广东省中山市2012届高三上学期期末考试英语试题

中山市高三级2011—2012学年度第一学期期末统一考试

英语科试卷

本试卷共12页，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 a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night when my mom a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burnt toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was to reach for his toast, at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom to my dad for burning the toast. And I’ll forget what he said, “Baby, I love burnt toast.” Later that night, I went to Dad good night and asked him if he really his toast burnt. He me up in his arms and said, “Debbie, your mom had a hard day at work today and she’s really . And besides, a little burnt toast never anyone!” In bed that night, I thought about the scene at dinner and the my dad showed to my mom.

To this day, it’s a cherished from my childhood that I’ll never forget. And it’s one that came to mind just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner.

As I placed the plate in front of Jack, I waited for a(n) about the burn toast. But all I got was, “Thank you, ! This is my , and was quietly thankful for having a marriage where burnt toast wasn’t a deal breaker either!

1. A. placed

2. A. see

3. A. laugh

4. A. report

5. A. almost

6. A. wish

7. A. liked

8. A. patted

9. A. boring

10. A. hurts B. ate B. smile C. dropped D. bought D. tell D. complain D. hardly D. make C. shout D. stare B. listen C. remind B. shout C. apologize B. never C. often B. kiss B. got C. tell C. cooked D. made B. knocked C. wrapped D. caught B. tired C. depressing D. sad B. comforts C. invites D. hates

D. satisfaction

D. memory

D. suggestion

D. great C. choice C. terrible 11. A. interest B. surprise C. kindness 12. A. feeling B. story 14. A. possible B. true 13. A. answer B. apology C. comment