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）
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When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could __1__ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 2 in class.
When I took the first exam, I was 3 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 4 English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained_ 5 .
I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 6 because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 7 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 8 .
One more test before the final exam. One more 9 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time. 10 the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my 11__ did no good and everything 12 as before.
The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what 13 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the 14 goodbye.
I stopped working head. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 15 myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have 16__with a test.
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into professor Jayne’s office. He 17__ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you 18 , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”
I stared at him. 19 that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head 20 , as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence. 1. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get
2. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained 3. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious 4. A. but B. so C. for D. or
5. A. unchanged B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved 6.. A. reflected B. meant C. improved D. affected 7. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted 8. A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view 9. A. choice B. step C. chance D. measure 10. A. memorized B. considered C. accepted D. learned 11. A. ambition B. confidence C. effort D. method
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12. A. stayed B. went C. worked D. changed 13. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment 14. A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject 15. A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed 16. A. fun B. luck C. problems D. tricks. 17. A. happened B. proved C. pretended D. seemed 18. A. valued B. imagined C. expected D. welcomed 19. A. remembering B. guessing C. supposing D. realizing 20. A. out B. over C. on D. off
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I will always love my mother. During the last four years of her Mom fought a brave but 21 battle against cancer. During that time she lost her health, her hair, and 20 pounds. She was in and out of the hospital more times than I could count. In the end as her life’s 22 faded away we all 23 at her bedside and said goodbye. She was only 55 years old.
For a long while after he death I was depressed and 24 at God. My own health 25 and I caught double pneumonia. 26 my body healed and my heart as well. It was the love of my children that 27 pulled me out of my despair and helped me to begin to live again. 28 , I continued to ask God why my Mom had to die so young.
Only years later I began to 29 clearly what Mom had done in those last four years of her life. 30 cancer was beating her body, it certainly wasn’t beating her soul. Mom lived as she had 31 lived before. Even with cancer she worked outside our home and 32 the lives of her co-workers with her gentle, humor and kind spirit. She reconnected with old friends she hadn’t seen in years and made 33 memories with each one of them. She and my Dad 34 closer than I had ever seen them before. There was a 35 and a tenderness between them that moved us all. During her time with us she 36 our souls with her love and she helped us to grow 37 enough to go on without her.
In her last four years Mom 38 her mission here. She showed us how to love God. She showed us how to meet death. She showed us that fear always flees in the face of 39 . She showed us that to live life is to love life, no matter how much pain you have and no matter how much time you have 40 . thanks Mom! I will always love you.
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21. A. winning 22. A. energy 23. A. looked 24. A. scared 25. A. ran out broke down 26. A. In time
B. shameful
C. respectful
D. losing
B. talent C. power
C. lay
D. ability
D. reached
B. gathered B. sad
C. angry
D. amazed
D.
B. turned down C. help up
B. In advance B. repeatedly
C. In between C. frequently C. Still C. notice
D. In turn D. eventually
D. Even
27. A. immediately 28. A. Thus 29. A. expect 30. A. While 31. A. always 32. A. lived 33. A. similar 34. A. stayed approached 35. A. love wisdom
36. A. brightened polished 37. A. smart
B. Just B. see
D. acquire
B. Since
C. Once
D. As
D. ever
D. touched D. clear D.
B. almost B. devoted B. vague B. grew
C. never
C. supported
C. special C. sat
B. patience C. honesty D.
B. carried C. widened D.
B. considerate B. completed
C. strong
D. faithful
38. A. called off 39. A. drawback 40. A. spent
C. made D. put off
D. optimism D. remained
B. encouragement C. pain B. spared
C. left
二、阅读理解 （每题 2 分）
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Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before
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me. By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”
“Oh, you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.” We drove in silence to the address she had given me. “How much do I owe you?” she asked. “Nothing.” I said. “You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto e tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.” 41. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.
A. show she was familiar with the city B. see some places for the last time C. let the driver earn more money D. reach the destination on time
42. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.
A. wanted to do her a favor
B. shut off the meter by mistake
C. had received her payment in advance D. was in a hurry to take other passengers 43. What can we learn from the story?
A. Giving is always a pleasure.
B. People should respect each other.
C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.
D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.
B
Domestic (驯养的) horses now pull ploughs, race in the Kentucky Derby, and carry police. But early horses weren’t tame (驯服的) enough to perform these kinds of tasks. Scientists think the first interactions humans had with horses were far
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different from those today.
Thousands of years ago, people killed the wild horses that lived around them for food. Over time, people began to catch the animals and raise them. This was the first step in domestication.
As people began to tame and ride horses, they chose to keep those animals that had more desirable characteristics. For example, people may have chosen to keep horses that had a gentle personality so they could be ridden more easily. People who used horses to pull heavy loads would have chosen to keep stronger animals. Characteristics like strength are partly controlled by the animals’ genes. So as the domesticated horses reproduced, they passed the characteristics on to their young. Each new generation of houses would show more of these chosen characteristics.
Modern day horse breeds come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This variety didn’t exist in the horse population before domestication. The Shetland horse is one of the smallest breeds—typically reaching only one meter tall. With short, strong legs, the animals were bred to pull coal out of mine shafts (矿井) with low ceilings. Huge horses like the Clydesdale came on the scene around 1700. People bred these heavy, tall horses to pull large vehicles used for carrying heavy loads.
The domestication of horses has had great effects on societies. For example, horse were important tools in the advancement of modern agriculture. Using them to pull ploughs and carry heavy loads allowed people to farm more efficiently. Before they were able to ride horses, humans had to cross land on foot. Riding horses allowed people to travel far greater distance in much less time. That encouraged populations living in different areas to interact with one another. The new from of rapid transportation helped cultures spread around the world. 44. Before domestication horses were ______.
A. caught for sports B. hunted for food
C. made to pull ploughs D. used to carry people
45. The author uses the Shetland horse as an example to show ______.
A. it is smaller than the Clydesdale horse B. horse used to have gentle personalities C. some horses have better shaped than others
D. horses were of less variety before domestication 46. Horses contributed to the spread of culture by ______. A. carrying heavy loads B. changing farming methods
C. serving as a means of transport
D. advancing agriculture in different areas 47. The passage is mainly about _______. A. why humans domesticated horses
B. how humans and horses needed each other
C. why horses came in different shapes and sizes
D. how human societies and horses influenced each other
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山东省青岛市西海岸新区高一英语12月“冬学”学科竞赛测试试题（无答案）
