Day 4-中考英语考前抢分练之完形填空专练（广州专用）.docxVIP

Day 4 A I’ve always tried to avoid fights and I usually don’t take sides on anything. However, the death of George Floyd changed my mind. This African-American man died 1 May 5, 10 after being placed under arrest by a white police officer. His death and the protests that followed have caused me to take a side and try to make 2 voice heard. At first, I wasn’t sure how I felt. 3 I was shocked by the video of Floyd’s death; I can’t say I supported the events 4 followed. Peaceful protests are OK, but rioting? Stealing things and burning police cars? It made me 5 . One side of my family is very conservative (保守的). After 6 Floyd’s death, they were extremely shocked, 7 . But by the next weekend, with 8 protests and riots reported, they had lost their sympathy. Now they asked: Why are these angry people being allowed 9 our country over the death of one black man? This was a sad change. Americans were united under 10 beliefs that what was done to Floyd was unacceptable. Why did riots have to spoil that? 11 side of my family, and the side I spend more time with, is liberal (开放的). Our opinion was far different. Floyd’s death was only the tip of the iceberg. The protests were never just about Floyd, 12 about the discrimination black Americans 13 for centuries in this country. After years of built-up pain and anger caused by the discrimination, what are we expecting? Rioting is the only way some Americans feel their voices 14 be heard. The voices in this country that have been hushed (压制) until now will be heard, and change will have to 15 . 1．A．in B．at C．on D．of 2．A．I B．my C．me D．mine 3．A．If B．When C．Because D．Although 4．A．that B．what C．who D．whose 5．A．uncomfortable B．uncomfortably C．more uncomfortable D．more uncomfortably 6．A．see B．seeing C．saw D．to see 7．A．too B．also C．either D．neither 8．A．the number of B．the amount of C．a large number of D．a large amount of 9．A．destroy B．destroying