广东省揭阳市2013-2014学年高二下学期学业水平考试 英语试题
I . 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 1―15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。
As I have moved into my forties now, I have begun to see that body age has very little to do with soul age. My body 1 telling me again and again that I am getting older. My soul, however, seems to 2 the thought.
Just this morning I awoke to find my 3 aching and walked into the bathroom. I stretched my back as much as I could and then looked in the 4 . My thinning hair was becoming grey. My forehead was lined with deep wrinkles and my frowning face made me look like a tired, middle-aged man.
This 5 me but only for a few seconds. Then I remembered that whether I grow young or grow old mainly 6 myself. I said "Good morning" to God, thanked him once again for my life and smiled in the mirror. 7 , the wrinkles in my forehead disappeared while the laugh lines around my eyes smiled widely with joy. My 8 eyes began to shine brightly and I watched as fifteen years 9 from my face in a second.
No matter how old this body of mine may get, my soul remains young. This is 10 for all of you as well. When it comes to eternity (永恒), age is a number and the body is a liar.
Before you lose the way to look for the fountain of 11 , take a look inside yourself. You may find that your spirit is still young, vital, and wrinkle-free. You may see that the 12 to give love and share joy knows no 13 . You may realize that when it comes to eternity our lives are here for only a(n) 14 moment in time. Go d created your soul and created the body that carries it around. One is temporary but the other is forever. Don't spend too much time 15 the one that won't last when you can be living for the other one that will.
1.A.enjoys B.keeps C.hates D.stops
2.A.believe in B.laugh at C.agree with D.cheer on
3.A.stomach B.head C.back D.legs
