专题04 完形填空（全国各地模拟）-冲刺2023年中考英语重难题型考前突破（广东专用）

冲刺2023年中考英语重难题型考前突破（广东专用）【解析版】 完形填空（全国各地模拟） 1 4 6 8 11 6 13 7 15 8 17 9 20 22 24 27 29 31 33 【1】 （2023·江苏泰州·校考一模改编） The Height of Life Michael Stone had always dreamed of flying. His mother read him so many stories about flying that they ___1___ his dreams with color and beauty. His dad, on the other hand, ___2___ hard work. He always said, “You want something? Work for it!” From the age of 14, Michael started ___3___ as a pole vaulter (撑杆跳高运动员). He worked out every day with weightlifting and running, and he continued to help his parents with their farm work. His mother wished he could ___4___ a bit more, but his father would smile and say, “If you want something, work for it!” Now Michael was standing in the stadium (体育场) as one of the final two competitors (竞争者) in the pole-vaulting event in the National Junior Olympics. After a warm-up, he found his pole, and stepped on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life. Suddenly he became ___5___. He had never experienced this before. Then he thought of his mother’s ___6___. “Take deep breaths when you feel nervous.” So he did. Slowly the nervousness was gone. He gently ____7____ his pole, and began to stretch (伸展) out his arms and upper body. And then, he carefully picked up his pole. He knew it was his time to fly. As he began sprinting (冲刺) down the runway, something felt wonderfully ____8____, but familiar (熟悉的). When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to fly just like in his childhood dreams. Only this time he knew he wasn’t dreaming. The loud cheers from the audience brought Michael back. He could ____9____ the smile on his parents’ faces. His life would never be the same. It wasn’t because he won the National Junior Olympics and ____10____ a world record. And it wasn’t because he had just increased his personal best. It was simply because Michael Stone was blind. 1．A．filled B．presented C．shared D．compared 2．A．succeeded in B．joined in C．pushed in D．believed in