1邓州一高高三 2011-2012 学年度第一学期第二次英语检测试题（2011.9.23）一： 完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。 By my third day in the hospital, I realized Tom didnt visit. I couldnt understand 36 my best friend wouldnt come to see me. Struggling against the 37 , I phoned his _38 . His mother answered, and when I asked for Tom, she got 39 . “Hes not here right now,” she said. I thought it was 40 that she didnt tell me where he was or 41 to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it 42 . I found out later that Toms mother called my parents right after we rang 43 . My phone call really made her 44 , and she 45 they talk to me. Later that night, my mom 46 . Did I remember drinking? Did I remember in a car？I had 47 what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: Id hit a tree. Tom, in the 48 seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly. The only reason Id lived was because of my 49 .My first 50 was of shock. Id been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Tom? I felt like the 51 person in the world. Even after I was able to 52 several weeks later, I didnt want to eat, I didnt want to talk. I just 53 at the wall in my 54 and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Tom. I didnt feel like 55 with any of my old friends. 36. A. if B. whether C. how D. why 37. A. pain B. doctor C. nurse D. wound 38. A. company B. office C. school D. house 39. A. sad B. quiet C calm D. excited 40. A. unfair B. wrong C. strange D. unnecessary 41. A. offer B. allow C. permit D. refuse 42. A. down B. alone C. be D. go 43. A. off B. up C. out D. back 44. A. disappointed B. shocked C. anxious D. excited 45. A. hoped B. wished C. insisted D. ordered 46. A. went by B. came by C. called back D. passed by 47. A. understood B. believed C. no idea D. wondered 48. A. passenger B. drive C. front D. spare 49. A. doctor B. friend C. luck D. seat-belt 50. A. view B. reaction C. action D. idea 51. A. luckiest B. happiest C. worst D. most lonely 52. A. stand up B. get on C. go home D. eat out 53. A. looked B. stared C. glanced D. glared 54. A. sickroom B. office C. dormitory D. bedroom 55. A. drying out B. taking out C. setting out D. hanging out二：阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。2AWhen someone gives you advice, listen without judgment, try to find value in what youre hearing, and say “Thank you”This wise advice is easy to understand yet hard to practiceIll give you an example from my life when I totally blew it in terms of practicing what I teachIn my work I travel constantlyI always put off going to the airport until the last secondMy wife, Lynda, was sitting next to me in the front seatI was racing along and not paying much attentionLynda cried out, “Look out! There is a red light up ahead ”Being a trained behavioral science professional - who teaches others the value of encouraging advice - I naturally screamed at her, “I know there is a red light up ahead! Dont you think I can see?” When we arrived at the airport, Lynda didnt speak to meI wondered why she seemed mad at meDuring the flight to New York, I did a cost-benefit analysisI asked myself, “What was the cost of just listening when Lynda called out the warning? Zero ” I then reasoned, “What was the potential benefit? What could have been saved?” Several potential benefits came to mind, including her life, my life, and the lives of other peopleI landed in New York feeling ashamed of myselfI immediately called Lynda and told her my cost-benefit storyI convinced her, “The next time you help me with my driving, I am just going to say, Thank you ”A few months passed, and I had long forgotten the incidentAgain, I was racing off to the airport, when Lynda cried out, “Look out for the red light!” I was embarrassed, and then shouted, “Thank you!”Im a long way from perfect, but Im getting betterMy suggestion is that you get in the habit of asking the important people in your life how you can do things betterAnd be ready for an answerSome people may tell you things like “Look out for the red light ” When this happens, remember that there is possibly some potential benefitThen just say, “Thank you ”56What do we know about the author?A. He is expert at behavioral scienceB. He is gifted in cost-benefit analysisC. He always takes his wifes adviceD. He often runs the red traffic light57The underlined part “blew it” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”A. lost personal judgmentB. forg