officials are holding back too much information about the recent outbreak of Ebola.
There is a danger in holding back stories that ought to be told. Bobette Buster said it like this, “The fact is, history has shown us that stories not told can become like a dangerous genie (妖怪) left in a bottle. When they are finally uncorked, their power to destroy is set free.”
There are a number of reasons why we hide parts of our story: they often show our weaknesses or expose our disadvantages; they require courage and strength to share; and of course, there are some stories that should be kept secret—especially those that embarrass someone else.
Most of us have two selves: the one we display on the outside and the one we actually are on the inside. And the better we get at hiding the stories that show our true selves, the more damage we may be causing to ourselves and to others.
Honesty and openness is important: It proves we are trustworthy. It displays we are human. We are not perfect or better. It highlights the importance of hard work and personal development. Hard work may not allow us to overcome our disadvantages completely. But with hard work, we do not have to be restricted to our mistakes.
Does this mean we admit every weakness, every disadvantage, and every secret regret to everybody we meet? No, of course not. There is a time and a place and a certain level of relationship necessary for some stories to be told in an appropriate manner.
32. What’s the function of the example in Paragraph 2?
A. It reflects that people are concerning about the spread of Ebola. B. It shows the bad effect caused by sharing a story. C. It proves not sharing a story can cause trouble.
D. It concludes that one should share a story at a proper time.
33. One of the reasons why people are unwilling to share experiences is that _______. A. story-sharing highlights the importance of hard work B. people are used to exposing their weaknesses
C. people sometimes have no courage to share their stories D. some stories make themselves feel uneasy
34. Which is close in meaning to the underlined word “uncorked” in Paragraph 3? A. freed B. broken C. unfolded D. untouched 35. The writer aims to convince us to _______.
A. be open to people close to you by sharing some secrets
B. share stories appropriately for the good of others and ourselves C. remove the dangers that can be caused by untold stories D. realize the importance of being honest when making friends 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 After the popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge, another challenge now is hot in India. Indians give rice to their poor neighbors for a charity (慈善) which is called “Rice Bucket Challenge”. 36 It is about giving a bucket of rice to someone who is in need and taking a picture named “Rice Bucket Challenge” to share online. The aim of the activity is to help the poor and hungry people in India, and the movement’s Facebook page has so far clocked up more than 50,000 likes. 37 The activity was started by Manju Latha Kalanidhi, a 38-year-old journalist, who thought the Ice Bucket Challenge was a
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little strange. She said, “Hunger is a disease anybody would connect.” The challenge has gained a lot of support with students signing up in Indian Institute of Management, and more and more people join in it. 38 India is the world’s second-biggest rice consumer, with a storage of 21.2 million tons of the grains. 39 It has suffered with mass hunger, and last year was ranked 63rd of 78 countries on the International Food Policy Research Institute’s global hunger index. How to participate in this activity? First, pick up a bucket of rice from your home and give it to the neighboring people who are in need. 40 At last, invite online all your friends and ask them to take up the challenge. It is important to post back on Facebook because it will inspire all your friends to come forward. All the people get together and make a difference! A. Besides, hand the rice bucket over to other people who are in need.
B. It is not an activity involving dumping a bucket of rice on someone’s head. C. The activity raises the public awareness and charitable donations to agriculture. D. The AirAsia India airline says its staff including senior management will join. E. Then, take a picture and post it on facebook with “Rice Bucket Challenge”. F. But it is far from enough for this country.
G. The initial inspiration came from the ice bucket challenge. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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。
My heart beat with that feeling, like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I 41 up to take my final bow. For a second, the room was 42 . Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to 43 whether I had done perfectly. Then, 44 , the applause (掌声) came.
“Thank you… so much,” I said, 45 to the person standing on my other side. Olga, my piano teacher for six years, smiled back at me. “You’ve been an 46 student all these years,” she said, “I hope that whatever you do, you never stop 47 .”
I leaned forward, 48 I would keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.
As it 49 , the promises weren’t as meaningful as I’d hoped. Right after the 50 , I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day. 51 , it began slipping away from me. The reason I had stopped taking 52 was because of my busy schedule with homework. Not long after, I stopped practicing altogether. It was 53 not to have to stress about piano anymore. But something was 54 inside of me. I was empty inside.
One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga. “Are you 55 taking lessons from Olga?” she asked. “Actually I just quit a while ago,” I replied.
“That’s a 56 ,” she responded, “I remember your performance a year ago; it was 57 .”
Two days after talking to Michelle, I was at a 58 what to do. I moved slowly into the living room unconsciously, but in fact I knew 59 what I was doing.
As the music 60 , a familiar feeling rose inside me. 41. A. showed B. sat C. stood D. looked 42. A. light B. quiet C. colorful D. nervous
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43. A. expect 44. A. immediately 45. A. turning 46. A. easy-going 47. A. practising 48. A. telling 49. A. carried on 50. A. performance 51. A. Soon 52. A. lectures 53. A. disappointing 54. A. beating 55. A. still 56. A. shame 57. A. challenging 58. A. time 59. A. normally 60. A. ended
B. remind B. successfully B. waving B. imaginative B. learning B. promising B. brought up B. final B. Besides B. parts B. pleasing B. rising B. even B. relief B. breathtaking B. heart B. exactly B. hit C. know
C. hopefully C. running C. amazing C. competing C. admitting C. turned out C. presentation C. Thus C. lessons C. inspiring C. changing C. much C. pleasure C. demanding C. dream C. unclearly C. covered D. doubt D. suddenly D. pointing D. honest D. gaining D. speaking D. taken in D. play D. Instead D. pieces D. puzzling D. shinning D. yet D. deal
D. embarrassing D. loss D. badly D. spread
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注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass. But 61 (strange), camels always keep looking for dry grass 62 their stomachs are filled up.
A classmate of 63 (I) whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you could imagine a camel’s appetite, for it can slowly swallow dozens of kilograms of hay (干草). I asked him 64 camels eat hay, not green grass. He said the camel is a kind of animal with 65 strong sense of suffering, 66 (fear) its master letting it travel through the desert the next day, and the hay in its stomach is more hunger-resistant 67 green grass. The camel has the best tolerance. Unfortunately, many people can only see a camel’s outstanding performance, but few understand its 68 (prepare) made for it.
Life, 69 a camel traveling through the desert, 70 (need) the adequate accumulation, but not everyone can understand it.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉。
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修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 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。
The Magic Tree House series are among the most popular book series ever writing for children. It tells a story
of two kids, Jack and his sister Annie, seem to be very excited about finding a tree house in the woods. A tree
house is magic and can transport him to various places and various times in history. It turned out that King Arthur
from Camelot needs help. However, Jack’s head librarians, Morgan le Fay, sends him and Annie to help. They end
up go to many different places and time periods through history on their adventures, which attract to readers a lot.
The series so far has had over 40 books and is likely to grow.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
近年来大城市交通拥堵严重，影响了人们的生活和经济发展，对此人们十分抱怨。假如你是李华，请根据以下要点用英语给报社写封信。
1. 交通现状及影响； 2. 提出改进建议； 3. 希望建议被采纳。 注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。 Dear editor,
I am writing to you to talk about the heavy traffic. _______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
Yours, Li Hua
东北三省三校 2015年高三第二次联合模拟考试
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