英语高考习题汇编

宁夏银川一中2013届高三第一次模拟英语试题（一）

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.Johnhadmadeuphismindtogiveitup,butonsecondthoughthedeterminedto

havethirdtry.

A./;/B.a;aC.the;aD./;a

22.Theteacheralwaystrieshisbesttocreateanatmosphereinclasshisstudentscan

practicetheirspeakingskills.

A.forwhichB.whichC.whereD.ofwhich

23.MychestwhenImakeadeepbreath,doctor.

A.harmsB.hurtsC.woundsD.injures

24.ItsuddenlyoccurredtoAnnethatmoneycouldn'tallthatBobhadsufferedinthepast

fiveyears.

A.lookuptoB.putupwithC.fitinwithD.makeupfor

25.InPakistan,marryingwithoutparentalapprovalcanmeanfromone'sfamily.

A.beingcompletelycutupB.tobecompletelycutoff

C.tobecompletelycutupD.beingcompletelycutoff

26.一There'ssomeoneknockingonthedoor.Whoitbe?

・一ItmustbeMartin.Hepromisedtobehereat8:00.

A.mustB.canC.needD.shall

27.Clearlytherewillbequestionsaboutithappenedandwecando。

Awhat;howB.how;howC.what;whatDhow;what

28.一YouseemtobefamiliarwithLondon.

1hereforthreeyears.Ifsgreattobeback.

A.havelivedB.hadlivedC.livedD.live

29.Ofallthemethodstheyprovided,isofanyhelpforsolvingthemathproblem.

A.nothingB.neitherC.noneD.noone

30.Beerbottlescanberecycledbuttheyneedcleaningthoroughly,they?

A.needn'tB.don'tC.mustn'tD.can*t

31.Therearefrequentlyreportsofaccidentsasfireworks,storedortransported.

A.havebeenmadeB.arebeingmadeC.weremadeD.havemade

32.Weleftthesmalltown,clearlynoneedtostay.

A.there；beingB.it;wasC.it;being;D.there；was

33.Hewasfacedwiththeofwhetherornottoreturntohiscountryafterhegotthedoctor's

degreeinAmerica.

A.situationB.dilemmaC.environmentD.circumstance

34.AnirbanMaitra,aprofessoratOxfordUniversity,Jack'ssuccesswouldnothave

beenpossible.

A.Ifitweren'tforB.WereitnotforC.HaditnotbeenforD.Ifithasn'tbeenfor

35.一DoyouknowSusanresignedfromhisjob?Whatapity!

—!Ihadtriedtopersuadehimnotto,butfailed.

A.That'scoolB.SowhatC.NotsurprisingD.Nokidding

第二节完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

WhenIwasfifteen,IannouncedtomyEnglishclassthatIwasgoingtowritemyownbooks.

Halfthestudentssneered（冷笑），the36nearlyfelloutoftheirchairslaughing."Don'tbesilly,

only37canbecomewriters,vtheEnglishteachersaid,fc4AndyouaregettingaDthisterm.n

Iwasso38thatIburstintotears.

ThatnightIwroteashort39poemaboutbrokendreamsandmailedittothenewspaper.

Tomy40,theypublisheditandsentmetwodollars.Iwasapublishedand41writer.I

showedmyteacherandfellowstudents.They42.“Justplaindumbluck."theteachersaid.I

tasted43andI'dsoldthefirstthingI'deverwritten.Thatwasmorethananyofthemhaddone

andifitwasjustdumbluck,thatwas44withme.

DuringthenexttwoyearsIsolddozensof45,letters,jokesandrecipes.BythetimeI

46fromhighschool,withaCminusaverage,Ihadscrapbooks（剪贴簿）filledwithmy

publishedworks.I47mentionedmywritingtomyteachers,friendsormyfamilyagain.

Theyweredreamkillersand48peoplemustchoosebetweentheirfriendsandtheirdreams,

theymustalwayschoosetheir49.

Ihadfourchildrenatthetime,andtheoldestwasonlyfour.IwrotewhatIfelt.It50nine

months,justlikeapregnantwoman.Imaileditwithoutaselfaddressedstamped51and

withoutmakingacopyofthemanuscript.

AmonthlaterIreceiveda（n）52,andarequesttostartworkingonanotherbook.Theworst

yearIearnedtwodollars.InmybestyearIearned36,000dollars.53yearsIearnedbetweenfive

thousandandtenthousand.No,itisn'tenoughtolive54,butit'sstillmorethanI'dmakeworking

parttime.PeopleaskwhatcollegeI55,whatdegreesIhadandwhatqualificationsIhavetobea

writer.Theansweris：'None."Ijustwrite.Tmnotagenius.

36.A.wholeB.otherC.mostD.rest

37.A.generalsB.statesmenC.geniusesD.spies

38.A.delightedB.anxiousC.ashamedD.upset

39.A.sadB.innocentC.disappointingD.puzzled

40.A.delightB.astonishmentC.comfortD.happiness

41.A.borrowedB.lentC.paidD.cost

42.A.criedB.agreedC.sworeD.laughed

43.A.failureB.successC.coldnessD.squeeze

44.A.fineB.mixedC.comparedD.full

45.A.booksB.poetsC.novelsD.poems

46.A.droppedoutB.leftC.graduatedD.laidoff

47.A.everB.neverC.seldomD.even

48.A.ifB.unlessC.untilD.before

49.A.teachersB.familyC.friendsD.dreams

50.A.spentB.costC.tookD.wasted

51.A.letterB.envelopeC.writerD.cover

52.A.agreementB.editionC.tradeD.patent

53.A.RecentB.MemorableC.MostD.Several

54.A.withB.onC.byD.in

55.A.deservedB.introducedC.foundedD.attended

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

MostpeoplewholiveinSeattle,Washington,lovetheircity.Thereisanever-endingflowof

funthingstodo.But,peoplewholivetheredonotalwaysenjoytheday-after-dayabsenceof

sunshineduringthewintermonths.

Itisadocumentedfactthatsunshine（orlackofit）playsamajorroleinhoweachofusmeets

theday.Italsoaffectshowweperformatschoolorwork.Whenpeoplearedeprivedof（失去）

sunlight,theycandevelopseasonalaffectivedisorder、whichmakesitdifficultforthemtofeel

happyorgetthingsaccomplished.NomajorcityintheUnitedStatesismoreaffectedbythe

“sunshinefactor“thanSeattle.

Tofightdrizzleandfogduringthewintermonths,SteveMurphycreatedabusinessthatis

verypopularamongthelocals.TheIndoorSunShoppeismorethanalittlerayofsunshineduring

thegraydaysofSeattle'swinter.Hisshopoffersahugesourceofplantsandartificiallightingfor

peoplewhoaretryingtoovercomeseasonalaffectivedisorder.

LocatedinFremont,Washington,TheIndoorSunShoppehasanamazingcollectionofexotic

（奇异的）plantsand“goodbugs“inahumidandwell-litenvironment.AtTheIndoorSunShoppe,

youcanspendupto$400forartificiallightingthatwillchaseawaythewinterblues.Itwillalso

keepyourplantshealthy.Youcanbuyadawnsimulator（模拟器）thatwillgraduallyfillyourroom

withawarmingwake-uplight.WhatbetterwaytomeetaSeattlemorningwhenrealsunshineis

nothingmorethanahappythought!

Murphy'sin-homewaterfallsarealsopopularwithcustomers.Buthisplantsandlights

remainthe“maincourse.^^Onacloudywinterday,TheIndoorSunShoppeisabrightspotin

Seattle!

56.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheterm'"seasonalaffectivedisorder“inPara.2?

A.mildtemperatureandageneralfeelingofillnesscausedbygraywinter

B.winter-relatedillnesscausedbythelowtemperatureandlittlesunlight

C.exhaustion,depressionandlackofenergycausedbyalackofsunlight

D.post-holidaydepressionthatcomeswhenrelativesleaveafterChristmas

57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeoplewholiveinSeattleareusedtothesunshineabsence.

B.SeattleislocatedinthestateofWashington.

C.CitizensloveSeattlefortheircolorfulcitylives.

D.SunshineinSeattleisrareduringthewintermonths.

58.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheuseofadawnsimulator?

A.Analarmclockstimulatedbythelightraysofearlymorning.

B.Anautomaticwaterfallsystemhelpingmakeindoorplantshealthy.

C.Abringerofindoorartificialsunshinewhenthereisnoneoutside.

D.AbetterwaytomeetaSeattlemorningwithrealwarmingsunshine.

59.TheIndoorSunShoppe.

A.attractspeoplefromdifferentpartsofthewholecountry

B.aimstocreateahumidandwell-litenvironmentduringwintermonths

C.bringsonlyalittlerayofsunshineduringthegraydaysofSeattle'swinter

D.offersvarietyofgoodshelpingpeopleovercomeseasonalaffectivedisorder

B

Anewstudyof8,000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthat

althoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily,itisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppy

love（早恋）maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression.Thestudyshowsthat

girlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys,andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.

Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis

“lossofself'.Accordingtothestudy,eventhoughboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromantic

relationship”,this"lossofself9ismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.

Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.They

won'ttellthattotheirparents.

DrMarianKaufman,anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems,says15%to20%youngpeople

willhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.She

adviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup,itisimportantforyoung

peopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshould

encouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriends,attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesand

spendenoughtimewithfamily.

Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression-eatingormoodchanges-andiftheysee

signsfromtheirdaughtersorsons,theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnection

betweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeel

young,butonlymaturity（成熟）givesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.

60.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?

A.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.

B.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.

C.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.

D.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.

61.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theolderawomanis,thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.

B.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.

C.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.

D.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.

62.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardspuppylove?

A.Confused.B.Disinterested.C.Scared.D.Disapproving.

63.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.

B.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren'slove.

C.Romanceisatwo-edgedswordforadults.

D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.

C

Newresearchshowsthatoverweightorevenmildlyobesepeoplehavealowerriskofearly

deaththanpeopleconsideredtobenormalweight.

Researchersexaminedtheresultsof97studies.Mostofthestudieswerelessthan10years

old.Theyincludedalmostthreemillionadultsfromaroundtheworld,includingtheUnitedStates,

Canada,China,Taiwan,Brazil,IndiaandMexico.

TheresearchersattheNationalCenterforHealthStatisticsfoundthatpeoplewhoare

consideredoverweightorslightlyobesewerefivetosixpercentlesslikelytodiefromallcauses

thanpeopleofnormalweight.Peoplewithhigherobesityratings,however,hadalmosta30

percentgreaterriskofdeathcomparedtonormal-weightindividuals.

KatherineFlegalwastheleadauthorofthestudy.Shesaysshewasnotsurprisedthat

overweightpeoplewouldnothaveahigherriskofdeath.

"Becausewe'dactuallyalreadyreadalotofthisliteratureandrealizeditwaslikelythat

mortalityrates（死亡率）foroverweightwouldbeatleastnothigherthannormalweight.IguessI

wasalittlebitsuiprisedthatitwasdefinitelylower.AndIwasalsosurprisedthatthelowerrates

ofobesityalsodidn'tseemtodifferfromnormalweight.^^

Butshesaysthedifferenceindeathratesappearstobesmallbetweennormal-weightpeople

andthosewhoareoverweightormildlyobese.

Thestudyhasraisednewquestionsabout“bodymassindex,"（体重指数）orBMI.Thisisa

measurementofbodyfatasaratio（比率）ofheighttoweight.Inrecentyears,manypublichealth

expertshavepromotedbodymassindexasawaytopredicttheriskofhealthproblems.Buta

person'sBMIcanbemisleadinginsomecases.

StevenHeymsfield,theexecutivedirectorofthePenningtonBiomedicalResearchCenter,

sayspeoplecanbephysicallyfitandingoodhealth,butmightweighmorebecausetheyaremore

muscular.

Still,Dr.HeymsfieldsayspeopleshouldnotthinkgainingextraweightisOKjustbecauseof

thenewfindings.Hesaysbeingatahealthyweightlowerstheriskforheartdiseaseanddiabetes

（糖尿病）.

64.Accordingtothenewfindings,theresearchersfoundthat.

A.Peoplewithhighobesityhavealowerriskofearlydeaththanpeoplewithlowobesity

B.Peoplewithoverweighthaveagreaterriskofearlydeaththanpeopleofnormalweight.

C.Peoplewithmildobesityarelesslikelytodiethanpeopleofnormalweight.

D.Peoplewithobesitylivemuchlongerthanpeopleofnormalweight.

65.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“literature“inparagraph6mean?

A.workslikenovelsandpoems

B.booksandarticlesonaparticularsubject

C.printedmaterial

D.magazinesandnewspapers

66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.BMIiscommonlyusedtomeasurebodyfatasaratioofheighttoweight.

B.NotallpeoplewithalittlehigherBMIarefat.

C.ManypublichealthexpertsencouragemorepeopletouseBMIasawaytopredicttherisk

ofhealthproblem

D.Becauseofthenewfindings,peopleshouldthinkaboutgainingextraweight.

D

Onceagain,rumorsarespreading.JudgmentDay,thistime,issettohappenonDecember

21st,2012.ThedateoriginatedfromtheMayancalendar,butactuallygainedpopularitythrough

thehitmovie,"2012".

Howwilltheworldend?Andhowdoweknowtheexactdate?Therearemanytheories:A

meteoroid（流星体）fromouterspace;asolarstorm;ashiftintheearth'spoles;blablabla.They

allsupposedlypointedtothedateofDecember21st,2012.Unfortunately,noneofitistrue.

ZhuJin,directorofBeijingPlanetarium,said,"Forearthitself,theendwillbebillionsof

yearsawayfromnow.Andforushumans,thereisaverysmallchancethatwemaybeaffectedby

someastronomicalfactors.However,wedon'thavetheabilitytoforeseesucheventssofar.So

whensomeonetellsyoutheworldisgoingtoendonanexactdate,itmustbefake."

Butthetruthhasn*tstoppedpeoplefrombelieving.Inthesci-fimovie"2012",thedirector

imaginedtheendoftheworldbasedontheMayancalendar.Thefilmearnednearly770million

USdollarsworldwide.NingHong,HebeiProvince,said."Themovie2012didgetonething

right.TherearearksbeingmadeinChina,Butthey'renotbeingbuiltsecretlyinsidethe

mountains.Theyareconstructedhereinthecourtyardofafactory.”

InApril,LiuQiyuanquithisfurniturebusinessanddevotedhimselftodevelopingthesehuge

roundballs.Hedoesn'tbelievetheendisnear,buthewantstobepreparedjustincase.

LiuQiyuan,the"Ark"builder,said,"Theconceptoriginatedtwentyyearsago.TheTangshan

earthquakehadflattenedourhouse,soIwantedtobuildashelterthatwouldn'tfall.Thenin2004,

IsawthetsunamiinIndonesiathatkilledsomanypeople.ThenIrealizeditshouldbesomething

thatcouldwithstand（抵挡）theearthquakeandfloatonwater."

Liuishopingtousehisinventionasalifeboatonthesea.He'splanningtotesthisproduct

onthewaternextyear.

Itturnsoutthatrumour,thoughfalse,isgoodforbusiness.Doomsdaydiscountsandproducts

arehotonmanyonlinestores.Whileit'ssurelyattractedattention,manycomplainthatitmisleads

consumers.

Theirpurposeistopromoteproducts.Iftheybelievetheworldisgoingtoend.whowould

buythings?Moneywouldbeuseless,too.

67.Thepurposeofthemovie"2012"was.

A.topopularize（普及）scientificknowledgefortheviewers

B・tomakeaprofitfromtheviewers

C.totelltheviewersaninterestingfactualstory

D.towarntheviewersofadisastrousevent

68.LiuQiyuanquithisjobandbuilthis"ark"because.

A.hebelievedthattheworldwasgoingtoendonDec.21,2012

B.hewastiredofmakingmoneyfromhisfurniturebusiness

C.hewasalmostkilledinIndonesiain2004

D.hewantedtomakepreparationsfordestructivenaturaldisasters

69.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Rumorswerecreatedbybusinessmentopromotetheirproducts.

B,Themovie"2012"wasverypopularandagreatmanypeoplewatchedit.

C.OnetheorysaidthattheearthwastoshiftitstwopolesonDec.21,2012.

D.LiuQiyuan'sarkwasintendedtosurviveearthquakesandterriblefloods.

70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.Timeandtimeagainpeoplespreadrumoursabouttheworld'sendforonereasonor

another.

B,TheMaya'spredictionabouttheworld'sendhasfailed.

C.Inthemovie2012bigarkswerebuiltsecretlyinsidethemountains

D.LiuQiyuanwasbornbefore1976andisatleast36yearsold.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

WhatTeenagersCanDoToEarnMoreRespect

Asteenagerscontinuetogrowanddevelopintoyoungadults,thetransition（过渡）into

adulthoodhasbegun.Withsomanyphysicalandemotionalchangesgoingon,certainmannersare

oftenforgottenandotheradulttraitsarenotyetacceptedasawayoflife.71Bydoingthe

followingthings,youwillearnmorerespect.

1.Contributetothehousehold

Attheveryleast,cleanupafteryourself.Asateenager,youareoldenoughtocleanupafter

yourself.Whenyoumakeamess,cleanitup.72Allchoresthatyoudohelptoreducethe

loadofthepersonwhodidthembefore.Nowthatyou'reoldenoughandcapable,whyshouldn't

youcontributetothehousehold?73

2.Beresponsible

74Whethertheyarebasicthings,likebrushingyourteethordoingyourhomework,or

moreinvolvedchoresthatcontributetothehousehold,simplyfulfillyourresponsibilitiesontime.

Whenadultsknowthattheycanrelyonyou,theirtrustandrespectforyouwillincrease.

3.Solvemoreofyourownproblemwithoutaskingforhelp

Insteadoftakingtheeasyapproachandaskingforhelp,makeanefforttosolveyour

problemsonyourownfirst.The“easyway“isonlyeasyforyou,butitisanextrataskforthe

personfromwhomyouareseekinghelp.Seekhelponlyafteryouhavemakeanhonesteffortto

solveyourownproblems.75Whenyoubecomeagoodproblemsolver,youincreaseyour

valvetothecommunity.

A.Thepeopledoingthechoresbeforewillgreatlyappreciatethehelp.

B.Itwillmakeyourlifemorepleasant.

C.Everyonehascertainresponsibilities.

D.Whenspeakingtoagroup,speakloudenough.

E.Thisincludes.Butisnotlimitedto,yourdishesandyourroom.

F.Bybeingawareofthesemannersandtraits,youcanmanagethemsooner.

G.Dependingontheproblem,15minutesofeffortisusuallyagoodguideline.

第二卷

第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

Iusedtofeelingpressuredtodowellinexams.IwassuchafraidoffallingbehindthatIkept

thinkingaboutstudyingeveryminuteoftheday.Thepressuremakesmeoutofbreath.

Tomydisappointed,themoreworriedIwasaboutmystudies,thelesseffectiveIbecameo

Later,IrealizedIjusttookpressuretooserious.SoItriedtakingthingseasybytakingpartin

variousactivityoutofclass,enjoyingmusicandevendaydreamingaboutfunthings.Tomy

delight,thisworked!Gradually,Ibecamemoreanxiousaboutexamsandbegantotakepleasurein

mystudies.Pressurecannotavoided.

Whatcountsishowtodealwithproperly,butaboveall,howtoturnitintopleasureor

challenge.

银川一中2013届高三年级第六次月考（二）

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21.ThefirmwasbadlyinneedofamanagerwithbettercommandofFrench.

A.a;/B.the;aC./;aD./;the

22.-Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?Iwillprepareitforyou.

一Don'tit.Tileatoutwithmyfriends.

A.careaboutB.botheraboutC.worryaboutD.talkabout

23.Thefirstperformanceofthemusicalplay“TheSoundofMusic“arousedinaudience.

A.affectionB.appreciationC.enthusiasmD.influence

24.BusyasTomis,exercisehasalwaysbeenhiswork.

A.asapartofhislifemuchasB.asmuchapartofhislifeas

C.asmuchasapartofhislifeD.somuchapartofhislifeas

25.I'mcertainyou'drathershewasopposedtomyproposal,

A.aren'tIB.wasn'tsheC.wouldn'tyouD.hadn'tyou

26.Englishteachersaresupposedtheirstudentsatestinclass,evenafterclass,

betterteachingresults.

A.togive;ensuringB.giving;toensureC.togive;toensureD.giving;ensuring

27.-Whatdoyouthinkofthelecture?-butinteresting,butI'vemanagedtosurviveit.

A.NothingB.EverythingC.AnythingD.Something

28.thecauseoftheoilleaks,thespecialistscannotdrawaconclusionbeforecompletinga

thoroughanddetailedinvestigation.

A.WithregardtoB.RegardlessofC.InresponsetoD.Inspiteof

29.himselftohisresearchontheITtechnology,hesoonmadeabreakthrough.

A.DevotedB.DevotingC.DevoteD.Todevote

30.Thegirl_ontheground___tomethatshehadthebookontheshelf.

A.lying;lay;laidB.lay;lied;laidC.lying;lied;laidD.lie;lied;lay

31.1prefertoworkherebecausesalariesarehigherherethaninmycountry.

A.thatB.theonesC.thoseD.one

32.ThemomentLeowillneverforgetishejoinedtheAirForce

A.when;thatB.that;thatC.that;whenD.when;/

33.Thepasttwoyearsasharpriseinoilprice,whichaddstotheburdenofauto

transportationindustry.

A.haswitnessedB.witnessedC.iswitnessingD.witnesses

34.—Maryknowsthecityquitewell.--Shewellhavebeentherebefore.

A.needB.couldC.shouldD.may

35.—Doyouthinkthatweshouldmakepreparationsforthecompetitioninadvance?

—Exactly..

A.ActionsspeaklouderthanwordsB.Fightnobattleunprepared

C.BetterlatethanneverD.Agoodbeginningishalfdone

第二节完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

IhadafriendwhovisitedmefromoutoftownandIwantedtoshowhimtheCNTower.It

wasoneofthetalleststructuresontheearth.SoIthoughtitwouldoffera(n)36sight

Wewerestandinginlinefor45minutestoenjoythe37uptothewatchpoint.When

wegotthere,wewentaroundthe38ofthetowerandsawthehardwirefence39

tothestructureservingasabarrier.Wewentbackinsidetolookfortheglassfloorthatprovideda

directview40.Assoonasbothofus41,westoppedbeforewalkingontoit.We

foundthatourlegsbeganto42Istoppedforaminuteconsideringthestep,takingseveral

secondsto43theedgebeforemoving.

AndthenIhadathoughtinmymind：”Itisfar44comparedtoanyotherfloorin

thisbuilding.Thereisnorealdangertome-it's45anillusion.Lookatallthepeople

standingonit,andthinkaboutthosewhohavestoodonitbefore.vIbeganto46thatstep

ontotheglassfloor.Ididn'tlookdown-47notfbrafewminutes.

Iwalkedonthe48andlookedaroundandthoughtabouthow49the

experiencewas.Ievenfoundmyselfjumpingupanddown.Therewasno50anditwas

certainlyanillusion.

Iconsideredhowmanythingsinourliveswe51andexactlyhowmanyofthemare

actuallyillusions.Ithoughtaboutallthethingswe52ourselvesfromdoingbecausewe

have53ourselvesintothinkingthere'srisk.IthoughtaboutallthethingsthatIstillhave

yettodothatappeared54Iwasgladtodiscoverthatalthoughfearisn'tastrangertome,

mydesiretolivealifewithout55hasamuchstrongerpull.

36.A.expressiveB.impressiveC.frighteningD.beneficial

37.A.busB.ladderC.carD.elevator

38.A.outsideB.top