【题文】It was a cold and rainy day. I had no ______ to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she ______ I come to see something at the top of the mountain.

____as I was, I made the two-hour journey ______ the fog that hung like veils (面纱). By the time I saw how ______it was near the summit, I had gone too far away. Nothing could be worth this, I ______ as I drove slowly along the dangerous highway.

“I’ll stay for lunch, but I’m heading back as soon as the fog ______.” I announced. “But I want you to drive me to the garage to pick ______ my car.” Carolyn said. “How far is it?” I asked. She replied:” About three minutes and I’ll drive you there.”

After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her _______. “ I thought you said three minutes.” She smiled. “ This is a detour (绕行路线).” Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked a long path that was thick with pine trees. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner and stopped. I was _______.

From the top of the mountain to the folds and valleys ______ several acres of daffodils (水仙花) rich in a variety of colors. It looked as if God had painted something gorgeous in front of us. Many questions ______ my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How? As we approached the home that stood in the centre of the property, we saw a ______ that read: “ Answers to the Questions I know you are asking.” The first answer was: “One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was: “ One at a Time.” The third: “Started in 1958.”

As we drove home, I was so ______ by what we had seen. I could ______speak. “She changed the world.” I finally said, “one bulb (水仙球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she _____at it.

The ______ of it would not let me go. I said:” Imagine if I’d had a ______ and worked on it, just a little bit every day, what might I have _______? Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “______ tomorrow,” she said. “Better yet, start today.”

【小题1】

A．ambition

B．desire

C．challenge

D．way

【小题2】

A．invited

B．wished

C．insisted

D．hoped

【小题3】

A．Cautious

B．Surprised

C．Eager

D．Unwilling

【小题4】

A．through

B．over

C．across

D．beyond

【小题5】

A．fresh

B．bright

C．thick

D．cloudy

【小题6】

A．doubted

B．declared

C．hesitated

D．thought

【小题7】

A．lifts

B．cleans

C．raises

D．sinks

【小题8】

A．out

B．up

C．off

D．on

【小题9】

A．eagerly

B．desperately

C．anxiously

D．calmly

【小题10】

A．shocked

B．amazed

C．amused

D．concerned

【小题11】

A．contained

B．lay

C．presented

D．located

【小题12】

A．filled

B．disturbed

C．occurred

D．confused

【小题13】

A．signal

B．symbol

C．note

D．sign

【小题14】

A．encouraged

B．inspired

C．moved

D．thrilled

【小题15】

A．hardly

B．rarely

C．simply

D．totally

【小题16】

A．brought

B．continued

C．made

D．kept

【小题17】

A．wonder

B．doubt

C．mystery

D．idea

【小题18】

A．view

B．vision

C．sight

D．scene

【小题19】

A．predicted

B．expected

C．accomplished

D．explored

【小题20】

A．Behave

B．Take

C．Set

D．Start

2020届福建省龙岩市第一中学高三3月份适应性考试英语试题