2016河南省九校第一次联考英语试题及答案(3)

    C. their real face with confidence        D. their attractive appearance
33. What does the author think of adding make-up to our face?
    A. It makes perfect images.             B. It’s really meaningless.
    C. It makes true images go outdated.      D. It’s hard to achieve what we wish.
34. What is the author’s purpose of quoting the old saying?
    A. To declare it’s what one really is that matters.
    B. To show the importance of adding make-up
    C. To give us some examples of adding make-up.
    D. To tell us not to neglect those old sayings.
35. What is the topic of this text?
    A. Spending more time being with families and friends.
    B. Not putting on any make-up on our face this summer.
    C. Paying enough attention to ourselves in this summer.
    D. Showing the beautiful side of ourselves to others.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
    根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
     Of the many unpleasant emotions we can experience, fear may top the list.   36  . Fear can also keep us from pursuing the things in life that really matter—like following our dreams, and developing important relationships. I have some ideas, though, of how to be free from fear.
●Experience fear.
I used to be very afraid of speaking in front of people. I would get sweaty palms and my stomach would be so tied up that I wouldn’t be able to eat. However, each time I spoke, I noticed afterwards that it wasn’t that bad. Things I fear are never as bad in reality as I make them out in my mind.    37  .
●Create space.
    The first and most important step to being fearless is to create some space between ourselves and the emotion of fear. This isn’t accomplished by ignoring the fear, or trying to talk ourselves out of it.   38  . In fact, a recent research shows that by simply admitting the emotion we actually begin to reverse the “fight or flight（逃避）” response in the body.
●Control the breath and feel the fear.
    Once we acknowledge the presence of fear, the second step is to control the breathing so that it becomes slower and gentler. We try to make the breath just a little bit longer, and feel how fear manifests（展现）in the body.    39  .
    With practice, we can create enough space between us and the emotion of fear so that we’re able to replace a fearful thought with a positive one.   40  . For instance, before I get up to speak in front of a group of people, I imagine that the audience is positively impressed by what I say and that I manage to complete the speech successfully.
A. We can imagine a positive outcome for whatever we’re about to do.
    B. Space is created only when we can honestly acknowledge that fear exists.
    C. Fear, if left uncontrolled, can even destroy our life.
    D. As we pay attention to the physical symptoms of fear, we can see fear objectively.
    E. When we can see a positive outcome in our mind, fear no longer holds us back.
    F. But fear is more than just physically unpleasant.
    G. So one way to get rid of fear is to simply push ourselves to do things that we fear
第三部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节  完形填空（共两篇完形填空，共40小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项，（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A Leap（跳跃）to Honor
    Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木）is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
    To perfect her skills, Lola   41   for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
    That’s especially impressive,    42   she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t   43   how far away things are.
    When she was little, her mom   44   that even though she couldn’t see   45  , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the   46__   right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
    Though learning gymnastics has been more   47   for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her   48   stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
    She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest   49   is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to   50   your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.“ says Lola.
    To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most   51   for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall   52   the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10 — her highest score yet.