08-冲刺2023年中考英语首字母填空临考押题（上海专用）

冲刺2023年中考英语首字母填空临考押题（上海专用）08 （一） Most 15-year-old teenagers are worrying about their math homework and trying to fit in with other kids of their age. But Henry Patterson is busy running a successful online business i____1____. Patterson, a teenager from England, began to have this i____2____ when he was nine. One year later, he started a company called Not Before Tea. He began by selling sweets, but soon turned to household products like wash bags and soft toys. The items he sell feature（以…为特色）characters from a book he wrote called The Adventures of Sherb and Pip. Patterson’s e____3____ school years were difficult, as he showed great difference from his peers（同辈人）. He saw the world differently and was rarely invited to parties or play with. He also had a stammer（口吃）, which made him feel even more lonely. But these things didn’t s____4____ him. To cheer himself up, Patterson gradually lost himself in designing different animals and writing interesting stories about them. His character started to become popular. He tried very hard to e____5____ himself clearly and talk to bigger audience. His business has earned him 65,000 pounds and he won big prize at the National Retail Business Awards for Teenagers. B____6____, he does his best to keep his schoolwork as a priority（优选项）. He takes his homework with him to events and does it on the train or after a presentation. Two years ago, he wrote a book called Young and Mighty. It describes his search for success and happiness. “The r____7____ meaning of the book is to help people of my age think about how to make their way in the world.”he wrote.（275词） 答案：1.instead 2.idea 3.early 4.stop 5.express 6.Besides 7.real 译文： 大多数15岁的青少年都担心他们的数学作业，并试图与他们同龄的孩子相处融洽。但亨利·帕特森正忙着经营一家成功的在线业务。 帕特森是一个来自英国的青少年，在他9岁时就开始有了这个想法。一年后，他创办了一家名为“Not Before Tea”的公司。他开始卖糖果，但很快转向家用产品，如洗袋和软玩具。他卖的是以他写的《舍布和皮普历险记》一书中的人物为特色的物品。 帕特森的早期学业很困难，因为他与同龄人非常不同。他对世界的看法有所不同，很少被邀请参加聚会或玩耍。他还有口吃，这让他感到更加孤独。 但这些事情并没有阻止他。为了让自己振作起来，帕特森逐渐迷失在设计不同的动物和写关于它们的有趣的故事中。他的角色开始受到欢迎。他非常努力