2018年中考英语浙江复习小卷速测10

小卷速测 1010－1完形填空＋任务型阅读[建议用时：20 分钟]Ⅰ.完形填空Lilly was a French-Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. When she was 16, her father forced her to__1__ school to contribute to the family income. WithEnglish as her second language and limited education and skills, thefuture didn't look __2__ for Lilly.Lilly's father was a stubborn man who rarely took “no” for an answer. He told Lilly to find a __3__. With small hope ofgaining employment(雇佣), each day Lilly would just ride to the city, walk aimlessly about and __4__ home at dusk.On one of her trips, Lilly saw a sign at a big company. __5__， she knocked on the door. In her broken English, Lilly toldthe office manager she __6__ the secretarial(秘书的) position. The manager decided to give the girl a __7__. He directed her totype a letter, and then __8__. Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11：40 a．m. She thought everyone would be leaving for__9__ at noon, so she could slip away in the crowd. But she knew she should try to type the letter.On her first try, Lilly got through one line of five words, __10__ she made four mistakes. On her __11__ attempt, shecompleted a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. She looked at the clock—11：55—five minutes __12__ freedom. Justthen, the manager walked in. He came directly to Lilly, read the letter and said, “Lilly, you're doing __13__ work.”Lilly was surprised. She looked at the letter, then looked up at the manager. With those simple words of encouragement,her desire to escape disappeared and her confidence began to __14__. Lilly thought, “Well, __15__ he thinks it's good, then itmust be good. I think I'll stay.”Lilly did stay at the company for...