（2014届辽宁省锦州市高三第一次质量检测考试英语试卷）
I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died．I discovered something I had forgotten, something that happened to me as a child．
One day, as I went to sleep after my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how I had behaved toward Mother．“I must make things right now,”I thought．
Quietly I out of bed and picked up the pencil and paper from the dresser, and then tiptoed into the hall．The from the living room shone dimly． I knew Mother was downstairs still doing some sewing．
I quickly a note asking Mother to excuse me for being so ．I didn’t want my sisters to know my so I added a postscript, “Please don’t let anyone else see this．”
Then I moved into my parents’bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow．
The next morning when I my bed after breakfast, I found a return note under my pillow．Mother wrote that she loved me and me．This became my way of whenever I talked back or disobeyed．Mother always left a return note, but she never our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family．Even when we were , she never mentioned them when we sisters our childhood．
When Mother passed away, I had to go through her personal belongings．In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon．On top was a message in handwriting which read,“In the event of my death, please these．”
I the package and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom．To my , I recognized my childish writing, “P．S．Please don’t let anyone else see this．Love, Edie．”I gently placed the unopened bundle in the along with other things for the rubbish burner．“Lord,”I prayed,“Make me like ．”
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Have you ever heard of the saying , "if you want a friend, be "? What does it ? There are many different things that you can do to friends. You may find out what they are if you someone make friends.
Here is one new teacher made friends with the in her class on the first day of the school. When the bell , the teacher smiled at all the students. Then she said, "Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you my class this year! I want to each of you very much. I am sure we'll enjoy working together."
The teacher smiled, used a pleasant , and acted a friendly way. She told the students her and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them something she liked to and hoped to do with them during the year. The students knew that she liked many of the same things they liked. Everyone felt that she what she said. Each of them wanted to know her and be
her friend. Then she let the students tell something about . So they felt that the teacher knew them. Could you make friends as the teacher ?
How do you know and like your classmates? One is to find out more about them. During the you can talk to them. You may ask them their names and the names of the schools they went to last year. As you , the others may be thinking "I like to do the same things you do. It should be fun to be friends with you."
Remember! Just talking together in a friendly way is one good way to make friends.
A．it B．one C．that D．careful
A．mean B．want C．have D．show
A．make B．meet C．have D．get
A．look B．hear C．listen D．watch
A．what B．how C．why D．when
A．teachers B．students C．workmates D．parents
A．rang B．got C．sang D．spoke
A．on B．in C．with D．about
A．reach B．learn C．know D．like
A．sound B．sentence C．phrase D．voice
A．on B．by C．in D．to
A．family B．father C．work D．name
A．do B．eat C．get D．play
A．was B．liked C．meant D．forget
A．less B．better C．enough D．still
A．themselves B．their names C．the teacher D．the school
A．was B．did C．got D．saw
A．way B．day C．teacher D．class
A．room B．class C．break D．day
A．speak B．say C．tell D．talk
There’s always been a debate on whether human beings are born good or bad.Depending on how you view the world，you can think of all the crimes and injustice and conclude that we’re bad，so we need a system of laws to keep us in check.However，there are also a lot of stories of good deeds.I think we’re all born good.
Today，I took a trip to South Bend to attend my friends’ wedding reception.I had____the night before at the forecast and it said we were going to get about 3 inches of snow，so I thought，“That’s not so____”I set out on my journey and it was completely clear until I____to get towards Niles，M1...
I was____with this ominous (不祥的) cloud，I thought to myself，“Hmm，this can’t be a good____.” Soon enough，the highway became a snowpacked wall of white.I should have remembered that such severe changes in____are common in this part of America.I then tried to get to the populous area of South Bend and got____in the snow，____to turn left onto a street，I____for 20 minutes to dig myself out with only a scraper (刮刀)．
It wasn’t a very____street，so I didn’t see many people.Just as I was starting to give up，a few people stopped by my car and then helped push me out of the snow bank.It was one person at first，and then a few others.
Then，on the way to my destination，another lady got stuck.____，I got out and was____to offer the same help that I had received.At least five others joined me in my____to get her car unstuck.It is kind of storm that makes roads undrivable.South Bend____up getting over 3 feet of snow.
In these____of kindness though，I was once again____of my belief that all people are born good.These people didn’t have to stop and help me out.They ran the____of having their own cars stuck.Even for myself，it was a(an)____reaction to get out and push the lady’s car out too.I didn’t think about it____a second.
I believe these situations really helped remind me that this world is a good place.Real life situations can____good deeds.It happened today，and it will happen again and again.
A．spent B．checked C．observed D．looked
A．late B．cold C．bad D．far
A．hoped B．stopped C．started D．planned
A．concerned B．met C．involved D．pointed
A．way B．event C．result D．sign
A．weather B．direction C．position D．system
A．frozen B．stuck C．hurt D．lost
A．attempting B．needing C．realizing D．having
A．waited B．stayed C．insisted D．struggled
A．long B．smooth C．busy D．quiet
A．Immediately B．Carefully C．Eventually D．Obviously
A．requested B．attracted C．inspired D．convinced
A．efforts B．group C．donation D．spirits
A．made B．ended C．came D．grew
A．attitudes B．characters C．manners D．acts
A．informed B．reminded C．warned D．told
A．favor B．course C．caution D．risk
A．automatic B．generous C．valuable D．accurate
A．with B．by C．for D．in
A．find B．produce C．admire D．judge
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a ____ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew ____ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life's passion (钟爱) ever since — ____ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my ____.
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of ____， like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It's ____ me why visitors started respecting the place ____ and treated such a beautiful homelike place this way.
I tried ____ trash (垃圾) myself, but the job was too big. I would ____ an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so ____ it that I decided something had to change.
As a rockclimbing guide, I knew ____ about organizing any big event. But in 2004，together with some climbers, I set a date for a ____. On that day，more than 300 people ____. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to ____. I couldn't believe the ____ we made—the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and ____ 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people ____ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by ____ rather than complaining. We need to teach by ____. You can't blame others ____ you start with yourself.
A．distant B．huge C．narrow D．loose
A．immediately B．finally C．gradually D．recently
A．imagining B．painting C．describing D．climbing
A．garden B．home C．lab D．palace
A．material B．resources C．waste D．goods
A．beyond B．against C．over D．within
A．more B．most C．less D．least
A．throwing away B．picking up C．breaking down D．digging out
A．kill B．save C．wait D．spend
A．satisfied with B．delighted in C．tired of D．used to
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．cleanup B．party C．picnic D．concert
A．dropped out B．showed up C．looked around D．called back
A．demand B．receive C．accomplish D．overcome
A．plan B．visit C．contact D．difference
A．crossed B．measured C．covered D．designed
A．talk B．complain C．argue D．quarrel
A．doing B．thinking C．questioning D．watching
A．method B．explanation C．example D．research
A．although B．if C．when D．unless
He was obviously new to the school and I bet even new to the country.All he wanted was some juice—entering Cafeteria B2 after long hours of classes，he was____.We sat near yet away from him.He was far away from our____，yet forced to be a part of it.
He stood at the drink machine，trying to make the machine take his onedollar bill.After several minutes’ unsuccessful____，from the tables came loud comments and ____.He began to tremble，with tears in the eyes.I saw him turn to sit down，____.But for some reason，he____it.He wouldn’t leave until he got a____.
He continued to thrust (塞) the dollar bill into the machine.Then something____happened.A popular senior____from her seat，and with a look of ____，went over to the boy.She____how the machine had a hard time____dollars，then gave him some change and showed him where to ____it.The boy gave her his____and chose a flavor of fruit juice.Then the two walked off in different directions.
____it was clear that they were from very different worlds，for one moment，they’d shared a real____.As I walked away from my lunch table that day，I looked at the boy.I remember thinking how he and the dollar were very much____.Neither of them was accepted where the world said they were____to be.But just as the dollar had found a place in the____girl’s pocket，I was sure the boy would____ find his，too.
A．unhappy B．thirsty C．energetic D．hungry
A．table B．world C．machine D．cafeteria
A．tests B．activities C．attempts D．adventures
A．disagreements B．aid C．arguments D．laughter
A．defeated B．disappointed C．frightened D．confused
A．decided against B．looked for C．turned on D．tried out
A．friend B．dollar C．drink D．warning
A．extraordinary B．disturbing C．amusing D．risky
A．ordered B．nodded C．wept D．rose
A．anger B．sympathy C．regret D．confidence
A．explained B．asked C．discovered D．discussed
A．removing B．accepting C．separating D．displaying
A．place B．take C．keep D．get
A．thanks B．appreciation C．dollar D．satisfaction
A．Because B．Whenever C．Since D．Although
A．belief B．concern C．story D．understanding
A．different B．nervous C．alike D．special
A．supposed B．introduced C．invented D．imagined
A．beautiful B．knowledgeable C．caring D．clever
A．immediately B．eventually C．accidentally D．generally
When I was 17 years old, I left my comfortable home in a wealthy Midwestern suburb to live as a foreign exchange student in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in a foreign country. I in an apartment with no elevators, no dishwashers and one washer for 300 . The tile(瓷砖）floors were always and the rainy winter days there seemed endless. I to wash my clothes by hand in the bathtub and water was so costly, I trained myself to my waist-length hair in less than five minutes.
At that time there were no cell phones and the Internet didn’t exist so far six months I had no at all with my family or friends in the US. I had no relatives there so I to face the fact that my to adapt and create a life for ,was one hundred percent up to me. At age seventeen my need for friends was and not knowing a soul was, needless to say, a bit stressful.
To to my stress, I didn’t speak the and had no familiarity with the monetary（货币的）system nor the transportation system. One more that created stress was my family. Of all the families in the city I lived, I was with the ones who spoke the least (or worst) English.
Living abroad and developing in a foreign language required persistence and determination. I made many mistakes the way. Now I’ve transformed my memories into my medals of honor (荣誉勋章). They’re the treasured stories that offer wisdom, provide me with insights into friends and family and provide me with the that I can surpass future challenges.
A．moved B．lived C．turned D．took
A．places B．names C．children D．families
A．warm B．empty C．tidy D．cold
A．tried B．asked C．learned D．forced
A．although B．since C．unless D．once
A．wash B．comb C．arrange D．adopt
A．contact B．quarrel C．letter D．chance
A．turned B．needed C．pretended D．stopped
A．imagination B．ability C．question D．career
A．myself B．other C．another D．none
A．impossible B．hopeless C．beneficial D．strong
A．adapt B．apply C．add D．reduce
A．truth B．language C．fact D．word
A．scene B．shortage C．fault D．challenge
A．own B．former C．host D．guest
A．occupied B．housed C．compared D．chosen
A．fluency B．trouble C．habit D．fame
A．over B．along C．in D．during
A．harmful B．beautiful C．hopeful D．stressful
A．advantage B．confidence C．promise D．future