阶段质量检测1

2014届高三英语阶段质量检测(一)

第一部分：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1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Have you ever wondered what you would tell yourself if you had the chance to go back to the past? We all have those life lessons that could have __1__ significantly to our personal growth if only we had known them __2__.

When I was 8 years old I was told I had leukemia (白血病). Although it is __3__ for a child to have cancer, I was somewhat lucky because I was unaware of the overall __4__ of it. Sure, I was sick, but I __5__.

Two years later I had a relapse (复发), and it was much harder to __6__ it the second time. After receiving all kinds of treatments and a series of operations, I __7__ recovered. And I'm here 13 years later to tell my story.

Because of __8__ the above things at a young age, I've learned things no other child gets the opportunity to. If I could go back and give my 8-year-old self __9__，I'd say：

“Bryce, what you are about to experience is going to be one of the __10__ things anyone could face. You're going to have days when your body is so weak that others will have to __11__ you so that you can eat, drink, or sit up. You'll be so __12__ that for a year you won't be able to go outside or in public unless you wear a mask.”

“That sounds bad, but it doesn't compare with what you'll learn because of it. You'll learn that no matter what bad things __13__ to you, you should make a good life out of what is left. You'll learn that you can never judge a person because you just don't know what __14__，illnesses, or trials they've been through.”

To this day, my cancer experience works as a reminder that difficulties are not all bad, and I hope to live up to the __15__ I have of my personal growth. How about you? I hope the life lessons I've shared can help you reflect on your own.

1．A. contributed B．owed C．replied D．referred

2．A. recently B．immediately C．earlier D．further

3．A. exciting B．interesting C．frightening D．confusing

4．A. seriousness B．loneliness C．encouragement D．argument 5．A. gave away B．set off C．went up D．pulled through

6．A. stress B．fight C．solve D．examine

7．A. simply B．extremely C．actually D．eventually

8．A. studying B．reading C．experiencing D．imagining

9．A. advice B．knowledge C．news D．lie

10．A. safest B．brightest C．cheapest D．toughest

11．A. call B．find C．move D．persuade

12．A. fat B．sick C．busy D．cold

13．A. happen B．speak C．explain D．return

14．A. challenges B．dreams C．projects D．plans

15．A.conclusions B．expectations C．invitations D．considerations 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用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

There are many beautiful, and sentimental songs about loneliness. The feeling is often thought to be a __16__ (create) source of inspiration. __17__，psychologists say that loneliness is more harmful than poetic. Loneliness can be __18__ dangerous to your health as smoking and obesity, according to some experts. Lack of connection with __19__ not only makes people unhappy, but it is also bad for the well-being of the body and mind. __20__ sense of rejection or isolation increases blood pressure, stress levels and general wear and tear as well as increasing your chances of developing Alzheimer's disease. Blood pressure is 16 points higher in lonely people over 65, __21__ can reduce their long-term health, according to the loneliness researcher Louise Hawkley from the University of Chicago. Research also shows that people __22__ large circles of friends enjoy longer lives than those __23__ have few friends around. Length of life increases __24__ 22 percent among people 70 and older with many friendships, according to some study. Those __25__ (want) to live a long healthy life should perhaps take the scientists' advice, and enjoy making many friendships while the sun shines.

第二部分：阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

When I was in the third grade, my mom and I helped found a mother-daughter book club. My mom joined hands with the four mothers of my best friends, and together we created the club. My mom felt she and the other chosen mothers could