江苏省连云港市2015届高三下学期第三次模拟考试英语试题 扫描版含答案

高三第三次模拟考英语试题卷第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节单项填空（共20题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸将该选项标号涂黑。

1.---- How about going for a cycle ride this Saturday morning?---- ________ .A．That’s all right B．You’re welcome C．I’d like to D．I don’t think so2. Considered as _____ smart leader, he is to be chosen to be _____ captain of the group.A．a; the B．a; a C．the; the D．the; a3.There was a grand ball in the town. But ________ brought his or her partner to the party. A．everyone B．someone C．one D．no one4. The medicine has a(n) ________ effect.A．abrupt B．sensitive C．immediate D．quick5. Was it the language or something else ________ made it hard for you to adapt to the life there? A．that B．which C．when D．it6. Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable anti-war film and also a story of _______ and sacrifice. A．confidence B．courage C．concern D．course7. The password ________ access to all the files on the hard disk.A．gains B．has C．permits D．gives8.The world will little note, nor long remember ________ we say here, but it can never forget________ they did here.A．which; that B．that; what C．what; what D．what; which9. The unlucky fisherman ________ a sunken log.A．cast B．shocked C．deserted D．hooked10. Her eyes are red because she ______ up peppers for the past one hour.A．had cut B．has been cutting C．cut D．was cutting11.Under the theme of "Better City, Better Life", Shanghai is proudly ________ to the worldand it shines.A．in peace B．on duty C．in fact D．on show12. She works as a secretary, ________ , a personal assistant.A. less thanB. rather thanC. as well asD. or rather13. I know her ________ well, but I wouldn’t say we were really close friends.A．fairly B．quite C．extremely D．very14. ________ the drug was a long and painful process for him.A．To take off B．To be addicted to C．Coming off D．Being addicted to 15. Programs are expensive, and ________ if you have to keep altering them.A．even more B．even more so C．so much D．so far12 16. Don ’t be discouraged, for life is unpredictable. You ________ be a most successful one.A ．mayB ．willC ．mustD ．should 17. ________ the next few days they got to know the town well. A ．After B ．For C ．OverD ．By 18. Concerned much about her sick son, ________ she checked to see if he was still asleep.A ．above allB ．in other wordsC ．now thatD ．now and then19. Unable to rely on the government, she has a few thousand dollars _______ for her retirement.A ．put awayB ．put downC ．put offD ．put up20. — ________ ! Once again, the door was left open by somebody last night!— Don ’t look at me.A. Dear meB. Help yourselfC. Thank goodnessD. Come on第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项中（A 、B 、C 和D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

江苏省扬州、南通、连云港市2015届高三第二次调研考试英语试题注意事项：考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求1. 本试卷共14页。

本次考试满分为120分，考试时间为120分钟。

考试结束后，请将答题纸(卡)交回。

2. 答题前，请您务必将自己的姓名、考试号等用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔填写在答题纸(卡)上。

3. 请认真核对答题纸(卡)表头规定填写或填涂的项目是否准确。

4. 作答非选择题必须用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔写在答题纸(卡）上的指定位置，在其它位置作答一律无效。

作答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题纸(卡)上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Collect her books.B. Throw out her books.C. Give away her books.2. When does the woman want to go to the museum?A. Right after breakfast.B. After her mother leaves.C. Before she goes shopping.3. What does the man really think of Twitter?A. Inconvenient.C. Out-of-date.4. What is the woman trying to do?A. Create a game.B. Send an email.C. Strengthen her memory.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A photo.B. The man’s brother.C. The woman’s hair.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

2015年下学期高三第三次考试英语试题题量：150分时量：120分钟命题：高三英语备课组第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5个小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man want?A. Juice.B. Milk.C. Beer.2. What happened to the man’s computer?A. It got a virus.B. The screen broke.C. The hard drive crashed.3. What does the woman like most at the restaurant?A. The bread.B. The pasta.C. The salads.4. What did the woman lose yesterday?A. A button.B. A new skirt.C. A new shirt.5. How does the woman feel in hot weather?A. Sad.B. Calm.C. Angry.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。

每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why was the actress in court?A. She drove too fast.B. She drove without a license.C. She stole something from a supermarket.7. What is the third story about?A. A bull.B. An actor.C. An actress’ daughter.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

连云港市2015届高三第三次模拟考试英语参考答案I.听力理解：（1*20=20分）1-5 CACBA 6-10 ACBBA 11-15 ACACA 16-20 CCBBCII.单项填空：（1*15=15分）21-25 CADBA 26-30 CDBCB 31-35 CBAACIII. 完型填空：（1*20=20分）36-40 CACDA 41-45 BDABD 46-50 CCABC 51-55 BCADBIV. 阅读理解：（2*15=30分）56-57 AB 58-60 DBA 61- 64 ABDC 65-70 BDAACDV. 任务型阅读：（1*10=10分）71. substitute / replace 72. Approaches / solutions 73. Priority 74. containing / with 75. cooperate / work 76. Reasons / Causes / Facts 77. calls78. limitation(s) / disadvantages / drawbacks / weaknesses /shortcomings79. connected 80. transform / switch / changeVI. 书面表达：（25分）The grasshopper just enjoyed herself by singing all the summer. Thus she had nothing to eat in the winter. Meanwhile, the ant planned ahead, working hard to lay up enough food for the winter.（34 words）It is obvious that the fable provides a moral lesson about hard work and preparation for the future. First, one needs to work hard to realize his dream just as the famous saying goes “Hardwork leads to success”, which is a universal truth that we must keep in mind forever. Second, we’d better prepare for the days of necessity. As more proverbs illustrate, take an umbrella in case.As for me, I admire the ant for his hard work and good planning. As a senior three student, it is necessary to go all out and make good preparations for college entrance examination and life in the future. My future is not just a dream.(120 words)附：书面表达阅卷评分标准参考一、用约30字概括（6分）；二、阐述自己的观点（8分）；三、举例说明支撑你的观点（6分）；五、文章层次、句式结构、衔接过渡语（3分）；六、书写规范、卷面整洁（2分）听力录音：Text 1：M: I hope it’ll be fine tomorrow.I’m going boating with Tom.W: Oh, I think it will be fine.M: Are you sure?W: Yes. I heard it on the radio.Text 2：W: Why are you so late? It’s 8 o’clock now. The film has been on for half an hour.M: I’m sorry. I was caught in a traffic jam.Text 3：W: Which is your favorite TV channel?M: I like to watch the sports channel.W: Don’t you watch any other channels?M: Sometimes I also watch discovery, history and some news channels.Text 4：W: Why are you leaving so early? The movie doesn’t start till seven.M: You know, it’s a nightmare on the exp ressway during rush hour.Text 5W: How about a little tennis? Say Saturday or Sunday?M: It sounds great. It seems like all I have been doing lately is sitting in front of the computer. Text 6：M: What do you want to do for your birthday, Emmy?W: Let’s h ave a party, Ted.M: A party with dancing, drinks, foods and the like?W: ⑥I was thinking more about a dinner party.M: OK, why not? How many people should we invite?W: We’d better make it a small party. I don’t want to clean up after fifty people.M: Neither do I. Hey, shall we invite the Browns?W:⑦You don’t really want to invite them, do you?M: But Frank invited us to his last party, remember?W: Yes, he and his wife talked too much.Text 7：M: So you’re sure that everything is on schedule?W: The decorations are up, the music is going and the Santa is on his way from Denver now. Relax, this will be the best Christmas party ever.M: I don’t mess this up. ⑧The boss will be here any minute to check over what we’ve created here. If he doesn’t like it, it could mean our jobs.W: Darn, I guess I should have gotten him a gift then… Anyway, there’s no possible way that anything could go wrong. The dancers are arriving soon. The musicians and cooks arrived last night.M: Great.W: You need to relax and enjoy the party. Let me get you a drink.M: Yeah, that would be great. Thanks. ⑨And could you get that Santa on the phone too? I want to talk to him and make sure he’s on his way before I do anything else.Text 8：M: Your study room has been one of the most popular meeting places for university students. How did this all start?W: ⑩It all started a year ago when I was preparing for my final examinations. I was looking for a place to study. I couldn’t stand the dark unfriendly feeling of the library. I preferred a comfortable and sunny study room, so I rented the top floor of an old house near the university. Then word spread and my friends started turning up. It was a great place to relax, talk and share ideas. They even started leaving their books behind and leaving some money for the things they used, like coffee and pens.M: Is that what made you think of turning it into a book café?W: Maybe, yeah. I also don’t want a stressful nine-to-five job. (11)I’m trying to find a lifestyle that suits me. (12)And I think there’s a need for relaxing places like this for people—especially students—to eat, talk and have fun without spending too much money. If the feeling of the place is right, people will come to the café. Anyway, it’s more than just a business decision. It’s also a decision about the lifestyle I want to have and about trying to create something new and different. Text 9：M: Miki, when you were in college, where did you live?W: My first year! I lived in the dormitory that was quite close to the campus. (13)It was very convenient but I’m not sure that many people actually enjoyed living there because there were so many of us packed into such a small space.M: Yeah, so what about food? Did you have a kitchen? Did you cook?W: In the dormitories, no! (14)We had a dining hall. It was only open, 3 hours in the morning, 3 hours in the evening, and we all shared our time together, kind of like a family, I suppose.M: Yeah! Yeah! How would you wash your clothes?W: (15)That I forget! I think we had laundry machines every other floor in the dorm building. But I actually don’t remem ber. Sorry!M: And what would students do for fun?W: Oh, I think the bigger question is whether students did anything besides social activities, youknow. I mean, if you’re a freshman the chances of you actually doing work are actually quite small, especi ally in that sort of a social setting where…M: Even at Berkeley?W: Oh, are you kidding me? (16)Yes! Berkeley is highly competitive but it’s also a highly social atmosphere, especially in the dorms.M: Wow! That’s funny! Oh, thanks!Text 10：M: (17)Welcom e to Golden Cruise Lines! This is your captain speaking, and I’d like to take a minute to tell you some exciting things about our trip. (18)We’ll be together for the next two weeks, and we’ve got plenty of entertainment options for you. For starters, the t wo pools on the top deck are open 24 hours a day, and at night when the lights come on, we’ll have live music for you to enjoy as well. (19)Our six restaurants offer food from all over the world, and the best part is that you can eat whenever you want! On the bottom floor, you can take your pick of bars, clubs, and movie theaters, (20)and the fitness center and sports facilities on the second floor will help you burn off all those calories you ate at lunchtime! Be sure to visit our spa for the massages and skin treatments that your body deserves! I know this is a lot to take in, so if you have any questions, just look for one of our friendly staff with the bright golden hats. They’ll be happy to assist you. (17)Thanks again for choosing Golden Cruise Lines. We hope you enjoy this voyage!。

江苏省南京市2015届高三第三次模拟考试英语2015. 05第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，现将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A \B\C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the woman probably doing?A. Preparing a speech.B Listening to loud music.C Talking loudly on the telephone.2. How does the woman like the canteen food?A. She is fond of it. B She is tired of it. C. She can’t have enough of it.3. Why does the man want to wear his new suit?A. At the woman’s request.B. For an important occasion.C. T o look more professional.4. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. At the man’s houseB. At a hotelC. In a cafe.5. What time is it when the conversation is on?A. 8:30B. 8:45C. 9:15第二节（共15小题,每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

高中英语真题:2015年高三第三次高考模拟考试第I卷第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将标在试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Why does the man say sorry?A. He smoked there.B. He can’t open the side pocket.C. He hasn’t had the hand luggage checked.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a shop.B. In a restaurant.C. In a hotel.3. What is the man going to have repaired?A. A lamp.B. A TV.C. A CD player.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. An actorB. A performanceC. A film.5. What part of her body has Maria hurt?A. Her neck.B. Her arm.C. Her hand.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,每个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. How much did the man pay for the camera?A. £150.B. £160.C. £175.7. What does the woman think of the camera?A. Expensive.B. Practical.C. User-friendly.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

高中英语真题:2015届高三英语第三次模拟考试试题和平区2014-2015学年度第二学期高三年级第三次质量调查英语学科试卷参考答案第Ⅰ卷选择题（共95分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C6. D7. B8. B9. C 10. D 11. A 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. B第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）16. A 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. C 21.C 22.D 23. D 24. D 25. B26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. A第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）36. A 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. D 41.D 42. C 43. B 44. A 45. A46. B 47. D 48. D 49. A 50. C51. B 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. D第II卷非选择题（共35分）第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）56. He and his friends were not served another beer quickly ina bar.57. Within a few months.58. Beer tables with two to four self-service taps and self-service “beer walls”.59. Increased. / Expanded. / Extended. / Enlarged.60. He is a creative man with far sight because he designed s elf-service beer taps which reduce waste and serve people quickl y.第二节书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）61. One possible version:Boys and girls,Attention please! The Students’ Union will organize an activity where we can exchange items we don’t need with others. If y ou’re interested in it, you can join in between three to six on S aturday afternoon on the in our school.In fact, many of us have difficulty dealing with used things that mean little to us. If you take them there, not only can you get something you want, you can also help others. Besides, it will be a good chance to communicate and make new friends. Thi rd, the activity can help reserve resources by recycling used things. And finally, we can experience Western culture as it’s n ot popular in some countries.Any used items are welcome, such as used books, CDs, bask etballs, clothes, shoes, watches and so on. The more, the bett er.Come and join us, and share something!2015届高三英语第三次模拟考试试题和平区2014-2015学年度第二学期高三年级第三次质量调查英语学科试卷参考答案第Ⅰ卷选择题（共95分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. B2. A3. D4. A5. C6. D7. B8. B 9. C 10. D11. A 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. B第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）16. A 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. C 21. C 22. D 23. D 24.D 25. B26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. A第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）36. A 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. D 41. D 42. C 43. B 44. A 45. A46. B 47. D 48. D 49. A 50. C 51. B 52. C53. B 54. D 55. D第II卷非选择题（共35分）第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）56. He and his friends were not served another beer quickly in a bar.57. Within a few months.58. Beer tables with two to four self-service taps and self-service “beer walls”.59. Increased. / Expanded. / Extended. / Enlarged.60. He is a creative man with far sight because he designed self-service beer taps which reduce waste and serve people quickly.第二节书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）61. One possible version:Boys and girls,Attention please! The Students’ Union will organize an activity where we can exchange items we don’t need with others. If you’re interested in it, you can join in between three to six on Saturday afternoon on the in our school.In fact, many of us have difficulty dealing with used things that mean little to us. If you take th em there, not only can you get something you want, you can also help others. Besides, it will be a good chance to communicate and make new friends. Third, the activity can help reserve resources by recycling used things. And finally, we can experience Western culture as it’s no t popular in some countries.Any used items are welcome, such as used books, CDs, basketballs, clothes, shoes, watche s and so on. The more, the better.Come and join us, and share something!。

江苏省徐州、连云港、宿迁三市2015届高三第三次模拟英语试题【答案】C【考点】考查形容词的用法。

【解析】句意：实践是检验真理的唯一标准，而理论的学习最终服务于实际应用。

evidence 证明；element基础；criterion标准；contrast对比。

根据句意选C。

【答案】A【考点】考查定语从句的用法。

【解析】句意：柴静自费编辑的《穹顶之下》2月28日发布；这增强了公众对空气污染的意识。

which代表主句一句话的内容，在定语从句中做主语。

故选A。

【举一反三】定语从句与名词性从句定语从句是形容词性从句，是用来修饰句子的，即在句中做定语，修饰一个名词或代词，被修饰的名词,词组或代词即先行词。

定语从句通常出现在先行词之后，由关系词（关系代词或关系副词）引出。

举个例子：He is the man （whom/ that I saw yesterday）. 他就是我昨天见的那个人。

（whom/that在从句中作宾语。

括号内容是用来修饰the man.，即相当于一个形容词。

宾语从句、表语从句和同位语从句，下面简单举例：eg:①（Who will win the match）is still unknown.由who引导主语从句，作主语。

②She will give （whoever needs help a warm support）由whoever引导宾语从句，作句子宾语。

③That is （why he didn’t come to the meeting）由why引导表语从句，在句子中作表语。

④I have no idea （when he will come back home.）由when引导同位语从句，在句子中作同位语，对idea作具体解释。

【答案】D【考点】考查反意疑问句的用法。

【解析】句意：他们应该到结果最终发布为止应该已经告诉你比赛的结果了，不是吗？should have done表示推测，反问的应是客观事实。

徐州、连云港、宿迁三市2015届高三第三次模拟英语第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小題；每小1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Boating.B. Tom’s plan.C. The weather.2. When did the film begin?A. At 7:30.B. At 8:00.C. At 8:30.3. What program does the man like most?A. History.B. News.C. Sports.4. Why is the man leaving early?A. He isn’t interested in the movie.B. He wants to avoid a traffic jam.C. He doesn’t know the way to the theatre.5. How does the man feel about the news?A. Excited.B. Indifferent.C. Disappointed.第二节（共15小題：每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白，毎段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做题时问。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至7两个小题。

6. What party does the woman want to have?A. A dinner party.B. A dancing party.C. A music party.7. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Frank and his wife don’t like to talk.B. The Browns were invited in the last party.C. The woman doesn’t want to invite the Browns.听下面一段对话，回答第8至9两个小题。

2015年江苏省盐城市高考英语三模试卷学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________I、单选题(本大题共15小题，共15.0分)1.Most of the visitors were happy just sitting around in the shade，_________ it had been a long，dusty journey on the train．（）A.forB.soC.butD.or【答案】A【解析】答案：A．for表示间接原因，连接两个并列分句，根据题干中的a long，dusty journey和happy判断应该选A．so表示结果，but表示转折，而or表示并列．大多数游客仅仅坐在阴凉处就很满足、感到很幸福，因为这是一次火车上的漫长而又满是灰尘的旅行．并列句的考查要认真分析句子之间的逻辑关系，分析前后两个句子的语境来判断选用那个连接词．2.What little money he did have ________ on a record selected with extreme care which beca me，to his way of thinking，a possession close to his heart．（）A.spentB.been spentC.was spentD.to spend【答案】C【解析】答案：C．考查被动式．本题易误选BWhat little money he did have 实际是一个主语从句，have修饰的little money，和后面的动词spend没有关系．其中selected with extreme care 为一过去分词作后置定语；主语money和动词spend是一种被动关系，结合后面句子的时态became可知本句的时态为一过去时态；故选C．在它看来，那个花了他仅有的一点点钱和精心挑选的唱片是他内心迫切想要的东西．本题中的难点还在于to his way of thinking这一插入结构，要把它独立于句子之外进行理解，否则容易让学生产生误解，理解难度加大．3.We tend to ________ happiness with freedom，but，as a psychotherapist and writer has observed，without obstacles to our desires it's harder to know what we want，or where we're heading．（）binepareC.equipD.equate【答案】D【解析】答案：DA．combine 联合，结合；B．compare 比较，对照；C．equip 装备，配备；D．equate 使相等；视为平等；根据句意可知，此处表达的意思是：将幸福等同于自由；故选D 我们往往会将幸福与自由等同起来，但是，正如一位心理治疗师兼作家所观察到的那样，如果在我们的欲望中没有障碍，那么我们就很难知道我们想要什么，或我们正要走向哪里．做此类题时，首先应正确理解句意，其次要熟练掌握选项中各动词的意义及用法；这就要求在平时的学习中要勤积累，多记忆，多查字典．4.---Cathy，in my opinion，is very __________．---Absolutely!She prefers home life to going out．（）A.domesticB.energeticC.dynamicD.enthusiastic【答案】A【解析】答案A．domestic国内的，家庭的；energetic精力充沛的；dynamic动态的；enthusiastic 热情的．根据句意和联系前后语境She prefers home life to going out．（她更喜欢家里的生活而不是外出），可以推测，她是热心家庭生活的，因此选A．---凯西，依我看来，是非常喜欢家庭生活的人．--绝对是！她更喜欢家里的生活而不是外出．本题考查形容词词义辨析．在熟知词义的基础上，再联系句子所表达的含义，从而选出正确的答案．5.As Martin Luther King，Jr．put it，peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek，but a means ________ we arrive at that goal．（）A.thatB.whereC.by whichD.with which【答案】C【解析】答案C．by…means意为"通过…方式"．此句中means为先行词，根据词组by a means"用一种方式"，定语从句中缺少方式状语，应用by which引导定语从句．故选答案C．马丁路德金说，和平不仅仅是我们追求的遥远目标，而且是我们获得那个目标的方式．本题考查关系代词的用法．介词+关系代词（which/whom）是定语从句的考察点之一，做此类题时应注意介词的选择．6.Of the forces shaping higher education _______ is more sweeping than the movement acros s borders．（）A.nothingB.noneC.eitherD.anything【答案】B【解析】答案：B．shape影响，塑造，使成形；主语是none，前面是of the forces，其中shaping higher education 为现在分词短语作后置定语，可以将句子变换成None of the forces that are shaping higher education is more sweeping than the movement across borders．本句的用法是属于否定词+比较级表达最高级的含义；即"再也没有…比…更好的了"；所以选B．在影响高等教育的各种因素中，没有一种能比国与国之间的交流更为影响深远．对于这种复杂句式要学会变通，试着转换成熟悉的句型理解起来就简单了．7.Our car _____ engine trouble，we stopped for the night at a roadside rest area．（）A.developedB.being developedC.having developedD.to develop【答案】C【解析】答案C．develop后有宾语engine trouble，our car是develop的动作执行者，且动作先于主句谓语动词发生，应用现在分词的完成时构成独立主格结构．故选C．由于我们的小汽车的发动机出了毛病，我们在路边的休息区停下住了一夜．考查非谓语动词和独立主格结构．联系句子所表达的含义，结合非谓语动词用法和独立主格结构的知识，从而可以选出正确的答案．8.---Nobody in life gets _______ what they thought they were going to get．---But if you work really hard and you're kind，amazing things will happen．（）A.simplyB.exactlyC.seeminglyD.really【答案】B【解析】答案B．A项"简单地"；C项"看起来，似乎"；D项"真正地"；B项"确切地，恰好地"；根据句意可知，没有人能在生活中得到与他们欲想的一模一样的东西，即人们得到的东西恰好就是与想象中的，因此B项符合语境，故选B．句意：没有人能在生活中得到与他们欲想的一模一样的东西，但如果你真的勤勉工作，以善待人，好事总会发生的．本题考查副词的辨析．解答此类题目首先要读懂句意，理解每个选项副词的意思，然后根据上下文语境锁定合适的副词词．平时要加强副词的积累．9.Hillary Clinton，at the first official event of her presidential campaign，______ the ideas that she said will be at the heart of her campaign．（）A.spelt outB.cross outC.made upD.covered up【答案】A【解析】答案A．spell out清楚说明，阐明；cross out删除，划掉；make up组成，编造；cover up 掩盖，掩饰．根据句子所表达的含义和联系下文的语境the ideas that she said will be at the heart of her campaign可知答案选A．希拉里克林顿，在她总统竞选的第一次正式活动时阐明了她的观点，她说她的竞选活动是核心所在．本题考查动词短语的辨析．英语中有的词组没有捷径，只有平时加强记忆，要注意区别，做题时，别忘了要结合上下文句意判断．10.When I asked her to define success in her own words，she said，"Success is _______ you look back at your life and the memories make you smile．"（）A.how B.that C.where D.when【答案】D【解析】答案：D 本题中含有表语从句，从句中不缺少主语、宾语或表语，根据句意，从句中缺少时间状语，所以用连接副词when．句意为：当我问她用自己的话来定义成功时，她说："成功是当你回顾你的生活和记忆使你微笑的时刻．"根据从句中的句子成分的分析以及句意选择适当连接词．11.---What‘s this？I hear about your appearing on the six o'clock news．---Oh that．Some people _______ something on campus and I just happened to pass in front of the camera．（）A.filmedB.had filmedC.were filmingD.have been filming【答案】C【解析】答案：C．根据后面的内容I just happened to pass in front of the camera可知，当他们正在拍摄校园风景时我恰巧经过符合语境，故用过去进行时；所以选C．--这是怎么回事呀？我听说你出现在了早晨六点的新闻中了．--噢，那件事呀．一些人正在拍摄校园的风景，我正好碰巧从摄像机前走过．对于句子的时态问题要结合句子的表述内容和具体语言环境来进行推测．12.To survive in the world，we have to act _______ others，but to survive as ourselves，we have to act alone．（）A.in honor ofB.in concert withC.in light ofD.in contact with【答案】B【解析】答案B．in honor of为了纪念…；in concert with与…一致；in light of根据，依据；in contact with与…联系．在准确理解和翻译句子的含义基础上再联系后面的语境but to survive as ourselves，we have to act alone，可知答案应为B．为了在这个世界上生存，我们必须与其他人行为一致，但是为了展现我们自己，我们必须表现的独一无二．本题考查介词短语词义辨析．在熟知词义的基础上，再联系句子所表达的含义，从而可以选出正确的答案．13.I ________ able to catch the first light home，but my watch betrayed me．（）A.wereB.had beenC.would beD.would have been【答案】D【解析】答案：D．根据题干but引导的从句可知，其引导的是含蓄条件句，相当于if引导的虚拟条件句"if my watch hadn't betrayed me"，此句是对过去情况的假设．由此可知，主句谓语动词形式应用would have done 来表示对过去情况的假设．故选D．我本来能够在黎明时分到家的，但是我的手表不准了．含蓄虚拟条件句中的假设条件不是以if条件从句的形式来表达的，而是隐藏在上下文或由with、without、otherwise、or、but for、but等词来暗示，相当于if引导的虚拟条件句．所以解题时要注意上下文的语境和这些关键词的提示．14.Microsoft，in a（n） _______ from tradition，has already released similar touch-friendly Office apps for Apple Inc's iPad and iPhone．（）A.independenceB.absenceC.departureD.survival【答案】C【解析】答案C．independent意为"独立"，absence意为"缺席"；departure意为"背离、离开"，survival意为"生存"．根据词义和语境，in a departure from tradition意为背离传统，不按照传统；故选C．微软没有按照传统，而是早早发布了适合于iPad和iPhone触屏移动办公室的应用．根据句意结合名词的不同含义，判断是否符合一些常用介词短语的搭配以及短语的意思要符合语境．15.---Ann，our department may be named the Department of the Year because of the outstanding perform ance．---_______．（）A.Good to knowB.I'll sayC.I hear you on that oneD.Can't argue with that【答案】A【解析】答案A．B项"当然"；C项"我听到你在那"；D项"我觉得不错"；A项"（这个）真是太好了"；根据上下句语境可知，上句是在告诉对方一个好消息（我们部门可能会因为我们出色的表现被评为年度最佳部门），因此下句中的答语应该是听到这个好消息之后感到很高兴，发自内心的喜悦，那太好了．因此A项符合语境，故选A．---安，我们部门可能会因为我们出色的表现被评为年度最佳部门．----太好了．本题考查情景交际．解答此类题目首先应该读懂句意，分析上下文语境和逻辑关系．其次对每个选项中的交际用语的适用情况要掌握，根据语境锁定正确答案．关键平时学习中要对交际用语多积累多总结反复记忆．II、完形填空(本大题共20小题，共20.0分)Someone recently asked me when I became more confident about my abilities as an entrepreneur．I thought it was a funny question，( 16 ) I'not very confident at all，and constantly filled with ( 17 ) about every decision I make．It doesn't exactly hold me back in my work；it's just that I am very ( 18 ) of what I do，and I'm always ( 19 ) on the way I work，think and talk．I have also learned over the years that making a decision is often more important than making the ( 20 ) decision．Preferably your decisions are the right ones，but inaction or indecisiveness is more ( 21 ) than making the wrong decisions every now and then．There is one thing I have learned over the years that I wish I had learned earlier in my career．And that is the ( 22 ) that I am not stupid．It sounds logical，but I often sat in on meetings and heard people explain things and then( 23 ) to myself，"I don't understand that．Maybe I'm stupid？"or I would hear about a startup and I wouldn't ( 24 ) their business model and think I'm stupid．Or I would hear an entrepreneur speak and think，"That all like ( 25 ) bullshit，but I must be stupid，because other people seem to love it．"A couple of years ago，I came to the ( 26 ) that I was not stupid at all．When people in meetings say things I don't'understand I ( 27 ) up and tell them so．Usually，I hear a sigh of ( 28 ) in the room and find out nobody understood what was being talked about．When I don't understand a business model it usually means there is not one，or it( 29 ) ．Turns out I'm not stupid and ( 30 ) I don't understand it，most people won't understand it at all．( 31 ) doubting my own abilities I've learned to ( 32 ) my"bullshit radar"a bit more and not understanding something is a clear sign that something is ( 33 ) ．My advice to young entrepreneurs is this：you are not stupid!If something does not make ( 34 ) ，if it sounds stupid，if you don't understand it，something is wrong!Trust your gut （本能的）( 35 ) ．Feel free not to know and be honest when you don't'understand something!16.A.if B.unless C.because D.when17.A.disappointment B.doubt C.terror D.curiosity18.A.conscious B.tired C.ashamed D.fond19.A.insisting B.working C.relying D.reflecting20.A.right B.tough C.firm D.final21.A.boring B.costly C.disgusting D.significant22.A.truth B.concept C.realization D.reputation23.A.thought B.referred C.smiled D.came24.A.mind B.know C.love D.understand25.A.tastes B.sounds C.smells D.lookspromise B.conclusion C.point D.agreement27.A.speak B.look C.hang D.cheer28.A.despair B.pleasure C.relief D.impatience29.A.disappears B.ceases C.approaches D.sucks30.A.since B.if C.as D.while31.A.Instead of B.Apart from C.As well as D.Regardless of32.A.operate B.differentiate C.trust D.inspect33.A.in B.up C.on D.off34.A.progress B.history C.money D.sense35.A.feeling B.level C.happiness fort【答案】【小题1】because 【小题2】doubt 【小题3】conscious【小题4】reflecting【小题5】right【小题6】costly 【小题7】realization【小题8】thought 【小题9】love【小题10】sounds【小题11】conclusion【小题12】speak 【小题13】relief 【小题14】sucks 【小题15】if【小题16】Insteadof 【小题17】trust 【小题18】trust 【小题19】sense【小题20】feeling【解析】36．C 考查连词辨析．根据"I'not very confident at all，constantly filled with about every decision I make"可知，我不是一直都是这么自信的，有时会对自己做出的决定感到疑惑，故选C．37．B 考查名词辨析．根据"I'not very confident at all"可知，我不是一直都这么自信的，有时会对自己做出的决定疑惑，故选B．38．A 考查动词辨析．根据语境可知，我很清楚自己在做什么．固定短语"be conscious of 意识到，对…清楚"，故选A．39．D 考查动词辨析．根据语境可知，我在做工作的时候，经常反思自己的思考、工作的方式．固定短语"reflect on 反思，反省"故选D．40．A 考查形容词辨析．根据"making a decision is often more important than making the decision"可知，做决定比做正确决定要重要．故选A．41．B 考查形容词辨析．根据语境可知，不积极比不具有决定性比做出了错误的决定而导致的后果代价要更高，即更严重．"costly 昂贵的；代价高的"，故选B．42．C 考查名词辨析．根据语境可知，我感到我并不笨，即对自己不笨还是有这个意识的．故选C．43．A．考查动词辨析．根据"I don't understand that．Maybe I'm stupid？"可知，这是作者自己在想的事情，故选A．44．A 考查动词辨析．根据"think I'm stupid"可知，是因为我不理解他们的运营模式，所以我感到自己蠢，故选D．45．B 考查动词辨析．根据语境可知，这些听起来都是鬼话连篇，但是别人喜欢这种经营方法，所以一定是我蠢，这是作者对自己的怀疑，故选B．46．B 考查名词辨析．根据语境可知，我最终认为自己并不蠢，固定短语"come to a conclusion 下结论"，故选B．47．A 考查动词辨析．根据句意可知，当我们听不懂的东西的时候我会说出来，故选A．48．C 考查名词辨析．根据"find out nobody understood what was being talked about"可知，每人听懂讲的是什么，所以当我提出来的时候，大家都会松了一口气，故选C．49．D 考查动词辨析．根据语境可知，当我不理解一个经营模式的时候，可能这个模式就是没有用的或者是很糟糕的，故选D．50．B 考查连词辨析．根据语境可知，如果我不懂，那么其实很多人也不懂，故选B．51．A 考查短语辨析．根据句意可知，我觉得应该相信自己的感觉，而不是质疑自己的能力，故选A．52．C 考查名词辨析．根据语境可知，这里表示相信自己的感觉．53．D 考查介词辨析．根据语境可知，如果我不能很清楚的了解一样东西，那么这样的东西就是没什么用的，故选D．54．D 考查名词辨析．根据语境可知，如果某件事不能有什么作用，没什么意义，固定短语"make sense 有意义，有道理，讲得通"，故选D．55．A 考查名词短语．根据句意可知，相信自己的本能，相信自己的判断．故选A．本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，主要讲述了一个企业家成功的秘诀：无论做什么事情，都要相信自己．如果听不懂别的企业家提出的经营方略，不要认为是自己的能力不够，而是要大胆提出自己的质疑，相信自己的判断．解答此类题目可遵循以下步骤：第一步，通读全文，了解文章大意，获得整体印象，同时初选出一批较有把握的答案．第二步，边核对初选答案边补填留下的空格．如果短文难度较大，则可复读几遍，核对和确定答案．有些空一时决定不了，可作个记号，待复查时再确定．第三步，复查定稿．从整体理解角度出发，仔细审核答案，确保意义上、语法上没有错误，同时对遗留下来的少数几个空格作最后选择．III、阅读理解(本大题共15小题，共30.0分)A36.Which book might a young man faced with difficulties in his career choose？______A.Life On Air．B.Our Zoo．C.Nigella ChristmasD.Doctor Who37.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？______A.This passage is probably taken from a newspaper column．B.People are likely to get a discount whichever book they purchase．C.Each of the reviewers thinks highly of the four books．D.All of the four books don't belong to a certain book series．【答案】【小题1】B 【小题2】D【解析】56．B细节理解题，根据Funny and tender，June Mottershead's memoir Our Zoo shows how with dogged determination and a little darin g，anything is possible．可知Our Zoo可能是一个年轻人在他的职业生涯中遇到困难时选择的书，故选B．57．D细节理解题，根据文章中四本书都是Quantity：1可知它们都不属于某本书的系列，故选D．本文属于广告类阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了四本不同的书，介绍了其作者售价及主要内容，方便读者选择性阅读．做阅读理解时要快速的浏览全文，把握文章主旨大意，带着问题回到原文，寻找细节或概括相应的答案，最后要理清作者写作思路．BLee Kuan Yew emerged onto the international stage as the founding father of the state of Singapore，then a city of about 1million．He developed into a world statesman who acted as a kind of conscience to leaders around the globe．Fate initially seemed not to have provided him with a stage on which to achieve more than modest local success．In the first phase of decolonization，Singapore emerged as a part of Malaya．It was cut loose because of tensions between Singapore's largely Chinese population and the Malay majority and，above all，to teach the city a lesson of dependency，Malaya undoubtedly expected that reality would cure Singapore of its independent spirit．But great men become such through visions beyond material calculations．Lee challenged conventional wisdom by opting for statehood．The choice reflected a deep faith in the virtues of his people．He asserted that a city located on a sandbar with no economic resource to draw upon，and whose major industry as a colonial naval base had disappeared，could nevertheless thrive and achieve international reputation by building on its principal asset（财富）：the intelligence，industry and dedication of its people．A great leader takes his or her society from where it is to where it has never been----indeed，where it as yet cannot imagine being．By insisting on quality education，by suppressing corruption and by basing governance on merit．Lee and his colleagues raised the annual per capita income of their population from 500atthetimeofindependencein1965toroughly55，000today．In a generation，Singapore became an international financial center．，the leading intellectual metropolis of Southeast Asia，the location of the region's major hospitals and a favored site for conferences on international affairs．It did so by adhering to an extraordinary pragmatism：by opening careers to the best talents and encouraging them to adopt the best practices from all over the world．．Superior performance was one component of that achievement．Superior leadership was even more important．As the decades went by，it was moving----and inspirational----to see Lee．，the mayor of a medium-size city，become a mentor of global strategic order．The great tragedy of Lee's life was that his beloved wife was felled by a stroke that left her aprisoner in her body，unable to communicate or receive communication．Through all that time，Lee sat by her bedside in the evening reading to her．He had faith that she understood despite the evidence to the contrary．Perhaps this was Lee Kuan Yew's role in his era．He had the same hope for our world．He fought for its better instincts even when the evidence was ambiguous．But many of us heard him and will never forget him．38.Why did Lee Kuan Yew choose to lead Singapore to be independent？______A.He intended to act as a kind of conscience to leaders around the globe．B.He determined his people shouldn't be subjected to Malaya anymore．C.He had considerable confidence in the value of the city's assets．D.He wanted Singapore to be the most powerful country worldwide．39.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph2，we can know that ______ ．A.Malaya expected Singapore to be powerfulB.Malaya had a desire to kick off SingaporeC.Malaya firmly believed Singapore would give inD.Malaya didn't think Singapore possessed independent spirit40.The fourth paragraph is organized to ______ ．A.illustrate how advanced Singapore has been todayB.demonstrate Lee Kuan Yew attached great importance to the talentsC.prove what a crucial decision Lee Kuan Yew once madeD.show the tremendous impact Lee Kuan Yew had on Singapore41.Which of the following can best describe Lee Kuan Yew？______A.Stubborn and arbitraryB.Aggressive and affectionate．C.Demanding and bossyD.Outspoken and humorous．【答案】【小题1】B 【小题2】C 【小题3】D 【小题4】B【解析】58答案B．推理判断题．根据题干关键词"choose to lead Singapore to be independent"找到文章的对应部分是第二段，根据其中的"It was cut loose because of tensions between Singapore's largely Chinese population and the Malay majority and，above all，to teach the city a lesson of dependency"推断，可知答案选B．59答案C．句意猜测题．根据文章第二段的"Malaya undoubtedly expected that reality would cure Singapore of its independent spirit"马来西亚毫无疑问地认为，现实会治愈新加坡的独立精神，也就是马来亚人相信新加坡人会屈服的．故答案选C．60答案D．推理判断题．通读第四段，并根据本段主要介绍的李光耀带领新加坡人取得的一系列成就，也就是李光耀对新加坡的影响．故答案选D．61答案B．推理判断题．A．Stubborn and arbitrary固执和任意；B．Aggressive and affectionate．咄咄逼人并且深情的；C．Demanding and bossy要求和专横的；D．Outspoken and humorous直言不讳，幽默．根据文章的第三段可知李光耀带领新加坡人与马来亚人斗争，可知他是咄咄逼人的，根据文章的倒数第二段可知他是富有感情的人．故答案选B．该文章主要介绍了前新加坡总理李光耀的生平传记，以及李光耀带领新加坡人取得的一系列成就等．本文是人物故事类阅读．阅读这类文章应该抓住时间线索来获取有关信息，即主人翁在某个时间做过什么，然后通过分析推理、综合归纳的方法进行解题．CScientists from the United States say they have found fish and other creatures living under key waters in Antarctica．They made the announcement after completing three months of research at the Ross Ice Shelf，the world's largest floating ice sheet．The researchers hoped to find clues to explain the force of the melting ice and its effect on sea level rise．Reed Scherer and Ross Powell are with Northern Illinois University in DeKalb，Illinois．They just finished up their research on our southernmost continent．Money for the project came from America's National Science Foundation．"We chose a study site where，in the first year，We went into the subglacial （冰川下的）lake and tried to understand the environment in there，both ecologically and in terms of the ice dynamics about how the lake operates，and how the sediment（沉淀物）underneath the ice sheet operates，as well，because it's the water and the sediment underneath the ice that controls how fast the ice is flowing into the ocean"says Ross Powell，who led the investigation．The team included scientists，engineers，machinery and other supplies across the ice from the main U．S．scientific base at Mc Murdo Station to the researcher's camp．The camp was near a subglacial lake，where an earlier study took place，Ross Powell says the latest study may provide evidence that can help predict the effect of climate change on rising sea levels．"What we have found is that these are very sensitive areas to the stability of how dynamic the ice is and how fast the ice may react to increases of melting both from the ocean and the atmosphere．"Among the new instruments built for the project was a powerful hot water drill．The researchers used the drill to dig down some 740meters．They collected water，sediment and other material from the grounding zone．Working around the clock before the deep hole refroze，they sent a video camera down to the 400-square-meter undersea area．Reed Scherer says the video images they saw in the Command Center were a total surprise．"It's a very mobile environment．The bottom is changing constantly．And so the things that we saw were all very mobile organisms，things that swim and some things that crawl．And obviously they are getting enough nutrition that they can thrive，Some of the little crustacean-like creatures called amphipods that we saw swam quite quickly and were quite active．"This is the farthest south that fish have ever been seen．How did the creatures get here？What do they feed on？And what effect will the retreating ice have on them？Ross Powell says the ice and sediment cores taken from the grounding zone can offer clues．"We know that the ice is melting there at the moment and so by opening up the cores once they get back，we hope to be able to understand what the ice was doing in the past，relative to what it is doing now．And because it is melting so fast or seems to be melting fast at the moment，we anticipate that there will he some differences that we'll see in the history of the ice sheet from the sediment cores，once we open them up．"But Ross Powell says the work raises more questions than it answers．42.Scientists conducted the three-month research at the Ross Ice Shelf with the intention of ______ ．A.predicting how climate change influences rising sea levels．B.finding out whether there are life forms existing deep under Antarctic ice．C.proving the speed of ice flowing into the ocean is controlled by water．D.discovering an explanation of the effect the melting ice has on sea level rise．43.What made the researchers surprised when they saw the video images？______A.Researchers saw fish in the farthest south for the first time．B.A video camera was able to work well under deep icy waters．C.Sediment cores present differences in the history of the ice sheet．D.The drill should dig down 740meters to collect things．44.From sediment cores taken from the grounding zone，scientists will probably know______ ．A.what the ice will do in the near futureB.the ice in the grounding zone is melting at the momentC.some differences rarely exist in the history of the ice sheetD.something about the creatures under icy water in Antarctic．45.What can be inferred from the passage？______A.Scientists will conduct a follow-up study on the frozen continent．B.No creatures once appeared or lived in icy water in Antarctica．C.America's National Science Foundation is in complete charge of the research．D.Researchers have found how the sediment underneath the ice sheet operates．【答案】【小题1】D 【小题2】A 【小题3】D 【小题4】A【解析】62．D 细节理解题．根据第二段The researchers hoped to find clues to explain the force of the melting ice and its effect on sea level rise．可知科学家们做这个调查是为了研究冰川融化对海平面上升的影响．故选D．63．A 细节理解题．根据倒数第三段This is the farthest south that fish have ever been seen．How did the creatures get here？What do they feed on？And what effect will the retreating ice have on them？可知当研究者发现了最南边的鱼的时候他们是非常惊讶的．故选A．64．D 细节理解题．根据倒数第三段How did the creatures get here？What do they feed on？And what effect will the retreating ice have on them？Ross Powell says the ice and sediment cores taken from the grounding zone can offer clues．可知这些东西能够让科学家们得到一些冰层底下生物的信息．故选D．65．A 推断理解题．根据最后一段But Ross Powell says the work raises more questions than it answers．可知科学家们在研究的过程中发现，这项工作引发的问题比解决的问题更多．由此推知，科学家们将会对冰川进行后续的研究．故选A．本文主要讲述了美国和其他地方的一些科学家发现了在南极洲的主要水域里面生活了一些鱼类和其他生物，就此，他们展开了一系列的调查．本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度，只要抓住文章的关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，就能找到正确答案．DSometimes just when we need the power of miracles to change our beliefs，they materialize in the places we'd least expect．They can come to us as a drastic alteration in our physical reality or as a simple synchronicity in our lives．Sometimes they're big and can't be missed Other times they're so subtle that if we aren't aware，we may miss them altogether．They can come from the lips of a stranger we suddenly and mysteriously encounter at just the right instant．If we listen carefully，we'll always hear the right words，at the right time，to dazzle us into a realization of something that we may have failed to notice only moments before．On a cold January afternoon in 1989，I was hiking up the trail that leads to the top of Egypt'sMt．Horeb．I'd spent the day at St．Catherine's Monastery and wanted to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below．As I was winding up the narrow path，I'd occasionally see other hikers who were coming down from a day on the mountain．While they would generally pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language，there was one man that day who did neither．I saw him coming from the last switchback on the trail that led to the backside of the mountain．As he got closer，I could see that he was dressed differently from the other hikers I'd seen．Rather than the high-tech fabrics and styles that had been the norm，this man was wearing traditional Egyptian clothing．He wore a tattered，rust-colored galabia and obviously old and thick-soled sandals that were covered in dust．What made his appearance so odd，though，was that the man didn't even appear to be Egyptian！He was a small-framed Asian man，had very little hair，and was wearing round，wire-rimmed glasses．As we neared one another，I was the first to speak．"Hello，"I said，stopping on the trail for a moment to catch my breath．Not a sound came from the man as he walked closer．I thought that maybe he hadn't heard me or the wind had carried my voice away from him in another direction．Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me on the high side of the trail，looked up from the ground，and spoke a single sentence to me in English，"Sometimes you don't know what you have lost until you've lost it．"As I took in what I had just heard，he simply stepped around me and continued his descent down the trail．That moment in my life was a small miracle．The reason is less about what the man said and more about the timing and the context．The year was 1989，and the Cold War was drawing to a close．What the man on the trail couldn't have known is that it was during my Egyptian pilgrimage，and specifically during my hike to the top of Moses's mountain，that I'd set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career in the defense industry，my friends，my family，and，ultimately，my life．I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia coming down from the top of this historic mountain just when I was walking up，stopping before me，and offering his wisdom，seemingly from out of nowhere．My answer to was easy：the odds were slim to none！In an encounter that lasted less than two minutes on a mountain halfway around the world from my home，a total stranger had brought clarity，and the hint of a warning，regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days．In my way of thinking，that's a miracle．I suspect that we all experience small miracles in our lives every day．Sometimes we have the wisdom and the courage to recognize them for what they are．In the moments when we don't，that's okay as well．It seems that our miracles have a way of coming back to us again and again．And each time they do，they become a little less subtle，until we can't possibly miss the message that they bring to our lives！The key is that they're everywhere and occur every day for different reasons，in response to the different needs that we may have in the moment．Our job may be less about questioning the extraordinary things that happen in our daily lives and more about accepting the gifts they bring．46.Why did the author make a pilgrimage to Mt．Horeb in Egypt？______A.He was in search of a miracle in his life．B.It was a holy place for a religious person to head for．C.He intended to make arrangements for his life in the future．D.He waited patiently in expectation of meeting a wise person．47.What does the underlined part"my own question"refer to in Paragraph 6？______A.For what reason did the man stop before me？。