2019（广东）中考英语模拟试题(七)
笔试部分 （满分110分）
一、语法选择（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
People can hardly believe that Fred Carey is one of the best students in his class. He 1 a trouble maker and often drove his teachers mad.
Fred’s father died when he was just a 2 boy. Life became 3 for him. His mother had to work to pay for his education. As a result, she was seldom at home. She tried to look 4 him well, but Fred caused a lot of problems for himself and his family. He had no 5 in studying and often got into trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient and didn’t give up 6 him. 7 the end, she made a difficult decision 8 him to a boy’s boarding school. Fred hated it at first and caused even 9 trouble. He told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. Even the teacher agreed that Fred was wasting his time.
The headmaster suggested that Fred should have a talk with his mother. “It was exactly 10 I needed.” he said. “My mother helped me understand how much she had given to me.” She also told me that 11 my father was no longer with us, he was watching me and would always be proud of everything 12 ______ I had done. That’s the time when I decided to change. I realized that since my father died, I had been afraid of being alone, and had tried to make my mother 13 more about me.
Now Fred has really changed. He has been working hard. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel 14 about himself, and as Fred himself says, “ 15 very important for parents to be there for their children.”
1. A. is used to be B. used to be C. was used to being D. was used to be
2. A. 9-years-old B. 9-year-old C. 9-years old D. 9-year old
3. A. difficulty B. difficult C. difficultly D. more difficultly
4. A. at B. for C. after D. up
5. A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. interests
6. A. help B. helped C. helping D. help
7. A. In B. At C. On D. By
8. A. send B. sent C. sending D. to send
9. A. much B. more C. most D. many
10. A. how B. which C. what D. where
11. A. though B. but C. / D. because
12. A. who B. which C. what D. that
13. A. cares B. caring C. to care D. care
14. A. well B. fine C. good D. best
15. A. It B. That C. It’s D. That’s
二、完形填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered and never gave way to ____16
One day the father decided to ask some friends to dinner in his house. He 17 his son to buy some meat in town. When the son got what his father wanted, he turned 18 and walked towards the town gate. Just then a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t 19 _enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But 20 of them would give way to the other. They 21 straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. “What shall I do? My son hasn’t 22 yet. I can’t wait any longer.” He wanted to know what was the 23 with his son. So he left his friends at home, and he himself went to town to look for his son.
