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When Peter Fortune was ten years old grown-up people sometimes used to tell him he was a “difficult” child. He never understood what they meant. He didn’t feel difficult at all. He didn’t throw milk bottles at the garden wall, or tip tomato ketchup over his head and pretend it was blood, or slash at his granny’s ankle with his sword, though he occasionally thought of these things. Apart from all vegetables except potatoes, and fish, eggs and cheese, there was nothing he would not eat. He wasn’t noisier or dirtier or more stupid than anyone he knew. His name was easy to say and spell. His face, which was pale and freckled, was easy enough to remember. He went to school every day like all other children and never made that much fuss about it. He was only as offensive to his sister as she was to him. Policemen never came knocking at the front door wanting to arrest him. Doctors in white coats never offered to take him away to the madhouse. As far as Peter was concerned, he was really quite easy. What was difficult about him?
It was not until he had been a grown-up himself for many years that Peter finally understood. They thought he was difficult because he was so silent. That seemed to bother people. The other problem was he liked being by himself. ① Not all the time, of course. Not even every day. But most days he liked to go off somewhere for an hour to his bedroom, or the park. He liked to be alone and think his thoughts.
Now, grown-ups like to think they know what’s going on inside a ten-year-old’s head. And it’s impossible to know what someone is thinking if they keep quiet about it. People would see Peter lying on his back on a summer’s afternoon, chewing a piece of grass and staring at the sky. “Peter, Peter! What are you thinking about?” they would call to him. And Peter would sit up with a start. “Oh, nothing. Nothing at all.” Grown-ups knew that something was going on inside that head, but they couldn’t hear it or see it or feel it. They couldn’t tell Peter to stop it, because they did not know what it was he was doing in there. ② He could have been setting his school on fire or feeding his sister to an alligator and escaping in a hot air balloon, but all they saw was a boy staring at the blue sky without blinking, a boy who did not hear you when you called his name.
As for being on his own, grown-ups didn’t much like that either. They don’t even like other grown-ups being on their own. When you join in, people can see what you’re up to. You’re up to what they’re up to. ③ Peter had different ideas. In fact, he thought, if people spent less time joining in and making others join in, and spent a little time each day alone remembering who they were or who they might be, then the world would be a happier place and wars might never happen...
The trouble with being a daydreamer who doesn’t say much is that the teachers at school, especially the ones who don’t know you very well, are likely to think you are rather stupid. ④ Or, if not stupid, then dull. No one can see the amazing things that are going on in your head. A teacher who saw Peter staring out the window or at a blank sheet of paper on his desk might think that he was bored, or stuck for an answer. But the truth was quite different.
65. It can be learned from the first paragraph that ________.
A. Peter liked playing practical jokes
B. Peter wasn’t particular about food at all
C. boys generally did some crazy things
D. Peter knew why he was called “difficult”
66. Which of the following would Peter be most likely to do?
A. To walk around a lake for quite a while.
B. To break the neighbor’s fence for fun.
C. To tie a dirty dustbin to a dog’s tail.
D. To sleep in the tent with his friends.
67. Where can the sentence “You have to join in, or you’ll spoil it for everyone else.” most probably be put?
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
68. What is the main reason that Peter was considered “difficult” by grown-ups?
A. He was far from communicative.
B. He turned a deaf ear to others.
C. He did not do well in his studies.
D. He preferred to live on his own.
69. What might the author continue to write about in the following part?
A. Effective measures to help Peter out.
B. How the unique ideas Peter had amazed others.
C. Difficulties keeping Peter from learning well.
D. Further prejudice against Peter among grown-ups.
70. What can serve as the best title of this passage?
A. The Daydreamer B. The Troublemaker
C. The Hard Nut D. The Dark Horse
第二卷（非选择题，共两大题，35分）
第四部分: 任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题l分, 满分l0分)
请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意: 每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
When it’s Not Quite a Wonderful Life
A 2011 study by researchers might make you think twice about holiday difficult emotions. They followed dozens of bus drivers for two weeks, looking to see when they flashed fake versus sincere smiles at their passengers. The results showed that on days when the drivers tried to put on an act and pretend to be in a good mood, their actual moods got worse. This was espe¬cially true for women. And another research suggests that people who really want to be happy actually obtain less happiness from positive experiences, apparently because their expectations are too high. Again and again, trying to gain happiness despite no preference seems to have the opposite result.
The results of the bus-driver study can be explained by research¬ers Oliver John and James Gross, who found that negative feelings like sadness or anger only intensify when we try to suppress (压制) them. That’s because we feel bad about ourselves when our outward appearance contradicts how we truly feel inside. What’s more, when we suppress emotions like sadness, we deny them the important function they serve. If we don’t recog¬nize sadness we might not take the neces¬sary steps to improve the situation. Expressing our sadness can also get comfort and compassion from those who care about us, strengthening our bonds.
Recently, scientists have also been paying special attention to the benefits of mindfulness. When you respond mindfully to an emotional trigger (诱因) , you pause rather than reacting, and then you can escape getting troubled by thoughtfulness. Rather than scold yourself, you simply notice what you’re feeling without judging that response as right or wrong. Studies suggest that a mindful response to a negative event reduces the amount of sadness we experience, is associated with less depression and anxiety, and may even carry physio¬logical benefits, such as lowering our heart rates.
Unavoidably, the holidays will bring a mix of highs and lows. Perhaps the most important lesson to keep in mind is that this variety of emotions might be the best thing possible for your overall well-being.
That was the key insight from a study published in 2014 by a team of researchers from Yale University. Their survey of more than 37,000 people found that, after experiencing a greater variety and abundance of emotions consistently linked to lower depres¬sion, people took less medication, visited doctors less frequently, spent fewer days in hospitals, practiced bet¬ter dietary and exercise habits, and smoked less.
In other words, sadness, anger, and other difficult emotions are like so many other parts of the holidays, they’re nothing to fear. Just make sure you’re balancing them with lighter experiences.
When it’s Not Quite a Wonderful Life
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Research findings about negative feelings A study on bus drivers shows pretending to be in a good mood leads to an (71) ▲ result.
Another research suggests the (72) ▲ expectations we have, the less happiness we obtain.
Two other researchers found suppressing negative feelings only intensify them, due to the (73) ▲ between outward appearance and inward feelings.
If we (74) ▲ the function negative feelings serve, we won’t recognize them or take measures to improve the situation.
Expressing negative feelings makes us feel comforted and sympathized, thus betters our relationship.
A (75) ▲ to dealing with
negative feelings: a mindful
response to them
The (76) ▲ of mindfulness:
1. When we respond mindfully to an emotional trigger, we pause rather than reacting.
2. We simply notice what we’re feeling without judging that response as right or wrong, instead of (77) ▲ ourselves.
The benefits of mindfulness:
1. It (78) ▲ us from trouble.
2. It reduces the amount of sadness, depression and anxiety.
3. It brings in physio¬logical benefits, such as lowering our heart rates.
A correct attitude towards negative feelings A study published in 2014 found experiencing various emotions results in less medication, fewer doctor (79) ▲ , fewer days in hospitals, less smoking and better dietary and exercise habits. In other words, it does good to our overall well-being.
Consequently, we should not fear negative feelings. Just be sure to (80) ▲ them with lighter experiences.
第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）
请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, and no cages either. It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the rope of the same size to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away.”
The man was amazed. These animals can break free from their bonds at any time, but because they believe they can’t, they are stuck right where they are.
【写作内容】
1.以约30词概括上文的主要内容。
2.以约120词谈谈你的看法，内容包括：
(1) 这个故事有什么寓意?
(2) 你如何解决这样的问题？
【写作要求】
1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3.不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
江苏省苏锡常镇四市2017年高三教学情况调研（二）英语试题答案
二、单选
21-25 CDACB 26-30DABCA 31-35 ABDCD
三、完型：36-40BAABC 41-45CDDAB 46-50DBBBD 51-55ACBAB
四、阅读：56-57 BD 58-60CBC 61-64BADA 65-70CACABA
五、任阅 ：
71.opposite / opposing 72.higher 73. contradiction 74. deny / refuse / reject 75.solution 76. interpretation / meaning / explanation 77.scolding/ blaming 78. saves/ frees 79. visits 80. balance
六、书面表达：
Some adult elephants, which could have easily broken away from the chains which confine them, chose to remain where they were. This islargely due to their conditioned thinking pattern, which were formed from their early age.(37 words)
The passage casts spotlight onthe moral that once the fixed thinking pattern is deeply rooted in one's mind, it becomes extremely challenging for one to make any positive changes to the circumstances.Ridiculous as it may sound, it is not uncommon for us to see some vividexamples around. For instance, some of us invariably blame our failure in examson our poor genes inherited from our parents, thus never adopting any effective approaches to polish up this subject. (80 words)
To eliminate this vicious thinking pattern, I should determinedly resort to my teachers or parents for help. I will talk my problems through and seek their suggestions. Once finding out the underlying reasons for my fixed thinking pattern, I will think out of the box and see things from a different angle. (51 words)
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