2024年江苏省苏州市中考英语一模练习卷（五）

2024年苏州市中考英语一模练习卷(五) 第一部分 完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) 通读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang. I felt something awful had happened. It was my neighbour saying I needed to get to the 1 at once. She explained that she'd heard my two boys, George, then five, and Mickey, then four, crying. At first, she had ignored(忽视) it, but when the crying continued for a long time, she 2 something was wrong. So she came round and discovered my wife, Mary, lying on the kitchen floor. She had been emptying the dishwasher 3 a live wire(电线) fell and touched her. Mary was taken to hospital. When I arrived, doctors were trying to rescue her, but there was no point. I explained to the boys that Mum had died. I felt it was important to be 4 with them. For a year I was in a suffering state of mind. I went through the activities of a father but inside I felt lonely. Later, I felt I had to honor my love for Mary by not breaking 5 . She married me because I was a 6 man and I knew I had to carry on and actively chose to swim rather than sink. We moved to another city but two years later, I was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer. The anxiety that had been gone came 7 back-would my boys be left with no parents? 8 , the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time. With everything happening to me, I realized merely thinking "why me" doesn't 9 . We have to learn to accept and adapt to the changes it has brought about. It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future. Instead, just focus on the 10 . 1. A. house B. exit C. entrance D. hospital 2. A. wondered B. realized C. expected D. predicted 3. A. while B. when C. until D. as 4. A. clear B. familiar C. strict D. pleased 5. A. up B. down C. away D. off 6. A. rich B. considerate C. handsome D. strong 7. A. flooding B. returning C. looking D. calling 8. A. Gradually B. Personally C. Thankfully D. Eventually 9. A. matter B. affect C. count D. help 10. A. pre