【题文】My brother Joe liked driving cars. He was especially _________speed. It was enough to make mother _________.

As a little boy, Joe would often say to me. “Sister, when I am old enough to drive my own car, I will fly so fast that angels will run scared.” With a big grin (咧嘴笑), he would _________ the scene. I could have told him it would _________ happen. But I didn’t tell him that.

Joe was born blind. But he could _________ like anyone. I didn’t want to be the one to _________ Joe’s dreams._________ would do that for him, soon enough. Up to then, didn’t he _________ his happiness？

Growing up is a _________ between disappointment and surprise, between dreams and reality. When Joe was 12, I think he knew he would never get a license (驾照). As with the other hard facts of life, he seemed to accept it without question or sadness, as if it were __________ more than a card drawn at random (随机地).

One hot summer day when he was 16, Joe, with the help of stick, found his way to my stepfather’s car.

He felt the heat of the __________, opened the door and climbed in. Under the seat, he discovered 6 cans of beer. And he drank all. He found the keys, shouted, “Hooweeee!” and __________ it up.

I have heard various versions (版本) of this story. They all __________ this: the car’s engine __________. My mother fainted. My stepfather rushed outside.

__________, for everyone, the Ford didn’t move an inch. But to this day, Joe still swears (发誓) that when he found those keys and fired that old engine up, he heard the angels.

【小题1】

A．lacking in

B．doubtful about

C．fond of

D．afraid of

【小题2】

A．cheerful

B．disappointed

C．interested

D．worried

【小题3】

A．locate

B．imagine

C．experience

D．seek

【小题4】

A．really

B．definitely

C．fortunately

D．never

【小题5】

A．act

B．dream

C．drive

D．see

【小题6】

A．achieve

B．light

C．refuse

D．darken

【小题7】

A．Story

B．Life

C．Dream

D．Car

【小题8】

A．deserve

B．realize

C．satisfy

D．change

【小题9】

A．difference

B．balance

C．war

D．mix

【小题10】

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．all

【小题11】

A．metal

B．keys

C．seals

D．stick

【小题12】

A．opened

B．began

C．fired

D．turned

【小题13】

A．come up with

B．come down to

C．get reduced to

D．catch up with

【小题14】

A．broke

B．exploded

C．roared

D．burst

【小题15】

A．Definitely

B．Hopefully

C．Amazingly

D．Fortunately

Unit 2 Let’s talk teens单元测试卷 2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林（2020）必修第一册