2018年北京市通州区中考英语一模试卷.pdf

2018 年北京市通州区中考英语一模试卷 副标题 题号 I II III 总分 得分 一、阅读理解（本大题共 13 小题，共 26.0 分） A Everyone talks about the advantage of taking time out for"simple pleasures" ．The idea is that we will be happier if we often do inexpensive ， easy-to-do activities ． However ，the problem for many of us is that we don't know what makes us happy ． When I was in college ，my mother gave me some wise advice ． She said， "Before you get married and live with another person ，you need to spend some time living by yourself ． You need to get to know yourself ．" So I did exactly that ． For almost two years ，I lived by myself ． I found that I loved to spend hours looking around in bookstores ． I also loved to spend an afternoon just walking around the city ． And every so often ， I needed the moments of pure silence ． But ，of course ，we all don't enjoy the same things ． A simple pleasure for me would be to spend an hour reading a book in my backyard ． However ， that same activity would give my husband no pleasure ． We are all so different ． Sometimes，we already know what makes us happy． However ，as life gets busier and we get older ，we put aside our simple pleasures ． For example ， I had to give up playing the flute （长笛）when I started working and had family responsibilities ． Playing my flute seemed selfish （自私的）when no one else in my family could join ， but three years ago I returned to playing the flute． I regret having ever stopped． Simple pleasures are neither simple nor universal （普遍的）． Our simple pleasures are a reflection of who we are They are different activities that （反映） ． give each of us joy ． Certainly there are some common topics-such as being out in nature，doing