辽宁省葫芦岛市第一高级中学20212021届高三上学期期中考试 英语试题辽宁省葫芦岛市第一高级中学20212021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）AWhos in control of your life？ Who is pulling your string？For the majority of us, its other peoplesociety, 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 elses 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. 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 （一剂毒品）. 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 freedomthe freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda, and they come with their own baggage and, in the end,theyre 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 allthe time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process.So how can we take back control？I think theres only one waymake a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values-not values imposed（强加）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, effective, purposeful and happy life. 21What Oscar Wilde says implies that _.A. most peoples thoughts are controlled by othersB. most people have a variety of thoughtsC. we have thoughts similar to those of othersD. other peoples thoughts are more important22What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph ？A. We need to pay for what we want to get.B. Changing opinions may cost us our freedom.C. We may lose ourselves to please others.D. The price of taking drugs is freedom.23 In order to live a happy, effective and purposeful life, we should _.A. care about others opinions and change opinions all the timeB. guide ourselves by means of values from the outsideC. stick to our own valuesD. persuade others to accept our opinions24It can be concluded from the passage that _.A. its important to accept others opinionsB. its better to do what we likeC. we shouldnt change our own opinionsD. we shouldnt care what others think too muchBA Hong Kong Disneyland park admission ticket is your passport to a full day of magical adventures. Learn the ways to buy your tickets now.Three types of 1-day ticket are available:Ticket Type PriceGeneral Admission Ticket （aged 1264）HK $ 499Child Ticket （aged 3-11）HK $ 355Senior Ticket （aged 65 or above） HK $ 100Free admission for Child aged under 3.Book Online NowPurchase tickets conveniently through our website, then pick up your tickets starting from 1 hour after you have purchased online.Purchase Tickets Directly at Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket ExpressYou can purchase tickets at the Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express, conveniently located at the MTR Hong Kong Station. Open from 9:00 am - 8:00 pm on Mondays to Fridays and from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.Purchase 2 Park Tickets at one of the following locations and receive a FREE limited-edition Disney gift: Avenue of Stars KiosksYou can purchase tickets at Avenue of Stars Kiosks in Tsim Sha Tsui. Open daily from 9:00 am -10:30 pm. Asia World-Expo Box OfficeYou can purchase tickets at Asia World-Expo Box Office. Open Mondays to Fridays from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm.Reserve Tickets for Hotel GuestAs a hotel Guest of Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel or Disneys Hollywood Hotel, Park tickets are reserved for your purchase at front desk. Open daily from 9:00 am - 8:00 pm.Buy at Hong Kong Disneyland Main EntranceGuests can purchase tickets on the day of their visit at the Main Entrance Ticket Booths or Guest Relations Windows. Open daily from 30 minutes before Park opening until Park closes.25In which place can you get a free gift for buying two tickets？A. Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express.B. Asia World-Expo Box Office.C. Hong Kong