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北京市第十九中学 2023-2024 学年
高二年级第二学期期中练习英语
(考试时长 90 分钟 满分 100 分)
本试卷共 8 页。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。
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。
It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be__________1__________, but in vain. My panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly. This was the______2______of my job as a music teacher, I thought—teaching was not for me. Then I had an idea. Hoping that no one would notice that I was______3______inside, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: “Put your heads on the desks and close your eyes! We are going on a journey.”
____4____, the children fell silent. “Now what should I do?” I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly___5___, put it in the machine and played it. Obediently (顺从地) , my class lay their heads on their desks, closed their eyes and_____6_____. When the music started, the room was filled with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were______7______. When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their______8______slowly so that we could share our musical journeys.
At this point, when all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to teach. The music allowed me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the______9______and, most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that_______10_______in the classroom could have.
1. A. glad B. safe C. kind D. quiet
2. A. end B. aim C. rule D. plan
3. A. guessing B. shaking C. responding D. laughing
4. A. Punctually B. Importantly C. Amazingly D. Obviously
5. A. passed one on B. gave one back C. turned one in D. took one out
6. A. slept B. nodded C. waited D. continued
7. A. tal