长 春 市 第 五 中 学

长春市田家炳实验中学

英 语 试 卷

命题人：高三英语组 考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分

注意事项： 1本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

　　2全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

第I卷

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分 ）在笔试结束后进行。

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　As farm kids，my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and I were expected to work hard and do our jobs. We knew no better，so didn't really question it-at least until we were young teenagers and wondered why our friends had so much more free time than us.

　　That ability to depend on myself has served me very well through life. The independence and self-reliance not only affected my physical abilities. It came to shape me emotionally too. However，it can，at times，also be a huge weight to bear.

　　As my physical strength has been affected by rheumatoid arthritis，a disease that causes pain and swelling in one or more joints of the body，there have been many lessons for me in learning how to receive help. My health is now much improved compared to what it was a couple of years ago，or even last year. Daily challenges do still exist，but I have learned that it is OK to ask for help.

The joy that others receive in lending a hand has made me realize that it is almost selfish to not ask for help! There is no need to deny others the pleasure of helping. If we are in need，it is more than OK to ask for assistance. Physical and emotional self-reliance are strengths，certainly，when used well. But the overuse of independence is unhealthy，unbalanced and unnecessary.