广东省中山市2013-2014学年高二上学期期末英语试题.docVIP

中山市高二级2013—2014学年度第一学期期末统一考试 英语科试卷 本试卷共1页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡的卷头上。 2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 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。 Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. My family’s last vacation was a good 1 to prove it. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were 2 home from Fort Lauderdale after a week-long trip. The flight was 3 , and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York, so I had to 4 . But that didnt mean my husband and my son couldnt stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home. The next day, my husband and son were offered more 5 to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged — okay, ordered — them to wait it out at the 6 , to earn more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh? Now some people may think Im a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a 7 . And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to 8 . Ive made living looking for the best deals and 9 the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBCs Today show for over a decade. So far, I feel proud that I have written a couple of 10 including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I 11 in. I tell you this because there is no 12 in getting your money’s worth. Honestly, I’m also 13 when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and its the first thi