（2014届东北三省三校高三第二次联合模拟考试英语试卷）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
This morning, I arrived at my office earlier to catch up on some emails. On the way to ____, I couldn’t ____ it when I saw some beautiful flowers at the grocery store. I picked some up, ____ a few chocolate bars.
With the office so empty, I decided to take the ____ to put the chocolate bars on some desks. I started heading towards areas ____ no one had come yet.
I ____ one and a smile card on the CEO’s desk. And then I went to his ____ desk and placed one there, and quickly put a third one on the desk of a quiet gentleman. Later, I entered the kitchen, ____ two cups of water and walked into the ____. I took out the flowers from my bag and ____ them in two bunches, one in each cup.
With a little sigh of ____, I stepped out of the rest room and looked around. The office was still ____ empty and the people closest to me were ____ in a Monday morning “How was your weekend?” ____. I ____ and went back to my desk.
It struck me that my housemate who had packed my lunch for me so ____ today snuck (偷偷地给) a chocolate bar in there, so I ____ place it on the desk of our receptionist to complete the circle as I headed out of the office this evening. Our receptionist is always the first person in the office, and she always ____ me with a smile when I come in. Maybe tomorrow morning, this ____ can greet her.
I have no ____ how they feel when receiving their gifts, but they will surely smile!
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Years ago a farmer possessed vast land along the Atlantic coast. He constantly ___31___ for hired hands. Most people didn’t want to work on farms along the Atlantic. They were ___32___ of the storms that blew across the Atlantic , ___33___ the buildings and crops. So the farmer couldn’t find one good worker. Finally , a short, ___34___ man, well past middle age, visited the ___35___.
“Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can ___36___ _when the wind blows,” answered the little man.
Although___37___ _at his answer, the farmer, longing for ___38___, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm and the farmer felt___39___ _with the man’s work.
Then one night the big wind blew. Jumping out of bed, the farmer___40___ into the hire hand’s sleeping room. He___41___ the little man and cried, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down___42___ _they are blown away!” The little man rolled over in bed and said___43___, “No, sir. I told you, I can sleep when the storm strikes.”
Hearing his response, the farmer wanted to___44___ the man on the spot. Then he hurried outside to make necessary preparations. To his___45___, he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草堆)had been___46___ well. The cows were in the barn(畜棚)and the doors were___47___. Everything was well organized. The farmer then understood what he___48___, and he returned to his bed while the wind blew.
When you’re___49___, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep with the wind blowing through your life? The worker in the story was able to sleep___50__ _he had prepared the farm well against the storm. We should also prepare ourselves well against the storm in our lives.
A．searched B．advertised C．hunted D．waited
A．afraid B．tired C．fond D．certain
A．damaging B．watering C．destroying D．hurting
A．heavy B．strong C．kind D．thin
A．farmer B．boss C．master D．host
A．work B．sleep C．stay D．survive
A．frightened B．pleased C．puzzled D．shocked
A．work B．service C．support D．help
A．satisfied B．excited C．angry D．disappointed
A．walked B．stepped C．rushed D．marched
A．shook B．dragged C．pulled D．pushed
A．after B．before C．once D．while
A．seriously B．jokingly C．impatiently D．firmly
A．desert B．abandon C．fire D．strike
A．excitement B．disappointment C．amazement D．shame
A．covered B．hidden C．wrapped D．packed
A．closed B．locked C．opened D．fixed
A．tended B．promised C．intended D．meant
A．prepared B．willing C．careful D．courageous
A．since B．so that C．because D．in case
I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He 1 to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as 2 as possible.
A few minutes after he disappeared into the 3 , he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches, 4 that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, 5 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.
6 curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was 7 both hands in front of him as he walked, being 8 not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked 9 behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing 10 .
Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost 11 at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was 12 close. But they didn’t even move as Billy 13 . And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 14 and extreme heat, lift its head 15 to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of 16 . You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were 17 . As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly 18 by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was 19 God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the 20 of one little boy who saved another.
A．happened B．seemed C．managed D．intended
A．quickly B．secret C．smoothly D．still
A．distance B．yard C．woods D．park
A．wondering B．thinking C．studying D．doubting
A．eventually B．actually C．however D．therefore
A．Within B．Out of C．Beyond D．In spite of
A．holding B．waving C．surrounding D．cupping
A．careful B．worried C．eager D．prepared
A．away B．close C．out D．off
A．scene B．story C．view D．game
A．fought B．signed C．screamed D．waited
A．hardly B．dangerously C．easily D．nearly
A．ran away B．turned out C．knelt down D．settled down
A．hunger B．disease C．thirst D．injury
A．in turn B．in silence C．with appreciation D．with difficulty
A．suffering B．supporting C．sharing D．depending
A．dying B．reducing C．harvesting D．growing
A．hidden B．covered C．joined D．caught
A．when B．as if C．because D．that
A．wish B．dream C．action D．expectation
Children find meanings in their old family tales．
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,1 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 2 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly3 , he loaded his family into the car and 4 them to see family members in Canada with a 5 , “there are more important things in life than money”.
The 6 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to7 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 8 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset．To his surprise, they weren’t. 9 , their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great-grandfather’s．What they10 was how warm the people were in the house and how 11 of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding that family stories have surprising power to help children
12 hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.
A university 14 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 15 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The 16 is telling the stories in a way children can17 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 18 , “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 19 , and make eye contact (接触) to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children 20 they should take from the story and what the moral is.
A．missed B．lost C．forgot D．ignored
A．when B．while C．how D．why
A．friendless B．worthless C．penniless D．homeless
A．fetched B．allowed C．expected D．took
A．hope B．promise C．suggestion D．belief
A．tale B．agreement C．arrangement D．report
A．large B．small C．new D．grand
A．surprised B．annoyed C．disappointed D．worried
A．Therefore B．Besides C．Instead D．Otherwise
A．talked about B．cared about C．wrote about D．heard about
A．much B．many C．little D．few
A．beyond B．over C．behind D．through
A．argument B．skill C．interest D．anxiety
A．study B．design C．committee D．staff
A．provide B．retell C．support D．refuse
A．trouble B．gift C．fact D．trick
A．perform B．write C．bear D．question
A．means B．ends C．begins D．proves
A．needs B．activities C．judgments D．habits
A．that B．what C．which D．whom
Our holidays were coming to an end but we had not yet realized our plan to drive to Dalat. Our1 about Dalat with its shining cherry blossoms (花) and scenic views were 2 us to start our journey.
Then one morning our dream 3. We hired a car and drove4 to Dalat early in the morning. Splendid landscapes5 on either side of the road 6 before us. The refreshing morning breeze was caressing (抚摸) our skin and in7 spirits we were singing merrily.
When we reached Blao Pass, we saw a white8 in front of us. We 9 down the pass. It seemed to us that the young girl in the white car did not want to be 10 as she was driving at full speed. Suddenly she lost 11 of her car; it turned to the left and crashed into the slope and12 .
Quite frightened, we braked 13 and jumped out of our car. We turned her car over and pulled out the girl who was14 in the car. The girl had narrowly escaped death. She was shivering like an aspen (白杨) leaf. In spite of her15 , she looked very beautiful, just like an angel. When she had16 from her panic, she timidly (胆小地) thanked us for having rescued her, then she looked at her flat17 in despair.
Reading her thoughts, we took off our shirts and began to 18 the punctured tyre. We then put on the19 wheel for her. As soon as the work had been done, we started our 20 again and followed Da Huong Lan—the girl we had helped.
A．thoughts B．ideas C．suggestions D．stories
A．promising B．telling C．urging D．refusing
A．came true B．woke up C．took place D．broke out
A．back B．again C．slowly D．straight
A．at dusk B．at night C．at dawn D．at noon
A．disappeared B．unfolded C．grown D．developed
A．strange B．fresh C．high D．low
A．bus B．car C．dog D．cat
A．walked B．ran C．climbed D．sped
A．overtaken B．beaten C．discovered D．known
A．anger B．control C．life D．memory
A．left B．stopped C．returned D．overturned
A．highly B．successfully C．hard D．hardly
A．trapped B．locked C．thrown D．found
A．pleasure B．death C．shock D．wake
A．came B．recovered C．learned D．turned
A．tyre B．chair C．car D．leg
A．repair B．remove C．throw D．check
A．other B．new C．second-hand D．spare
A．journey B．voyage C．passage D．umbrella
Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people believe that it’s their job to 36 others how their positions, statements and points of view are 37 and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow 38 it, or at least learn something. Wrong！
Think about it. Have you ever been 39 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right.” Or has anyone you know ever 40 you when you corrected him, or made yourself “right” at his 41 ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us 42 to be corrected. We all want our position to be 43 and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest 44 of the human heart. And those who learn to 45 are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the 46 of correcting others are often hated and 47 .
A wonderful way of becoming more peaceful and loving is to practice 48 others the joy of being right--- give them the glory. 49 correcting. When someone says, “I really feel it’s important to…” rather than 50 and saying, “No, it’s more important to…” , simply let it go and allow his statement to51 . The people in your life will become less defensive and more 52 . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have 53 possible. You’ll discover the joy of joining in and seeing other people’s 54 , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos（自我意识）. Starting today, and let others be “ 55” most of the time.
A．classify B．show C．advise D．persuade
A．unbelievable B．imperfect C．incorrect D．unimportant
A．promote B．appreciate C．consider D．understand
A．corrected B．fooled C．helped D．taught
A．awarded B．accepted C．cared D．thanked
A．effort B．price C．expense D．power
A．afford B．hate C．like D．prefer
A．respected B．received C．admired D．realized
A．advantages B．appetites C．shortcomings D．desires
A．adjust B．benefit C．listen D．praise
A．form B．habit C．purpose D．position
A．avoided B．left C．punished D．scolded
A．lending B．owing C．promising D．allowing
A．Consider B．Practice C．Stop D．Continue
A．working out B．jumping in C．turning up D．putting off
A．stand B．last C．harm D．work
A．careful B．helpful C．popular D．loving
A．ordered B．led C．dreamed D．demanded
A．worries B．happiness C．sufferings D．success
A．right B．satisfied C．proud D．excited