1、高一第八次英语周考 成绩_一、完形填空30分The year when I went to college was a very difficult transition(过渡期) for me.1 is probably true with many people, I got a lot of homework and 2 thought about going home.Although the 3 time for many students is getting 4 from home, my mailbox was frequently 5 . One day when I wen
2、t to the mailbox, there was a postcard 6 out at me. I sat down to read it, 7 a note from someone back home. 8 I became increasingly puzzle as 9 postcards were like this: It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and 10 about it.Several
3、days later I 11 another postcard, this one 12 news about Maybelline, Mabels cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another, 13 full of news of different people. I began to 14 look forward to the next one, 15 to see what this author would come up with 16 . I was never 17 .Finally, the card
4、 18 coming, right about the time I had begun to feel 19 college life. They had been such a happy distraction(调剂) that I have 20 all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift.1. A. If B. So C. As D. What2. A. often B. carefully C. seldom D. merely3. A. hard B. last C. busi
5、est D. happiest4. A. visitors B. letters C. calls D. directions5. A. empty B. full C. closed D. open6. A. pouring B. reaching C. staring D. rolling7. A. describing B. considering C. enjoying D. expecting8. A. But B. Thus C. Also D. Even9. A. any B. no C. some D. such10. A. joked B. talked C. forgot
6、D. cared11. A. mailed B. accepted C. wrote D. received12. A. delivering B. demanding C. discovering D. developing13. A. one B. each C. either D. both14. A. nearly B. possibly C. usually D. really15. A. promising B. surprised C. interested D. pretending16. A. below B. lately C. next D. behind17. A. f
7、rightened B. disappointed C. excited D. pleased18. A. continued B. stopped C. started D. avoided19. A. easy B. safe C. tired D. anxious20. A. lost B. collected C. torn D. saved二、阅读理解10分Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours(绕行路) in life than by the narrow road toward
8、 goals .I like this image. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents home in Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was
9、alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement(限制) and have strong opinions about everything.Road trips felt risky，so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.But then Banner, our lamb was born. He was rejected by his mama days befor
10、e our planned trip to Boise. I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me. My husband made the decision for me.That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necess
11、ity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. Theyd get back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waisthigh grass. Even if we simply looked out of the
12、car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life. And new horizons(见识)We eventually arrived at my parents doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.I grew brave with the trip back home and creat
13、ive with my disciplining technique. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that tri
14、p with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of journeyand the best part of yourself. 1.Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents home?AIt was less tiring.BIt would be faster
15、and safer.CHer kids would feel less confined.DShe felt better with other drivers nearby.2The author stopped regularly on the country roads to _ Arelax in the fresh airBtake a deep breathCtake care of the lambDlet the kids play with Banner3What does the author discover from the trip according to Para
16、graph 6?AFreeways are where beauty hides.BGetting close to nature adds to the joy of life.CEnjoying the beauty of nature benefits ones health.DOne should follow side roads to watch wild animals.4Why did the author ask the kids to get out of the car on their way back home?ATo give herself some time t
17、o read.BTo order some food for them.CTo play a game with them.DTo let them cool down.5What could be the best title for the passage?ACharm of the DetourBThe Road to BraveryCCreativity out of NecessityDRoad Trip and Country Life三、根据课文内容用适当的词填空，使短文完整。(一空一词)15分The earth began with a cloud of energetic d
18、ust，which slowly combined into a ball 1._ around the sun. As the earth exploded with fire and rock，water vapour，carbon，oxygen，nitrogen and other gases 2._ (produce) to make the earths atmosphere.3._ water appearing on the earth，life began to develop first in the water in the form of small plants. Th
19、ese plants multiplied and filled the oceans and seas with oxygen，which made 4._possible for early shellfish and all sorts of fish to develop.Over many millions of years green plants began to appear on land. With the oxygen produced by the green plants，land animals，5._insects and amphibians，came into
20、 being. When the plants grew into 6._，reptiles appeared，7._produced young by laying eggs. Mammals were the last group of animals，and 8._from the previous animals，they produced their young from 9._ their bodies.Small but most advanced animals，now with hands and feet，appeared and spread all over the e
21、arth. They were so clever that they became the masters over the earth.10._they arent taking good care of the earth and 11._stop exploiting the resources of the earth to develop new ways of living.12._time goes by，many 13._have been done to the earth by them.14._life will continue on the earth for millions of years 15._(come) will depend on whether they will stop damaging the earth.key：一、1-5_ 6-10_ 1115_ 1620_二、1-5_三、1_ 2_ 3_ 4_ 5_ 6_ 7_ 8_ 9_ 10_ 11_ 12_ 13_ 14_ 15_
