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宁波市2023年初中学业水平考试状元卷
英语试题卷
试题卷I
一、完形填空(本题有15小题,每小题1分,共计15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The dogsled (狗拉雪橇) race was about to begin. Julie's team of dogs was lined up at the __1__ gate. Julie stood behind them. The air was so __2__ that she could see her breath. The other teams were lined up, too, and the dogs were __3__. Julie kept her eyes on the clock. At ten o'clock, she and the other racers shouted, “__4__!” The race began! All the dogs tried their best to run after each other.
Now, they ran over snowy hills and down into frozen valleys. They __5__ only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay ahead of the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand __6__ across Alaska. Alaska is in the __7__ of the US, bordering Canada. It is one of the coldest places on the earth.The dogs' thick fur coats helped __8__ them warm in the cold wind and weather. In many places along the way, the snow was deep. Pieces of __9__ were as sharp as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs' feet. To keep that from happening,
Julie put special booties on their feet.
__10__, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly. They were still getting used to the race. __11__ on the third day out, they began to pull more quickly. They worked as a team and __12__ many of the other racers. During the period, they met many __13__. Once, one of the sled's runners slid into a hole and broke. Julie wanted to __14__ then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept going.
When they finally __15__ the finishing line, they found out that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.
1. A. opening
2. A.hot
3. A. interested
4. A. Look
5. A. stopped
6. A. yards
7. A. north
8.A. remain
9.A. ice
10. A. At last
11.A.So
12. A. passed
13. A. people
14.A. give away
15. A. saw
B.closing
B.warm
B.excited
B.Wait
B.continued
B.feet
B.south
B.keep
B.snow
B. At first
B.And
B.paid
B.happiness
B. give up
B. discovered
C.starting
C.cool
C.surprised
C.Jump
C. practiced
C.miles
C.west
C.get
C.stone