1 / 10 北京市朝阳区 2018-2019 学年度第一学期期末质量检测 高三英语试卷 2019 （考试时间 100 分钟；满分 120 分) 第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分） 第一节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分, 共 15 分） 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 A I love the desert 1 it makes me feel spiritual. I especially like the orange and red sunset in the desert. When the night 2 (come), I lay my blanket, build a fire, and eat some dinner. Then I like lying on the sand and looking at the countless 3 (star) in the sky. At this time I can feel more relaxed. I’ll wait for another beautiful picture in the morning, the sunrise. B As the world’s population grows, a lot of wild animals 4 (force) to leave their natural home. Many wild animals are in danger. People kill them for food or fur, or because they compete with humans for food supplies. 5 (lucky), animal rescue organizations are working hard 6 (preserve) endangered animals and give them help. More and more people are realizing the importance of protecting wild animals. C Smokejumpers are a special type of firefighter. They jump from planes into areas that are difficult to reach by car or on foot. When they arrive there, they first examine the land and decide 7 to fight the fire. Their main goal is to stop a fire from 8 (spread). They will use basic equipment to clear land of plants and other dry materials. The work is dangerous, 9 they love being able to jump out of planes, fight fires, and live in the forest. As 38-year-old Alexi Tishin, who 10 (work) as a smokejumper for 15 years, says, “This is the best job for tough guys.” 第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5...
