“There is no truth in it whatever. Is it not better to have what you do not love than to love what you do not have?”
“That depends,” answered the young man, “upon temperament(性情).”
“Thank you,” said Mr. Spring Fragrance. He turned away to think about the unwisdom of the American way of looking at things. Meanwhile, inside the house, Laura was refusing to be comforted.
“Ah, no! no!” cried she. “If I had not gone to school with Kai Tzu, nor talked nor walked with him, nor played the accompaniments(伴奏) to his songs, then I might consider with satisfaction, or at least without horror, my approaching marriage with the son of Man You. But as it is…oh, as it is…!”
Mrs. Spring Fragrance knelt down beside her and cried in sympathy.
“Little sister, dry your tears — do not despair(绝望). A moon has yet to pass before the marriage can take place. Who knows what the stars may have to say to one another during its passing? A little bird has whispered to me —”
For a long time Mrs. Spring Fragrance talked. For a long time Laura listened. When the girl arose to go, there was a bright light in her eyes.
(— Adapted from“Mrs Spring Fragrance”)
65. From the beginning paragraphs we can tell that __________.
A. Mrs. Spring Fragrance managed to comfort Laura by picturing the beautiful scenery
B. Mrs. Spring Fragrance had done a long and tiresome walk earlier C. Laura loved walking and often went with the Spring Fragrances D. Mrs. Spring Fragrance?s comfort only reminded Laura of her trouble
66. Mr. Spring Fragrance came home unnoticed, overheard the talk, yet walked away. This part of the story is so designed to suggest that __________.
A. Mr. Spring Fragrance had a long day and was too tired to join the ladies B. Mr. Spring Fragrance was not interested in the ladies? secret talk
C. Mr. Spring Fragrance had a misunderstanding of the talk for lack of context D. Mr. Spring Fragrance didn?t have a deep feeling for Mrs. Spring Fragrance 67. Which description about the young man to whom Mr. Spring Fragrance talked is actually wrong?
A. He was a student at the University of Washington.
B. He could explain the meaning of all things in the world. C. The poem reminded him of his own experience. D. He had a high opinion of himself.
68. What does “the American way of looking at things” mean in the story?
A. Americans prefer to love even if they can?t get what they love.
B. Americans consider it a good thing to love and not get what they love. C. Americans think that it is better to have what they do not love.
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D. Americans believe it is unwise to love what they do not have. 69. What does the underlined word “its” refer to?
A. The little bird?s. B. The moon?s. C. The star?s. D. The marriage?s.
70. We can conclude from the last several paragraphs that __________.
A. Laura met the son of Man You when she played the accompaniments for him B. Laura, as well as Mrs. Spring Fragrance, was deep in despair
C. Laura left with hope after Mrs. Spring Fragrance whispered in her ears D. Laura thought of her approaching marriage as quite satisfactory
第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。
Why Blue LED Lights Won the Nobel
The 2014 Nobel Prize in physics went to three scientists who gave lighting a big change by inventing blue LED lights. A big change in lighting efficiency is under way around the world. Save and green
LEDs use less energy than other forms of lighting. A typical LED bulb(灯泡) can produce around 83 lumens per watt — a measure of how much brightness you can get from a unit of electrical power — much more efficient than other lighting facilities.
LEDs produce light by passing electric current through a semiconductor, while traditional bulbs pass current through a wire. The wasted heat energy is chiefly why traditional bulbs are so much less efficient.
LEDs also last about 30 times longer than traditional bulbs, and many LED bulb products promise up to 25,000 hours of use — more than 17 years if you used one for about four hours a day. Lighting the world
The lighting transformation is not only in homes. LEDs are also being used for street lights, public holiday and decorative displays, commercial buildings, and other large energy users.
Car lighting is another application where LEDs are making progress. LEDs used to be used only for daytime running lights, but now many new cars have LED headlights for night-time use.
LEDs also hold promise for bringing light to the more than 1.5 billion people around the world without access to electricity, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences noted. Indeed, several proposed solutions to energy poverty include the distribution of LED lights, particularly solar-powered ones. Digital displays
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Without blue LEDs, the world wouldn?t have back-lit smart phones, TV and computer LCD screens, blu-ray(蓝光) players, many forms of lighting, and countless other products.
In the electronics industry, LEDs provide back lighting for the liquid crystal displays (LCDs) in many smart phones, laptops, and televisions. The LEDs are more energy efficient and allow for very thin displays.
Blu-ray players use blue LED lasers(激光) to read data off a digital optical disc. When these systems switched from using an infrared(红外线) laser to a blue LED laser, it became possible to store five to 10 times as much data.
LEDs are now being explored for their potential to transmit(传送) data from the Internet across open space, similar to WiFi. Such a system could transmit a lot more data than WiFi alone. This high bandwidth is possible because LEDs can turn on and off millions of times per second.
The rise of LED lighting came at a time when people were just starting to be concerned about global warming. Because of LEDs? energy efficiency, using them for the world?s lighting would have “an extreme impact” on society. The reason why blue LED lights won the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics is that they are to (71)________ about big changes in lighting. (72)________ with other forms of lighting, LEDs are much more efficient because of the different (73)________ they pass Save and green electric current. What?s more, LED bulbs can be (74)________ 30 times longer than traditional bulbs. (75)________ household applications of LED bulbs, they can also be used as street lights and car headlights. Lighting the Because of their high efficiency, LEDs, especially world solar-powered ones, (76)________ to light areas without access to electricity. Many smart phones, laptops and televisions use LEDs to back-light their LCD (77)________. By using blue LED lasers, blu-ray players are likely to store Digital displays (78)________ data. People are now exploring more (79)________ uses of LEDs such as transmitting data. Conclusion LED lighting will have a positive (80)________ on environmental protection.
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第五部分： 书面表达（满分25分）
What you see depends on the way you look at the world.
请根据你对漫画的理解，以 “What you see depends on the way you look at the world”为主题，用英语写一篇作文。
你的作文应包括以下内容： 1. 简要描述漫画的内容；
2. 概述你对图中不同做法的理解；
3. 结合实际生活举例说明该漫画对你的启示。 注意：
1. 可参照图片适当发挥；
2. 作文词数150左右，第一句已给出，不算入总词数；
3. 作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。
As is shown in the caricature, two men are painting on the canvas.
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苏州市2015届高三调研测试
英语参考答案
第一部分：听力（每小题1分，满分20分） 1~5 C B C A B 6~10 B A C A A 第二部分：英语语言知识运用
11~15 B A B C A
16~20 C C B A C
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 21~25 A D C C B
26~30 D D A B B
31~35 A C B D C
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 36~40 B A B A D
41~45 A C C A D
46~50 B D D B A
51~55 C A C D B
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 56~57 C A
58~60 D C B
61~64 A D A D
65~70 D C B A B C
第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 71. bring 75. Besides 79. potential
72. Compared 73. way(s) 76. promise 77. screens 80. impact/influence/effect
74. used 78. more
第五部分： 书面表达（满分25分）
One possible version:
As is shown in the caricature, two men are painting on the canvas. They are looking out of the same window, but one of them has drawn nothing but the bars which block his view, while the other has painted the beautiful scenery in the distance.
The message conveyed here is clear: “What you see depends on the way you look at the world.” Positive thinking leads to positive action and reaction. In order to experience more happiness, we may need to change our way of thinking.
At the start of Senior Three, I woke up every morning feeling depressed, thinking of the much schoolwork to do. My friend Lee came to me and made me realize the best part about schooling — time spent together with classmates fighting for dreams. Ever since then I have learnt to look at my daily life from a different angle and cherish what I have. Change the way we view the world, and we?ll change our life.
(150 words) 一、评分细则：
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