2021年中考英语短文填空与阅读表达专项练习十（外研版）

美文阅读 19 （一） Emblem3 is a famous child band now. There are brothers Keaton, Wesley Stromberg and their close friend Drew Chadwick. They love music very much. They 1 (make) music together since they were kids in the small town of Sequim, Washington. They decided to form a band and called 2 (them) Emblem. At first, that was their hobby but then became their dreams. And at last their dreams A . . In 2012, they entered The X Factor, a television 3 (sing) competition . They made it to the finals, and the experience changed their 4 (life) soon. They began to sing songs in many cities. And then, their album(专辑） 5 (name) Nothing to Lose, B . That was the 6 (one) record they have put out. They said, “we went on the TV show The X Factor, and we only thought that we had nothing 7 (lose) and it was just a game. If we didn’t win, we would continue to make music and would be back where we start.” And their parents always encourage them 8 (follow) their dreams. So if you have a dream, please cherish it and try your best to go after it. Nothing is 9 (possible) if you put your heart into it. If you don’t try, you 10 (regret) when you are not young. (1) 1-10小题用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 (2) 猜猜划线黑体部分“make it、cherish”的汉语意思： (3) A、B两处填入合适的短语：__________ _________ (4) 请给本文拟一个合适的标题。__________________________ （二） Last week, my friends and I got together 1 (eat)out in a restaurant in our college town. We hadn’t been together for long, so it was nice to catch up (叙旧）and share summer plans with each other. These catch ups, however, didn’t allow for deeper conversations, especially if someone was 2 (comfortable) to share personal problems in a larger crowd. After the dinner, I noticed my friend 3 (call) Don, hovering there. A seemed that he didn’t want to go as if he needed 4 (us) company(陪伴) at that time. Earlier that night during dinner, he had also said his 5 (two) year in college was really hard, so I asked him about