辽宁省抚顺市2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷_高中英语试卷

辽宁省抚顺市2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试卷

　　Failure and Success

　　___38___. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way.

　　Hope and Despair

　　Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. ___39___, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same. We have only one choice—keep moving on in life and be hopeful.

　　Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. ____40____, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

　　A. So let’s enjoy every day

　　B. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour

　　C. They tell us what is right or wrong, good or bad.

　　D. Success lies in trusting yourself

　　E. So what we can choose is to work hard today

　　F. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness

　　G. Failure is the path to success

　　第二部分完形填空（共20小题每小题1.5分，满分30分）

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　 My father was __43__ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness __44__ all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is __45__. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started __46__ about life, and I told them about one of my __47__. I said that we must very often give things up __48__we grow---our health, our beauty, our friends---but it always__49__that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father__50__ up. He said, "But, Peter, I gave up __51___! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn't think of anything to say. ___52__, he answered his own question," I___53___ the love of my family." I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.