北京市丰台区2022-2023学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

丰台区2022～2023学年度第二学期期末练习 高 一 英 语 2023. 07 第一部分 知识运用（共两节，30 分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1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。 Years ago, my grandmother was in a nursing home. She was a retired university professor, which brought her an ocean of  1   she had taught before.     2  from my grandmother, almost no one came to see the old man next door. He was  3  most of the time.      Once I greeted (打招呼) him, “How are you doing recently?” He gave me a (an) 4 , saying nothing. Thinking he was  5   of hearing, I raised my voice and asked again. He just shook his head slightly. After a long while, finding I was  6  there, he just said, “Fine.” Then he looked away. I had to shut up, feeling rather  7 .      Later, I learned that the old man had got quite a few companies from his family. Since he was not a good  8 , he annoyed many people and even made his family and friends pull away. And  9 , his companies all failed.      So what is the most important  10  a person can have? Perhaps you think making money is the answer. No! But the ability to  11   your thoughts is. It’s extremely important for a person to learn to put what he thinks into  12 . It makes a relationship  13   and a career flourish (繁荣). I’m afraid this is something many of us don’t have. Just think: How many of us have ever 14 those who love us just because we are not good at speaking? So, more often than not, it is not what we think but how we speak that 15 determines how far we can go in life. 1. A. neighbors B. workers C. relatives D. visitors 2. A. Absent B. Different C. Far D. Free 3. A. alone B. calm C. happy D. impatient 4. A. answer B. look C. chance D. call 5. A. tired B. afraid C. proud D. short 6. A. always B. already C. also D. still 7. A. uncomfortable B. concerned C. hopeless D. relaxed 8. A. expert B. competitor C. speaker D. partner 9. A. typically B. obviously C. unexpectedly D. eventually 10. A. skill B. challenge C. princi