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广东省广州市普通高中2011年高中毕业班综合测试（一） 英 语 试 题 本试卷共三大题，满分为135分。考试用时120分钟。 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。 The ups and downs of life may seem unpredictable. But scientists know there are clear 1 that almost all people share. Even if you’ve passed your “best”, you still have other 2 years to come. Certain important high-points come later in life. When are you 3 ? From 18 to 25, according to I.Q. scores; but you’re wiser and more 4 with increasing age. At around 30, metal abilities begin to decline, 5 your ability to do maths. But your ability to complete other tasks 6 . For example, your vocabulary increases over time. At 60, your brain 7 almost four times as much information as it did at age 21. Because of this, some psychologists suggest that “maturity quotients” (M.Q.) be used to measure intelligence for 8 . When are you happiest? You have the best 9 sense of yourself from 15 to 24, when you feel energetic all the time. The best professional sense is from 40 to 49. Before age 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to 10 , but when we are over 30, we believe that they’re behind us. After age 30, we’re more 11 and don’t view happiness as a goal in itself. If we maintain our health, achieve professional and emotional goals, then 12 , we feel, will follow. When are you most creative? Generally between 30 and 39, but it 13 with different professions. The high-points in areas such as science and economics come 14 — most Nobel prize winners did their top research in their 20’s and 30’s — but for people who keep an active mind, there is no upper age 15 . 1．A．plans B．lives C．patterns D．predictions 2A．good B．stranger C．interesting D．difficult 3A．best B．smartest C．most mature D．most skilled 4A．powerful B．energetic C．experienced D．satisfied 5A．generally B．specially C．mainly D．particularly 6A．climbs B．