丰台区2024-2025学年度第二学期期中练习
高一英语
考试时间:90分钟
一、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,请选出最佳选
项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was cycling to work one day and I had about one kilometer before my turn
)Just then I 1 a person in front of me,about 300 yards ahead.I could
tell he was cycling a little 2 than me so I decided to try to catch up with him.
I started cycling faster,and after just a few minutes I was about 100 yards
behind him,so I really picked up the pace and pushed myself.3 I caught up
with him and passed him by.I felt so 4 on the inside."I beat him"of course.
but he didn't even know we were racing.
After I passed him,I suddenly 5 that I had been so focused on competing
against him that I had missed my turn.I had gone past it and had to turn around and
go all the way back.
Isn't that what happens in life when we 6 on competing with co-workers,
neighbors and friends,trying to 7 that we are more successful or more
important We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss out on our
own_&_to our destinies(命运).
The problem with such an unhealthy competition is that it's a never-ending
cycle.There will 9 be somebody ahead of you,someone with a better job,
nicer car,better behaved children,ctc.
Take what life has given you,the height,weight and personality.Dress well and
wear it proudly!There's no 10.in destiny.Run your own race and wish others
well!
1.A.invited
B.noticed
C.believed
D.visited
2.A.slower
B.shorter
C.cleverer
D.heavier
3.A.Suddenly
B.Normally
C.Finally
D.Usually
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