myself. I didn’t want to choose between my femininity（女性）and a good career. 51 I reminded myself that those 52 , the ones that say that math comes more naturally to men, are faulty.
Here’s a secret: math and science don’t go 53 to most people. No one was 54 born knowing calculus. A woman can learn anything a man can, but first she needs to know that she can do it, and that takes a leap of 55 . It also helps to have to have selective hearing.
36. A. difficulty 37. A. enjoyable 38. A. sign 39. A. Once 40. A. wrong 41. A. think
B. disadvantage B. humorous B. state
C. trouble C. simple
D. discomfort D. difficult
D. exhibit
C. mean
B. Where B. complete B. suggest
C. Although C. correct C. choose
D. Until D. missing D. decide
42. A. activities 43. A. extremely 44. A. pulled 45. A. design
B. possibilities B. simply B. led B. attend
C. characteristics D. abilities C. slightly C. knocked C. desert
D. normally D. pushed D. retake D. geography D. astonished D. attempting
46. A. chemistry 47. A. worried
B. engineering B. excited B. awaking B. boys
C. biology C. disturbed C. preventing
48. A. protecting 49. A. girls 50. A. afford 51. A. Also 52. A. studies 53. A. actively 54. A. never
C. students C. persuade
D. professors D. manage
B. encourage
B. But
C. Furthermore D. So
C. performances D. experiments C. actually C. even C. reality
D. gradually
B. explorations B. easily B. ever
D. often
D. faith
55. A. honesty B. knowledge
答案 36—40 BDCAC 41—45 ADBAD 46—50 BACBA 51—55 DABBD
Passage 22
(安徽省芜湖一中2010届高三英语第一次模拟)
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation． 36
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you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 37 down．But relaxation is 38 for a healthy mind and body．
Stress is a 39 part of everyday life and there is no way to 40 it．In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be．A 41 amount of stress is important to provide motivation（动机）and give 42 to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control 43 it can lead to poor performance and 44 health．
The amount of stress a person can bear 45 very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress, and such 46 are obviously chief material for managerial responsibilities．Others lose heart at first 47 of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress, in 48 form, we react both physically and mentally．In fact we make a choice between 49 and fight．And in more ancient days the choices made the 50 between life and death．The crises（危机）we meet today are 51 to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it requires the same response．It is when such a reaction ___52 long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes 53 . Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have established links with stress． 54 we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it．
So what do you think of 55 ? What is your way to deal with it? 36．A. When 37．A. slow
B. While B. calm
C. Once
D. As
D. turn
C. get C. useful C. hard C. avoid C．large
38．A. unnecessary 39．A. physical 40．A. tolerate 41．A．sure
B. satisfied B. natural B. solve
D. necessary
D. terrible D. accept D．great D．instruction D．how D．weak D．spends
B．certain B．resource B．why B．good
42．A．purpose 43．A．when 44．A．ill 45．A．insists
C．influence C．that C．strong C．calls
B．depends
46．A．patterns 47．A．glance
B．personalities B．view
C．situations D．characters
C．sight
D．impression
D．whenever
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48．A．whichever B．whatever C．however
49．A．peace
B．fright
C．pressure C．difference C．necessary
D．heaviness D．choice D．probable
50．A．decision 51．A．unlikely 52．A．continues 53．A．balanced 54．A．Unless 55．A. stress
B．promise B．likely B．lives
C．stands
D．lasts
B．injured B．Since
C．endangered D．changeable C．Because C. ways
D．As D．exposure
B. relaxation
答案 36-40 CADBC 41--45 BACAB 46-50 DCBBC 51-55 ADCBA
Passage 23
(北大附中2009届高三高考模拟)
Often, I wonder why people like Michael Jordan and O.J. Simpson are considered heroes. People will say that Jordan and Simpson are heroes because they are good 41 to young people. They are two incredibly gifted men who play their 42 sports with tremendous heart and determination. They have shown 43 nd personality at all times on and off the court and they’ve 44 millions of people. Mentioned as well will be that Jordan is basketball’s greatest player, and Simpson 45 among the greatest running backs in football history. However, the question remains, are they really heroes?
Perhaps Jordan is a hero because he has an incredible gambling 46 losing up to two million dollars per day. And he has repeatedly stated that 47 he is the National Basketball Association’s highest paid player in 1997 he will retire permanently.
For years O. J. Simpson was known as the “Greatest American Hero”. People of all ages 48 with him and idolized him. He was the greatest running back to ever play for the Buffalo Bills and became an instant movie star. 49 , it took two brutal murders, and a few 911 tapes to show the country 50 our hero really was. He is a wife beater and an accused murderer. 51 being acquitted（宣告无罪）for double murder, he has done nothing but attempt to 52 selling infomercials（商业广告片）.
Jordan and Simpson are not 53 r role models. They are past and present athletes who have used their 54 abilities to become national superstars. 55 people see Jordan slam the door and they wanted to be like him. This is 56 parents would tell their children that these athletes can be 57 for their exceptional talent in sports, but 48 they live their lives 59
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the court is what separates them from 60 heroes. 41. A. examples B. influences C. superstars D. athletes 42. A. various
B. popular
C. respective D. positive 43. A. professionalism B. independence C. courage D. character 44. A. directed B. educated C. astonished D. satisfied 45. A. lists B. ranks C. exists D. win 46. A. problem B. train C. notice D. result 47. A. until B. when C. unless D. before 48. A. played
B. talked
C. got along D. fell in love 49. A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise 50. A. what B. who C. that D. which 51. A. After
B. Although
C. Even if
D. As if
52. A. making money B. becoming famous C. enjoying himself D. getting help 53. A. stars B. heroes C. murders D. players 54. A. reasoning
B. creative
C. athletic D. financial 55. A. Hardworking B. Front-page C. Most D. Young 56. A. what B. how C. where D. why 57. A. required B. admired C. encouraged D. taught 58. A. how B. where C. when D. who 59. A. behind B. beyond C. on D. off 60. A. folk
B. local
C. real
D. battle
答案 36-40 BAAAA 41-45 ACADB 46-50 ACDCB 51-55 AABCD
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