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1、汕头市金山中学2013届摸底考试高三英语本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两部分。满分150分。第I卷 （共80分）一完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 We convince ourselves that life will be better once we are married, have a baby, then another. Thenwe get frustrated because our children are not old enough, and that 1 will be
2、well when they are older. Then we are frustrated 2 they reach adolescence and we must deal with them.Surely well be 3 when they grow out of the teen years. We tell ourselves our 4 will be better when our spouse(配偶)gets his/her act together, when wehave a nicer car, when we can take a 5 , when we fin
3、ally retire. The truth is that there is no bettertime to be happy than 6 .If not, then when? Your life will always be full of challenges. It is better toadmit as much and to decide to be happy 7 it all. For the longest time, it seemed that life was aboutto start-real life. But there were always some
4、 obstacles along the way, some hardships to 8 ,some work to befinished, some time to be given, a bill to be 9 .Then life would start. It finally dawned on me that those 10 were part of life. Little by little, that point of 11 also helped me see that there isnt any road to happiness. Happiness is the
5、 road. So, enjoy every moment. And bear in mind that 12 waits for no one. Sostop 13 school to end, for a return to school, to lose ten pounds, to 14 ten pounds, for work tobegin, to get married, .before deciding to be happy. Happiness is a voyage, not a destination. There is no 15 time to be happy t
6、han.NOW! Liveand enjoy the moment. 1.A.weB. they C. all D. nothing2.A.because B. butC. soD. and3.A.luckierB. happier C. olderD. healthier4.A.life B. studyC. childrenD. condition5.A.rest B. bathC. breathD. vacation6.A.before B. everC. just thenD. right now7.A.instead of B. in addition toC. in spite o
7、fD. up to8.A.meet with B. go aheadC.turn toD. get through9.A.paid B. got C. askedD. printed10.A.achievements B. obstaclesC. dutiesD. opinions11.A.view B. lifeC. positionD. condition12.A.happiness B. timeC. ageD. road13.A.asking for B. supposingC. waiting forD. hoping for14.A.gain B. reduceC. weigh D
8、.enjoy15.A.worse B. betterC. moreD. less二、阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，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 Britains most popular lie has been discovered, with one in four people admitting using Sorry Ihad no signalwhen returning a missed mobile phone call,a survey found. According
9、 to a recent survey people usually use this little white lie after they hit the ignorebutton when their mobile rang. The second most common fib is I havent got any cash on mewhenasked for money by beggars. Modern technology is a major excuse in many of our lies with I didnt getyour textin 18th, Our
10、server was down in 20th and My battery died in 26th place. Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year.One in three Britons have lied about their weight, a quarter have fibbed about the amount of debt they.are in and 30 percent have bent the tr
11、uth about the amount of exercise they do. Almost a quarter of men have told their wife or girlfriend they look good in an outfit,despitethinking the opposite. More than 40 percent of women have admitted lying about how much new clothesactually cost while 30 percent have fibbed about how much theyve
12、had to drink. Three quarters of people think women are better liars. The research found 46 per cent of girls havebeen cauht lying,compared to 58 of men. Men tell the most fibs, coming out with five every daycompared to women who lie just three times. A spokesman for one poll, which carded out the re
13、search of 4,300 adults,said, As a nation we areobsessed with trying to be nice and not upsetting people. Often little white lies are used to cover whatwe actually want to say. Most of these were considered either completely harmless or necessary depending on thesituation in which they are delivered.
14、 He added, It was sad to see a string of compliments in the top 50,but once again in many cases perhaps it is better to compliment(恭维) with a lie than destroy someonewith the truth. 16. What is the best title for the passage? A. The most popular British lies B. British people like to lie C. The reasons British people lie D. Technology makes us lie17. According to the research, what do women most frequently li
