二、 核心素养 思维品质 完形填空。(每小题1分,共15分)
Bill was a thoughtful and hard-working student when he was a little boy. But when in high
school, he 1 . He neither worked hard nor listened to his parents, 2 Bill had fallen into bad company. He lied, skipped classes and played bad computer games with those friends. Finally he failed one subject. It was a shock to Bill. His heart was completely 3 . He felt sad and never talked to anyone.
The headmaster came to know this. He decided to help Bill 4 of this difficulty. That day, the headmaster told Bill to 5 him by the fireplace. They were 6 and said nothing for 10 minutes. Then the headmaster took out a burning piece of coal 7 with the tongs(钳子) and put it in the soil. That piece kept heating for a while and then 8 . "Sir, why did you put that piece in the soil? It stopped burning," Bill asked. The headmaster said, "Son, staying out for some time didn't 9 it couldn't be used any more, and let me put it in the fireplace again." As soon as it went to the fireplace, the piece started burning again to provide 10 .
The headmaster said, "Bill, you are just like that piece of coal. I know that earlier when you were in good company, you were a 11 student. Then you fell into wrong company like the coal in the soil. However, that coal didn't get wasted after being put back in the fire and it would find its 12 again. In the same way, you can also get back to good 13 , work hard again and become the one with great achievements."
After that, Bill 14 what he had to do and he made up his mind to make his beautiful future. Before long, he made 15 progress(进步). Two years later he was admitted to a good university.
(
B
)1. A. succeeded B. changed C. questioned D. forgot
(
D
)2. A. so B. if C. unless D. because
(
C
)3. A. angry B. excited C. broken D. bored
(
D
)4. A. over B. back C. down D. out
(
B
)5. A. watch B. meet C. call D. avoid
(
C
)6. A. sad B. happy C. quiet D. lively
(
A
)7. A. carefully B. sadly C. differently D. proudly
(
B
)8. A. broke down B. went out C. turned up D. set off
(
A
)9. A. mean B. say C. talk D. sound
(
A
)10. A. warmth B. love C. money D. food
(
B
)11. A. patient B. good C. weak D. humorous
(
A
)12. A. value B. secret C. trick D. style
(
B
)13. A. interest B. company C. teacher D. lesson
(
C
)14. A. missed B. shared C. understood D. wondered
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D
)15. A. personal B. small C. little D. great