2016年上海市建平中学高三上英语期中试卷

建平2016年秋高三期中

（完卷时间：120分钟满分：150分）

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

A friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustices of life, asked me the question, "Who said life was going to be fair, or that it was even meant to be fair?" Her question was a good one. It reminded me of something I 21 (teach) as a youngster: life isn't fair. One of the mistakes many of us make

is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, 22 (think) that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. It's not and it won't be.

One of the nice things about accepting the fact that life isn't fair is 23 it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do 24_________ we can with what we have. Accepting this fact also keeps 25

_____ from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded that everyone is dealt a different hand；everyone has unique strengths and problems in the process of growing up, facing the reality and making decisions；and everyone

has those times 26________ they feel wounded unfairly treated.

The fact that life isn't fair doesn't mean we shouldn't do everything 27 our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole. On the contrary, it suggests that we should. When we don't recognize or admit that

life isn't fair, we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves , a self-defeating emotion that does nothing except 28

________(make) everyone feel worse. When we do recognize that life isn't fair, however, we feel sympathy for others and for ourselves. And sympathy is a heartfelt emotion that 29________ (deliver) loving kindness to everyone it touches. The next time you find yourself 30______ (absorb) in injustices of the world, try reminding yourself of this very basic fact. You may be surprised that it can make you out of self-pity and into helpful action.

答案21 was taught 22 thinking 23 that 24the very best 25 us 26 that 27. in 28 to make 29 delivers 30 being absorbed Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Twenty years ago there was a debate about whether there were specific “Asian values.” Most attention ___31__ on the doubtful claims that democracy was not among them. But a more interesting, if less noticed, argument was that