广东省连州市连州中学高三英语模拟操练61-70 课件

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　　This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire 31 ______ new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was 32____________

　　(happy) hammering dents(凹痕) into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, and hammered the little boy’s hands into pulp(果浆汁) 33 _________ punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

　　his

　　happily

　　as

　　34____________________the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to cut the fingers from 35 ______ the boy’s hands. When the boy woke up from the operation and saw his 36 ______ (bandage) stubs(断肢), he innocently said, “Daddy, I’m sorry about your truck.” Then he asked, “37________

　　when are my fingers going to grow back?”

　　The father went home and committed suicide.

　　Although/Though

　　both

　　bandaged

　　but

　　Think about this story 38 ________ next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think first 39________you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can

　　40____________ (repair). Broken bones and hurt feelings often can’t. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

　　the

　　before

　　be repaired

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　　Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa who was suffering from 31 ______ rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion

　　32_______her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously(奇迹般地) survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies(抗体) needed to fight the 33________

　　(ill).

　　a

　　from

　　illness

　　The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he 34 ________ (be) willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment 35 ______ taking a deep breath and saying, “Yes, I’ll do it 36________it can save Lisa.”

　　would be

　　before

　　if

　　37______ the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, 38 ___________ (see) the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked 39 ______ a trembling voice, “Will I start to die right away?”

　　Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give her 40 ________ his blood.

　　As

　　seeing

　　with

　　all

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　　Those who try hard to achieve things against all odds（劣势）are regarded as heroes. They are admired for their

　　31 ______________ (self), courage, high spirits and perseverance. No one better represents these qualities 32 _______ Hee Ah-Lee, 33 ______ 22-year-old Korean pianist, born with severe disabilities, 34 ___________ (include) only two fingers present on each hand, no legs below the kneecaps, and mild brain damage.

　　selflessness

　　than

　　a

　　including

　　When she was 7, her mother started her 35_____ the piano to train her hands, 36 _______ at the time couldn’t even hold a pencil. It is not hard to imagine 37 ________ diligent and persevered she had to be.

　　Her efforts 38 ____________ (pay) off. She has played in many solo-concerts along with playing with many well-known artists successfully and has won many contests. She even released an album. on

　　which

　　how

　　have paid

　　“Do not compare yourself to 39 ______. Try hard to become whatever you want to be.”

　　Hee Ah-Lee said.

　　What an incredible girl she is - a living and wonderful example to the rest of us who may not be so physically challenged! It is because of her contribution through her very existence 40 ______ our world has become a better place.

　　others

　　that

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　　Early last September, an eleven-year-old girl from Kamphaeng Phet, developed a high fever, a severe cough, and a sore throat. The family had fifteen chickens, which wandered freely beneath the plank floor, 31 ______the young girl often played and slept. Then, at the end of August, the chickens died. Within days the girl was also sick and sixteen hours 32 _________, she was dead.

　　where

　　later

　　Avian influenza is nothing new in Thailand, 33 ________anywhere else where poultry are raised. Vets often refer to it as the fowl plague, 34 _________ in one form or another the disease has killed millions of chickens, turkeys, and other birds over the years. But humans 35 ________(rare)became infected with this type of virus. 36 _________had happened fewer than a dozen times since 1959, and in each case the illness was mild.

　　or

　　because

　　rarely

　　It

　　37__________, the strain 38________ (kill) the girl from Kamphaeng Phet is different; in the past two years, it 39 ____________ (cause) the deaths of hundreds of millions of animals in nearly a dozen Asian countries. 40 ________ such virus has ever spread so quickly over such a wide geographical area.

　　However

　　killing

　　has caused

　　No

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　　Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry [31]________(notice) a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends [32]______ to his parents. “The door [33]________his room is always shut,” Joanna noted. noticed

　　than

　　to

　　Before age 11, children appreciate [34]________ (tell) their parents what’s on their minds. This completely changes during the ten years. They talk to their friends first, [35]________ maybe their teachers, and their parents last. telling

　　then

　　Parents [36]__________ know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. [37]___________(break) down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need [38]_________

　　(free), though young. [39]_________ thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a [40]________ (good) way to know them

　　who/that

　　To break

　　freedom

　　another

　　better

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　　As long as humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings [31]__________ (be) in the form of oral speech so far. When there is a language barrier, communication can be carried out [32]________ sign language in [33]________ motions stand for letters, words and ideas. Tourists and people [34]________ (able) to hear or speak have often had to turn [35]________ this form of expression.

　　has been

　　through

　　which

　　unable

　　to

　　Body language [36]__________ (send) ideas or thoughts is usually conducted by certain actions, [37]________meaningfully or not. A wink (使眼色) can be a way of showing that the person is only joking. A nod means agreement, [38]________ shaking the head indicates disagreement. sending

　　either

　　while

　　Other forms of language can be found in Braille—a reading system of raised dots read with the fingertips used by [39]________ blind, signal flags, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide and warn people. While language is the most common form of communication, [40]_______systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

　　the

　　other

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　　Do you always feel [31]________a hard job to express yourself in daily lives? Sometimes we are so influenced by the deeply rooted culture of conservatism (保守主义)—that means, we are too introvert (性格内向) to express our inner feelings. Even sometimes our heart has been so filled by [32]________ certain emotion, we are still controlling [33]___________ as not to leak out our “secret” from heart.

　　it

　　a

　　ourselves

　　We spare no effort to do this just [34]________ we are afraid of the “embarrassed moment”. [35]________ after this “say I love you affair” I began to know that the “embarrassed moment”, which has become the [36]________ (big) barricade (障碍) for most of us, is just our [37]__________ (imagine) enemy.

　　because

　　but

　　biggest

　　imaginary

　　[38]________ after you took this step can you realize what difference it can make. [39] ___________ (speak) out your inner feeling won’t make you feel ashamed, on the contrary, it [40]__________ (show) your honesty and the feeling brought by open up communicating is really great. We need to pick up our courage to express our feelings. It doesn’t really matter ­what it is, and even some brief words are enough to break ice and tear down walls.

　　Only

　　Speaking

　　shows

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　　In our life, we don’t have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones closest to us—the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now! While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world’s happiness. It not only brightens someone else’s world but brightens [31]________.

　　yours

　　If you’re feeling [32]________(leave) out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to [33]________. It may be just the medicine that you need. left

　　others

　　Of course, there are times [34]________ you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into silence — speak up the [35]________ (one) time you have the chance. I wonder if we[36]______ (have) no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a [37]________(good) job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?

　　when

　　first

　　had

　　better

　　[38]_______________ (thank) sets in motion a chain reaction that changes people all [39]________

　　us—including ourselves, for no one ever [40]_________________ (understand) the melody of a grateful heart. Its message is universal; its lyrics transcend（超越） all earthly barriers; its music touches the heavens.

　　thankfulness

　　around

　　misunderstands

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　　We often focus on what we want instead of what we have. [31]________doesn’t seem to make [32]________difference how much we have, and we just keep expanding our list of desires, which guarantees we will remain dissatisfied. The mind-set that says “I’ll be happy” when this desire is fulfilled is [33]________ same mind-set that will repeat itself once that desire [34]________ (meet).

　　It

　　any

　　the

　　is met

　　We want this or that. [35]________ we don't get what we want, we keep thinking about all [36]________we don't have and we remain dissatisfied. If we [37]________get what we want, we simply recreate the same thinking in our new circumstances. So, despite getting what we want, we still remain dissatisfied. Happiness can't be found when we are yearning [38]________new desires. If

　　that

　　do

　　for

　　Make a note of yourself to start thinking more about what you have [39]________ what you want. If you do, your life will start appearing much better than before. For perhaps the first time in your life, you'll know what it means to feel [40]_______ (satisfy).

　　than

　　satisfied

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　　Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he [31]________ (attend) gives him a credit that he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each [32]________ (last) for one term. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; [33]________attending university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each term.

　　attends

　　lasting

　　while

　　Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two terms each year. [34]________ is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move [35]__________one university and another during his degree course, [36]________this is not in fact done as a regular practice. It

　　between

　　though

　　Any student who is thought [37]_____________ (break) the rule, for example, by cheating, has to appear before a student court. With the large numbers of students, the [38]___________ (operate) of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A student [39]________ has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be helpful [40]________ him later in his job.

　　to have broken

　　operation

　　who

　　to