1、增城区2023年初中毕业班综合测试（一）英语考试共分四大题，七小节，总分值110分 考试时间：120分钟一、语法选择 （共15小题，每题1分，总分值15分）One day, a lady on a carriage saw a young man walking on the rocky road. 1 the young man didnt wear shoes and it seemed that there was 2 wrong with his feet.She asked the driver 3 him up, and said she would pay 4 him. Then
2、 she asked the young man 5 . He said he was going for the nearest sea-port, to offer himself as a sailor.Twenty years kids 6 , on the same road, a sea-captain 7 was on a carriage saw an old lady walking along, and he made the driver stop his horses. He pulled up 8 old lady, saying, “Ill pay the mone
3、y.After 9 on the carriage, the old lady thanked the captain, “for, said she, “I am 10 poor to pay for a ride now. The captain said, “I remember, twenty years ago when I was a poor man, near this very place, I 11 a ride on a carriage along the road by a kind lady. “Ah, she was 12 , “I am that lady! B
4、ut things 13 with me since then. “Well, said the captain, “I have made some money, and have come home to enjoy it. I 14 you twenty-five pounds a year if you accept my offer. The old ladys eyes were full of tears, and 15 accepted the sailors offer. ( )1.A. So B. Or C. But D. And( )2.A. something B. a
5、nything C. everything D. nothing( )3.A. pick B. to pick C. picking D. to picking( )4.A. to B. at C. in D. for( )5.A. where is he going B. where was he going C. where he is going D. where he was going( )6. A. late B. later C. latest D. the latest( )7. A. who B. which C. what D. whose( )8. A. a B. an
6、C. the D. /( )9. A. get B. to get C. getting D. got( )10.A. too B. very C. such D. so( )11.A. am offered B. was offered C. offered D. was offering( )12.A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly( )13.A. change B. changed C. is changing D. have changed( )14. A. give B. gave C. will give D
7、. was giving( )15. A. thankfully B. thank C. thankful D. thanks 二、完形填空 （共10小题，每题1.5分，总分值15分）Peter used to be a “problem child, but a recent 16 with his mother changed his life. After his fathers death, Peters life became much more difficult. His mother had to 17 and was often not at home. His mother
8、 looked after him as well as possible. But 18 , Peter still caused problems. He was not 19 in studying. His mother was very 20 and didnt give up. In the end, she made a 21 : to send him to a boys boarding school. One day, Peter told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said he must
9、 22 with his mother. Peter called his mother, but this phone call changed his life. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. Now Peter has really changed. He is now one of the 24 students in his class. His mothers 25 helped him to feel good about himself.( )16.A. conversation B.
10、 report C. survey D. plan( )17.A. work B. sing C. speak D. fight( )18.A. certainly B. suddenly C. unluckily D. finally( )19.A. afraid B. tired C. bored D. interested( )20.A. worried B. patient C. excited D. angry( )21.A. decision B. problem C. task D. time( )22.A. argue B. compare C. agree D. talk(
11、)23.A. speak B. work C. leave D. change( )24.A. tallest B. shortest C. best D. worst( )25.A. advice B. love C. idea D. education 三、阅读（共两节，总分值45分）第一节：阅读理解。（共20小题，每题2分，总分值40分）( A )Long ago, a wolf called Howler lived in a valley where lots of fruit trees grew. He often tried to climb up the trees to e
12、at the fruit, but couldnt reach. In the valley, an old man named Martin also had a few fruit trees that he looked after very well. But as he was getting older, he noticed that he didnt have the strength to pick the fruit. Martin had the most beautiful fruit trees in the valley, which was why Howler
13、had his eye on them. One day he decided to steal the fruit and started jumping up and down the tree. Martin looked out of the window and realized that the wolf was trying to steal fruit from his beautiful trees. Howler jumped and jumped, but he couldnt reach even the lowest branches of such a big tr
14、ee.Seeing this, Martin had a great idea: he offered Howler a ladder to climb up, but in return the wolf would have to give him half of the fruit. Howler accepted the deal and began to collect the fruit. For the whole morning, he went up and down the ladder filling his basket with the fruit.Howler soon realized that he could eat all the fruit if he
