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1、- 1 -山西省山西省市和诚高中市和诚高中 2018-20192018-2019 学年高二英语上学期周练学年高二英语上学期周练 8 8时间:60 分钟 总分 100 分 出题人: 2018 年 10 月 21 日一、 完形填空(每题 2 分,共 40 分)A cactus(仙人掌)stood all alone in the desert, wondering why it was stuck in the middle of nowhere“I do nothing but 1 here all day,” it sighed “What 2 am I ? Im the ugliest pl
2、ant in the desert. I cant 3 any passing traveler with shade or juicy fruitI dont see what I can do 4 ”All it did was stand in the sun day after day, growing taller and fatterIts spines grew longer and its leaves tougherIt truly was strange-looking“I wish I could do something useful,” it 5 By day, ea
3、gles circled high overhead “What can I do with my life?” the cactus calledWhether they heard or not, the eagles sailed 6 At night, the moon floated into the sky and 7 its pale light on the desert “What good can I do with my life?” the cactus calledThe moon only stared coldly as it went on its wayA l
4、izard(蜥蜴)moved by, 8 a little trail (痕迹)in the sand with its tail “What worthy thing can I do?” the cactus called “You?” the lizard laughed, pausing a moment “Worthy deed? Why, you cant do 9 ! You do nothing but get uglier every day ”And so it 10 year after yearAt last the cactus grew 11 , and it kn
5、ew its time was short “Oh, God” it cried out, “Ive 12 so long, and Ive tried so hard 13 me if Ive failed to find something worthy to doI am afraid that now it is too 14 .”But just then the cactus felt a strange stirring and unfoldingA flow of joy drove away all 15 . At its very tip, like a sudden cr
6、own, a beautiful 16 suddenly opened. 17 had the desert known such a blossom. Its fragrance went through the air far and wide and brought 18 to all passing byIn the desert, a voice was sounding “You have waited long, and the heart which seeks(寻求)to do good will always bring something 19 to the world,
7、 something for which all can be happy - 20 for only a moment.”1. A. lie B. sit C. sleepD. stand- 2 -2. A. good B. advantage C. use D. help3. A. provide B. lend C. offerD. make4. A. after all B. at last C. at all D. in all5. A. smiled B. stated C. announced D. sighed6. A. awayB. out C. upD. down7. A.
8、 turnedB. threwC. litD. burnt8. A. sweepingB. runningC. leavingD. passing9. A. anythingB. nothingC. somethingD. everything10. A. went backB. went downC. went offD. went on11. A. strongB. bigC. oldD. ugly12. A. grownB. missedC. movedD. wondered13. A. TellB. ForgiveC. PromiseD. Kill14. A. lateB. longC
9、. earlyD. young15. A. hopeB. depressionC. contentD. optimism16. A. flowerB. fruit C. seedD. weed17. A. NeverB. EverC. EvenD. Always18. A. sadnessB. enjoymentC. laughterD. freedom19. A. considerateB. modestC. subjectiveD. worthwhile20. A. as ifB. now thatC. even thoughD. only if二、阅读理解(每题 3 分,共 9 分)As
10、 a little child,I was always plump (胖的)In college I started blowing up. It got out of control when I went to law school.Id made a decision a thousand times:Im going to lose weight now. But what motivated (激发)me to get serious about it was turning 30. I weighed 414 pounds. I was always tired. Some of
11、 my family members have suffered from heart disease, and I was frightened. I also wanted to look better. So after my birthday, I walked into the office of a weight loss doctor.She was very understanding. Her focus was on balanced meals and she wanted me to exercise.Walking was all I could do at firs
12、t. I started by walking a few blocks and gradually increased the distance, until one weekend,I heard myself saying, “Wow,this seems pretty easy.” So I started to run.I was losing nine or ten pounds a month,and I had more energy. I started to think about the New York City Marathon. For years,I watche
13、d the runners and - 3 -thought, “This looks like fun,but I could never do that.” But now I realized that maybe I could. I joined the New York Road Runners. I ran a 10km,then a half marathon. I still wasnt confident I could run a full 26 miles. But I told myself I was going to do it,no matter what.By
14、 my 33rd birthday,I was down to 180 pounds. I started formally training for the marathon. And on the morning of November 1,I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than 40,000 other runners,waiting for the event to start.It was unbelievable to have the audience cheering me on,handi
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