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　　广东省汕头市金山中学2015届高三第一学期期中考试英语
　　本试卷共8页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。
　　一、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，并将答案涂在答题卡标号为1~15的相应位置上。
　　There are different ways to advertise. To advertise effectively today, you must _____ the old-school idea of “reaching the masses”. All advertising is local and personal. The key to effective advertising today is to focus on the   2  .
　　Some are the   3   ways every advertiser could wort. You can print a specific offer of your goods or service on door-hangers and place them on doorknobs in your area. Door-hangers on doorknobs will produce results in direct  4   about the strength of your offer. If you need to reach the drivers, flyer (宣传单) under windshield (挡风玻璃) wipers may have better effect than door-hangers. Imagine, how  5  if you hire someone to be a walking ad or launch a T-shirt advertising, that is, you can print your products on T-shirts of your   6 . In the early 1970s “Hamp Baker says Drive with Care” was spray-painted on cars, which was a public service ad. Ever since, spray-painted sign has become more and more  7 .
　　More____8____ways are as follows: virtual showroom. Build a website to  9  a virtual showroom. Use it when people call to ask   10  about your company, your products or your services. Also you can even use an old slide projector to put on a nighttime show. They’re   11  effective, and in the long run, cheap. Nothing is quite as powerful as a public   12   that seizes the public’s attention. You can invite a band to give a performance. Moreover, you can hire famous models to show it __13___.
　　Of course, word-of-mouth is the best way to promote your   14  . Friends and past customers recommend your products to their family, friends and colleagues.Word-of-mouth _____15___because the information is based on previous positive experiences.
　　1. A. mind B. favor C.abandon D. appreciate
　　2. A. content B. product C. individual D. style
　　3. A. strange B. common C. amusing D perfect
　　4. A. description B. decision C. discussion D permission
　　5. A. stupid B. funny C. impressive D. ridiculous
　　6. A. customers B. colleagues C. consumers D. employees
　　7. A. expensive B. valueless C. popular D. meaningless
　　8. A. grand B. difficult C. unique D. secure
　　9. A. refer to B. serve as C. stand for D. keep off
　　10. A. location B. business-hours  C. salary D. details
　　11. A. unbelievably B. consequently  C. accidentally D. occasionally
　　12. A. speech B. sport C. debate D. performance
　　13. A. . differently B. vividly C. exactly D. slly
　　14. A. production B. friendship C. management D. business
　　15. A. spreads B. exists  C. increases D . works
　　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，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为l6—25的相应位置上。
　　It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas .A poorly dressed man  __16__(hurry) walked into a bar and asked for a glass of water. All of a sudden, the girl behind the counter pulled out a gun and shot him___17___(death). Hearing the gunshot, all the customers ___18___(flee)from the bar. Why? The reader is asked to give ___19___ reasonable explanation for the strange happening. All kinds of suggestions are made: she recognized him ___20___ a dangerous criminal on the run; she thought he was about to attack her; she misheard __21___ he said; asking for a glass of water had a special secret for ___22___ and so on. All the explanations suppose that the gun was used in order to harm the man.It is very easy ____23___( block) by this obvious idea. In fact, the explanation is that the man had a bad attack of hiccups(打嗝), ___24__ is why he asked for a glass of water. The girl behind the bar was in fact trying to help him,