内容正文:
2024年枣阳市中考适应性考试
英语试题
(本试卷共10页,满分90分,考试时间100分钟)
祝考试顺利
注意事项:
1. 答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上,并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上指定位置。
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4. 考试结束后,请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
笔试部分(90分)
一、完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was a big day for Brenda Taylor, the school newspaper reporter, because today she would be the only one to interview Rash Fuller, the star player of the Blues ___1___ team.
To Brenda, this meant a lot. She had been ___2___ to be a professional player, just like Fuller. Brenda’s dad, Dr. Philip Taylor supported her dream but ___3___ allowed her to train after she finished her homework, “Work hard in all areas, and many things are possible,” he often said seriously.
At school, Brenda ___4___ the questions for the interview again and again before the big hour came. When she finally saw Fuller, Brenda was ___5___ to find that he didn’t look like the exciting player she saw on TV. He seemed serious in a suit. For some reason, he reminded Brenda of her ___6___.
“How do you get started in sports?” Brenda began the interview ___7___ asking Fuller her first question.
“My talent showed early,” Fuller continued to tell Brenda how he won competitions and became ___8___. “But I hurt my knee in my last year of high school. That was when I met my hero.”
“___9___ was that?” Brenda was interested.
“Dr. Philip Taylor,” Fuller smiled.
“My dad…?!!” Brenda nearly ___10___. “Why was he your hero?”
Fuller told Brenda how he was encouraged to do his best in football after the treating. But with four operations (手术) on the knee, he couldn’t imagine playing football for long. Then Dr. Taylor advised ___11___ to explore (探索) more possibilities.
“That’s why I started studying ___12___ in the university,” Fuller continued, “When I retire (退役) from football, I want to be a doctor like your father.”
“But you are ___13___ enough,” Brenda felt surprised, “Y