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第一篇:《温州市2015届高三第二次适应性测试(二模)英语试题》
2015年温州市高三第二次适应性测试
英语试题 2015.4
第 I 卷
第一部分 英语知识运用:（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 单项填空：(共20小题; 每题0.5分, 满分10分 )
1. —Are we going to be late for the movie?
—________. We still have half an hour before the movie begins.
A. Hurry up B. Enjoy your time C. Good luck D. Take your time
2. For________ cancer patients there may not be ________ bright future; today has to count.
A. / ; / B. /; a C. the; / D. /; the
3. With the loss of her husband in the earthquake, the two children mean ________ to the young mother.
A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
4. The boss is an ________ person —— respected even by those who disagree with him.
A. abnormal B. honorable C. ordinary D. energetic
5. ________ you are travelling near or far, we’ve got tips on saving money and packing smart.
A. When B. Where C. Whether D. If
6. Twenty percent of the people on the earth have no ______ to clean drinking water.
A. right B. supply C. experience D. access
7. I was bored staying here for years, ________ whether I should try someplace different.
A. wondered B. to wonder C. wondering D. wonder
8. The classical book is still worth it ________ it doesn’t sell well.
A. as if B. except that C. even if D. now that
9. The best way to encourage your kids to enjoy meals is to ________ them in the planning and preparing.
A. involve B. devote C. equip D. prepare
10. ________ money for school fees, I had to take another part-time job.
A. In case of B. In need of C. In spite of D. In charge of
11. Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it ________ and is beyond our control.
A. has passed B. will pass C. passed D. had passed
12. The pollution in Beijing is expected to improve, ________ a series of air pollution control measures.
A. regardless of B. but for C. thanks to D. such as
13. You haven’t changed at all —— you still look________ the same as before.
A. actually B. hardly C. properly D. exactly
14. This drug is less likely to cause side effects when ________ late in the day.
A. taking B. taken C. to take D. takes
15. ________ is often the case, some British people are not familiar with different cultures.
A. Which B. As C. It D. That
16. It sounds like a wonderful match. How I wish I _________ it like you.
A. watch B. have watched C. would watch D. had watched
17. It’s not what you have in your life but _______ you have in your life that matters.
A. who B. that C. which D. what
18. I don’t think we are facing a communication problem. ________, we are communicating more smoothly than ever.
A. In other words B. On the other hand C. On the contrary D. At the same time
19. Clever marketing and hard work ________ —— the company’s profit hit a million dollars.
A. took off B. came about C. carried out D. paid off
20. —You cough so badly recently. Give up smoking, please!
—__________. I think I am addicted to it. [来源:Zxxk.Com]
A. Far from it B. Good idea C. So far, so good D. It can’t be helped
第二节 完形填空：（共20小题； 每小题1分, 满分20分）
Last spring, Michelle fell in love with kite-boarding, an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing. So she got a kite-board, took some and a few months later drove out to the Banana River. There she met John, who offered to help her her skills.
One day, John Michelle while his wife, Nancy, stayed behind on a Jet Ski (摩托艇). In that way, there would be to bring back Michelle if she got into trouble. After John gave her a few , he took off. He’d sailed about three quarters of a mile down the river when he felt the wind . He knew that the stronger the wind grew, the more it would be for Michelle to control her board. , he turned and started sailing back toward the two women.
Michelle had decided to head for shore. The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite. She prepared to land her by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the air. she didn’t have a chance. She was thrown over the water, still to the kite. Seconds later, a huge wind sent the kite upward. Even more dangerous, the sail’s lines started to twist together, round and round. Michelle to free from the kite. But she failed.
Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn’t get to her enough to help. By then, John had closed in and Michelle felt John her out of the water. As she held his arm, he tried to pull the handle but couldn’t it. Then suddenly, John let go. At that point, Michelle was sure she would die without him holding her. But John had seen Nancy approaching and that he’d have a better chance of helping Michelle. He jumped onto the Jet Ski. As the kite dived down, with all his , he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water. Finally Michelle was saved.
This experience hasn’t kept Michelle from loving kite-boarding. “Life is fragile (脆弱的), but it’s meant to be ,” she says.
21. A. lectures B. lessons C. skills
22. A. show B. teach C. require
23. A. expected B. controlled C. instructed
24. A. anyone B. everyone C. none
25. A. sails B. chances C. tips
26. A. get up B. slow down C. die down
27. A. challenging B. exciting C. interesting
28. A. Amazed B. Worried C. Frustrated
29. A. always B. still C. already
30. A. board B. line C. boat
31. A. So B. And C. Or
32. A. attached B. appealed C. applied
33. A. managed B. attempted C. demanded
34. A. bravely B. nearly C. slowly
35. A. fetch B. bring C. lift
36. A. reach B. sense C. remember
37. A. down B. onto C. back
38. A. doubted B. insisted C. figured
39. A. heart B. strength C. care
40. A. enjoyed B. pleased C. pushed D. measures D. improve D. saved D. someone D. handles D. pick up D. frightening D. Surprised D. even D. kite D. But D. added D. advised D. quickly D. put D. feel D. out D. pretended D. consideration D. spent
第二部分 阅读理解:（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列短文, 从每题后面所给的选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
A
Surfing the net when you should be finishing a work report, changing clothes when you have a train to catch, or perhaps even lying in bed when you’ve promised yourself you’ll work out. Sound familiar? You aren’t alone. We all procrastinate (拖延) sometimes, especially when it comes to things we aren’t really fond of. And while the number of activities we delay doing in any given week varies from person to person, it’s fair to say that none of us is super-efficient 100 percent of the time.
A study revealed that we spend about 218 minutes procrastinating every day, which amounts to 55 days of lost time each year. We might not think these figures particularly worthy of worry, but when we look at the overall impact of procrastination on our lives, does this cost financial loss, it also affects peace of mind. And procrastination isn’t just a money thief —— it steals time too. In general, people who continually put things off are unhappier, as well as being less wealthy and healthy.
So why do we do it? “When we avoid taking action, we’re really avoiding pain,” explains psychiatrist (精神病学家) Phil Stutz. For most of us, pain avoidance isn’t limited to one situation. It applies to almost anything that’s painful. Most of us try our best never to leave a comfort zone. That’s why we sacrifice something much more valuable: time. “Our time on earth is limited,” Stutz adds. “Every moment is an opportunity we’ll never have again. Procrastinators act as if they have all the time in the world. But deep down, they know they’re wasting parts of their life. The trouble is, most of them don’t know how to free themselves.”
One way he says we can reach this level of freedom is by overcoming the pain of avoidance ]
using daily visualization (想象). “Picture the pain you’re avoiding as a black cloud in front of you,” Stutz says. “Notice how you’re fed up with the ways this pain has held you back in life, and tell yourself that you’re determined to conquer it. Then it’s time to get through the cloud and to the other side — where you’re free.” It is obvious that this tool works when we want to procrastinate. We then get into the habit of moving “towards” pain instead of away from it.
In addition to the fact that procrastinators suffer more health problems, procrastination also destroys teamwork and personal relationships because it shifts the burden of responsibilities onto others. So next time you think about putting something off, remember the impact it will have.
Experts insist: procrastinators can change their behavior, it takes a lot of self-work but in the end, it’s worth the effort. And start today, not tomorrow. 41. The writer begins the passage by ________.
A. presenting abnormal things B. asking related questions
C. mentioning habitual activities D. comparing different opinions
42. By saying “it’s a different story”, the writer thinks procrastination _______.
A. leads to different results for different persons B. is likely to have bad effects on people’s life
C. may not be particularly worthy of concern D. tends to cause unhappiness among people
43. According to the passage, people procrastinate because they_______.
A. get accustomed to taking action B. prefer to stay in the comfort zone
C. don’t know how to free themselves D. are not aware of the limited time
44. One possible way to stop procrastination is to ________.
A. overcome it mentally B. avoid the pain C. take some self-work D. reach the freedom
45. What’s the writing purpose of the passage?
A. To analyze the trouble procrastination causes.
B. To show what contributes to procrastination.
C. To solve the problems caused by procrastination.
D. To encourage people to defeat procrastination.
B Below is a page adapted from About Wikipedia (维基百科) on how to take full advantage of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a web-based, free-content encyclopedia (百科全书) in many languages.
Exploring Wikipedia Many visitors come to Wikipedia to acquire knowledge, while others come to share knowledge. At this very instant, dozens of articles are being improved, and new articles are also being created. Over 3,500 articles have been listed by the Wikipedia community as featured articles. Another 15,000 articles are listed as good articles. Wikipedia is available in more than 280 languages including English. Its related projects include a dictionary, quotations, books, manuals, and scientific reference sources, and a news service. All of these are kept, updated, and managed by separate communities, and often include information and articles that can be hard to find through other common sources. Basic navigation in Wikipedia Wikipedia articles are all linked, or cross-referenced. In every article, there are links to some related articles or Wikipedia pages with further in-depth information. Holding the mouse over a certain link will often show to where the link will lead. There are other links towards the ends of most articles, for other articles of interest, related websites and pages and so on. Some articles may also have links to dictionary definitions, audio-book readings, quotations, the same article in other languages etc.
Using Wikipedia as a research tool
Wiki articles are never considered complete and may be continually edited and improved. Over time, this generally results in an upward trend of quality and a growing agreement over a representation of information. Users should be aware that not all articles are of encyclopedic quality from the start. Indeed, many articles start their lives as displaying a single viewpoint; and, after a long process of discussion, debate, and argument, they gradually take on a neutral point of view reached through agreement. Others may, for a while, become caught up in a heavily unbalanced viewpoint which can take some time—months perhaps—to achieve better balanced coverage of their subject.
Wikipedia vs. paper encyclopedias
Wikipedia has advantages over traditional paper encyclopedias. Wikipedia has a very low “publishing” cost for adding or expanding entries and a low environmental impact in some respects, since it never [needs to be printed. In addition, Wikipedia has wiki links instead of in-line (内嵌) explanations and its articles provide not only summaries but also plenty of details. Additionally, the editorial cycle is short. A paper encyclopedia stays the same until the next edition, while editors can update Wikipedia at any instant, around the clock, to help ensure that articles keep up with the most recent events.
46. We know from the passage that Wikipedia________.
A. provides very accurate information B. offers links to most leading media
C. covers rich resources of knowledge D. comes available in any language
47. The underlined word “they” in the passage probably refers to “________”.
A. users B. articles C. editors D. subjects
48. The links in Wikipedia to other resources are mainly to________.
A. provide details of the same articles B. help the users to be better informed
C. guarantee the quality of the service D. offer basic guidance on web research
49. The passage is presented in a way of ________.
A. discussion B. description C. instruction D. summary
C
Studies show that you may be lied to every day anywhere from 10 to 200 times. We say, “Nice song.” “Honey, you don’t look fat in that, no.” But another study showed that strangers lied three times within the first 10 minutes of meeting each other. We lie more to strangers than we lie to coworkers. Men lie eight times more about themselves than they do other people. Women lie more to protect other people.
If you’re married, you’re going to lie to your wife/ husband in one out of every 10 communications. If you’re unmarried, that number drops to three. But look, if at some point you got lied to, it’s because you agreed to get lied to. Truth about lying: lying’s a cooperative act. Not all lies are harmful. Sometimes we’re willing to lie for the sake of social dignity (尊严), maybe to keep a private secret.
Lying is complex. It’s woven into the fabric of our daily and business lives. We’re deeply disturbed by the truth. We explain it, sometimes for very good reasons, other times just because we don’t understand the gaps between ideals and realities in our lives. We’re against lying, but secretly we’re for it in ways that our society has practiced for centuries and centuries. It’s as old as breathing. It’s part of our culture and history. Think the stories from Dante, Shakespeare, the Bible, News of the World.
Lying has great value to the evolution of human being. Researchers have long known that the more intelligent the species, the more likely it is to lie. We human like to become leaders. It starts really early. How early? Well, babies will pretend to cry, pause, wait to see who’s coming and then go right back to crying. One-year-olds learn hiding truth. Two-year-olds bluff (虚张声势). Five-year-olds lie outright and try to control via flattery (讨好). Nine-year-olds, masters of covering up. By the time you enter college, you’re going to lie to your mom in one out of every five interactions. By the time we enter this work world to be breadwinners, we’ve entered a world that is just full of fake digital friends, business media, identity thieves, world-class cheats, ——in short, a post-truth society.
What do you do? Well there are steps we can take to guide our way through the bushes. Trained lie spotters get to the truth 90% of the time. The rest of us, we’re only 54% accurate. Why is it so easy to learn? There are clever liars and stupid liars. There’re no real original liars. We all make the same mistakes. We all use the same techniques.
50. From Para.1 we learn that lying is very ________.
A. harmful B. easy C. interesting D. common
51. According to the passage, a lie works when _________.
A. the liar’s words are sweet enough B. it is given to a complete stranger
C. someone gives the liar cooperation D. we are willing to lie for the dignity
52. Lying is complex because ________.
A. it is practiced by clever ones B. people are for it as well as against it
C. ancient stories are full of lies D. it is the whole part of great culture
53. The examples of kids lying in the passage show ________.
A. lying is a sign of intelligent development B. lying is good for children’s growing up
C. at what age children begin to tell lies D. 9-year-old children are masters of lying
54. What will the writer most likely talk about if he continues the passage?
A. How to become clever liars. B. How to avoid stupid lies.
C. How to get through the bushes. D. How to tell truth from lies.
D
You could feel sorry for Alberto Torres, who is blind. The last thing he remembers seeing was his daughter being born 13 years ago. Then the world went blank; he can only imagine what his only child looks like now, as a teenaged honor student. Bad luck is no stranger to this warm and thoughtful
37-year-old man. His mother died of cancer when he was 4, and his father, who was often ill, had to give him up to the care of the state when he was 11. He later worked for 19 years in a workshop making household goods, deathly boring work. Earlier this month, Alberto Torres’s wife, who had just been laid off from her job, had to have a breast removed due to cancer and now faces a year of radiation treatments. Things seemed always to go from almost incredibly bad to worse. Even Mr. Torres’s good luck has a dark side: Five years ago, his lovely guide dog pulled him out of the path of a truck. Mr. Torres was not hurt. The dog was killed.
But Mr. Torres does not feel sorry for himself. “These are just little bumps you have to go over in
第二篇:《2015年温州市高三第二次适应性测试英语》
2015年温州市高三第二次适应性测试
英语试题 2015.4 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题) 两部分。共120分。考试时间为120分钟。
第 I 卷
第一部分 英语知识运用:（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 单项填空：(共20小题; 每题0.5分, 满分10分 )
从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.
A. however
答案是B。
1. —Are we going to be late for the movie?
—________. We still have half an hour before the movie begins.
A. Hurry up B. Enjoy your time C. Good luck D. Take your time
2. For________ cancer patients there may not be ________ bright future; today has to count.
A. / ; / B. /; a C. the; / D. /; the B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever
3. With the loss of her husband in the earthquake, the two children mean ________ to the young mother.
A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
4. The boss is an ________ person —— respected even by those who disagree with him.
A. abnormal B. honorable C. ordinary D. energetic
5. ________ you are travelling near or far, we’ve got tips on saving money and packing smart.
A. When B. Where C. Whether D. If
6. Twenty percent of the people on the earth have no ______ to clean drinking water.
A. right B. supply C. experience D. access
7. I was bored staying here for years, ________ whether I should try someplace different.
A. wondered B. to wonder C. wondering D. wonder
8. The classical book is still worth it ________ it doesn’t sell well.
A. as if B. except that C. even if D. now that温州市2015届高三第二次适应性测试英语
9. The best way to encourage your kids to enjoy meals is to ________ them in the planning
and preparing.
A. involve B. devote C. equip D. prepare
10. ________ money for school fees, I had to take another part-time job.
A. In case of B. In need of C. In spite of D. In charge of
11. Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it ________ and is beyond our control.温州市2015届高三第二次适应性测试英语
A. has passed B. will pass C. passed D. had passed
12. The pollution in Beijing is expected to improve, ________ a series of air pollution control measures.
A. regardless of B. but for C. thanks to D. such as
13. You haven’t changed at all —— you still look________ the same as before.
A. actually B. hardly C. properly D. exactly
14. This drug is less likely to cause side effects when ________ late in the day.A. taking B. taken C. to take D. takes
15. ________ is often the case, some British people are not familiar with different cultures.
A. Which B. As C. It D. That
16. It sounds like a wonderful match. How I wish I _________ it like you.
A. watch B. have watched C. would watch D. had watched
17. It’s not what you have in your life but _______ you have in your life that matters.
A. who B. that C. which D. what
18. I don’t think we are facing a communication problem. _________ , we are communicating more smoothly than ever.
A. In other words B. On the other hand
C. On the contrary D. At the same time
19. Clever marketing and hard work ________ —— the company’s profit hit a million dollars.
A. took off B. came about C. carried out D. paid off
20. —You cough so badly recently. Give up smoking, please!
—__________. I think I am addicted to it.
A. Far from it B. Good idea C. So far, so good D. It can’t be helped
第二节 完形填空：（共20小题； 每小题1分, 满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从第21-40各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Last spring, Michelle fell in love with kite-boarding, an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing. So she got a kite-board, took some 21 and a few months later drove out to the Banana River. There she met John, who offered to help her 22 her skills. One day, John 23 Michelle while his wife, Nancy, stayed behind on a Jet Ski (摩托艇). In that way, there would be 24 to bring back Michelle if she got into trouble. After John gave her a few 25 , he took off. He’d sailed about three quarters of a mile down the river when he felt the wind 26 . He knew that the stronger the wind grew, the more 27 it would be for Michelle to control her board. 28 , he turned and started sailing back toward the two women. Michelle had 29 decided to head for shore. The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite. She prepared to land her 30 by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the air. 31 she didn’t have a chance. She was thrown over the water, still 32 to the kite. Seconds later, a huge wind sent the kite upward. Even more dangerous, the sail’s lines started to twist together, round and round. Michelle 33 to free from the kite. But she failed.
Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn’t get to her 34 enough to help. By then, John had closed in and Michelle felt John 35 her out of the water. As she held his arm, he tried to pull the handle but couldn’t 36 it. Then suddenly, John let go. At that point, Michelle was sure she would die without him holding 37 her. But John had seen Nancy approaching and 38 that he’d have a better chance of helping Michelle. He jumped onto the Jet Ski. As the kite dived down, with all his 39 , he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water. Finally Michelle was saved.
This experience hasn’t kept Michelle from loving kite-boarding. “Life is fragile (脆弱的), but it’s meant to be 40 ,” she says.
21. A. lectures
22. A. show B. lessons C. skills C. require D. measures D. improve
D. saved B. teach 23. A. expected B. controlled C. instructed
24. A. anyone
25. A. sails B. everyone C. none C. tips
D. someone D. handles D. pick up
D. frightening
D. Surprised
D. even
D. kite B. chances B. slow down B. exciting B. Worried B. still B. line
B. And 26. A. get up C. die down 27. A. challenging 28. A. Amazed C. interesting C. Frustrated C. already C. boat C. Or
29. A. always 30. A. board 31. A. So D. But D. added
D. advised
D. quickly
D. put
D. feel
D. out
D. pretended
D. consideration
D. spent 32. A. attached B. appealed C. applied 33. A. managed 34. A. bravely 35. A. fetch 36. A. reach B. attempted C. demanded B. nearly B. bring B. sense B. onto C. slowly C. lift C. remember 37. A. down 38. A. doubted 39. A. heart 40. A. enjoyed
C. back C. figured C. care C. pushed B. insisted B. strength B. pleased
第二部分 阅读理解:（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列短文, 从每题后面所给的选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷
上将该项涂黑。
A
Surfing the net when you should be finishing a work report, changing clothes when you have a train to catch, or perhaps even lying in bed when you’ve promised yourself you’ll work out. Sound familiar? You aren’t alone. We all procrastinate (拖延) sometimes, especially when it comes to things we aren’t really fond of. And while the number of activities we delay doing in any given week varies from person to person, it’s fair to say that none of us is super-efficient 100 percent of the time.
A study revealed that we spend about 218 minutes procrastinating every day, which amounts to 55 days of lost time each year. We might not think these figures particularly worthy of worry, but when we look at the overall impact of procrastination on our lives,
it’s a different story. Not only does this cost financial loss, it also affects peace of mind. And procrastination isn’t just a money thief —— it steals time too. In general, people who continually put things off are unhappier, as well as being less wealthy and healthy.
So why do we do it? “When we avoid taking action, we’re really avoiding pain,” explains psychiatrist (精神病学家) Phil Stutz. For most of us, pain avoidance isn’t limited to one situation. It applies to almost anything that’s painful. Most of us try our best never to leave a comfort zone. That’s why we sacrifice something much more valuable: time. “Our time on earth is limited,” Stutz adds. “Every moment is an opportunity we’ll never have again. Procrastinators act as if they have all the time in the world. But deep down, they know they’re wasting parts of their life. The trouble is, most of them don’t know how to free themselves.”
One way he says we can reach this level of freedom is by overcoming the pain of avoidance using daily visualization (想象). “Picture the pain you’re avoiding as a black cloud in front of you,” Stutz says. “Notice how you’re fed up with the ways this pain has held you back in life, and tell yourself that you’re determined to conquer it. Then it’s time to get through the cloud and to the other side — where you’re free.” It is obvious that this tool works when we want to procrastinate. We then get into the habit of moving “towards” pain instead of away from it.
In addition to the fact that procrastinators suffer more health problems,
procrastination also destroys teamwork and personal relationships because it shifts the burden of responsibilities onto others. So next time you think about putting something off, remember the impact it will have. Experts insist: procrastinators can change their behavior, it takes a lot of self-work but in the end, it’s worth the effort. And start today, not tomorrow.
41. The writer begins the passage by ________.
A. presenting abnormal things
B. asking related questions D. comparing different opinions C. mentioning habitual activities
42. By saying “it’s a different story”, the writer thinks procrastination _______.
A. leads to different results for different persons
B. is likely to have bad effects on people’s life
C. may not be particularly worthy of concern
第三篇:《浙江省温州市2015届高三第二次适应性测试(二模)英语及答案》
2015年温州市高三第二次适应性测试
英语试题 2015.4
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题) 两部分。共120分。考试时间为120分钟。
第 I 卷
第一部分 英语知识运用:（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 单项填空：(共20小题; 每题0.5分, 满分10分 )
从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.
A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever 答案是B。
1. —Are we going to be late for the movie?
—________. We still have half an hour before the movie begins. A. Hurry up A. / ; /
B. Enjoy your time C. Good luck D. Take your time B. /; a
C. the; / C. nothing
D. /; the
2. For________ cancer patients there may not be ________ bright future; today has to count.
3. With the loss of her husband in the earthquake, the two children mean ________ to the young mother. A. everything
B. anything
D. something
D. energetic D. If
4. The boss is an ________ person —— respected even by those who disagree with him. A. abnormal A. When A. right
B. honorable B. Where
C. ordinary C. Whether
5. ________ you are travelling near or far, we’ve got tips on saving money and packing smart. 6. Twenty percent of the people on the earth have no ______ to clean drinking water.
B. supply
C. experience D. access
C. wondering C. even if C. equip
D. wonder D. now that D. prepare D. In charge of D. had passed
7. I was bored staying here for years, ________ whether I should try someplace different. A. wondered A. as if A. involve
B. to wonder B. except that B. devote B. In need of B. will pass B. but for B. hardly B. taken
8. The classical book is still worth it ________ it doesn’t sell well.
9. The best way to encourage your kids to enjoy meals is to ________ them in the planning and preparing. 10. ________ money for school fees, I had to take another part-time job. A. In case of A. has passed A. regardless of A. actually A. taking
C. In spite of C. passed
11. Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it ________ and is beyond our control.
12. The pollution in Beijing is expected to improve, ________ a series of air pollution control measures.
C. thanks to
D. such as
D. exactly
D. takes
13. You haven’t changed at all —— you still look________ the same as before.
C. properly C. to take
14. This drug is less likely to cause side effects when ________ late in the day.
15. ________ is often the case, some British people are not familiar with different cultures.
A. Which A. watch A. who
than ever.
B. As
C. It D. That
16. It sounds like a wonderful match. How I wish I _________ it like you.
B. have watched
C. would watch C. which
D. had watched
D. what
17. It’s not what you have in your life but _______ you have in your life that matters.
B. that
18. I don’t think we are facing a communication problem. _________ , we are communicating more smoothly A. In other words A. took off
B. On the other hand B. came about
C. On the contrary
D. At the same time
19. Clever marketing and hard work ________ —— the company’s profit hit a million dollars.
C. carried out
D. paid off
20. —You cough so badly recently. Give up smoking, please!
—__________. I think I am addicted to it. A. Far from it
B. Good idea温州市2015届高三第二次适应性测试英语
C. So far, so good
D. It can’t be helped
第二节 完形填空：（共20小题； 每小题1分, 满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从第21-40各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Last spring, Michelle fell in love with kite-boarding, an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing. So she got a kite-board, took some and a few months later drove out to the Banana River. There she met John, who offered to help her her skills.
One day, John Michelle while his wife, Nancy, stayed behind on a Jet Ski (摩托艇). In that way, there would be to bring back Michelle if she got into trouble. After John gave her a few , he took off. He’d sailed about three quarters of a mile down the river when he felt the wind . He knew that the stronger the wind grew, the more it would be for Michelle to control her board. and started sailing back toward the two women.
Michelle had decided to head for shore. The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite. She prepared to land her by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the air. she didn’t have a chance. She was thrown over the water, still to the kite. Seconds later, a huge wind sent the kite upward. Even more dangerous, the sail’s lines started to twist together, round and round. Michelle to free from the kite. But she failed.
Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn’t get to her enough to help. By then, John had closed in and Michelle felt John her out of the water. As she held his arm, he tried to pull the handle but couldn’t it. Then suddenly, John let go. At that point, Michelle was sure she would die without him holding her. But John had seen Nancy approaching and that he’d have a better chance of helping Michelle. He jumped onto the Jet Ski. As the kite dived down, with all his , he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water. Finally Michelle was saved.
This experience hasn’t kept Michelle from loving kite-boarding. “Life is fragile (脆弱的), but it’s meant to be ,” she says. 21. A. lectures 22. A. show
B. lessons B. teach B. everyone
C. skills C. require C. none
D. measures D. improve D. saved D. someone
23. A. expected B. controlled 24. A. anyone 25. A. sails
B. chances
C. instructed
C. tips D. handles
26. A. get up 27. A. challenging 28. A. Amazed 30. A. board 31. A. So
B. slow down
B. exciting B. Worried B. still B. line B. And
C. die down
D. pick up D. frightening D. Surprised D. even D. kite D. added D. advised D. quickly D. put D. feel D. out D. pretended D. consideration D. spent
C. interesting C. Frustrated C. already C. boat C. Or
29. A. always
D. But
32. A. attached 34. A. bravely 35. A. fetch 36. A. reach
37. A. down 38. A. doubted 39. A. heart 40. A. enjoyed
B. appealed B. nearly B. bring B. sense B. onto
B. insisted B. strength B. pleased
C. applied C. slowly C. lift
33. A. managed B. attempted C. demanded
C. remember C. figured C. care C. pushed
C. back
第二部分 阅读理解:（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列短文, 从每题后面所给的选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该
项涂黑。温州市2015届高三第二次适应性测试英语
A
Surfing the net when you should be finishing a work report, changing clothes when you have a train to catch, or perhaps even lying in bed when you’ve promised yourself you’ll work out. Sound familiar? You aren’t alone. We all procrastinate (拖延) sometimes, especially when it comes to things we aren’t really fond of. And while the number of activities we delay doing in any given week varies from person to person, it’s fair to say that none of us is super-efficient 100 percent of the time.
A study revealed that we spend about 218 minutes procrastinating every day, which amounts to 55 days of lost time each year. We might not think these figures particularly worthy of worry, but when we look at the overall impact of procrastination on our lives, Not only does this cost financial loss, it also affects peace of mind. And procrastination isn’t just a money thief —— it steals time too. In general, people who continually put things off are unhappier, as well as being less wealthy and healthy.
So why do we do it? “When we avoid taking action, we’re really avoiding pain,” explains psychiatrist (精神病学家) Phil Stutz. For most of us, pain avoidance isn’t limited to one situation. It applies to almost anything that’s painful. Most of us try our best never to leave a comfort zone. That’s why we sacrifice something much more valuable: time. “Our time on earth is limited,” Stutz adds. “Every moment is an opportunity we’ll never have again. Procrastinators act as if they have all the time in the world. But deep down, they know they’re wasting parts of their life. The trouble is, most of them don’t know how to free themselves.”
One way he says we can reach this level of freedom is by overcoming the pain of avoidance using daily visualization (想象). “Picture the pain you’re avoiding as a black cloud in front of you,” Stutz says. “Notice
how you’re fed up with the ways this pain has held you back in life, and tell yourself that you’re determined to conquer it. Then it’s time to get through the cloud and to the other side — where you’re free.” It is obvious that this tool works when we want to procrastinate. We then get into the habit of moving “towards” pain instead of away from it.
In addition to the fact that procrastinators suffer more health problems, procrastination also destroys teamwork and personal relationships because it shifts the burden of responsibilities onto others. So next time you think about putting something off, remember the impact it will have. Experts insist: procrastinators can change their behavior, it takes a lot of self-work but in the end, it’s worth the effort. And start today, not tomorrow.
41. The writer begins the passage by ________. A. presenting abnormal things C. mentioning habitual activities
B. asking related questions D. comparing different opinions
42. By saying “it’s a different story”, the writer thinks procrastination _______. A. leads to different results for different persons B. is likely to have bad effects on people’s life C. may not be particularly worthy of concern D. tends to cause unhappiness among people
43. According to the passage, people procrastinate because they_______. A. get accustomed to taking action
B. prefer to stay in the comfort zone
D. are not aware of the limited time
C. don’t know how to free themselves A. overcome it mentally
44. One possible way to stop procrastination is to ________.
B. avoid the pain D. reach the freedom
C. take some self-work
45. What’s the writing purpose of the passage? A. To analyze the trouble procrastination causes. B. To show what contributes to procrastination. C. To solve the problems caused by procrastination. D. To encourage people to defeat procrastination.
B
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第四篇:《浙江省温州市2015届高三第二次适应性测试(二模)英语试题》
2015年温州市高三第二次适应性测试
英语试题 2015.4
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题) 两部分。共120分。考试时间为120分钟。
第 I 卷
第一部分 英语知识运用:（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 单项填空：(共20小题; 每题0.5分, 满分10分 )
从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.
A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever 答案是B。
1. —Are we going to be late for the movie?
—________. We still have half an hour before the movie begins. A. Hurry up A. / ; / mother. A. everything
B. anything
C. nothing
D. something D. energetic D. If
4. The boss is an ________ person —— respected even by those who disagree with him. A. abnormal A. When A. right
B. honorable B. Where
C. ordinary C. Whether
5. ________ you are travelling near or far, we’ve got tips on saving money and packing smart. 6. Twenty percent of the people on the earth have no ______ to clean drinking water.
B. supply
C. experience D. access C. wondering C. even if
D. wonder D. now that
7. I was bored staying here for years, ________ whether I should try someplace different. A. wondered A. as if preparing. A. involve
B. devote
C. equip
D. prepare D. In charge of D. had passed
10. ________ money for school fees, I had to take another part-time job. A. In case of A. has passed
measures. A. regardless of A. actually A. taking
B. but for B. hardly B. taken
C. thanks to C. properly C. to take
D. such as D. exactly
B. Enjoy your time C. Good luck B. /; a
C. the; /
D. Take your time D. /; the
2. For________ cancer patients there may not be ________ bright future; today has to count.
3. With the loss of her husband in the earthquake, the two children mean ________ to the young
B. to wonder B. except that
8. The classical book is still worth it ________ it doesn’t sell well.
9. The best way to encourage your kids to enjoy meals is to ________ them in the planning and
B. In need of B. will pass
C. In spite of C. passed
11. Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it ________ and is beyond our control.
12. The pollution in Beijing is expected to improve, ________ a series of air pollution control
13. You haven’t changed at all —— you still look________ the same as before. 14. This drug is less likely to cause side effects when ________ late in the day.
D. takes
第 1 页 共 12 页
15. ________ is often the case, some British people are not familiar with different cultures. A. Which A. watch A. who
B. As
C. It
D. That D. had watched D. what
16. It sounds like a wonderful match. How I wish I _________ it like you.
B. have watched
C. would watch C. which
17. It’s not what you have in your life but _______ you have in your life that matters.
B. that
18. I don’t think we are facing a communication problem. _________ , we are communicating more
smoothly than ever. A. In other words A. took off
B. On the other hand B. came about
C. On the contrary C. carried out
D. At the same time D. paid off
19. Clever marketing and hard work ________ —— the company’s profit hit a million dollars. 20. —You cough so badly recently. Give up smoking, please!
—__________. I think I am addicted to it. A. Far from it
B. Good idea
C. So far, so good
D. It can’t be helped
第二节 完形填空：（共20小题； 每小题1分, 满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从第21-40各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Last spring, Michelle fell in love with kite-boarding, an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing. So she got a kite-board, took some and a few months later drove out to the Banana River. There she met John, who offered to help her her skills.
One day, John Michelle while his wife, Nancy, stayed behind on a Jet Ski (摩托艇). In that way, there would be to bring back Michelle if she got into trouble. After John gave her a few , he took off. He’d sailed about three quarters of a mile down the river when he felt the wind . He knew that the stronger the wind grew, the more it would be for Michelle to control her board.
Michelle had decided to head for shore. The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite. She prepared to land her by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the air. she didn’t have a chance. She was thrown over the water, still to the kite. Seconds later, a huge wind sent the kite upward. Even more dangerous, the sail’s lines started to twist together, round and round. Michelle to free from the kite. But she failed.
Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn’t get to her enough to help. By then, John had closed in and Michelle felt John her out of the water. As she held his arm, he tried to pull the handle but couldn’t it. Then suddenly, John let go. At that point, Michelle was sure she would die without him holding her. But John had seen Nancy approaching and that he’d have a better chance of helping Michelle. He jumped onto the Jet Ski. As the kite dived down, with all his , he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water. Finally Michelle was saved.
This experience hasn’t kept Michelle from loving kite-boarding. “Life is fragile (脆弱的), but it’s meant to be ,” she says. 21. A. lectures 22. A. show
B. lessons B. teach B. everyone
C. skills C. require C. none C. tips
C. die down
第 2 页 共 12 页
D. measures D. improve D. saved D. someone D. handles D. pick up
23. A. expected B. controlled 24. A. anyone 25. A. sails
26. A. get up
B. chances
C. instructed
B. slow down
第五篇:《浙江省温州市2015届高三第二次适应性测试(二模)英语试题》
2015年温州市高三第二次适应性测试
英语试题 2015.4
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题) 两部分。共120分。考试时间为120分钟。
第 I 卷
第一部分 英语知识运用:（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 单项填空：(共20小题; 每题0.5分, 满分10分 )
从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.
A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever 答案是B。
1. —Are we going to be late for the movie?
—________. We still have half an hour before the movie begins. A. Hurry up A. / ; /
B. Enjoy your time C. Good luck B. /; a
C. the; / C. nothing
D. Take your time D. /; the D. something D. energetic D. If
2. For________ cancer patients there may not be ________ bright future; today has to count.
3. With the loss of her husband in the earthquake, the two children mean ________ to the young mother. A. everything
B. anything
4. The boss is an ________ person —— respected even by those who disagree with him. A. abnormal A. When A. right
B. honorable B. Where
C. ordinary C. Whether
5. ________ you are travelling near or far, we’ve got tips on saving money and packing smart. 6. Twenty percent of the people on the earth have no ______ to clean drinking water.
B. supply
C. experience D. access C. wondering C. even if C. equip
D. wonder D. now that D. prepare D. In charge of D. had passed D. such as D. exactly
7. I was bored staying here for years, ________ whether I should try someplace different. A. wondered A. as if A. involve
B. to wonder B. except that B. devote
8. The classical book is still worth it ________ it doesn’t sell well.
9. The best way to encourage your kids to enjoy meals is to ________ them in the planning and preparing. 10. ________ money for school fees, I had to take another part-time job. A. In case of A. has passed A. regardless of A. actually A. taking A. Which A. watch
B. In need of B. will pass B. but for B. hardly B. taken B. As
C. In spite of C. passed C. thanks to C. properly C. to take C. It
11. Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it ________ and is beyond our control.
12. The pollution in Beijing is expected to improve, ________ a series of air pollution control measures. 13. You haven’t changed at all —— you still look________ the same as before. 14. This drug is less likely to cause side effects when ________ late in the day.
D. takes D. That D. had watched
15. ________ is often the case, some British people are not familiar with different cultures. 16. It sounds like a wonderful match. How I wish I _________ it like you.
B. have watched
C. would watch
17. It’s not what you have in your life but _______ you have in your life that matters.
A. who B. that C. which D. what
D. At the same time D. paid off
18. I don’t think we are facing a communication problem. _________ , we are communicating more smoothly than ever. A. In other words A. took off
B. On the other hand B. came about
C. On the contrary C. carried out
19. Clever marketing and hard work ________ —— the company’s profit hit a million dollars. 20. —You cough so badly recently. Give up smoking, please!
—__________. I think I am addicted to it. A. Far from it
B. Good idea
C. So far, so good
D. It can’t be helped
第二节 完形填空：（共20小题； 每小题1分, 满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从第21-40各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Last spring, Michelle fell in love with kite-boarding, an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing. So she got a kite-board, took some and a few months later drove out to the Banana River. There she met John, who offered to help her her skills.
One day, John Michelle while his wife, Nancy, stayed behind on a Jet Ski (摩托艇). In that way, there would be to bring back Michelle if she got into trouble. After John gave her a few , he took off. He’d sailed about three quarters of a mile down the river when he felt the wind . He knew that the stronger the wind grew, the more it would be for Michelle to control her board.
Michelle had decided to head for shore. The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite. She prepared to land her by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the air. she didn’t have a chance. She was thrown over the water, still to the kite. Seconds later, a huge wind sent the kite upward. Even more dangerous, the sail’s lines started to twist together, round and round. Michelle to free from the kite. But she failed.
Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn’t get to her enough to help. By then, John had closed in and Michelle felt John her out of the water. As she held his arm, he tried to pull the handle but couldn’t it. Then suddenly, John let go. At that point, Michelle was sure she would die without him holding her. But John had seen Nancy approaching and that he’d have a better chance of helping Michelle. He jumped onto the Jet Ski. As the kite dived down, with all his , he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water. Finally Michelle was saved.
This experience hasn’t kept Michelle from loving kite-boarding. “Life is fragile (脆弱的), but it’s meant to be ,” she says. 21. A. lectures 22. A. show
B. lessons B. teach B. everyone
C. skills C. require C. none C. tips
C. die down
D. measures D. improve D. saved D. someone D. handles D. pick up D. frightening D. Surprised D. even D. kite D. But D. added D. advised D. quickly D. put D. feel D. out
23. A. expected B. controlled 24. A. anyone 25. A. sails
26. A. get up 28. A. Amazed 30. A. board 31. A. So
B. chances
B. exciting B. Worried B. still B. line B. And
C. instructed
B. slow down
27. A. challenging 29. A. always
C. interesting C. Frustrated C. already C. boat C. Or
32. A. attached 34. A. bravely 35. A. fetch 36. A. reach
37. A. down
B. appealed B. nearly B. bring B. sense B. onto
C. applied C. slowly C. lift
33. A. managed B. attempted C. demanded
C. remember
C. back
38. A. doubted 39. A. heart 40. A. enjoyed
B. insisted B. strength B. pleased
C. figured C. care C. pushed
D. pretended D. consideration D. spent
第二部分 阅读理解:（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列短文, 从每题后面所给的选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
A
Surfing the net when you should be finishing a work report, changing clothes when you have a train to catch, or perhaps even lying in bed when you’ve promised yourself you’ll work out. Sound familiar? You aren’t alone. We all procrastinate (拖延) sometimes, especially when it comes to things we aren’t really fond of. And while the number of activities we delay doing in any given week varies from person to person, it’s fair to say that none of us is super-efficient 100 percent of the time.
A study revealed that we spend about 218 minutes procrastinating every day, which amounts to 55 days of lost time each year. We might not think these figures particularly worthy of worry, but when we look at the overall impact of procrastination on our lives, Not only does this cost financial loss, it also affects peace of mind. And procrastination isn’t just a money thief —— it steals time too. In general, people who continually put things off are unhappier, as well as being less wealthy and healthy.
So why do we do it? “When we avoid taking action, we’re really avoiding pain,” explains psychiatrist (精神病学家) Phil Stutz. For most of us, pain avoidance isn’t limited to one situation. It applies to almost anything that’s painful. Most of us try our best never to leave a comfort zone. That’s why we sacrifice something much more valuable: time. “Our time on earth is limited,” Stutz adds. “Every moment is an opportunity we’ll never have again. Procrastinators act as if they have all the time in the world. But deep down, they know they’re wasting parts of their life. The trouble is, most of them don’t know how to free themselves.”
One way he says we can reach this level of freedom is by overcoming the pain of avoidance using daily visualization (想象). “Picture the pain you’re avoiding as a black cloud in front of you,” Stutz says. “Notice how you’re fed up with the ways this pain has held you back in life, and tell yourself that you’re determined to conquer it. Then it’s time to get through the cloud and to the other side — where you’re free.” It is obvious that this tool works when we want to procrastinate. We then get into the habit of moving “towards” pain instead of away from it.
In addition to the fact that procrastinators suffer more health problems, procrastination also destroys teamwork and personal relationships because it shifts the burden of responsibilities onto others. So next time you think about putting something off, remember the impact it will have. Experts insist: procrastinators can change their behavior, it takes a lot of self-work but in the end, it’s worth the effort. And start today, not tomorrow.
41. The writer begins the passage by ________. A. presenting abnormal things C. mentioning habitual activities
B. asking related questions D. comparing different opinions
42. By saying “it’s a different story”, the writer thinks procrastination _______. A. leads to different results for different persons B. is likely to have bad effects on people’s life C. may not be particularly worthy of concern D. tends to cause unhappiness among people
43. According to the passage, people procrastinate because they_______. A. get accustomed to taking action
B. prefer to stay in the comfort zone D. are not aware of the limited time
C. don’t know how to free themselves
44. One possible way to stop procrastination is to ________.
A. overcome it mentally
B. avoid the pain D. reach the freedom
C. take some self-work
45. What’s the writing purpose of the passage? A. To analyze the trouble procrastination causes. B. To show what contributes to procrastination. C. To solve the problems caused by procrastination. D. To encourage people to defeat procrastination.
B
Below is a page adapted from About Wikipedia (维基百科) on how to take full advantage of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a web-based, free-content encyclopedia (百科全书) in many languages. Exploring Wikipedia
Many visitors come to Wikipedia to acquire knowledge, while others come to share knowledge. At this very instant, dozens of articles are being improved, and new articles are also being created. Over 3,500 articles have been listed by the Wikipedia community as featured articles. Another 15,000 articles are listed as good articles. Wikipedia is available in more than 280 languages including English. Its related projects include a dictionary, quotations, books, manuals, and scientific reference sources, and a news service. All of these are kept, updated, and managed by separate communities, and often include information and articles that can be hard to find through other common sources. Basic navigation in Wikipedia
Wikipedia articles are all linked, or cross-referenced. In every article, there are links to some related articles or Wikipedia pages with further in-depth information. Holding the mouse over a certain link will often show to where the link will lead. There are other links towards the ends of most articles, for other articles of interest, related websites and pages and so on. Some articles may also have links to dictionary definitions, audio-book readings, quotations, the same article in other languages etc. Using Wikipedia as a research tool
Wiki articles are never considered complete and may be continually edited and improved. Over time, this generally results in an upward trend of quality and a growing agreement over a representation of information. Users should be aware that not all articles are of encyclopedic quality from the start. Indeed, many articles start their lives as displaying a single viewpoint; and, after a long process of discussion, debate, and argument, they gradually take on a neutral point of view reached through agreement. Others may, for a while, become caught up in a heavily unbalanced viewpoint which can take some time—months perhaps—to achieve better balanced coverage of their subject. Wikipedia vs. paper encyclopedias
Wikipedia has advantages over traditional paper encyclopedias. Wikipedia has a very low “publishing” cost for adding or expanding entries and a low environmental impact in some respects, since it never needs to be printed. In addition, Wikipedia has wikilinks instead of in-line (内嵌) explanations and its articles provide not only summaries but also plenty of details. Additionally, the editorial cycle is short. A paper encyclopedia stays the same until the next edition, while editors can update Wikipedia at any instant, around the clock, to help ensure that articles keep up with the most recent events. 46. We know from the passage that Wikipedia________. A. provides very accurate information C. covers rich resources of knowledge
A. users
B. articles
B. offers links to most leading media D. comes available in any language C. editors D. subjects B. help the users to be better informed D. offer basic guidance on web research
47. The underlined word “they” in the passage probably refers to “________”. 48. The links in Wikipedia to other resources are mainly to________.
A. provide details of the same articles C. guarantee the quality of the service
49. The passage is presented in a way of ________.
A. discussion
B. description
C. instruction
D. summary
C
Studies show that you may be lied to every day anywhere from 10 to 200 times. We say, “Nice song.” “Honey, you don’t look fat in that, no.” But another study showed that strangers lied three times within the first 10 minutes of meeting each other. We lie more to strangers than we lie to coworkers. Men lie eight times more about themselves than they do other people. Women lie more to protect other people. If you’re married, you’re going to lie to your wife/ husband in one out of every 10 communications. If you’re unmarried, that number drops to three. But look, if at some point you got lied to, it’s because you agreed to get lied to. Truth about lying: lying’s a cooperative act. Not all lies are harmful. Sometimes we’re willing to lie for the sake of social dignity (尊严), maybe to keep a private secret.
Lying is complex. It’s woven into the fabric of our daily and business lives. We’re deeply disturbed by the truth. We explain it, sometimes for very good reasons, other times just because we don’t understand the gaps between ideals and realities in our lives. We’re against lying, but secretly we’re for it in ways that our society has practiced for centuries and centuries. It’s as old as breathing. It’s part of our culture and history. Think the stories from Dante, Shakespeare, the Bible, News of the World.
Lying has great value to the evolution of human being. Researchers have long known that the more intelligent the species, the more likely it is to lie. We human like to become leaders. It starts really early. How early? Well, babies will pretend to cry, pause, wait to see who’s coming and then go right back to crying. One-year-olds learn hiding truth. Two-year-olds bluff (虚张声势). Five-year-olds lie outright and try to control via flattery (讨好). Nine-year-olds, masters of covering up. By the time you enter college, you’re going to lie to your mom in one out of every five interactions. By the time we enter this work world to be breadwinners, we’ve entered a world that is just full of fake digital friends, business media, identity thieves, world-class cheats, ——in short, a post-truth society.
What do you do? Well there are steps we can take to guide our way through the bushes. Trained lie spotters get to the truth 90% of the time. The rest of us, we’re only 54% accurate. Why is it so easy to learn? There are clever liars and stupid liars. There’re no real original liars. We all make the same mistakes. We all use the same techniques. 50. From Para.1 we learn that lying is very ________. A. harmful
B. easy
C. interesting
D. common
51. According to the passage, a lie works when _________. A. the liar’s words are sweet enough C. someone gives the liar cooperation
52. Lying is complex because ________. A. it is practiced by clever ones C. ancient stories are full of lies
B. people are for it as well as against it D. it is the whole part of great culture B. it is given to a complete stranger D. we are willing to lie for the dignity
53. The examples of kids lying in the passage show ________. A. lying is a sign of intelligent development B. lying is good for children’s growing up C. at what age children begin to tell lies D. 9-year-old children are masters of lying
54. What will the writer most likely talk about if he continues the passage? A. How to become clever liars.
C. How to get through the bushes.
B. How to avoid stupid lies. D. How to tell truth from lies.
D
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