山西省太原五中2014-2015学年高一12月月考 英语试题
第一部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30）
第一节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was the first morning of the New Year and the weather was very cold. I have always been an early bird and my morning walks have been the 1 for the last 7 years, so I put on my shoes to 2 for my first walk of the New Year.
There was complete 3 outside. Litter could be seen everywhere. It seemed that everyone had an all-night 4 . It was too cold to 5 anyone to be awake to clear all the walkways at 5 in the morning. I was 6 to walk on the dirty walkways and decided to go back home.
I was about to leave 7 I saw Sam cleaning the garden. He is an employee of our society association and is 8 to take care of the walkways and the garden. I walked up to Sam as it was a（n） 9 to see him there cleaning at this time. He saw me and politely 10 me, "Happy New Year!" "How come you are here and doing all this on the very first day of a new year?" I asked. Sam answered 11 , "It is the first day of the year. I do not want people to walk on 12 walkways. It is the first day of the year so they should feel good and special. For me, today is like any other day and my job starts with the 13 ."
It was good to see someone so 14 at heart. Like other staff members, Sam could have taken a day 15 , but he woke up early and came for all of us. I suddenly realized life does not 16 when the clock strikes twelve at midnight and a New Year begins. We 17 all night, drinking and feeding ourselves. Then we leave the place in high spirits, leaving the surroundings dirty. Life goes on and others need to 18 up early and clear the garbage. Isn't the very next morning a new day of a New Year for all those who clear our garbage? Why can't we also keep our 19 clean so that everyone can have a New Year the very next day? It is true that small things can make a big 20 in our lives.
1. A. manner B. approach C. routine D. access
2. A. look B. head C. long D. send
3. A. waste B. freedom C. silence D. absence
4. A. conclusion B. tradition C. celebration D. pollution
5. A. order B. expect C. trust D. catch
6. A. tired B. scared C. puzzled D. bothered
