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1、高三英语限时练习十二完形填空（时间：10分钟）Haveyoueverheardthephrase,“Loveisblind"?Ifso,youarealready21withatypeofmistakeinourattemptstounderstandothers:haloeffects.Thistypeofmistake22tothefactthatonceweformanoverallimpressionofsomebody,itcouldhavestrongeffectsonour23ofhispersonality.24,haloeffectsarebothcommonand

2、powerful.Forexample,mostorganizationscontainoneormore“superstars"-peoplewhohaveearnedthereputationforbeingunusually25andcapable.Oncetheyhavegainedsucha"halo",everythingtheydoreceivesgood26.Ideasthatwouldberegardedasjustso-soifsuggestedbysomeoneelseareseenas27whenproposedbythesepersons

3、.Andactionsthatmightbeconsideredriskyiftakenbyothersareseenasbravewhencarriedoutbythese“chosen”menandwomen.Asyoucansee,haloeffectscarryhighcosts.Theymayleadsomepersonstohavean28highopinionoftheirownworth,whilemakingthings29forotherswhoareequallydeserving.Further,bygivingtoomuchinfluencetopersonswhoa

4、renotreadytoreceiveit,andbypreventinghiddentalentfrombeing30,theycanharmorganizationsaswellasindividuals.Clearly,then,itisimportanttorecognizetheexistenceandimpactofhaloeffects;onlythencantheirharmfuleffectsbeavoided.21.A.familiarB.wrongC.connectedDbored22.A.addsB.extendsC.keepsD.refers23.A.choicesB

5、.memoriesC.judgmentsD.requirements24.A.UnfortunatelyB.ProbablyC.HopefullyD.Generally25.A.amusingB.consciousC.fashionableD.talented26.A.commentB.replyC.effectD.opportunity27.A.averageB.excellentC.funnyDsimilar28.A.unexpectedlyB.understandablyC.unreasonablyD.unsuccessfully29.A.difficultB.disorderlyC.v

6、aluableDsignificant30.A.harmedB.discoveredC.wastedD.protected语法填空（时间：10分钟）Iwassittinginacrowdedrestaurant,enjoyingatastymealwithmyChinesefamily.31atmospherewashotandloud.Onething32couldn'tgetusedtowasthecloudsofcigarettesmoke33filledtheairandourlungs.ItusedtobethesameformeinmyhomeareaintheUnited

7、States.34thenoisewasdefinitelyarelativelynewexperience.Iglancedaroundtheroom,andsmilingdinerswerehappilyblowingsmokeintothefacesoftheirfriendsandfamilies.Livinginan35(industry)cityanddealingwithairpollutantsarenecessaryfactsofour36(exist).Forus,itbecametoomuch.37(stand)up,wecalledoutmaidan(paythebil

8、l),38left.Onceoutside,webothagreedthatwewouldn'treturntothatrestaurantagain.Laterthatnight,Iaskedmywife39herparentsweresowillingtoputup40it.Shesaidthattheyfeltitwassimplyunavoidableandthereforemustbetolerated.Tomywife'sparents,it'sjustapartofmodernChineselife.阅读理解(时间：20分钟)ALastyearmyhusb

9、anddevelopedaterribledisease.Dalebecamefearfulofgoinganywherealoneorofbeingaloneassomeofhisseizures(发作)werequitesevere,evenputtinghiminthehospitalonthreeseparateoccasions.WedecidedthatatrainedmedicalservicedogwouldgreatlyhelpDale.ItwouldbeacompanionforDale,andthedogwouldbetrainedtostaywithhim.Ifheha

10、daseizure,withaservicedogbesideadownedperson,otherscouldseeandwillbemorelikelytohelp.AlocalpersonsoldusablackLabradorpuppyatareducedprice.Nevaehwaseightweeksoldwhenwegother.Atthatpoint,weturnedtothelocalpapersforhelp.WehopedthatgettingDale'sstoryoutwouldhelpraisefundstopayforthepuppy'straini

11、ng.Dalehasbeenondisability,andhisneedtohavesomeonewithhimatalltimesmeansIcannotworkeither.Wedon'thavealotofmoneyleftoverattheendofthemonth.Fundraisingstartedoffwiththehelpoffamilydonations,butwehadalongwaytogo.Thenonedaytherewasaknockatthedoor.Iwenttoanswerit;astrangerstoodthereholdingthenewspap

12、erarticleaboutDaleinherhand.SheintroducedherselfasJuneandtoldmethatherdaughter'sdoghadwarnedherofacancersheneverknewshehad,probablysavingherlife.Now,shefeltobligedtohelpourdogbecauseadoghadhelpedher.Sheshockeduswhenshegaveus$100!Weneverexpectedsuchcaringandkindnessfromacompletestranger.Dalehadbe

13、enfeelingtheworlddidn'tcare,butthishelprenewedhisfaith.ThenextthingthathappenedwasthatDaleemailedlocalvets,askingforcareforourpuppy.WereceivedaresponsefromDr.Noonan,whohassinceprovidedNevaeh'scareforfree.Thestaffandthevetarethemostloving,caringpeoplewehavemet.Theyevenhelpedusfindalocaltraine

14、rwhocutthetrainingcostsbymorethanhalf.Ifitweren'tforsuchamazingpeople,Daleprobablywouldhavebecomeatotalrecluse,feelinghecouldnevergoanywherealone.41. Whydidthecouplethinkamedicalservicedogwouldbeofgreathelp?A. ItcouldaccompanyDale,andwhenaseizurecame,itcouldattractpeopletohelp.B. Itcouldaccompan

15、yDale,andinaseizure,itcouldsaveDale.C. Peoplearemorelikelytosaveapersonifheisadoglover.D. Dalewouldnotbesolonely,andwouldgetwellagainsoon.42. WhatmadeDalegainconfidenceagain?A. Gettingaservicedog.B. Aladyofferedanamountofmoneytohim.C. Thevetsofferedtohelp.D. Hisbeingabletogoanywhere.43. Whydidthecou

16、plethinkthestaffandthevetarethemostloving,caringpeopletheyhavemet?A. Theyprovidedthepuppy'scareforfree.B. Theytrainedthepuppyforthecouple.C. Theyprovidedthepuppy'scareforfreeandcutthetrainingcostbyhalf.D. Theynotonlyprovidedthepuppy'scareforfreebutalsofoundatrainerwithlessthanhalfthecost

17、.44. Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Shefeltobligedtohelp"mean?A. Shefeltitadutytohelp.B. Shefeltshewasforcedtohelp.C. Shefeltwillingtohelp.D. Shefeltgratefultohelp.45. Whatisthepurposeofwritingthispassage?A. Toshowhowimportantagoodservicedogis.B. Toshowaunitedfamilyisimportant.C. Toshowthankstot

18、hosekindpeople.D. Toencouragepeoplenottogiveup.BForgivingsomeonewhohashurtyouorletyoudownisneveraneasything.Severalnewstudies,however,saythatitcouldhavealotofhealthbenefits.Whenyouthinkofforgiveness,youprobablydon'tthinkofitasbeingahealthormedicalproblem.StudiesfromStanfordUniversity,ontheotherh

19、and,showthatsomethinglikeangercanchangeyourwell-being.WhencartoonbookcharactersliketheIncredibleHulkgetangry,theychangecoloursandoftengainspecialpower.Intherealworld,angerislessobviousandmaybemoredangerous.That'swhyProfessorFredLuskin,founderoftheStanfordForgivenessProjectandauthorofForgiveforGo

20、odsaysholdingontoangerandhatredcanharmyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Twonewstudiesseemtoshowthesameidea.Thestudiesfindthatpeoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessstress,lessbackpain,andlessdepression.Theyalsohavefewerheadaches,lowerbloodpressure,andfewerproblemsonsleeping.Soitdoesn'tmatterifyourangeriscau

21、sedbythetrafficorotherthings.Learningtoletitgoisimportant.Techniquessuchasdeepbreathorthoughtcanhelp.Orjustaskyourselfifit'sworthhurtingyourselfbystayingangrywithsomeoneelse.Forgivenessdoesnotmeanthatyousimplyacceptwhathappenedandsayit'sOK.Instead,it'sawayofmakingpeacewithyourselfaboutwh

22、athappenedinthepast.46. Theauthorofthepassagetriestomakehisviewpointclear.A.byraisinghisownexamples.B.basedonhisownexperience.C.bymentioningsomestudies.D.bymentioningsometypicalpatients.47. Theexampleofthecartoonbookcharactersistakeninthepassageto.A. supporttheviewpointthatangerandhatredharmphysical

23、andmentalhealth.B. introduceafamousexpert.C. letthereaderknowthedifferentcoloursofcartoonfaces.D. showhowtocontrolone'stemper.48. Theunderlinedphrase“holdingonto"inthispassagepossiblymeans"".A.removing.B.keepingup.C.gettingridof.D.learningabout.49. WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentione

24、dinthispassage?A. Peoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessstress.B. Peoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessdepression.C. Peoplewhoareabletoforgivehavefewerproblemsonsleeping.D. Peoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellesstired.50. Thebesttitleforthispassageisprobably.A.Forgiveness.B.ForgivenessIsGoodforHealth.C.ASecrettoKe

25、epingHealth.D.AngerIsBadforHealth.CIfwomenaremercilesslyexploited（录U肖ij）yearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobepu

26、tasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit,onlyawomaniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobepackedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeen

27、worn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;necklinesareloweredorraised,andsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslik

28、ewarmth,comfortanddurability（耐用）.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,ordelicatelypickingherwa

29、ythroughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion,theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen'sclothes,onewonders,reflectbasicqualitiesofinstability（不稳定）？Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesof

30、dressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability?Thatisforyoutodecide.51. Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney.A. bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustry.B. becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashions.C. byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen'sclothing.D. becausetheyalwaysim

31、provequalityofwomen'sclothing.52. Tothewriter,thefactthatwomenchangetheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas.A. aqualityofinstability.B. awasteoftime.C. anexpressionoftaste.D. anexpressionofcreativity.53. Thewriterwouldbelesscriticaliffashiondesignersplacedmorestressontheofclothing.A.costB.appearanceC.

32、comfortD.suitability54. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A. Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedforthecommercialexploitationofwomen.B. Theconstantchangesinwomensclothingreflecttheirstrengthofcharacter.C. Thefashionindustrymakesanimportantcontributiontosociety.D. Fashiondesignsshouldnotbeencoura