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　　广东省揭阳市2015届高三第一学期学业水平考试
　　英    语
　　本试卷共三部分，满分135分,考试用时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将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卷上。
　　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的答案标号涂黑；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。
　　3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
　　4. 考生必须保持答题卷和答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷、答题卷和答题卡一并交回。
　　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。
　　You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can    1    believe how fast time has passed. If you are    2    with this scene, you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and    3    when you are bored. Now scientists have come up with a reason why this is the case.
　　Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain    4    according to how we focus on a task. When our time is occupied with    5    things, we concentrate more on how time is passing, which mar brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.
　　In an experiment    6   by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image while researchers   7   their brain activity. The volunteers were told to first concentrate on how long a(an)
　　8    stayed on the screen, then focus on the color of the image, and thirdly, study both the    9  
　　of time and color.
　　The results showed that the brain was    10   when the volunteers paid attention to more subjects. It is thought that if the brain is    11   , focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to spread its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. Therefore, time passes without us really    12   it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it devotes all its energies to monitoring the   13  
　　of time,    14    creating the impression that time is dragging.
　　Next time you feel    15   in class, perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!
　　1. A. actually B. hardly C. totally D. firmly
　　2. A. satisfied B. happy C. familiar D. confused
　　3. A. drags B. stops C. backs D. gains
　　4. A. change B. develop C. grow D. slow
　　5. A. various B. uninteresting C. challenging D. stressful
　　6. A. carried B. produced C. tried D. performed
　　7. A. reduced B. controlled C. monitored D. increased
　　8. A. colour B. time C. activity D. image
　　9. A. importance B. influence C. length D. shortage
　　10. A. more active B. more sensitive C. busier D. cleverer
　　11. A. busy B. large C. small D. empty
　　12. A. recognizing B. watching C. counting D. noticing
　　13. A. waste B. lack C. passing D. use
　　14. A. finally B. consequently C. unluckily D. pitifully
　　15. A. excited B. bored C. interested D. stressed
　　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16-25的相应位置上。
　　Doctors warned my family that it was impossible for me to come out of a coma(昏迷). All my family and friends refused to accept and instead, began searching for ways to awake me.     16  
　　doctors refused to believe this, some    17   (react) was seen through my important signs as they changed, depending on the visitors. This gave my brother-in-law, Greg,    18   idea. Greg decided to take some of my songs that I    19   (record) to a local radio station,    20   he explained about my illness. He knew that having my own songs    21   (pl