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湖南省部分市
2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷分类汇编
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湖南省岳阳市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末教学质量监测英语试题
第一节(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A, B, C和D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As a Boy, John Kerr wanted to be a fireman or a park ranger(护林员). Looking back on that childhood fantasy, he says, “ I think it was the hat.” ___21___, he spent four decades at one of public broadcasting’s flagship stations in Boston. He ___22___ in 2005 at the age of 65 without any particular postcareer ___23___ in mind. After several idle weeks, he decided to drive his camper to visit family in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
On the route, he stopped ___24___ at the Yellowstone Park Foundation, which ___25___ funds for Yellowstone, America’s first national park. As it happens, the foundation was ___26___ people to educate park guests on wolves. Kerr signed on. Later, at the urging of his daughter, a forestry school graduate, Kerr ___27___ the Student Conservation Association for an internship(实习).
To say that Kerr stood out in the intern crowd is a massive under-statement. Most interns were college and even high school students. But, in a sense, he had been ___28___ for this since his youth. His outdoor___29___ with his grandfather had given him a love of ___30___, and, as a(n) ___31___, he had helped out at the local fire department on medical calls.
He also had something else. There are 31 million Americans between the ages of 44 and 70 — some retired and looking for a third act, some looking for a more ___32___ career — ___33___ for something where they feel as if they’re making a contribution.Kerr also had that deep urge to do something more.
From his internship, he moved up to ranger. He ___34___ his management of what he describes as one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
“These are rich and all-too-rare memories,” ___35___ Kerr. “I never forget them.”
21. A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Similarly
22. A. returned B. worked C. continued D. retired
23. A. care B. goal C. note D. risk
24. A. on duty B. in secret