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房山区2021 - 2022学年度第二学期期中学业水平调研
高二英语
本试卷共10页,100分。时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后,将答题卡交回,试卷自行保存。
第一部分 知识运用(共两节,30分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分,共15分)
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
With 40 people in my class at high school, I didn’t feel comfortable standing out because I was afraid of being laughed at by others. You can imagine I spent my high school life without ___1___ during my freshman year. I had my friends, but I didn’t make the effort to make any more or leave my comfort zone. One day, I ___2___ a poster for the debate team. Partly for the reason that my mom told me I needed to ___3___ something, so I decided to give it a try.
Two months later, I found that joining the debate team was a(an) ___4___ decision. I still remember once our instructing teacher gave me a big thumb up ___5___ while I was giving my closing statement. I was nervous during the whole experience, but it taught me to welcome the ___6___, which are the best at fostering growth. I was the first freshman in my school that won the best debater. Not only did I learn a lot about the process of having a debate, but the experience gave me skills such as ___7___ and teamwork. I made more friends and am still friends with the people I debate with, and joining this team ___8___ me to join many others. Even in college, I am able to get the ___9___ of joining the high school debate team. Now I am an effective leader. These experiences shaped me in my quest to start being more social and connecting with new people. Joining the debate team was a(an) _____10_____ step in my life.
1. A. confidence B. preparation C. patience D. imagination
2. A. designed B. showed C. noticed D. bought
3. A. collect B. join C. doubt D. save
4. A. moving B. frightening C. disappointing D. amazing
5. A. carefully B. gratefully C. proudly D. strangely
6. A. victories B. challenges C. strengths D. troubles
7. A. presentation B. judgment C. conversation D. leadership
8. A. forced B. allowed C. inspired D. remi