(单词翻译:单击)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
To forgive may be great, but no one ever said it was easy. When someone has deeply ___1___you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your dislike. But forgiveness is possible -- and it can be surprisingly ___2___ to your physical and mental health.
People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more ___3___,and it can help people to feel more vital.
So how do you start the healing? Try following these steps:
Calm yourself. To ___4___ your anger, try a simple stress-management technique. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a ___5___ scene in nature, someone you love.
Don't wait for an ___6___. Many times the person who hurt you has no ___7___ of apologizing. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same way. So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be ___8___ an awfully long time. Keep in mind that forgiveness does not ___9___ mean peace with the person who upset you or understanding of his or her action.
Take the control away from your offender. ___10___ replaying your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded ___11___, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.
Try to see things from the other person's perspective. If you can ___12___ that person, you may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear -- even love. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from your ___13___ point of view.
Don't forget to ___14___ yourself. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge, but it can ___15___ you of your self-confidence if you don't do it.
1 A damaged B hit C hurt D destroyed
2 A harmful B beneficial C commercial D painful
3 A hopefulness B meaningfulness C sadness D sickness
4 A strengthen B produce C reduce D add
5 A strange B beautiful C small D big
6 A excuse B answer C explanation D apology
7 A intention B chance C choice D reason
8 A calling B waiting C dreaming D holding
9 A surprisingly B probably C readily D necessarily
10 A Mentally B Physically C Hurriedly D Rudely
11 A promises B feelings C words D methods
12 A help B fool C understand D entertain
13 A friend's B enemy's C lover's D offender's
14 A love B praise C forgive D please
15 A remind B excite C bring D rob
第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。There were two high mountains in front of an old man’s house. The old man, called Yu Gong, was nearly 90 years old. ___16___the two high mountains just in front of his house, his family and he had to walk a long way around the mountains ___17___they had something to do on the other side. One day, Yu Gong called all his family members together and said they must move the two mountains somewhere else for ___18___ (convenient). They had a debate___19___ (heat) and decided to do the work immediately. The next day, a man named Zhi Sou saw them working and tried to stop them, ___20___ (say), “You are silly! You’re so old and weak that you can’t even take away the grass and trees. ___21___ makes you think you can move the mountains? There is no way you will succeed.”
“___22___ is wrong for you to say so！” Yu Gong replied, “Look, my sons can continue my work after my death. When my sons die, my grandchildren will continue. So generation after generation, there is no end to ___23___ number of people who can do their part. ___24___, the mountains can’t grow any higher. Do you still think I can’t move them?”
Later, ___25___ (move) by Yu Gong, the God of the Heavens ordered another god to take the two big mountains away.
Ⅱ 阅读 (共两节, 满分50分)
第一节 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。
A
I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me. I was a new teacher, and I gave an honest account of the students' work. In Simon's case，the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting. But he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his abilities.
So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms (手掌心) were sweating. I was completely unprepared for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. Because of me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he loved me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had recently spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the self-respect I had developed in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned, for about half an hour，wondering what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without even knowing it？What I finally came to remember was one day, several months before，when some students were giving reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke quietly，and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the only one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the back of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, smiled more，and became happy. And it was all because he happened to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed praise was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most valuable lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came early and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
26. We can infer that when Simon’s mother entered the room, the writer felt _______.
A. satisfied
B. nervous
C. happy
D. surprised
27. Why did Simon’s mother come to visit her son’s teacher?
A. Because she worried about her son’s poor work.
B. Because she wanted to show her gratitude to the teacher.
C. Because Simon asked her to do so.
D. Because she wanted to know her son’s performance in the school.
28. The following words can be used to describe Simon before he met the writer EXCEPT _____.
A. unconfident
B. lonely
C. outgoing
D. clever
29. What the teacher said in paragraph 3 is intended to _______.
A. encourage Jeanne to speak louder
B. encourage Simon to work hard
C. ask Jeanne to convince Simon
D. tell the students that Simon was expert on that.
30. The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. tell the story of Simon
B. tell teachers how to be kind to students
C. advise the readers to be kind to others.
D. share a valuable lesson with readers.
B
Recently I have discovered it’s often easier for me to do something every day than to do it just some days. I post to my blog six days a week. I take notes every day. I write in my one-sentence journal every day. Many people have told me that they find it easier to exercise when they exercise every day. If I try to do something just four days a week, I spend a lot of time arguing with myself: Is today the day, or is it tomorrow, or the next day? Does the week start on Sunday or Monday?
If you do something every day, you tend to fall into a routine. Routine has a bad reputation for lacking excitement. It’s true that novelty and challenge bring happiness and that people who break their routines, try new things, and go to new places are happier, but I think that some routine activities also bring happiness. The pleasure of doing the same thing, in the same way, every day, shouldn’t be overlooked. By repeating, you can find happiness in activities like doing dishes or sweeping the floor as well as in your beloved morning coffee-and-news routines.
Two geniuses whom I know of also wrote about the power of doing something every day. Andy Warhol wrote, “Either once only, or every day. If you do something once it’s exciting, and if you do it every day it’s exciting. But if you do it, say, twice or just almost every day, it’s not good any more. ” Gertrude Stein made a similar point, “Anything one does every day is important and anywhere one lives is interesting and beautiful.”
So if there’s something that you wish you did more regularly, try doing it every day; if you do something every day, take great pleasure in it.
31. In the first paragraph, what does the author try to tell us?
A. It’s easier to do the same thing every day.
B. It’s important to do the same thing every day.
C. He has a good habit of following routines.
D. He enjoys the habit of following routines.
32. People usually tend to break their routines because they________.
A. hope to have a better reputation
B. would like to get rid of the old habit
C. want to have fun and excitement
D. are willing to face new challenges
33. Which of the following statements does Andy Warhol probably agree to?
A. Doing something that is exciting.
B. Doing something almost every day.
C. Doing something every day, not only once.
D. Doing something every day or only once.
34. The writer develops the passage mainly in the following ways EXCEPT ________.
A. giving examples
B. offering instructions
C. giving explanations
D. using quotations (引用)
35. Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. A Way To Form A Habit
B. Do Anything Every Day
C. Repeat Regularly
D. Power Of Everyday Repetition
C
Playing the piano may seem like nothing special to you, but what about playing it on fruits instead of piano keys? Lin Hai, a 24-year-old graduate, did exactly that, as he made an electronic board by himself. Wearing thick glasses and a simple T-shirt, Lin looks no different to other engineering students. But under his plain appearance lies a true geek（极客）heart.
When Lin was little, he loved disassembling things to look at how they work. Even though he often failed at putting them back together, his curiosity was never satisfied and he laid hands on everything, except computers. “My parents told me not to disassemble computers because they’re expensive, so I researched the software instead,” says Lin. When he went to university, Lin chose a subject that was related to engineering and programming.
Lin is a typical geek who often spends days in the laboratory inventing new things. His most successful invention is an electronic board he calls “Crazyer”, the one that turns bananas into piano keys. Lin’s Crazyer electronic board was inspired by a similar device built by two PhD students at MIT. Their device is called Makey Makey, which turns everyday objects into touchpads.
Having seen a video, Lin was so impressed by the device that he searched for its website in the hope of buying one. But he found it’s not for sale. For most people, the story would have ended there. But for Lin, it was about to begin: “Why not make my own Makey Makey?” he thought. So he studied the video and website, trying to figure out how it worked. “I found that the mechanism Makey Makey is based on what was similar to that of the electronic lock I built before.” says Lin.
From watching the video to building an electronic board and writing a program for it, Lin spent an entire month bringing Crazyer to life. His hard work paid off. With the money he earns from selling Crazyer, Lin can give back to society. Lin has helped many disabled people by building customized Crazyer boards for them. Another benefit is that the money he earns can support Lin in inventing new things. Lin’s geek spirit is always striving toward new goals.
36. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Lin has attractive appearance and wise head.
B. Lin made his invention on his own.
C. Lin is a little different from other engineering students.
D. Lin’s good at playing the piano.
37. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “disassemble”?
A. look through
B. search into
C. take apart
D. focus on
38. From the passage, we can know that________________.
A. “Crazyer” is the most successful invention in Lin’s school.
B. Lin got inspiration for inventing “Crazyer” from others.
C. “Crazyer” works in the same way as Makey Makey.
D. Lin copied the idea of two PhD students at MIT.
39. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Lin’s invention did good to himself as well as others.
B. Lin made a lot of money from selling his invention.
C. Lin will stop inventing new things in the future.
D. Lin’s invention “Crazyer” is designed for disabled people.
40. Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. No pains, no gains.
B. Once a geek, always a geek.
C. Great minds think alike.
D. Geek spirit brings great benefits.
D
Ask most people anywhere in the world what they want out of life and the reply will probably be: “to be happy.” Ed Deiner, an American psychology professor, has spent his whole professional life studying what makes people happy, comparing levels of happiness between cultures and trying to find out exactly why we enjoy ourselves.
Many people would say that this question does not need an answer. But Professor Deiner has one anyway. “If you're a cheerful, happy person, your marriage is more likely to last, and you're more likely to make money and be successful at your job. On average, happy people have stronger immune systems, and there is some evidence that they live longer.”
So who are the world's happiest people? It depends on how the word is defined. There is individual happiness, the sense of joy we get when we do something we like. But there is also the feeling of satisfaction we get when we know that others respect us and approve of how we behave. According to Professor Deiner, the Western world pursues individual happiness while Asia prefers mutual satisfaction.
“In the West, the individualistic culture means that your mood matters much more than it does in the East. People ask themselves if they are doing what is fun or interesting. They become unhappy when they can't do any of these things. If you ask people from Japan or China if they are happy, they tend to look at what has gone wrong in their lives. If not much has gone wrong, then they are satisfied.”
People from Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries had the happiest culture, Professor Deiner found. “The biggest cultural difference is to do with pride and shame. Hispanic (西班牙语言的) cultures report much more pride and much less shame than others.”
Income also made a big difference to people's happiness, but only at the lowest levels. Average income earners in the US were much happier than people in poverty. But millionaires were only a little bit happier than people on average incomes. It seems that money makes us happy when we have enough to feel secure.
41. According to the passage, happy people enjoy the following benefits EXCEPT ________.
A. a long marriage
B. better health
C. profession success
D. respect from others
42. In Professor Deiner’s opinion, ________.
A. Asians focus more on others’ respect and approval than westerners
B. Westerners care more about mutual satisfaction than Asians
C. Asians have a culture to enjoy individual happiness
D. Westerners value individual happiness as much as mutual satisfaction
43. What can be inferred from the fifth paragraph?
A. Hispanic cultures lay stress on pride and shame.
B. Spanish people take too much pride in themselves.
C. Attitude towards pride and shame results in Spanish happiness.
D. If you are from Spain, you are the happiest.
44. In the last paragraph, the author seems to tell us ________.
A. Poor people enjoy the same happiness as millionaires.
B. the higher income one gets, the happier life he lives
C. Enough money can make us feel safe and happy
D. Average income earners live the happiest life
45. The passage mainly discusses________.
A. cultural differences in happiness
B. reasons for happiness
C. the happiest culture
D. benefits of happiness
第二节 信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息，请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先请阅读下列某实习编辑从美国著名的书评杂志中整理出来的畅销书推介信息：
A.Dr. Phil McGraw lists seven reasons other diets often fail people, including hunger, impracticality and disappointing results. Then, he handles each of these roadblocks by applying the latest theories. In this diet, readers will start by eating only 20 key ingredients, called the “20/20 Foods,” which may help you feel full. This book explains why you haven't been able to lose the weight before, and enables you to finally reach your goal.
B.Losing weight isn't as simple as diet and exercise. It's important to deal with the other factors as environmental control, and with your thoughts and feelings in order to heal and retrain your brain. There are lots of mental and emotional aspects that contribute to obesity and weight-loss will never happen or last long if you don't focus on all the elements that he presents here.
C.With more than 100 fantastic recipes that abound with flavor and are especially nutritious, this cookbook is an essential tool to get results and free yourself from your problems with weight -- forever. Your whole family can benefit from a new, healthier way of eating by enjoying delicious dishes like Banana Cream Pie.
D.Dr. McGraw provides exercises and questionnaires to help you make major much-needed and long-put-off changes in your life. With a series of easy-to-do self-tests, the workbook will enable you to confront your problems, identify the causes, and start working toward permanent solutions. Besides, the book allows you to adapt his strategies to your own personal needs.
E.Dr. Phil tells people who are dissatisfied with their love lives to stop making excuses and start taking action. You deserve a committed relationship, and it is within your control to have the one you want, but you need to determine what you want in a partner. Dr. Phil shows you how to assess the state of your union and take your relationship to a deeper level.
F.A workbook to help apply his strategies for change to the relationships between couples. Dr. Phil provides questions, exercises and self-tests that will enable couples in even the most troubled relationships to get their love lives back on track.
以下是书评人或读者的阅读体会和评论，请匹配对应的书籍。
46. A few years ago, our marriage of 20+ years began to go to a deadlock and there was no intimacy, no communication, no passion. Dr. McGraw’s book helped me to focus on my own situation and to change it. It's amazing how one person can affect the entire marriage, as he suggests! Dr. McGraw's advice is sensible, practical, true, and it works.
47. I think the title says it all. As Dr Phil says, dating is a game and we need the best strategy. I used to go in full force, leaving nothing a mystery. WRONG! What I needed was confidence in myself. Dr Phil has set me on a path towards partnership. And in the process, I came to feel so much better about myself.
48. This is the top one of many different diet books that identifies the foods your body needs to "fuel" itself properly . As you would expect, there is a lot of advice on how to deal with hunger, boredom, and temptations. It’s informative and easy to follow. After reading this book, I shy away from less healthy foods.
49. Dr. Phil's fresh & frank approach to getting your life straight is no less than life-changing. If you can get past your own theory of having a pretty good handle on life and opening your mind a little, I guarantee you'll realize what a fantastic tool this book really is. Adapting these laws in the book to your life and using them correctly will save you from future failure.
50. The recipes are GREAT--my family LOVED the banana creme pie!!! His advice makes sense, he has helped many people lose the weight they have carried for many years. His plan is easy to follow. That’s why I bought his new cookbook. I highly recommend anything that Dr Phil puts out!!
Ⅲ 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节：基础写作 （共1小题，满分15分）
高三年级举办了一次讨论会，请你将活动情况写成一篇英文报道。
【写作内容】
活动时间 上周五
活动地点 学校报告厅
讨论主题 “未来会是怎样的？”
参与对象 高三年级学生
讨论内容 乐观派 未来随着科技的发展，交通更方便；人类会过上更高质量的生活，寿命更长。
悲观派 未来自然资源更少，耕地更少；环境污染更严重，交通事故更多。
学生感受 当务之急是采取措施保护自然资源，减少环境污染。
参考词汇：悲观的pessimistic
【写作要求】
只能用5个句子表达全部内容。
【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文
Chinese city bans Christmas celebrations in schools
In recent decades, celebrating Christmas has become trendy among young Chinese, who see the Christian festival as a merry time to shop, party and dine with their friends and significant others. Meanwhile, supporters of traditional Chinese culture have warned against cultural invasion since young people are more willing to celebrate Western festivals than Chinese traditional ones.
Therefore, Schools of Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province banned Christmas celebrations this year, which is meant to guide schools in stressing the importance of China's traditional festivals.
"No middle school, primary school or kindergarten may hold any Christmas-themed activity or celebration," according to the notice issued by the city's educational authority, adding that the rule should be enforced strictly.
The purpose of the Christmas ban is not to abandon all Western festivals, but to change the schools' obsession(热衷于) with Western festivals at the expense of Chinese ones, said Zheng Shangzhong of the city's educational bureau. “Schools have more of a responsibility to tell children the meaning of traditional festivals such as the Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Lunar New Year,” he said. He also worried that Chinese traditional festivals and culture were fading away as more Chinese accept and worship Western traditions.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30个词概况短文的要点；
2. 然后以约120个词就“中国学生应不应该过西方圣诞节”这个话题发表你的看法，内容包括：
（1）你认为是否应该禁止中国学生过西方圣诞节；
（2）你或你周围的同学过圣诞节吗？请说明理由；
（3）我们应该如何看待中国的传统节日和西方的节日。
【写作要求】
1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校的名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
惠州市2015届高三第三次调研考试英语试题答案
完形填空：
1—5 CBACB 6—10 DABDA 11—15 BCDCD
语法填空：
16.With 17. whenever/when/if 18. convenience 19. heatedly 20. saying
21. What 22. It 23.the 24.However 25. moved
(单词拼写错误、大小写未区分不给分)
阅读理解
26—30 BBCAD 31—35 ACDBD 36—40 BCBAD 41—45 DACCB
信息匹配
46—50 FEADC
基础写作：（One possible version）
①Last Friday, a discussion on the theme “What will the future be like?”was held among students in Senior Three in the lecture hall of our school. ②Some students are quite optimistic, believing that in the future, with the development of science and technology, transportation will be more convenient and human beings, who enjoy higher quality of life, will live much longer. ③However, other students, who are a little pessimistic, hold that in the future as natural resources further decreases, farmland will become less. ④What’s worse, pollution will be more serious and more traffic accidents will happen. ⑤After the discussion, we realize we should take immediate measures to protect natural resources and reduce environmental pollution.
读写任务：（One possible version）
With the growing popularity of Christmas celebrations among young people in China, schools of Wenzhou have banned Christmas celebrations of any form to stress the importance of traditional Chinese festivals.
From my perspective, there is no need to reject Christmas celebrations, as it is just a merry holiday when people get together and have fun with each other like our spring festival.
As for me and my friends, we are all fond of celebrating Christmas. We can express our love and gratitude to our beloved ones by calling or texting them with best wishes. Meanwhile, exchanging small gifts and giving wonderful performances in school can contribute to a harmonious atmosphere to relax ourselves from the stressful study as well as strengthen our friendship. More importantly, we have more opportunities to get to know various cultures and customs of foreign countries. To some extent, more cultural exchanges can be promoted and more cultural differences can be reduced as well.
Though it has become a trend for Chinese young people to observe western festivals in various ways, we shouldn’t go too far or do something crazy about them but come to understand their real origins or meanings. In the meantime, as Chinese, we should stick to the culture of our nation and treasure our traditional festivals. Therefore, I advocate that we should know more about the significance of the traditional festivals and make it a law to celebrate them.
