广东湛江一中等四校2016第一次联考英语试题及答案(3)

    Does applying these principles to your life actually work? Wiseman created a “luck school” to test the ideas—and it was a success. In total, 80 percent of people who attended Luck School said that their luck had increased.   20  .
A. Spend enough time to improve your weakness.
B. Achievement requires focus.
C. On average, these people reported that their luck had increased by more than 40 percent.
D. They never stop working and they never lose a minute.
E. Busy people are more likely to be lucky.
F. This means knowing who you are, what you are and what you are good at.
G. Certain personality types are luckier because they behave in a way that offer the chance for good opportunities.
第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节 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。
The London Underground has been known as The Tube since 1890, when the first deep-level electric railway line was opened. It is the world’s oldest underground railway and the   21   of the system means there are regular weekend engineering repair work.
__22   in most people’s eyes, it is more than just a transport system. It is not __23   to see people reading thick books on the tube,   24   at the door during rush hour. But there is another way Londoners enjoy   25   on the underground, as poems are scattered around   26  , without a targeted group or a fixed topic.
The project of the poems has been running   27   since 1986 and achieved great success. Poems appear three times a year, six at a time, two of which are always written by living poets. American writer Judith Chernaik, editor and   28__ of Poems on the Underground, said the most of them are chosen randomly, either from great poets or from   29   enthusiasts of English poetry. These poems aim to bring poetry to   30  , and show a wide range of styles. They are classical or contemporary, domestic(国内的) or   31  , realistic or   32  .
Love or   33   poetry, this project “has proved to be an excellent way of __34__ poetry, with passengers often wanting to   35   more,” according to the government organization Transport for London. “This has led to the   36   of a series of Poems on the Underground books, which is now in its 11th edition.”
This new   37   contains poems that have been displayed in   38   over the years. The poems are   39   into sections such as love, music, nature, war, and loss. The Tube system has become quite the bastion (堡垒) of British   40  .
21. A. reputation B. age C. convenience D. application
22. A. Or     B. And C. Yet D. So
23. A. normal       B. common     C. unusual         D. ordinary
24. A. crowded B. difficult C. occupied D. regular
25. A. leisure B. books C. life D. literature
26. A. accordingly B. regularly C. randomly D. occasionally
27. A. rapidly B. smoothly C. simply D. faithfully
28. A. founder        B. writer      C. reader          D. learner
29. A. unknown B. talented C. normal D. inspired
30. A. passers-by B. enthusiasts C. audiences D. passengers
31. A. modern B. homemade C. international D. significant
32. A. idealistic      B. magical      C. optimistic     D. pessimistic
33. A. hate B. learn C. enjoy D. write
34. A. writing       B. reciting   C. learning        D. introducing
35. A. compose B. recall C. play D. read
36. A. announcement B. statement C. publication D. organization
37. A. edition       B. album       C. product         D. magazine
38. A. schools B. carriages C. streets D. communities
39 A. translated B. changed C. reserved D. classified
40. A. finance B. culture C. language D. communication
第II卷
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节；满分55分）
第二节 (共10分；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A CCTV journalist succeeded in arousing a heated discussion among netizens by asking people whether they were happy. The responses to the question were various, even some quite funny ones   41  (include). Although people played jokes   __42   the answers, it did not take long   43   they began to figure out the true meanings of happiness.
It is certain that people’s views on happiness   44  (affect) greatly by their own life experience. Unfortunately, too many people refer to being rich as happiness and there is no sign of   45   decrease in the number of those who are voluntarily at the mercy of wealth. Some people whose   46  (intend) is to make big money appreciate being given any chance to multiply their income, believing that is   __47__ their happiness lies. Some are eager to inherit their parents’ property, especially those who   48  (be) known as silver-spoon kids. Even worse, some would rather break the law to satisfy their financial desire or seek their fortune __49__(legal).
In my opinion, happiness is not about pursuing wealth merely but about admiring the   50  (beauty) things in life. Therefore, live your life to the fullest and be happy.