黄冈市2014年高三年级4月份模拟考试联考

英 语 参 考 答 案

79.（being/feeling）ashamed of

80. as important to accompany

第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分30分)

It is said that honesty is the most important. I couldn’t agree more. Although we all seem to like clever people, and desperately want others to recognize our own cleverness. However, I hold on to the belief that we should be honest rather than clever when it comes to business or other deed of humanity.

One of my friends came back from a job interview and told me he was accepted instead of the candidate who seemed to be cleverer than him in every aspect. The explanation was that the company thought he was more honest with himself because he admitted he had some shortcomings and should keep improving, while the competitor was drunk with cleverness and said he could handle everything.

In this modern world, every one craves for cleverness, but we should be aware of the higher value of honest. Only through honesty could we gain others’ trust, otherwise, we might end up cheating ourselves. In fact, the cleverest way to handle is to be honest with ourselves as well as others.

听力材料Listening Script:

M: Susan told me you were on a diet. How much weight have you lost?

W: Well, to start with, I weighed 160 pounds. The first two weeks I took off ten pounds, but then I gained 3 over the holidays.

(Text 6)

M: What seems to be the trouble, Ms Lee?

W: I have a terrible pain in my stomach.

M: I see. How long has this pain been occurring?

W: Since late last night.

M: I see. Let me have a look, shall I? What did you eat yesterday?

W: We went to an American seafood restaurant, and then we went to eat Chinese food. After that, we had a lot of Italian things such as…

M: Did you throw up, or did you have the runs?

W: Both.

M: Well, that could be an upset stomach from overeating. Allergic to any drugs?

W: No.

M: All right. Take the medicine every six hours and stay in bed today.

W: Thank you, doctor.

(Text 7)

W: The trouble with education in Britain, I think, lies with the teachers. I don’t think they get enough training in how to teach rather than the subject. I think they’re too serious and not imaginative enough. And that means that there’s not enough excitement in the classroom for children to get interested in the subject.

M: I couldn’t agree more. I think there is too much teaching given and too little room for children to use their imaginativeness, with the result that students are far too busy studying for exams to have time to learn about life itself and how to live in the world.

W: Mm, that’s true. I think all the teachers should be at least twenty-five before they start teaching.

W: Now, what’s the problem?

M: I just can’t stop throwing up. I feel dizzy and feel cold and hot in turn. I’ve been this way since yesterday morning.

W: Do your bones ache?

M: Well, yes. My legs hurt and I have a dull pain in my back and chest.

W: Do you have a sore throat?

M: Well, it’s a little hard for me to swallow.

W: OK. Let me check your heart and blood pressure. (She checks them.) I think you have a virus or flu bug that’s been going around, but just to be on the safe side. I’m checking for more serious conditions. If you don’t stop throwing up after you take the medicine, please call me.

(Text 10)

W: Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Then maybe this is for you. When you worry about getting to sleep and keep tossing and turning around, trying to find a comfortable position, you’re probably only making matters worse. What happens when you do that is that your heart rate actually increases making it more difficult to relax.

You may also have some bad habits that contribute to the problem. Do you often rest during the day? Do you get very little exercise, or do you exercise a lot late in the day? Have you already got enough sleep, or do you sleep late on weekends? Any or all of these might be leading to your sleeplessness interfering with your body’s natural clock. What should you do, then, on those sleepless nights? Don’t bother with sleeping pills. They can actually make it worse later. The best thing to do is to drink milk or eat cheese. These are all rich in a kind of acid and help produce a chemical in the brain that controls sleep. That will help you relax, and you’ll be on your way to getting a good night’s sleep.

Until tomorrow’s broadcast, this has been another in the series Tips for Good Health.