2017-2018学年高中英语上学期第4周周练题

四川省宜宾市一中2017-2018学年高中英语上学期第4周周练题

一．第一节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I grow up poor----living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother. We had 1 money and few valuable goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 2 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could 3 have a dream.

My dream was to be a 4 . When I was sixteen, I could play baseball, throw a fastball at the speed of 90 miles an hour. I was also 5 : my high school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who 6 me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief. One particular 7 with him changed my life forever.

It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 8 . This meant a chance for my first income ----- cash for a new bike and new clothes, and

the 9 of savings for a house for my mother. The opportunity was attractive, and I wanted to 10 at it.

Then I realized I would have to 11 playing baseball in the summer to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Jarvis I wouldn’t play it. I was 12 about this.

When I told the matter to Jarvis, he was as 13 as I had expected.”You have your whole life to work,’’ he said. “But your 14 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”

I stood before him with my head 15 , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and making money was worth 16 his disappointment.

“How much are you going to make in this job?” he demanded.

“$3.25an hour the price of a 17 ?” he asked.

That 18 made me realize the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself to 19 that summer, and within the year I was offered a $20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos(丹佛野马对) in 1984 for $1.7 million, and bought my mother the 20 of my dreams.

1. A. some B. no C.

little D. much

2. A. happy B. lovely C.

angry D. noisy

3. A. only B. still C.

ever D. almost

4. A. teacher B. coach C.

doctor D. sportsman

5. A. surprised B. satisfied C.

hopeful D. lucky

6. A. asked B. taught C.

shared D. trained

7. A. match B. story C.

incident D. moment

8. A. job B. camp C.

holiday D. course

9. A. cause B. start C.

need D. amount

10. A. stand B. jump C.

look D. call

11. A. take out B. cut off C. put

on D. give up

12. A. excited B. curious C.

anxious D. angry

13. A. disappointed B. puzzled C.

regretful D. crazy

14. A. working B. learning C.

playing D. shining

15. A. shaking B. hanging C.

holding D. nodding

16. A. facing B. suffering C.

feeling D. expressing

17. A. life B. game C.

chance D. dream

18. A. offer B. price C.

order D. question

19. A. study B. sports C.

homework D. business

20. A. clothes B. bike C.

house D. goods

二．阅读理解（共四小题，每小题2分，满分8分）

In modern society there is a great deal argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills.

For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an apposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressure from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competition who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve can we discover a new meaning of competition.

21. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.

B. Opinions about competition are different among people.

C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition.

22. Why do some people support competition according to the passage?

A. It pushes society forward.

B. It builds up a sense of duty.

C. It improves personal abilities.

D. It encourages individual efforts.

23. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a desire to fail?

A. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.

B. One’s success in competition needs great efforts.

C. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.

D. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.

24. Which point of view may the author agree with?

A. Every effort should be paid back.

B. Competition should be encouraged.

C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter .

D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

三．七选五（共五小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

This Way to Dreamland

Daydreaming means people think about something pleasant, especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing. Daydreamers have a bad reputation for being unaware of what’s happening around them. They can see forgetful and clumsy. 25 They annoy us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things.

But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human history. 26 Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without such ideas and inventions?

So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or otherwise looking like a fool?

First, understand that some opportunities for daydreaming are better than others. Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into

daydreams. 27 And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while you’re daydreaming, try to do it while you are involved in another task-----preferably something simple, like taking a shower or walking, or even making meaningless drawings.

It’s also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times when you really need to concentrate. “Mindfulness”, being focused, is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep. 28

Finally, you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away. 29

Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds.

A. Having interesting things to think about also helps.

B. They stare off into space and wander by themselves.

C. Without wandering minds, we wouldn’t have relativity, Coke or Post-it notes.

D. At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illness.

E. It involves slow, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive.

F. Daydreams are often very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand.

Therefore, it’s a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you’re in the daydream zone.

四．语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）

Two things that I did may have let some

people (think) that something is wrong with me. The first was when my wife asked me to have the clock (repair), I drove into the market place of my town. With the clock under my arm, I entered

a shop. But it was a meat shop, I didn’t realize then. I stood there staring at the shopkeeper.

I (be) his customer for a long time and the kind man smiled at me. This went on for several seconds before I realized where I was. There is no doubt that I should calmly bought a pound of meat, I merely nodded briefly and left.

The other man in my town who probably thinks I am mad is Tony. Some years ago he was the manager of Mead’s Shop, and we knew each other quite well. One day he (stand) in the doorway of his shop when I passed. I was absent-minded and stared into space.

“Hello, Mr. Herriot,” I heard his voice. I looked at him in puzzlement ---- I just had no idea

he was though his face was familiar. Then I

saw word “MEAD” in two-foot-high letters above the shop window.

“Good morning, Mead,” I cried heartily and continued my way. I had gone only a few miles before I realized that my greeting had

been (polite). I turned back and said to him again. “Good morning, Mister Mead.” It was only when I had turned the corner of the street that I realized his name was Tony and the time was late last afternoon.

五．改错题（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

I once play for our school football team．One of my teammate played so good that both the

coach and the other teammates liked him very much．As time went by，I became more and more

envious of him，complain that he got the coach’s praise and appreciation，that I should have

enjoyed．Therefore，whenever he was on the pitch with me，I would refuse pass the ball to

him．Of course，our team suffered a lot of due to my envy of him．Lucky enough，the coach

realized that and pointed at my mistakes just in time．I felt very sorry and apologized for which I