2018年高考浙江省金华市十校期末联考英语试卷

26. From the passage, A. Jeffrey Kobs C. Libby Leahy

is most likely to be a government spokesperson.

B. Ricardo Rossello D. Alastair Westgarth

C

We’re all looking for the right answers. We look in self-help books and churches and seek out teachers and therapists (治疗学家) and even hire fortune-tellers. But what if I told you the best way to find what you’re looking for is to stop looking? Seriously. Sometimes

we look and search too much. Our minds are filled with knowledge and facts but we never find peace because we can’t stop thinking!

Many Buddhist teachers refer to this phenomenon as’monkey-mind’ because it’s similar to the way a monkey will swing from tree to tree tasting a banana from each one before dropping it and moving to the next tree. Like these monkeys, we often jump from thought to thought without ever really being in the present moment.

The cure for this is to make a conscious (有意识的) effort to quiet the mind. Or take what I like to refer to as a ‘mental vacation’. There are many different techniques for this but the easiest way is to find a quiet place, close your eyes and simply concentrate on your breathing. That’s it.

Now, when your mind starts to wander(and it will), do not be too much concerned. Let that thought float away like a cloud in the sky and bring your attention back to your breathing. The goal is to quiet your mind as much as possible. With a little bit of practice you’ll get good at this! When you first start out try it for five or ten minutes. Even in this short amount of time you’ll notice a difference in the way you think and feel. But with

daily practice you’ll see major improvements in your physical and mental health.

There are many reasons for this but all we really need to know is that a calm mind is a vibrant mind. It is alive and full of ideas with creative energy. It has the ability to perfectly control millions of activities happening at the same time without any conscious effort.

So next time you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, remember to stop swinging from tree to tree. Take a deep breath, quiet your mind and enjoy every precious minute of your mental vacation.

27. According to the text, in what way are we humans similar to monkeys?

A. We like jumping from tree to tree. B. We have a taste for fresh bananas. C. We feel a strong desire for knowledge. D. We keep jumping from thought to thought.

28. What does the author suggest to find our peace of mind?

A. Solve every problem we have. B. Relax and focus on our breathing.

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C. Swing from tree to tree like a monkey.

D. Take a few days off and have a vacation.

29. The underlined word “vibrant” (Paragraph 5) is closest in meaning to A. lively B. peaceful

. C. curious

D. complex

30. The text is mainly about A. The benefits of taking vacations. B. The importance of peace of mind. C. The cure for monkey mind. D. The risks of monkey mind. 第二节(共 5 小题:每小题 2 分,满分 10 分). 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.

It is important that you teach your baby to read as young as possible. Why? Because there is simply no better time in a child’s life for learning than when they are between 3 months old and their 5th birthday. 31 As a result, they are sponges(海绵) for knowledge. Moreover, being able to read is the basis for any successful education, so the earlier they

start, the better. All too often, parents leave educating their children up to schools, which probably explains why the United States is currently ranked 18th in its rate of reading and writing.

Teaching your baby to read provides brain exercise during the very time when his or her brain is developing. It has also been shown to increase the baby’s IQ. The sooner they begin to read, the sooner they can begin to learn other subjects. This way, by the time your children begin school, they will already know what’s being taught, and will be put on the fast track. 32 One of the cases that really began to bring the fact that babies can learn to read to the public’s attention was 17-month-old Elizabeth Barrett. 33 She was given a series of words and even sentences that she could read quite well. Her parents had been reading to her since she was born and had provided her with a very early education.

Reading is the most important thing to teach babies at a young age. 34 Learning can be fun at such an early age, and it can be accomplished so easily that they won’t have to struggle in order to learn. In fact, when you use the proper materials, they will look forward to learning.

If you’re interested in teaching your baby to read, the best way to start is by spending just a few minutes a day. 35 Simply show your baby matching picture on the opposite side. There are also videos that help to teach babies to read.

There is no better time to teach your baby to read than the present. Begin by looking for learning materials that your baby might enjoy.

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A. Flash cards are an effective tool. B. She appeared on the Today show. C. Maybe they will even skip a grade down the road. D. During this time, their brains are developing rapidly. E. What’s more, your child will be able to read so successfully. F. It doesn’t have to be stressful or difficult for your child though. G. Parents talk about the pride that their children can read at an early age.

第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分 45 分)

第一节:完形填空(共 20 个小题:每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最 佳选项

Scarlet was out late that night. She waited in a dark alley and listened for signs of life. But all she 36 was the traffic on New York’s streets.

She yawned and turned to look 37 at her house across the street. The orange glow (光) in the upstairs window told her that 38 went wrong. As she started to run back down the alley, one window 39 and with a huge “whoosh!”. flames 40 into the

night sky.

“My 41 !” Scarlet screamed silently. She 42 into the house through an open window. Smoke had started to fill the room 43 it was hard to see. However, the sound of her babies’ cries 44 her. Gently, Scarlet 45 the first baby, ran back outside and laid it on the 46 . She came back for her second child 47 . Now the flames were already dancing down the stairs. She 48 feel their hot breath on her back as she escaped through the window with her second baby.

She returned 49 more times for the others. The fire was all around her now, 50 at her like a wild animal. It burned her ears and her eyelids(眼睑) and the skin on her legs. She could barely see. 51 , she was able to carry her last child out before the roof and walls fell. Scarlet’s home was no more there.

When the fire was out, a fire fighter walked over to the six cats on the sidewalk across the street --- the mother and her five babies. The mother was 52 burned. He was quite clear 53 the story went --- she had gone into the burning house again and again and returned with a baby 54 each time. “Now,” he thought, “it’s my 55 to save her.” 36. A. saw 37. A. back 38. A. everything 39. A. heated

B. heard B. out B. nothing B. broke

C. smelt C. down C. something C. shut

D. felt D. away D. anything D. expanded

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40. A. shot 41. A. house 42. A. dashed 43. A. but 44. A. scared 45. A. gave up 46. A. stairs 47. A. in no time 48. A. would 49. A. two 50. A. staring 51. A. Obviously 52. A. slightly 53. A. where 54. A. in her arms 55. A. turn

B. flowed B. neighbours B. walked B. and B. warned B. held up B. floor B. on time B. should B. three B. smiling B. Importantly B. hardly B. why B. in her mouth B. right

C. disappeared C. food C. rolled C. because C. guided C. woke up C. sidewalk C. could C. four C. waving C. Reasonably C. badly C. when C. on her head C. way

D. poured D. babies D. wandered D. though D. attracted D. picked up D. roof D. might D. five D. roaring D. Fortunately D. nearly D. how D. on her back D. fault

C. at the same time D. at one time

第 II 卷(非选择题 注意:将答案写在答题纸上, 写在本试卷上无效. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分 45 分) 第二节(10 个小题:每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分)

共 55 分)

阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词,或括号内单词的正确形式) That Christmas I turned 16. While decorating the tree together 56 Mama, I accidentally dropped and broke an old glass ball on it. The ball had been on our tree 57 I could remember. I knelt to pick up the 58 (break) pieces and was surprised to find a small sheet of paper among them. Unfolding the tiny note, I recognized my father’s roughly penciled writing. Lifting my 59 (eye), I saw my mother’s fond expression.“ Your

daddy wrote that and stuck it in that blue ball during our first Christmas together,” she said with 60 smile. I wouldn’t have believed it. The daddy I knew always looked on getting the tree 61 (decorate) as something he wanted little part in. And yet this bit of

(do) something romantic at yellowed paper proved that long ago my daddy 62 Christmas. Carefully laying the note aside, I cleaned up the broken pieces of the ball, 63

(wish) I could somehow stick 64 together. “It’s OK, “Mama said, comforting me with a hug. “Just pick out another old glass ball and fill the note back inside.” Now as I 65

(careful) handle those old balls, I love knowing that one holds a secret between Papa and Mama.

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