广东省湛江市2012—2013学年高二下学期期末调研考试英语试题（1）
湛江市2012-2013学年度第二学期期末调研考试
高二英语（选修7、8）试卷
I. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分50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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Practice, practice, and practice! That’s how Tiger Woods became a champion golfer.
Tiger Woods 1 golf when he was very young. 2 with other children of his age, he showed special interest in golf. Finding that his son had a 3 for this game, Tiger’s father decided to train him on his own. To his father’s surpri, Tiger was a (n) 4 golfer even at the age of 6.
However, being a child, Tiger couldn’t focus all the time, but he never gave up. Tiger listened to soft music to improve his 5 . His father helped him learn to focus in spite of the 6 . Sometimes his father stood in front of Tiger and said, “I’m a tree in your way. ” He would have to hit the ball over his father. Sometimes his father would dance and sing when it was Tiger’s turn to hit and Tiger had to focus on the 7 .
The training helped him. Once a 8 made a loud noi while Tiger was playing. He said he never heard the broadcast becau he was so 9 on the game. Tiger cannot stand losing. If he los, he will go out and 10
even harder in order not to make the same mistake.
In the year 2000, when he was 24 years old, he 11 four major golf competitions—the US Open, the US Amateur, the British Open and the British Amateur. But during the 2008 ason it became clear that Tiger was 12 pain in his knee. In April his left knee was operated on and he 13 the PGA tour ason. After an eight-month period of 14 he returned to play again in February 2009. He didn’t make his fans 15 . He won again.
He is so much better than the other golfers that some say he is the greatest golfer to ever play the game.
1. A. looked up
2. A. Dealt
3. A. trick
4. A. lucky
5. A. confidence
6. A. failure
7. A. music
8. A. teammate
9. A. curious
10. A. cry
11. A. judged
12. A. examining
13. A. misd
14. A. rearch
15. A. worried B. t up
B. Compared
B. plan
B. common
B. strength
B. carelessness
B. ball
B. teacher
B. quick
B. practice
B. watched
B. avoiding
B. offered
B. traveling
B. troubled
C. took up
C. Living
C. skill
C. amazing
C. patience
C. determination
C. coach
C. radio
C. rious
C. think
C. conducted
C. suffering
C. escaped
C. learning
C. surprid
D. gave up
D. Competing
D. gift
D. careful
D. energy
D. disturbance
D. ground
D. fan
D. focud
D. argue
D. won
D. reducing
D. joined
D. rest
D. disappointed
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案
填写在答题卡上标号为16—25的相应位置。
In recent years, with the development of the Internet, more 萤火虫教程网
and more people would like to
u Web Language in writing and communication. Some people even speak Chine mixed 16 English letters，so our class have had a discussion about 17 we should u Web Language. 40 % of the students hold the view 18 it is kind of ridiculous and hard to understand and in their opinion, using Web Language not only has bad effects 19
learning English, but also 20 (make) the Chine language less standard and pure, 21 (final) ruining our mother tongue. However, the 22 ，60 % of our class, are fond of the Web Language for the reason that it is simple, convenient and helpful in expressing 23 and what’s more, it makes the language more interesting. In my opinion, it’s not24 good habit to u the Web Language. It may be popular as some people think, but you may also make yourlf 25 (misunderstand).
II. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15题；每题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Angela Chang didn’t know it would be so hard to turn her sing ing hobby into a career. Her agent ud to take her to lots of auditions（试唱）at different recording studios but the Taiwane girl was always turned down for looking too young and small.
Chang’ s talent was at last recognized in 2002 by the Decca Record Company. When she was offered a contract she burst into tears. Two years later Chang, 21, is a star. With the relea of her debut album “Over the Rainbow” this year, she won the “Most Promising New Artist in Taiwan” at the CCTV-MTV Music Awards in July. In Septembe刘邦怎么死的
r she won the “Best New Artist” in the Fourth Chine Music Billboard Awards.
“You just can’t believe that such an amazingly powerful voice comes from such a small body,” said musicians after hearing Chang sing “Over the Rainbow.” “It’s such a special voice. You cannot forget it.” Chang can hit very high motes（高音）clearly and beautifully.
Her tunes make Chang stand out from the numerous newcomers in the music world. But mainland fans also know her for her girl-next-door performances in Taiwane TV dramas, “My MVP Valentine” and “At Dolphin Bay”.
