北京市海淀区2023-2024学年高三上学期期末考试英语试卷

海淀区2023—2024学年第一学期期末练习 高三英语 2024. 01 本试卷共10 页, 100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题纸上, 在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后, 将本试卷和答题纸一并交回。 第一部分 知识运用 (共两节, 30分) 第一节 (共10小题; 每小题1. 5分, 共15分) 阅读下而短文, 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, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 Back in 2008, I was teaching Concepts of Fitness in a high school. At the end of one class, I chatted with David Gale, a senior high jumper, about how to improve his ____1____ and how motivation played an important role in one’s achievement. He, out of the blue, asked me what would happen if he broke the school record. Not ____2____ of his passion and determination, I paused for a moment, but then promised that I would paint his name on the wall of our classroom. He was very excited and suggested that I go purchase the paint. Nothing more was mentioned about the ____3____ until two weeks later, the young warrior ran into the classroom with a huge smile on his face. “I did it! I broke the record!” he shouted as I was still gathering information to ____4____ what I had promised him. I joined in with the high-fives and fist bumps ____5____ him. The next day, it was done! G-A-L-E. Huge blue letters with white edges, the school colors. I could see his excitement even surpassed the success itself. Actually, his coach said the wall was part of the ____6____ to break the record. What happened next was totally amazing. Many students, even from other classes, saw the name on the wall and ____7____ how they, too, could be considered for the wall. With the enormous ____8____, I had to add more names to the wall, and more than 100 names appeared there in the following 10 years. Many folks admitted they would not have ____9____ what they did if the wall hadn’t been part of the reward. More importantly, all those who stepped far beyond their comfort zone helped set the ____10____ higher. 1. A. health B. performance C. talent D. knowledge 2. A. proud B. afraid C. certain D. fond 3. A. promise B. record C. suggestion D. news 4. A. describe B. recall C. explain