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　　汕头市金山中学2015-2016年度高三第一学期期中考
　　英    语        
　　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。
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　　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 ，选出最佳选项 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。                    
　　A
　　In October 2010, I left my hometown and family in Virginia and moved to Iowa so I could be coached by Liang Chow. I'd been dreaming of an Olympic gold medal since I was eight — but gradually, that dream seemed like a million miles away.
　　On January 2, 2012, while Mom was visiting me in Iowa, I told her, “I don't like gymnastics anymore. I want to try dancing, or become a singer. I can get a job in Virginia. I just want to come home.”
　　Mom's eyes narrowed and her expression turned to stone. “You're breaking my heart, Brie,” she said. “You've been doing gymnastics for ten years, and now you want to quit? Have you lost your mind?”
　　I hadn't lost my mind, but I had lost my fire. It's an entirely different thing to push toward that dream when you feel alone.
　　“I'm not trying to brear heart, Mom,” I said. “I just don't want to do it anymore.”
　　“I miss home. But you've signed a contract that says you will represent your country to the best of your ability. You've got a responsibility to your teammates. And now you just want to walk away? I will not let you be dishonorable. If you don't like gymnastics, then at the very least, you will finish the season.”
　　The next afternoon as I dragged myself into Chow's gym, I thought of the efforts Mom had made in order to pay for my training. I thought of my two sisters: Arielle, who gave up ballroom dancing, and Joyelle, who stopped ice skating so that our single mom could afford to keep me in gymnastics.
　　For now, here's what you need to know: Exactly 210 days before I ever attempted my first vault (跳跃) in the London Summer Olympics, my leap of faith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster.
　　1. The author wanted to give up gymnastics because _____.
　　A. she thought she loved music more       B. she was overcome with homesickness 
　　C. an Olympic gold was beyond her reach D. the training for the Olympics was too hard
　　2. We can infer from the passage that the author _____. 
　　A. was born into an athletic family        B. realized her Olympic dream
　　C. changed her mind in the end          D. had a bad childhood  
　　3. What would be the best title for the passage?
　　A. My leap of faith     B. A quitter C. My mother    D. A dream come true
　　B
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