牛津高一英语

高一牛津版（5）Unit two The environment

英语

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Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to 16 .

I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at

85 mph 17 we realized we were 18 . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $20 bill. I was so 19 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on 20 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. 21 I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I 22 I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just 23 out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.

My conscience（良心）opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn‟t 24 over it. I just couldn‟t go back to the cashier and 25 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I 26 to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in 27 that someone would say,“Hey, Jeff, why don‟t you use the change 28 the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?”I was not so 29__of my cash now.

For the next two years, whenever I was 30of the “pizza incident”,I would say to myself,“Don‟t think about it....”

I have learned two things from this 31 .Maybe I was a fool for 32 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 33 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 34 up with you.

This reflects the saying, “A coward（懦夫）dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies one.”I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “35 ”and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.

16. A. say B. talk C. share D. explain

17 A. as B. while C. then D. when

18. A. lost B. tired C. hungry D. anxious

19. A. excited B. eager C. satisfied D. encouraged

20. A. rest B. food C. travel D. drink

21 A. Luckily B. Finally C. Immediately D. Actually

22. A. thought B. recognized C. noticed D. realized

23. A. walked B. left C. worked D. found

24. A. look B. get C. turn D. think

25.A. ask B. pay C. apologize D. send

26.A. refused B. wanted C. hoped D. meant

27.A. hope B. surprise C. anger D. fear

28.A. into B. with C. for D. from

29.A. sure B. upset C. proud D. pleased

30.A. warned B. reminded C. thought D. told

31.A. experience B. experiment C. story D. mistake

32.A. turning B. taking C. handing D. giving

33.A. free B. cheap C. plain D. delicious

34.A. make B. wake C. catch D. put

35.A. coward B. fool C. loser D. hero

三．阅读理解30分

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LONDON Tuesday April 11—Dustin Hoffman fan Pamela Crack got the shock of her life when the movie star telephoned her as she was doing her housework.Crack,58,said she was “flabbergasted”when she picked up the phone and heard the star at the other end.

“It‟s not every day you get a Hollywood superstar phoning you when you‟re doing the housework,”Crack told the Sun.“It was a moment I‟ll never forget.”

Hoffman was in the back of a London taxi driven by Crack‟s husband, Dave, when he made the call after being told Pamela was a fan. Dave Crack later became the star of Hoffman‟s speech at the Bafta award ceremony Sunday, where the 62-year-old American actor presented the Best Film award.

“He said to give him a mention,”Hoffman told the audience to a burst of laughter.“Cheers Dave.”Taxi driver Crack said the Hollywood star was a joy to drive from the moment he got into the taxi eating a cheese and tomato sandwich.

“I said …You‟re that Dustin Hoffman, aren‟t you?‟ and he said, ‟Yes I am—would you like a sandwich?‟ I was a bit surprised but I took a sandwich from him and ate it hungrily.”

36.What does the word “flabbergasted”in the first paragraph probably mean?

A. Pleased.

B. Honored.

C. Frightened.

D. Surprised.

37.How did Dustin Hoffman learn that Pamela was a fan?

A. He learned it at a dinner party.

B. He learned it from Dave Crack.

C. He learned it when he was at the Bafta ceremony.

D. He learned it when he was watching a Hollywood movie.

38.What was Hoffman doing when he talked about Dave Crack?

A. He was riding in a taxi.

B. He was presenting the Best Film award.

C. He was talking to Pamela on the phone.

D. He was eating a cheese and tomato sandwich.

39.It is most likely that Dustin Hoffman came to London .

A. to meet Pamela Crack

B. to spend a sight-seeing holiday

C. to attend the Bafta award ceremony

D. to meet a Hollywood superstar from America

40.Which of the following is the correct order of events mentioned in the article?

a. Hoffman mentioned Dave‟s name in his speech at the ceremony.

b. He got into Dave Crack‟s taxi in London.

c. He telephoned Pamela Crack.

d. He talked to Dave Crack.

A. bdca

B.cdab

C. abdc

D.dbca

B

Columbus made four voyages to the west between 1492 and 1504 in his vain（徒劳的）search for a sea route to Asia. The mystery of why he failed to find it haunted（萦绕心头的,耿耿于怀的）