2013梅州高考5月份英语模拟试题及答案(2)

　　8. A. moods B. spirits C. angles D. theories

　　9. A. talked B. agreed C. compared D. mixed

　　10. A. countries B. subjects C. ages D. religions

　　11. A. various B. same C. unbelievable D. enough

　　12. A. tasks B. freedom C. pressure D. disciplines

　　13. A. lost B. refused C. headed D. stopped

　　14. A. usual B. ordinary C. right D. common

　　15. A. oppositely B. willingly C. properly D. eagerly

　　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。

　　If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need， sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view.

　　By training your thoughts to concentrate on the bright side of things， you are more likely to have the incentive to follow through on your goals. You are less likely 16 （hold） back by negative ideas that might limit your performance.

　　Your life can be enhanced， and your happiness 17 （enrich）， when you choose to change your perspective. Don‘t leave your future to chance， whenever you come across anything 18 （expect） and suddenly. Don’t expect things to get better on their own. You must go 19 the direction of your hopes and aspirations. Begin to build your confidence， and work through problems rather than avoid them. Remember that true power is not necessarily control over situations in life， 20 the ability to deal with 21 comes your way. Always believe that good things are possible， and remember that mistakes can be lessons 22 lead to discoveries. Take your fear and transform 23 into trust; learn to rise above anxiety and doubt. Turn your ”worry hours“ into ”productive hours“。 Take the energy that you 24 （waste） and direct it toward every worthwhile effort that you can be involved in. You will see beautiful things happen when you allow yourself to experience the joys of life. You will find happiness when you adopt positive thinking into your daily routine and make it 25 important part of your world.

　　第二部分：阅读（共两节，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。

　　A

　　Fifty has never looked better.

　　It’s been 50 years since the first James Bond film， Dr. No， premiered （首映） in cinemas. As first embodied by Scottish actor Sean Connery， Agent 007 was a fearless， cool-as-ice spy who excelled at sleuthing （侦查）， fighting and saving the world.

　　Since then， more than 20 films featuring the iconic （偶像的） spy have been released–making it one of the longest-running franchises （授权） in the history of cinema. On Nov 9， the 23rd Bond movie， Skyfall， celebrated the legend’s 50th birthday.