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2023届广东省广州市中考英语全真模拟试卷五(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。
With a determined look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister (扶手) and ___1___ to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet (442 meters) tall, the highest building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy ___2___ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The ___3___ boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he enjoyed cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that ___4___ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, ___5___ was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs (假肢) and use a stick ___6___. But McCarthy has a strong heart. He believes having a disability should not stop anyone ___7___ achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school since he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, ___8___ by his determination and offered to help train him. They spent more than ten hours ___9___ climbing stairs and keeping balance with ____10____ prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “It seems that he never knows ____11____ difficult it is. Sometimes I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn. “____12____ he said he was still full of energy and wanted ____13____ day of exercise.”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I saw he went even faster in the last 10 floors.” said Kohn. “He is ____14____ sportsman I’ve ever seen.”
McCarthy said he was proud of ____15____ and that the tower now holds a special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll point to the building and say ‘Look at this building’.” he said.
1.A.climbs B.climbed C.was climbing D.climb
2.A.near B.nearby C.nearly D.nearer
3.A.14 years old B.14-years-old C.14 year old D.14-year-old
4.A.if B.unless C.until D.although
5.A.which B.who C.what D.whose
6.A.to walk B.walks C.walk D.w