北京市西城区2023-2024学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题（含答案）.pdfVIP

北京市西城区2023-2024学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

一、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共22.5分）

ABCD

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Itsagiftmorethan50yearsinthemaking.

In1972,BarbaraRieco1．aheartfeltchildrensbook.Itwasbasedonatruestory—alittleboyshehad

metwhileshewasateenagerlivinginAppalachiabriefly.ItwasBarbarasfirstencounterwithpoverty(贫困).She

camefromamiddle-classfamily.Shegottoseeanothersideoflifethatshedheardof,butneverseen.It

2．herandhadalastinginfluenceonherlife.

3．herbestefforts,themanuscript(手稿)facedrepeatedrefusalfrompublishers,leadingherto

eventually4．herdreamsofbecomingapublishedauthor.

Littledidsheknowthat,manyyearslater,hergrandsonwouldturnthosedreamsintoreality.ChadCooper,a

designandproductionprofessionalbasedinNewYorkCity,decidedtogivehisgrandmothertheperfectChristmas

gift—the5．ofhertreasuredbook.Visitingherfortheholidays,he6．tookheroriginalmanuscript,

alongwiththeillustrationsshehadanartistdrawyearsago,andturnedthemintoabeautifullyprintedbook.

OnChristmasmorning,asBarbara7．thecarefullywrappedgift,shewasovercomewithemotion.The

moment,8．byChad,quicklybecamepopularwithviewers,andthevideowentviralonline.

Thisisprobablythenicestthinganyoneseverdoneformeinmyentirelife,Barbarasaysinthevideo.

Chads9．actdidntjustendwiththesurprise.Healsoincludeda(n)10．tothebookon

Amazon,makingitaccessibletothepublic.The11．wasnothingshortofamiracle(奇迹)—withindays,

Barbaras12．bookskyrocketedtothetopofthebestsellerlist.

Astheworld13．thisunexpectedChristmasmiracle,BarbaraRiecosbook,now14．byanew

generationofreaders,continuestospreadjoyandinspiration,provingthatsometimesthemostextraordinary

15．aretheonesweneverknewweneeded.

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