2014届高三英语试题1 (4)

第一节完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

My good friend and neighbor is dying. She has 1 more health problems through the years than anyone should have to tolerate. Now as she approaches her 57th birthday she knows that it will 2 be her last. She has started 3 a lot of her things. She has given all of us around her much more than just her things though. She has also given us her friendship, her kindness, and her 4 smile. She has given us her shining spirit that has made all of our lives so much 5 . When a local dog was 6 killed by a bear, my friend welcomed it into her home and nursed it back to 7 . When any of us needed anything she was there doing all that she could with a 8 full of love and a soul full of goodness.

She did all of this too while her health 9 to grow worse and worse. My friend, 10 , is not afraid of death. She has told me several times that she believes it will only be like a brief 11 and then she will awaken in Paradise（天堂）. I am 12 as well that she will fit right in there because she already has a lot of paradise within herself. It is the paradise within her that she has so 13 and beautifully given to us all.

We all have a bit of paradise within ourselves. She has shown me that the best way to enjoy that paradise is to 14 it with everyone you meet. I wish my friend only joy in her 15 days here and endless love and life in her coming days in Paradise.

1.A.asked B. battled C. raised D. checked

2.A. probably B. temporarily C. unbelievably D. hardly

3.A. collecting B. purchasing C. consuming D. donating

4.A.arficifical B. bitter C. cold D. joyous

5.A. tougher B. stranger C. brighter D.heavier

6.A. nearly B. accidentally C. suddenly D. cruelly

7.A. death B. health C. happiness D. heaven

8.A.story B.purpose C. heart D. friend

9.A.refused B. stopped C. intended D. continued

10.A. however B. therefore C. instead D. also

11.A. report B. sleep C. journey D. account

12.A. sure B.doubtful C. afraid D. pleased

13.A. easily B. bravely C. freely D. quickly

14.A. charge B. create C. provide D. share

15.A. terrifying B. remaining C. coming D. interesting

第二节语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使

Ⅱ阅读 (共两节，满分50分)

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A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet his schedule.

A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till without stopping, and continued to walk.

A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

The one who paid the most attention was a 3-year-old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most beautiful pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.

Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment.

The outlines were: in a commonplace（普通的） environment at an inappropriate hour:

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