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2023届北京市西城区高三一模英语试卷

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一、完形填空

Asachildgrowingupinthe1980s,MarleneIrvintookmanytripstoJoyland,an

amusementparkinherhometownofWichita,Kansas.Shegotexcitedthemomentherfamily

droveintoJoyland’sparkinglot.“Thecarouselcirclingattheentrancetotheparkwasalways

the____1____forme,”Marlenesaid.“Icouldwatchthehorsesforhours.”

Joylandcertainlymadea/an____2____impressiononMarlene,asshegother“firstreal

job”yearslateratWichita’sChanceManufacturing,thelargestmakerofamusementpark

ridesintheworldatthetime.Marlenestartedinthefiberglassworkshop,wherethecarousel

horses’frames,alongwithpartsforFerriswheels,rollercoasters,andotherrides,werepieced

together.She____3____foundherwaytoChance’sartanddecorationdepartment,becoming

oneoftheleadhorseartists.Then,afterworkingatChancefornearlyfifteenyears,Marlene

decidedtostartherownbusiness,

focusingoncarouselrestoration.

Aroundthesametime,Joylandstartedexperiencinga____4____inattendance.Atlast,

totheheartbreakofWichitansyoungandold,Joyland____5____aftermorethanfiftyyears

ofoperation.Localpreservationorganizationspurchasedsomeofthepark’shistoricalitems,

andJoyland’sthirty-sixcarouselhorsesweredonatedtoBotanica,aWichita-ownedbotanical

garden.BotanicaaskedMarleneto____6____theold,brokenhorses,andsheacceptedthe

challenge.