陕西省咸阳市启迪中学20xx届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题(编辑修改稿)

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ing before bed, my dad placed me on the bedroom floor to exercise my right leg． The muscles were shrunk and twisted together． Back and forth up and down, my dad pushed and pulled the muscles into shape． But my dad39。 s exercise of passion didn39。 t stop there． For my 13th birthday, he threw me a special party． When everybody was gone, he brought me to open a large box, it was aset of boxing gloves． We put them on． My dad kept on beating me mercilessly． Each time I tried to get up, leather kissed my nose, eyes and jaw． I begged him to stop． He said he beat me to get me ready for the tough world． That same year, I was the only kid in my neighbourhood that wasn39。 t picked for Little League． Two weeks later． Dad started the Shedd Park Minor League, and every kid played． Dad coached us and made me a pitcher （ 棒球投手 ）． The power of my dad39。 s love guaranteed I walked and more． In high school, I became a football star． In 1997, a brain surgeon in San Jose told me I didn’t t have cerebral palsy after all． He explained how and where the doctor39。 s forceps （ 镊子 ） at birth had damaged my brain． My dad never knew the whole truth since he passed away years ago． But all that counts is the bottom line． After all his madness, on this Father39。 s Day, like every Father39。 s Day, I39。 m no longer disabled． 49． What caused the author39。 s disability? A． A failed operation． B． The doctor39。 s forceps． C． An accident in a game． D． Shrunken and twisted muscles． 50． What do we learn from the passage? A． The author has a talent for boxing． B． The author achieved a lot thanks to his father39。 s love． C． The author became a baseball star with the help of his father． D． The author doesn39。 t think his father should be so strict with him． 51． Paragraph 3 suggests that the author39。 s father____． A． wouldn39。 t give up hope easily B． believed his son was a normal child C． blamed the doctors for his son39。 s disability D． couldn39。 t accept the truth that his son was disabled 52． The author wrote the passage to ____． A． remember his father B． encourage disabled children C． show the difficulty the disabled face D． give advice to the parents of disabled children C I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year round sun． You may think People , such an attractive, fun filled place are happier than others． If so you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness． Many intelligent people still think fun equals happiness． The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in mon． Fun is what we experience during an act． Happiness is what we 金太阳 新课标资源 网 第 6 页 共 10 页 金太阳新课标资源 网 experience after an act． It is a deep, longlasting emotion． Going to an amusement park or a ball game, watching a movie or television are fun activities that help us relax, temporally fet our problems and maybe even laugh． But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends． I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun． They have constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells happiness But in memoir（ 回忆录 ） after memoir, they expose Ac unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages and loneliness． Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying． If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a mitment． For mitment is in fact quite painful． The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement． Maniage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features． Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness． They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want． Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night39。 s sleep． I don39。 t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children． Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever e to． It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can truly increase our happiness． It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless． And it frees us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all． 53． What is the passage mainly about? A． Fun and happiness． B． Success and satisfaction． C． Marriage and mitment． D． Entertainment and responsibility． 54． The author probably agrees that ____． A． fun creates long lasting satisfaction B． long standing fun may lead to ha。