I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can slightly 5the brightness of sunshine and what c 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight (货运)yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can slightly 5the brightness of sunshine and what colour red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but 6 can do strange things to people.

It 7to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been 8 . I believe in life now. I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so 9，otherwise. I don't mean that I would pre?fer to go without my 10 . I simply mean that the loss of them made me 11 more what I had.

Life, I believe, asks a continuous series of12 to reality. The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments, the more 13 his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never easy. The hardest 14 I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was 15 . If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have 16 and become a chair rocker on the front porch (门廊)for the rest of my life.

It took me years to discover and 17 this belief. It had to start with the most elementary things. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was 18 at me and I was hurt. "I can't use this," I said. " 19 it with you，，， he urged me, "and roll it around. ，， The words stuck in my head. " Roll it around!" By rolling the ball I could hear 20 it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought 21 ； playing baseball. At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a successful variation of 22 . We called it ground ball.

All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to learn my 23 It was no good to try for something I knew at the start that was wildly out of reach because that only invited the bitterness of24 . I would fail sometimes anyway but on average I made progress.

5.A. forget B. see

C. ignore D. remember

6. A. happiness B. fortune
C. misfortune D. wealth

7. A. occurred B. happened
C. agreed D. applied

8. A. clever B. blind
C. foolish D. lucky

9. A. hardly B. quickly
C. roughly D. deeply

10. A. hands B. arms

C. eyes D. legs

11. A. appreciate B. arrive

C. believe D. accept

12. A. employments B. investments
C. settlements D. adjustments

13. A. meaningful B. painful
C. fearful D. careful

14. A. pleasure B. lesson
C. enjoyment D. trouble

15. A. unnecessary B. horrible
C. unpractical D. essential

16. A. broken out B. broken through
C. broken down D. broken off

17. A. strengthen B. weaken
C. shorten D. darken

18. A. smiling B. laughing
C. wondering D. glaring

19. A. Bring B. Borrow
C. Take D. Lend

20. A. where B. when
C. why D. how

21. A. possible B. potential
C. probable D. impossible

22. A. basketball B. baseball
C. football D. volleyballl

23. A. conversations B. limitations
C. congratulations D. educations

24. A, achievement B. process
C. success D. failure

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了作者在四岁时因一

次意外而失明，但作者并没有灰心丧气而是努力寻找自身不足并及时做出调整，重新对生活充满了热爱，也实现了很多个目标，取得了进步。

D forget忘记；see看见，明白；ignore忽视，不理睬；re?member 记得，记起。句意："我"只是依稀记得阳光的明媚和红色的样子。

C happiness幸福，快乐；fortune财富，命运,运气；misfor-Ume不幸，灾难；wealth财富，富有。句意：重见光明很好，但是不幸却能给人们带来各种稀奇古怪的事

情。

A "It occurs/occurred to sb that..."是个固定句型，意为"某人突然想到……"。句意：某一天"我"突然想到，如果"我"没有失明可能还不能像现在这样热爱生活。

B clever聪明的，机灵的、熟练的；blind盲目的，瞎的； foolish愚S的，傻的;lucky幸运的。句意参考上题。

D hardly几乎不；quickly迅速地，很快地；roughly粗糙地，概略地；deeply深刻地，浓浓地。句意：否则"我"不确信"我" 会如此深深地相信生活。

C 根据下一题前面的the loss of them和语境可知，此处的them应该是代指eyes,故选择C项。

A appreciate欣赏，感激，重视；arrive到达；believe信任，料想；accept接受，承认。句意："我"的意思是，正是眼睛的缺失才使得"我"更加重视（珍惜）"我"此刻拥有的。

D employment使用，雇佣；investment投资项目；settle?ment 定居点，殖民地；adjustment调整。根据下一题前面的these adjustments和语境可知，应选择D项。

A meaningful有意义的，意味深长的；painful痛苦的，令人不快的；fearful可怕的，担心的；careful细致的，细心的。句意：一个人越充分准备做出这样的调整，他的个人世界就会变得越有意义。故选择A项。

B pleasure愉快，快乐；lesson教训,课；enjoyment享受，乐趣；trouble麻烦，烦恼。由后面的"I had to learn..."和语境可知，应选择B项。

D unnecessary不必要的，多余的，无用的；horrible可怕的，极讨厌的；unpractical不切实际的，不实用的；essential基本的，必要的。句意:那(相信自己）是非常必要的。故选择D项。

C break out爆发；break through突破，突围；break down 分解，出故障，（身体、精神）垮掉；break off中断，突然中止。句意：如果"我"未能相信自己的话，"我"将会

垮掉了……。故选择C项。

A strengthen加强，巩固；weaken减少，使变弱；shorten 縮短，减少；darken使变暗，使模糊。句意："我"花了多年的时间才发现并强化这种信念。故选择A项。

B smile at sb对着某人微笑；laugh at sb嘲笑某人；glare at sb怒视某人。根据后面的"I was hurt."和语境可知，应选择B项。

C bring带来；borrow ft As take拿走；lend借出。句意：他催促"我"说，你拿走吧。

A句意：……"我"可以听到它（棒球）滚到哪里。故选A。

D possible可能的；potential潜在的；probable很可能的； impossible不可能的。句意：这让"我"知道了如何实现"我" 原以为不可能的目标。

B根据上下文语境可知，应选择B项。

B conversation会话，交谈；limitation局限性，限制；con?gratulation 祝贺，恭喜,education教育，学历。句意："我" 必须知晓"我"自己的局限性。故选择B项。

D achievement完成，成就,成绩；process过程，程序； success成功；failure失败。句意：……因为那只会带来失败的苦楚。故选择D项。

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I.阅读理解

A [2015 .四川新津中学高三一诊] Moral science is taught as a subject in most schools but with little effect. Perhaps part of the problem lies in the fact that morality is not a science, strictly speaking. It is too much of a social phenomenon, and also has too much of the personal and subjective things mixed within. Besides, morali?ty itself changes with generations. So it is impossible to be defined in a textbook.

I remember sitting through forty minutes of moral les?sons, which told stories about little children who never told lies and were rewarded for their goodness. It had little effect and left no impression on me, though.

If moral science has to be taught as a subject in schools, it needs a participatory(参与其中的)approach. When you tell a child about morals, you also have to deal with social norms(规范)and cultural differences. You have to explain that morality can be subjective, and be able to coexist in soci?ety. You will probably have to refer to the morals of the pres?ent time.

The best way to tell a child how to live is to show him or her what is valued. If a child likes his or her friends, you have to make the child think about why. Once the child no?tices and recognizes goodness in others, he or she is likely to develop it as well.

In fact, children learn most of their morals by watching people around them. They absorb behaviour patterns from teachers and older students. They watch to see what is re?warded and who is punished. They learn on the sports field and through social work. Moral science lessons should simply consist of letting them live and interact, and watch you sup?port correct values and reward good behaviour.

1. Which is NOT the reason why moral science is taught in schools but with little effect?

A. Morality doesn't strictly belong to a science.

B. Morality is more like a social phenomenon.

C. Morality can't be written down in textbooks.

D. Different generations have different moral ideas.

2. The author describes his own experience of having moral lessons in order to •

A. explain that telling lies is not moral for little children

B. advise that people should be rewarded for their good?ness

C. show that he has no opinions about moral science

D. prove that moral lessons in schools have little effect

3. When you tell a child about morals ， you should

A. teach him or her to share personal moral ideas with others

B. tell him or her about social norms and cultural differ?ences

C. explain that nobody can influence his or her moral ide?as

D. say that the present morals are likely to be changed

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A. The influence of people's behaviour on morals.

B. The value of teachers' setting a good example.

C. The best way of teaching children about morals.

D. The importance of rewarding good behaviour.

I.阅读理解

A [2015 •河南信阳高级中学高三第六次大考]

When Louisa Ball takes a nap, she sleeps for days on end, and no amount of shaking can fully wake her up. The British girl has a rare condition called Sleeping Beauty syn?drome. Doctors don't know what causes it or how to cure it― only know that it strikes teenagers and goes away by itself af?ter 8 to 12 years.

Louisa's mum, Lottie, told NBC Nexvs that the girl had flu-like symptoms just over a year ago. Shortly afterwards, she had her first period of long sleeping.

She was eventually diagnosed with Kleine-Levin syn?drome, whose victims worldwide may number no more than 1,000. The victims live normally for weeks or months at a time, with normal sleep patterns and normal energy levels. Then, with little warning, they'll go to sleep for days or weeks at a time. So far, Louisa's longest period in bed has been 13 days. Victims will wake briefly, but be disoriented and not fully awake. Louisa's parents force her awake so she can use the bathroom and eat.

Now, Louisa's friends can tell when a period is coming on. She stops talking and she may be annoyed easily. That's when she knows she has to get home to her bed. Louisa has slept through family vacations, the dance recitals she loves to perform in, and school tests. Now it becomes increasingly difficult to catch up on the missed schoolwork.

But just as doctors don't know the cause, they also don't know why it ends as mysteriously as it begins. The illness is unrelated to narcolepsy (嗜睡症)，whose victims are con?stantly tired and drop off for brief periods of sleep at any?time.

It's so dramatic that some people have accused Louisa of making the false symptoms to get attention. Her father, Richard, thinks that's absurd.

1. The underlined word "disoriented " in the third paragraph
probably means "__________ ".

A. embarrassed B. disappointed

C. confused D, happy

2. We can learn from the passage that_____________ .

A. doctors have found the cure for Sleeping Beauty syn?drome

B.some people don't believe in the truth of \ Louisa's symptoms

C. Kleine-Levin syndrome has no effect on Louisa's study

and life

D. the narcolepsy victims sleep longer than those with Kleine-Levin syndrome

3. What can we learn about Louisa?

A. Louisa is fond of dancing.

B.Louisa can still manage finish her schoolwork without difficulty.

C.Louisa is a British girl who likes sleeping.

D.Louisa's longest sleeping period is 8 years.

4. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. What is narcolepsy

B. How Louisa overcame the difficulty

C. Rare illness turns a girl into a "Sleeping Beauty"

D. The latest research on Kleine-Levin syndrome

B [2015 .江西新余一中高三三模] People aren't walking any more―if they can figure out a

way to avoid it.

I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn't in any hurry, either.I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness:motorosis.

It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(免疫的)，for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as a good day's walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced―and beat―a teenage foot?ball player the 168 steps up the Statue of Liberty.

Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physi?cian* Sir Adolphe Abrahams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exer?cise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise―the most familiar and natural of all.

It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flow?ers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.

The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don't dare to approach nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.

I say that the green of forests is the mind's best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.

4. What was life like when the author was young?

A. People often walked 25 miles a day.

B. People usually went around on foot.

C. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.

D. People considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.

5. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that___________ .

A. middle-aged people like getting back to nature

B. people need regular exercise to keep fit

C. walking in nature helps enrich one's mind

D. going on foot prevents heart disease

6. What is compared to "a steel river" in Paragraph 6?

A. A ray of traffic light. B. A queue of cars.

C. A flash of lightning. D. A stream of people.

7.What is the author's intention of writing this passage?

A. To encourage people to return to walking.

B. To recommend people to give up driving.

C. To advise people to do outdoor activities.

D. To tell people to reflect more on life.

Ⅱ.阅读七选五[2015 •辽宁重点中学协作体高考模拟]

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。

Smart phone stress： Are you a victim of "always on" cul?ture?

You're on holiday but secretly check your work e-mails the moment you wake up. You get anxious if there's no Wi-Fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. 5 And you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you're not there. These are the typical signs of "always on" stress caused by smartphone addiction.

Work-life balance

Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh developed an app named Moment to monitor his usage of his phone. The app enables users to see how much time they're spending on the device and set up warnings if self-controlled usage limits are offended. 6 "Some time on your phone, some time off it, enjoying your loving family and friends around you."

"Always stressed"

7 You're not giving your body time to recover, so you're always stressed. And the more tired and stressed we get, the more mistakes we make. 8 The fact that we can stay connected to the workplace wherever we are in the world is feeding deep-rooted insecurities.

Slowdown in decision

We now consume media for more hours than we sleep. 9 It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many are becoming less productive because they're flooded by it all and feel they can never escape the office.

A.Moment's goal is to promote balance in your life.

B.You get excited if you receive a text message or an e-mail

from a friend.

C.This is leading to a sort of slowdown in decision and it is creating more stress in the workplace.

D.The negative impact of "always on" culture is that your mind is never resting.

E.Physical and mental health therefore can suffer.

F. Mobile phone companies argue that mobile connectivity is beneficial.

G. You are nervous if your phone is getting low on power.

The music industry is never short of teenage pop stars with wonderful looks, 25. _____ it doesn't often find one like the US singer Taylor Swift. "Beneath Taylor Swift's not-a-girl, not-yet-a-woman sweetness hides a very 26. ____________________ (skill) songwriting technique(技巧)，，，writes Leah Greenblatt with Entertainment Weekly.

"Songwriting ，" the country singer explains ， " is how I deal with problems. I am used to 27. ______ (write) about things that really influence me most. ，， So in her songs, there is always 28. ______ true and honest. They seem like stories from 29._____ diary and that certainly helps Swift attract her audience.

She 30. ________ (sell) more than 13 million copies worldwide of her first two albums, 2006's self-titled debut(首张专辑）and 2008's Fearless. She's the youngest artist ever to 31. _____ (name) Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards. Not surprisingly, there were great expectations for her third album,Speak Novu, 32. ___________ came out late last month,

where she again returned 33. ______ her own life for material. "The 14 songs are all about the last two years."when life was a little bit bigger and 34.___ (crazy) ,"says Swift. "So I've written about the lessons and confusion and heartbreak and all the different things that go along with being 18， 19 and 20.

The historic centre of Vienna has been added to UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list. Thus, St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Imperial Palace and many oth?er historic buildings are now recognized as being among the 700 outstanding cultural and natural monuments of mankind―others include the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, the historic centre of Rome, the Kremlin with the Red Square, the Chinese Wall, the Taj Mahal and the Grand Canyon.

Vienna's historic centre, in its unity, is considered one of the most beautiful city landmarks in Europe. Three eras left their mark on the former residence of the Habsburgs ： the Middle Ages with Gothic St. Stephen's Cathedral whose spire points towards heaven, one of Vienna's landmarks; the Baroque whose most important achievement is the Imperial Palace with its sumptuous cupolas (奢华的圆顶)；the Ring Boulevard era of the late nineteenth century, when such splendid buildings as the Vienna State Opera and the Museum of Fine Arts were built to replace the former city walls.

The imperial flair of the centre of Vienna is en?hanced (加强)by numerous churches, mansions and parks, as well as by rich art collections gathered by wealthy rulers. And the centuries-old musical tradition ranges from the Court Chapel of the Imperial Palace to Mozart's immortal (不朽的)music and the waltzes of Johann Strauss. Also inseperably linked to the centre of the city are the delights of Viennese cuisine, the gemiitlichkeit of Viennese coffeehouses and nostalgic shopping at former purveyors (伙食承办商)to the im?perial court.

5. Which of the following is not mentioned as cultural and natural monuments of mankind?

A.The Taj Mahal.

B.The Pyramid Fields.

C.The Kremlin with the Red Square.

D.The Court Chapel.

6.The second paragraph is developed mainly by .

A.following the order of place

B.providing examples

C.making comparisons

D.analyzing causes

7.What do the underlined words "imperial flair" in the last paragraph mean?

A. Culture atmosphere. B. Art style.

C. Royal style. D. Royal palace.

8.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The universal value of the world heritage in Vi?enna.

B.Vienna's becoming one of the cultural and natu?ral monuments of mankind.

C.The introduction of the historic centre of Vienna.

D.The special culture atmosphere of the historic centre of Vienna.

Like any good mother, when Karen finds out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mummy's tummy.

The pregnancy progresses normally for Karen. But complications arise during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With siren howling in the night, the ambulance rushes the in?fant to the intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital.

The little girl gets worse. The doctor tells the parents, "There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst. Karen and her husband have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby―now they plan a funeral.

Michael keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister. "I want to sing to her," he says. But kids are never allowed in ICU. However, Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not. "If he doesn't see his sister now, he may never see her alive. " She dresses him in an oversized scrub suit and marches him into ICU. The head nurse recognizes him as a child and bellows, "Get that kid out of here now！" The mother, the usually mild-mannered lady glares steel-eyed into the head nurse's face, her lips a firm line, "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister ！" Ka?ren tows Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing.

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine; you make me happy when skies are gray. ，， Instantly the ba?by girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady.

"You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away. ，， The ragged? strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten's purr.

Keep on singing, Michael. Tears conquer the face of the bossy head nurse as well as Karen.

Funeral plans are scrapped. The next day―the very next day — the little girl is well enough to go home ！

NEVER GIVE UP THE ONE WE LOVE!

1. How did Michael feel when he knew that he was go?ing to have a sister?

A. Indifferent. B. Worried.

C. Expectant. D. Disappointed.

2. The doctor recommended the family .

A. get ready for the worst result

B. wait for the hope in the near future

C. prepare much more money for the infant

D. prepare for another chance in other hospitals

3. The underlined word in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by " ".

A.points B. yells

C.whispers D. ignores

4. What happened when Michael sang to his little sister?

A. The little baby responded to his song and woke up immediately.

B. The baby heard the song and burst into tears.

C. The baby's physical signs disappeared eventually.

D. The baby recovered from the dangerous state of coma gradually.

Ⅲ. 语法填空[2015 •广东肇庆第二次统一检测]

阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Umbrella is what we easily forget and leave behind in our daily life. When the weather is fine, we certainly don't think of it; only when it's raining, we'll carry it purposefully. But as soon as the rain stops, most likely we'll forget 10. we've put it. It has to wait patiently and pitifully for

11._____ owner to claim it, otherwise it'll remain alone as a deserted umbrella.

Once I suddenly found my long-time 12.____(use) umbrella "disappeared". I really got lost and regretted quite some time 13._____ my own carelessness.

Several days later, out of my 14._____(expect) ， I saw it quietly stand in a corner of the house where I worked. I was extremely glad to regain it. Looking carefully at it,though it was so familiar 15.________me,Ifoundforthefirsttimeitswoodehandle 16.______(wear)out as a result of repeated rain-wash for years. I sought for it only when I needed it. It occurred to me that I should have paid

17. _________ (much) attention to it.

It sets me thinking. Around us there are always people giving us support in silence just like 18. umbrella that protects us from the rain or any wretched weather. Will you think of those individuals 19._____have helped you get through difficulty when you are leading a comfortable life?

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