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1、2015-2016学年度上学期期中考试高三英语试题命题人：凤城一中校对人：凤城一中高三英语组时间：100分钟满分：150分第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）AWho’sincontrolofyourlife?Whoispullingyourstring?Forthemajorityofus,it’sotherpeople—society,colleagues,friends,familyorourreligiouscommunity.Welearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewe
2、reveryyoung,ofcourse.Wewerebrainwashed.Wediscoveredthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsit,“Mostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse’sopinions,theirlivesamimicry(模仿),their
3、passionsaquotation.”Sowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulweare,itmakesusfeelgood.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrug.Therefore,wearesoeagerfortheapprovalofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlives,failingtodothethingswereallywantto.Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgett
4、ingtheirfix(一剂毒品).Weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval.But,justaswithanydrug,thereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedom—thefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownagenda,andtheycomewiththeirownbagga
5、geand,intheend,they'remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.Furthermore,ifwetrytolivebytheopinionsofothers,wewillbuildourlifeonsinkingsand.Everyonehasadifferentwayofthinking,andpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetime.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhaustedandp
6、robablypleasingnooneintheprocess.Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?Ithinkthere’sonlyoneway—makeaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringwhatotherpeoplethink.Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvalues---notvaluesimposed（强加）fromtheoutsidebyothers,butinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.Ifwearedrivenby
7、thesevaluesandnotbythechangingopinionsandvaluesystems11ofothers,wewillliveamoreauthentic,effective,purposefulandhappylife.21．WhatOscarWildesaysimpliesthat_____________.A.mostpeople’sthoughtsarecontrolledbyothersB.mostpeoplehaveavarietyofthoughtsC.wehavethoughtssimilartothoseof
8、othersD.otherpeople’sthoughtsaremoreimportant22．Whatdoestheau
