高一期末英语试题
第一部分：知识运用
第一节
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，在
答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Progress may feel so slow at times that it feels like you're not really getting anywhere.
Tiredness 1.Then discouragement.That's when you know it's time to take a glance into
the 2.to see just how far you've come.
Twelve months ago,my husband John and I took on a renovation (project in a new country.
In the first ten days,it was like an exciting adventure.We carefully measured the walls,picked out
paint colors,and 3 about the lovely home we would build.Progress advanced 4,and I
recall saying."Who said renovating was hard This is so much fun."
Weeks turned into months,and the pace began to slow down.After six months,instead of seeing
the beautiful sea view before me,I only saw bare dirt patches.unpainted pillars,and unfinished
rooms.Guests were due to arrive,and the place looked like a messy building site.
I "Will we ever get this finished "
That's when I decided to revisit photographs from just a few months earlier.I was 6 by the
transformation we had achieved.Look at the pillars that had been painted,and the blossoming garden
we had cultivated!Those before-and-after images served as a powerful even though our
project was far from completion,we had actually done so much we could be 8 of.
That evening,as the sun set,painting the sky orange,we sat on our balcony and drank tea,
quietly9 what we had accomplished.Our renovation project was not just about transforming
a house;we'd been transforming our life.We were reminded that joy isn't only to be found in the
final 10,but rather in each and every step of the project.
1.A.goes on
B.sets in
C.eases up
D.melts away
2.A.past
B.mind
C.distance
D.destination
3.A.asked
B.cared
C.
leared
D.
dreamed
4.A.secretly
B.suddenly
C.rapidly
D.
cautiously
5.A.sighed
B.added
C.protested
D.responded
6.A.relieved
B.amazed
C.confused
D.
annoyed
7.A.waming
B.example
C.contrast
D.reminder
8.A.fond
B.proud
C.
aware
D.hopeful
9.A.documenting
B.presenting
C.celebrating
D.questioning
10.A.intention
B.solution
C.approval
D.achievement
第二节
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示同的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单同，在给出
提示词的空白处用括号内所给问的正确形式填空。请在答题纸指定区域作答。
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