A. be optimistic about final goals and stick to them B. focus more on the outcome and form good habits
C. create general goals that can balance the input and output D. take specific actions that can be turned into good habits
D
A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa had a young family of four little girls. During the Great Depression (大萧条时期), work was hard to find, so Grandpa did whatever jobs he could. On weekends he and Grandma dug a garden to grow some of their own food.
Everybody worked to keep the garden growing. All summer long, the family ate food and enjoyed flowers from the garden. Grandma put up strawberry jam, tomatoes, beans, peppers, pears and peaches in canning jars. They were good to eat through the long winter. The family grew up, and grandparents grew old. It became hard to keep up the garden, so they made it a little smaller. There was still plenty to eat from the garden and lovely flowers to enjoy.
Then one summer when Grandpa was eighty-nine years old, all he could do was watch from his lawn chair as the vegetables grew and the roses bloomed. Summer slowly faded, and Grandpa died before it was time to bring in the harvest.
It was a lonely winter for Grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant a garden in the spring. When spring came, she planted only a little garden.
One sunny day in the early summer, Grandma heard a commotion (骚动) in the front yard and looked out the window to see a frightening sight. A huge swarm of bees filled the air between two tall trees. The buzzing sound was very loud.
The bees made their way into a hole up in one of the trees. Before long, every one of those bees had disappeared into its new home. During the next few days, the bees were busy minding their own business. Grandma could always see a few bees buzzing in and out around the opening high in the tree. Before long, she decided the bees weren’t bothering anyone, so she didn’t give them another thought.
That summer, Grandma’s little garden grew and grew. The neighbors would stop to admire the huge crop of vegetables and puzzle over their own gardens weren’t doing well. One day, Grandma’s brother Frank visited from Arizona. As Grandma made Frank a delicious lunch of squash cakes and homemade applesauce, she told him the story about the swarm of bees. Frank said, “In Arizona, the farmers often hired beekeepers to set up beehives near their fields. The bees pollinated (授粉) the crops and helped them to grow.”
That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer. “So that’s why my little garden had such a big crop!” she exclaimed.
From that time on, Grandma always believed that since Grandpa couldn’t be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make Grandma’s little garden grow and grow.
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32. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. The garden was dug by Grandparents during the Great Depression. B. The garden provided enough food and flowers for the family. C. The garden was made smaller as Grandparents grew older. D. The garden once lay in waste after Grandpa passed away. 33. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
A. Grandma was too busy to hire someone to deal with the bees. B. Grandma felt very lonely and helpless when Grandpa passed away. C. Frank hired beekeepers to help Grandma keep the garden growing. D. Grandpa turned into bees to help Grandma keep up the garden. 34. The method the author uses in the underlined sentence is _______. A. offering analyses B. providing explanations C. making comparison D. giving examples 35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Grandpa’s Bees B. Grandparents’ Garden C. The Harvest of Summer D. The Secret of the Garden
第二节．根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处（第36-40题）的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Texting (发短信) is nearly universal among people with cell phones. While texting can be a great way to stay in touch and to share the feelings of daily life, it sure has a downside. 36 Read on to learn why it is time to put the phone down — even if it’s just for an hour or an afternoon.
37 We all know that cell phone use during the week hours can disturb our sleep patterns, but it's also true that texting during the day could harm our ability to get a good night’s sleep. In a recent study, researchers found that the more people texted during the day, the poorer their sleep was.
Your posture (姿势) is suffering. Texting can actually harm your whole body. People get so focused on their phones that they end up holding their neck and upper back in uncomfortable positions for a long time. That’s why people coined the phrase ‘text neck’, which refers to postural pain. 38 Bring your phone to eye level while you use it. Oh, and give your phone a rest!
39 Your texting could be a liability to the people around you. A recent study found that one in three people was distracted by mobile devices while walking. And texting walkers were four times more likely to ignore traffic lights and fail to look both ways at a cross.
Your school or work performance will suffer. Researchers discovered students texting too much gave worse performance in class. 40 Just reading or sending a text while working can increase the number of mistakes a worker makes during a single task. A. It makes you a less responsible walker. B. It’ll do harm to your sleep at night.
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C. It can prevent you from really enjoying the activities you treasure. D. We can’t believe we still have to say this, but it affects your driving. E. But it isn’t just college students who face texting distractions (分神). F. What do we lose when we get lost in the texting life?
G. Want to get rid of the effect of all this bending and texting? 第三部分：英语知识运用
第一节．完型填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any 41 , sighing about having to be on duty on Christmas. Just then five bodies 42 at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all 43 ?” I asked doubtfully. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to 44 of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t accompanied(陪伴) by the 45 body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy, 46 , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while 47 a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit 48 “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.” Out of curiosity, I checked their registration form. No address—they were 49 . I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a family of five in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of 50 Christmas day, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get 51 on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a 52 emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all 53 a free meal in the hospital dining hall on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our 54 .We needed presents. We 55 from different departments candies, fruits and other things 56 that could be presents. As seriously as we met the 57 needs of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, 58 the expectation, of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
59 , as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came 60 back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.” 41. A. patients 42. A. took up
B. customers C. nurses
D. doctors
B. showed up C. came up
D. held up D. drunk
D. contributions
D. however
D. unusual
43. A. tired B. hungry C. sick 45. A. unique
44. A .descriptions B. directions C. instructions
B. ordinary C. normal
B. otherwise
46. A. therefore 48. A. shyly
C. moreover
47. A. after B. since C. before D. when
C. calmly
D. politely
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B. happily
49. A. careless 50. A. operating 52. A. beneficial 54. A. neighbors 56. A. expensive 58. A. without 59. A. Later 60. A. to run
B. hopeless C. helpless B. performing C. managing
D. homeless D. working
51. A. warm B. gift C. relief D. medicine
B. similar C. medical D. different
D. guests D. available
53. A. rewarded B. offered C. allowed D. bought
B. relations C. victims B. useful C. special B. below B. Soon B. run
C. behind C. Next
55. A. borrowed B. received C. collected D. bought 57. A. healthy B. physical C. basic D. mental
D. beyond
D. Then D. and ran
C. running
第二节．语法填空（阅读下面材料，在空白处填入所需的内容或括号内单词的正确形式，不多于3个单词。共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
John Snow was a well-known physician in London. At that time, cholera was 61_ deadly disease and thousands of people died of it. People didn’t know its cause or its 62 . John Snow determined to face the 63 and solve the problem. 64 another outbreak hit London in 1854, he gathered information and made a map, 65 (mark) the exact places where all the dead people had lived. Through further investigations, he discovered that the water was to 66 , because it was polluted by the dirty water from London. 67 supporting evidence, John Snow announced that polluted water carried the germs. To prevent this from 68 again, John suggested that the source of all the water supplies 69 (examine) and new methods of 70 (处理) polluted water be found. Thus cholera was defeated in the end.
第四部分：写作
第一节．单句翻译（根据括号内要求，并使用所给词的正确形式翻译句子。共5句，每句2分，满分10分）
71. 这个主题公园有一部分模拟的是古代中国的生活(场景)。 (be modelled after) 72. 学校建议学生们在寒假接近大自然并进行锻炼。 (get close to) 73. 我们接触说法语的环境越多，我们就会更好地学习法语。 (expose?to) 74. 当时是困难时期，别的一切都不说，我们财政上也有问题。 (apart from; financial)
75. Gustave Eiffel 对他修建铁塔的计划满怀热情，而这座塔使他闻名于世。 (construct; iron tower)
第二节 书面表达（满分30分)
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请你写一篇英语短文，介绍16世纪后半叶到17世纪一位杰出的戏剧家 (dramatist)和诗人威廉·莎士比亚（William Shakespeare）。 注意：
1. 词数100-120左右；
2. 不需逐句翻译所有内容，可根据所给要点自行取舍。 要点：
1. 1564年4月出生于英国；
2. 七岁在当地学校念书，掌握了写作的基本技巧并拥有较丰富的语言知识。此外，他还学过拉丁语 (Latin) 和希腊语;
3. 1586年来到伦敦，当时戏剧 (drama) 正迅速流行起来，他做过演员，导演和编剧(scriptwriter);
4. 1588年前后开始写作，给世人留下了37部戏剧及154首14行诗歌 (sonnet)， 塑造了一系列具有鲜明 (distinct) 个性的艺术形象 (artistic images)。其中《罗密欧和朱丽叶》 (Romeo and Juliet)，《哈姆雷特》 (Hamlet) ，《李尔王》 (King Lear) 最为著名；
5. 人们评价他“不属于一个时代而属于所有世纪”(man of all ages）。
台州中学2015学年第一学期第三次统练试题参考答案
高二 英语
第一部分：听力 （共有20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1-5 CBAAB 6-10ACACA 11-15ABBAA 16-20 BCCBC 第二部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
21-24 ADCB 25-27 DCD 28-31 ABDD 32-35 DBCA 36-40 FBGAE 第三部分：英语知识运用
第一节．完型填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 41-45 ABCAC 46-50 DCBDD 51-55 ACBDC 56-60 DBDAC 第二节．语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分。）
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61. the 62. cure 63. challenge 66. blame 67. With 68. happening 第四部分：写作
64. when 65. marking
70. handling
69. be examined
第一节．单句翻译（共5句，每句2分，满分10分）
71. A part of the theme park was modelled after life in ancient China.
72. Our school suggested that the students (should) get close to nature and take exercise in winter vacation.
73. The more we’re exposed to the French-speaking environment, the better we’ll learn French.
74. It was a difficult time. Apart from everything else, we had financial problems. 75. Gustave Eiffel was very enthusiastic about his plan to construct the iron tower, which made him world-famous. / well-known throughout the world. 第二节 书面表达（满分30分)
Do you know Hamlet? Have you read Romeo and Juliet? These two great works are written by William Shakespeare, my favorite British writer.
Shakespeare was born in Britain in April, 1564. He went to the local school at the age of seven and mastered basic writing skills and had a good command of language. He went to London in 1586 when drama became popular. He showed great interest in acting and was once an actor and later a director and scriptwriter.
Shakespeare was a genius and productive dramatist and poet. He wrote 37 dramas and 154 sonnets, in which he created a series of impressive artistic images. He was regarded as “the man of all ages”. He said, “Life is a stage”, so we’re all actors and actresses. Let’s play our roles well on the stage.
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