湖北省黄石市聚龙外国语学校2023-2024学年高一下学期第一周周测英语试卷

2023—2024学年高一下学期英语半月测卷 (满分100分 用时40min) 姓名 班级 一．阅读(共一节,每题3分，满分12分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Sooner or later, if you did things only for pleasure, you’d be left feeling: “Is this all there is?” If happiness was determined by pleasure, then the people with a large amount of money would be the happiest. However, there are plenty of miserable millionaires who have the houses and possessions (财产), but neither can make them much happier than the people who earn an ordinary wage. Happiness includes pleasure, but is something deeper. Happiness gives you strength in hard times and frees you to enjoy life fully at every opportunity. However, at all stages of life, a lot of sadness is caused by confusing pleasure with happiness. The boundaries (界限) between pleasure and happiness got blurred (模糊的) at the beginning of the last century with the rise of consumerism (消费主义), in which people buy things on the basis of desire rather than need. These days, shopping is the number one leisure activity in the world. Advertising comes at you from all sides to suggest that a watch, car, or new clothes will make you more elegant and cool. Occasionally you buy something, and do get pleasure, but not for very long. The real problem with advertising is that it urges us to look outside ourselves for the things that make us feel good. Happiness, on the other hand, is nourished (滋养) by noticing what you already have and appreciating it. It’s a mistake to compare the outside of someone else with the inside of you. To become happy is simple. Just write down, each day, something for which you’re grateful — your health, your family, a beautiful morning, a smile from a stranger, or a hug from a friend. The important thing is that you’re looking at the bright side of life. This way you can escape the desires promoted by advertising and free yourself to focus on y