2024届北京市西城区高三下学期一模英语试题（原卷版）.docxVIP

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英语试题

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。

WhenSusanwasahighschoolsenior,herEnglishteacherMr.DiMeogavetheclassachallengingtask:Reciteapoeminfrontofthewholeclass.

“Ihadamildstutter(结巴).I’dbe____1____togetawordoutthatmightbeginwith‘D’or‘TH’,orImightsay‘the’threetimes,”Susansaid.Thethoughtofgettingupinfrontofherclassmatesandstutteringthroughthepoemwastoomuchto____2____.

Susanwenthomeand____3____howscaredshewastohermom,whoagreedtowriteanoteaskingforhertobe____4____fromdoingthetaskinfrontofthewholeclass.

Whenthedayoftherecitationcame,Susanrecitedthepoemone-on-onetoMr.DiMeo.____5____shewasdone,Mr.DiMeosaidsomethingshe’dneverheardbefore:thathelikedlisteningtohervoice.Forthefirsttime,sheconsideredthepossibilitythatpublicspeakingdidn’thavetobeasourceof____6____.

Susanwentontograduatefromhighschoolandgotocollege.ShenevergottoproperlythankMr.DiMeo.Butsometimeaftercollege,she____7____ajobasacorporatetrainer.Thenewpositionmadeherrealizehowbiga(n)____8____hehadhadonherconfidence.

“Istandupinfrontofpeopleandspeak,andIdoitallthetime.IfIdostutteronceinawhile,nobigdeal,”shesaid.Susanrecentlyfoundawayto____9____herformerteacher,andplansonsendinghimaletterexpressingherappreciation.

Inhermind,Mr.DiMeoisanunsunghero,becausehe’sabigreasonwhyshehasasuccessfulcareerandlife.“Idon’tknowwhereIwould’vegoneifIfeltlikeIhadtokeepmyvoice____10____becauseIwasafraidofembarrassingmyself.I’dliketothankhimforthatkindness.”

1.

A.continuing B.struggling C.pretending D.hoping

2.

A.share B.express C.find D.bear

3.

Ataught B.proved C.revealed D.promised

4.

A.excused B.prohibited C.corrected D.discouraged