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绝密★启用前
2023年中考考前最后押题预测卷04(深圳卷)
英语
本试卷共75分,考试时间70分钟。
注意事项:
1. 答卷前,考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名、试室号、座位号,再用2B铅笔把对应这两个号码的标号涂黑。
2. 选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案。不能答在试卷上。
3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答,答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域的相应位置上;如需要改动,先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新的答案,改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域;不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁,考试结束,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 选择题(50分)
一、完型填空(10分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将相应字母编号涂黑。(共 10 小题, 每小题1分)
When Regis and the other villagers moved to a new place in southeastern. Zimbabwe, Africa, they were happy to find a 1 nearby. Now, they would no longer have to walk long 2 looking for water. At last they had a source of water what they call their own.
But several days later, two young boys saw 3 they had never seen before—a huge animal standing at the edge of the lake, eating grass. When the animal saw the boys, they walked into the lake and disappeared beneath the water.
Regis carefully looked into the big creature which disappeared into the lake. “When I took a 4 look at the dung (粪便), I realized that it was from a hippo,” he said.
Twelve hippos were living in the lake. The villagers were 5 . In the country of Zimbabwe, hippos attack people more often than lions do. The hippos would often stay on the village side of the lake all day. This meant that the villagers could not go near the lake until the hippos got out. It was a too long wait for the 6 , because they needed the water from the lake 7 . “This is the only source of fresh water in the village,” said a villager. “There is no way we can avoid this lake.” So the women began moving in groups whenever they went to fetch water from the lake. Before 8 water, they made sure that no hippos were nearby. The men began fishing in pairs, with one man always looking out for hippos.
It 9 time, but these days, the hippos and humans live side by side. The villagers say that when the hippos see people 10