内容正文:
浙师大附中2022级学科素质测试
英语试题卷
说 明:本试卷满分120分,考试用时90分钟。
注意事项:1.答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上;
2.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁,考试结束后,将试卷和答题卡一并交回。
一、完形填空(本题有20小题,每小题1.5分;共计30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
My son loved art, until he didn’t. After an ___1___ first year, I noticed his interest fading week by week. Then, one day, he slowly walked to me before class and asked if he could just ___2___ it.
My first reaction was to ___3___ him to “finish what you start”. ___4___, sticking with something difficult can develop confidence, discipline and persistence. But watching my second-grader ___5___ himself into the painting class, I started to question how much ___6___ that “blanket advice” made. Is it really in my kid’s best ___7___, or even practical, to make him stick to every commitment through until he reaches a bitter ___8___? What if there are different but ___9___ valuable qualities, which can be gained by ___10___ the things that are not right for him?
With the winter show approaching, I realized he needed to either ___11___ his class or commit himself to it. After a few days’ consideration, he ___12___ painting wasn’t for him—a choice I ___13___. Quitting is never a black-and-white issue. Sometimes, it means ___14___ a barrier in your way to love something else. In my son’s case, ending painting made space for his new hobbies, such as horseback riding and swimming. He’s into them for now, but it is okay if that ___15___ changes.
As adults, we are accustomed to ___16___ the power of saying yes, but what about saying no? The ability to recognize when something isn’t an ___17___ investment of our time or energy is also important. ___18___ my son gets older, I want him to feel confident to ___19___ something that’s no longer meeting his needs. He shouldn’t be held back by the thought that he must finish something at any cost ___20___ because he has started.
1.
A. independent B. enthusiastic C. unbearable D. annoyed
2.
A. skip B. try C. make D. join
3.
A. order B. allow C. ad