Who's in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us, it's other people-society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry(模仿)，their passions a quotation.”

So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug－we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(一剂毒品)，we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.

But just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom－the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot-control what other people think. People have their own agenda(日程安排), and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probable pleasing no one in the process.

 So how can we take back control? I think there's only one way－make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values－not values imposed from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic(真实的), effective, purposeful and happy life.

1.What Oscar Wilde says implies that       .

  A. most people's thoughts are controlled by others.

  B. we have thoughts similar to those of others.

  C. most people have a variety of thoughts.

  D. other people's thoughts are more important.

2. What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph?

  A. The price of taking the drug is freedom.

  B. Changing opinions may cost us our freedom.

  C. We may lose ourselves to please others.

  D. We need to pay for what we want to get.

3. It can be concluded from the passage that      .

  A. it's important to accept others' opinions.

  B. it's better to do what we like.

  C. we shouldn't care what others think.

  D. we shouldn't change our won opinions.

4. The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his arguments mainly by      .

  A. making suggestions.                      B. analyzing causes and effects.                     

  C. providing examples and facts.        D. discussing questions                                 

Who's in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us, it's other people-society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry(模仿)，their passions a quotation.”
So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug－we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(一剂毒品)，we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.
But just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom－the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot-control what other people think. People have their own agenda(日程安排), and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probable pleasing no one in the process.
So how can we take back control? I think there's only one way－make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values－not values imposed from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic(真实的), effective, purposeful and happy life.
【小题1】What Oscar Wilde says implies that      .

A．it's important to accept others' opinions.

B．it's better to do what we like.

C．we shouldn't care what others think.

D．we shouldn't change our won opinions.

书面表达(满分35分)
“地球一小时”是世界自然基金会（WWF）应对全球气候变化所发起的一项活动。倡议世界各城市在特定时间熄灯一小时，以表明对环保行动的支持。请你以“Earth Hour”为主题宣传这一倍受全球瞩目的环保活动。

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.The war left the family scattered all over the world, and it was two decades         . (get)

那场战争使这个家庭流落到世界各地，二十年后他们才相聚。

2.The more often you seize opportunities to talk to the foreigners,______________when speaking a foreign language . (confident)

越抓住机会和老外交谈，说外语时你就越自信。

3.Back to 1942 directed by Feng Xiaogang tells a true story in 1942,           in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.(engage)

冯小刚执导的电影《一九四二》讲述了1942年的一个真实的故事，那时侯正值中国人的抗日战争。

4.He is tired of dealing with the complaints of customers. More than once he has told me his desire that______________to do another job of the department.(appoint)

他厌倦了应对顾客的投诉。他不止一次告诉我他的愿望：被任命做部门的其它工作。

5.Though there has been some talk, never_____________________________whether the legendary treasure is hidden in the mountain.(clear)

虽然早有传言，但传说中的财宝是否藏在这个山里还是没有弄明白。

6.She has succeeded. She is pleased that her devotion to studying ___________ .(pay)

她成功了.她非常高兴她在学习上的付出终于得到了回报.

7.With______________his lecture about the endangered animals, the professor has been preparing for it all the day. (attend)

因为许多学生来听关于濒危动物的报告，这位教授一整天都在做准备。

8.Smart phones enable workers to keep in contact in______________impractical before.(think)

智能手机让上班族们有更多他们以前认为是不现实的方式保持联系。

9.In my opinion, it is his measures rather than his ability______________. (blame)

依我看来，是他的措施而不是他的能力应该受责备。

10.As it turned out to be a small house party, we ______________ so formally. (dress)

其结果不过是一个很小的家庭聚会，我们本不必要穿得如此正式的。

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第二节 书面表达(满分35分)
“地球一小时” 是世界自然基金会（WWF）应对全球气候变化所发起的一项活动。倡议世界各城市在特定时间熄灯一小时，以表明对环保行动的支持。请你以 “Earth Hour”为主题宣传这一倍受全球瞩目的环保活动。

活动时间	2007年	3月31日，悉尼率先行动 超过220万家庭与商户在晚上7：30同时熄灯
	2008年	3月29日，成为全球性的活动 得到35个国家五千万人的支持
	2010年	3月27日，全球125个国家参加，我国33个城市也参加“地球一小时”活动
活动目的	节约能源，改善气候
方  式	1．与家人共进烛光晚餐(in the candlelight) 2．与朋友一起分享故事； 3．你的建议（1-2条）