广东省湛江市第一中学2015年高三8月月考英语试题含解析.docVIP

广东省湛江市第一中学2015届高三8月月考英语试题 考试时间: 120分钟 满分: 135分 I. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分） 【题文】One day, while I was walking to work, I decided to bring some flowers that I had picked from my garden that morning. On the way, I 1 a stranger and presented the flowers to him with a smile card. 2 by the sense of joy I felt from giving flowers to another person, and may be 3 his day, I wanted to do it again. When I got to my office, I had the 4 of anonymously (匿名) leaving flowers around the workplace. The impersonal (无人味) atmosphere of the building where I work makes me. It just feels a little boring sometimes, though it’s a nice building with great light. I considered lots of people might feel the same way, so why not put a little 6 there, and throw in an inspirational quote (引言) while I’m at it? After all, who doesnt like flowers? So, for the past month, I’ve been 7 flowers in a little cup on the sink in the bathroom. Each week, I 8 the flowers and the quote. It always feels 9 for me to read quotes like Henry David Thoreau’s “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a 10 unexpected in common hours.”and Gandhi’s “The fragrance(香味) always on the hand that gives the rose.” If anything, I figure, but it at least makes me 12 each time I visit the bathroom. Then today, when I walked in, I noticed 13 flowers in the cup, and a quote that someone else had written! It 14 , “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” ------- Gandhi. This little act 15 me that, at the end of the day, we’re all just people with hearts regardless of the various roles and different hats we may wear in the workplace. I did a little dance and am smiling wide for the rest of the day! 1. A. picked out B. came across C. called up D. pointed at 2. A. Struck B. Informed C. Surprised D. Honored 3. A. calming B. determining C. reflecting D. brightening 4. A. belief B. way C. idea