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2023-2024学年高三上学期1月考试英语试题分类汇编
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云南省昆明市2023-2024学年高三上学期1月期末考试英语试题
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Stella was 5 when she had a surgery that left her with casts (石膏) on both legs and a bar between them. It was impossible to wear ___41___ pants during the recovery.
Like any mother, Puzzo promised to do anything to give Stella ___42___ to dress. She decided to try it herself. Soon came the first-generation version: a pair of pants was ___43___ and then sewed in Velcro (尼龙搭扣). It was a simple fix, but a big ___44___ for Stella.
At the post-operative appointment, Stella wore them. Her doctors were ___45___ and advised Puzzo to ___46___ more. “Many parents ask us all the time what to dress their children in, and now you ___47___ solved that problem,” one doctor added.
When she ___48___ what the surgeon said with her friend Joanne DiCamillo, it ___49___ them that this was something missing from the market. It was there that the brand Befree was born.
Later, they worked on the second generation, eventually making a ___50___ from Velcro to zippers (拉链). They were granted design patents for their pants and ___51___ their website in 2022, which became an instant hit.
DiCamillo noted that ___52___ buyers are not limited to just children and adults with disabilities, but including other people ___53___ from surgeries. Their dream is that in five years, their ___54___ clothes will be sold alongside traditional clothes.
It is said that ___55___ is the mother of invention, and this invention came from two mothers with a need: clothing for those with disabilities.
41. A casual B. short C. traditional D. loose
42. A. freedom B. advantage C. belief D. inspiration
43. A. hung up B. taken apart C. given out D. set aside
44. A. change B. problem C. choice D. project
45. A. confused B. impressed C. ashamed D. relaxed
46. A. order B. donate C. make D. purchase
47. A. frequently B. slightly C. merely D. basically
48. A. argued B. compared C. s