高一英语限时训练1

高一英语限时训练一（2014年2月19日）

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Passage 1

Many people think that Americans 1 their cars almost more than anything else. When 2__ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their __3_ cars. They don’t ask for a car from their 4__. So many of them work in _5_ time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to 6 _ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.

Some people almost 7 _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will __8_ their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a 9 . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may 10 most of their time washing and repairing their cars.

1. A. prefer B. love C. drive D. play

2. A. little B. big C. old D. young

3. A. new B. own C. expensive D. cheap

4. A, friends B. teachers C. parents D. brothers

5. A. free B. busy C. study D. good

6. A. make B. mend C. wash D. drive

7. A. always B. never C. often D. usually

8. A. take B. carry C. pull D. lift

9. A. question B. wrong C. mistake D. problem

10. A. cost B. get C. spend D. use

Passage 2

Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is __1__ important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is 2 it’ll never 3 . That’s 4 we mustn’t waste time.

It goes without saying that the 5 is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do 6__ useful.

But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and __7 . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own __8 .

In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t 9 today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 10 .

1. A. much B. less C. much less D. even more

2. A. cost B. bought C. gone D. finished

3. A. return B. carry C. take D. bring

4. A. what B. that C. because D. why

5. A. money B. time C. day D. food

6. A. nothing B. somethingC. anything D. everything

7. A. reading B. writing C. playing D. working

8. A. time B. food C. money D. life

9. A. stop B. leave C. let D. give

10. A. lose B. save C. spend D. take

Passage 3

Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had __1__ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy __2__ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and __3__ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.

Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man __4__ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked __5__ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to __6__ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her __7__ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid __8__ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and __9__. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy __10__ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “I’ve bought all the food you like, dear!”

1. A. no B. some C. much D. enough

2. A. lazy B. clever C. careful D. hard

3. A. did well in B. was poor at C. was working D. was good for

4. A. was angry B. thought hard C. agreed D. said “No.”

5. A. a little B. a few C. many D. a lot

6. A. rest B. sleep C. hospital D. work

7. A. should B. would C. to D. not to

8. A. to remember B. to forget C. to catch D. to teach

9. A. slept B. went out C. cooked D. ate

10. A. reading B. seeing C. cooking D. writing