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英语广东省揭阳一中届高三上学期期中考试
2014-2015学年度第一学期高三期中考试
英语
命题:
揭阳第一中学高三英语备课组
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。
Onenight,whenIwaseight,mymothergentlyaskedmeaquestionIwouldneverforget.“Sweetie,mycompanywantsto___1___mebutneedsmetoworkinBrazil.Thisislikeyourteachertellingthatyou’vedonewellandallowingyoutoskipagrade(跳级),butyou’llhaveto___2___yourfriends.Wouldyousayyestoyour___3___?
”Shegavemeahugandaskedmetothinkaboutit.Iwaspuzzled.Thequestionkeptme___4___fortherestofthenightIhadsaid“yes”butforthefirsttime,Irealizedthe___5___decisionsadultshadtomake.
Foralmostfouryears,mymotherwouldcallusfromBrazileveryday.EveryeveningI’d___6___waitforthephonetoringandthentellhereverydetailofmyday.Aphonecall,however,couldneverreplaceher___7___anditwasdifficultnottofeellonelyattimes.
Duringmyfourth-gradeChristmasbreak,weflewtoRiotovisither.Lookingatherlarge___8___apartment,IbecameawareofhowlonelymymothermusthavebeeninBrazilherself.ItwasthenthatIstartedtoappreciatethetoughchoicesshehadtomakeon___9___familyandwork.Facedwithdifficultdecisions,sheusedtotellme,youwouldn’tknowwhetheryoumadetherightchoice,butyoucouldalwaysmakethebestoutofthesituation,withpassionanda___10___attitude.
Backhome,Iremindedmyselfthatwhatmymothercoulddo,Icould,too.Ifshe___11___toliveinRioallbyherself,I,too,couldlearntobe___12___.Ilearnthowtotakecareofmyselfandsethighbutachievable___13___.
Mymotherisnowbackwithus.ButIwillneverforgetwhattheexperiencehasreallytaughtme.Sacrifices___14___offintheend.The___15___betweenushasprovedtobeblessingforme.
1.A.attractB.promoteC.surpriseD.praise
2.A.contactB.refuseC.leaveD.forgive
3.A.teacherB.friendC.motherD.family
4.A.explainingB.sleepingC.wonderingD.regretting
5.A.intellengentB.timelyC.finalD.tough
6.A.eagerlyB.politelyC.nervouslyD.curiously
7.A.patienceB.presenceC.intelligenceD.influence
8.A.comfortableB.expensiveC.emptyD.modern
9.A.abandoningB.balancingC.comparingD.mixing
10.A.differentB.friendlyC.positiveD.general
11.A.managedB.offeredC.attemptedD.expected
12.A.gratefulB.energeticC.independentD.practical
13.A.examplesB.limitsC.rulesD.goals
14.A.breakB.payC.cutD.turn
15.A.conversationB.attemptC.gratitudeD.separation
第二节:
语法填空(共10小题; 每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
Bodylanguageisthequiet,secretandmostpowerfullanguageofall!
Itspeakslouderthanwords.Accordingtospecialists,whenpeopletalktoeachother,___16___bodiessendoutmoremessagesthanwerealize.Infact,non-verbal(非言语)communicationtakesupabout50%ofwhatwereallymean.Andbodylanguageisparticularlyimportant___17___weattempttocommunicateacrosscultures.Indeed,what___18___(call)bodylanguageissomuchapartofusthatit'sactuallyoftenunnoticed.And___19____(understanding)occurasaresultofit.Forexample,differentsocietiestreatthedistance___20___peopledifferently.NorthernEuropeansusuallydonotlikehavingbodilycontact(接触)evenwithfriends,andcertainlynotwithstrangers.PeoplefromLatinAmericancountries,ontheotherhand,toucheachotherquitealot.Therefore,it'spossiblethatinconversation,itmaylooklikeaLatinoisfollowingaNorwegianallovertheroom.TheLatino,tryingtoexpressfriendship,willkeepmoving___21___(close).Veryprobably___22___(see)thisaspushiness,theNorwegianwillkeepbackingaway,___23___theLatinowillregardascoldnessinreturn.
Clearly,agreatdealisgoingonwhenpeopletalk.Forpeoplefromdifferentcultures,there's___24_____strongpossibilitythattheycan’tunderstandeachother.____25____whateverthesituation,thebestadviceistoobeytheGoldenRule:
treatothersasyouwouldliketoberespected.
II.阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind,firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit,tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta,Georgia,cangowhereshelivedwhenshestartedcomposingthestoryandlearnmoreaboutherlife.
OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.Shestartedw