2023年广东省广州市白云区中考英语一模试卷-普通用卷（含解析）

2023年广东省广州市白云区中考英语一模试卷 一、完形填空（本大题共25小题，共25.0分） "Poor Grandma!I wish we could do something to cheer her up，" Amy said to her brother Mark. Grandma had fallen and broken her leg.The doctor said she would be in bed （1） _____ six weeks.Grandma was very active and loved to work in her garden，（ 2） _____ she would not like sitting in her chair waiting for her leg （3） _____ well again. "I have （4） _____ idea，" said Mark. "I saw some pictures of terrariums（栽培盒）in a magazine.Terrariums are little indoor gardens that （5） _____ in glass bottles.Let's make a terrarium for Grandma，so she can enjoy a garden in （6） _____ house." Amy agreed，so the two of them found the magazine （7） _____ told them how to make a terrarium and showed it to their mother.She said （8） _____ a terrarium would be a perfect gift for Grandma.She helped Amy and Mark （9） _____ a large，clear glass bottle.After a trip to the garden shop to buy the materials，they （10） _____ to build the terrarium. First，they put some drainage material（排水材料）at the bottom of the bottle.This would keep the soil from （11） _____ too wet.Next，they added some dark，rich soil. Now they were ready （12） _____ the plants.Amy had chosen two plants at the garden shop.One was tall with long，thin，green leaves. （13） _____ was short with bright pink flowers.To make the terrarium even （14） _____ Amy placed rocks of different colours and bright green moss （苔藓）around the plants.Finally，they watered the plants. （ 15） _____ Amy and Mark showed Grandma her new terrarium，she was so pleased.Now she had a beautiful little garden to enjoy right inside her home. 1. A. of B. for C. at D. on 2. A. so B. but C. or D. because 3. A. become B. became C. becoming D. to become 4. A. a B. an C. the D. / 5. A. can grow B. can be grow C. can be grown D. can be grew 6. A. she B. her C. hers D. herself 7. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose 8. A. that B. what C. how D. whether 9. A. finds B. finding C. found D. find 10. A. begin B. are beginning C. began D. will begin 11. A. get B. to get C. got D. getting 12. A. to add B. add C. adding D. added 13. A. Another B. The other C. Other D. Others 14. A. colourful B. colourfully C. more colourful D. most colourful 15. A. Until B. After C. Before D. When Everybody knows that Edison is a famous scientist who invented the electric light bulb.But maybe fewer people have （1） _____ his being kind and forgiving towards others.The following is a true story about him. At one point in his experiments，Edison had at last （2） _____ a working bulb—the final result of hundreds of trials.It was the （3） _____ electric light bulb that had ever been made，and Edison was full of pride and delight.He had dreamed of this moment for years. "Take it upstairs，Jimmy，" he said，handing it to his assistant，Jimmy Price.（4） _____ there was a crash，and Edison turned around to see that his precious bulb had fallen to the ground and bro ... ...