2019年珠海二模英语试题及答案

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It hurts to keep secrets. Secrecy (保密) is associated with lower well-being,worse health, and less satisfying relationships. Research has linked secrecy toincreased anxiety, depression, symptoms of poor health, and even the more rapidprogression of disease. There is a seemingly obvious explanation for theseharms: hiding secrets is hard work. You have to watch what you say.

New research, however, suggests that the harm of secrets doesn’t reallycome from the hiding after all. The real problem with keeping a secret is notthat you have to hide it, but that you have to live with it, and think aboutit.

To better understand the harms of secrecy, researchers first set out tounderstand what secrets people keep, and how often they keep them. They foundthat 97% of people have at least one secret at any given moment, and peoplehave, on average, 13 secrets.

Across several studies, researchers asked participants to estimate howfrequently they hid their secret during conversations with others, and also howfrequently they thought about the secret outside of social interactions. Theyfound that the more frequently people simply thought about their secrets, thelower their well-being.

Following up this research, a new paper reveals why thinking aboutsecrets is so harmful. Turning the question around, the consequences of tellingsecrets are examined. Researchers found that when a person reveals a secret toa third party, it does not reduce how often they have to hide the secret fromothers who are still kept in the dark. Rather, it reduces how often their mindwanders toward the secret in irrelevant moments.

Therefore, if you choose to still keep something secret, talking toanother person can make the world of difference. Secrets don’t have to hurt asmuch as they do.

32. Which is not one of the harms ofkeeping secrets?

A. Being physically sick.

B. Mental problems.

C. Harmed relationships.

D. Hiding somewhere.

33. Why is keeping secrets so harmful?

A. Because you must hide them.

B. Because you often think aboutthem.

C. Because it’s difficult to keep secrets.

D. Because you must watch what to say.

34. How can people reduce the harm ofkeeping secrets?

A. By working hard.

B.By keeping 13 secrets.

C. By thinking about the secrets.

D. By telling secrets to a third person.

35. Which is the text probably taken from?

A. An advertisement               B.A research report

C. A biology textbook.              D. A travel brochure.

第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的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。

This Is Why Traffic Lights Are Red, Yellow,and Green

Ever wondered why blue doesn’t mean go and brown meanstop? 36 .

The idea that red means stop and green means go hasimpacted our lives in more ways than just traffic signals. We have been taughtfrom a young age that the color red means danger. 37 .But why were those particular colors chosen for traffic lights in the firstplace? For something we have to look at every day, why couldn’t they havebeen prettier colors like magenta (紫红) and turquoise (天蓝色)?

It’s important to know thatbefore there were traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signals fortrains. At first, railroad companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go,and green to mean caution. As you could imagine, train conductors ran into afew problems with the color white meaning go— 38 ,with train conductors thinking they were all clear when they really weren’t.Railway companies eventually moved to the color green meaning go, and it’s beenthat way ever since.

As far as red goes, that’s always been a colorthat indicated danger, long before cars were even around. Red is the colorwith the longest wavelength. 39 .The color yellow was used to caution drivers because it has a slightly shorterwavelength than red, but not as short as green.

40 .Employ these driving rules first and know that traffic lights have certainlycome a long way.

A. And the color green means it’s OK tomove forward

B. Turns out, there’s a perfectly goodexplanation for it

C. It can be seen from a greater distancethan other colors

D. bright white could easily be seen from adistance by us

E. bright white could easily be mistakenfor stars at night

F. Why don’t we use blue to mean go andbrown mean stop

G. So don’t get mad next time you’reimpatiently waiting at a traffic light

第三部分英语知识运用 (共两节，满分75分)

第一节完形填空 (共20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 butcher was really surprised when he saw a dogcoming inside the shop. He went over to the dog and noticed it had a 41 in its mouth. He took the note, which 42 “Can I have twelve sausages and a leg of lamb,please. The dog has 43 inhis mouth.” 44 , there was really a ten-dollar notethere. So he took the money and put the sausages and lamb in a bag, placing itin the dog’s mouth. The butcher was so 45 .He decided to follow the dog.

He followed the dog to a bus stop. The dog stopped andstarted looking at the 46 . The dog checked out the time, and thensat on one of the benches 47 . Along came a bus. The dog went aroundto the front, looked at the number and 48 .The butcher, by now, 49 , followed it onto the bus.

The bus traveled through the town and out into thesuburb. 50 itgot off with the 51 still in its mouth. Several minutes later,the dog turned into a house. It walked up the path, and dropped the bag on the 52 .Then it walked back down the path, quickly 53 for the door, and 54 itself against the door. But there’s no answerat the house, so the dog had to wait at the door.

After a while, there finally was a 55 to the situation. A big guy opened the door,and started kicking the dog and 56 him. The butcher ran up, and said “Why do youshout at the dog? It is really a 57 .”The guy responded, “You call this clever? This is the second time this weekthat this 58 dog’s forgotten its 59 .”On the way back home, the butcher thought to himself, “Greed may 60 have limits for the dog owner.”

41. A. tip  B.note     C. parcel  D. list

42. A. knew   B.wrote   C. read     D. felt

43. A. money B.coins    C. bones   D. gold

44. A. Unexpectedly B.Undoubtedly  C. Disappointingly   D. Surprisingly

45. A. curious B.dangerous C. ashamed    D. frightened

46. A. number     B.timetable  C. post     D. bus

47. A. patiently   B.anxiously  C. restlessly  D. painfully

48. A. flew off     B.got off C. came on    D. climbed on

49. A. open-minded  B.open-ended     C. open-mouthed D. open-hearted

50. A. Finally B.Firstly C. Secondly   D. Thirdly

51. A. sausage     B.bone    C. ticket   D. bag

52. A. balcony     B.step C. ceiling D. wall

53. A. paid     B.applied C. dashed D. asked

54. A. enjoyed     B.amused     C. taught  D. threw

55. A. starting point  B. turning point  C. bottomline     D. front line

56. A. comforting     B.praising    C. scolding    D. admiring

57. A. servant B.genius  C. master D. butcher

58. A. stupid  B.clever  C. unforgettable  D. thoughtful

59. A. mission     B.aim C. key D.route

60. A. still B.even     C. ever     D. never