2023年广东省广州市荔湾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）Fredhadsomethingimportanttotellhisfamily.Everyone（in1）his______familytositatthedinnertableandlisten."I'mgoingtotakepartintheOlympics，"hesaid."（2）______afourth-graderdo？that"askedAnna，hisyoungersister."I'mnotgoingnow.I'llgowhenI'm（a3）little______"Fredshookhishead."I've（studied4）______theathletesbecomethebest.Thatispractice.If（5）I______practiceenough，Ican'tfail.""Soundslikeabigchallenge，"saidDad."Whichsportwillyou？take"up"I（6）______upmymindyet，"saidFred.Afteramonth'spractice，Fredgothurtagainandagainwhen（7）he______tofindoutwhichsportfithim."Idon'tthinkIcanfindasport（8）right______me，"saidFred.ThefollowingSunday，thefamilysatdownfordinnerasusual."I'vedecidednottoplay，a"sportsaidFred.Everyonewassurprised."You'regivingup（on9）______Olympicdream？"saidAnna."Ididn'tsayIwasgiving，"saidupFred."I'mstillgoingtotheOlympics."Annalookedpuzzled."Howcanyou（go10）______youdon'tdoasport？"FredheldupabooktiledIsSportsMedicinetheCareer？"OverfortheYoupastfewweeks，I'vediscoveredthatathletes（need11）______medicalhelp.SoIamgoingtobecome（12）______sportsdoctor，I'llstillgototheOlympics（13）______asadoctor，notanathlete."Fredansweredconfidently."Nowthatis（14）______challenge，Fred!"saidDad."I'msureyouwoulddoaswell（as15）youcan______yourdream."1.A.asksB.askedC.wasaskedD.wereasked2.A.NeedB.WouldC.ShallD.Can3.A.oldB.olderC.elderD.elderly4.A.howB.whatC.whetherD.that5.A.hardlyB.hardC.harderD.hardest，6.A.didn'tmakeB.don'tmakeC.haven'tmadeD.won'tmake7.A.tiesB.wastyingC.istryingD.willtry8.A.forB.ofC.withD.on9.A.youB.yoursC.yourD.yourself10.A.unlessB.becauseC.thoughD.if11.A.anumberofB.alotC.muchD.many12.A.aB.anC.theD./13.A.andB.butC.orD.so14.A.anotherB.otherC.theotherD.others15.A.finishB.finishingC.finishedD.tofinishI'mMable，abigredmapletree.I'vebeenstandinginthecentreofPeople'sParkinamoderncity.Everypartofme（is1）______shaped.Iloveseeingallthepeopletakephotosofmeandsay"Thattreeisb