2013年广东揭阳高考英语一模试题及答案(2)

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卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。
“At last, no more exams.” It’s a common feeling among high school graduates who have just completed the college entrance examination. What a relief! However, rather than fill the next three months with sleep, eating, and    16     (watch) TV, some students have started working on finding a good choice of foreign college.
    Different from those who begin their    17    (apply) for foreign colleges in Senior 2, Li made a late decision on a US education. She began to think about it in Senior 3, but decided not    18    ( give ) up the college entrance exam.  
Li’s classmate Mao Bingxin    19    (consider) studying in Canada after the top exam. She began a TOEFL course on June 11.
    He Wei,    20    18-year-old who studies at Shenzhen Bao’an High School, isn’t allowing    21    much freedom this summer vacation either, devoting her time to looking for a language school    22    she can study French and some overseas study consulting agencies.
    He Wei considers    23    worthwhile spending the summer preparing for college rather than hanging out with friends. “    24    we don’t really know what the future holds for us, we are sure that the better preparations we make    25    it, the more choices we will be given.” she said.   
II.阅读（共两节，25题，满分50分）
第一节: 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Like many men at some point, I dream about opening a bar. I plan to call it Work Out. It will cater to married women in need of a little fun. On Friday nights, they will be able to come here and enjoy themselves.
See, I have a gift for business. I am, as my wife Zsa Zsa likes to note, “A man with a million ideas, none of them very good.” Speaking of Zsa Zsa, she is fed up with this plain little life I’ve made for us--too many kids, too many chores, mind - numbing debt. The other day, she said she thought we needed a new family car. “Sure. How about an 87 Lincoln?” I said, and saw my dear Zsa Zsa age about 20 years, and become her mother right before my eyes.
Yes, money is our madness. Last year, we thought we had found a little cushion when I published a book about the life here in suburban America. It sold 12 copies--six of them to my mother. Four other copies went to various aunts and uncles, who used them for martini coasters (杯垫), then sold them at yard sales. The two remaining copies went to perfect strangers. (I think I owe you dinner, whoever you are. Call me, OK? We’ll arrange something.)
When the book didn’t take off, I wrote a TV show. Then I penned a short novel based on the earlier TV idea that didn’t sell. Currently, I am at work on a set of encyclopedias(百科全书). In a month, I plan to sell them door - to - door.
Such is the life of a writer, sending off the most personal thoughts possible to his hard drive. I am a writer, but also the breadwinner in my family. I’m at the keyboard at 6 almost every morning, hoping to tap out one idea--just one--that will take us up the hill, to the mountain, to the top.
26. According to the passage, the author is leading a/an         life.
       A. enjoyable                     B. wealthy                      C. hard                             D. comfortable
27. By saying “Sure. How about an 87 Lincoln?”, the author          .
       A. promised it to his wife            B. was showing off their fortune
       C. thought his wife would like it       D. was just joking
28. What was the result of the book the author mentioned in the 3rd paragraph?
       A. It didn’t sell well at all.
       B. He sold it door - to - door.
       C. He made a lot of money from it.
       D. It was really a cushion for his family.
29. What does the underlined word “cushion” mean ?
       A. Comfortable seat.                                          
B. Financial help.                                                 
C. Unexpected success.