（2014届安徽省安庆市高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷）
Long long ago, a circle missed one piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its piece. But because it was and therefore could roll only very slowly, it the flowers along the way. It with the worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. It found lots of different pieces, but of them fitted. So it left them all by the side of the road and searching. Then one day the circle found a piece that fitted . It incorporated the missing piece into itself and began to roll. it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, fast to notice the flowers or talk to the worms. After it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it , left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.
The of the story, I suggest, is that in some strange we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it like to nourish his soul with the dream of something . When we accept that is part of being human and when we can continue rolling life and appreciate it, we will have a wholeness that others can only desire, which , I believe, is _ God asks of us — not “Be perfect”, not “Don’t even make a mistake”, “Be whole”.
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Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of ____ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the __
__ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his __
_. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he __
__ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without __
__. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter __
__ what happened to Persephone, she became so _
__ that she caused all plants to _
__ People were in __
__ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow __
__ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. __
__, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s __
_. She could go back to her mother if she had not __
__ anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter __
__ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus __
__ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her __
__, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it __
__ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore __
__ not let the crops grow. That is __
_ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is _
__, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.
A. periods B. seasons C. time D. age
A. winner B. ruler C. advisor D. fighter
A. wife B. lover C. partner D. daughter
A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept
A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission
A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out
A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious
A. grow fast B. start growing C. stop growing D. grow slowly
A. danger B. hope C. turn D. case
A. since B. until C. after D. when
A. Persephone B. Zeus C. Demeter D. Hades
A. return B. change C. marriage D. journey
A. stolen B. found C. eaten D. heard
A. understood B. refused C. doubted D. accepted
A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared
A. daughter B. mother C. god D. ruler
A. works B. remains C. happens D. starts
A. should B. can C. dare D. will
A. where B. because C. why D. how
A. nice B. friendly C. fresh D. happy
A．237 Rockledge St. Syracuse, NY. 13224 B．404 Snow Road, Syracuse, NY. 13224 C．500 Park Drive, DeWitt, NY. 13214 D．19 South 8th St. NY. 13214
A．cook B．secretary C．salesperson D．veterinarian assistant
A．Martin’s Apparel B．East Side Management C．Wales Charter School D．Johnson Marks Animal Hospital
A．FRONT DESK CLERK B．TEACHER C．SECRETARY D．PAINTER
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so____ that he didn’t know what to do with__
__. The person who had gone in _
__ him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. __
_ James. He felt _
__ that she had already got the _
_. The problem was that he wanted this job__
__. It meant __
__to him. He had__
_it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself__
_ brilliantly at the interview and _
__ the job immediately. But now here he was feeling__
__. He couldn’t __
__ all those things he had __
_ to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and __
__. But no---- he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t__
__like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very_
__ with herself. She smiled sympathetically(同情地) at James. At that moment James__
__ her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept waiting.” James suddenly__
_that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs__
__ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrible as he felt.
A. healthy B. nervous C. careless D. confident
A. the managing director B. the woman C. himself D. the others
A. by B. with C. before D. after
A. Not like B. So did C. Do as D. Do like
A. doubtful B. sure C. angry D. astonishing
A. reward B. first C. prize D. job
A. hopelessly B. naturally C. easily D. so much
A. everything B. happiness C. difficulty D. nothing
A. looked for B. learned of C. thought about D. talked about
A. explaining B. performing C. answering D. writing
A. offered B. asked for C. being asked for D.being offered
A. crazy B. excited C. probable D. terrible
A. depend on B. afford C. believe in D. remember
A. kept B. being taught C. planned D. been supplied
A. leave B. go in C. prepare D. practice
A. take back B. put off C. give up D. put down
A. ugly B. pleased C. sad D. pretty
A. noticed B. loved C. missed D. hated
A. thought B. hoped C. wished D. regretted
A. shaking B. bending C. walking D. stopping
Like poorly managed stress, anger that isn’t handled in a healthy way can be not only uncomfortable, but even damaging to one’s health and personal life. Consider the following research on anger:
One study from the University of Washington School of Nursing studiedproblems in husbands and wives. Researchers cited(引用) previous evidence that anger problems and depressive symptoms have been linked to all major
of death, but found that wives specifically found a greater association between anger and
of depression,
men tended to instead experience an
between anger and health problems.
According to a study from Ohio State University, those who had less control over their anger to heal more slowly from wounds. Researchers gave blisters(起疱膏) to 98 participants and found that, after 8 days, those who had less control over their anger also tended to be
healers.
, those participants also tended to have more cortisol (a stress hormone) in their system during the blistering procedure,
that they may be more stressed by difficult situations as well.
study from Harvard School of Public Health studied hostility(敌对行为) in men and found that those with
rates of hostility not only had poorer pulmonary functioning (breathing problems), but experienced higher rates of decline as they aged.
Research with children and shows that anger
is important for the younger set as well. Findings showed that youth who cope inappropriately with their anger are at greater
for problem-ridden(受…支配的) interpersonal relationships. Their
is also at risk; those who cope poorly with anger tend to have more negative
when it comes to both mental and general health. This highlights the fact that anger management is an important skill to
early.
These are just a few of the many studies linking anger to and emotional health problems, from the obvious to the
. Because poorly managed anger presents such a significant problem in so many areas of life, it’s important to take steps toward learning and using healthy anger management techniques in daily life,
stress management techniques.
A. anger B. healthC. emotion D. spirit
A. causes B. effectsC. excuses D. factors
A. times B. resultsC. influencesD. symptoms
A. but B. ifC. while D. though
A. appreciation B. attention C. association D. attraction
A. prepared B. addicted C. accustomed D. tended
A. faster B. more C. slowerD. quicker
A. As well as B. In addition C. Except D. What’s worse
A. predicting B. promising C. expecting D. suggesting
A. Other B. More C. Another D. The other
A. higher B. lower C. thicker D. fewer
A. adults B. adolescents C. eldersD. citizens
A. development B. management C. argument D. engagement
A. chance B. choiceC. rate D. risk
A. body B. feeling C. healthD. emotion
A. outcomes B. meanings C. effects D. pains
A. recite B. learn C. understand D. explore
A. facial B. spiritual C. psychological D. physical
A. unperfected B. unexpected C. unprotected D. uncovered
A. along with B. along side C. as with D. for with
A funny story circulated recently about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle clearly told of a time when he climbed into a in Paris. Before he could
a word, the driver turned to him and asked, “Where can I
you, Mr. Doyle?”
Doyle was . He asked the driver if he had ever seen him before.
“No, sir,” the driver responded. “I have seen you before.” Then he
: “This morning’s paper had a story about you being on
in Marseilles. This is the taxi stand where people who return from Marseilles always arrive. Your
color tells me you have been on vacation. The
spot on your right index finger suggests to me that you are a writer. Your clothing is very English, and not French.
up all those pieces of information, I
that you are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”
“This is truly amazing!” the writer with excitement. “You are very like my
creation, Sherlock Holmes!”
“There’s one other thing,” the driver said.
“What’s that?”
“Your is on the front of your suitcase.”
Perhaps the was no master detective, but he was observant! He paid attention and paying attention is an important part of living
.
Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of . A life lived to the full is lived from moment to moment,
from milestone to milestone. It is more of a series of days in which we truly pay attention, than a few
events along the way.
Pay attention to the things of life, to people, to events, to your senses, even to the ordinary. Your life will never beauty. By making the most of the moments, you make the most of the years.
A. train B. taxi C. bus D. plane
A. write B. hear C. say D. read
A. take B. meet C. wait D. leave
A. pleased B. scared C. disappointed D. surprised
A. justB. never C. ever D. always
A. admittedB. started C. explained D. remembered
A. business B. dutyC. holiday D. work
A. skinB. hair C. clothes D. shoes
A. blood B. dirt C. mud D. ink
A. MakingB. Taking C. Putting D. Adding
A. concludedB. realized C. imagined D. expected
A. sighedB. screamed C. whispered D. roared
A. mentalB. physicalC. fictional D. psychological
A. licenseB. address C. resumeD. name
A. driverB. writer C. detectiveD. waiter
A. wellB. fully C. happily D. peacefully
A. stages B. steps C. periods D. moments
A. more than B. less than C. rather than D. other than
A. small B. major C. personal D. social
A. lack B. create C. appreciate D. enjoy