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北京十二中2022—2023学年第一学期高一年级英语期中考试题
考生须知:
1.本试卷共8页,分为两部分。总分100分。考试时间90分钟。
2.将选择题答案填涂在答题卡上,第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。
3.考试结束时,收答题卡。
第一部分 知识运用(共两节,25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。
When it came time to vote for the speaker at graduation in the class meeting, Ms. Lenihan asked who would like to be our class speaker. Being a (an) ____1____ girl, I tried not to make eye contact. Seeing several classmates go up to the front to state why they should be the speakers, I felt a sense of ____2____. But at last Ms. Lenihan ____3____ in front of us and said, “We will have another meeting this week, and I expect to see more participation. I am ____4____ that some of you are just sitting there when you should be up here!” When she said those words, I looked up to see she was glaring right at me. I felt so nervous, but knowing she had so much ____5____ in me, I should not let her down.
After spending the whole week practicing a speech, I stood up in front of my classmates. There were eight to ten other participants, and I didn’t ____6____ much for myself. When the votes came in the next day, Ms. Lenihan announced that the class chose me! I would have to stand up in front of our entire school to make a speech. My ____7____ level went through the roof, but Ms. Lenihan told me she was glad that I had stepped up to the ____8____.
Over the next month I worked on my graduation speech. When I stood up in front of the whole school, I was still nervous, ____9____ when I looked at Ms. Lenihan, I remembered the whole reason I was up there was that she believed in me. I believe I ____10____ that day, and will always remember the encouragement that Ms. Lenihan gave me.
1. A. shy B. honest C. outgoing D. lazy
2. A. duty B. shame C. loss D. relief
3. A. stayed up B. climbed up C. marched up D. pulled up
4. A. disappointed B. depressed C. embarrassed D. frightened
5. A. faith B. interest C. pride D. ambition
6. A. win B. expect C. prove