北京市海淀区2022-2023学年高三下学期期中练习英语试题

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。 Before Jenny passed away from cancer, she made her husband, Steve, and their daughter, Brittany, promise her one thing: he would ___1___ Brittany, a high school senior, to the homecoming (返校节) game, where she was ___2___ for homecoming queen. It was important to her that her daughter should go. Brittany and Steve ___3___. Days later, on the morning of Friday, September 24, Jenny died. Keeping their ___4___, that very afternoon, an emotional Brittany walked arm in arm with her father across the football field with the other nominees (被提名者) to await the ___5___ of the voting. Brittany wasn’t named homecoming queen that day; Nyla was. But, like many in the close-knit community, Nyli had heard about Jenny and her noble deeds for the community. In a(n) ___6___ gesture, moments after receiving the crown, Nyla walked over to Brittany, removed the crown from her head, and placed it atop her friend’s. The two embraced, ___7___ holding each other tightly for support. “She’d rather have her mom than a crown,” Nyla said. By handing it to Brittany, “I was telling her that she was her mom’s queen, and that she was loved by many, especially me.” “I fell so much love from her, and I just felt s much love for her,” said Brittany, who paid Nyla the ultimate praise. “I can see my mom through Nyla. They have the same caring, ___8___ spirit.” “Nyla is no less queen for lack of a crown.” said a teacher. There’s a saying that real queens ___9___ each other’s crowns. But the truth is, real queens give up their crowns to let other queens ____10____. 1. A. invite B. introduce C. recommend D. accompany 2. A. running B. voting C. seeking D. applying 3. A. agreed B. negotiated C. hesitated D. declined 4 A. award B. promise C. appointment D. secret 5. A. session B. process C. outcome D. start 6. A. unplanned B. expectant C. unwilling D. typical 7. A. gratefully B. cheerfully C. sadly D. tearfully