2023届北京市西城区高三一模英语试卷含解析.pdf

2023届北京市西城区高三一模英语试卷（答案在最后）

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,MarleneIrvintookmanytripstoJoyland,anamusementparkinher

hometownofWichita,Kansas.ShegotexcitedthemomentherfamilydroveintoJoyland’sparkinglot.“The

carouselcirclingattheentrancetotheparkwasalwaysthe____1____forme,”Marlenesaid.“Icouldwatchthe

horsesforhours.”

Joylandcertainlymadea/an____2____impressiononMarlene,asshegother“firstrealjob”yearslaterat

Wichita’sChanceManufacturing,thelargestmakerofamusementparkridesintheworldatthetime.Marlene

startedinthefiberglassworkshop,wherethecarouselhorses’frames,alongwithpartsforFerriswheels,roller

coasters,andotherrides,werepiecedtogether.She____3____foundherwaytoChance’sartanddecoration

department,becomingoneoftheleadhorseartists.Then,afterworkingatChancefornearlyfifteenyears,Marlene

decidedtostartherownbusiness,

focusingoncarouselrestoration.

Aroundthesametime,Joylandstartedexperiencinga____4____inattendance.Atlast,totheheartbreakof

Wichitansyoungandold,Joyland____5____aftermorethanfiftyyearsofoperation.Localpreservation

organizationspurchasedsomeofthepark’shistoricalitems,andJoyland’sthirty-sixcarouselhorsesweredonated

toBotanica,aWichita-ownedbotanicalgarden.BotanicaaskedMarleneto____6____theold,brokenhorses,and

sheacceptedthechallenge.

AsMarlenefinishedeachhorse,Botanica____7____themforthepublictosee.Althoughthey

looked____8____comparedtotheirglory(辉煌)daysatJoyland,thankstoMarlene’sartisticefforts,thehorses

impressedobserversevenmorethan