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2020年中考英语天天练——完形+阅读(1)
一、完形填空
What's your idea about success? Some people say that beginners have all the luck, while others believe that success ____11____ only with practice. In fact, I feel both of these statements (陈述) are not true all the time. Each is true in some ways ____12____ not in others.
For example, I went to a drawing competition many years ago and ____13____ surprisingly. As a prize, I got a film ticket to see Titanic. I was really ____14____ because it was the first time I had taken part in any competition. Thinking that I might be lucky again, I ____15____ joining in other art competitions. But the result was that I ____16____ won again. I accepted the fact that the other people had a ____17____
artistic ability than I did. Art was not something I was especially interested in and I had never practiced the different art skills. So, the ____18____ I produced were not of a very high standard.
These experiences taught me a lot. Though I might have been lucky ____19____, I also need to put in a lot of hard work. As we know, ____20____ makes perfect. So I believe success builds on less luck and chance.
( )11. A. moves B. comes C. returns D. leaves
( )12. A. or B. so C. and D. but
( )13. A. won B. began C. failed D. ended
( )14. A. sorry B. active C. lucky D. nervous
( )15. A. tried B. forgot C. stopped D. remembered
( )16. A. often B. ever C. sometimes D. never
( )17. A. worse B. better C. lower D. faster
( )18. A. results B. films C. prizes D. drawings
( )19. A. at last B. at most C. at first D. at least
( )20. A. chance B. practice C. difference D. experience
2、 阅读理解
Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.
Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new citie