2023届北京市西城区高三一模英语试卷(含答案).pdfVIP

2023届北京市西城区高三一模英语试卷

第一部分：知识运用(共两节，30分)

第一节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Asachildgrowingupinthe1980s,MarleneIrvintookmanytripsto

Joyland,anamusementparkinherhometownofWichita,Kansas.She

gotexcitedthemomentherfamilydroveintoJoyland’sparkinglot.“The

carouselcirclingattheentrancetotheparkwasalwaysthe____1____for

me,”Marlenesaid.“Icouldwatchthehorsesforhours.”

Joylandcertainlymadea/an____2____impressiononMarlene,asshe

gother“firstrealjob”yearslateratWichita’sChanceManufacturing,the

largestmakerofamusementparkridesintheworldatthetime.Marlene

startedinthefiberglassworkshop,wherethecarouselhorses’frames,

alongwithpartsforFerriswheels,rollercoasters,andotherrides,were

piecedtogether.She____3____foundherwaytoChance’sartand

decorationdepartment,becomingoneoftheleadhorseartists.Then,

afterworkingatChancefornearlyfifteenyears,Marlenedecidedtostart

herownbusiness,

focusingoncarouselrestoration.

Aroundthesametime,Joylandstartedexperiencinga____4____in

attendance.Atlast,totheheartbreakofWichitansyoungandold,

Joyland____5____aftermorethanfiftyyearsofoperation.Local

preservationorganizationspurchasedsomeofthepark’shistoricalitems,

andJoyland’sthirty-sixcarouselhorsesweredonatedtoBotanica,a

Wichita-ownedbotanicalgarden.BotanicaaskedMarleneto____6____

theold,brokenhorses,andsheacceptedthechallenge.

AsMarlenefinishedeachhorse,Botanica____7____themforthepublic

tosee.Althoughtheylooked____8____comparedtotheirglory(辉煌)

daysatJoyland,thankstoMarlene’sartisticefforts,thehorsesimpressed

observersevenmorethantheyhadbefore.WhennativeWichitanssaw

them,theirmost____9____ques