Unit 4 Natural Disasters 单元整体提升-【大单元教学】高一英语同步备课系列（人教版2019必修第一册）

Book1 Unit4 Natural Disasters 单元提升测试 (原卷版) 【大单元教学】2023-2024学年高一英语同步备课系列 （人教版2019必修第一册） 一、完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、 C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 The most important lesson I learned in high school had nothing to do with maths or American history. It came at graduation，several minutes before I left Miramonte High School. I was rather shy back then，content to 1 around with my few friends and to concentrate on my 2 .I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores and enough 3 to go to college. But my good record soon became a 4 to my well-being. In early June of senior year，the headmaster called me into his office. He asked me to give a leave-taking speech at graduation. I looked at him，my heart 5 fast. This was the 6 for my hard work？I said something，but not very clearly，and hurried away from the office. I was 7 about the decision，finally agreeing to compromise. I wasn’t the only speaker—I would 8 the honor with five other students. Still，it was doubtful whether the task was 9 me. How in the world would I give a speech to hundreds of people? Graduation day soon arrived and，as 10 ，I was nervous. I’d been practicing my speech for days，and I had it 11 .But I had never been so 12 in my life. The first half hour of the ceremony passed，and then my 13 came. My name was announced. I managed to reach the platform without falling down. But within minutes，I finished my speech， 14 back to my seat and feeling unsatisfied with my performance. Now I still have the 15 of that speech. My voice trembled a little，but 16 it was clear and strong. I’m proud of that tape. I achieved something I’d never 17 —I spoke in front of hundreds of people. 18 I didn’t realize it at the time，the successful completion of that speech gave me the 19 to participate in class at college，to give oral reports，and to eventually break free of my 20 . I never would have chosen to give