2015重庆二诊英语答案(2)
二、 完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分，满分30分)
请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
A
I can still remember every change of intonation whenever I recall what that old lady said to me, “Life may give me up, but I’ll never give up my life.”
She was admitted to hospital because of her stroke(中风)for the second time, which also meant that I need to spend a lot of 16 with her.
Honestly, she was a good patient, with no complaint, no 17 requirements, and she always cooperated with me very well, which I 18 very much. And she always held an optimistic point of view toward her condition, 19 I guessed she knew that there wouldn’t be much improvement. I actually asked why in a 20 way, and she said to me the very sentence. It was not spoken very clearly, since her stroke had 21 the movement of her tongue. I was not moved then, since after spending a few months in this hospital, I was almost 22 .
And that old lady had 23 stroke a few days later, which made her unable to speak or move anymore. I thought she would be 24 as others, lying there, waiting the day, and crying sometimes. But I was wrong. She still held that someday, somehow, she would fully 25 , though both she and I knew the possibility for that was extremely small.
Then, the very sentence she said 26 to me. A patient with absolute no hope still held the optimistic aspect in her life, regardless how 27 it was. How could I lead my life in that way? Since then, I’ve tried harder and worked harder. I would not give up my life either.
16. A. chance B. time C. life D. money
17. A. practical B. unreasonable C. acceptable D. meaningful
18. A. enjoyed B. suffered C. appreciated D. congratulated
19. A. so B. as C. since D. though
20. A. brave B. daring C. secret D. cautious
21. A. affected B. disturbed C. improved D. increased
22. A. indifferent B. frightened C. concerned D. anxious
23. A. other B. another C. few D. little
24. A. silently B. painfully C. exactly D. patiently
25. A. operate B. succeed C. understand D. recover
26. A. lived up B. looked forward C. made sense D. worked out
27. A. expected B. negative C. strange D. unlikely
B
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving Day, is a busy shopping day in the United States. Many people have a day off work on that day. Some use this to make trips; others use it to start 28 for the Christmas season.
Many stores have special offers and 29 their prices on some goods. Some 30 their opening hours. There can also be traffic jams on roads to 31 shopping destinations.
There are 32 common theories as to why it is called Black Friday. One is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day left many black markings on the road surface, 33 the term Black Friday. The other is from an old way of recording business accounts. 34 were recorded in red ink and profits in black. Many businesses, 35 small businesses, started making profits before Christmas, so they started to mark in black ink on the day after Thanksgiving.
28. A. traveling B. shopping C. visiting D. cooking
29. A. prepare B. check C. lower D. raise
30. A. shorten B. enlarge C. reduce D. extend
31. A. popular B. outstanding C. splendid D. ordinary
32. A. many B. two C. few D. no
33. A. leaving for B. leading to C. coming out D. sticking to
34. A. Prices B. Interests C. Losses D. Benefits
35. A. particularly B. specially C. obviously D. eventually
三、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)
请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
A
A US student has just spent 30 days on an “insect diet ” – eating insects three times a day. Camren Brantley-Rios says traditional meats such as pork and beef are unable to continue and he wanted to try out what many consider the diet of the future.
Many people would not like the idea of eating insects distasteful, even if it were not disgusting. Not so long ago Brantley-Rios was among them. But for the last month he has been eating insects for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
“I’m mainly sticking to three kinds,” he says.
Occasionally he has included different insects. Preparing these he “actually cried”, though he insists they were surprisingly good.
Insects consume fewer resources than animals, like pigs and cows, to produce the same amount of protein(蛋白质), Brantley-Rios says – and more than two billion people worldwide include insects in their regular diet, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
“There’s not really a need to eat insects in America because we have it so nice,” Brantley-Rios says. “We have finer meats and we’re lucky to have that luxury(奢侈), so there’s not much of a pressure to eat insects right now. But what a lot of people are trying to do is make it a little bit more marketable.”
He has ordered insects from farms that usually supply zoos, which need them “to feed certain animals”. He has always made sure the insects have been fed on an organic diet, he says, and only bought species he knows are safe to eat.
He knows that one person eating insects won’t make much difference. To have a real environmental effect, millions would have to follow his example.
36. Why has the US student tried out an “insect diet”?
A. To seek for future vegetables.
B. To advocate traditional meats.
C. To make up for the lack of meat.
D. To explore new forms of protein.
37. What can we learn about Brantley-Rios from Paragraph 2?
A. He is tired of meats like pork and beef.
B. He didn’t like the idea of eating insects.
C. He had nothing to eat but insects last month.
D. He advised people to eat insects though disgusted.
38. What does the underlined part “actually cried” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. was scared B. was pitiful C. was sorry D. was puzzled
39. How does Brantley-Rios guarantee the safety of his insect diet?
A. He tests each species before eating it.
B. He has insects raised on his own farm.
C. He feeds his insects on an organic diet.
D. He orders insects for certain zoo animals.
B
It’s no secret that doing good makes others happy – but did you know it can make you happy as well?
According to a study, people participating in meaningful activities were happier and felt that their lives had more purpose than people who only engaged in pleasure-seeking behaviors.
Try giving these four things to others to start your journey to a happier and healthier lifestyle.
1. Your Time
With a busy life, it can be hard to find any time to give away. However, volunteering your time has great benefits, including making new friends and connections, learning new skills and even advancing your career.
According to a paper about the link between health and volunteering, volunteering is connected with lower instances of depression and reduces the risk of dying by 22 percent.
2. Your Attention
Most of us think we’re good listeners, but according to psychologist Paul Donoghue, most people are aware that others don’t listen as well as they could. In addition, they’re not fully aware that they themselves aren’t listening.
When practicing mindfulness meditation(正念禅修), you focus on what you experience in the moment and let your thoughts and emotions pass through without judgment. Did you know that giving someone your undivided attention helps you also? When done well, active listening strengthens your focus-which is a major part of good meditation.
3. Your Compassion
The psychological meaning of compassion is the ability to understand another person’s emotional state. Compassion differs from empathy(移情) in that those who experience compassion not only put themselves in another person’s shoes, but also want to reduce that person’s suffering.
A brain-imaging study showed that the brain’s pleasure centers are equally active when we give money to the poor as when we receive money ourselves.
4. Your Money
According to an experiment, those who spend money on other people are significantly happier than those who spend the same quantity of money on themselves.
Whether or not you can offer other gifts, donating money helps make real change happen. It represents time spent, compassion and careful attention to the needs of others.
40. Who is the happiest according to the study mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. Bill, who is often invited to play golf by his wealthy uncle.
B. Tom, who is on the way to be the richest man in the world.
C. Mike, who is not well-off but often does what he can to those in need.
D. John, who is a disabled young man but has married a very beautiful girl.
41. What does the underlined word “depression” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. pleasure B. unhappiness
C. connection D. misunderstanding
42. Which of the four gifts matters most according to the author?
A. Time. B. Money. C. Attention. D. Compassion.
43. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To encourage people to help others.
B. To give the meaning of “happiness”.
C. To offer a practical way of life.
D. To show his kindness.
