甘肃省兰州市第一中学高二英语下学期期中试题.docVIP

甘肃兰州一中 2014—2015学年度下学期期中考试 高二英语试题 When I was a little boy, I would play outside for hours on sunny summer days and then have a deep and peaceful sleep at night. Sometimes, I’d have some vivid dreams, making me 1 for a moment. I would stare out into the darkness to see if anything was there and then 2 over and go back to sleep. I can still remember a few times when I woke up, 3 out into the darkness, and actually 4 someone there. It was Mom 5 over me as I slept. Each time she 6 told me to go back to sleep and I closed my eyes again, feeling 7 and loved. I 8 asked Mom why she watched me sleep from time to time, but 9 seeing my own children 10 so fast, I think I know why. She wanted to catch a moment in time and 11 it in her heart forever. I just 12 that she carried a lot of those moments with her into Heaven when she 13 at only 55. Last night I was sleeping lightly 14 I suddenly felt someone near me. I opened my eyes and saw Mom’s 15 standing in the room, smiling at me. And then she was gone. Now 16 may say that this was just a dream, a wish or part of an old 17 . To me, though, it was 18 that Mom’s loving spirit was still watching over me. To me, it was evidence enough to know that one day I would be 19 with her and everyone I have ever loved. Trust in their love. Know that your own life can be full of 20 , too. Then joyfully go out and live it with a brave heart and a smiling soul. 1. A. excited B. afraid C. worried D. awake 2. A. take B. roll C. look D. climb 3. A. went B. burst C. looked D. found 4. A. met B. saw C. expected D. dreamed 5. A. watching B. treating C. helping D. sitting 6. A. angrily B. gladly C. silently D. gently 7. A. quiet B. nervous C. safe D. anxious 8. A. never B. often C. sometimes D. seldom 9. A. before B. after C. since D. for 10. A. bring up B. raise up C. lift up D. grow up 11. A. hold B. remove C. find D. cover 12. A. decide B. hope C. wonder D. remember 13. A. ran away B. put