广东省揭阳一中2013-2014届高二下学期期中学业水平测试英语试卷 含解析.docVIP

揭阳一中高二第二学期英语期中考 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16—30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。??? Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were??seated, the mother__1___a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.??? Seizing the?? 2 ?? to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and??eventually? explored his way through a door ___3__ “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and?__4____ that the child was missing.??? Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In?? __5? , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board,?? 6 __ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.??? At that moment, the great piano master made his?? 7 ? , quickly moved to the piano, and?? __8 ? in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”??? Then? 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young beginner transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully?? 10 ?? experience. The audience was strongly?? 11 ? .??? That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly?? 12 . We try our best, but the?? 13 ?? aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work?? 14 can be beautiful. Next time you set out to?? 15 ?? great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”?1.?A. made B. spotted C. accompanied D. called2.?A. fact? B. difficulty? C. opportunity? D. risk3.?A. decorated B. equipped ? C. packed ? D. marked4.?A. discovered ? B. accepted? C. told D. offere