北京市西城区2022-2023学年高三上学期期末英语试卷

北京市西城区 2022—2023 学年度第一学期期末试卷 高三英语 本试卷共 12 页，共 100 分。考试时长 90 分钟。 考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，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（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。 Olivia, 9, was shy at first. She’d never been on a horse before. So when she was asked to feed carrots to the reddish-brown horse named Charlie on a summer Saturday, she approached 1 , unsure of herself at times, turning around to a group of children waiting for their turn to feed him. Olivia eventually made it to the horse’s mouth and Charlie licked (舔) her hands as she 2 him his favorite treat. Olivia was amused. “That’s what I call a(an) 3 ,” said Sabrina, a social worker who has teamed up with the community organization Alkebu-lan Village to help children overcome their problems and keep them on paths to 4 . “I’m excited,” Olivia said smiling. “I love petting him.” The program “Stop Horsing Around” at Alkebu-lan Village was launched this summer with over a dozen kids signing up. They were taught how to approach, feed, brush, and mount the horses 5 eventually they got a chance to ride them. By 6 the program’s horses with Sabrina’s help and forming 7 with them, children become more self-aware and then begin to recognize and face negative feelings and behaviors, which can help them communicate with others and lead to significant positive changes to their 8 skills, self-worth and behavior issues. Sabrina first taught the children that Charlie needed to become 9 with them by smelling their hands. Once Charlie was comfortable, the kids learned how to pet his face and head, and then how to use the lead rope, clean up Charlie’s messes, and feed him carrots. Olivia wasn’t the only kid who was nervous and shy at the beginning. But ultimately Olivia also wasn’t the only kid to leave more confident. Their 10 consistently turned into smiles, laughter and excitement. 1. A. happily B. calmly C. slowly D. directly 2. A. fed B. left C. made D. threw 3. A. award B. e