2022-2023学年北京市海淀区高一（下）期末英语试卷（附答案详解）.docxVIP

第 =page 1 1页，共 =sectionpages 1 1页 2022-2023学年北京市海淀区高一（下）期末英语试卷 Sachin invested everything he had and borrowed some money from friends to start his textile business.Despite his best efforts to maintain top（1） ______ in his products，he was only getting small projects and the earnings were not sufficient to（2） ______ its basic cost.His friends started asking for their money back，leaving him feeling defeated.One day，while sitting on a farm，Sachin met a farmer who asked him why he looked so down.Sachin explained his business wasnt giving him the（3） ______ hed hoped for and that he was thinking of selling it. The farmer then took Sachin to see a mango tree and a bamboo tree. Both the trees were planted at the same time，（4） ______ nurtured with water，fertilizer，and sunshine.In the first two years，the mango tree grew quickly，while the bamboo tree remained relatively dormant （休眠的）.It continued for the third and fourth years.In the fifth year，the mango tree started（5） ______ fruits.Still，there were no（6） ______ of growth in the bamboo tree.My fellow farmers told me not to waste any time on it.But I never gave up.One week later，there was a（7） ______ growth in the bamboo tree.Then within six weeks，the tree grew to 100 feet.Actually，in the first four years，it was developing its root deep underground for a strong base for outside growth. Sachin realized that the same principle（8） ______ his business.He went back to his friends，requested for more time and then began exploring opportunities to get big orders.In the third month，a（n）（9） ______ order from a multinational company worth millions of dollars came in.Sachin and his team delivered the order on time，maintaining their high standards，and the company continued to give them more orders.Eventually，Sachins business became highly profitable，and he（10） ______ all the debts he owed to his friends. 1. ?A. ranking B. balance C. quality D. appearance 2. ?A. cover B. cut C. manage D. increase 3. ?A. opportunities B. returns C. c