精品解析：2023年山东省淄博市临淄区中考一模英语试题

2022-2023学年度第二学期毕业学科期中学业水平检测 初四英语试题 本试卷共12页，满分90分，考试时间100分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将区县、学校、姓名、考试号、座号填写在答题卡和试卷规定位置，并核对条形码。 2. 第I卷选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔涂黑答题卡对应题目的答案标号；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。 3. 第II卷非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，字体工整、笔迹清晰，写在答题卡各题目指定区域内；如需改动，先划掉原来答案，然后再写上新答案。严禁使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带修改。 4. 保证答题卡清洁、完整，严禁折叠，严禁在答题卡上做任何标记。 5. 评分以答题卡上的答案为依据。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 第I卷 (选择题 共42分) 一、完形填空 (共10小题，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，从各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 “We regret to inform (告知) you…” Every writer knows these words well. When they receive an e-mail from a publisher, they can’t wait to open and read it. They feel ____1____ when they reach that final sentence. They ____2____ spend years writing their life’s work. Yet still this is often not enough. Everyone knows that success seldom happens overnight. But perhaps not ____3____ know that a lot of highly successful writers have faced rejection (拒绝). Take J.K. Rowling for example. When she received her first rejection letter, she thought that she had something in ____4____ with her favorite writers. She stuck it on her kitchen wall. Rowling had spent all her time writing. When she finally finished her first book, she received comments (评论) from publishers along the lines of “too difficult for children”, “too long”, “Children would not be interested ____5____ it”. However, she held on to it. “I was not going to give up until every publisher turned me down, but I often ____6____ that would happen,” she later said. After a total of twelve rejections, one publisher finally agreed to print five hundred copies of ____7____ first book. As we know, Harry Potter became a global success. Over four hundred million books have been sold and ____8____ into more than seventy different languages. So it seems that talent ____9____ isn’t enough to become successful. Although a lot of work and a touch of luck play a part, perseverance (毅力) is the most important. Keep trying ____10____ finally you will read the words “We are happy to inform you...