1、2020西城一模It was late, about 10:15 p.m., when Janice Esposito arrived at the Bellport train station; she jumped into her Honda Odyssey and began the 20-minute drive home to her husband and seven-year-old son. Shed just returned from visiting her mother and had traveled the route many times before. She
2、 practically 11 on autopilot: a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and thenwham! Out of nowhere a car T-boned Espositos minivan, 12 her to move backward some 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. She 13 in the minivan, bruised ( 撞 伤 ) but mostly just knocked out by the 14 and the a
3、irbags.As it happened, Pete DiPinto was getting ready for 15 . Hed just closed his book and was getting under the covers when he heard the sound of metal on metal and breaking glass coming from not far outside his bedroom window. A volunteer 16 and retired teacher, DiPinto, 64, never 17 to think. He
4、 grabbed a flashlight and, still dressed in his pajamas (睡衣), ran out the door. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he told Newsday. “Were always on 18 .”The first car he came upon, 2,000 feet from his front yard, was the one that had 19_ Esposito. Once DiPinto concluded the driver was OK,
5、 he looked around and 20Espositos minivan positioned on the railroad tracks. And then he heard a terrible sound: the bells signaling an oncoming 21.“The gates were starting to come down,” he told Newsday. “I see the headlight of the train.” DiPinto ran quickly to Espositos minivan and knocked on the
6、 drivers side window. She 22 looked at him, her eyes unfocused. “I dont know where I am,” she said. She seemed unhurt. “Honey, youre on the railroad 23 ,” DiPinto shouted. “We have to get you off right now!” He pulled hard on the 24 , but the door was crashed in and 25 . The heavy diesel train, trav
7、eling at 65 miles per hour, was moving fast toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and threw open the 26 . “Please, dont let her be 27 ,” he thought. He pushed aside the deflating ( 瘪 了 的 ) airbags, grabbed Espositos arms, and 28 her toward him across the passenger seat until he could help h
8、er out and quickly get her to 29 behind a signal box a few feet away. Within six seconds, he estimated, the train crashed into the minivan. “It was like a Hollywood movie,” DiPinto told reporters the next day.But this one had a twist. “Last night,” South Country Ambulance chief Greg Miglino toldCBS
9、New York, “the 30_ arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.11. A. droveB. walkedC. rodeD. hiked12. A. allowingB. forcingC. orderingD. reminding13. A. satB. stoodC. hidD. waited14. A. actionB. noiseC. impactD. bomb15. A. classB. workC. dinnerD. bed16. A. doctorB. driverC. firefighterD. engineer17 A.
10、stoppedB. troubledC. intendedD. wanted18. A. dutyB. timeC. targetD. schedule19. A. warnedB. caughtC. hitD. followed20. A. observedB. spottedC. realizedD. predicted21. A. trainB. truckC. carD. ambulance22. A. yetB. justC. stillD. even23. A. yardsB. stationsC. bridgesD. tracks24. A. beltB. keyC. bellD
11、. handle25. A. unlockedB. jammedC. openD. gone26. A. bagB. doorC. bookD. box27. A. scaredB. ignoredC. trappedD. defeated28. A. carriedB. rushedC. guidedD. pulled29. A. returnB. workC. safetyD. life30. A. policeB. actorC. reporterD. hero2020海淀一模I was 11 when I asked my mum for piano lessons. We were
12、in an economic crisis and shed recently been 11 off. She said a polite “no.That didnt 12 me. I drew a keyboard onto a piece of paper and stuck it on my desk. I would 13_notes on an online keyboard and play them back on my paper onekeeping the sound they made on the computer in my head. I spent six m
13、onths playing without 14 a real piano. As my mum found I was 15 about it, she bought me 10 lessons with borrowed money.I still remember the first one. I was 16 by how organic the sound of the piano was, as I had become familiar with the 17 electronic sound. The teacher was trying to explain where mi
14、ddle C was, but I could 18 play all the major and minor scales.I 19 my grade one after eight lessons and got distinction. By the time I started secondary school, we couldnt 20 lessons again, so I returned to my paper keyboard. I passed grade three, then grade five, practising only on my piece of pap
15、er.For the grades above that, there s an 21 that you add a certain sensitivity into your playing. The music teacher at my school said I could practise on the schools grand piano. I would wake up at 5:30 am to get there in time and play until lessons started. Id 22 lunch and then practise after schoo
16、l until the caretaker kicked me out. At home, Id have dinner, do three hours of revision, and then 23 practice until 1:00 am.My school didnt offer music A-level. I found the Purcell School for young musicians. The audition （试镜）was extremely24 , and I felt overwhelmed. To my amazement, I was offered
17、a 25 .I had been told I had started playing too 26 to reach conservatoire （音乐学院）level, but when I left Purcell, I was awarded the senior piano prize. That was the point when I realized I wasnt behind everyone else. I am now at the Guildhall School in London, where I was offered a scholarship. I feel
18、 27 : ifs been 10 years since I drew my paper piano and Im at one of the worlds 28 conservatoires.The irony is that I continue to do a lot of my practice away from the pianowhat we call mental practice. It 29 key areas of the mind that are less readily accessed by piano playing alone. The paper pian
19、o helped stimulate my 30 about how music works.11. A. laidB. pushedC. droppedD. knocked12. A. annoyB. botherC. embarrassD. discourage13. A. takeB. signC. clickD. compose14. A. seeingB. touchingC. enjoyingD. choosing15. A. seriousB. carefulC. hesitantD. nervous16. A. struckB. puzzledC. comfortedD. in
20、spired17. A. naturalB. artificialC. practicalD. magical18. A. onlyB. stillC. hardlyD. already19. A. satB.joinedC. failedD. repeated20. A. offerB. teachC. affordD. observe21. A. attitudeB. expectationC. opinionD. opportunity22. A. avoidB. missC. saveD. skip23. A. socialB. mentalC. mechanicalD. physic
21、al24. A. fascinatingB. motivatingC. frighteningD. challenging25. A. courseB. rewardC. placeD. certificate26. A. soonB. lateC. hurriedlyD. suddenly27. A. proudB. luckyC. ambitiousD. grateful28. A. grandB. strictC. leadingD. expensive29. A. buildsB. coversC. definesD. unlocks30. A. predictionB. memory
22、C. curiosityD. imagination2020朝阳一模Giddas TeamThe door closed behind Malik, making Mama look up from the hot meal. “Just in time for dinner. Will you 11 Gidda, please?”Gidda was staying in Maliks bedroom. He didnt 12 giving up his room for his 82-year-old grandmother at first. But then she didnt leav
23、e. Malik 13 over her suitcase on the floor. “Sorry,” Gidda said. “Im just a nuisance(讨厌的人) here. Im 14 .” Malik didnt answer as he helped her up from her chair.At dinner, Mama asked Malik, “Hows your 15with the coach?”Malik was captain of school soccer team, and he had to discuss a fundraiser with t
24、he coach. Theyd have to raise hundreds of dollars to 16 their old shirts, and that seemed unlikely unless Malik came up with a(n) 17 plan.Unwillingly, Malik said, “Its just team stuff.” Changing the 18 , Malik turned to Gidda. “Do you want to go sit outside after dinner?”Gidda agreed. In the soft wa
25、rmth of the evening, Gidda settled herself beneath the enormous fig(无花果) tree. “Feels like home,” she said. But Malik 19 , “It drops figs everywhere.” Right then, a fig landed on his head. Gidda laughed, picked it up, and took a 20 . “Perfect. Pick me a bunch. Ill make fig cakes.”The next morning, M
26、alik found Gidda making fig cakes in the kitchen. She offered him one. Malik, hoping it wasnt too awful, put it in his mouth. His eyes 21 as he chewed. It was delicious. He eyed the tree in the backyard. How many fig cakes could it 22 ?Malik grabbed his phone and started 23 in a rush of excitement.
27、An hour later, most of the soccer team gathered in the kitchen, and ate up fig cakes.“Giddas Fabulous(极好的) Fig Cakes!” Malik said. “Well 24 them! Gidda said they were easy to make; shell 25 us how.”At dinner that night, Gidda shared their plan with Mama, smiling 26 as she repeated the title Malik ga
28、ve on her, “Team Grandmother.”The next day, the kitchen was full of 27 . Walking slowly among the excited boys, Gidda taught them to make fig cakes. Soon the fig cakes piled up.As Malik 28, Giddas Fabulous Fig Cakes were a huge hit and they were quickly sold out.When the new29arrived just in time fo
29、r the opening game, Coach Garcia invitedGidda to watch. She arrived early, and waved at Malik. Then she turned30to show off her shirt. On the back were the words Team Grandmother.11AwatchBfetchCvisitDserve 12AallowBenjoyCconsiderDmind 13AlookedBhandedCtrippedDturned 14AuselessBunluckyCscaredDnervous
30、 15AtrainingBappointmentCnegotiationDmeeting 16AbuyBreplaceCironDabandon 17AbrilliantBrandomCoriginalDpersonal 18AplanBattitudeCsubjectDway 19ARepeated BReported CexplainedDcomplained 20ApictureBtestCbiteDbreak 21AwidenedBmovedCfocusedDopened 22AproduceBdonateCdeliverDexchange 23ArunningBtextingCsho
31、utingDthinking 24ApresentBsendCsellDreserve 25AprepareBshowCchooseDwrite 26AproudlyBpolitelyCshylyDbitterly 27AtensionBhopeCpraiseDenergy 28ApromisedBpredictedCannouncedDidentified 29AsocksBbootsCuniformsDgloves 30AbackBawayCdownDAround2020丰台一模The small town of Allen Crossing, Indiana, has been the
32、place Ive called home for all 16 years of my life. Thats where I spend hours just 11 . Looking at how the wind blows the wild flowers to create a magical 12 of color. Looking at the way insects move hurriedly among plants. The beauty of nature has always been what 13 me to create art. I used to thin
33、k that artists get inspiration from 14 . Then I went to New York and something happened that really made me 15 that idea.I was offered two-week courses at an art college there. When I took the train to the college for the first time, I had some serious 16 about whether I had made the right choice ab
34、out coming. I was so used to the 17 countryside. New York, however, was noisy and 18 . People pushed past me to squeeze through the doors of the subway cars. Everything moved at such a 19 pace that I felt I had no time to process it all.Art classes were another story. 20 I started making art, I felt
35、 like myself again. Working from memory, I made a series of drawings of natural scenes. “Your images are very 21 and accurate,” one teacher told me. “Why not try using brighter colors and bolder shapes and motions?” I followed her advice and was amazed at the 22 . One day my cousin Ken came to see m
36、y drawings. “Gosh! These are great! They remind me of graffiti (涂鸦).” He exclaimed. I looked at my drawings and was 23 .To me graffiti was not art, it was 24 messy, unreadable writing on walls. “Cool,” Ken continued. “If youre into art, you should come with me.” I followed him to a huge factory that
37、 was completely 25 with graffiti. The walls were covered with bright colors, portraits, words and calligraphy-like symbols. What I saw was art not unlike what I had been making. The big 26 was that the artists drew images from city life, such as crowded subway trains and tall, shiny buildings. In ev
38、ery sketch, there was a(n) 27 that reminded me of that first subway ride, only it was a creative one.Now I know that 28 is different for everyone. What drives one person crazy can be the thing that drives another person to 29 . I may not look at the city the way street artists do, but they may not s
39、ee nature the way I do. I 30 the way the citys energy inspires them. And now I use that energy wherever I am to create my own art. 11. A. thinkingB. readingC. looking D. working12. A. noteB. momentC. powerD. carpet 13. A. leadsB. drivesC. forcesD. requires14. A. beautyB. sceneryC. natureD. imaginati
40、on15. A. regretB. developC. shareD. rethink 16. A. doubtsB. problemsC. trouble D. consideration17. A. remoteB. quietC. colorfulD. open 18. A. unsafeB. toughC. dullD. crowded19. A. steadyB. rapidC. naturalD. leisure20. A. AlthoughB. BecauseC. OnceD. Unless21. A. realisticB. uniqueC. clear D. abstract
41、22. A. attemptB. choiceC. passionD. change23. A. shockedB. convincedC. confusedD. amused24. A. justB. stillC. evenD. yet25. A. coatedB. decoratedC. engagedD. marked26. A. advantageB. attractionC. priorityD. difference27. A. clueB. energyC. styleD. element28. A. destinationB. ambitionC. inspirationD.
42、 determination 29. A. createB. discoverC. progress D. concern30. A. exploreB. respectC. understandD. follow2020 门头沟一模Im Robin Woods. Im always the first to make a good joke and 11_ my work away at the end of the day. But somehow Im 12_ the first to be picked for teams and plays. I have always been t
43、he outcast, 13_ and alone.“This year our play will be the story of Robin Hood and his Merry Men,” our teacher, Miss Goody, 14_ the whole class. “Who would like to be Robin Hood?” I 15_ my hand up into the air. Of course everybody wanted the biggest and best part, especially bossy Bradley.“ 16_ for a
44、 part and Ill test you on Monday and decide who will be best for each part,” said Miss Goody, handing out pages of the script. “ And of course well need lots of trees to be the forest.”“Youll be a little baby bush,” Bradley 17_ me. “Or a teeny-tiny leaf.”I 18_ him and took a copy of the Robin Hood w
45、ords and began my practicing on the way home.On Monday I did some brilliant acting and I remembered all my 19 . I got the part. Bradley got the part of Little John. Becky was one of the ladies-in-waiting. Jordan was the minstrel(吟游艺人), who told the 20_ in song with a little strum of the guitar every now and then.We had three weeks to learn our parts. Becky offered to 21_ with me. She played Little Johns part and gave me 22_ on fighting. Bradley, who still really wanted to be Robin Hood, often came over to watch. He seemed to be waiting for me to make mistakes. I felt 23_ , wi
