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1、汕头市金山中学2015-2016年度高三第一学期期中考英语命题人：周远顺本试卷共三部分，共7页，满分135分（120×1.125）。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写答题卡上的班级、姓名和试室号、学号，用2B铅笔将学号对应的数字涂黑。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。第一部分:阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题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
2、，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AInOctober2010,IleftmyhometownandfamilyinVirginiaandmovedtoIowasoIcouldbecoachedbyLiangChow.I'dbeendreamingofanOlympicgoldmedalsinceIwaseight—butgradually,thatdreamseemedlikeamillionmilesaway.OnJanuary2,2012,whileMomwasvisitingmeinIowa,Itoldher,“Idon'tlikegy
3、mnasticsanymore.Iwanttotrydancing,orbecomeasinger.IcangetajobinVirginia.Ijustwanttocomehome.”·25·Mom'seyesnarrowedandherexpressionturnedtostone.“You'rebreakingmyheart,Brie,”shesaid.“You'vebeendoinggymnasticsfortenyears,andnowyouwanttoquit?Haveyoulostyourmind?”Ihadn'tlostmymind,
4、butIhadlostmyfire.It'sanentirelydifferentthingtopushtowardthatdreamwhenyoufeelalone.“I'mnottryingtobreakyourheart,Mom,”Isaid.“Ijustdon'twanttodoitanymore.”“Iknowyoumisshome.Butyou'vesignedacontractthatsaysyouwillrepresentyourcountrytothebestofyourability.You'vegotaresponsibilit
5、ytoyourteammates.Andnowyoujustwanttowalkaway?Iwillnotletyoubedishonorable.Ifyoudon'tlikegymnastics,thenattheveryleast,youwillfinishtheseason.”ThenextafternoonasIdraggedmyselfintoChow'sgym,IthoughtoftheeffortsMomhadmadeinordertopayformytraining.Ithoughtofmytwosisters:Arielle,who
6、gaveupballroomdancing,andJoyelle,whostoppediceskatingsothatoursinglemomcouldaffordtokeepmeingymnastics.Fornow,here'swhatyouneedtoknow:Exactly210daysbeforeIeverattemptedmyfirstvault(跳跃)intheLondonSummerOlympics,myleapoffaithcamethisclose·25·toendinginacrashofdisaster.1.Theauthor
7、wantedtogiveupgymnasticsbecause_____.A.shethoughtshelovedmusicmoreB.shewasovercomewithhomesicknessC.anOlympicgoldwasbeyondherreachD.thetrainingfortheOlympicswastoohard2.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_____.A.wasbornintoanathleticfamilyB.realizedherOlympicdreamC.changedher
8、mindintheendD.hadabadchildhood3.Whatwouldbethebesttitl
