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东城区2020-2021学年度第一学期期末统一检测
高三英语 2021.1
本试卷共100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分:知识运用(共两节,30分)
第一节 完形填空(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。
A school bus driver returned to college to become a high school history teacher, thanks to some 1 students.
Clayton Ward is a history lover, and as such, 2 the time he'd spend chatting with students about their history classes as he 3 them to and from school.
"After several of these discussions, some of the students would tell me they wanted me to be their 4 ,“ he said. "That small mention from those kids ... it 5 me and gave me the motivation to complete a goal I had started years ago,“
6 ,Ward went to college after his high school graduation; but after a year, he had to leave and soon started driving buses. But he still valued 7 , and talking with the students on the bus route renewed his sense of passion for expanding and teaching young minds.
Ward enrolled (注册)at a community college in May 2019, and 8 to take his classes full time while also still driving his bus.
“It wasn't always 9 I would drive my route in the morning and afternoon, take classes in between shifts and take night classes," he said. "I would think of those students and all the years I wanted to make this happen, and it helped me focus my energy. "
“You wouldn't think that kids can do something like that, to give me the 10 and ambition to go back to school,“ Ward said. "It's kind of crazy that such a small thing can make such an impact on your life. "
1. A. energetic
B. supportive
C. considerate
D. generous
2. A. enjoyed
B. found
C. saved
D. missed
3. A. attended
B. watched
C. bussed
D. trained
4. A. driver
B. adviser
C. friend
D. teacher
5. A. aimed at
B. stuck with
C. occurred to
D. called on
6. A. Initially
B. Consequently
C. Apparently
D. Ultimately
7. A. success
B. communication
C. responsibility
D. education
8. A.