2023年温州市中考英语真题

一、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One day Miriam got a letter along with a watermelon seed from Uncle Esai. The letter said:

Miriam,

This is a magic seed for you. Plant it, and it will grant ___1___ three wishes. Remember to be patient: the world has its own rhythm.

Uncle Esai

Miriam thought, “A magic seed? Maybe it’s Uncle Esai’s ___2___, but why not have a try?” She planted the seed in the yard, and made her ___3___ wish, “I want the watermelon to grow as big as a mountain!”

The next morning, Miriam was very ___4___ to see a huge watermelon in the yard. She couldn’t believe it. “I must ___5___ it at once!” She hurried to cut the watermelon, but it was too hard. She became angry. “This is a silly watermelon! I don’t want it!”

Immediately the fruit became a seed again. Miriam ___6___ her second wish had been granted. “Humph! This is not fun!” she cried.

A few days later, Miriam found Uncle Esai’s ___7___ and read it again. She stopped when she saw the words “be patient”. How could she forget it? She rushed out of the door and ___8___ ran to the yard to find the seed. This time, she promised she would make the best use of the third wish.

She thought for a while. “I hope my ___9___ could spend more time together.” But her parents needed to work. How could the seed help? Although it seemed impossible, she still decided to ____10____ the seed with…