精品解析：2024年广东省广州市越秀区铁一中学中考一模英语试题

广州市铁一中学教育集团2023学年第二学期初三期中 英语阶段性学情测试 一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） I started powerlifting (举重) when I was 65. I worked in a bank in New York for about 35 years. When I retired, I decided to lose a bit of ___1___. A friend’s husband, Art Little, is a personal trainer. He invited me to his gym. The first time I went, he gave me a wooden stick to lift. The next day I told myself I wouldn’t return. But I ended up ___2___ day after day. After a few weeks, my trainer encouraged me to go to a competition ___3___ others compete. Seeing all these young ladies, I was really ___4___. But there was no one of my age. I asked my trainer ___5___ he thought I could do it. He said, “Oh, sure.” I went to my first competition. There were only three people in my age group. I did three types of lifts. I came first in all three. ___6___ had been doing it far longer. I just came in after two months’ practice and ___7___ all of them. After that, I knew this sport was for me. My trainer suggested me going to ___8___ gym three times a week. I improved so quickly because I followed his advice and never stopped. If I was supposed to be there on Monday, I would be there, no matter what the weather was. I didn’t miss a day. ___9___ can be challenging sometimes. But whenever I get home afterwards, I feel great. My trainer takes great pride ____10____ me. I’ve been invited to take part in the world championships every year ____11____ I started powerlifting. Every year since then, I have won in my group every time. Judges ____12____ by how much I can lift. I’m 79 now. I tell people ____13____ are at my age that they can do this, too. They just have to start with ____14____. You have to build ____15____ up. If you sit down and do nothing, you turn to dust. 1. A. weigh B. weighs C. weight D. weights 2. A. returning B. returns C. returned D. return 3. A. watching B. watched C. to watch D. watch 4. A. amazed B. amazing C. amaze D. amazedly 5. A. what B. if C. that D. why 6. A. Others B. The other