广东省汕头市潮师高级中学2014届高三上学期期中考试（英语）
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。
Today is Friday, the 29th of June. Paul told me something exciting this morning: his father helped the police catch a 1 yesterday!
When Paul was waiting for the 2 with his father across the river, he heard some people arguing 3 . He looked around and saw two women and a big man 4 each other. When Paul’s father asked what was going on, one of the women said they were tourists and three young men 5 her friend’s purse when they were buying postcards in a bookstore. The other two had run away, but they 6 the big man closely.
When the ferry arrived, the big man hurried onto the ferry and the two tourists went 7 after him. Paul was angry. He wanted to go up and help the two women. But his father said he didn’t want to take that ferry. Paul felt rather 8 because he thought his father was afraid of the big man and unwilling to help others!
What Paul saw next changed the 9 of his father. His father hurried to a nearby ice-cream store and used their phone to 10 110. He reported the robbery to the police and gave some 11 details about the robber, the tourists and the ferry.
When they 12 off the next ferry, Paul saw three 13 around the big guy in handcuffs(手铐). . . . While Paul was telling me the story, he seemed very 14 . He said he had a better understanding of his father. Although he looked 15 , he was a real hero.
1. A. robber B. theft C. tourist D. murderer
2. A. bus B. ferry C. ship D. boat
3. A. kindly B. angrily C. closely D. loudly
4. A. shouting at B. fighting against C. debating with D. talking with
5. A. noticed B. stole C. seized D. cut
6. A. caught B. sought C. followed D. surveyed
7. A. abroad B. back C. home D. aboard
8. A. angrier B. sadder C. tougher D. tenser
9. A. feeling B. idea C. action D. belief
10. A. call B. telephone C. ring D. dial
11. A. useful B. careful C. fearful D. hopeful
