广东省华附、省实、广雅、深中四校2013届高三上学期期末联考英语试题.docVIP

2013届高三上学期期末华附、省实、广雅、深中四校联考 Ⅰ. 语言知识及应用(共两节。满分35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。We cannot escape hearing and seeing brokenness in this world and we are reminded daily that as humans we are more fragile than we would want to ___1___, and are exposed to being broken on a daily basis or ____2_____ others directly or indirectly. Weve all ___3____some forms of brokenness past, present and future, and we know of others who have. For some people, brokenness has been a blessing in disguise. Though ___4___ it makes them weak, the long term effect is increased, which makes them a ___5___ person. For some, it takes them down hard, pushing them to __6_____ from society and sometimes self- destructive habits are formed. Mental, emotional, financial, spiritual, and physical brokenness affects everyone at some point on our journey of life. The ___7___ back to wholeness after an encounter with brokenness can be positive or negative, bitter or better. So does this mean the measure of recovery from the brokenness ___8____ on the type of brokenness? My answer is no. Nelson Mandela was kept in prison falsely for 27 years in total----but look at the end of his life. He must have ____9____some forms of brokenness at some point but today his life speaks of wholeness. His ability to come back as a ___10__ person speaks for itself. There are men and women who have returned from war with limbs __11___, physical complications, mental, social and emotional ____12__, but today they’re still whole. In relationships hearts are broken but people deal healthily with their brokenness and __13___ to let what has broken them keep them broken. They’ve ____14___. Sure, it’s a(n) __15___ to survive any form of brokenness but believing you are worth better and with the right support system, we can be made whole again. 1. A. conclude B. expect C. admit D. prove 2. A. breaking B. wounding C. interrupting D. affecting 3. A. finished B. experienced C.