【正文】 thday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few: 36. When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see _____ outside the window. A． flowers B． presents C． a flag D． a chair 37. In _________ flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child. A． Japan B． Denmark C． India D． Holland 38. In _______, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school. A． India B． Holland C． Denmark D． Japan 39. In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________. A． 15 B． 7 C． 5 D． 3 40. The passage is mainly about __________. A． similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries B． different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries C． children’s birthdays in western countries D． the importance of children’s birthdays B Learn to relax. Overwork is the main reason why so many students feel tired and stressed(緊張 ). Cut down some of the jobs you need to do each day so that you can only focus on the most important things. Leave time for activities that are relaxing and fun. This might mean reading a good book, listening to the music, going for a walk or taking a relaxing bath. Get a good night’s sleep. Getting enough sleep will help you keep your body and mind in the best form. If you stay up late and need to get up early for school the next day, you may not be able to concentrate(集中 )on the things you need to do. Exercise regularly and eat well. Don’t rush through your meals. Eat less junk food(垃圾食品 )or fast food. Eat healthy food instead. Get to know pleasant people. Some people are optimistic, while others not. Choose optimistic people as your friends and spend more time with them and you’ll be as happy as them. Learn to be calm(平靜 )when you face any problem. Find out the best option from those that are in your mind. Knowing that you are able to solve problems is a good way to build up your selfconfidence(自信 ). Have a happy attitude(態(tài)度 ). Your attitude decides the way you see things. Is your cup half full or half empty? Learn to think more positively(積極地 )about the difficulties you face. 41. What’s the main idea of the article? A. Don’t work or study too hard. B. What kind of relaxing activities can we do? C. Getting enough sleep, exercising regularly and eating healthily are very important. D. How to feel relaxed and happy under the stress of study and work. 42. What’s the meaning of the underlined word? A. 主動(dòng)的 B. 認(rèn)真的 C. 樂(lè)觀的 D. 輕松的 43. Which statement is right? A. We need to do as many things as possible each day. B. Enough sleep is very necessary for keeping us in top form in both body and mind. C. We should save our time in eating. D. We should try to make as many friends as possible. 44. To be away from worries, which point is not mentioned in this article? A. Going to a psychologist(心理學(xué)家 )for help. B. Finding time to do the favorite things. C. Making sure which things are the most important and which people can make us relaxed and happy. D. Having an active attitude towards life. 45. According to the writer, one should regard his ―cup‖________. A. a cup B. half full C. empty D. half empty C 第二部分：閱讀理解（共 20 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié)： （共 15 小題；每小題 2 分 ，滿分 30 分） A Do you want to visit Warwick Castle in Britain? Warwick is a friendly and a memorable experience with something for all ages． Easily accessible by car, bus, train, cycling or on foot it is surrounded by historic buildings and numerous attractions. Ticket Pricesamp。 When I woke next morning, I was dying of 16 . I seemed to have a hole instead of a 17 . I dressed quickly and hurried down to the dining room. It was a big room with six tall windows and the ugliest wallpaper I have ever seen! 18 , I had been told the hotel was not beautiful but that you were better 19 there than in any other hotel。 to read D. to watch。 to read B. watching。 高三英語(yǔ)試題 第一部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共四節(jié)，滿分 55 分） I．單項(xiàng)選擇（共 15 小題；每小題 1 分，共 15 分） 從每題所給的 A， B， C， D 選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 1. I had great difficulty the suitable food on the menu in that restaurant. A. find B. found C. to find D. finding 2. Rather than TV, he prefers books at home. A. to watch。 reading C. watch。 reading 3. On Monday mornings it usually me an hour to drive to work although the actual distance is only 20 miles. A. takes B. is taking C. took D. will take 4. We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all . A. given away B. kept away C. taken up D. used up 5. You are old enough to your own living. A. win B. gain C. take D. earn 6. I don’t understand why you didn’t go to the lecture yesterday afternoon. I’m so sorry. But I my homework. A. had done B. was doing C. would do D. am doing 7. Usually John would be late for meetings. But this time, to my surprise, he arrived on time. A. little B. much C. ever D. even 8. Lydia doesn’t feel like abroad. Her parents are old. A. study B. studying C. studied D. to study 9. I stopped the car a short break as I was feeling tired. A. take B. taking C. to take D. taken 10. Use your head, you’ll find the answer to the question. A. or B. and C. but D. so 11. She pretended me when I passed by. A. not to see B. not seeing C. to not see D. not see 12. It is often that human beings a