中考真题2023年广东省广州市完形填空B-水族馆意外
Almost everyone has a dream job, and for Susan, it is being a whale (鯨) trainer at her city’s aquarium (水族馆). Last year, Susan finally had a (n) ____1____, but it was more than just signing up. People who wanted this job had to take part in a competition. They need to show how ____2____ they could go down into the seven-metre-deep pool that housed the whales and how long they could stay there. The one who could reach the deepest and stay the longest underwater would get the job.
Susan signed up to try out, and everything went ____3____ at first. But then, as she went down to about five metres under the icy water, her legs stopped ____4____. The cold water caused a huge pain in her legs. She was unable to swim back to the surface. She was in great fear and couldn’t think. This only caused her to ____5____ farther into the pool. Just as Susan ____6____ hope, she suddenly felt herself being pushed to the surface.
It was Mila, a whale in the pool. She noticed Susan’s ____7____, held her leg in her mouth and pushed Susan up to the surface. Susan was ____8____, thanks to Mila’s quick action. The aquarium spokesperson said Susan was really ____9____, because Mila had realized Susan needed help before any of the working group did, which saved valuable time.
“Whales are ____10____ animals—they live and play together. In the wild, they show great interest in humans and often swim close to boats and divers.”
1.1.
A chance
B job
C dream
D idea
解析：选A。句意：去年苏珊终于有一个机会，但它不仅仅只是报名。chance机会；job工作；dream梦想；idea主意。根据“but it was more than just signing up.”可知是等来了机会，但是不仅仅是报名那么简单。故选A。
2.2.
A soon
B far
C often
D hard
解析：选B。句意：他们需要去展示他们能游到7m深的泳池多远，那里住着鲸鱼。还有他们可以待在那里多长时间。soon很快；far远；often经常；hard困难。根据“They need to show how...they could go down into the seven-metre-deep pool”可知此处是how far。表示“多远”。故选B。
3.3.
A close
B deep
C late
D well
解析：选D。句意：苏珊报名了，去参加选拔。一切事情一开始都进展的很顺利。close密切地；deep深的；late迟到的；well好的。根据“But then”可知后文转折，表示不好的事情，说明前面是好的。everything went well“一切进展顺利”。故选D。
4.4.
A trying
B hurting
C working
D resting
解析：选C。句意：但接下来，当她在冰冷的水下深入到大约5m时，她的腿停止了工作。trying尝试；hurting受伤；working工作；resting休息。根据“The cold water caused a huge pain in her legs.”可知冷水造成她的腿没有知觉，不能动了。故选C。
5.5.
A drop
B swim
C jump
D search
解析：选A。句意：这导致她掉到泳池更深的地方去了。drop丢掉；swim游泳；jump跳跃；search搜找。根据“She was in great fear and couldn’t think. This only caused her to...”可知她在水下，腿没有知觉，大脑不能思考，故会沉下去。故选A。
6.6.
A gave away
B give in
C gave out
D gave up
解析：选D。句意：正当苏珊放弃了希望时，她突然感到她自己被推向水面。gave away赠送；gave in投降；gave out分发，gave up放弃。根据“...hope”可知是放弃希望。故选D。
7.7.
A look
B trouble
C move
D place
解析：选B。句意：是Mila，泳池里的一头鲸，它注意到苏珊的麻烦。把她的腿含在嘴里，并且把苏珊推向了水面。look看；trouble麻烦；move移动；place地方。根据上文可知苏珊腿不能动，遇到了麻烦，故选B。
8.8.
A changed
B lost
C chosen
D saved
解析：选D。句意：苏珊被拯救了，多亏了Mila的快速行动。changed改变；lost丢失；chosen选择；saved拯救。根据“thanks to Mila’s quick action.”可知多亏了鲸鱼，把苏珊救了。故选D。
9.9.
A lucky
B brave
C afraid
D sad
解析：选A。句意：水族馆的发言人说苏珊真的很幸运，因为Mila已经在任何其他工作组之前意识到苏珊需要帮助，这节约了宝贵的时间。lucky幸运的；brave勇敢的；afraid害怕的；sad伤心的。根据“which saved valuable time.”可知苏珊被鲸鱼救了是幸运的。故选A。
10.10.
A funny
B lonely
C social
D strong
解析：选C。句意：鲸是社交性动物，它们在一起居住和玩耍。funny有趣的；lonely孤单的；social社交的；strong强壮的。根据“they live and play together.”可知是社交性动物。故选C。