2023年内蒙古包头市昆都仑区中考英语二模试卷（附答案详解）.docxVIP

第 =page 1 1页，共 =sectionpages 1 1页 2023年内蒙古包头市昆都仑区中考英语二模试卷 一、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共15.0分） When I moved to America in the 7th grade，I did not speak any English.I had no choice but to keep working hard.Although I made（1） ______ when I reached the 9th grade，people still found it difficult to understand me because of my accent（口音）. One day，at a party，I was invited to play a guessing game.When it was my turn，I tried to（2） ______ the object that I had in mind.Suddenly someone said with a laugh，" What did she say？"I felt（3） ______ .Out of kindness，a girl gently advised me to repeat it，but I got stuck on the word"purple"—I couldn't（4） ______ it.This time，everyone laughed while I was trying hard to get the word out of me. This（5） ______ had its own influence on me.When opportunities were opened up for the summer program I had been looking forward to，I（6） ______ to attend the interview.Luckily，I got tons of encouragement from people around me.So I decided to（7） ______ . At the interview，the other students in my group spoke very（8） ______ but I didn't speak that much.I knew that I could hardly be understood because of my accent.（9） ______ when I was nervous，it would be even more difficult for me to pronounce words clearly.After the interview，I stayed，said "（10） ______ " and explained to the teachers.I didn't want them to think I wasn't interested or I was being unfriendly.But they appreciated（欣赏） that I（11） ______ myself." It's OK.You don't have to say sorry.Your accent does not make you less than others."said one of the teachers. Surprisingly，I was accepted into the（12） ______ .Imagine how I felt! Up to now，I still feel（13） ______ that I took that step.It is a sign that I have changed.I did not let my accent（14） ______ me.I'm sure I will continue to feel nervous about speaking English with strangers.（15） ______ that 's OK.It will not stop me from trying to be better. 1. ?A. promises B. trouble C. progress 2. ?A. touch B. choose C. describe 3. ?A. unusual B. uneasy C. unfai