内容正文:
2023届广东省广州市中考英语全真模拟试卷一(含解析)
本试卷共四大题,满分90分;考试时间100分钟
一、语法选择(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain ___1___ almost a month. The crops were dying. If we ___2___ see some rain soon, we would lose everything.
I was making lunch in the kitchen when I saw my ___3___ son, Billy, walking towards the woods. He was walking with a great effort... trying to be as still as possible. Minutes later, he was once again walking towards the woods. I ___4___ stand it any longer. I went out of the house and followed him.
He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked, being very careful not to spill (溢出)the water he carried.
As I came closer, I saw ___5___ sight. Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked straight up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. But the deer ___6___ hurt him nor even moved as Billy got down. And then I saw a baby deer ___7___ on the ground, thirsty, lift its head to lap up(舔) the water in my boy’s hands. When the water was gone, Billy jumped up to run back to the house. I followed him back to a tap. Billy opened it and let the drip slowly fill up his “cup”.
___8___ he stood up and began to turn back, I was there in front of him. His little eyes ___9___ with tears. Very quickly, he explained ____10____ he was not wasting water. The week before, he had made ____11____ same trouble with our horses, ____12____ caused him a lecture from his father about the importance of not wasting water.
This time, I joined him, with a small pot of water from the kitchen. I let him ____13____ the baby deer alone, for it was ____14____ job. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they ____15____ by other drops... more drops... and more. I looked up at the sky. All I can say is that the rain came that day saved our farm, just like the actions of one little boy saved the little deer.
1.A.in B.at C.for D.since
2.A.d