【高考调研】2016届高考英语总复习 题组层级快练（四十）外研版选修8.docVIP

题组层级快练(四十) Ⅰ.完形填空 Judgment is something we are all forced to face. However, wouldn’t you think that ___1___ adults would be less harsh(严厉的)about a person’s ___2___ ? Ridicule is expected among preteens and teenagers, but ___3___ really should know better. This past December, I got a very ___4___ haircut. Since then, I have been called a lesbian(同性恋女子)and a(n) ___5___, and the majority of these ___6___ have come from adults. I am not the only one that this has happened to, and I ___7___ won’t be the last. Just yesterday, a woman called me an “it” to her ___8___ who could not have been more than seven years old. When are we going to refer to people as just people instead of ___9___ them based on their looks of preference? I am a firm believer in expression. If you can find a way to let your ___10___ personality show, you should. ___11___ that is art, music, body modifications, poetry, etc., it should all be for the positive expression of you. Pleasing yourself is more ___12___ than pleasing the entire world ___13___ in the end, it is your life. As for myself, I ___14___ my short hair and I plan to get tattoos(纹身) next year. When I told my friends about the idea, they said tattoos would make me look strange. At first I was ___15___ about my friends not fully ___16___ the idea, but in the end, it is my body and my decision. The purpose of sharing the story about my hair and tattoos is to ___17___ that you shouldn’t live your life to please other people. For those of you who are ___18___ about things like this, smile. When you cannot stop others from ___19___ unpleasant things, you can be around people who are more ___20___. It is better to die happy because you lived a satisfying life, than to die sad because you spent your life trying to please someone else. 1. A. smarter B. maturer C. prettier D. luckier 2. A. appearance B. personality C. fortune D. ability 3. A. children B. students C. adults