2023年北京市东城区高考英语一模试卷
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1．（15分）Bernard，the 82-year-old retired police officer，was heartbroken when he （1）_______ his precious medal.His hou was broken into last December.The thief took away some jewelry，some cash and his treasured medal given for his 32 years of （2）_______ with Liverpool Police Station.He believed the medal was gone forever.
Three months later，David，a young volunteer pulled the medal from a river in a "one-in-a-million"catch.The young man was in a litter clean-up programme in Liverpool.He had been using a large magnet （磁铁） to （3）_______ metal rubbish out of the river for 皮肤英文30 minutes when he found a small blue metal box.
"I would have never found the medal if we hadn't （4）_______ all the rubbish in the river first，"said David."At first，we found old bits of shopping carts and other metal items but about half an hour later，I pulled out the（5）_______ ，and it's got' Police Lo
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ng Servic Medal' written on it.It really was like finding a needle in a haystack （干草堆）. "
（6）_______ ，the medal was carved with Bernard's name and the medal number，which David ud to （7）_______ the nior's phone number online.The retired police officer was （8）_______ when he received a call saying the medal had been found in a river，still in its metal box.And when he was told it would be （9）_______to him by the young man who found it，his face lit up.David then planned a visit to meet Bernard and returned the medal to him "This was truly the best （10）_______ for cleaning up that rubbish …It's amazing，" David said.
（1）A.damaged B.lost C.sold D.dirtied
（2）A.business B.communication C.cooperation D.rvice
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（3）A B.site C.cup D.fish
（4）A.tackled B.derted C.recycled D.buried
（5）A.magnet B.rubbish C.box D.jewelry
（6）A.Apparently B.Thankfully C.Gradually D.Conquently
（7）A.track B.recall C.record D.dial
（8）A.nervous B.astonished C.proud D.embarrasd
（9）A.awarded B.submitted C.prented D.addresd
（10）A.drive B.proof C.wish D.reward
2．（4.5分）On a particular sunny day，little Mykel was determined to learn to ride his bike without the help of training wheels.When the neighborhood kids （1） _______（spot） Mykel shakily controlling his bike，they raced over（2）_______（help）.Some held the bike steady while others offered encouragement.Mykel was not alone as he tried to reach his goal of learning to ride his bike!Some things are（3） _______（easy）said than done.However，with a little help from friends，things go better!
3．（6分）Renewable methods for（1）_______（produce）electricity，such as wind turbines and solar panels，can only provide power on the days （2）_______ wind blows or the sun shines.Electric batteries（3）_______（u）to store energy are expensive and can also be polluting.Finnish scientists came up with a simple solution that puts unwanted green electricity to work，heating 100 tons of sand to around 500℃.The sand stays hot for months；when energy （4）festival怎么读_______ （require），air can be pumped through it and heated up.
The air in turn heats a system that supplies hot water to heat nearby hous.
软件学习班4．（4.5分）The idea of writing a poem might feel frightening（1）_______（initial）—do you need to follow a certain structure，does it need to have a rhyme，or do you need to have recited a dictionary to be a"proper"poet？The truth is：absolutely not.While there are"types"of poem that offer structure to rve（2）_______ a guide，the reality is that poetry doesn't have to follow a t of rules—it's much more about conveying a feeling，and that opens up a lot of creative（3） _______ （free）for us to explore.
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5．（6分）Every year，young，talented，and ambitious nature conrvationists from all over the world shoot their shot for the Future For Nature（FFN）Award，an honorable international award.
The Future For Nature aims to：
• Reward and fund individuals for their outstanding efforts in the protection of species of wild animals and plants.
• Stimulate award winners to sustain their dedicated work.
• Help winners to rai their profile，extend their professional network and strengthen their funding basis.
Benefits
• The winners each receive 50，000 euros and may make their own decision to spend th
moode money in the rvice of nature conrvation.
• FFN offers the winners a platform and brings their stories to the attention of conrvationists，financiers and a wide audience，allowing them to increa their impact and gain more access to funds.
历届世博会>controlerFFN is building a growing family of winners，dedicated people who form a community of people with the same interest.FFN offers them the opportunity to meet each other and continue to learn with each other in order to continue their fight for nature as efficiently and effectively as possible.
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