1、（汕头市2013届普通高中高三教学质量测评试题(二)）第一节：完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)Samuel was back at the thrift shop.He had walked into the shop with only one goal in _1_- to find a bookt that he had not bought yesterday.The book was one of seven that he had_2_ yesterday. He was going to buy all of them.But at the last moment,
2、he changed his mind.He_3_all seven back on the shelfSamuel had a personal _4_ at home with over 1,000 books- almost all unread.He subscribed to seven magazines and one daily newspaper.Samuel had more reading material in his small apartment than he could finish in two lifetimes,yet he always_5_more.H
3、e finally put his foot down.Not one more book,he told himself._6_it was really special.Yesterdays book fit the bill.It was a biography of one of his favorite authors-Stephen King,one of Americas most popular fiction authors Samuel _7_ most,his model.Samuel_8_ found one of the books he had piled up y
4、esterday,and then another one.In minutes,he found all the books that he had held in his hands yesterday,except one- the Stephen King book.Gee, “what a _9_”,he thought.“The one book that I want to find is the one book that I cant find”Samuel took a walk throughout the store,_10_ that people would oft
5、en pick up _11_ in one place and then leave it in another.The book was a thick paperback with a red cover.But it was _12_ to be foundSo for Samuel,the Big Hunt was on.He was now a man on a _13_.Every thrift shop he went to would involve a _14_ for the King book.This new search added purpose to his t
6、hrift shop life.Samuel had held something special in his hands.But only when he let it go did he realize its value.When he found it again,he would place the King book on the most noticeable place.It would almost certainly be his favorite book that he never got around to _15_1. A.hand B.brain C. mind
7、D.head2. A.put away B.piled up C.set asideD. given away 3. A.replaced B.removed C.hid D. put4. A.studio B.library C.bookshelfD. warehouse5. A.desired B.read C.suspectedD. denoted6. A.because B.although C. unlessD. if7. A.admired B.affected C.adoptedD.attracted8. A.unwillingly B.immediately C.deliber
8、atelyD. elegantly9. A.surprise B.reward C. coincidenceD. relief10. A.wondering B.noticing C.knowingD.doubting 11. A.merchandise B.magazine C.newspaperD. fiction12. A.unlikely Bnowhere C.delightedD. confidential13. A.competition B.mission C.consequenceD. connection14. A.look B.consideration C.hopeD.
9、search15. A.buying B.selling C.readingD. discovering1. 【答案】C【解析】in mind在头脑中，是固定短语。他走进商店心里想着一个目的，故选C。2. 【答案】B【解析】put away抛弃，放好； pile up堆积； set aside留出； give away放弃。根据下文he had piled up yesterday可知应选pile up。那本书是他昨天堆放在一起的其中的一本，故选B。3. 【答案】D【解析】replace代替；remove移动；hide隐藏； put放。他想把这七本书都买了，可在最后的时刻，他改变了主意，他又把
10、七本书都放回了书架，故选D。4. 【答案】B【解析】studio画室； library图书馆； bookshelf书架 warehouse仓库。根据at home with over 1,000 books可知应是他在家有个图书馆，故选B。5. 【答案】A【解析】desire想要； read读；suspect怀疑； denote表示。Samuel总是想要买出，故选A。6. 【答案】C【解析】because 因为；although 尽管；unless除非；if如果。他告诉他自己再也不要书了除非它是特殊的，故选C。7. 【答案】A【解析】admire 羡慕；affect影响； adopt采取； a
11、ttract吸引。Stephen King美国最著名的科幻小说家，也是Samuel最羡慕的一个榜样，故选A。8. 【答案】B【解析】unwillingly不情愿地； immediately马上，立刻； deliberately故意地； elegantly优雅地。Samuel立刻去找他昨天已经堆起来的那些书，故选B。9. 【答案】A【解析】surprise惊奇； reward报酬； coincidence巧合； relief安慰。多么奇怪，他最想要的书现在找不着了，故选A。10. 【答案】C【解析】wondering纳闷； noticing注意； knowing知道； doubting怀疑。Sa
12、muel走出商店，他知道人们往往在一个地方买商品，然后又把它留在了另一个地方，故选C。11. 【答案】A【解析】merchandise 商品；magazine杂志；newspaper 报纸；fiction小说。人们往往在一个地方买商品，然后又把它留在了另一个地方，故选A。12. 【答案】B【解析】unlikely不可能的；nowhere没有地方； delighted 高兴地；confidential获信任的。因为这里有but可知这本书没有地方可以找到，故选B。13. 【答案】B【解析】competition比赛； mission使命，任务； consequence 结果；connection
13、连接。他现在在做这个任务-找书。故选B。14. 【答案】D【解析】look看； consideration考虑； hope 希望；search搜寻。他去的每一个是那个旧货商店都要找找金的那本书，故选D。15. 【答案】C【解析】buying买； selling卖； reading 读书；discovering发现。它是他最喜欢的书，也是他从来没有开始读的书，故选C。 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115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。 Steve Jobs on life and deathWhen I was 17, I read a quote tha
14、t went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, some day youll most certainly be right.” It made an 1 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every 2 and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to
15、 do today?” And whenever the 3 has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to 4 something.Remembering that Ill be 5 soon is the most important tool Ive ever used to help me make the big 6 in life. Because almost everything all external expectations, all pride, all 7 of embarrassment or f
16、ailure these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is 8 important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to 9 . You are already naked. There is no reason not to 10 your heart.Your time is limited, so dont
17、 11 it living someone elses life. Dont be 12 by dogma which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the 13 to follow your beliefs and goals. They somehow already know what you really want t
18、o 14 . Everything else is 15 .1. A. expectation B. impressionC. imaginationD. Examination【答案】B【解析】expectation期待； impression印象；imagination想象力； examination考试。那句话给我的印象很深，故选B。2. A. minute B. night C. dayD. morning【答案】D【解析】minute分钟； night晚上；day白天； morning早晨。根据“If today were the last day of my life, would
19、 I want to do what I am about to do today?”可知作者每天早晨照镜子问自己，故选D。3. A. answer B. solution C. resultD. chance【答案】A【解析】answer回答； solution解决方案； result结果； chance机会。根据上文前面自己问自己所以这里应该是回答，故选A。4. A. accept B. hide C. change D. Avoid【答案】C【解析】accept接受；hide躲藏； change改变，变化；avoid避免。根据下文Dont be 12 by dogma which is
20、living with the results of other peoples thinking.可知应选改变，故选C。5. A. famous B. dead C. old D. forgotten【答案】B【解析】famous著名的； dead死的； old老的；forgotten忘记。根据Remembering that you are going to die is the best way可知应选B。6. A. decisions B. contributions C. differences D. mistakes【答案】A【解析】decisions决定； contributio
21、ns贡献； differences不同； mistakes错误。有助于我做出人生中大的决定，故选A。7. A. understanding B. certainty C. fear D. knowledge【答案】C【解析】understanding理解； certainty必然； fear害怕； knowledge知识。all external expectations, all pride, all 7 of embarrassment or failure根据空格前后的内容来看，这里应填害怕尴尬，故选C。8. A. mostly B. hardly C. nearly D. truly【
22、答案】D【解析】mostly主要地； hardly几乎不； nearly几乎； truly真实地。一切事情都消失了，只留下真正重要的东西，故选D。9. A. take B. lose C. give D. win【答案】B【解析】take拿；lose失去； give给；win赢。记住你将死是最好的方法我知道为了避免思维的陷阱,你不得不失去一些东西，故选B。10. A. break B. catch C. warmD. follow【答案】D【解析】break打破； catch抓住； warm取暖； follow遵循。没有理由不随着你心。故选D。11. A. waste B. imagine C
23、. spendD. risk【答案】A【解析】waste浪费； imagine想象； spend花费； risk冒险。你的时间是有限的，不要浪费时间去过一下其他人的生活，故选A。12. A. confused B. trapped C. discouragedD. hurt【答案】B【解析】confused困惑的； trapped困住的，陷入困境的； discouraged泄气的； hurt受伤的。不要被教条所困住，故选B。13. A. wisdom B. idea C. desire D. courage【答案】D【解析】wisdom智慧； idea主意；desire要求； courage勇气。有勇气跟着你的信念和目标，故选D。14. A. see B. show C. become D. forget【答案】C【解析】see看见； show显示； become成为，适合； forget忘记。他们不知怎么地知道你真正想要成为什么，故选C。15. A. necessary B. natural C. secondary D. possible 【答案】C【解析】necessary必要的； natural自然的； secondary次要的； possible可能的。其他的一切都是次要的，故选C。
