预热卷2-【走近中考】2023年中考英语第二次预热模拟卷 （江苏苏州）

【走近中考◆◆预热卷】 2023年中考英语第二次模拟预热卷 （江苏苏州） 注意事项： 1. 本试卷共七大题，满分100分（不含听力口语30分）、考试用时100分钟； 2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡和对应的位置上，并认真校对条形码上的准考号、姓名是否与本人相符合； 3. 答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动、请用橡皮擦干净后、再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题； 4.考生答题必须答在答题卡上、答在试卷和草稿低上一律无效。 第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Two months ago, when our class election started, I decided to run for class president. I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win. But I was ____1____ that people would feel bad for me if I lost. I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasn’t to make promises to do things I couldn’t ____2____, but to show my class why I wanted to be president. I ____3____ my posters in hallways and in the classroom. I also spent three hours writing my speech saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem. Since I was ____4____ prepared, I felt that my chances of winning were strong. However, when I gave my speech on Election Day, the response wasn’t what I had ____5____. Few people actually listened. When it was my opponent’s (对手的) turn, everyone was screaming his name. His speech was short, but all to the point. By then, I realized I should have made mine ____6____ and clearer. It was clear who would ____7____. For the rest of the day, I felt like it was over. I wanted to just go home and cry, but I made it through. My ____8____ was right: I didn’t win. The next day, people were still talking about the election. I just pretended not to hear. But later, things got better. People ____9____ about the election and talked to me just as they did before. I don’t regret putting time and energy into the election because I’ve learned that things aren’t always going the way I expect. And moments of failure like this shape one’s _____10_____—since then I’ve learned to face disappointment and grown stronger. 1．A．bored B．afraid C．