广东省中山市二中2015年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题附解析.docVIP

广东中山市二中2015届高三年级上学期月考１ 英语科试卷 第节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __1_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.” Thomas Edison replied very __2_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _3__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot use to make a good light bulb.” If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _4__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __5__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __6_ repeated daily. How __7_ the above lines are! Success takes time. We’ll make mistakes if we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __8__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __9__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional qualities, but only a few really _10___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _11_ life. Do you want to be exceptional? Success is a fruit which everyone wants to eat, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __12_ it without serious efforts. Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _13__! Success depends on previous __14__, and without it we will end in failure. When you are __15__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something. 1. A. celebrated B. complained C. explained D. answered 2. A. confidently B. madly C. carelessly D. angrily 3. A. remembered B. refused C. learned D. ordered 4. A. healthy B. enthusiastic C. intelligent D. generous 5. A. shown B. prevented C. recorded D. practiced 6. A. errors B. machines C. jobs D. steps 7. A. common