江苏省大丰市南阳中学2020学年高二英语上学期,学科限时作业8

大丰市南阳中学2020年秋学期高二年级英语学科限时作业8 一单项选择填空 1.Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still ___________ the traditional customs. A per B possess C observe D support 2. The company ______ that they would deliver my order within two days, which made me satisfied. A attempted B guaranteed C impressed D predicted 3.The naughty boy played a trick _______ Lucy; he pretended to be tearing her letter _______ pieces. A. on, intoB. with, into C with, to D. on ,off 4. The food that this restaurant serves ______ delicious. A. is smelling B. has smelled C. will smell D. smells 5. Please don’t punish him._______ he didn’t do it deliberately. A. At all B. After all C. In all D. First of all 6. They were not prepared to __________ the olive branch to their enemies. A. hold on B. hold out C. hold back D. hold up 7. _________ the big earthquake, the local government tried every means to provide shelters for the victims. A. Before long B. Soon after C. Long before D. As soon as 8. He again made a mistake in solving the maths problem ________. A. somewhat B. anyhow C. somehow D. anyway 9. Don’t trust him; he will take you _________ if he gets the chances. A up B on C away D in 10 He is so tired, so I think he can’t he can’t ________ any more work. A take in B take on C take off D take down 11 I hate _________ my classmates make fun of me in public. A you when B it when C them that D it that 12 Eyes are known _________ a powerful part of human body, known as the window of the heart. A being B having been C to be D to have been 13 There is a small group of words which even some native speakers and writers of English find ____. A confusing B confused C to confuse D being confused 14 He was bored at home, so he began to ______ himself by playing computer games. A enjoy B play C amuse D treat 15 Though they stopped their fight, they still stood there, ________ each other. A staring at B gazing at C glaring at D looking at 第二部分完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）。

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, 21 what you set out to do is not the 22 thing. Let me explain. Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped 23 to watch. “What are you doing“ asked one of the 24 . “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth“ one of the brothers volunteered 25 . The older boys began to 26 , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 27 . After a long silence, one of the diggers 28 up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects. He 29 the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the scoffing visitors.Then he said quietly and confidently, “Even if we dont dig all the way through the earth, look what we found 30 “ Their 31 was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is what a goal is 32 to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen; in other words, to 33 us to digging 34 not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will 35 successfully. Not every relationship will endure持久. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will 36 . Not every endeavor努力 will be completed. Not every dream will be realized. But when you 37 your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way Look at the wonderful things which have come into my 38 because I tried to do 39 “ It is in the digging that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in the 40 , in the end, that truly matters. 21. A.finishing B. completing C. remembering D. achieving 22. A. necessary B.important C. valuable D. correct 23. A. by B. away C. outside D. off 24. A. villagers B. people C. visitors D. students 25. A. calmly B.excitedly C. surprisingly D. coldly 26. A. laugh B. smile C. cry D. scream 27. A. probable B. possible C. impossible D. incredible 28. A. got B. raised C. carried D. picked 29. A. removed B. opened C. knocked D. striked 30. A. all the way B. along the way C. in the way D. on the way 31. A. work B. labour C. task D. goal 32. A. in B. on C. forD. about 33. A. make B. set C. let D. put 34. A. And B. However C. But D. Besides 35. A. end B. complete C. finish D. work 36. A. continue B. remain C. stay D. last 37. A. make up of B. make use of C. catch hold of D. fall short of 38. A. dream B. expectation C. life D. imagination 39. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing 40. A. journey B. beginning C. result D. middle 第三部分阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）。

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