(英语)普宁二中2013届高二下学期第一次月考(英语)普宁二中2013届高二下学期第一次月考.doc

普宁二中2013届高二下学期第一次月考 英 语 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） We all have dreams. Yet so few of us realize them. Often, a dream dies as quickly as it is born __ 1 we lack the confidence to keep it. When I was old enough, I realized that society puts a high ___2____ on youth, beauty and intellectual achievement. This discovery gave me some idea to develop my dream although I was ___3___. My dream was 4 . I dreamed of becoming a ___5___. The employment field was a highly 6 place. It gave not only fierce competition to a disabled job – seeker but also the unfriendly treatment from the ___7___ strong and healthy. They see the disabled as the back row of society. However, I ___8___ to sit in the back row. I decided to take a course. When I handed over the application form to the interviewer, she looked at me and advised me to __9___ my choice from typing. But I was ___10____ to stay with it. She accepted me. On the fifth month of the six-month course, five students were chosen to do some copy typing. I was one of them. I was very ___11___ and finished half of the work given to us all. More work came to me after this test. I could see quite clearly the way to __12___ my dream. I became a typist in one of the offices immediately after my graduation. I did not ___13___ starting at the bottom of the ladder. Being a typist was just the beginning. Having achieved one dream, I set out to achieve others. There was no easy task. But the sacrifice proved ___14____ . Dreamers should keep reaching out for their dreams, whatever the __15___ is, until they get what they want in life. 1. A. even if B. because C. although D. unless 2. A. standard B. view C. value D. measure 3. A. disabled B. talented C. excited D. measure 4. A. fantastic B. complicated C. acceptable D. simple 5. A. teacher B. typist C. scientist D. doctor 6. A. competitive B. valuable C. mysterious D. adventurous 7. A. originally B. extremely C. physi