冲刺练19-冲刺2023中考英语语法填空热点话题考前押题

冲刺2023中考英语语法填空热点话题考前押题 冲刺练19 （2023·山东日照·校考三模）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Cafu, a former Brazil football player, is predicting BraziI will win the FIFA World Cup for a 1 (six) time at Qatar 2022.The two-time winner is backing(下赌注于) the South American giants to beat France in the final at Lusail Stadium on December 18th. “Teams like Brazil, England, Argentina and France are the top seeds on merit(品质), Germany, Belgium and Portugal are also very competitive. They all have the potential (潜在的) to reach the final and win the World Cup, “said Cafu, who once was the national team captain. Cafu is also expecting host nation Qatar to make 2 all the way to the quarter-finals. “Qatar 3 (improve) a lot recently,” said Cafu. “They have experienced players and goodx 4 (coach). They showed how good they are by 5 (win) the Asian Cup in 2019. They will face experienced teams in Group A, but I hope they can go far in the tournament(比赛).” Cafu expects an all-South American competition in the semi-finals 6 Brazil and Argentina, and is also backing France to beat Portugal in the last four. “Argentina versus Brazil is not an easy match 7 they are two great powers of world football, who individually (分别地) have the 8 (good) players in the world. France versus Portugal will also be a very difficult match, but I expect France 9 (make) the final. They have important players like Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappé.” Cafu is then expecting a repeat of the 1998 FIFA World Cup but with 10 different result. 24 years ago, France tasted victory on home soil with a 3-0 success over Brazil in Paris. （2023·山东临沂·统考一模）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Once upon a time there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother Mike, who was 11 excellent gardener (园丁). His skill and his beautiful trees were famous everywhere. One day, Henry went to town 12 (visit) Mike. “Look, my brother,” said Mike, “here is the