Over the years, people have learned from ants that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key ______ to success.
A. certificates B. ingredients
C. approaches D. instructions
科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年山东滕州市高三上学期期中考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
So long a way _____ to go that we started out at 6:00 in the morning．
A．we have B．do we have
C．we had D．did we have
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It has been said that “happiness is like a butterfly, which, when _ _, is always beyond our grasp but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you．"
A． pursuing B． pursued
C． to pursue D． having pursued
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Suddenly a good idea occurred to her, but she couldn’t find any paper ______.
A. to write B. to write on
C. written D. writing on
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Having manners shows good character, consideration and respect for others, taking you where degrees and money cannot and ______ a better world.
A. taking over B. adapting to
C. making for D. fitting into
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014-2015学年湖北省八市高三3月联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Comfort is comforting, but it might narrow our experience at work — and beyond.
In our modern world, discomfort is considered a terrible thing. If not terrible, at least a thing of the past. Dishwashers, washing machines, computers, remote controls—yes, they add convenience, but also a level of comfort our forefathers did not enjoy.
As pain of any kind discourages happiness, we tend to reason, anything that compromises our ability to feel good must be bad. And that’s also particularly true for our careers. Success makes us feel great, not terrible. Such a view, however, is a matter of personal opinion. And it may blind us to hidden opportunities.
Artists throughout history have tried to experience suffering, instinctively if not consciously, to produce works that explore the darker hidden sides of the human condition. This was done, in part, because pain is a reality of life for everybody in some form at some time. Pain is something everybody can relate to. And pain makes a person very present. For such artists, to relieve or to deny pain would be to block the creative thinking, which drives them to explore and express. In fact, Germans have a term for this melancholia, “Weltschmerz”, which means “suffering from the world.” Writers, from Lord Byron to Kurt Vonnegut, have used the term to describe the psychological pain encountered along life’s roller-coaster journey. It was not to be avoided; it was to be understood, investigated and employed.
So I propose that discomfort is good for us. Or, put another way, it tells us that something needs to be addressed. It stretches us by forcing us to view our circumstances through a wholly different lens. Because we’re drawn to safety and security, we do our best to create pleasant comfort zones for ourselves and our loved ones through the cars we drive, the homes we live in, and the places we work. But by resisting discomfort, we deny ourselves an important opportunity: the chance to shake ourselves out of our predictable perspectives and allow ourselves to make knowledgeable observations we could not possibly have made before. Discomfort gives us fresh eyes.
1.Which of the following is NOT a reason why artists throughout history have been exploring sufferings?
A. Pain is a mirror that can reflect the life of everybody.
B. Pain is something that no one can escape from.
C. Pain can help them to avoid the creative thinking.
D. Pain can strengthen the feeling of existence of a person.
2.The term “Weltschmerz” couldn’t be used to describe something like __________.
A. social inequality B. mass killings
C. racial discrimination D. great achievements
3.The author believes that by challenging discomfort, one may _________.
A. lose an important chance to make a big fortune
B. feel upset and fail to think calmly
C. judge and think about the world in a new particular way
D. control the situation properly when things go unsteady
4.By writing this passage, the author tries to __________.
A. criticize a world full of comfort
B. explain why discomfort is good for us
C. persuade people to lead a life full of discomfort
D. blame those who enjoy an easy life
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I don't agree with canceling all large celebrations or events just because of one accident. “Once bitten, twice shy” is not a(n) __________ response. What we need to do is learn the lessons.
A. spiritual B. considerate
C. efficient D. appropriate
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The spokesman was very ______ about expressing his opinions in public in case he might make mistakes.
A. cautious B. capable
C. consistent D. controversial
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My 18-month-old son, Adam, called from the front door．“Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and stuck my head out the door．Brandy, our next-door neighbor’s 11-year-old dog, was over again．“Go away!” I shouted．
Brandy’s owner had died about a month earlier．The woman’s family had emptied the house and stuck a “For Sale” sign in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy behind．For weeks, she’d been wandering around the neighborhood．
It wasn’t that I disliked dogs or anything like that．I just didn’t think about them very much．I never had a dog growing up and had never thought to get one．
Brandy went away and I stayed outside with Adam．Then the phone rang．I went inside to take the call．When I came back, Adam was gone．I searched the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool．No trace of him．I was so nervous that I ran home and called the police, then my husband．
Police searched the neighborhood．Suddenly I heard another sound: a dog barking．“It’s coming from the woods,” one of my neighbors said．We followed the barking to a wooded cliff（悬崖）．There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep．Brandy was beside him, leaning（倚靠）against him to keep him away from the edge．When I picked Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly．She must have been holding Adam there for hours!
I thanked the police and brought Adam and Brandy back to our house．She hesitated a moment on our doorstep, no doubt remembering the time I’d driven her away．
“Come on, girl,” I said．“This is your home now．” Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was really welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door．She’d done a great thing, and I wondered if she knew it ．She’d certainly touched me in a way that no animal ever had．What a pity a dog like Brandy had been left behind!
1.What is the correct order for the events in the story about Brandy?
a．She was left behind by her owner’s family．
b．She stepped into the woman’s house．
c．She appeared at the woman’s front door．
d．She stayed beside the woman’s son for hours．
A．d, a, b, c B．a, c, b, d
C．c, d, b, a D．a, c, d, b
2.What did the woman do when she first saw Brandy?
A．She gave her some food．
B．She drove her away．
C．She took her home．
D．She said thank you to her．
3.Why did the woman call the police?
A．Her son was lost
B．Brandy was gone．
C．Brandy appeared in her yard．
D．She got a scary call．
4.How were they able to know that the woman’s son was near the cliff?
A．By searching the neighborhood．
B．By hearing a dog barking．
C．By following a dog’s footsteps．
D．By hearing her son’s crying．
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