惠州市2014届三第三次调研考试
英语试题和参考答案
2014.01
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分135分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的市（县）/区、学校、班级、姓名、准
考证号、试室号和座位号填写在答卡的密封线内。
2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；不能答在试题卷上。
3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在另发的答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将答题卷和答题卡一并交回。
Ⅰ 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive thoughts. When we are stressed, depressed, 1 , or in a negative state of mind because we feel that "bad things" 2 happening to us, it is important to change those 3 thoughts into something positive. If we don't, we will only attract more "bad things."
It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative, but I am ___4_ that someone, somewhere is worse off than you. We can choose to think 5__ by beginning with the smallest of steps.
If you start with one small, positive thing and 6 it during the course of your day, you will begin to move into a more positive 7 : positive thoughts, feelings, opportunities. With practice, you will change your outlook and choose to be 8 , regardless of the events around you.
Here are a few examples for you to 9 . Begin and end each day with a "Thank you for this wonderful day!" When you see the gas prices hiking, say "I am glad that I have a 10 in which to get around." If you
