广东省湛江第一中学2015届高三“临门一脚” 英语试题（Word版）
一、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。
Anyone who has been a parent knows that raising children is a tough job. It is filled with as many difficult and 1 moments as with moments of joy. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is 2 . So parents sometimes feel 3 , not knowing what to do.
But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is 4 by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American 5 . To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children become 6 . From childhood, each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more 7 to make their own choices. Teenagers choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to share them with. When they reach young adulthood, they 8 their own jobs and marriage partners. Of course, many young adults 9 seek their parents’ advice and approval for the choice they make. But once they “ 10 the nest ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own, not tied to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带).
The 11 between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to treat their children as individuals—not as 12 of themselves. They 13
them to achieve their own dreams . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the 14 to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a 15 among equals. But contrary to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to visit. Even as adults, they respect and honor their parents.
1. A. delightful B. meaningful C. hopeful D. painful
2. A. strange B. different C. new D. similar
3. A. excited B. frightened C. puzzled D. surprised
4. A. influenced B. made C. controlled D. changed
