广东省中山一中高二下学期第一次段考（英语）.doc

广东省中山一中高二下学期第一次段考 英语 第一部分 完型填空 Though I grew up as a “city kid”, I always loved the outdoors. I would play __1__ all summer, climbing trees and catching insects. One day, I noticed something spinning down from my neighbor’s tree. I __2__ them up and threw them into the __3__ to watch them spin. The neighbor lady __4__ me and came out from her house. “Do you know what those are?” she asked. I had no idea. “Those are the seeds from this silver maple tree,” she pointed. “Seeds?” I asked, “You mean they like the __5__ we plant in the garden?” “Yes.” She laughed I picked up another handful. __6__, this time I examined them __7__. There was a hard pod(荚) with a delicate wing attached to one end. I ran back to my yard with the seeds. I __8__ down in front of my mother’s flower bed and carefully poked(捅) a row of __9__ a few inches apart into the soil with my finger. I pushed the seeds into them and filled them back with __10__. I was very excited. I __11__ the garden every day for several weeks, but __12__ happened. I had almost __13__ about my experiment when I heard my mom complaining about the __14__ that had grown where she was trying to plant flowers. I ran to find a neat row of __15__ seedlings, whose leaves looked very like those on the neighbor’s tree! 1. A. outside B. inside C. quietly D. alone 2. A. swept B. picked C. put D. cut 3. A. air B. dustbin C. house D. yard 4. A. greeted B. criticized C. prevented D. caught 5. A. style B. kind C. grass D. fruit 6. A. Otherwise B. Besides C. However D. Therefore 7. A. closely B. happily C. crazily D. quickly 8. A. lay B. calmed C. settled D. sat 9. A. circles B. walls C. holes D. wells 10. A. water B. leaves C. soil D. sands 11. A. checked B. watched C. cleaned D. decorated 12. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything 13. A. set B. forgotten C. brought D. thought 14. A. trees B. vegetables C. flowers