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1、高一英语期中考试题（2014.5）第I卷（选择题，共70分）I.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Once,longago,therewasamanwhotraveledfromPersiatoIndiaonfoot.Hehad1beentoIndiabefore.Whenhearrivedatavillage,hehappeneduponafruitstand（摊位）.Inthatvillage,fruitwasquite2becauseofthelackofwater.Themanwa
2、slookingaroundatthefruitswhenhe3abigbasketofsomeveryred,verylongfruit.Itwasthecheapestfruitintheshop,notexpensiveatall.4themanwalkeduptothecounter(柜台)andasked:“How5perkilo?”Andtheshopkeepersaid:“Tworupees.”TworupeesinIndiais6.Themanthoughttohimself:“Whata
3、7!”Soheboughtawholekilogramofthefruitandbeganto8it.Butafterhetriedafewpieces,hescreamed:“Oh,myGod!”Hiseyeswatered,hismouthburned,andhisfaceturned9.Hecoughedandchokedandgaspedforbreath.Butdespitehis10,hecontinuedtostuffthefruitsintohismouth!Onlookers（旁观者）1
4、1theirheadsandlaughed.Onemanyelled:“You’re12,man!Thosearechilies!Peopleusethemasacondiment(佐料).Youdon’tjusteatthembythehandfullikethat;they’renotfruit!”Butthemanreplied:“No,Ican’t13!Ipaidmoneyforthem,andnowI’lleatthem.It’smymoney!”Youprobablythinkthismanw
5、aspretty14,right?Nevertheless,Ibetyouorsomeoneyouknowmakesthesame15onadailybasis.Peopleinvestmoney,timeandeffortintoarelationship,businessorjob.Evenwhenexperiencetellsthemthatit’snot16,andtheyknowthere’slittlehopeofimprovement,theystill17becausetheydon’tw
6、anttowastethepreviousinvestment（投资）.Butthisis18.Itisnodifferentthanbeingthemanwhocontinuedeatingchiliesbecausehedidn’twanttowastethemoneyhe’dpaidforthem.Losingsomethingisdifficult,butitisimportantto19thelossandmoveon.20you’lljustkeepburningyourmouthonhotc
7、hilies.1A.oftenB.neverC.sometimesD.seldom2A.commonB.smallC.expensiveD.tasteless3A.noticedB.watchedC.recognizedD.selected4A.YetB.SoC.StillD.Besides5A.largeB.longC.manyD.much6A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything7A.bargainB.tradeC.businessD.regret8A.th
8、rowB.cutC.eatD.cook9A.paleB.redC.purpleD.yellow10A.fearB.warningC.confusionD.pain11A.shookB.raisedC.loweredD.nodded1112A.amazingB.hungryC.crazyD.different13A.believeB.stopC.agreeD.confuse14A.impoliteB.humorousC.awkw
