2023-2024学年高一上学期英语每日一练14

每日一练14

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

Even to this day, I still remember the very moment when I first waved my ping-pong paddle in primary school. At that time, I was __21__and few classmates would like to talk to me. I felt __22__, always wandering on the playground. On a bright Sunday afternoon, I __23__ a coach playing ping-pong with some children on the playground. He walked towards me and said in a caring tone, “Hello, boy, may I ask why you are in low spirits?” What he said was actually an __24__ to my heart, for it was the first time that I could feel ___25___. Knowing my circumstance, he asked, “Would you like to learn ping-pong?” I originally thought it was at least a good idea to take up this sport to ___26___ time during my lonely days. So I joined his team without __27__. However, never could I imagine that the practice process was indeed a __28___.

I spent all my __29___ time learning skills of playing ping-pong and sometimes even got ___30___. More than once I wanted to give up, but my coach kept encouraging me. Much to my ___31___, my team members saw my efforts and never looked down upon me. I didn’t let my coach and my team down either, winning the champion in a national competition after six years of practice. Now, in high school, I am still the shortest, but most ___32___. My classmates regard me as their role model and I don’t feel lonely anymore.

But for my coach’s help, I would not have got rid of loneliness. Walking on the ___33___ again, with the words of my coach “No ___34____, no sweet” echoing in my mind, I have decided to ___35___his kindness to brighten more lives.

21. A. tall B. short C. fat D. thin

22. A. happy B. lonely C. confident D. worried

23. A. encountered B. approached C. beat D. bothered

24. A. inquiry B. alarm C. inspiration D. appeal

25. A. generosity B. passion C. concern D. curiosity

26. A. waste B. enjoy C. kill D. appreciate

27. A. hesitation B. confusion C. objective D. approval

28. A. shock B. blessing C. trap D. test

29. A. merry B. leisure C. proper D. perfect

30. A. paid B. praised C. encouraged D. injured

31. A. comfort B. anger C. regret D. delight

32. A. reliable B. outstanding C. creative D. energetic

33. A. playground B. street C. yard D. square

34. A. luck B. dream C. sweat D. courage

35. A. pass on B. break down C. put forward D. bring about

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Many of the Chinese athletes ____36____ (compete) at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are benefiting ____37____ technological assistance from China’s space scientists and engineers. Before setting out for the Tokyo Gaines, dozens of athletes visited an area in the southwestern suburbs of Beijing that is home ____38____ a number of leading space technology organizations. During their stay, the athletes ____39____ (expose) to technologies ____40____ (normal) used in research and development of carrier rockets, missiles and unmanned planes, and ____41____ (listen) to suggestions from experts from the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics.

China won ____42____ gold medal in the women’s quadruple sculls (四人双奖艇) with a world-record time in Tokyo. According to the engineer, wind tunnels are the most essential hardware in aerodynamic research. During the past few years, wind tunnels ____43____ (become) increasingly popular in Western countries, including the United States and Canada.