【英语】广东省汕头市潮师高级中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期中考试18

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，并将答案写在答案卷上。

While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had 1 finding the keyhole. When I 2 to open the door, I 3 around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was once installed ...but no switch!Not discouraged（灰心的）easily, I remembered 4 a lamp by the bed when I deposited（寄存）my luggage earlier in the day. I found the bed in the 5 and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing 6 !I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whateverlight comes in from the 7 to find another lamp. So I 8 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and ... no drawstring! I finally stumbled （跌跌撞撞地走）around until I found a desk lamp which actually ___9 !That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how ____10___ light is! But even more necessary than physical light is the light that shines from people --the light of 11 and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and _____12__ place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in need of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you _13___ may be a beacon（信号灯）of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is ___14 a candle in a forest, remember —there isn‟t enough darkness in all the world to __15 the light of one small candle.1. A. confidence B. respect C. admiration D. difficulty2. A. managed B. failed C. wished D. meant3. A. listened B. felt C. sensed D. looked4. A. equipping B. producing C. seeing D. removing5. A. light B. dark C. room D. corner6. A. happened B. operated C. fired D. developed7. A. machine B. street C. room D. car8. A. wound B. forced C. made D. lost9. A. helped B. affected C. worked D. inspired10. A. good B. bad C. important D. necessary11. A. existence B. love C. delight D. wisdom12. A. lonely B. colorful C. friendly D. complex13. A. make B. offer C. take D. contribute14. A. not more than B. other than C. no more than D. rather than15. A. put out B. give out C. get over D. set up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,并将答案填写在答案卷上。

When I was younger, never once did I imagine she ____16_____( become )my hero.One day, we had a serious talk,_____17_____ (tell) each other what we felt about our lives. Then, my mom spoke of losing her mother_____18____she was only four years old. She told me how she was abused（虐待）by her stepmother,______19_____ her father did nothing to stop it. She described days when she went hungry and days when she was forced ____20____(eat) beyond her abilities.At age 15, she married and left the home_____21____she never belonged.When her ____22______(marry) was over, my mom looked on the bright side and realized that she___23_____had her children. We are her support, even to this day.Now when I see my mom____24____a happy mood, I know she is not really as happy as she seems. This makes me wonder how a woman who has gone through so much can still be there for the ones ___25___ loves. How can she still manage to be happy and look to better days? Now I know. She can‟t be human. She has to have super strength and power. My mom must be a super hero! She must be my hero. 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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答案卷上。

AIt is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don‟t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways, that they are too serious and too strict with their children, and they seldom give their children a free hand.It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children‟s trust and they tend to forget how they themselves felt when young. For example, young people like to act on the spot without much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead, at least in the back of their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected. When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it.Young people often make their parents angry with their choice in clothes, in entertainment and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble: it is just thatthey feel cut off from the older people‟s world, into which they have not yet been accepted. That‟s why young people want to make a new culture of their own, and if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech, this will make the young people extremely happy.Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say, “ Yes” to what you do. All you want is to be felt alone and do what y ou like. It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, when you were completely under your parents‟ control. If you plan to control your life, you‟d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.26. ___ are to blame for the quarrels between parents and their children according to this passage.A. ParentsB. Young peopleC. Neither parents nor their childrenD. Both parents and their children27. According to the passage, young people prefer to ___.A. ask for advice before they really start to do anything.B. do things without thinking carefully ahead.C. think in the same way as their parents do.D. be very strict with themselves28. Young people like to have clothes, entertainment and music in their way, because ____.A. they want to make their parents happy.B. they try to get their parents to believe them.C. they want to try on something new and look different from the older.D. they want to test whether they are cleverer than old people.29. According to the passage, young people want to make a new culture of their own, because ___.A. they don‟t feel they belong to th e world of the older people.B. they do not want to get into trouble.C. they feel they are as clever as old people.D. they want to show they have grown up.30. If a young man intends to control his own life, it‟s better for him to ___.A. do everything according to his own wish.B. do everything the way his parents do.C. do everything beyond his parents‟ controlD. be responsible for everything he does.BOur first winter in Canada was the happiest we have ever experienced. We were living in the countryside then and had just arrived from Hong Kong that autumn.One evening in mid December snow began to fall. When we looked out of the window and saw that it was snowing, we all cheered. It was the first snow we had ever seen and we were excited. We could hardly wait for the snow to stop so that we could go out to play. Next morning when we woke up, it was still snowing. We switched on the radio and learned that more than ten inches of snow had fallen during the night and that since the roads were blocked（堵塞）there would be no school thatday. We jumped up and down for joy and begged mother to let us go outside to play in the snow. She said we could go out after breakfast if we dressed ourselves warmly and promised to come back as soon as we felt cold.When we went out, the snow had almost stopped. The roads, paths, gardens, and playing grounds were all hidden under a white blanket of soft snow. It was the most beautiful sight we had ever seen. Just then, we saw some neighbors‟ children coming out to play. We ran over to join them. Together we built a snowman and a snow house. After that, we took turns sliding down a hill on a large piece of card-board. We were having so much fun when supper time came. Mother almost had to force us to go in and eat.31. When did the children come to Canada?A. Spring.B. Summer.C. Autumn.D. Winter.32. The children all cheered when they saw the snow because _____.A. they knew they would have no school the next dayB. it was the first time they had seen snowC. they knew that winter had comeD. they liked cold weather33. The children didn‟t have to go school because______A. their teacher were sure that children liked snowB. they wanted to play on the snow fieldC. heavy snow blocked the roadsD. their mother allowed them to play outside34. When the children asked their mother to let them go out to play she ____.A. immediately allowed them to go outB. refused to let them go outsideC. told them to switch on the radioD. told them to wait until after breakfast35. The writer and his brothers and sisters built ____.A. a snowman and a cardboard house of their ownB. a snowman and a snow house for themselves to live inC. a snowman and a snow house with their neig hbors‟ childrenD. a white blanket on the roadsCFor years, Mary searched for her half-brother, who was given up for adoption in 1977. Last month she found him -- living across the street. "I never thought it would happen like this. Never." Mary of Shreveport, Louisiana, told CNN television.About three decades ago, Mary's mother gave birth to a boy in Louisiana. She was 16 and gave him up for adoption. "They took him from me," said Mary's mother, Jollen. "I only held him for a second."Jollen searched for her son over the years, without success. She eventually left Louisiana, got married and had other children. But she did not keep her son a secret. "My girls always knew they had a brother," she said. " They knew it from the very beginning. And I've always looked for him."Fast forward three decades. Mary moved into a house in Shreveport. Across the street lived a man named Jamie Wheat."One day, we were sitting, talking, and she said, 'You know what? I had a brotherborn on January 27, 1977, who was adop ted. He must be 32 years old now.‟ Wheat said. "I told her, …I'm adopted.‟"All the other details fitted, so Jollen and Wheat decided to take a DNA test. The results: There's a 99.995 percent probability that the two are related.Wheat's adoptive parents were happy for their son. His adoptive father, Ted Wheat, told CNN, “It was just surprising that they lived across the street from us for three years.”Reunited with his birth mother, Jamie Wheat planned to make up for lost time. "A weight has been lifted off me," he said. "I can move forward. It‟s a new beginning."36. How old was Mary's mother when she found her son?A. 32B. 48C. 50D. 5237.What can be concluded from the passage about Jamie Wheat?A. Wheat and Mary share the same father.B. Wheat was adopted soon after he was born.C. Wheat agreed to move and live with Jollen.D. Wheat didn't know Ted was his adoptive father38. After giving birth to a boy, Mary's mother __________.A. never had the chance to see himB. moved into a house in ShreveportC. left Louisiana and started a new lifeD. had kept her son a secret for 30 years39. How did Mary find that Wheat is her half brother?A. Wheat came to find them at first.B. Mary turned to the TV media for help.C. Some neighbours in her neighbourhood gave a handD. Mary had a chat with Wheat and found that by chance40. After he was reunited with his mother, Jamie Wheat felt_____________.A. upsetB. surprisedC. regretfulD. relaxedDHow to improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say, "This is my destiny（命运）. I cannot change it."Of course not! You don't have to suffer needlessly. Your life depends on you, not on any other external（外部的）factor.I know a woman who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, and then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows.Huh! Is this what she calls "doing her best"? She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that has been intended for her and that her luck can only change if God wills it. She hasn't realized that we have to do our share of making the effort to live the life of our dreams.Remember that you harvest what you sow. You have to get off the sofa, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone(unless it contributes to your success), and get your mind and body to work! Don't expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don't just regard it as a temporary setback（挫折）; instead, learn your lesson, make the most of the situation,and do something to solve the problem. It's not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.If someone's life is in trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don't just stand(or sit) there, do something to improve your life.41. According to the woman mentioned in Para. 3, her life_________________.A. doesn't need improvingB. couldn't be improvedC. will be better some dayD. will be worse in the future42. What does the author think of the woman's life?A. PositiveB. NegativeC. ColorfulD. Disturbing43. Which of the following statements is the author's opinion?A. Your temporary problem is not discouraging.B. You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.C. You can only achieve success when God wills it.D. Your luck can be changed by your own efforts.44. In Para. 5, the author emphasized（强调）the importance of _______________.A. positive actionB. positive thinkingC. hope for the bestD. intention to succeed45. The text is mainly written to advise you to _________________.A. understand yourselfB. improve your lifeC. believe in yourselfD. change your normal way第二节:信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请阅读下列相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。