2022-2023学年广东省广州市高一上学期开学考试英语试题（Word版含答案，无听力部分）
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广州中学高一上开学考
一．阅读理解（每题2.5分，共10分）
When I was 9, we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived at Heathrow, London on a gray January morning. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless blue—sky days, I felt at a loss and out of place. Until I made a discovery.
Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing .I loved it. I soon made friends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello. It meant don’t worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam(横杆), I fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud, shouting: “ Safe! Safe! Safe!” And that’s what mattered—landing tricks, being a good skater.
When I was 15 my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding there, but the locals were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years, I’d given it up.
When I returned to London in 2004, I found myself wandering down to Southbank, spending hours there. I’ve traveled back several times since, most recently this past spring. The day was cold but clear: tourists and Londoners stopped to watch the skaters. Weaving(穿梭)among the kids who rushed by on their boards, I found my way to the beam. Then a rail—thin teenager, in a baggy white T—shirt, skidded(滑)up to the beam. He sat next to me. He seemed not to notice the man next to him. But soon I caught a few of his glances. “I was a local here 20 years ago,” I told him. Then, slowly, he began to nod his head. “Safe, man. Safe.”
“Yeah,” I said. “Safe.”
1. What can we learn about the author soon after he moved to London
A. He felt disappointed. B. He gave up his hobby.
C He liked the weather there. D. He had disagreements with his family.
2. What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean
A. Be careful! B. Well done! C. No way! D. Don’t worry!
3. Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London
A. To join the skateboarding. B. To make new friends.
C. To learn more tricks. D. To relive his childhood days
4. What message does the author seem to convey in the text
A. Children should learn a second language.
B. Sport is necessary for children’s health.
C. Children need a sense of belonging
D. Seeing the world is a must for children.
二．7选5（每题2.5分，共12.5分)
According to Jessica Hagy author of How to Be Interesting, it’s not difficult to make yourself interesting at a dinner party.
___5___, if you’re out of your comfort zone or if you’re wandering into somebody’s house for the first time. So the main thing is just to show up and be adventurous, trying different foods and talking to strangers.
People love to talk about themselves. If you can start the conversation with a question other than “What do you do for a living ”, you’ll be able to get a lot more interesting conversation out of whomever it is you’re talking to. ___6___, it can bring in “I have this old, broken-down vehicle” or “I rode the bus with these crazy people who were laughing at silly jokes in the back.” It just opens up conversation.
___7___ If you can’t take their wine away, you should certainly try to take away their soapbox (讲台). If you’re the host, you can ask them to help you in the kitchen with something and just remove them from the situation.___8___.
And what about that other dinner-party killer: awkward silence If you’re faced with an awkward silence at a dinner party, the only thing that always gets everyone talking again is to give the host a compliment (赞扬). ___9___. Just quickly turn around and say, “This cake is extremely delicious and you have to tell me all about it.”
So being interesting at a dinner party isn’t that hard.
A. How do you know the host
B. The first step is to go exploring
C. If you ask the question “How did you get here ”
D. Be prepared to have awkward conversations with strangers
E. Or turn the conversation into a topic where they have little to say
F. What about that person who had too much to drink or won’t stop talking
G. He or she is the person who is feeling the weight of that awkwardness the most
三．完形填空（每题1分，共20分）
My mother is 92. Unless I have to be out of town, each week I take my mother to do her ___10___ and visit the doctor, providing ___11___ and transportation. During the week, however, she likes to go to a nearby store to ___12___ some small things she needs.
Last week she walked up to the store, but when she went to pay for her groceries, she was ___13___ about three dollars. The only ___14___ to pay for the groceries was to take off the ___15___ she could do without: a bottle of rubbing alcohol (医用酒精) and a bar of soap. By taking off these, she was able to ___16___ the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.
At this store, people ___17___ and then go off to the side to ___18___ their own groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a ____19____ came up to her and said, “Here are the things that you ____20____ .” handing her the rubbing alcohol and the ____21____ . My mother, who is never speechless, was speechless. She ____22____ for the woman’s name and address so that she could ____23____ her. The woman told her it was her ____24____ .
My mother was so ____25____ by her gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier (收银员) a five-dollar bill to keep on hand ____26____ the same happened to someone else if they didn’t have enough ____27____ for all of their groceries.
So, whoever you are, thank you for the random act of ____28____ that not only helped my mother out, but ____29____ too.
10. A. exercise B. housework C. cooking D. shopping
11. A. reward B. medicine C. company D. shelter
12. A. return B. collet C. order D. buy
13. A. short B. cautious C. wrong D. concerned
14. A. aim B. way C. advice D. reason
15. A. weight B. things C. mask D. glasses
16. A. raise B. add C. bring D. switch
17. A. show up B. call in C. check out D. sit down
18. A. store B. select C. deliver D. bag
19. A. stranger B. cashier C. friend D. doctor
20. A. looked for B. talked about C. threw away D. put back
21. A. receipt B. soap C. cash D. bottle
22. A. asked B. waited C. cared D. searched
23 A. repay B. trust C. recognize D. help
24. A. luck B. chance C. gift D. turn
25. A. surprised B. amused C. touched D. convinced
26. A. in case B. even if C. as though D. so that
27. A. energy B. money C. space D. time
28. A. faith B. courage C. kindness D. honor
29. A. made her day B. changed her mind C. caught her eye D. met her demand
四．语法填空（每空1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles’ song “The Long and Winding Road”. ____30____ is so breathtaking about the experience is the out-of-this-world scenes. The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will remind you how tiny we ____31____ (human) are.
The hot spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb. It will ____32____(undoubted) help you get refreshed! The amazing thing about the spring is that the colder the temperature gets, the ____33____ (hot) the spring! Strange, isn’t it But that’s how nature is — always leaving us ____34____ (astonish).
What comes next is the endless series of steps. You can’t help wondering how hard it ____35____ (be) for the people then to put all those rocks into place. Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain, still it highlights the whole adventure ____36____offers a place where you can sit down to rest your ____37____ (ache) legs.
As the song goes this long and winding road “will never disappear”, and it will always stick in the visitor’s memory. It sure does in ____38____ (I). While you’re in China, Mount Huangshan is _____39_____ must to visit!
广州中学高一上开学考 答案
一．阅读理解（每题2.5分，共10分）
When I was 9, we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived at Heathrow, London on a gray January morning. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless blue—sky days, I felt at a loss and out of place. Until I made a discovery.
Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing .I loved it. I soon made friends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello. It meant don’t worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam(横杆), I fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud, shouting: “ Safe! Safe! Safe!” And that’s what mattered—landing tricks, being a good skater.
When I was 15, my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding there, but the locals were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years, I’d given it up.
When I returned to London in 2004, I found myself wandering down to Southbank, spending hours there. I’ve traveled back several times since, most recently this past spring. The day was cold but clear: tourists and Londoners stopped to watch the skaters. Weaving(穿梭)among the kids who rushed by on their boards, I found my way to the beam. Then a rail—thin teenager, in a baggy white T—shirt, skidded(滑)up to the beam. He sat next to me. He seemed not to notice the man next to him. But soon I caught a few of his glances. “I was a local here 20 years ago,” I told him. Then, slowly, he began to nod his head. “Safe, man. Safe.”
“Yeah,” I said. “Safe.”
1. What can we learn about the author soon after he moved to London
A. He felt disappointed. B. He gave up his hobby.
C. He liked the weather there. D. He had disagreements with his family.
2. What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean
A. Be careful! B. Well done! C. No way! D. Don’t worry!
3. Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London
A. To join the skateboarding. B. To make new friends.
C. To learn more tricks. D. To relive his childhood days
4. What message does the author seem to convey in the text
A. Children should learn a second language.
B. Sport is necessary for children’s health.
C. Children need a sense of belonging
D. Seeing the world is a must for children.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C
二．7选5（每题2.5分，共12.5分)
According to Jessica Hagy, author of How to Be Interesting, it’s not difficult to make yourself interesting at a dinner party.
___5___, if you’re out of your comfort zone or if you’re wandering into somebody’s house for the first time. So the main thing is just to show up and be adventurous, trying different foods and talking to strangers.
People love to talk about themselves. If you can start the conversation with a question other than “What do you do for a living ” you’ll be able to get a lot more interesting conversation out of whomever it is you’re talking to. ___6___, it can bring in “I have this old, broken-down vehicle” or “I rode the bus with these crazy people who were laughing at silly jokes in the back.” It just opens up conversation.
___7___ If you can’t take their wine away, you should certainly try to take away their soapbox (讲台). If you’re the host, you can ask them to help you in the kitchen with something and just remove them from the situation.___8___.
And what about that other dinner-party killer: awkward silence If you’re faced with an awkward silence at a dinner party, the only thing that always gets everyone talking again is to give the host a compliment (赞扬). ___9___. Just quickly turn around and say, “This cake is extremely delicious and you have to tell me all about it.”
So being interesting at a dinner party isn’t that hard
A. How do you know the host
B. The first step is to go exploring
C. If you ask the question “How did you get here ”
D. Be prepared to have awkward conversations with strangers
E. Or turn the conversation into a topic where they have little to say
F. What about that person who had too much to drink or won’t stop talking
G. He or she is the person who is feeling the weight of that awkwardness the most
【答案】5. B 6. C 7. F 8. E 9. G
三．完形填空（每题1分，共20分）
My mother is 92. Unless I have to be out of town, each week I take my mother to do her ___10___ and visit the doctor, providing ___11___ and transportation. During the week, however, she likes to go to a nearby store to ___12___ some small things she needs.
Last week she walked up to the store, but when she went to pay for her groceries, she was ___13___ about three dollars. The only ___14___ to pay for the groceries was to take off the ___15___ she could do without: a bottle of rubbing alcohol (医用酒精) and a bar of soap. By taking off these, she was able to ___16___ the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.
At this store, people ___17___ and then go off to the side to ___18___ their own groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a ____19____ came up to her and said, “Here are the things that you ____20____ .” handing her the rubbing alcohol and the ____21____ . My mother, who is never speechless, was speechless. She ____22____ for the woman’s name and address so that she could ____23____ her. The woman told her it was her ____24____ .
My mother was so ____25____ by her gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier (收银员) a five-dollar bill to keep on hand ____26____ the same happened to someone else if they didn’t have enough ____27____ for all of their groceries.
So, whoever you are, thank you for the random act of ____28____ that not only helped my mother out, but ____29____ too.
10. A. exercise B. housework C. cooking D. shopping
11. A. reward B. medicine C. company D. shelter
12. A. return B. collet C. order D. buy
13 A. short B. cautious C. wrong D. concerned
14. A. aim B. way C. advice D. reason
15. A. weight B. things C. mask D. glasses
16. A. raise B. add C. bring D. switch
17. A. show up B. call in C. check out D. sit down
18. A. store B. select C. deliver D. bag
19. A. stranger B. cashier C. friend D. doctor
20. A. looked for B. talked about C. threw away D. put back
21. A. receipt B. soap C. cash D. bottle
22. A. asked B. waited C. cared D. searched
23. A. repay B. trust C. recognize D. help
24 A. luck B. chance C. gift D. turn
25. A. surprised B. amused C. touched D. convinced
26. A. in case B. even if C. as though D. so that
27. A. energy B. money C. space D. time
28. A. faith B. courage C. kindness D. honor
29. A. made her day B. changed her mind C. caught her eye D. met her demand
【答案】10. D 11. C 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. D 21. B 22. A 23. A 24. C 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. A
四．语法填空（每空1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles’ song “The Long and Winding Road”. ____30____ is so breathtaking about the experience is the out-of-this-world scenes. The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will remind you how tiny we ____31____ (human) are.
The hot spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb. It will ____32____(undoubted) help you get refreshed! The amazing thing about the spring is that the colder the temperature gets, the ____33____ (hot) the spring! Strange, isn’t it But that’s how nature is — always leaving us ____34____ (astonish).
What comes next is the endless series of steps. You can’t help wondering how hard it ____35____ (be) for the people then to put all those rocks into place. Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain, still it highlights the whole adventure ____36____offers a place where you can sit down to rest your ____37____ (ache) legs.
As the song goes, this long and winding road “will never disappear”, and it will always stick in the visitor’s memory. It sure does in ____38____ (I). While you’re in China, Mount Huangshan is _____39_____ must to visit!
【答案】30. What
31. humans 32. undoubtedly
33. hotter 34. astonished
35. was 36. and
37. aching 38. mine
39. a
一．阅读理解（每题2.5分，共10分）
When I was 9, we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived at Heathrow, London on a gray January morning. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless blue—sky days, I felt at a loss and out of place. Until I made a discovery.
Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing .I loved it. I soon made friends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello. It meant don’t worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam(横杆), I fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud, shouting: “ Safe! Safe! Safe!” And that’s what mattered—landing tricks, being a good skater.
When I was 15 my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding there, but the locals were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years, I’d given it up.
When I returned to London in 2004, I found myself wandering down to Southbank, spending hours there. I’ve traveled back several times since, most recently this past spring. The day was cold but clear: tourists and Londoners stopped to watch the skaters. Weaving(穿梭)among the kids who rushed by on their boards, I found my way to the beam. Then a rail—thin teenager, in a baggy white T—shirt, skidded(滑)up to the beam. He sat next to me. He seemed not to notice the man next to him. But soon I caught a few of his glances. “I was a local here 20 years ago,” I told him. Then, slowly, he began to nod his head. “Safe, man. Safe.”
“Yeah,” I said. “Safe.”
1. What can we learn about the author soon after he moved to London
A. He felt disappointed. B. He gave up his hobby.
C He liked the weather there. D. He had disagreements with his family.
2. What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean
A. Be careful! B. Well done! C. No way! D. Don’t worry!
3. Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London
A. To join the skateboarding. B. To make new friends.
C. To learn more tricks. D. To relive his childhood days
4. What message does the author seem to convey in the text
A. Children should learn a second language.
B. Sport is necessary for children’s health.
C. Children need a sense of belonging
D. Seeing the world is a must for children.
二．7选5（每题2.5分，共12.5分)
According to Jessica Hagy author of How to Be Interesting, it’s not difficult to make yourself interesting at a dinner party.
___5___, if you’re out of your comfort zone or if you’re wandering into somebody’s house for the first time. So the main thing is just to show up and be adventurous, trying different foods and talking to strangers.
People love to talk about themselves. If you can start the conversation with a question other than “What do you do for a living ”, you’ll be able to get a lot more interesting conversation out of whomever it is you’re talking to. ___6___, it can bring in “I have this old, broken-down vehicle” or “I rode the bus with these crazy people who were laughing at silly jokes in the back.” It just opens up conversation.
___7___ If you can’t take their wine away, you should certainly try to take away their soapbox (讲台). If you’re the host, you can ask them to help you in the kitchen with something and just remove them from the situation.___8___.
And what about that other dinner-party killer: awkward silence If you’re faced with an awkward silence at a dinner party, the only thing that always gets everyone talking again is to give the host a compliment (赞扬). ___9___. Just quickly turn around and say, “This cake is extremely delicious and you have to tell me all about it.”
So being interesting at a dinner party isn’t that hard.
A. How do you know the host
B. The first step is to go exploring
C. If you ask the question “How did you get here ”
D. Be prepared to have awkward conversations with strangers
E. Or turn the conversation into a topic where they have little to say
F. What about that person who had too much to drink or won’t stop talking
G. He or she is the person who is feeling the weight of that awkwardness the most
三．完形填空（每题1分，共20分）
My mother is 92. Unless I have to be out of town, each week I take my mother to do her ___10___ and visit the doctor, providing ___11___ and transportation. During the week, however, she likes to go to a nearby store to ___12___ some small things she needs.
Last week she walked up to the store, but when she went to pay for her groceries, she was ___13___ about three dollars. The only ___14___ to pay for the groceries was to take off the ___15___ she could do without: a bottle of rubbing alcohol (医用酒精) and a bar of soap. By taking off these, she was able to ___16___ the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.
At this store, people ___17___ and then go off to the side to ___18___ their own groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a ____19____ came up to her and said, “Here are the things that you ____20____ .” handing her the rubbing alcohol and the ____21____ . My mother, who is never speechless, was speechless. She ____22____ for the woman’s name and address so that she could ____23____ her. The woman told her it was her ____24____ .
My mother was so ____25____ by her gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier (收银员) a five-dollar bill to keep on hand ____26____ the same happened to someone else if they didn’t have enough ____27____ for all of their groceries.
So, whoever you are, thank you for the random act of ____28____ that not only helped my mother out, but ____29____ too.
10. A. exercise B. housework C. cooking D. shopping
11. A. reward B. medicine C. company D. shelter
12. A. return B. collet C. order D. buy
13. A. short B. cautious C. wrong D. concerned
14. A. aim B. way C. advice D. reason
15. A. weight B. things C. mask D. glasses
16. A. raise B. add C. bring D. switch
17. A. show up B. call in C. check out D. sit down
18. A. store B. select C. deliver D. bag
19. A. stranger B. cashier C. friend D. doctor
20. A. looked for B. talked about C. threw away D. put back
21. A. receipt B. soap C. cash D. bottle
22. A. asked B. waited C. cared D. searched
23 A. repay B. trust C. recognize D. help
24. A. luck B. chance C. gift D. turn
25. A. surprised B. amused C. touched D. convinced
26. A. in case B. even if C. as though D. so that
27. A. energy B. money C. space D. time
28. A. faith B. courage C. kindness D. honor
29. A. made her day B. changed her mind C. caught her eye D. met her demand
四．语法填空（每空1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles’ song “The Long and Winding Road”. ____30____ is so breathtaking about the experience is the out-of-this-world scenes. The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will remind you how tiny we ____31____ (human) are.
The hot spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb. It will ____32____(undoubted) help you get refreshed! The amazing thing about the spring is that the colder the temperature gets, the ____33____ (hot) the spring! Strange, isn’t it But that’s how nature is — always leaving us ____34____ (astonish).
What comes next is the endless series of steps. You can’t help wondering how hard it ____35____ (be) for the people then to put all those rocks into place. Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain, still it highlights the whole adventure ____36____offers a place where you can sit down to rest your ____37____ (ache) legs.
As the song goes this long and winding road “will never disappear”, and it will always stick in the visitor’s memory. It sure does in ____38____ (I). While you’re in China, Mount Huangshan is _____39_____ must to visit!
广州中学高一上开学考 答案
一．阅读理解（每题2.5分，共10分）
When I was 9, we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived at Heathrow, London on a gray January morning. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless blue—sky days, I felt at a loss and out of place. Until I made a discovery.
Southbank, at an eastern bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing .I loved it. I soon made friends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello. It meant don’t worry about it. Once, when trying a certain trick on the beam(横杆), I fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud, shouting: “ Safe! Safe! Safe!” And that’s what mattered—landing tricks, being a good skater.
When I was 15, my family moved to Washington. I tried skateboarding there, but the locals were far less welcoming. Within a couple of years, I’d given it up.
When I returned to London in 2004, I found myself wandering down to Southbank, spending hours there. I’ve traveled back several times since, most recently this past spring. The day was cold but clear: tourists and Londoners stopped to watch the skaters. Weaving(穿梭)among the kids who rushed by on their boards, I found my way to the beam. Then a rail—thin teenager, in a baggy white T—shirt, skidded(滑)up to the beam. He sat next to me. He seemed not to notice the man next to him. But soon I caught a few of his glances. “I was a local here 20 years ago,” I told him. Then, slowly, he began to nod his head. “Safe, man. Safe.”
“Yeah,” I said. “Safe.”
1. What can we learn about the author soon after he moved to London
A. He felt disappointed. B. He gave up his hobby.
C. He liked the weather there. D. He had disagreements with his family.
2. What do the underlined words “Safe! Safe! Safe!” probably mean
A. Be careful! B. Well done! C. No way! D. Don’t worry!
3. Why did the author like to spend time in Southbank when he returned to London
A. To join the skateboarding. B. To make new friends.
C. To learn more tricks. D. To relive his childhood days
4. What message does the author seem to convey in the text
A. Children should learn a second language.
B. Sport is necessary for children’s health.
C. Children need a sense of belonging
D. Seeing the world is a must for children.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C
二．7选5（每题2.5分，共12.5分)
According to Jessica Hagy, author of How to Be Interesting, it’s not difficult to make yourself interesting at a dinner party.
___5___, if you’re out of your comfort zone or if you’re wandering into somebody’s house for the first time. So the main thing is just to show up and be adventurous, trying different foods and talking to strangers.
People love to talk about themselves. If you can start the conversation with a question other than “What do you do for a living ” you’ll be able to get a lot more interesting conversation out of whomever it is you’re talking to. ___6___, it can bring in “I have this old, broken-down vehicle” or “I rode the bus with these crazy people who were laughing at silly jokes in the back.” It just opens up conversation.
___7___ If you can’t take their wine away, you should certainly try to take away their soapbox (讲台). If you’re the host, you can ask them to help you in the kitchen with something and just remove them from the situation.___8___.
And what about that other dinner-party killer: awkward silence If you’re faced with an awkward silence at a dinner party, the only thing that always gets everyone talking again is to give the host a compliment (赞扬). ___9___. Just quickly turn around and say, “This cake is extremely delicious and you have to tell me all about it.”
So being interesting at a dinner party isn’t that hard
A. How do you know the host
B. The first step is to go exploring
C. If you ask the question “How did you get here ”
D. Be prepared to have awkward conversations with strangers
E. Or turn the conversation into a topic where they have little to say
F. What about that person who had too much to drink or won’t stop talking
G. He or she is the person who is feeling the weight of that awkwardness the most
【答案】5. B 6. C 7. F 8. E 9. G
三．完形填空（每题1分，共20分）
My mother is 92. Unless I have to be out of town, each week I take my mother to do her ___10___ and visit the doctor, providing ___11___ and transportation. During the week, however, she likes to go to a nearby store to ___12___ some small things she needs.
Last week she walked up to the store, but when she went to pay for her groceries, she was ___13___ about three dollars. The only ___14___ to pay for the groceries was to take off the ___15___ she could do without: a bottle of rubbing alcohol (医用酒精) and a bar of soap. By taking off these, she was able to ___16___ the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.
At this store, people ___17___ and then go off to the side to ___18___ their own groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a ____19____ came up to her and said, “Here are the things that you ____20____ .” handing her the rubbing alcohol and the ____21____ . My mother, who is never speechless, was speechless. She ____22____ for the woman’s name and address so that she could ____23____ her. The woman told her it was her ____24____ .
My mother was so ____25____ by her gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier (收银员) a five-dollar bill to keep on hand ____26____ the same happened to someone else if they didn’t have enough ____27____ for all of their groceries.
So, whoever you are, thank you for the random act of ____28____ that not only helped my mother out, but ____29____ too.
10. A. exercise B. housework C. cooking D. shopping
11. A. reward B. medicine C. company D. shelter
12. A. return B. collet C. order D. buy
13 A. short B. cautious C. wrong D. concerned
14. A. aim B. way C. advice D. reason
15. A. weight B. things C. mask D. glasses
16. A. raise B. add C. bring D. switch
17. A. show up B. call in C. check out D. sit down
18. A. store B. select C. deliver D. bag
19. A. stranger B. cashier C. friend D. doctor
20. A. looked for B. talked about C. threw away D. put back
21. A. receipt B. soap C. cash D. bottle
22. A. asked B. waited C. cared D. searched
23. A. repay B. trust C. recognize D. help
24 A. luck B. chance C. gift D. turn
25. A. surprised B. amused C. touched D. convinced
26. A. in case B. even if C. as though D. so that
27. A. energy B. money C. space D. time
28. A. faith B. courage C. kindness D. honor
29. A. made her day B. changed her mind C. caught her eye D. met her demand
【答案】10. D 11. C 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. D 21. B 22. A 23. A 24. C 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. A
四．语法填空（每空1.5分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles’ song “The Long and Winding Road”. ____30____ is so breathtaking about the experience is the out-of-this-world scenes. The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will remind you how tiny we ____31____ (human) are.
The hot spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb. It will ____32____(undoubted) help you get refreshed! The amazing thing about the spring is that the colder the temperature gets, the ____33____ (hot) the spring! Strange, isn’t it But that’s how nature is — always leaving us ____34____ (astonish).
What comes next is the endless series of steps. You can’t help wondering how hard it ____35____ (be) for the people then to put all those rocks into place. Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain, still it highlights the whole adventure ____36____offers a place where you can sit down to rest your ____37____ (ache) legs.
As the song goes, this long and winding road “will never disappear”, and it will always stick in the visitor’s memory. It sure does in ____38____ (I). While you’re in China, Mount Huangshan is _____39_____ must to visit!
【答案】30. What
31. humans 32. undoubtedly
33. hotter 34. astonished
35. was 36. and
37. aching 38. mine
39. a
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