北京市顺义区第一中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试卷

第1页 共 10 页 高二英语试卷 顺义一中 2023-2024 学年度第一学期 12 月月考 高二年级 英语 第一部分 知识运用（共两节，30 分） 第一节 完形填空（共 10 小题, 每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和 D）中， 选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上将该选项涂黑。 A few weeks ago, I received a package containing seeds from my friend. When I asked her what they would ___1___ into, a smile crossed her face. “Just plant them and be patient. You’ll see for yourself ___2___!” she said. I sowed the seeds in a flowerpot. In the first few days, I was very excited to search for the slightest signs, but ___3___ happened. With heavy loads of homework, I began to feel sad and ___4___. How much I longed for the color in my fast-paced life. I watered the plants in dry periods. On the eighth day, to my great ___5___, a few light green sprouts（新芽）appeared. Bending down and studying the plants, I could almost hear them growing. More days passed, and the flowerpot soon became ___6___ with coriander（香菜）plants. Now they are taller than the edge of the pot, constantly shaking their leaves in the gentle wind, as if they were merrily singing a song of ___7___. I am certain that after a few more days, my plants will be ready for ___8___. These plants have played an important part in ___9___ up my everyday life. They may not be a main dish on our table, but using some will surely make our dishes delicious. Let us all slow our pace down and be patient. So long as we take steps to set our hearts free, time and patience will ___10___ us with the pure pleasure of being alive in this lovely world. 1. A. grow B. run C. look D. break 2. A. immediately B. finally C. quickly D. regularly 3. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing 4. A. shocked B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. scared 5. A. surprise B. pity C. shame D. anxiety 6. A. packed B. lined C. crowded D. piled 7. A. courage B. freedom C. interest D. r