广东省肇庆二高2012届高三第三次模拟试题(英语).doc

广东省肇庆二高2012届高三第三次模拟试题(英语)
本试卷共三部分,共10页。满分135分,考试用时120分钟。
I . 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节: 完形填空(共15小题; 每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 1―15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并
在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we’re dissatisfied that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more 1 when they are. After that, we’re frustrated that we have 2 teenagers to deal with. We’ll certainly be happy when we are out of that 3 .
We tell ourselves that our life will be 4 when we get a nice car, are able to go on a nice vacation and when we retire.
But the 5 is: there is no better time to be happy than right now. Your life will always be filled with challenges. It’s best to 6 this and decide to be happy anyway.
One my 7 quotes (语录) comes from Alfred D. Souza, who said, “For a long time it had seemed to me life was about to begin---real life. But there was always some 8 in the way.” This viewpoint has helped me to see that there is no 9 to happiness. Happiness is the way itself. So, 10 every moment that you have now and share it with your loved ones… and 11 that time waits for no one.
So, 12 waiting until you finish school, until you go to university, until you start work, until you find a boy or girl friend, until you get married, until you get a new car or home, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you get 13 , until you get remarried, until you retire, until spring, until summer,… until you die, until you are born again to decide that to be happy you have no 14 time than right now.
Happiness is a journey, not a(n) 15 . (292)
1. A. availableB. content C. confidentD. generous
2. A. troublesome B. foolishC. naive D. ridiculous
3. A. problem B. routine C. stage D. area
4. A. normal B. casual C. simple D. perfect
5. A. truth B. problem C. doubt D. answer
6. A. recall B. confirm C. admit D. trust
7. A. famous B. direct C. valuable D. favorite
8. A. barrier B. attraction C. surprise D.