2020年高一英语上学期 25分钟限时阅读天天练—第10天

2020年高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练第10天I完形填空（30分）Once a man came to a wise mans house and said, “ I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I 1_ first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies 2_ always speak the truth.” The man 3_ to do so and went homeAt night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he 4_ for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out 5_? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I 6_. If I tell the truth, everyone will start 7_ me and call me a thief. I would be 8_ for stealing.” So the man 9_ not to steal that night, and gave up this 10_ habit.Next day, he 11_ to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself. “What shall I say to the wise man 12_ he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the 13_ of drinking wine.In this 14_, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he 15_ his promise to tell the truth at all times. 16_, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 17_ person.Telling the truth is a very good 18_. If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 19_ and become a person whom everyone 20_ and favors.Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.1. A. take out B. give up C. add up D. pack up2. A. so B. for C. and D. or3. A. promised B. happened C. settled D. began4. A. played B. drank C. thought D. slept5. A. walking B. stealing C. studying D. climbing6. A. move B. say C. lie D. help7. A. hating B. catching C. killing D. believing8. A. expected B. hurt C. ignored D. punished9. A. decided B. forgot C. asked D. pretended10. A. special B. funny C. great D. bad11. A. went B. wanted C. learnt D. stopped12. A. before B. since C. if D. as13. A. idea B. word C. power D. use14. A. base B. way C. place D. wine15. A. recognized B. planned C. broke D. remembered16. A. At present B. Face to face C. On purpose D. One by one17. A. good B. strong C. rich D. calm18. A. custom B. habit C. game D. hobby19. A. tests B. hopes C. pleasure D. trouble20. A. serves B. cheats C. likes D. dislikesII阅读理解（10分）AI remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him.He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger.I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not know why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn.One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, I would be taken to the “big prison for kids”.I tried really hard for weeks. I just couldnt understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things.The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.I went to Mr. Young and told him that the orphanage (孤儿院) was going to send me to the big prison if I got another E on my report card. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair（不公平） to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned.I smiled at him and said, “Mr. Young, do you know how the kids make fun of you because youre missing your finger?”He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.“They shouldnt do that to you because you cant help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I cant help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that,” I said.The next day, when I got my report card, I tucked it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it: Geography, B+; Mechanical Drawing, C-; English, D-; History, C-; Gym, B+; Art, C; Math, D-.That math grade was the most favorite one I ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.21. From the second paragraph we can infer（推断出） that the boy is _ in some subjects.A. mind-blowing B. slow-witted C. fun-loving D. badly-behaved22. Where may the boy live according to the passage?A. In an orphanage. B. In a big prison. C. In the school dormitory. D. In his home.23. What grade should the boy have got in the math test this time?A. D-. B. C. C. B+. D. E.24. The underlined word “tucked” in the passage most probably means “_”.A. stuck B. listed C. hid D. copied25. The reason why the boy remembers Mr Young is that _.A. he missed