---It is not a secret that CEOs of major companies earn a large amount each year.
--- I agree. ____ the hard economic times, it seems that their salaries have remained the same.
A. Apart from B. Thanks to C. Regardless of D. In regard to
科目:高中英語 來源:2014屆四川成都石室中學(xué)高三10月月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
A Charlotte N.C. man was charged with first-degree murder of a 79-year-old woman whom police said he scared to death. Can the guy be held responsible for the woman’s death? Prosecutors (公訴人) said that he can under the state’s murder rule, which allows someone to be charged with murder if he or she causes another person’s death while committing or fleeing from a severe crime—even if he or she doesn’t kill someone on purpose.
But, medically speaking, can someone actually be frightened to death? We asked Martin Samuels, chairman of the neurology department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Absolutely, no question about it.
The body has a natural protective method called the fight-or-flight response, which was originally described by Walter Cannon,chairman of Harvard University’s physiology department from 1906 to 1942. If, in the wild, an animal is faced with a life-threatening situation, the automatic nervous system responds by increasing heart rate, increasing blood flow to the muscles, and slowing digestion, among other things. All of this increases the chances of succeeding in a fight or running away from an aggressive beast. This process certainly would be of help to early humans. However, in the modern world there is obvious decline of the fight-or-flight response.
The autonomic nervous system uses the chemical messenger to send signals to various parts of the body to activate the fight-or-flight response. This chemical is poisonous in large amounts; it damages the organs such as the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. It is believed that almost all sudden deaths are caused by damage to the heart. There is almost no other organ that would fail so fast as to cause sudden death.
By the way, any strong positive or negative emotions such as happiness or sadness can cause the same result. There are people who have died in excitement or in religious passion. There was a case of a golfer who hit a hole in one, turned to his partner and said, “I can die now”, and then he dropped dead.
1.What is Martin Samuels’ attitude to the possibility of being frightened to death?
A. Approval. B. Disapproval. C. Doubtful. D. Indifferent.
2.What can we learn about the fight-or-flight response according to the passage?
A. The fight-or-flight response was raised and proved by Martin Samuels.
B. It is a natural protective method that can’t be found in all creatures but humans.
C. The ancient humans had a better fight-or-flight response than modern ones.
D. The fight-or-flight response is beneficial to both our actions and organs.
3.What activity can we infer is less likely to damage the organs?
A. Winning an unexpected fortune.
B. Missing a dead family member.
C. Watching a horror movie.
D. Listening to a sweet song.
4.The purpose of the passage is ______.
A. to explain why people will die of a heart attack
B. to offer some advice on protecting us from heart failure
C. to compare different kinds of feelings to cause a death
D. to show strong emotions can cause a sudden death
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I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the 21 we discuss in our classes is the 22 of quality employees(雇員)
“What has caused you to stay 23 enough to become a manager?" I asked. After a while a new manager took the 24 and said slowly, "it was a baseball glove.”
Cynthia said she used to 25 a Circle K clerk job as an interim (時臨的.) one while she looked for something 26 . On her second day behind the counter, she received a (an) 27 from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He 28 a baseball glove for the little League. She 29 that as a single mother, money was 30 , and her first check would have to go for paying 31.
When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Partircia, the store manager asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box. “I overheard you 32 to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is 33 to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills 34 you can buy gloves. You know we can’t 35 good people like you as 36 as we would like to; but we do 37 and I want you to know how 38 you are to us.”
The thoughtfulness, empathy (同情) and love of the store manager show vividly that people 39 more how much a( n) 40 cares than how much he pays.
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單詞拼寫(共10小題,每小題1分,滿分10分)
根據(jù)下列句子及所給單詞的首字母或漢語注釋,在句子右邊的橫線上寫出一個單詞的正確形式。
66. You must ask ________________(允許)if you want to leave early.
67. The coming measure will bring both economical and environmental benefits, the
____________(后者) especially welcome.
68. She _______________(像) her sister in appearance but not in character.
69. People's abilities___________(不同), but their rights and opportunities should be the same.
70. Congo, a(n) _______________ (非洲)country, became independent in 1960.
71. The car he was driving was over 30 feet in ____________(長)and had a 2,500-horsepower
engine.
72. There were ___________(總共)20 people at the dinner, including Mary and her daughter.
73. The book which the professor ____________(提到)to was not in the school library
74. Walt Whitman’s ____________(出生地)was restored in 2001 and it is a fine example of
native Long Island craftsmanship.
75. All the _____________(女)workers in this factory got a present on March 8.
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The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My 36 began when I was just a kid. I 37 becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic. Through her work, she observed that 38 people spent a lot more time reading than they 39 watching television. She announced that my brother and I 40 watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 41 her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later, we realized her marks were a 42 . My mother was Illiterate(不識字的,文盲的)。
When I entered high school I was a(n) 43 , but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to 44 the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from 45 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy 46 food and pay the bills. With everything 47 , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 48 with that arrangement but once I got through distributing money, there was 49 left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to 50 our heads and any kind of food on the table, 51 buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my 52 and became an A-student again, and eventually I 53 my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story—a woman with 54 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job 55 than parenting.(養(yǎng)育) This I believe.
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Mom, Dad, I’m going to college! Can you believe it? I never thought it could happen. 16 middle school and part of high school, I 17 to keep up. I was not a bad student,but I just didn’t understand 18 they were teaching because I have a learning 19 . I wanted to show everyone I could graduate and go to 20 . I wanted to make something of myself, and 21 I wasn’t a failure.
22 the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me. I knew I didn’t 23 to go to a big school, which narrowed (縮小) my 24 to a small college which could be 25 for me with a learning disability. I looked in Florida and found three schools. I 26 two, but they just didn’t 27 . Then I visited Beacon College. Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes.
The day when I was 28 by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life. I received the call from the school 29 me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner. My family was so 30 , and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida. The expectation of going to college 31 the rest of my senior year.
The closer the time came, the more nervous I became about being in a(n) 32 place. Finally my parents and I packed the car and 33 Florida. After a two-day drive, we arrived. “Welcome to Beacon College! It is so nice to see you!” I heard 34 from the teachers and students, as we were introduced. I felt so 35 to hear those cheerful voices. I knew I had found a perfect(理想的)school. I had found my home for the next four years.
1.A.During B. Through C. Until D. Under
2.A. struggled B. started C. forgot D. turned
3.A. how B. that C. why D. what
4. A. experience B. advantage C. disability D. habit
5. A. work B. college C. hospital D. home
6. A. believe B. prove C. feel D.imagine
7. A. Because B. After C. When D. Before
8. A. want B. manage C. decide D. refuse
9.A. plans B. decisions C. choices D. purposes
10. A. honorable B. imaginable C. suitable D. comfortable
11. A. expected B. left C. visited D. dreamed
12. A. work B. fit C. match D. satisfy
13.A. asked B. invited C. admitted D. attracted
14. A. telling B. warning C. advising D. reminding
15. A. worried B. surprised C. frightened D. excited
16.A. stopped B. lasted C. saw D. held
17. A. old B. famous C. familiar D. new
18. A. cared for B. looked for C. headed for D. asked for
19.A. day and night B. over and over C. more or less D. up and down
20.A. warm B. cold C. sad D. sorry
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