精品解析：北京市日坛中学2023-2024学年高一下学期第一次月考英语试题

北京市日坛中学2023-2024 学年度第二学期第一次月考题 年级: 高一科目: 英语 本卷满分100分, 考试时间100分钟 第一部分: 完形填空 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 共10分) It was a need that he first ___1___ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an education, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His dad couldn’t afford the ___2___ at college, so Dale had’ to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done between his farm-work routines. He stopped taking part in many school activities because he didn’t have the time or the ___3___. He had only one good suit. He tried for the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too light. During this period, Dale was slowly ___4___ an inferiority complex (自卑感) which his mother knew could ___5___ him from achieving his real potential. She suggested that Dale join the debating team, believing that ___6___ in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed. Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts___7___ made it. This proved to be a ___8___ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the confidence he needed. And his hard work paid off. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top ___9___ in speech. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and later they, in turn, were winning contests. Out of this early struggle to overcome his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to ___10___ an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And, with it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do and so could others. 1. A. wanted B. filled C. recognized D. supplied 2 A. teaching B. board C. equipment D. training 3. A. idea B. interest C. talent D. clothes 4. A. gaining B. achieving C. seeking D. developing 5. A. prevent B. protect C. save D. free 6. A. presence B. potential C. patience D. practice 7. A. hopefully B. certainly C. eventually D. naturally 8 A. key B. turning