www.ks5u.com和诚中学2018-2019学年高二英语周练（6） 一、完形填空（每题2分，共40分）My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing watching him grow up.He called out to me today saying, “Papa,sit”. That usually means1everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can be2and will not stop calling out until I3. He was playing with beads (珠子),pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to help4fine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him5pick up each bead, look at it6it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.来源:学科网With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting7. “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he8ten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much9as he had while we were playing. I didnt see any10between his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.Then it suddenly11me that this boy was enjoying the whole12. The journey was his goal. For him the13was in the game and after the game, not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the14moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else15.Looking at how16my son was putting beads into the box17me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣)is not in getting there but in every18of the journey.This is what living in the NOW is all19. Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with20love and peace.1. A. wastingB. leaving C. takingD. preparing2. A. stubbornB. careful C. helpfulD. humorous3. A. fell down B. turned round C. burst outD. gave in4. A. highlightB. develop C. processD. identify5. A. gratefullyB. eagerly C. carefullyD. quickly6. A. as ifB. even though C. in caseD. in that7. A. fascinatedB. satisfied C. impatientD. energetic8. A. packageB. grab C. deliver D. replace9. A. confidenceB. strength C. inspirationD. involvement10. A. sense B. difference C. needD. value11. A. excited B. helped C. struck D. encouraged12. A. processB. morning C. experiment D. design13. A. victoryB. challenge C. difficultyD. pleasure14. A. urgent B. exciting C. perfect D. dangerous15. A. mattersB. happens C. disappearsD. works16. A. successfullyB. peacefullyC. responsiblyD. systematically17. A. guaranteed B. warned C. promisedD. taught18. A. planB. destination C. step D. detail19. A. forB. with C. about D. from20. A. complete B. availableC. additionalD. precious二、阅读理解（每题3分，共12分）Good manners play an important part in keeping peace and goodwill (友好)in a community. A man with good manners doesnt hurt others feelings, and therefore hes on good terms with everyone .In this way he helped to keep peace in society.But a man with bad manners has no respect for others He uses words carelessly and behaves rudely towards others and causes a lot of unpleasantness. In the end,he himself will suffer most. Everyone will avoid him and he will be forced to live a lonely life.To live well in society,money alone is not enough. We should also have good manners, for its human nature to seek friendship; and friendship cannot be bought with money. Friendship has to be earned through our own attitude towards others. If we are kind to others, they will be kind to us, and kindness is essential to good manners .Bad manners drive away friends as well as our own family members.A man with god manners has many friends. He commands the respect of all those who come into contact with him. He doesnt talk ill about others. Even when hes provoked,he tries his best not to offend others. He has sympathy for the weak and the disabled.There are, however, many people who behave so well outside their homes that they are respected and admired by everyone. But in their own homes they are worse than the devil. Such people cannot be said to have good manners. It doesnt take long for others to discover this.If ones manners are good, one behaves well everywhere, even when one is away from the critical eyes of others. It is therefore essential to have good manners.21. The greatest benefit that people with good manners bring