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1、 高考英语一模试卷 题号IIIIIIIVV总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）ATwo of the saddest words in the English language are if only I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words， because they convey regret， lost opportunities， mistakes， and disappointment My father is famous in our family for saying， Ta
2、ke the extra minute to do it right I always try to live by the extra minute rule When my children were young and likely to cause accidents， I always thought about what I could do to avoid an if only moment， whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a c
3、ounter， or something that required a little more work such as taping padding （衬垫） onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table I dont only avoid those if only moments when it comes to safety Its equally important to avoid if only in our personal relationships We all know people who lost a loved on
4、e and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say I love you or I forgive you When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday， I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldnt be here But then I thought about the fact that hes 84 y
5、ears old and I realized that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all I know there will still be occasions when I have to say if only about something， but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing ever
6、ything possible to avoid that eventuality And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right， or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection， I know that Im doing the right thing Im buying myself peace of mind and thats the best kind of insuranc
7、e for my emotional well-being1. Which of the following is an example of the extra minute rule？ _ A. Start the car the moment everyone is seatedB. Leave the room for a minute with the iron workingC. Move an object out of the way before it trips someoneD. Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tas
8、tes better2. The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to _ A. meet her father who was already an old manB. keep her appointment with the eye doctorC. join in the holiday celebration of the companyD. finish her work before the deadline approached3. The underlined word foregone in Paragra
9、ph 3 is closest in meaning to _ A. wastedB. lackedC. avoidedD. abandoned4. What is the best title for the passage？ _ A. The Two Saddest WordsB. The Emotional Well-beingC. The Most Useful RuleD. The Peace of MindB Confidence Comes From Treating Others As Equals Theres been recent discussion over Chin
10、ese attitudes toward foreigners, caused by another quarrel between a foreigner and a taxi driver. According to the studies described in the Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology, Chinese have lower self-confidence compared to Westerners. Yet does the result still apply to the Chinese people today? Y
11、es and no. For the moment, different attitudes toward foreigners can still be found in Chinas society, with some displaying low self-confidence like Foreigners are awesome, and Western countries are awesome. We should respect them and be as polite as possible, and shouldnt let them look down on us,
12、and a few unfriendly opinions such as Some foreigners are rude and disrespectful, and their level of civility (礼貌) is far behind China. Chinese used to be lacking in self-confidence. It might start from the modern history, after the failure in the Opium Wars (鸦片战争), and the following humiliation (耻辱
13、) of being bullied and brought to their knees by Western guns. And the dark history is still to some extent affecting our mentality today. For some time, the Western world represents the best of everything in some Chinese eyes. But our state of mind is gradually changing. When asked What makes you f
14、eel proud of your country? in school classes in China, answers vary from the World Expo to the Olympic Games, from athletes to astronauts, from the mushrooming skyscrapers to busy metropolises, which have all filled us with growing self-confidence. While answering the question Since China is so good
15、 today and Chinese people are more confident, why are an increasing number of Chinese emigrating abroad? Zhang Weiwei, a professor at Fudan University, replied that at least 70 percent of Chinese migrants become more patriotic (爱国的) after leaving their home country, no matter whether they have become a naturalized citizen of another nation or not. Such result and experiences are much more convincing and have better effect than dozens of patriotic education classes. There is no reason for us not to be self-confident. We live in the worlds second-largest economy. Chinese net financial assets p
