浦东新区2020学年度第一学期期末教学质量检测
高一英语试卷
Grammar and vocabulary
20% Section a
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.
For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one
word that best fits eachblank
Carrying firewood to Put Out a fire
In 273 BC, the Qin army launched a more serious attack upon the State of Wei, which was too weak to defend itself
The king of the State of Wei gathered his officials, and asked them with a(21)
(worry) look if anyone could
propose a way to defeat the Qin army
After years of difficulties(22)
(cause)by the wars. the officials trembled when fighting
was
mentioned, and no one dared to speak ofresistance
At the critical moment(23)
a large enemy force was approaching the border, most of the officia
persuaded the king to beg for peace (24)
the cost of giving away to the State of Qin, a large area ofland
However, Su Dai, a counselor, didn't agree He hurried up to the king and said, Once there was a man(25)
house was on fire. People told him to put out the fire with water but he would not listen. Instead, he carried
firewood to put out the fire, only (26)
(make) the fire fiercer. Isn't it similar to carrying firewood to put out
a fire(27)
you agree to trade the land of the State of Wei for peace
Su Dai's argument was very convincing. the king accepted the suggestion of those officials
Finally, the State of Wei was destroyed by the State of Qin. This story appears in the Historical Records written by Sima
Qian. The phrase"carrying firewood to put out a fire"(29)
(use)to mean adopting a wrong method to
save a situation and ending up by making it (30)
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