________ our good cooperation over the past years, let’s meet each other half way．I’ll reduce our price by 5％．


  1. A.
    In case
  2. B.
    In view of
  3. C.
    In fear of
  4. D.
    In spite of
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

Who's in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us, it's other people-society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry(模仿)，their passions a quotation.”

So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug－we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(一劑毒品)，we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.

But just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom－the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot-control what other people think. People have their own agenda(日程安排), and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probable pleasing no one in the process.

 So how can we take back control? I think there's only one way－make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values－not values imposed from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic(真實(shí)的), effective, purposeful and happy life.

What Oscar Wilde says implies that       .

  A. most people's thoughts are controlled by others.

  B. we have thoughts similar to those of others.

  C. most people have a variety of thoughts.

  D. other people's thoughts are more important.

What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph?

  A. The price of taking the drug is freedom.

  B. Changing opinions may cost us our freedom.

  C. We may lose ourselves to please others.

  D. We need to pay for what we want to get.

It can be concluded from the passage that      .

  A. it's important to accept others' opinions.

  B. it's better to do what we like.

  C. we shouldn't care what others think.

  D. we shouldn't change our won opinions.

The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his arguments mainly by      .

  A. making suggestions.                      B. analyzing causes and effects.                     

  C. providing examples and facts.        D. discussing questions                                 

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科目：高中英語 來源：遼寧省大連市第二十三中學(xué)2009-2010學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期末考試試題（英語） 題型：完型填空


第二節(jié)　完形填空(共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從36－55各小題所給四個選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A couple of years ago, a minister(牧師) in an American church got fed up with listening to the people in his church complaining. They were complaining about little   36 : the service(禮拜儀式) was too long, the service was too short; they didn’t like the choice of   37    they had to sing in church. He felt all this complaining was   38   everyone feel negative. So, he   39    to do something about it.
He gave the people in his church a(n)  40  : try to stop complaining for 21   41  .And not just about the church, about everything! He   42    gave each person in the church a purple bracelet(手鐲) to wear on their wrists. The bracelet was to   43    them not to complain.  44   , after three weeks of not complaining, people said they felt happier. They  45    that the less they complained, the happier their lives became.
Complaining seems to be part of our human nature. Life,  46  , is full of difficulties. It is   47   to feel disappointed, irritated and unhappy at times. The real problem,  48  , comes when we take those negative inner feeelings and   49  them out loud. Somehow, it makes everything   50  . The more we complain, the worse we feel; the worse we feel, the more we complain. And it   51  everyone around us, too. It can become a virus of negativity.
Doctors say that complaining is aslo  52  for your health. They say that people who aren’t complainers are healthier, happier, have more friends and are more successful than people who complain all the time. So,  53   something ticks you off, like a rainy day or a bad meal, try  54  your tongue instead of complaining. It will be your contribution to   55   a world without complaints.
36. A.advantages            B.places                C.things              D. opinions       
37. A.songs               B.activities             C.words              D.speeches
38. A.causing              B.making              C.forcing             D.getting
39. A.expected             B.suggested            C.wished              D.decided
40. A.challenge            B.gift                 C.suggestion           D.explanation
41. A.hours               B.days                C.weeks              D.months
42. A.even               B.only                C.ever               D.also
43. A.hope               B.warn                C.remind             D.persuade
44. A.Surprisingly         B.Fortunately          C.Finally             D.Clearly
45. A.described            B.imagined            C.discovered           D.understood
46. A.above all            B.after all             C.as a result           D.first of all
47. A.important           B.strange              C.possible             D.natural
48. A.besides             B.instead              C.however            D.otherwise
49. A.express             B.perform             C. give               D.hand
50. A.better               B.worse               C.satisfying           D.puzzling
51. A.benefits             B.improves            C.attracts             D.affects
52. A.bad                B.good                C.necessary            D.fantastic
53. A.although            B.now that             C.even if              D.next time
54. A.taking              B.holding             C.opening             D.using
55. A.changing            B.damaging            C.building            D.declaring

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科目：高中英語 來源：浙江省余姚中學(xué)09-10學(xué)年度高二第二次質(zhì)量檢測 題型：完型填空


第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分, 滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
You've probably heard the expression, "What you see is what you get." My grandfather used to say. "If you   41   a tree long enough, it will move." We see  42  we want to see. Psychologists tell us that   43   controls our life more than our self-image. We live like the person we see in the   44  . We are what we think we are. If you don't think you'll be successful, you   45   . You can't be it if you can't see it. Your life is    46  to your vision. If you want to change your   47  , you must change your vision of life.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was not that famous when he   48   a newspaper reporter. The reporter asked Schwarzenegger,“    49    you've retired from body building, what do you plan to do next?” Schwarzenegger answered very calmly and   50 : "I’m going to become the No. 1 movie star in Hollywood. ”The reporter was  51  and amused at Schwarzenegger's plan. At that time, it was very hard to    52   how this muscle-bound bodybuilder, who was not a     53   actor and who spoke poor English with a strong Australian accent, could ever   54    to be Hollywood's No. 1 movie star!
So the reporter asked Schwarzenegger    55   he planned to make his dream come true, Schwarzenegger said, “I'll do it the same   56   I became the No.1 bodybuilder in the world. What I do is create a vision of who I want to be, then I start living like that person in my   57   as if it were already true.” Sounds almost childishly  58  ,doesn't it? But it    59   ! Schwarzenegger did become the No. 1 highest paid movie star in Hollywood! Remember: “If you can see it, you can   60  it.”
41. A. look after          B. live with          C. look at            D. care for
42. A. what                 B. where              C. that                        D. why
43. A. something         B. everything       C. nothing           D. anything
44. A. water                B. picture            C. novel              D. mirror
45. A. don't                 B. won't               C. can't                D. will
46. A. limited              B. contributed      C. devoted           D. offered
47. A. idea                  B. image              C. life                        D. vision
48. A. turned into          B. met with          C. acted as           D. worked as
49. A. Now that           B. Even if            C. In case            D. Only if
50. A. proudly             B. anxiously         C. confidently      D. happily
51. A. surprised           B. excited            C. disappointed    D. scared
52. A. report               B. imagine           C. find                D. judge
53. A. famous             B. good               C. professional     D. popular
54. A. hope                 B. have                C. fail                        D. happen
55. A. when                B. why                C. what               D. how
56. A. chance              B. method            C. way                D. effort
57. A. film                     B. play                C. family             D. mind
58. A. foolish              B. simple             C. funny              D. clever
59. A. succeeded                  B. worked            C. did                         D. completed
60. A. move                B. leave               C. get                         D. touch

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科目：高中英語 來源：福建省莆田一中2009-2010學(xué)年度高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 題型：閱讀理解


Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self- respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized(歸類) as "honor" help you create this life of good feelings.
Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.[來源:學(xué)*科*網(wǎng)]
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and benefit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky(鬼祟的) excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also show that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased．Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
79．The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to___.
A．lying    
B．stealing    
C．cheating    
D．a(chǎn)dvertising
80．The phrase "bringing the error to the clerk's attention" （in para． 5） means___.
A．telling the truth to the clerk
B．offering advice to the clerk
C．a(chǎn)sking the clerk to be more attentive
D．reminding the clerk of the charged item
81．How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?
A．We'll be very excited.
B．We'll feel unfortunate.
C．We'll have a sense of honor.
D．We'll feel sorry for the clerk.
82 .Which of the following can be the best title of this passage.
A．How to Live Truthfully
B．Importance of Peacefulness
C．Ways of Gaining Self-respect
D．Happiness through Honorable Actions

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科目：高中英語 來源：2011-2012學(xué)年浙江省余姚市三校高二下學(xué)期第二次月考英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解


People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day,on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June.
Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Graffon, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation.
In 1909, Mrs Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910, the first Father’s Day was observed in Spokane. Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped establish Father’s Day as a national commenortative day , in 1972。
These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get togher at home as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “ the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of  business during these holidays.
【小題1】When are Mother’s Day and Father’s Day?

A．the second Sunday in May and the third Sunday in June
B．the second Sunday in June and the third Sunday in May
C．the third Sunday in May and the second Sunday in June
D．the third Sunday in June and the second Sunday in May
【小題2】Who started Mother’s Day and Father’s Day?
A．Woodrow Wilsson and Margaret Chase Smith
B．Margaret Chase Smith and Woodrow Wilsson
C．Ann Jarvis and Mrs Dodd
D．Mrs Dodd and Ann Jarvis
【小題3】Which word can replace the underlined word “observed”?
A．establishedB．celebratedC．symbolizedD．a(chǎn)ttended
【小題4】People celebrate these two special days in many ways except____________.
A．People wear red or white carnations on these two days.
B．People have outdoor barbecues and have fun.
C．With people making their own presents, stores do less business during these holidays.
D．To honor parents, people attend religious services or get together at home.
【小題5】What’s the purpose of writing this passage?
A．To introduce American culture.
B．To persuade us to respect and love our parents.
C．To introduce two traditional festivals.
D．To tell us something in history.

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