广东省汕头20xx届高三下学期4月模拟考试英语试卷word版含答案

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s It is a wonderful morning， as I write this： hot， but without being too hot. Outside my window， I can see the sunniest sky of the year reflected in a huge natural expand of water. It is the kind of sun that makes you well aware of summer’s temporary nature —a reminder that if I am ever to go around to book this year39。 s holiday， time is running out . It is now close to four years since I last took a holiday. This is because I have e to the conclusion, over the course of my adult life, that I am not very good at it. You might say this sounds like saying you are not very good at drinking tea or listening to music. What could possibly be difficult about the natural act of putting your working life on hold for a couple of weeks and going somewhere to do nothing? I was a model holidaymaker as a kid． However， the problems started during my twenties． A trip to the south of France was ended after just two days， mainly because I had an urge to check my s． Similarly， my honeymoon was cut short by 48 hours—not because my wife and I weren’t enjoying ourselves， but because we were missing our cats． So what is my problem? On the surface， I’m probably a bit of a homebody． And I just find the pressure of being on holiday too severe： it always feels like having a gun held to my head and being forced to have fun． Somehow， packing a list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving somewhere for the fun of it． Thankfully， I’m not alone． This summer， most of my friends have decided not to have a break． And a recent survey proved the downside of holidays， with the results showing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 hours， as stress levels returned to normal． And this year The Idler magazine published its Book of Awful Holidays． Here you will find a list of the five most ecologicallydamaging vacations it’s possible to take， along with 50 painful holiday experiences voted for on The Idler website． What interests me is what the concept of a “holiday” says about our lives． For me， the point of living is to have a life you enjoy for 52 weeks a year． The more I like my life and the better I structure it， the less I want to go away． Maybe I’m an unusual person for not liking holidays， but I just feel the time when I’m not working is too valuable to waste on them． to the first paragraph we can know that the writer ． a strong desire to book a holiday that the weather would change it is too late to enjoy the sunshine it39。 s time to decide whether to go on a holiday can be inferred from the sentence underlined in the second paragraph? A. people may find the man unbelievable B. People think traveling is not so easy an act as drinking tea C. The writer often regrets not taking a holiday． D. The writer doesn39。 t like drinking tea or listening to music does the author think of holidays。 are often well anized in order to please other people． feels embarrassed when other people are having fun but he isn’t． tends to be made responsible for too much of the anization of them． are less enjoyable than breaks that have not been planned in advance． writer takes the book of Awful Holidays as an example to ． the reputation of the magazine B. prove the idea of living an easy, lazy life to be wrong C. indicate that his dislike of holidays is widely shared D. focus entirely on bad personal experiences of holidays 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容 ,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中的两项为多余选项。 (选 E 请涂 AB。 选 F 请涂 BC。 选 G 请涂 CD) You’re growing up. That means you’re probably experiencing lots of changes, all at once. Your body is changing. It might even seem as if your entire self is changing. It can be confusing and even scary. 16 And it’s good! Growing up means that you can do more, learn more, and start to make your mark on the world. In order for that to happen, your body produces chemicals called hormones that help both body and mind grow. Hormone levels change constantly, rising and falling. 17 But it’s partly to blame for intense emotions, surprising reactions, and mood swings. Because of the way your brain develops, it is somewhat ruled by emotion now and through your teen years. As a result, growing up can seem like an emotional roller coaster! 18 ◆ Take care of yourself. If you eat right, sleep enough, and get good exercise, your brain will be much more able。