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2023年区初中学业水平考试第二次适应性测试试卷
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欢迎参加考试!请你认真审题, 积极思考, 细心答题, 发挥最佳水平。答题时, 请注意以下几点:
1. 全卷共8页, 有五大题, 56小题。全卷满分90分。考试时间90分钟。
2. 请用2B 铅笔将选择题的答案填涂在答题纸相应位置上, 用0. 5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢
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3. 答题前, 认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》, 按规定答题。
祝你成功!
一、完形填空 (本题有15小题, 每小题1分, 共15分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握大意, 然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The editor* of the school newspaper was leaving so the paper would need a new editor. Hearing the news, Tara knew it was her 1.
Tara had always wanted to improve the paper. Unluckily, most students cared little about 2 . There were not any nice pictures, but the real 3 was that the stories couldn't attract the kids.
After class, Tara talked to Mr. Alvarez, the headmaster, about her wish to be the editor. “We've 4 had a sixth grader in charge. Editing the paper is a big job, even for an eighth grader. ” he said, "And we may not have a paper much longer because of budget* cut. "
Tara stepped forward and said 5 , "I can make students like the paper and do my best to make it pay for itself. ”Mr. Alvarez 6 Tara's offer and agreed, "You only have three weeks before the budget meeting. "
Tara didn't lose any time. During lunch, she 7 the newspaper group and told them about her conversation with Mr. Alvarez.
"We should do something 8 the newspaper and make it different. Now we need 9 teams. "Tara said to the group. "The sales team will work on getting advertisers* to help us 10 the paper. And the editorial team need to discover stories students like. ”
The group nodded 11 they felt a bit unsure about the new leader. They started to discuss how to improve the paper.
The editorial team created a questionnaire to know what students were 12 . The sales team visited many local businesses. By the end of the week, things were going well. The group gathered again for further improvement.
They came up with a 13 idea—create an online paper with more cool pictures and even videos. Everyone couldn't wait to have a try.
The big day finally came. The group presen