江苏省淮阴中学2018届高三9月阶段测英语试题

around me. Life handed me a perfectly wrapped lesson that opened my eyes to the fact that through my suffering I had allowed myself to become blinded by my self-pity. The lesson presented itself in a health crisis. I had complications from a surgical procedure and ended up being in hospital for four days. I was in an extreme amount of pain during this time. Between the physical pain and the emotional pain of grief, I was an absolute mess.

I should also tell you that I am a registered nurse. As a nurse, it is hard to be on the receiving end of medicine as the patient. The first three nights that I was in the hospital, the same nurse took care of me. She was young, maybe in her mid to late 20s, and she hardly interacted with me at all the first two nights, other than to give my medications as scheduled. She obviously had no idea how much emotional pain I was in. How hard is it to ask your patient how she’s feeling? I wrote her off as a bad nurse who had little sympathy, and remained absorbed in my own emotional and physical pain. The third night the young nurse was a little more talkative. She asked me how I was feeling (finally!). I told her that I was struggling with depression and grief because my husband had died in an airplane accident. She looked at me and told me that her husband had died too, just two months earlier. I was stunned. Speechless. Shocked.

Never, in any of the possibilities of why this nurse was so indifferent to me, did I even consider that she might be in the same pain I was in. Not only was she grieving as I was, but she had to take care of me, instead of caring for herself and her family.

We went on to talk and share our stories about our late husbands and children. I like to think that we helped each other a bit that night. We had much more in common than I would have believed. We were both widowed single moms with young children, and nurses. But, that was where the similarities ended. Her husband had no insurance policy. She had very little family support. She was working paycheck to paycheck to support her boys. I was humbled. I realized how much I had to be grateful for. And, frankly, I never saw life the same way after this experience.

This experience was a life-changing event for me. I had always prided myself on being an sympathetic person, but I realize now that I had not really understood what being sympathetic meant. To truly be sympathetic, you must be able to see beyond your own pain to be witness to the pain. I never looked at another person in the same way after this experience. I thank death for very few things. The gift of sympathy for my fellow man, and understanding that we all suffer in ways that aren’t always visible, are presents from death that I will always be grateful for.

Always take the time to be kind even when you’re suffering with your own pain. And don’t assume that someone else has it easier than you. You never know the battles someone else is fighting.

66. What can we conclude from the author’s personal experience in Para. 2? A. We never get through what we suffered any more. B. People self-centred won’t have the chance to be hurt. C. We become more concentrated on ourselves once hurt.

D. We can always comfort people who experienced the similar suffering. 67. What can be learned from the underlined sentence in Para. 3? A. Selfishness can prevent self-pity.

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B. Self-pity tends to results in selfishness.

C. Selflessness often gives birth to blindness. D. Self-pity always brings about selflessness.

68. Why did the author regard the nurse as a bad one at first? A. The nurse treated her impolitely.

B. The nurse was indifferent to anything. C. The nurse seldom communicated with her. D. The nurse didn’t offer medications on time.

69. What does the underlined word “that” refer to in Para. 7? A. Their identity. B. Their family support. C. Their insurance policy. D. Their attitudes towards life. 70. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? A. Every bean has its black. B. Let bygones be bygones. C. Stand in others’ shoes. D. Misfortunes never come singly. 第四部分: 任务型阅读 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)

请阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意: 请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

The Internet has become a way of life for many people around the world. So what would happen if one fine morning, you woke up to find the Internet has no existence? How would your life be changed? Well, your lifestyle might be impacted. If you were an Internet addict, you would find that your life has come to an end. With no online facilities, a considerable part of your time would be spent waiting in long lines at banks, post offices or government offices. You would be waiting for days or even weeks for your mail to arrive from another corner of the world. Suddenly, you would realize that your fast-paced life is running at a snail’s pace.

Without the Internet, your socializing would also be impacted. If you’d gotten very used to socializing online, you would now be clueless as to how you could share the pictures of your recent trip you went for with your friends across the globe. It would be difficult to interact with people living outside your locality. You might have to become a member of a club or a community in your neighborhood to make new friends. With no online social media, you would find yourself saying this very often: Let’s go and talk to them!

With no way to use emails, instant messaging, chat or social media, we would have to take advantage of the option of a telephone conversation, or sending and receiving snail mail. Communication via the Internet is free, whereas the options available otherwise would cost you extra money and time. You would have to write letters and buy stamps, as we used to do before the Internet became popular.

The Internet has become a huge sea of information and resources. No Internet would mean no instant and easy access to information at the click of a button. You would have to walk down to your local library and actually search the whole place to get the information you’re looking for, with little chances that you’ll find what you seek instantly. The students who were

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accustomed to using the Internet for completing their assignments would have a tough time. There would be no way to get an education without actually going to a school or a college physically.

Without the Internet, things at your workplace would be turned upside down. If your work was largely Internet-based, your company might have to shut down. If your work involved only minor use of the Internet, for example, using online system to acquire statistics from the Internet, this simple task would now be a complicated and time-consuming process. Your desk would be full of documents and files, and you would have a nightmare searching or sorting them out by hand. In any case, life without the Internet would seem like a nightmare! So enjoy living in the paradise we call the Internet and make wise use of it!

Can you imagine the world without the Internet Passage (71) ▲ Lifestyle Supporting details ◆ It would take you much longer time to get some public (72) ▲ . ◆ The pace of your life would (73) ▲ down. ◆ You would not know how to share your things with your faraway friends. ◆ You would have difficulty interacting with people living outside your locality. Socializing ◆ You would need to join a club or a community to (74) ▲ new people. ◆ You would always be obliged to make face-to-face conversations with others. ◆ Without emails, instant messaging or social media, you would have to (75) ▲ use old communicating ways like telephone conversation. ◆ Communicating in old ways would be costly and time-consuming. ◆ Large amounts of information and resources online would no longer be easily (76) ▲ . Information ◆ The students who were in the (77) ▲ of using the Internet would have trouble completing their assignments. ◆ It would be impossible for students to be (78) ▲ via the Internet. ◆ Those companies that were heavily (79) ▲ on the Internet would close down. Workplace ◆ It would be complicated and time-consuming to acquire some statistics. ◆ Your desk would be in a (80) ▲ and it would be hard for you to search or sort something out.

第五部分: 书面表达 (满分25分)

81. 请阅读下面短文,并按照要求用英语写一篇 150 词左右的文章。

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The panda is the most widely recognized symbol among foreigners to represent Chinese culture, followed by green tea and yin/yang, according to a survey conducted by the Beijing Institute of Culture Innovation and Communication. Researchers selected 18 symbols of Chinese culture, including Confucius (孔子), Beijing opera and Kung fu. “It is interesting to find that foreigners have a very different understanding of Chinese culture from us.” said Yu Dan, a professor of Chinese culture at Beijing Normal University. The survey collected 2,047 questionnaires from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Respondents were asked to rate their understanding of Chinese culture on a five-point scale from excellent to poor. The results were indicated in the following chart. 【写作内容】

1. 用约30个单词写出上文和图表的概要 2. 用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括:

（1）你认为最能代表中国文化的是什么? 请说明理由; （2）我们应该如何更好地推广中国文化?（至少两点） 【写作要求】

（1）须表明个人观点，同时提供理由或论据;

（2）阐述观点或提供论据时，不得直接引用原文的句子; （3）文章不能出现真实的姓名和学校名称; （4）不必写标题。 【评分标准】

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

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参考答案 2017.9

I. 听力(20分) 1-5 BCACA 6-10 CCBAC 11-15 BABAC 16-20 BBBAB II. 单选(15分) 21-25ADCCD 26-30 CABDB 31-35 DDBBA III. 完形(20分) 36-40: CADBC 41-45 ACBAD 46-50: BADCC 51-55: ADCAC IV. 阅读(30分) 56-58 DAC 59-61 CCD 62-65 BCDD 66-70 CBCAC V. 任务型（10分）

71. outline 72. service(s) 73. slow 74. meet/befriend 75. Communication

76. accessed/available/accessible 77. habit 78. educated/self-educated 79. dependent 80. mess VI. 书面表达（25分）

A survey conducted recently shows that the panda is what can best represent Chinese culture in foreigners’ eyes. （4分）Yet foreigners in general lack a good understanding of Chinese culture.（4分）

From my perspective, there is no denying that Confucius is the most representative symbol of Chinese culture.（2分） As a philosopher, Confucius not only represents the traditional Chinese culture, but has been influencing us Chinese people since ancient times. Nowadays we can find lots of Confucius institutes around the world, which provide platforms for the foreigners to learn about Chinese culture. （6分）

Undoubtedly, culture is a decisive factor for social development. As a country with a long history, China is abundant in civilization and culture.（2分） To promote Chinese culture, we are supposed to provide various cultural exchange activities. What’s more, establishing Confucius Institutes all over the world is also a good idea. Meanwhile, attracting more foreign visitors to China to experience Chinese culture will have a far-reaching impact.（5分）

【给分点】

第一段：分两点，每点4分，共8分 第二段：主题句2分，理由6分，共8分 第三段：主题句2分，措施5分，共7分 卷面分：2分

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