河北省邯郸市临漳县第一中学2016-2017学年高二下学期

5.3号 实验班英语周考试题

一．阅读理解（每题2分, 共16 分。）

（A）

THE STORY OF ATLANTA

Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run faster

than any man in Greece. But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in

the Olympic Games. She was so angry that she said to her father that she would not

marry anyone who could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry,

so Atlanta made a bargain with him. She said to him, "These are my rules. When a man

says he wants to marry me, I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me,

he will be killed. No one will be pardoned."

Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of

her rules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed

to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of

Atlanta's rules, "Why are these men so foolish?" he thought. "Why will they let

themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?" However, when

he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind. "I will

marry Atlanta - or die!" he said.

The race started and although the men ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster. As

Hippomenes watched he thought, "How can I run as fast as Atlanta?" He went to ask

the Greek Goddess of Love for help. She promised to help him and gave him three golden

apples. She said, "Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past. When

she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win." Hippomenes took

the apples and went to the King. He said, "I want to marry Atlanta." The King was

sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said, "I will marry her - or die!" So the

race began.

1.What were Atlanta’s rules?

A.She would kill the man who wanted to marry her.

B.She would run against the man who wanted to marry her.

C.The man who ran against her would be killed.

D. She would marry the man who would run against her.

2.What did Hippomenes think of the men who ran against Atlanta at first?

A.Wise. B.Brave. C.Foolish. D.Shy.

3.What can we see from the sentence “I will marry Atlanta—or die！” said by

Hippomenes?

A. Hippomenes was so kind that he didn’t want other men to be killed.

B. Hippomenes believed that he could defeat Atlanta.

C. Atlanta’s beauty moved him so much that he would try his best to

marry Atlanta even he might lose his life.

D.He would like to do anything for Atlanta as well as to die.

（B）

When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute

delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.

For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting

a new bike is unreserved(毫无掩饰的).

In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional

on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement

of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.

In adulthood the things that bring deep joy—love, marriage, birth—also bring

responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated(复杂的).

My definition of happiness is“the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy

what we have, the happier we are. It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from

the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.

I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when

I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted

morning writing, which I love. When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their

noise after the quiet of the day.

Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and

satisfying work. I don’t think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much

of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what

satisfied her.

We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have

turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have. We’re so self-conscious

about our“right”to it that it’s making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it

with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t

necessarily happier.

Happiness isn’t about what happens to us—it’s about how we see what happens to

us. It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It’s not wishing

for what we don’t have, but enjoying what we do possess.