2016年秋建平高三期中英语试卷.docx

建平2016年秋高三期中II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: 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:lifeisnt 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.Its not and it wont be.???? One of the nice things about accepting the fact that life isnt fair is23 it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do 24_________(good) 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 woundedor unfairly treated.???? The fact that life isnt fair doesnt mean we shouldnt do everything27our power to improve our?own lives or the world as a whole. On the contrary,it suggests that we should. When we dont recognize or admit that life isnt fair,we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves, a self-defeating emotion that does nothingexcept28 ________(make) everyone feel worse.When?we do recognize that life isnt fair,however,we feel sympathy for others and for ourselves.And?sympathy is a heartfelt emotion that 29________ (deliver) lovingkindness to everyone it touches. The next time you find yourself 30______ (absorb) in injustices of the world,try reminding yourself of this very basic