高2012级英语课外阅读知识竞赛

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第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new—1_in high schooL

_2— . high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选 拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员)? She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be _3_ for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 4read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart5as the list ended without her name. Feeling _6_ . she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home，she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was . She moved on to English and history, and was _8_ to find that she didn5t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 9 math for the time being.

The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school _10_< Mrs. Biden wasn't as」1_ as Jenna. sorry，but we have enough _12_ for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we5ll talk then." Jenna smiled 13 and left. uWhv is high school so 14?" she sighed.

Later in _15_ class. Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much _16__? By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she9d continue to try to _17_ at her new school. She wasn5t sure if sheM succeed, but she knew she had to _18_? High school was just as her mom had said: “Ybu will feel like a small

fish in a big pond

19 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to becom

the 20 fish von

can be."

1-A. processes

B. decision

C. challenges

D. exercises

2. A. Therefore

B. However

C. Otherwise

D. Besides

3? A. difficult

B. easy

C. boring

D. interesting

4. A. editor

B. boss

C. candidate

D. Judge

5. A. Jumped

B. sank

C. stopped

D. raced

6. A. strange

B.happy

C. awful

D. lonely

7. A. struggling

B. improving

C. working

D. complaining

8. A. ashamed

B> disappointed

C. shocked

D. relieved

9.