精品解析：北京市大兴区2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

2024北京大兴高二(下)期中 英 语 2024.4 本试卷共13页，共100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 第一部分：知识运用(共两节，30分) 第一节 完形填空(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。 Chasing Dreams When I was a little girl, I had always dreamt of becoming a famous pianist. The melodies that flowed ____1____ the keys spoke to me in a language that words could never capture. However, my family couldn’t afford a piano, and my dream ____2____ distant and unreachable. But passion, as they say, finds its way. One day, while passing by a charity shop, I found an old keyboard on sale. It was nowhere close to a real piano, but it was a ____3____. Using my savings, I bought it and hence started a journey that was filled with ups and downs. Every day after school, I would practice for hours, trying to perfect each note and each melody. My fingers would often ____4____ from the strain (软组织拉伤), but the joy of creating music was unparalleled. Mrs. Peters, my school music teacher, noticed my passion and offered free lessons ____5____ weekends. Under her guidance, my skills flourished. As years passed, I started participating in local competitions. Not all were victories, but each one was a learning ____6____. The challenges were many, but with every setback, my resolve only grew stronger. One day, a letter arrived. It was an invitation to an interview for the National Symphony Orchestra (国家交响乐团), a chance to ____7____ with the best in the country. The preparations were tiring and boring. Every evening was consumed by endless rehearsals and critiques, pushing me to my limits. The day of the audition finally came. As I walked onto the stage, the weight of my journey ____8____ on my shoulders. But as I began to play, all fears disappeared. The music, as always, transported me to another world. A week later, I received the news: I was selected. My dream, once distant and unreachable, had ____9____ fruits. My journey taught me that it isn’t the destination but the journey itself that sh