2023年中考英语押题密卷（广东卷）英语笔试部分（90分）二、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Weareeachaninheritor(继承者)ofourowncultureandhistory,sotheartof____31____aChinesestorywellisamatterofnationalconfidence.Thisisprobably____32____the17th“21stCentury.VIPKIDCup”NationalHighSchoolEnglishSpeakingCompetitionsaimedtomakecontestants(参赛选手)thinkon.Morethan1millionyoungEnglishlearners____33____partinthe“21stCenturyCup”competitionsthisyear.Andabout500of____34____managedtoenterthenationalfinals.Thecompetitions____35____toanendinHangzhou,ZhejiangprovinceonMarch24.ShiYiran,____36____juniorhighschoolstudentfromBeijingNo4MiddleSchool,sharedherstoryofhowsherediscoveredthatMonkeyKingwasinteresting.Inherspeech,MyInspiringChineseCulturalHero,Shisaidthat____37____shereadthestoryoftheMonkeyKingwhenshewaslittle,shedidn’tunderstandthecharacterquitewellatthattime.“However,MonkeyKingismy____38____hero.ShetoldmealotaboutMonkeyKingandIstartedtoseetheMonkeyKing____39____myChineseculturalhero,”sheadded.SuenChung-man,thewinnerofthisyear’scompetition,believesthatwhenweseethehardshipsourforerunners(先驱)likeSunwentthrough,wecanunderstandwhowearetoday.SpeakingaforeignlanguagewellisanimportantskillforEnglishlearnerstomaster.Butwhat’seven____40____istheirconfidenceintheirowncultureandhistory.Armedwithboth,theycantellChinesestoriestotheworld.31.A.tellB.tellingC.told32.A.howB.whatC.when33.A.tookB.takesC.willtake34.A.theyB.themC.their35.A.broughtB.wasbroughtC.werebrought36.A.aB.anC.the37.A.althoughB.soC.unless38.A.motherB.mother’sC.mothers’139.A.asB.withC.for40.A.importantB.importanceC.moreimportant三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Onedayalittleboyaskedhisfather,“Whatdoestheword‘great’mean?Whoaregreatpeopleandhowdotheybecomegreat?”Thefatheraskedhissontobringtwoplantsandthentoldhimtoplantoneoftheminsidethehouseandtheotheroutsidethehouse.Theboydidashisfathersaid.Thefatheraskedhisson,“Whichoneofthetwoplantsdoyouthinkwillbe___41__andbigger?“Theboyreplied,“Theplantinsidethehou