There are still many problems ahead of us, but by this time next year we can see light at the end of the ________.
A. battle B. dayC. roadD. tunnel
科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年江苏省高三3月份模拟英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Light-to-moderate smokers were ________ to die of sudden heart problems than those who had never smoked.
A. as twice likely B. twice more possible
C. twice more likely D. as twice possible
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年江苏省高三模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
—Did any signs come up before the earthquake?
—Yes. Unusual things all those days. For example, a number of animals got out their homes.
A． happening B． were happening C． has happened D． had happened
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年江苏省高三4月阶段测试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
In the 19th century, there used to be a model of how to be a good person. There are all these torrents of passion flowing through you. Your job, as captain of your soul, is to erect dams to keep these passions in check. Your job is to just say no to laziness, lust, greed, drug use and the other sins.
These days that model is out of fashion. You usually can’t change your behavior by simply resolving to do something. Knowing what to do is not the same as being able to do it. Your willpower is not like a dam that can block the torrent of self-indulgence. It's more like a muscle, which tires easily. Moreover, you're a social being. If everybody around you is overeating, you’ll probably do so, too.
The 19th-century character model was based on an understanding of free will. Today, we know that free will is bounded. People can change their lives, but ordering change is not simple because many things, even within ourselves, are beyond our direct control.
Much of our behavior, for example, is guided by unconscious habits. Researchers at Duke University calculated that more than 40 percent of the actions we take are governed by habit, not actual decisions. Researchers have also come to understand the structure of habits—cue, routine, reward.
You can change your own personal habits. If you leave running shorts on the floor at night, that'll be a cue to go running in the morning. Don’t try to ignore your afternoon snack craving. Every time you feel the cue for a snack, insert another routine. Take a walk.
Their research thus implies a different character model, which is supposed to manipulate the neural networks inside.
To be an effective person, under this model, yo
u are supposed to coolly examine your own unconscious habits, and the habits of those under your care. You are supposed to devise strategies to alter the cues and routines. Every relationship becomes slightly manipulative, including your relationship with yourself. You're trying to arouse certain responses by implanting certain cues.
This is a bit disturbing, because the important habitual neural networks are not formed by mere routine, nor can they be reversed by clever cues. They are burned in by emotion and strengthened by strong yearnings, like the yearnings for admiration and righteousness.
If you think you can change your life in a clever way, the way an advertiser can get you to buy an air freshener, you’re probably wrong. As the Victorians understood, if you want to change your life, don’t just look for a clever cue. Commit to some larger global belief.
1.Which of the following is the first-to-none element in the 19th-century character model?
A. Action. B. Capacity. C. Resolution.D. Enthusiasm.
2.The research at Duke University indicated that ________
A. One’s behavior is tough to change.
B. Habit has an unidentified structure.
C. Habit plays a vital role in one's behavior.
D. Both habit and will power are of significance.
3.According to the new character model, personal behavior could be altered through
A. techniques to break old routines.
B. techniques to provide different physical cues.
C. cues to change all the former unconscious habits.
D. cues to manipulate the habitual neural responses.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年江苏省高三4月阶段测试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
Thousands of people turned out into the streets to ________ against the local authorities’ decision to build a highway across the field.
A. contradictB. reformC. counterD. protest
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年江苏省徐州市高三第三次质量检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Honesty means speaking the truth and being fair. Honesty is a good virtue. If you are honest
all the time, you'll be trusted and respected by others. A liar is always looked down upon and
regarded as a black sheep by the people around. Once you lie, people will never believe you
even if you speak the truth.
However, nowadays it seems that more and more people believe in money at the sacrifice of
honesty. To them, among such things as health, beauty, money, intelligence, honesty, reputation
and talent, honesty is the only thing that can be thrown away. They don't understand or pretend
not to understand that honesty is the biggest fortune for humans,.and that it is necessary to do
everything well.
In short, honesty is gold. Honest, your reputation will become great; dishonest, your name
will be spoiled: Therefore, we should never make such an excuse as "A little dishonesty is only a
slight thing." We should remove immediately the seed of dishonesty once it's sowed in our
minds.
【写作内容】
1．以约30个词概括上面短文；
2.以约120个词谈谈你对诚信的想法，内容包括：
（1)失去诚信的危害性。
（2）举例说明诚信的重要性并谈谈你个人的看法。
【写作要求】
1.在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历、虚构的故事或生活中的事例，也可以参照阅
读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年江苏省徐州市高三第三次质量检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
一Jane looked beautiful at the wedding.
一Huh! Too much make-up＿＿,
A. as I must disagree’ B. when I dare say
C. unless you mind D. if you ask me
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年江苏省高三模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
This is my world now; it’s all I have left. You see, I’m old. And, I’m not as healthy as I used to be. I’m not necessarily happy with it, but I accept it. Occasionally, a member of my family will stop in to see me. He or she will bring me some flowers or a little present, maybe a set of slippers—I’ve got eight pairs. And then they will return to the outside world and I’ll be alone again. Oh, there are other people here in the nursing home. Residents, we’re called. The majority are about my age. I’m 84. Many are in wheelchairs. The lucky ones are passing through—a broken hip, a diseased heart, something has brought them here for rehabilitation(康复). When they’re well they’ll be going home.
The help here is basically pretty good, although there’s a large turnover of staff. Just when I get comfortable with someone he or she moves on to another job. I understand that. This is not the best job to have. I don’t much like some of the physical things that happen to us. I don’t care much for a diaper(尿布). I seem to have lost the control acquired so diligently as a child. The difference is that I’m aware and embarrassed, but I can’t do anything about it. I’ve had three children, and I know it isn’t pleasant to clean another’s diaper. My husband used to wear a gas mask when he changed the kids. I wish I had one now.
Why do you think the staff insists on talking baby talk when speaking to me? I understand English. I have a degree in music and am a certified teacher. Now I hear a lot of words that end in “y”. There is little need for anyone to position their face directly in front of mine and raise their voice with those “y” words. Sometimes it takes longer for a meaning to sink in; sometimes my mind wanders when I am bored. But there’s no need to shout.
I’d love to go out for a meal or travel again. I’d love to go to my own church, sing with my own choir. I’d love to visit my friends. Most of them are gone now or else they are in different “homes” of their children’s choosing. I’d love to play a good game of bridge, but no one here seems to concentrate very well. My children put me here for my own good. They said they would be able to visit me frequently. But they have their own lives to lead. That sounds normal. I don’t want to be a burden. They know that. But I would like to see them more. One of them is here in town. He visits as much as he can.
Something else I’ve learned to accept is loss of privacy. Quite often I’ll close my door when my roommate—imagine having a roommate at my age—is in the TV room. I do appreciate some time to myself and believe that I have earned at least that courtesy(礼貌). As I sit thinking or writing, one of the aides invariably opens the door unannounced and walks in as if I’m not there. Sometimes she even opens my drawers and begins searching around. Am I invisible? Have I lost my right to respect and dignity? I am still a human being. I would like to be treated as one.
Back to my semiprivate room for a little semi-privacy or a nap(午睡). I do need my beauty rest; company may come today. What is today, again? The afternoon drags into early evening. This used to be my favorite time of the day. Things would wind down. I would kick off my shoes. Put my feet up on the coffee table. Pop open a bottle of Chablis and enjoy the fruits of my day’s labor with my husband. He’s gone. So is my health. This is my world.
1.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
A. The staff at the nursing home mistreated the elderly people.
B. Nursing home workers sometimes stole items from her drawers.
C. Her children did not often visit because they felt guilty for having put her in the nursing home.
D. The staff used baby talk with her because they assumed her mind had aged as her body had.
2.The author concluded her essay with a tone of ________.
A. dignityB. sadnessC. disappointmentD. confusion
3.How will the author’s son most probably feel after he reads this essay?
A. Sympathetic.B. Regretful.C. Angry.D. Relieved.
4.The best title for the passage would be ________.
A. The Disadvantages of Growing Old
B. If Only I could be getting better
C. The Elderly: A Forgotten Generation
D. The Place That Changed My Life
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年江苏省南京市高三第三次模拟英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单项填空
When you run so fast to get＿＿，you miss the fun of getting there. Life is not a race, so take it slower.
A. anywhere B. everywhere
C. nowhere D. somewhere
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