广东省湛江第一中学2013-2014学年高二下学期中段考 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。
All the latest mobile phones today include phone tracking. This technology is really helpful in many ways.
You can be like a full-time detective because you can 1 your partner’s movements at any time. Especially when you suspect something is wrong, it’s of great 2 . You will also be free of 3 wondering where your son or daughter might be when they are away from you. If you are not 4 with a city and you want to eat at a nearby restaurant, phone tracking can help you find one. If you have lost your mobile phone and it contains 5 information, you can track the location of the phone through this technology.
Most of all, this technology could be crucial (重要的) during an emergency like the 9/11 attack. Every day many unexpected 6 are likely to occur. This technology is very 7 when you are in trouble. If you call 911 on a GPS cellphone, the emergency services can respond much 8 . Thus, more lives can be 9 by the use of phone tracking.
Despite the countless 10 the phone tracking provides, there are still many privacy concerns. We always take our mobile phone and wallet or other 11 things with us whenever we go out. So our movements can 12 be known by someone with bad intentions. To our 13 , there are new types of phone tracking. With these you have to have the cellphone owner’s agreement if you want to track someone. In court, if there is not enough other evidence, information obtained from phone tracking is not 14 .
Phone tracking has more advantages than disadvantages when you 15 them; the advantages easily cancel out the disadvantages.
1. A. notice B. decide C. check D. test
2. A. quality B. achievement C. patience D. use
3. A. anxiety B. excitement C. puzzlement D. disappointment
4. A. concerned B. popular C. familiar D. satisfied
5. A. small B. interesting C. common D. important
6. A. accidents B. stories C. deaths D. diseases
7. A. bright B. comfortable C. different D. convenient
8. A. better B. faster C. louder D. earlier
