloved morning coffee-and-news routines.
Two geniuses whom I know of also wrote about the power of doing something every day. Andy Warhol wrote, “Either once only, or every day. If you do something once it’s exciting, and if you do it every day it’s exciting. But if you do it, say, twice or just almost every day, it’s not good any more. ” Gertrude Stein made a similar point, “Anything one does every day is important and anywhere one lives is interesting and beautiful.”
So if there’s something that you wish you did more regularly, try doing it every day; if you do something every day, take great pleasure in it.
31. In the first paragraph, what does the author try to tell us?
A. It’s easier to do the same thing every day.
B. It’s important to do the same thing every day.
C. He has a good habit of following routines.
D. He enjoys the habit of following routines.
32. People usually tend to break their routines because they________.
A. hope to have a better reputation
B. would like to get rid of the old habit
C. want to have fun and excitement
D. are willing to face new challenges
33. Which of the following statements does Andy Warhol probably agree to?
A. Doing something that is exciting.
B. Doing something almost every day.
C. Doing something every day, not only once.
D. Doing something every day or only once.
34. The writer develops the passage mainly in the following ways EXCEPT ________.
A. giving examples
B. offering instructions
C. giving explanations
D. using quotations (引用)
35. Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. A Way To Form A Habit
B. Do Anything Every Day
C. Repeat Regularly
D. Power Of Everyday Repetition
