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2023年春期高一年级英语学科第一次拉练试卷(10月28号)
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第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Four True Canadian Heroes
Albertine Lapensée
Born in 1898, Lapensée learned to skate on iced-over rivers. When the First World War sent men to the Western Front, a Québécois arena owner dreamed up the Eastern Ladies’ Hockey League-and Lapensée seized her opportunity. Between 1916 and 1917, she showed astonishing skill, leading the Cornwall Victorias to glory after glory. Francophone fans referred to her as "the star of stars", She once scored 15 goals in a single game. And then, at 18, she left the spotlight.
Hussain Guisti
In 2006, Guisti and his family relocated from Winnipeg to Thompson, Manitoba –only to discover it didn’t have a mosque (清真寺) .In response, Guisti started the Zubaidah Tallab Foundation and raised donations to build one. The building opened its doors in 2007. Next, the Muslim community of Inuvik, N.W.T., asked him for help, He raised $ 323,000 and in late 2010, the mosque welcomed its first worshippers.
Waneek Horn-Miller
At 14,Horn-Miller was stabbed(刺) in the chest, She survived the incident and used the trauma(创伤)to fuel her dream of becoming an Olympic athlete," I channelled all the anger, pain and sadness from my experiences into something positive," she says.
In 2000, as co-captain of the national water polo team, Horn-Miller became the first Mohawk woman to represent Canada at the Olympics.
Rachel Zellars
In 2020, Halifax lawyer and professor Zellars co-founded the African Nova Scotian Freedom School. "I wanted to give Black children the tools and support to understand this ongoing important moment of their history,” says Zellars, “which they simply wouldn’t get in public school. The courses educate Black youth on their rich heritage and also teach skills to help students become community organizers.”
21.Who was regarded as “the star of stars”?
A. Albertine Lapensée. B. Hussain Guisti.
C. Waneek Horn-Miller. D.