1、.完形填空郑州市2018届高三上学期期中考试Do you know how discipline can help you achieve your goals? Do you know that discipline is important to _1_？ What is the power of discipline? How to become disciplined?You might think that many people are not selfdisciplined, _2_ Im going to prove to you that people in general
2、are disciplined, but _3_， in nonbeneficial ways. There are many people who smoke daily _4_ the fact that it is harmful and _5_ and it could kill them. Such people are disciplined at _6_ cigarettes and smoking. There are people who are disciplined at drinking lots of alcohol daily. Such people are di
3、sciplined at consuming alcohol. Do you _7_ where I am going with this?One of my friends who has a _8_ for running, and spends half an hour every single morning running. Whether it is snowing or raining, she has to run. This is the kind of _9_ discipline that you are supposed to _10_ and create in yo
4、ur life.Do you know someone who bought a book, but didnt finish _11_ it for some reason? Do you know someone who decided to improve his _12_ and start eating more vegetables and fruit, but after two weeks, he _13_？These are all examples of _14_ of discipline. If you are not disciplined，then you will
5、 have a hard time to get your _15_. As I mentioned in my book The ultimate guide to achieving your goals that you could know what you want, _16_ and take action, but if you are not selfdisciplined, you will _17_ give up.With discipline, you can start getting up early in the morning, exercise, and _1
6、8_ yourself of the nonbeneficial habits such as smoking and eating nonhealthy food. With discipline, you can change negative habits into positive habits. With discipline, you can join the gym and start working on having a _19_ body. Do you see what the _20_ of discipline can do?Always remember what
7、Jim Rohn said, “One discipline always leads to another discipline.”1. Awealth BsuccessCfortune Dhealth2. Afor BandCor Dbut3. Aunfortunately BunwillinglyCunnecessarily Dunexpectedly4. Abesides BdespiteCexcept Dwithout5. Acourageous BdisgustingCdangerous Dforbidden6. Aselling BbuyingCgetting Dconsumin
8、g7. Acare BseeCfeel Dmind8. Apassion BgiftCrespect Dreason9. Aformal BpositiveCnegative Dreligious10. Aform BlearnCfollow Dbelieve11. Areading BrecitingCanalyzing Dreviewing12. Aservice BdietCskill Dperformance13. Abroke down Bturned upCgave up Dset out14. Alack BgestureCsign Dsymbol15. Aattention B
9、orderCcredit Ddesire16. Aplan BlistenCask Dhope17. Aobviously BpracticallyClikely Dquickly18. Apersuade BinformCdeliver Dbreak19. Ahealthier BweakerCheavier Dclumsier20. Ademand BpowerCprinciple Dmeasure语篇解读这是一篇议论文。文章主要论述了自律的力量及其对人们的影响，作者呼吁人们做一个自律的人，改掉不良习惯，培养健康向上的生活习惯。1B【解析】考查名词辨析。wealth财富；success成功
10、；fortune命运；health健康。根据前一句“你知道自律如何帮助你实现你的目标吗？”可知，此处指自律对成功是很重要的。故选B。2D【解析】考查连词辨析。根据上文“你也许认为很多人的自律性不高”以及下文“我要证明给你看的是人们一般是有自律性的”可知，上下文之间存在转折关系。故选D。3A【解析】考查副词辨析。unfortunately不幸地；unwillingly不情愿地；unnecessarily没必要地；unexpectedly意外地。根据下文列举的吸烟、喝酒的例子可推知，此处指“不幸地是，这些都是不好的(nonbeneficial)例子”。故选A。4B【解析】考查介词辨析。beside
11、s除此之外(还有)；despite尽管；except除此之外；without没有。句意：尽管(despite)吸烟有害是一个事实，但是很多人每天都吸烟。故选B。5C【解析】考查形容词辨析。courageous勇敢的；disgusting恶心的；dangerous危险的；forbidden被禁止的。与前文harmful对应，表示“吸烟是有害和危险的(dangerous)”。故选C。6D【解析】考查动名词辨析。selling卖；buying买；getting得到；consuming消耗。句意：这些人在消耗香烟和吸烟方面是遵守规律的。另外根据后文的“Such people are disciplin
12、ed at consuming alcohol.”可知，此处应使用consume“消耗”。故选D。7B【解析】考查动词辨析。care关心；see看到；明白；feel感觉；mind介意。句意：你明白(see)我从哪里引用这点吗？故选B。8A【解析】考查名词辨析。passion激情；gift礼物；respect尊重；reason原因。根据下文的“Whether it is snowing or raining, she has to run.”可知，作者的一个朋友有每天晨跑的激情。故选A。9B【解析】考查形容词辨析。formal正式的；positive积极的；negative消极的；religio
13、us宗教的。此处与上文吸烟、喝酒不良习惯形成对比，这是一种积极的自律性。故选B。10C【解析】考查动词辨析。form形成；learn学习；follow遵循；believe相信。句意：这是一种在你的生活中，你应该遵循和创造的积极的自律性。故选C。11A【解析】考查动名词辨析。reading阅读；reciting背诵；analyzing分析；reviewing审查。句意：你知道有的人买了一本书，但是因为某种原因没有读完吗？故选A。12B【解析】考查名词辨析。service服务；diet饮食；skill技巧；performance表现。根据下文的 “start eating more vegetab
14、les and fruit”可知此处指改善自己的饮食。故选B。13C【解析】考查动词词组辨析。break down抛锚；turn up露面；give up放弃；set out 出发。句意：但是两周后，他就放弃了。故选C。14A【解析】考查名词辨析。lack缺乏；gesture姿势；sign符号；symbol象征。根据上文可知，列举的这些例子都是缺乏自律性的。故选A。15D【解析】考查名词辨析。attention注意；order顺序；credit信用；desire愿望。句意：如果你缺乏自律性，那么实现你的愿望将是很困难的。故选D。16A【解析】考查动词辨析。plan计划；listen听；ask问
15、；hope希望。句意：正像我在我的实现你的目标终极指南一书中提到的，你能知道你想要的、能计划并采取行动，但是如果你自律性不强，你将可能放弃。故选A。17C【解析】考查副词辨析。obviously显然地；practically实际上；likely可能；quickly快速地。句意：但是如果你的自律性不强，你将可能放弃。故选C。18D【解析】考查动词辨析。persuade劝说；inform通知；deliver传递；break打破，解除。句意：有自律，你就能够每天早上早起、锻炼，把你身上像吸烟和吃不健康食物的不好习惯打破。故选D。19A【解析】考查形容词辨析。healthier更健康的；weaker更
16、弱的；heavier更重的；clumsier更笨的。句意：有了自律性，你就能进入体育馆，开始为有一个更健康的身体而努力。故选A。20B【解析】考查名词辨析。demand要求；power力量；principle纪律；measure措施。句意：你看到自律的力量能做些什么了吗？故选B。.阅读理解AResearchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a strangers personality simply by looking at the persons shoes.
17、“Shoes convey useful information about their wearers，” the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality.Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style，cost，color and condition of someones shoes.In the study,63 University of Kansas resear
18、chers looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the studys participants.Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes，and then filled out a personality questionnaire.Some of the results were expected：People with higher incomes most commonly wore ex
19、pensive shoes，and flashier shoes were typically worn by outgoing people.However，some of the more specific results are strange enough.For example，“practical and functional” shoes were generally worn by more “pleasant” people，while ankle boots were more linked with “aggressive” personalities.The stran
20、gest of all may be that those who wore “uncomfortablelooking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities.And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take extreme care of them，you may suffer from “attachment anxiety”，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.There
21、 was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal(主张变革的) types wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoes.The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personalities，but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their fo
22、otwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities.1What does this text mainly tell us?AShoes can hide peoples real personalities.BShoes convey false information about the wearer.CPeoples personalities can be judged by their shoes.DPeople know little about their personalities.2The part
23、icipants were asked to _.Aprovide pictures of their shoesBlook at pictures of different shoesCdesign a personality questionnaireDhand in their commonly worn shoes3Which of the results is beyond peoples expectation?AWealthy people often wear expensive shoes.BPleasant people like wearing uncomfortable
24、 shoes.CAggressive people are likely to wear ankle boots.DFashion shoes are typically worn by outgoing people.4People suffering from “attachment anxiety” tend to _.Awear strange shoesBworry about their appearanceChave a calm characterDbecome a political leader语篇解读一项新的研究表明根据一个人的鞋子可以判断他的性格，甚至是陌生人的性格，准
25、确率能达到90%。研究人员指出有些研究成果是在意料之内的，而有些结果是出乎人们意料的。1C【解析】主旨大意题。本文是一篇调查报告，第一段提出了“Shoes convey useful information about their wearers”然后对调查活动进行了详细的介绍，最后一段通过“their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities”进一步印证主题，所以文章主要讲述的是人们所穿的鞋子能反映出人的性格。2A【解析】细节判断题。根据第二段中的“researchers looked at pict
26、ures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the studys participants”以及“Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes”可知参与调查的人们被要求提供他们鞋子的照片。3C【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“However，some of the more specific results are strange enough.For example，practical and functionalshoes
27、were generally worn by more pleasant people，while ankle boots were more linked with aggressive personalities.”可知穿高跟短靴的人更具有攻击性是出乎人们意料的。4B【解析】词义猜测题。根据文章的第三段中的“you may suffer from attachment anxiety，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.”可知，患有依恋焦虑症的人们，会更担心他们的外表
28、。B2019辽宁省五校协作高三联合模拟题It took multiple weddings for Christine Law to realize what she needed to do. In the summer of 2014, her schedule was packed with friends marriage celebrationsflowerfilled occasions that got her thinking, “Where do all the flowers go after the party？” More often than not, they we
29、re thrown away. Law was confident she could find a better use for them. By August, she had a plan: convince couples and companies hosting events to donate their flowers, which she would pick up and deliver within 48 hours to seniors across the city. She wanted to bring beauty into the lives of the e
30、lderly. She drew on her experience through being a volunteer in nonprofit institutions in order to set up her own organization, which she called Floranthropie. Not having enough bouquets (花束) for all 150 people of a health center, Law asked the staff to provide a list of patients who needed cheering
31、 up most, “The first woman I approached thought it was a mistake, and that the flowers couldnt possibly be for her，” says Law. “I said they were a gift, and we talked for a half hour.”In addition to health centers, Floranthropie focuses on community groups devoted to the elderly. Latitia Thlme is a
32、volunteer for Les Petits Fires, an organization that aims to help the elderly who dont have a support system. The group receives a dozen or so bouquets from Floranthropie monthly, and then redistributes them. “Our motto is flowers before bread，” says Thlme. “We dont focus on primary care, but rather
33、 on nourishing (滋养) the spirit. Floranthropie helps us do that. Its amazing what a big difference a small bouquet can make.”In the beginning, most of Floranthropies donations came through word of mouth. These days, Law receives messages from strangers via her organizations Facebook page and has conn
34、ected with corporations and flower wholesalers. Law hopes to expand Floranthropie nationally, but at this point is happy to be able to oversee each delivery personally.5What made Christine Law set up Floranthropie?AThe waste of flowers.BThe loneliness of seniors.CThe persuasion of other friends.DThe
35、 warm atmosphere of weddings.6What was the womans reaction to Christine Laws flowers?AShe was moved.BShe was excited.CShe was worried.DShe was surprised.7What can we infer about Floranthropie from Latitia Thlmes words?AIt should focus on primary care.BIt is benefiting more than the elderly.CIt is do
36、ing something of great importance.DIt should cooperate with more nonprofit institutions.8What is the best title for the text?AVolunteer Your TimeBDont Throw Flowers AwayCSpecial Delivery Makes Your DayDBrighten Seniors Lives With Flowers语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Christine Law把婚礼上用过的花送给老人们，为他们的生活增加美的享受，她的做法得
37、到了很多人的支持。5A【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Where do all the flowers go after the party？ More often than not, they were thrown away. Law was confident she could find a better use for them.”可知，婚礼上使用过的花束的浪费使Christine Law成立了Floranthropie这个机构，故选A。6D【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The first woman I approached thought it was a mistak
38、e, and that the flowers couldnt possibly be for her”可推知，当Christine Law给第一位女士送花时，她感到难以置信、相当惊讶，故选D。7C【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Floranthropie helps us do that. Its amazing what a big difference a small bouquet can make.”可推知，Latitia Thlme认为Floranthropie做的事产生了很大影响，故C项符合文意。8. D【解析】标题判断题。本文主要讲述了Christine Law为了不浪费婚
39、礼上用过的花，把花送给老人们，给他们的生活带来了美，故D项适合作文章标题。.理解七选五Secret codes(密码) keep messages private. Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer.People have used secret codes for thousands of years. _1_ Code breaking never lags(落后)far b
40、ehind code making. The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.There are three main types of cryptography. _2_ For example, the first letters of “My elephant eats too many eels” spell out the hidden message “Meet me”_3_ You might represent each letter with a number, for
41、 example. Lets number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message “Meet me” would read “13 5 5 20 13 5”A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book. _4_ For e
42、xample，“bridge” might stand for “meet” and “out” might stand for “me”The message “Bridge out” would actually mean “Meet me”. _5_However, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long. So codes must be changed frequently.AIt is very hard to break a code without the code book.BIn any language, s
43、ome letters are used more than others.COnly people who know the keyword can read the message.DAs long as there have been codes，people have tried to break them.EYou can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out.FWith a code book, you might write down words that would stand
44、for other words.GAnother way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，主要向读者介绍了几种类型的密码。1D【解析】根据空格后的“Code breaking never lags(落后)far behind code making.”及关键词breaking可知，D项“只要有密码的存在，人们就会试图破解它们”承上启下，符合语境。故选D。2E【解析】根据空格后的“the first letters of My elepha
45、nt eats too many eels spell out the hidden message Meet me”并结合选项可知，此处指可以利用每个单词的首字母来隐藏信息，E项是下文例子的概括，符合语境。故选E。3G【解析】根据空格后的“You might represent each letter with a number，for example.”，并结合下文内容可知，也可以使用代号来代表字母表中特定的字母，G项可以引起下文，符合语境，故选G。4F【解析】根据空格前的“you must have a code book”并结合空格后的“bridge might stand for m
46、eet”可知，空格处指的是密码本的作用，因此F项“使用密码本，你可以记录那些代表其他单词的单词”能够衔接上下文，符合语境。故选F。5A【解析】根据空格后的“However, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long.”可知，空格后的内容表示转折，由此结合选项可知，A项“如果没有密码本，人们很难破解密码”能够与下文内容相衔接，且A项中的“It is very hard”与下句中的“it is also hard”相照应。故选A。.短文改错Many years ago，when I was a teenager，I had a chan
47、ce attend the National Professional Dance Competition in Beijing.It is one of the nations biggest art event.Before the competition was started，I practiced very hard to improve each step，gradually，one and one.I forgot that it was to be tired and just thought that I had to win.Every dancer had to choo
48、se the number.Because I was too concentrated on practicing for my performance，when the judges called her number，that I didnt hear it.Eventually I heard it.I cannot describe how exciting I was.Although this first competition was a long time ago，I still clear remember it.【答案】Many years ago，when I was
49、a teenager，I had a chance attend the National Professional Dance Competition in Beijing.It is one of the nations biggest art .Before the competition started，I practiced very hard to improve each step，gradually，one one.I forgot it was to be tired and just thought that I had to win.Every dancer had to choose number.Because I was concentrated on practicing for my performance，when the judges called number, that I didnt hear it.Eventually I heard it.I cannot describe how I was.Although this first competition was a long time ago，I still remember it.
