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(2014届河南省郑州市第四中学高三上学期第三次调考)My name is Margaret. I have been a professional 16 for twenty years. I’m always 17 how sorrow and pain can bring such wonderful gifts as wisdom, patience and love. 18 , we often get so caught up in the daily necessities and routines that we 19 the very things that can bring us 20 and teach us many valuable lessons.
I was hired to 21 a very special lady. I was to prepare meals for her, make sure she took her medicine 22 , do light housekeeping, and provide transportation to and from the market and her doctor’s appointments. All of these 23 were important and necessary so that she could remain 24 . Our focus was just that - 25 her to remain living independently.
It was on a cold rainy night. She turned her little head and smelt her pillow after she had 26 got into bed. I observed tears running from her eyes. She said, “It’s been such a long time since I’ve had 27 sheets; I love the 28 of fresh clean sheets. I couldn’t 29 the sheets myself anymore. Thank you so much for changing my sheets. ”
Such a simple 30 as smelling clean sheets brought such great joy to her life. That was the day I 31 unconditional care. The next day we sat down and 32 what was important to her, what she liked, and how she had done things all these years. I never knew how much I would enjoy and learn from her 33 her life experiences with me. She was the sunshine in my life.
I’m so 34 for the lessons I have learned - the lessons I almost 35 because I forgot to slow down to look and see the beauty that was right in front of me. 16．A. teacher B. doctor
C. coach D. caregiver 17．A. worried B. confused
C. amazed D. interested 18．A. However B. Therefore
C. Besides D. Though 19．A. value B. admire
C. acquire D. ignore 20．A. wisdom B. joy
C. knowledge D. wealth 21．A. care for B. look for
C. call up D. pick up 22．A. constantly B. happily
C. properly D. immediately 23．A. lessons B. tasks
C. meals D. gifts 24．A. calm B. confident
C. comfortable D. independent 25．A. helping B. forcing
C. persuading D. advising 26．A. also B. even
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C. still D. just 27．A. new B. clean
C. expensive D. beautiful 28．A. style B. size
C. smell D. color 29．A. make B. repair
C. change D. buy 30．A. pleasure B. success
C. offer D. desire 31．A. needed B. learned
C. took D. got 32．A. dealt with B. took up
C. carried out D. talked about 33．A. sharing B. comparing
C. discussing D. recalling 34．A. famous B. sorry
C. anxious D. thankful 35．A. accepted B. missed
C. understood D. gained 【文章大意】本文讲述了我在照顾一位老人的时候，发现一份干净的床单就让这位老人非常开心。于是就和老人有了很多的交流，从她那里知道了在生活中我们应该停下来，看看周围美丽的景色。而不是一直在赶路，忽视了身边最美好的事物。
16．D 根据文章第二段可知我被雇佣来照顾一位老妇人。说明我是照顾人的caregiver，故选D项。
17．C worried担心的；confused困惑的；amazed惊讶的；interested感兴趣的。痛苦和悲伤给给人带来如此多的好的东西，如耐心，爱心和聪明的思想。这样的事情让我非常惊讶。故选C项。
18．A However然而；Therefore因此；Besides而且；Though尽管。然而我们经常被陷在了日常事务之中以至于我们经常忽略能够给我们带来快乐的事物，故选A项。
19．D value珍惜；admire钦佩；acquire获得；ignore忽视。我们经常被陷在了日常事务之中以至于我们经常忽略能够给我们带来快乐的事物，故选D项。
20．B wisdom聪明才智；joy快乐；knowledge知识；wealth财富。我们经常被陷在了日常事务之中以至于我们经常忽略能够给我们带来快乐的事物，故选B项。
21．A care for照顾；look for寻找；call up召集；pick up捡起等。我被雇佣来照顾一个很特殊的老妇人，故选A项。
22．C constantly不断地；happily开心地；properly恰当地，合理地；immediately立刻。我给她准备饭菜，保证她合理服药，故选C项。
23．B lessons课程，教训；tasks任务；meals饭菜；gifts礼物。本句是指上句提及的我要为她做的所有这些任务都是很必要和重要的，能让她保持独立，不依靠他人，故选B项。 24．D calm冷静的confident自信的；comfortable舒适的；independent独立的。根据下句remain living independently.可知我的帮助能够让她保持独立，故选D项。
25．A helping帮助；forcing强迫；persuading说服；advising建议。我们的中心任务就是帮助她独立生活，故选A项。
26．D also也；even甚至；still仍然；just只是，仅仅。她只是刚刚上床，就转头在闻枕头
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上的味道，故选D项。
27．B本句是指她已经很长时间没有换干净的床单了，故选B项。
28．C style风格；size尺寸；smell味道；color颜色。根据28空后的of fresh clean sheets可知我帮助她换了新的干净的床单，她非常喜欢上面的味道，故选C项。 29．C她告诉我说她自己不能换床单，所以谢谢我帮助她，故选C项。
30．A pleasure快乐；success成功；offer提议；desire欲望。就像闻干净的床单这样一件很简单的快乐的事情能够给他的生活带来如此巨大的快乐。故A项正确，故选A项。 31．B就是在那一天我学会了无条件的爱，因为老人的快乐是如此的简单，故选B项。 32．D dealt with处理；took up占据；carried out执行；talked about谈论。第二天我们坐在一起谈论对她来说最重要的事情，故选D项。
33．A sharing分享；comparing比较；discussing讨论；recalling回忆。本题是一个固定搭配share sth. with sb.与某人分享某事.她和我分享她的生活经历。给我带来了很大的影响，故选A项。
34．D famous著名的；sorry悲伤的；anxious焦虑的；thankful感激的.对于我所得到的这个教训我非常感激，故选D项。
35．B accepted接受；missed错过；understood理解；gained赢得.这是一个我几乎错过的教训，因为我忘记了要停下来看看就在自己眼前的美丽的事物，故选B项。 2
（2014届湖北省黄冈中学等三校高三11月联考）A flock of wild ducks were flying in formation, heading south for the winter. They formed a beautiful V in the sky, and were admired by everyone who saw them from below.
One day, Wally, one of the wild ducks in the formation, spotted something on the ground. It was a barnyard with a flock of _ 16 ducks who lived on the farm. They were waddling around on the ground, quacking merrily and eating _ 17 that was thrown on the ground for them every day. Wally liked what he saw. \he thought to himself. “And all this flying is very tiring. I'd like to just 18 around for a while.”
So after thinking it over a while, Wally left the formation of wild ducks, made a sharp __19 , and 20 for the barnyard. He landed _ 21 the tame ducks, and began to waddle around and quack 22 . He also started eating corn. The formation of wild ducks continued their journey South, but Wally didn't care. “I’ll __ 23 them when they come back North in a few months,” he said to himself.
Several months went by and __24 enough, Wally looked up and spotted the flock of wild ducks in formation, heading north. They looked beautiful up there. And Wally was tired of the 25 . It was muddy and 26 he waddled, there was nothing but duck doo. “It's time to leave.” said Wally.
So Wally _ 27 his wings furiously and tried to get airborne. But he had gained some 28 from all his corn-eating, and he hadn't exercised his wings much either. He finally 29 the ground, but he was flying too _ 30 and slammed into the side of the barn. He fell to the ground with a thud and said to himself, “Oh, well, I’ll just wait until they fly __31 in a few months. Then I'll rejoin them and become a wild duck again.”
When the flock flew overhead once more, Wally again tried to 32 himself out of the barnyard. But he simply didn’t have the strength. Every winter and every spring, he saw his wild duck friends flying overhead, and they would 33 to him. But his attempts to leave
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were all 34 . Eventually Wally no longer paid any attention to the wild ducks flying overhead. He hardly even noticed them. He had 35 , become a barnyard duck. 16．A. tame B. ugly
C. beautiful D. wild 17．A. food B. grain
C. corn D. vegetable 18．A. rest B. waddle
C. walk D. fly 19．A. turn B. dive
C. land D. circle 20．A. hurried B. looked
C. left D. headed 21．A. between B. among
C. behind D. within 22．A. loudly B. sadly
C. merrily D. eagerly 23．A. see B. recognize
C. leave D. rejoin 24．A. strange B. lucky
C. sure D. natural 25．A. barnyard B. corn
C. waddling D. quacking 26．A. every day B. every time
C. everywhere D. nowhere 27．A. flapped B. spread
C. removed D. opened 28．A. strength B. skills
C. friends D. weight 29．A. got off B. got to
C. got up D. got back 30．A. slowly B. fast
C. high D. low 31．A. back B. south
C. north D. overhead 32．A. lift B. fly
C. struggle D. rise 33．A. call out B. come back
C. come over D. call back 34．A. in return B. in need
C. in vain D. in place 35．A. after all B. above all
C. therefore D. however
【文章大意】一群野鸭排着整齐的队形飞往南方过冬。他们在空中组成一个美丽的“V”字，
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地面上的人抬头仰望，无不赞叹。队伍中的野鸭沃利看到一群农场养的家鸭在摇摆着走来走去，欢快地嘎嘎叫着，啄食着人们每天撒在地上喂它们的谷物。也想享受悠闲的生活，于是脱离了鸭群。最终，沃利不再去关注那些头顶飞过的野鸭群，甚至对他们视而不见。他终究变成了一只家鸭。这个故事告诉我们“生于忧患，死于安乐”的道理。 16．A根据ducks who lived on the farm可知，是家养的鸭子，且根据第三段“the tame ducks”可知，用tame。tame驯服的；ugly丑陋的；beautiful漂亮的；wild野蛮的。故选A项。 17．C根据后面的 “to have some of that corn” 可知，撒在地上的是corn，grain谷物；corn玉米。故选C项。
18．B根据“They were waddling around on the ground...all this flying is very tiring”可知，Wally觉得长途飞行太累，想悠闲的在地上散步， waddle摇摇摆摆地走。故选B项。 19．B made a sharp ____ Wally是从空中俯冲而下，dive俯冲；circle盘旋。故选B项。 20．D head for前往，A匆忙；B寻找；C离开；D前往。故选D项。 21．B He landed _ the tame ducks他降落在家鸭之间，故选B项。 22．C根据第二段“quacking merrily”可知，用merrily，loudly大声地；sadly悲伤地；merrily开心地；eagerly急切地。故选C项。
23．D I’ll ____ them when they come back North in a few months等他们几个月后回来时，我再加入他们的队伍。recognize认出；rejoin重新加入。故选D项。 24．C几个月过去了，Wally确信地看着天空。故选C项。 25．A根据第三段“ for the barnyard”可知，Wally厌倦了场院里的生活，barnyard场院； waddling鸭子摇摆地走；quacking发出嘎嘎声。故选A项。
26．C Wally厌倦了场院里的生活，那里满是泥泞，所到之处都是鸭屎。故选C项。
27．A So Wally _ ___ his wings furiously Wally猛烈地拍打着翅膀，flapped拍打；spread伸展；removed移除；opened打开。故选A项。 28．D But he had gained some __ from all his corn-eating但是他已经长胖了，strength力量；skills技能；weight体重。故选D项。
29．A 根据but he was flying too可知，他飞起来了，got off离开；got to到达；got up起床；got back返回。故选A项。
30．D but he was flying too _ __ and slammed into the side of the barn但是飞的太低，突然撞在了谷仓的另一边上。故选D项。 31．B I'll just wait until they fly ___ in a few months根据前文可知，野鸭群往北飞了，Wally决定等到鸭群再往南飞时再归队。overhead在头顶上。故选B项。 32．A Wally again tried to _ __ himself out of the barnyard沃利再次想离开谷仓，lift举起，抬起；struggle挣扎。故选A项。 33．A they would ___ to him他们会向Wally叫喊，call out叫喊；come back回来；come over过来；call back回电话。故选A项。
34．C But his attempts to leave were all .但是他的尝试都是徒劳的。in return作为回报；in need需要；in vain徒劳；in place到位。故选C项。
35．A 他最终成了一只家鸭。after all毕竟，终究；above all最重要的是；therefore因此；however然而。故选A项。 3
(2014届黑龙江省双鸭山一中高三上学期期中) The new science of spending comes to a surprising conclusion .How we use our money may 16 as much or more than how much we’ve got it.
Money spent on experiences, rather than material goods, 17 more happiness. 第5页 共38页