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2023年广东省广州市华南师大附中中考英语三模试卷
语法选择 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
I have been afraid of water in my whole life. At the age of 34, I didn’t have ____1____ memory of ever enjoying water. Even walking around the edge of ____2____ pool was uncomfortable for me. ____3____ I hid my fear in order to save face, and few people knew ____4____.
I ____5____ not forget the last summer ____6____ I spent with my sister Lori learning swimming. After taking baby steps for many days, I ____7____ by her down the gentle slope into the pool. She was encouraging me ____8____ a step deeper, and then another. I had gone ____9____ several swimming lessons. Every time, when the water ____10____ my chest, Lori would quickly realize that I was almost to my limit. I breathed a sigh of relief and turned to walk back out the shallow end.
“Let’s try going this way.” Lori said.
I was shocked as I understood what she meant. She wanted me to walk along the edge of the pool to the opposite end. I saw the blue-painted block numbers. Five and a half feet? No way!
“Just try it!” Lori pressed.
As the water ____11____ increased. I moved more and more slowly. As we neared the ____12____ mark, my progress was ____13____ difficult that I tried to move forward. I did it! I stood on the floor of the far end of the pool, enjoying cheers and applause from fellow swimmers. Sometimes, ____14____ deal of all is to walk into something you are afraid of and come out a winner at the end, no matter ____15____ long it takes to get there.
1. A. some B. every C. any D. no
2. A. a B. an C. the D. /
3 A. Though B. But C. Unless D. If
4. A. them B. its C. these D. it
5. A. can B. must C. should D. may
6. A. when B. who C. that D. where
7. A. am led B. lead C. led D. was led
8. A. taking B. take C. taken D. to take
9. A. for B. away C. through D. by
10. A. reaches B. reached C. has reached D. is reaching
11. A. depth B. deep C. deeply D. deepen
12. A. five foot B. five-feet C. five-foot D. five foot’s