2011年广东省珠海市高考一模英语试题
本试卷共三大题，满分135分；考试用时120分钟。
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1-15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。
When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___2___?” Then，three women ___3___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___4___ when I returned to school．
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___5___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___6___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___7___ for as many children as I could possibly ____8__．
So I ___9__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___10__．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __12___ they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three．Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___13__ up the room．The __14___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___15___．
1．A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
2．A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
3．A．broke in B．settled down C．showed up D．turned off
4．A．puzzled B．embarrassed C．worried D．relieved
5．A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
6．A．hardly B．suddenly C．regularly D．occasionally
7．A．strength B．sadness C．importance D．safety
8．A．know B．reach C．remember D．mention
9．A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
10．A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal
11．A．reminded B．waited C．convinced D．promised
12．A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
13．A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
14．A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
15．A．matter B．wonder C．doubt D．suppose
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题l 5分，满分l5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，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl __16___ （name） Lisa who was suffering from a rare and serious disease．Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion __17___ her five-year-old brother, ___18__ had miraculously （奇迹般地） survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies （抗体） needed to fight the ___19__ （ill）．
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy___20__ he would be willing to give his blood to his sister ．I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking ___21__ deep breath and saying, “Yes, I’ll do it if it can save Lisa．
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister and ___22__ （smile）, as we all did, seeing the color returning ____23__ her cheeks．Then his face grew pale and his smile faded．He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, “Will I start to die right away?”
Being young, the boy had ____24___ （understand） the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give her all ___25___ blood．
Ⅱ 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和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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For centuries, the body’s blood has been linked closely with the emotions．People who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be cold-blooded killer．For example, the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer．He seems to kill for no reason, and no emotion, as if taking someone’s life as nothing．
Cold can affect other parts of the body．The expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet．The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do．For example, you agree to be president of an organization．But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organization will be your responsibility．You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.
The expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face．You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you．Or, to someone who has lied about you to others．
A cold fish is not a fish．It is a person．But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth．A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone．Someone w