20九年级 第20课时 Units 11～12-【智乐星中考·中考备战】2023年山东枣庄中考英语

第20课时　 Units 11～12 一、完形填空 (2022·安徽中考)You never know where life will lead you. When I was a young boy, I got 1 up my nose one time. After that I 2 wanted to get in the water again. I thought swimming was not for me. One day, I 3 my skateboard and broke my leg so badly, and the doctors said I could never really skateboard again. They said swimming was the only 4 that would be good for me. Well, I gave it a 5 . Every week, I got a little 6 and hated swimming a little less. I worked at it so much that one day my high school swimming coach asked me to 7 the school team. You can imagine how that made me and my family feel 8 I was so afraid of the water before! Much to everyone's surprise, I won third place in the city finals. 9 is a big part of my life now. You never know which road life will take you down. Look at me—a swimmer! For this reason, I say: don't limit(限制) your 10 . And remember, life is a swimming pool. Jump in and start swimming! You might be surprised where you end up. 1．A.water B．sand C．juice D．air 2．A.still B．never C．also D．even 3．A.turned down B．looked at C．waited for D．fell off 4．A.exercise B．story C．housework D．journey 5．A.visit B．hand C．try D．call 6．A.better B．slower C．higher D．heavier 7．A.check B．catch C．join D．invite 8．A.or B．as C．if D．so 9．A.Skating B．Swimming C．Jumping D．Coaching 10．A.excuses B．praises C．words D．choices 二、阅读理解 (2020·山东枣庄中考)How do people find their inner talent? British author and speaker Sir Kenneth Robinson talked about this at TED. He told the story of Gillian Lynne, a dancer and a choreographer(编舞者) who has worked on famous musicals like Cats and Phantom of the Opera(《歌剧魅影》)． 1．________ She couldn't think carefully about what she's learning and often found herself unable to keep still because she was bored. Her mother was quite worried about her. She took Lynne to a doctor. For 20 minutes, she talked about the problems Lynne was having in school. 2.________ As they left the room, the doct