2024年广东省市广州市中考九强校第一次联考英语试卷一、语法选择。阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1～15各题所给的A，BC和D项中选出最佳选项。1．（15分）Anoldbankerwalkedaroundhisstudy.He（1）byabet（赌约）thathehadmadewithayounglawyer15yearsago.Thebettookplaceat（2a）partyadarkautumnnight.Theydiscussedthetopicofpunishmentbydeathandlifeimprisonment（终身监禁）.Thebankerbelievedthatpunishmentbydeathwas（3）thanlifeimprisonment.Thelawyerdisagreed.Thentherichbankerofferedtwomillionrulesifthelawyer（4）liveintheprisonfor15years.Thelawyeraccepted."I（5）nomoneyifIgiveup，"hesaid.Thenthelawyerstayedinasmallhouse.Hehadonlyasmallwindowthroughwhichhecouldpassnotestoaskfor（6）heneeded.Atfirst，thelawyerwaslonely.Hejustread（7）andplayedthepiano.Throughoutthefollowingyears，hisinterestsandrequestschangedalot，（8）hecontinuedreading.Andastheendof﹣hisyear15imprisonmentneared，hewasbusy（9）historyandscienceandseverallanguages.Withonlyhoursleft，thebankerwasworried.Heslippedintothelawyer'sroomandtriedtodo（10）bad.Thelawyerwasasleepathis，anddeskinfront（of11）wasaletterbesideapen.Hestated（12）inletterthathehadgotgreatwisdom.Hewould（13prefer）alifewithoutanywealth.Thebanker（14）relaxedbutalsofilledwithshame.Hethought（15he）tookyearsawayfromabrightyoungman.（1）A.troublesB.istroubledC.wastroubledD.troubled（2）A.onB.withC.inD.of（3）A.goodB.betterC.bestD.thebest（4）A.shouldB.couldC.mightD.must（5）A.receiveB.receivedC.havereceivedD.willreceive（6）A.whatB.whyC.howD.whether（7）A.quietB.quietnessC.quietlyD.quieter（8）A.andB.orC.butD.so（9）A.studyB.studiedC.tostudyD.studying（10）A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing1（11）A.heB.himC.hisD.himself（12）A.aB.anC.theD./（13）A.liveB.toliveC.livedD.toliving（14）A.isB.wasC.wereD.willbe（15）A.fewB.muchC.littleD.many二、完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A，B，C和D项中选出最佳选项。2．（10分）ClaudeMonetbroughtsunshineintopainting.Hewasoneofthefirstartiststoworkoutdoors.That（1may）soundtoustoday.Butbefore，1870mostartistsdidalltheirpaintingsinrooms.TheyusedmodelsdressedupasGreekgodsorheroesfromhistory.Theypai