2023-2024学年北京市第八中学高一下学期期中英语试卷含详解.docx

2023-2024学年度第二学期期中练习题

年级：高一科目：英语

（考试时间90分钟，满分110分）

一、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

Mymotherlooksjustlikemanygrandmothers—shortandwhite-haired.Shecomesfromanold,traditionalfamilyinCanada,whereshenowstilllives.Shewasacivilservant.Inshort,shedidn’tdo___1___things.

Thatallchangedafewyearsago.Shebeganto___2___mewithwhatshedescribedas“independence”.Atthattime,Ididn’tfullyunderstandwhatshewasdoing.

Inearly2015,theyearsheturned75,sheinformedmeshe’d___3___aseven-nighttriptoTurkey,andthatshewasgoingalone.TherewasnowayIcould___4___that.AlittleoldladynotspeakingawordofTurkish,withno___5___ofthelawsandcustomsoftheland—itwasimpossible!

Mymotherpaidnoattentiontome.Offshewent.Whenshereturnedshetoldusithadbeenawonderfulsuccess.Asit___6___,shehadbarelyspentanytimealone,after___7___ataxidrivertoshowheraround.Heintroducedhertoarugvendor(地毯商)—Mustafa,“alovelyfellow”,andsheboughtsomerugs.Thevendorhadtakenheraddressdetailsandpromisedto___8___themtoCanada.

Icouldn’tbelievehernaivety(幼稚)andexplainedthatshehadbeen___9___.Thevendorhadhermoney.Sheneitherhadnorwouldbereceivinganyrugs.

Well,Iwas_____10_____.

Tomygreatshock,herrugsdidarrivesomeweekslater,alongwithalovelynotefromMustafa.Tomyevengreatersurprise,thefollowingyearMustafahimselfarrivedinCanada.

“Iinvitedhimforacupofteaandhecame,”mymothertoldme.Iwas_____11_____becauseshehardlyknewthisman!Butagain,shepaidlittleattentiontome,tellingmetostopbeingsilly.

Iwondered:“Isshenotthinkingstraight?”_____12_____Iworriedabouther,Mumwasthinkingstraighterthanmostofus.

Her_____13_____seemedtobebasedonarealizationthatlifeneedstobelived,whenthere’srelativelylittleofitleft.It_____14