南开实验学校2013-2014学年第二学期期初考试
高二英语
2014.3
本试卷共6面，4大题，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必用2B铅笔在“考生号”处填涂考生号。用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己所在的学校以及自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡相应位置上。
2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。
3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4. 作答选做题时，请先用2B铅笔填涂选做题题组号对应的信息点，再作答。漏涂、错涂、多涂的，答案无效。
5. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，收卷时只交答题卷。
Ⅱ 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16~30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。
Then 24 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 25 experience. The audience was strongly 26 .
That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish (实现) on our own is hardly 27 . We try our best, but the 28 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 29 can be beautiful.
Next time you set out to 30 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
