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　　广东省湛江市第一中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题
　　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。
　　Less is more. This is why we say reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, slow down instead of   1  . Apply these   2   in your everyday life, and you will find yourself being on your journey to simplification.
　　When you concentrate on one tas find you have   3   that you didn’t even had. Just imagine you are at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep   4   one and then the other, it will take a long time, because one of them will keep slipping out of your hand and    5  . But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your   6  , make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run back, get the other one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, and then you can be sure of success.
　　The stress of work is now great almost in all occupations. In the modern nuclear family, the stress that   7   would have been shared among all the relatives is now   8   on the individual partner.
　　If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day is not   9  , then it’s not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact is that   10   people tend to forget. The   11   is equally simple refuse to accept so many assignments.
　　“I can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement. People who can handle stress are given more --- until one day they   12  . Pay careful attention to the   13   that tell you that you are under more stress than you can deal with. These signs come from various  14   of life. You become ill, or your work efficiency   15  .
　　If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say openly, “I can’t manage that.”
　　1. A. bringing up B. tap C. giving up D. speeding up
　　2. A. operations B. advantages C. principles D. relations
　　3. A. appetite B. gift C. energy D. excuse
　　4. A. grabbing B. pushing C. enjoying D. exchanging
　　5. A. running off B. turning off C. catching up D. lying down
　　6. A. labor B. strength C. power D. force
　　7. A. equally B. largely C. formerly D. mainly
　　8. A. contracted B. concentrated C. congratulated D. constructed
　　9. A. proper B. short C. important D. enough
　　10. A. overloaded B. overdeveloped C. overcrowded D. overslept
　　11. A. answer B. solution C. problem D. destination
　　12. A. break up B. break off C. breat D. break down
　　13. A. phenomena B. signs C. problems D. parts
　　14. A. qualities B. directions C. aspects D. stages
　　15. A. improves B. decreases C. increases D. changes
　　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卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。
　　Time magazine released its annual list of the 100 "Most Influential People in the World" on Wednesday. Jeremy Lin   16   (include).
　　“Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks starting point guard, is   17   individual that many children can aspire to be alike,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, “kids can learn a great lesson   18   the injured Knicks point guard who graduated from Harvard University.”
　　“Jeremy Lin’s story is a great lesson for kids everywhere because   19 
　　fights back so many of the prejudices and wrong ideas that unfairly hold children back. He’s changed the idea   20   A