2020高二英语上学期周练8

山西省××市和诚高中2018-2019学年高二英语上学期周练8

时间：60分钟总分100分出题人： 2018年10月21日

一、完形填空（每题2分，共40分）

A cactus(仙人掌)stood all alone in the desert, wondering why it was stuck in the middle of nowhere．

“I do nothing but 1 here all day,” it sighed．“What 2 am I ? I'm the ugliest plant in the desert. I can't 3 any passing traveler with shade or juicy fruit．I don't see what I can do 4 ．”All it did was stand in the sun day after day, growing taller and fatter．Its spines grew longer and its leaves tougher…It truly was st range-looking．

“I wish I could do something useful,” it 5 ．By day, eagles circled high overhead．“What can I do with my life?” the cactus called．Whether they heard or not, the eagles sailed 6 ．

At night, the moon floated into the sky and 7 its pale light on the desert．“What good can I do with my life?” the cactus called．The moon only stared coldly as it went on its way．

A lizard（蜥蜴）moved by, 8 a little trail （痕迹）in the sand with its tail．“What worthy thing can I do?” the cactus called．“You?” the lizard laughed, pausing a moment．“Worthy deed? Why, you can't do 9 ! You do nothing but get uglier every day．”

And so it 10 year after year．At last the cactus grew 11 , and it knew its time was short．“Oh, God” it cried out, “I've 12 so long, and I've tried so hard． 13 me if I've failed to find something worthy to do．I am afraid that now it is too 14 .”

But just then the cactus felt a strange stirring and unfolding．A flow of joy drove away all 15 . At its very tip, like a sudden crown, a beautiful 16 suddenly opened. 17 had the desert known such a blossom. Its fragrance went through the air far and wide and brought 18 to all passing by．

In the desert, a voice was sounding．“You have waited long, and the heart which seeks（寻求）to do good will always bring something 19 to the world, something for which all can be happy ---- 20 for only a moment.”

1. A. lie B. sit C. sleep D. stand

2. A. good B. advantage C. use D. help

3. A. provide B. lend C. offer D. make

4. A. after all B. at last C. at all D. in all

5. A. smiled B. stated C. announced D. sighed

6. A. away B. out C. up D. down

7. A. turned B. threw C. lit D. burnt

8. A. sweeping B. running C. leaving D. passing

9. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything

10. A. went back B. went down C. went off D. went on

11. A. strong B. big C. old D. ugly

12. A. grown B. missed C. moved D. wondered

13. A. Tell B. Forgive C. Promise D. Kill

14. A. late B. long C. early D. young

15. A. hope B. depression C. content D. optimism

16. A. flower B. fruit C. seed D. weed

17. A. Never B. Ever C. Even D. Always

18. A. sadness B. enjoyment C. laughter D. freedom

19. A. considerate B. modest C. subjective D. worthwhile

20. A. as if B. now that C. even though D. only if

二、阅读理解（每题3分，共9分）

As a little child，I was always plump (胖的)．In college I started blowing up. It got out of control when I went to law school.

I’d made a deci sion a thousand times：I’m going to lose weight now. But what motivated （激发）me to get serious about it was turning 30. I weighed 414 pounds. I was always tired. Some of my family members have suffered from heart disease, and I was frightened. I also wanted to look better. So after my birthday, I walked into the office of a weight loss doctor.

She was very understanding. Her focus was on balanced meals and she wanted me to exercise.

Walking was all I could do at first. I started by walking a few blocks and gradually increased the distance, until one weekend，I heard myself saying，“Wow，this seems pretty easy.” So I started to run.

I was losing nine or ten pounds a month，and I had more energy. I started to think about the New York City Marathon. For years，I watched the runners and thought，“This looks like fun，but I could never do that.” But now I realized that maybe I could. I joined the New York Road Runners. I ran a 10km，then a half marathon. I still wasn’t confident I could run a full 26 miles. But I told mys elf I was going to do it，no matter what.

By my 33rd birthday，I was down to 180 pounds. I started formally training for the marathon. And on the morning of November 1，I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than 40,000 other runners，waiting for the event to start.

It was unbelievable to have the audience cheering me on，handing me cups of water. And I crossed the finish line. My friends sprayed (向……喷射) me with beer，as if I’d won the Super Bowl. And at that moment，I knew：If I set my mind to something，nothing is impossible.

21. The underlined phrase “blowing up” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.

A. going weaker

B. growing