2019-2020学年高一英语上学期课练九.doc

2019-2020学年高一英语上学期课练九完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words - though they mean _21_ at the time to the people who say them-can have great power.I recently heard a story from Malcolm Dalkoff, who has been a professional_22 for the last 24 years, mostly in advertising.As a boy, Dalkoff was terribly shy and_23 _. He had few friends and no self-confidence. Then one day, his high-school English teacher , Ruth Brauch, asked the class to write their own chapter that would_24 the last chapter of the novel since they had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it in. Today he cannot recall anything_25_ about the chapter he wrote, or what_26 Mrs. Brauch gave him. _27 , what he does remember is the four words in the paper：“This is good writing .”Four words. They_28 his life .“_29 I read those words , I had no idea of who I was or what I was going to be , ”he said . “After reading her _30 , I went home and wrote a short story, _31 I had always dreamed of doing but never_32 I could do. ”_33 the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to Mrs. Brauch for_34 ,“She was encouraging, helpful and honest. She was just what I needed”Dalkoff said.Later he was_35 as a co-editor of his high-school newspaper. His_36 grew; his knowledge broadened; he_37 on a successful life with great achievements. Dalkoff_38 that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words.For his 30th high-school reunion, Dalkoff went back and visited Mrs. Brauch, who had retired, he told her what great_39 the four words had had upon his life and because she had given him the confidence to be a writer , he had been able to_40 that confidence on to the woman who would bee his wife , who became a writer herself .21AmuchBlittleCwellDill22AreporterBdesignerCwriterDteacher23AslowBindependentCtroublesomeDhelpless24AfollowBchangeCconnectDexpect25ApleasantBimportantCdifferentDspecial26Ahelp BencouragementCgradeDwords27AThereforeBHoweverCMeanwhileDBesides28AimprovedBdevelopedCchangedDenriched29AUntilBAfterCSinceDWhile30AchapterBnovelCnoteDexplanation31AeverythingBsomethingCnothingDanything32AmeantBdoubtedCprovedDbelieved33AWithBBeyondCOverDFrom34AappreciationBchangingCinformationDinstruction35AchosenBregardedCconsideredDtreated36AexcitementBconfidenceCdeterminationDexperience37Akept up Bcaught upCstarted offDshowed off38ArealizedBwishedCexpectedDdreamed39AprogressBsuccessCcourageDeffect40AholdBbringCpassDcarry阅读理解One night I was sitting in my room half listening as my 15 year old brother fought with my 12 year old brother KevinI didnt pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his faceAbout 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroomI knocked on the door and asked, “Hey Kevin, do you want to talk?”No responseI tried again, “Why dont you e out of there?”Again, no responseSo, joking around, I grabbed a stack of index cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you dont want to talk, we can write notes to each other”An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of index cards in front of meOne was blank and one was cars from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for meAs I read one of Kevins notes, tears came to my eyesIt said, “Nobody in this family cares about meIm not the youngest, and Im not the oldest, and Im not talentedTommy thinks Im stupid and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because hes better at basketballAnd youre never around to even notice me”Tears came to my eyes again as I wrote back to him“You know Kevin, I really do love you and Im sorry I dont always show itI am here for you and you are loved in this family”There was no response for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound ing from inside the bathroomKevin, who had run out of index cards wrote on a torn up paper cup, “Thanks”I wrote back “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me” written on itSince then, I try my best never to half notice my family members anymoreKevin and I have closer relationship now, and sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset well smile and say “Write it on a paper cup”41Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?ABecause he lost in the fight with TommyBBecause the author didnt help him win TommyCBecause he felt no love from the family membersDBecause he hurt him when rushing up the stairs42The underlined word “yucky” (Para6) most probably means “ ”AunpleasantBexcitingCdoubtfulDfrightening43What could be the reason that Kevins Dad doesnt like him?AKevin likes fighting with othersBKevin is not good at playing basketballCKevin doesnt want to talk to othersDKevin is not talented as his brother44What did the author learn from the incident?AIts hard to fort young brothers at homeBIts dangerous to half notice someone in the familyCIts important for family members to show their loveDThe best way to municate with family members is by writingBFor many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my sizeI believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with itMany weight conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everythingPerhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherishedWe fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long awaited goalWe work very hard to realize this dreamThen, at last, we find ourselves thereBut we often gain back what we have lostEven so, we continue to believe that next time it will be differentNext time, we will keep it offNext time, being thin finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self worth, and, of course, loveIt took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beautyBeauty standards vary with cultureIn Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 poundsMore importantly, if its happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us try hard to change our body, but in vainWe have to find a way to live fortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselvesWhen we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes45The passage seems to emphasize the importance of Abody size Battitudes toward life Ccultural differences Ddifferent beauty standards46What does the underlined part “in vain” in the last paragraph mean?AWithout successBWithout purposeCIn doubt DIn trouble47What can be inferred about the author?AThe author is a SamoanBThe author succeeded in losing weightCThe author has been troubled by her / his weightDThe author probably got wounded in wars or accidents48According to the author, what is the mon view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later?AThey feel angry about the regained weightBThey pay little attention to the regained weightCThey feel optimistic about future plans on weight controlDThey think they should give up their future plans on weight controlCReading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most peopleIn fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high schoolIt is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in AmericaIn the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloudIt is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversionHowever, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond ones own munityReading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individualWriting poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday lifeHow did things change? Why are most Americans no longer fortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?There are, I believe, three culprits(肇事者)：poets, teachers, and we ourselvesOf these, the least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poemEarly in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetryReaders decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belongedPoets failed the reader, so did teachersThey want their students to know something about the skills of a poem, they want their students to see that poems mean somethingYet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles49Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the nineteenth century because Ait built a link among peopleBit helped unite a munityCit was a source of self-educationDit was a source of pleasure50The underlined word “diversion”(in Paragraph 2) most probably means “ ”AconcentrationBchangeCamusementsDstories51According to the passage, what is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry?AStudents are being less interested in poetryBStudents are poorly educated in high schoolCTV and the Internet are more attractive than poetryDPoems have bee difficult to understand52In the last paragraph, the writer questions Athe difficulty in studying poems Bthe way poems are taught in schoolCstudents wrong ideas about poetry Dthe techniques used in writing poemsD“Americas No1 Health Problem” So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDSThe report says: “It has been estimated（估计）that 75 to 90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems” It is no exaggeration（夸张）to say that people today are being attacked by stressAccording to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%)Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%)”However, stress is hardly unique to the United StatesA British survey in xx estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in xx that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill” As a result of “work-related stress, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain” The picture is no less bleak in mainland EuropeAccording to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year” What about Asia? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “Job stress is a mon concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grownThese countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers health” 53The author quoted “Americas No1 Health Problem” (Para1) in order to _ Atalk about health problems in America Bintroduce the topic of stress Cemphasize the stress in AmericDtell readers something about American Institute of Stress 54From the passage we can learn that Aboth cancer and AIDS are not as serious as the threat of stress to healthBstress is mainly from working and living pressureCAmericans never care about international conflict and terrorismDpeople in mainland Europe are more optimistic than English people55It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _ AAsian people are more willing to develop their countriesBthe rapid economic development is the main reason for stress Csome people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress DAsian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe 56Whats the main subject of the passage? AStress attacking healthBHow to deal with stressCA survey on working stressDHealth problems around the worldEA sunflower is a sunflowerA mobile phone is a mobile phoneBut can you bine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possibleWhen you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in a garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flowerA biodegradable(生物所能分解的)mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientistsIt is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycleScientists have e up with a new material over the last five yearsIt looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and is able to change shapeOver time it can also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicalsBritish researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seedWhen this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms fertilizersThese feed the seed and help the flower growEngineers have designed a small transparent(透明的)window to hold the seedThey have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away“Weve only put sunflower seeds into the covers so farBut we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform bestMaybe we could put roses in next time,” said one scientistAs phone technology is developing so quickly, people are constantly throwing their mobiles awayThis means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling themSome 650 million mobile phones have been sold this yearMost of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environmentA biodegradable cover can offer some relief(缓解)for nature , according to the scientists“The seed es out and the flower grows in the pot so you dont have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said Kerry KirwanShe leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain57What is the purpose of this passage?ATo tell the popularity of biodegradabl