2024年人教版英语中考拓展阅读一

初中英语中考拓展阅读一 Cloze On my weekly math exam, I made a big mistake. I turned subtraction (减法) into addition (加法), which cost me as much as seven points. Of course, my math teacher wasn’t   1  . Even worse, he criticized (批评) me in front of all my classmates! I know my math teacher is strict, but I never   2   that one day I would be badly criticized for a small mistake. Anger, along with confusion (疑惑),   3   from my heart. After that class, I was asked to the office. “I   4   be called for more criticism,” I thought. But to my surprise again, he said, “Do you realize your mistake now? Because I believe a clever student like you would never have done that except   5  .” Next, he carefully read both the question and the answer, then asked again   6   I had any problems. I had been told that teachers would never talk with one student face to face unless they really   7  . At that moment, I really felt it. He appeared so caring. My anger   8  . But that wasn’t the end of the story. In the afternoon, he called on me again and gave me some papers. They were especially   9   for me. He told me to finish them and take it seriously. In my heart, I had   10   left to say, only feelings of thanks and regret, for I had misunderstood him. I had never met a teacher like him before. ( ) 1. A. strict                B. successful         C. sweet            D. happy ( ) 2. A. realized           B. expected         C. forgot      D. meant ( ) 3. A. missed            B. passed              C. rose              D. hid ( ) 4. A. should            B. could               C. have to           D. must ( ) 5. A. by accident   B. in common       C. for example   D. at present ( ) 6. A. since               B. whether           C. or                 D. though ( ) 7. A. love                B. need                 C. care              D. hope ( ) 8. A. went away    B. turned down     C. gave up         D. dropped off ( ) 9. A. shaped           B. managed         C. cr