【题文】“You’re a corner person? I’m a corner person, too! ” my friend said with a grin as he ________ my corner-house driveway. While many people avoid corner lots, I actually ________ the idea of a corner house.

You can enrich the lives of neighbor’s and passers-by by creating ________. Over the years, I’ve grown many different herbs (香草)，in pots and containers at the edge of my driveway. ________ walk by and stop to take a few for their dinner plans, and later they may ________ give me a serving of the ________ product. The herb idea has led to many ________ as well as Christmas gifts.

I also began a newspaper ________ out the front years ago. After reading the papers myself, I put them out on a little table with a(n) ________, “Help yourself to a newspaper.” Many come for the papers. I’ve even heard people ________ at what time my papers will be out on the table.

Every Christmas evening, my “corner person” friend would create a magical ________ window in his neighborhood, which includes a slide show of the season’s favorite music videos. As people walk by his corner in the ________, their lives are brightened by this creative display of ________.

Cities can bring people together, and the corner lot person ________ this beautifully. Do you now ________ to be a comer person? Let’s meet at my corner to discuss further!

【小题1】

A．turned off

B．pulled into

C．checked out

D．zoomed past

【小题2】

A．welcome

B．doubt

C．review

D．invent

【小题3】

A．imaginations

B．sales

C．connections

D．responsibilities

【小题4】

A．Friends

B．Hosts

C．Relatives

D．Neighbors

【小题5】

A．even

B．never

C．always

D．sometimes

【小题6】

A．labeled

B．delivered

C．finished

D．diversified

【小题7】

A．acts

B．jokes

C．pictures

D．conversations

【小题8】

A．job

B．story

C．project

D．experiment

【小题9】

A．warning

B．sign

C．suggestion

D．poster

【小题10】

A．laugh

B．estimate

C．quarrel

D．complain

【小题11】

A．shop

B．holiday

C．car

D．back

【小题12】

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．darkness

D．daylight

【小题13】

A．joy

B．generosity

C．colors

D．decorations

【小题14】

A．paints

B．remembers

C．considers

D．illustrates

【小题15】

A．desire

B．vote

C．need

D．volunteer

江苏省常州市高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期强基班12月月考英语试卷