浙江省高三第二次五校联考英语试卷

— Everything in my life has fallen to pieces. My life is such a mess!
— _______. I know how you feel.

France is a main destination for U.S. travelers, _______ second only to the United Kingdom,  according to _______ Commerce Department report.

If I had ever feared death before, it was _______ compared to how I felt as the roller coaster moved  faster and faster.

Many memories of old times were _______ by the conversation we had together that evening.

People sometimes think that shy people are cold and uninterested in other people _______ actually they are just afraid to meet them.

Jack, to his _______, refused to get involved although his friends insisted on his trying the drug.

I wanted to _______ them the trouble of buying me a present. So I didn’t tell them about my birthday  party.

— Can I go now, sir?
— If you _______ leave, do it quietly.

Mom told him he was forbidden to watch TV for a month. _______, he stormed out of the room.

The hotel was terrible, and not at all what we _______ to expect in the advertisement.

In some countries, many students participate in various programs, _______ they learn about the sense of responsibility by volunteering their services.

I don’t know how he made his money _______. I only know now he is really rich.

Easy as the problem is _______, I’m still worried about _______ another breakdown.

That night, trapped alone in the mountain, she felt cold, hungry and scared. She _______.

He took away my key saying he was not about to let me sit _______ the wheel of a vehicle when I   couldn’t even walk straight.

— I will go to the party if I don’t have to dress up.
—Well, actually, it doesn’t matter _______ you’re dressed.

He hadn’t been asked to the party and was feeling very _______.

_______, the house isn’t big enough, though you can get a good view of the park.

The carbon content of steel largely determines its usefulness for _______ applications.

— Linda apologized to me yesterday.
— Impossible! _______. I know what kind of person she is.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
It was a freezing day when I came across her at some point on my life course. She was a small woman, ______ to catch the bus at a deserted bus stop.
“Where are you going now?” the woman asked.
“Well, I don’t know. I just want to see what it will be like at the _____. You know I ______ it all. We were going to get _____ after four years’ ups and downs. And he came one day, with nothing to say, just to show me a ______ on his finger.”
The woman gave a ______ of sympathy. She seemed to well understand my pain. “Now, do you want to ______ my life story while we’re waiting for the bus?” the woman asked me in a low voice. I gave her a ______ look and nodded my head.
“Exactly thirty-five years ago, my husband took me and my three children to America. The moment we arrived, he left us _____ with a wish for good luck, to ______ his own happiness. Yet how could I ______ my three children in a strange land, with no money, no relatives and a ______ heart? Then I took the kids to the beach one afternoon. However, the kids were scared and they cried ______. Their desperation suddenly woke me up from a long nightmare. How ______ I was!”
She continued, “I hugged them tightly, feeling a sudden strength ______ me. Then, I did all the things that brought me ______ a penny. Days in, days out, we ______ each other to gather enough encouragement to go ahead. My kids grew up into good, responsible citizens. Later, I found a man with the same pain. I feel _____ has paid me off.”
The woman stopped for a while. She ______ my eyes and whispered in my ears, “Now stand up, little girl. Don’t go to the terminal because there’s nothing to see. Why don’t you get cheered up and enjoy the ______ on the way?”

A．pretending B．designing C．waiting D．trying

A．stop B．road C．place D．terminal

A．lost B．made C．abandoned D．ruined

A．paid B．married C．promoted D．deserted

A．flower B．gift C．ring D．necklace

A．sigh B．whistle C．reply D．touch

A．tell B．hear C．cover D．make

A．blank B．cold C．innocent D．fresh

A．out B．off C．over D．behind

A．rescue B．seek C．share D．own

A．shelter B．educate C．command D．attend

A．delighted B．frightened C．torn D．excited

A．deliberately B．wildly C．causally D．occasionally

A．curious B．proud C．brave D．selfish

A．inside B．alongside C．beneath D．over

A．also B．almost C．even D．still

A．fought against B．argued with C．depended on D．complained to

A．life B．career C．friendship D．money

A．glared at B．looked into C．searched for D．saw through

A．conversation B．vehicle C．scenery D．love

Can you be too beautiful? It is hardly a problem that most of us have to bother — as much as we might like to dream that it were the case.
Yet the blessings and curses of beauty have been a long-standing interest in psychology. Do those blessed with shiny faces and an attractive body live in a cloud of appreciation — or does it sometimes pay to be ordinary?
Combing through decades of findings, social psychologists Lisa Slattery Walker and Tonya Frevert at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte havereviewed all the evidence to dateand their conclusions are not what you might expect.
At the most basic level, beauty might be thought to carry a kind of halo(光环) around it; we see that someone has one good quality, and by association, our deep mind may assume that they have other good ones too.
Even in the courts, a pleasing appearance can work its magic. Attractive criminals are likely to get less strict sentences, or to escape punishment entirely; attractive plaintiffs(原告), meanwhile, are more likely to win their case and get bigger financial settlements. “It’s an effect seen everywhere,” says Walker.
But if beauty pays in most circumstances, there are still situations where it can have opposite results. While attractive men may be considered better leaders, for instance, hidden sexist prejudices(偏见) can work against attractive women, making them less likely to be hired for high-level jobs that require power. And as you might expect, good-looking people of both sexes run into envy — one study found that if you are interviewed by someone of the same sex, they may be less likely to employ you if they judge that you are more attractive than they are.
More worryingly, being beautiful or handsome could harm your medical care. We tend to link good looks to health, meaning that illnesses are often taken less seriously when they affect the good-looking. When treating people for pain, for instance, doctors tend to take less care over the more attractive people.
And the bubble of beauty can be a somewhat lonely place. One study in 1975, for instance, found that people tend to move further away from a beautiful woman on the pathway — perhaps as a mark of respect, but still making interaction more distant. “Attractiveness can convey more power over visible space — but that in turn can make others feel they can’t approach that person,” says Frevert. Interestingly, the online dating website OKCupid recently reported that people with the most beautiful pictures are less likely to find dates than those with less perfect pictures.
Ultimately, Frevert points out that focusing too much on your appearance can itself be harmful if it creates stress and anxiety — even for those already blessed with good looks. “If you are crazy about attractiveness, it may affect your experience and interactions,” she says. It’s an outdated saying, but no amount of beauty can make up for a bad personality. As the writer Dorothy Parker put it so elegantly: “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”
From paragraph 1, we can learn that _______.

Which is the benefit for beautiful people?

What can be inferred from OKCupid’s finding?

The writer mentioned the underlined sentence in the last paragraph to _______.

What might be the best title for the passage?

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We can learn from the passage that _______.

According to the passage, you will be fined if you _______.

When you are in the exam room, you are supposed to _______.

Students who fall ill during an exam _______.

My children are perfect. All four of them. Perfect and beautiful and clever. I bet yours are, too. Except, of course, they are not. In reality, my children and yours are likely to be reasonably average in terms of looks, behavior, intelligence and charm. That’s why it is called average. Your belief in your child being special is more probably a biological thing than a fact.
A loved one, particularly a loved child, is edited as we observe them. Other people’s children are spoiled; ours are spirited. Theirs are naughty; ours are confident.
This is all natural and even touching when not taken too far. However, it is one thing feeding this idea to ourselves but feeding it to our children may be a little less desirable. We have the idea that — unlike my parents’ generation — we should build our children’s self-respect as high as we can. Therefore, their random scribble (胡写乱画) is up there with Picasso, their C-minus is an unfortunate oversight on the part of the teacher, and the fact that no one wants to be friends with them is because they are particularly clever or sensitive.
Children see through this kind of thing very quickly and ignore their parents’ praises as a matter of course. As they grow up, they sense that the wider world judges them differently. This leads to a – hopefully gentle – cynicism (猜忌) about anything their parents tell them about their achievements. Perhaps that is OK — but I’m not sure if it is good for them to have the parental praise so overlooked.
If parents were a little harsher sometimes, this could have two positive effects — first, when praise came, it would be more likely to be believed and, second, it would fit in rather more accurately with the picture of reality that the child is forming in their heads.
A lot of pressure is put on children who are told they are beautiful, special and perfect. Because then, where is there to go? Only downwards. They become too much aware of their status in your eyes, and a danger must be that they fear failing you. To be over-praised by your parents is the counter side of being criticized all the time. Both can have negative consequences.
It is important to give your children the freedom to be flawed (缺点) — to know that it’s OK to be imperfect, and that, in fact, we often love people for their flaws — perfect people (whom we can only imagine, as they do not exist) are easy to respect, but hard to love.
Now I am nearly 60, my main insight is that I am much less special than I once believed. This knowledge has actually been helpful in leading a more well-balanced life.
I certainly wouldn’t like to go back to attitudes that my parents, particularly my father, held, that to praise the child was to “spoil them” or make them bigheaded. However, the history of families is like the history of everything else — the story of overreactions. We praise our children to the skies, partly because we think it makes them feel good, but also because it makes us feel good. And perhaps it is more the latter than the former.
Too much love can be as big a burden as a shortage of it. My advice is to limit your praise. Then every piece of praise will count, rather than being just ignored.
In some parents’ eyes, who is to blame for their children’s poor grades at school?

One possible consequence of parents’ over-praising is that _______.

According to the passage, some children feel pressure because _______.

The word “harsher” (Paragraph 5) is closest in meaning to ________.

Which of the following will the writer most probably agree with?

Which best describes the writer’s tone in the passage?

It’s amazing how we grow from careless kids to responsible teens. What happens in the course that makes us responsible now? It’s the seed that we sow in the beginning which grows and becomes a huge tree. As I sit here, silently thinking about my growth, I wonder over some questions which don’t have an answer but it’s because of such unanswerable situations that life has become a roller coaster ride.
As a kid, I used to read a lot of story books. In one particular book, I read a story of a bird. From then on, that has become an integral (必不可少的) part of my life. It described a male bird which takes a lot of pain to build a nest and the female bird takes shelter in it and nourishes the baby. When the bird learns to fly, the whole family flies off to a different place leaving behind the beautiful nest for other birds to grow their family in it. It made me wonder. How could they so easily sacrifice their house built with so much effort?
One night, when I was deep in sleep, I got this particular dream. I was walking miles on the endless road, totally isolated but lined with beautiful trees on the either side. Fascinated by the greenery, I marched towards it only to end up deeper and deeper into the greenery. I happened to stop upon seeing something. It was a massive, wonderful house. I fell in love with that amazing part of art. Yeah, it was indeed a piece of art with every nook and corner touched artistically and lovingly. I don’t know why I felt that it was done lovingly. Maybe because, things turn out to be beautiful only when we put our love into it — just like the food prepared by mom which tastes more delicious with her love.
I explored the house only to fall more in love with it. There was a sloping roof which matched with the greenery around; the large central open courtyard reminded me of the activities that might have taken place there which felt lively even now when it is completely deserted. The small water body that kept the house cool added to the beauty of the house — of course, it was all dried up now. It’s really wonderful how such things add life to the spaces which otherwise just become structures. Such liveliness and happening turns the house into a home. They say ‘THE HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS’, but now I began to feel it. This is where my heart belongs. This is what I’m destined to do.
When I woke up from the dream, I was clear about everything. I realized where that mile of walk was intending me to lead. I realized what message my dream wanted to convey me. And years later, when finally my turn of choosing my destination came, I simply closed my eyes, held that book in my hand, pressed it against my chest and relived the dream. When I opened my eyes, I was sure what to do. I decided to choose the road — less traveled. Yes, I took up architecture as my profession because this is what I am destined to do. I wanted to do the same thing that the male bird in the story did, to take pain in building a beautiful house and let others stay in it. This is my dream come true and the happiness that I gain now from this profession is indescribable.
When the writer read the story of the bird, he probably felt _______.

To the writer, “the seed that we sow in the beginning” (Paragraph 1) is _______.

Mom’s food always tastes better because _______.

In the writer’s dream, what part of the house attracted him most?

The above passage is mainly about _______.

下面文章中有5处 (第1-5) 需要添加小标题。请从（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题, 并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. You can’t always be in control of everything.
B. You can’t accomplish things without support.
C. Good things usually don’t come quickly.
D. Not everyone will support you along the way.
E. Sometimes bad things happen to good people.
F. Death is a part of life.
In the game of life, if it often seems like you’re on the losing end of things, you’re not alone. Life can be one giant confusing problem filled with ups and downs. When you feel like you’re experiencing more downs than ups, sometimes it helps to get a little tough love once in a while. That’s why we put together this list of 5 hard truths that will help you grow.
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Great accomplishments in our lives normally don’t come easy. And if you think about it, would you have it any other way? There’s a basic psychological principle called instant satisfaction, which means that we expect to get rewards instantly. But sometimes you need to fight the impulses your brain throws at you and trust that the journey you’re on is the right one.
________
In life, there’s no shortage of doubters, haters, and pessimists. Overcoming this hard truth is simple: don’t listen. Choose to stick with your guns, trust your instincts, and forget about people who don’t support your goals and passions.
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Listen, letting go is hard, especially if you’re a go-getter. But if you want to continue to grow, there are times when you need to give up and let things unfold how they’re meant to be, instead of controlling them. This doesn’t mean your mentality for everything should be “wait and hope”. You can still strive for greatness, but put the work in and then let go with complete faith that the universe will make things right for you. You’ll be amazed at how well it works.
________
Nothing can prepare us for the earth-shattering pain of losing a loved one. The hard truth of life is that it’s a viscous cycle. However, there’s something you can do to make losing someone you love a lot less painful: make them a part of your life right now. Don’t put off making that phone call or paying a random visit to a friend or family member you haven’t seen in a while. Treat every moment with your loved ones as if it’s your last, and you won’t have any regrets.
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Suffering is part of life. But here’s the cool thing: it makes us stronger. There’s a randomness to how the world works that’s really hard to understand. We see evidence of this every day, and it can really make you question the future of mankind. How you choose to view the world is up to you. Just remember, the truth, however hard, will set you free.

短文改错 （满分10分）
下面短文中有10处错误。请在有错误的地方增加，删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

例如：It was very nice to get your invitation to spend  ^ weekend with you. the Luckily I was completely free then, so I’ll to say “yes”. I’ll arrive in Bristol at am around 8 pm in Friday evening. on

 
Last week our class voted on what to do our class outing: visiting the West Lake or going to the Zoo. Our girls wanted to go to the West Lake, and since we were in the minority, we lose to the boys, who all wanted to go to the Zoo. We got the admission rate for students, which was greatly since I still had enough money to buy a brochure about the park as well as anything at the souvenir shops. The animals were scary but really amusing. As we were taking the pictures, we could see the eye of many creatures looked out at us. Most of the animals there sleep when it is sunlight and wake up at night.

假如你将参加一场题为“Two heads are better than one”的英语演讲比赛。请你准备一份演讲稿。内容须包括：
1. 你对这句话的理解；
2. 生活中的具体例子。
注意：
1. 词数120左右；
2. 文章的开头已给出，不计入总次数。
Ladies and gentlemen,
It’s my honor to give a speech here.
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Thank you.