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配套K12山东省青岛市西海岸新区学年高一英语冬学学科竞赛测试试题无答案
山东省青岛市西海岸新区2017-2018学年高一英语12月“冬学”学科竞赛测试试题(无答案)
一、完形填空(每小题1.5分)
1
WhenIenteredBerkeley,Ihopedtoearnascholarship.HavingbeenaStraight-Astudent,IbelievedIcould__1__toughsubjectsandreallylearnsomething.OnesuchcoursewasWorldLiteraturegivenbyProfessorJayne.Iwasextremelyinterestedintheideashe2inclass.
WhenItookthefirstexam,Iwas3tofinda77,C-plus,onmytestpaper,4Englishwasmybestsubject.IwenttoProfessorJayne,wholistenedtomyargumentsbutremained_5.
Idecidedtotryharder,althoughIdidn’tknowwhatthat6becauseschoolhadalwaysbeeneasyforme.Ireadthebooksmorecarefully,butgotanother77.Again,I7withProfessorJayne.Again,helistenedpatientlybutwouldn’tchangehis8.
Onemoretestbeforethefinalexam.Onemore9toimprovemygrade.SoIredoubledmyeffortsand,forthefirsttime.10themeaningoftheword“thorough”.Butmy11__didnogoodandeverything12asbefore.
Thelasthurdle(障碍)wasthefinal.Nomatterwhat13Igot,itwouldn’tcancelthreeC-pluses.Imightaswellkissthe14goodbye.
Istoppedworkinghead.IfeltIknewthecoursematerialaswellasIeverwould.Thenightbeforethefinal,Ieven15myselftoamovie.ThenextdayIdecidedforonceI’dhave16__withatest.
Aweeklater,IwassurprisedtofindIgotanA.IhurriedintoprofessorJayne’soffice.He17__tobeexpectingme.“IfIgaveyoutheAsyou18,youwouldn’tcontinuetoworkashard.”
Istaredathim.19thathisanalysisandstrategy(策略)werecorrect.Ihadworkedmyhead20,asIhadneverdonebefore.
Iwasspeechlesswhenmycoursegradearrived:
A-plus.ItwastheonlyA-plusgiven.ThenextyearIreceivedmyscholarship.I’vealwaysrememberedProfessorJayne’slesson:
youalonemustsetyourownstandardofexcellence.
1.A.takeB.discussC.coverD.get
2.A.soughtB.presentedC.exchangedD.obtained
3.A.shockedB.worriedC.scaredD.anxious
4.A.butB.soC.forD.or
5.A.unchangedB.unpleasantC.unfriendlyD.unmoved
6..A.reflectedB.meantC.improvedD.affected
7.A.quarreledB.reasonedC.bargainedD.chatted
8.A.attitudeB.mindC.planD.view
9.A.choiceB.stepC.chanceD.measure
10.A.memorizedB.consideredC.acceptedD.learned
11.A.ambitionB.confidenceC.effortD.method
12.A.stayedB.wentC.workedD.changed
13.A.gradeB.answerC.lessonD.comment
14.A.scholarshipB.courseC.degreeD.subject
15.A.helpedB.favoredC.treatedD.relaxed
16.A.funB.luckC.problemsD.tricks.
17.A.happenedB.provedC.pretendedD.seemed
18.A.valuedB.imaginedC.expectedD.welcomed
19.A.rememberingB.guessingC.supposingD.realizing
20.A.outB.overC.onD.off
2
Iwillalwayslovemymother.DuringthelastfouryearsofherMomfoughtabravebut21battleagainstcancer.Duringthattimeshelostherhealth,herhair,and20pounds.ShewasinandoutofthehospitalmoretimesthanIcouldcount.Intheendasherlife’s22fadedawayweall23atherbedsideandsaidgoodbye.Shewasonly55yearsold.
ForalongwhileafterhedeathIwasdepressedand24atGod.Myownhealth25andIcaughtdoublepneumonia.26mybodyhealedandmyheartaswell.Itwastheloveofmychildrenthat27pulledmeoutofmydespairandhelpedmetobegintoliveagain.28,IcontinuedtoaskGodwhymyMomhadtodiesoyoung.
OnlyyearslaterIbeganto29clearlywhatMomhaddoneinthoselastfouryearsofherlife.30cancerwasbeatingherbody,itcertainlywasn’tbeatinghersoul.Momlivedasshehad31livedbefore.Evenwithcancersheworkedoutsideourhomeand32thelivesofherco-workerswithhergentle,humorandkindspirit.Shereconnectedwitholdfriendsshehadn’tseeninyearsandmade33memorieswitheachoneofthem.SheandmyDad34closerthanIhadeverseenthembefore.Therewasa35andatendernessbetweenthemthatmovedusall.Duringhertimewithusshe36oursoulswithherloveandshehelpedustogrow37enoughtogoonwithouther.
InherlastfouryearsMom38hermissionhere.SheshowedushowtoloveGod.Sheshowedushowtomeetdeath.Sheshowedusthatfearalwaysfleesinthefaceof39.Sheshowedusthattolivelifeistolovelife,nomatterhowmuchpainyouhaveandnomatterhowmuchtimeyouhave40.thanksMom!
Iwillalwaysloveyou.
21.A.winningB.shamefulC.respectfulD.losing
22.A.energyB.talentC.powerD.ability
23.A.lookedB.gatheredC.layD.reached
24.A.scaredB.sadC.angryD.amazed
25.A.ranoutB.turneddownC.helpupD.brokedown
26.A.IntimeB.InadvanceC.InbetweenD.Inturn
27.A.immediatelyB.repeatedlyC.frequentlyD.eventually
28.A.ThusB.JustC.StillD.Even
29.A.expectB.seeC.noticeD.acquire
30.A.WhileB.SinceC.OnceD.As
31.A.alwaysB.almostC.neverD.ever
32.A.livedB.devotedC.supportedD.touched
33.A.similarB.vagueC.specialD.clear
34.A.stayedB.grewC.satD.approached
35.A.loveB.patienceC.honestyD.wisdom
36.A.brightenedB.carriedC.widenedD.polished
37.A.smartB.considerateC.strongD.faithful
38.A.calledoffB.completedC.madeD.putoff
39.A.drawbackB.encouragementC.painD.optimism
40.A.spentB.sparedC.leftD.remained
二、阅读理解(每题2分)
A
Twentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:
30AM.WhenIarrivedtocollect,Ifoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.
Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked,“Justaminute,”answeredaweak,elderlyvoice.
Afteralongpause,thedooropened.Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.
Itookthesuitcasetothecar,andthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.
Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.“It’snothing,”Itoldher.“IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.”
“Oh,you’resuchagoodman.”Shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegavemeanaddress,andthenasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?
”
“It’snottheshortestway,”Iansweredquickly.
“Oh,I’minnohurry,”shesaid.“I’monmywaytoahospice(临终医院).Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong.”
Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter(计价器).
Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.
Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarkness,sayingnothing.
Atdawn,shesuddenlysaid,”I’mtired.Let’sgonow.”
Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme.
“HowmuchdoIoweyou?
”sheasked.
“Nothing.”Isaid.
“Youhavetomakealiving,”sheanswered.“Oh,thereareotherpassengers,”Ianswered.
Almostwithoutthinking,Ibentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontoetightly.Ourhugendedwithherremark,“Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.”
41.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.
A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecity
B.seesomeplacesforthelasttime
C.letthedriverearnmoremoney
D.reachthedestinationontime
42.Thetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe______.
A.wantedtodoherafavor
B.shutoffthemeterbymistake
C.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvance
D.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers
43.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?
A.Givingisalwaysapleasure.
B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.
C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.
D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.
B
Domestic(驯养的)horsesnowpullploughs,raceintheKentuckyDerby,andcarrypolice.Butearlyhorsesweren’ttame(驯服的)enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.
Thousandsofyearsago,peoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfood.Overtime,peoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.
Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorses,theychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexample,peoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals’genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproduced,theypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhouseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.
Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn’texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds—typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshort,stronglegs,theanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts(矿井)withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavy,tallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.
Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.Forexample,horsewereimportanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculture.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorses,humanshadtocrosslandonfoot.Ridinghorsesallowedpeopletot