广东省澄海中学2010届高三上学期期中考试(英语(3)

22. e

23. A.so

24. A.mind

25. A.anger

26. A.strangers

27. A.run through

28. A.inviting

29. A.issue

30. A. excitement B.help B.because B.memory B.interest B. friends B. throw away B.insulting B.case B.happiness C. value C. but C. manner C. love C. relatives C. give up C. speaking to C. event C. pride D.benefit D.though D.temper D.respect D.colleagues D.let off D.believing in D.factor D.guilt

第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3l-40的相应位置上。

Most Americans don’t like to get advice members of their family. They get

advice from ― (strange)‖. When they need advice, they don’t usually go to people they know. many of them write letters to newspapers and magazines give advice on many different subjects (include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, even on how to buy a house or a car.

Most newspapers (regular) print letters from readers with problems. Along with problems. Some of these writers are doctors, are lawyers or educators. But two of most famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work. Ⅲ. 阅读(共两节，满分40分)

第—节 阅渎理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读—列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the contrary things. Therefore, they are continually discontented. By their remarks, they turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be more to be pitied. The tendency to criticize and be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are convinced of its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.

Although in fact it is chiefly an act of imagination, it has serious consequence in life, since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others: nobody loves them, and