2014年清远市普通高中毕业班调研考试

英语科试题 (2014年1月17日3:00-5:00)

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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。

If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is to shift your point of view. By choosing to take a 1 outlook on life, you can begin to shift out of a negative frame of mind and see life as filled with 2 and solutions instead of worries and obstacles.

By training your thoughts to 3 on the bright side of things, you are more likely to have the incentive (刺激，奖励) to follow through on your goals. You are less likely to be held back by negative 4 that might limit your performance. 　

Your life can be enhanced, and your 5 enriched when you choose to change your perspective. Don’t leave your future to chance, or wait for things to get 6 mysteriously on their own. You must go in the direction of your 7 and aspirations (抱负). Begin to build your confidence, and work through problems rather than 8 them. Remember that power is not 9 control over situations, but the ability to deal with whatever comes your way.

Always 10 that good things are possible, and remember that mistakes can be lessons that lead to discoveries. Take your fear and 11 it into trust; learn to rise above 12 and doubt. Turn your “worry hours” into “productive hours”. Take the energy that you have wasted and direct it toward every 13 effort that you can be involved in. You will see beautiful things happen when you 14 yourself to experience the joys of life. You will find happiness when you adopt positive thinking into your daily routine and make it an 15 part of your world.

1. A. creative B. positive C. passive D. negative

2. A. responsibilities B. difficulties C. possibilities D. identities

3. A. reflect B. draw C. count D. concentrate

4. A. suggestions B. ideas C. situations D. circumstances

5. A. happiness B. willingness C. awareness D. business

6. A. better B. worse C. stronger D. weaker

7. A. worries B. hopes C. anxieties D. affairs

8. A. afford B. arrest C. allow D. avoid

9. A. rapidly B. reasonably C. necessarily D. deliberately

10. A. challenge B. choose C. boast D. believe

11. A. transplant B. put C. transform D. divide

12. A. discovery B. mystery C. curiosity D. anxiety

13. A. abundant B. worthwhile C. wonderful D. accurate

14. A. allow B. advise C. forbid D. force

15. A. impressive B. available C. important D. alternative

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。

Phyllis Rawlins’ house was destroyed after a tornado(龙卷风) swept through her town of Kokomo, Ind., on Sunday. Last summer, she lost 16 husband of over 40 years, Edgar. In the tornado’s rubble(瓦砾), Rawlins searched 17 Edgar’s wedding ring. “Digging and praying. Digging and praying,” she told local station Fox 59.

“It was everything to me, because that’s one thing that I had,” she said.

Rawlins had been visiting family in Kentucky 18 the storm came through. She returned to find her home 19 (complete) in pieces. “This was the house that love built,” she told WTHR.

Without her husband 20 her house, she was determined to find the ring. But locating it among the piles of rubble seemed to be 21 (hope).

Somehow, her brother 22 (spot) something under a piece of the roof and called her over. The ring, 23 (bury) in the rubble, had turned up.

“It was a miracle,” Rawlins said. “We both just hugged each other, crying. That was 24 I had searched and searched for,”

When all was lost, 25 special ring he left was finally found.

“I’m very strong with my faith, and I know that God is in control of everything, the good and the bad,” Rawlins said.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Ahead of so-called Singles’ Day on the 11th of this month，2013, online sales have already begun peaking.

The leading e-retail platform, tmall.com, has promoted its fifty-percent-off discount to lure consumers. They are also trying to attract buyers through social media.?Vice President of tmall.com Wang Yulei says more than 20 thousand online stores have joined the Double 11 Day promotion campaign. This number has doubled. The final number of how many products going to be on sale has not been known yet. But so far, many more products planned to be put on shelves with discounts.

During last year's Singles’ Day, tmall.com, together with taobao.com, reached a record of 19.1 billion yuan in sales volume, which considered a hallmark(品质证明) in the e-commerce history of China.

Singles’ Day was first started by Chinese college students in the 1990s as the opposite of Valentine’s Day, a celebration for people without romantic partners. The timing was based on the date: Nov. 11—or double 11—for singles. Unattached young people would treat each other to dinner or give gifts to woo that special someone and end their single status.

But now, the Singles’ Day has been promoted as a kind of grand craze just for the shopping season kicks-off, thanks to thousands of discounted products being promoted online.

Taobao.com was the first big e-retail platform which used the double 11 idea to promote sales. Taobao.com reached one million yuan worth of sales volume on that day in 2009, when they first promoted the Singles’ Day idea. In 2010, that volume increased to 936 million yuan. The figure climbed up to 5.3 billion yuan in 2011, putting huge demand on shipping services. The figure doubled in 2012.

E-commerce is considered to be elbowing out the traditional retailing industry, but the reality is both sides are learning from each other.

26. During Singles’ Day, in order to attract customers, a dress sold at 250 yuan usually at tmall.com is _______.

A. 500 B. 200 C. 100 D. 125

27. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. to get rid of the single status is the original wish for those who celebrate Double 11 Day

B. more than 20 thousand products are to be participated in the promotion campaign

C. Chinese University students don’t have any romantic partners

D. taobao.com is the most popular network

28. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

A. Why Singles’ Day is so popular. B. Singles’ Day promotes online sales.

C. How people celebrate Singles’ Day. D. What the definition of Singles’ Day is.

29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. When taobao.com first promoted the Singles’ Day idea, it was a success.

B. Taobao.com reached 2.65 billion yuan in 2012.

C. E-commerce is going to replace traditional business.

D. Tmall.com is the first to make use of the double 11 idea to push sales.

30. Where do you think is the passage taken from?

A. A Science Textbook. B. A Science journal. C. A Newspaper. D. A book review.

B

Barefoot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by. She never tried to speak. Many people passed, but never did one person stop.

The next day I decided to go back to the park, curious to see if the little girl would still be there. Right in the very spot as she was yesterday, she sat with the saddest look in her eyes.

Today I was to make my own move and walk over to the little girl. As we all know, a park full of strange people is not a place for young children to play alone.

As I began walking towards her, I could see the back of the little girl’s dress indicated a deformity(畸形). I smiled to let her know it was okay, I was there to help, to talk. I sat down beside her and opened with a simple “Hello”. I smiled and she shyly smiled back. We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely empty. I asked the girl why she was so sad. The little girl looked at me and with a sad face said, “Because I’m different.”

I immediately said “That you are!” and smiled. The little girl acted even sadder. She said, “I know.” She looked at me and smiled. Slowly she stood to her feet, and said, “Really?”

“Yes, dear, you’re like a little guardian angel sent to watch over all those people walking by.” She nodded her head “yes” and smiled, and with that she spread her wings and said with a twinkle in her eye, “I am. I’m your guardian angel.”

I was speechless, sure I was seeing things. She said, “For once you thought of someone other than yourself, my job here is done.”

Immediately I stood to my feet and said, “Wait, so why did no one stop to help an angel!?” She looked at me and smiled, “You’re the only one who could see me, and you believe it in your heart.” …and she was gone.

And with that my life changed dramatically. So, when you think you’re all you have, remember, your angel is always watching over you. Mine is!

31. People just passed by the girl because _______.

A. they pretended not to see her B. she pretended to be poor

C. they never thought of helping her D. they knew the author would help her

32. Which word can’t be used to describe the author?

A. Considerate. B. Patient. C. Helpful. D. Powerful.

33. Why was the author speechless?

A. He was shocked. B. He didn’t manage to help the girl.

C. He thought he was cheated. D. He was in despair.

34. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The author smiled because he saw the girl was shy.

B. The author had known that the girl was a real angel.

C. The author believed that