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山东省济宁市第一中学2017-2018学年高二下学期英语期中考试试卷

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    For me personally, I could write for days about many different situations where adversity (逆境)1my life. Now let me tell you one experience where I almost let adversity2.

    We had a glass studio, which was located 50 feet from our home. A couple of years ago we experienced an 3winter; we had a lot of snow and ice. The4of the ice and snow5the roof on our studio, taking with it one of our sources of income.6it did fall down, we got on the roof and tried to 7the snow and ice, but when you have 5 feet of ice and temperatures of minus 20 Celsius, it was pretty8to do.

    We had a partner come in to help us try to9the roof by supporting. In the end, there was 10that could be done. The roof came down. We had moved a lot of our goods and tools from the studio11 we lost a lot also: glass, kilns, work benches, to name only a few of the items. It was a 12experience.

    Here we were in the middle of winter with our studio collapsed. We couldn't work as we had almost 13all the material in a building we were not using. We could have done one of two things: we could simply say that we can no longer 14 our glass business. Let me tell you that this was certainly a thought that15our mind. Or we could find a way to get our studio back up and running.

    We picked the16option. We had a large barn that we were not using. So we renovated (翻新) the barn17our working area and today we have a nicer studio than we 18 had. If the adversity we were19had not happened, we probably would20be working in the old studio—a studio that was less efficient.

(1)
A、promoted B、influenced C、destroyed D、prevented
(2)
A、suffer B、win C、escape D、work
(3)
A、awful B、awesome C、agreeable D、awkward
(4)
A、size B、height C、temperature D、weight
(5)
A、pressed B、limited C、collapsed D、struck
(6)
A、Unless B、Before C、Although D、When
(7)
A、replace B、reduce C、recycle D、remove
(8)
A、worthwhile B、rewarding C、tough D、annoying
(9)
A、examine B、test C、restore D、secure
(10)
A、nothing B、enough C、all D、something
(11)
A、for B、but C、or D、so
(12)
A、disastrous B、valid C、vain D、treasured
(13)
A、displayed B、arranged C、piled D、presented
(14)
A、predict B、quit C、instruct D、conduct
(15)
A、approached B、crossed C、cleared D、comforted
(16)
A、former B、latter C、easier D、further
(17)
A、redesigned B、evaluated C、organized D、reserved
(18)
A、desperately B、hopefully C、eventually D、previously
(19)
A、cautious about B、concerned about C、faced with D、aware of
(20)
A、ever B、already C、still D、even
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    I sat down at my desk and started writing an emotional letter of gratitude(感激). But1it came to actually placing the letter into the mailbox, I froze. I couldn't do it.

    The2was to an old teacher with whom I kept in3through Facebook comments(评论). For the past couple of weeks, her Facebook page had4me to live my life differently—for example, volunteering more.

    Her5efforts weren't huge—she wasn't building wells in Uganda or6 lepers(麻风病人)in India, but instead she was doing7, local good deeds, such as serving as an elementary school crossing guard. These were things that I could do, too. She made me8I could do the same at home. I felt I should let her9 how her example positively influenced my life. That was10I ended up handwriting the letter. But now here I was, standing before the mailbox,11to place the envelope inside. Why was this so hard to do? I thought I felt strange because it wasn't like she was my best friend. I just knew her.12, after thinking it over, I put the envelope in the mailbox at last.

    Weeks later I received a Facebook message from her. She was13a difficult time and my note meant14to her. She said she had no idea that she was making such a15to others. Not only did this letter make her happier,16her response to it increased my level of happiness as well. I decided to write a gratitude letter of17to someone each month. I've been doing this for two years now and it has changed my life greatly. I'm more likely to18out the goodness in others and I am continuously more thankful for this19life I'm living. Expressing gratitude is a great skill to20. Life is too short not to do it.

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    MacArthur's love for sailing dates back to when she was just 4 years old, when she first got the opportunity to have a try on a boat. "It kind of 1 me that this boat had everything we needed to take us anywhere in the world. And as a child,that opened up everything and made me feel the greatest sense of 2 , " she explained.

    This experience 3 a passion within MacArthur that she wanted to sail around the world. Growing up in the countryside, she had no idea how to 4 it. However, she knew that was what she wanted to do at some stage. So she acquired knowledge and 5 for years to seek her dream in sailing. Having merely potatoes and beans every day for eight years, she 6 could afford the right equipment. By reaching such 7 goals and asking technical questions about 8, MacArthur felt as though she was getting 9 to her ambition.

    "The impossible could be possible and 10 high is not necessarily such a crazy thing to do." she said. And it seems that MacArthur's 11 to become a sailor went beyond her expectations. At the age of 24, she started to 12 media attention after winning the second place in the Vendee Globe, a single­handed non­stop yacht (帆船)race that went around the world.

    Four years later, MacArthur chose to sail for 71 days and 14 hours, 13 more than 26,000 miles. This led to her scoring a new record. 14 this record has since been surpassed (超过), MacArthur is still considered as Britain's most successful offshore racer.

    So when you know where you're going, you can actually get there—even if it seems 15!

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    Recently I understood the true meaning of love. The1was Kane, my neighbor Joline's two-year-old son.

    Kane was born with a physical problem on his2. And I witnessed the3that Kane's physical shortcomings had on his family. I also witnessed much more than that. I saw a4family that embraced (拥抱) this special child. A family that wouldn't allow Kane to know he was5. Joline had constructed a small cart just a few inches off the floor for his son to6. Kane used his hands to move about, and the cart7him to "go to" any place just as everyone else was able to do. Kane was not just a member of the family, but the8of the family.

    With a wide smile, it was easy to see that even at the age of two, Kane liked to9with people very much. With wisdom of an individual, this boy even10the most complex of human emotions. Later I came to11that this child was sent to help some of us who weren't just getting what love was all about.

    Kane demanded attention,12not because of his mobility (移动能力) challenges or other apparent shortcomings. In his mind, he had no13or shortcomings. The14was that he received attention because he was alive and real and had so much to offer.

    Kane15me in a deep way. His ability to refuse to be different has16me. Kane was and is17lots of warm and powerful energy to me. From him and his family I learnt the18: love surpasses (超越) all things. I can only imagine that as the parent of a child like Kane one might be filled with19. But I believe that having a child like Kane is actually a(n)20. The parents of such special babies are angels too, just as the babies are.

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