2019上海市松江区中考英语二模(含参考答案)
during Halloween (万圣节), Many people in the US like to make them and put them in front of their houses. People hollow out (挖空) a pumpkin, draw a face on one side, and 46 a candle inside to make the pumpkin bright. The lanterns can look funny or scary.\
This is not the only way pumpkins are 47 of American culture. During the Thanksgiving holiday, pumpkin pie is a 48 food. It's made from pumpkins and has some delicious spices to give it a nice taste. People often put some cream on top of it before 49 it. It is one of my favorite things to eat during Thanksgiving holidays. A) grow B) farthest C) even D) happened E) set
There is 50 \丢).\machines to throw pumpkins through the air. The person whose pumpkin flies the 51 wins the competition The world record for pumpkin chucking was 52 in Utah (犹他州) in 2010. The distance for that world record was about 1.69 kilometers!
Finally. have you ever heard pumpkin growing contests? Farmers try to 53 the biggest pumpkins. The person who has the biggest pumpkin will win the first prize.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共8分) 54. No one will believe a man who often tells ____.(lie) 55. This is my E-mail address, and may I have _____? (you) 56. Jack wants to be a newspaper ____ when he grows up. (report)
57. China is very different from _____ countries in culture and customs. (west) , 58. The People's Republic of China will celebrate her ____birthday this year. (seventy) 59. The old buildings in the city _____ a few foreigners every year. (attractive) 60. It is to _____ understand every single word when reading an article. (necessary) 61.Although similar in appearance, the twins are____ different in character. (complete) V. Complete the following sentences as required (根据所给要求,完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共14分)
62. Both my sister and I like the songs by the Beatles. (改为否定句) _____ my sister_____ I like the songs by the Beatles. 63. Mary read the English text twice last night. (改为反意疑间句) Mary read the English text twice last night,_____ _____?
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64. She paid 30 yuan for the ticket for the film Wandering Earth (流浪地球), (对划线部分提问) ?
_____ _____did she pay for the ticket for the film Wandering Earth? 65. People plant more trees to help protect the environment. (对划线部分提问) _____ _____ people plant more trees?
66. Could you tell me where I can exchange money for travelling abroad? (改为简单句).
Could you tell me_____ _____ exchange money for travelling abroad? 67. We will build another superstore in our town next year. (改为被动语态) Another superstore will _____ _____in our town next year. 68. a good idea, before bedtime, it is, light music, to listen to (连词成句) ___________________________________________________________. Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写). VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共50分)
A. Choose the best answer(根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案) (12分)
Most people cannot choose their jobs. They only have their jobs forced upon (被迫) them This may be because they haven't enough training for any other job, or because of economic situation, or because they live in a place where there is a limited choice of jobs, or because their fathers and grandfathers have always followed a certain occupation. The Indian born of farmer parents in a village has, for example, few opportunities of becoming anything but a farmer But if one is lucky enough to be able to choose the job one is going to do, how should one make one's choice? One's choice clearly depends on what one wants to get out of one's job.
Some people believe that nobody can do a job well if they do not enjoy it. But this is probably true only of certain types of work. And there are those who have an ability for turning their job into something that is an enjoyable way of earning their living (挣钱生计), but who do not really do their work well. Some doctors, for example, who become rich and famous men are in fact not owning humanity (人性) which is necessary in their job, and may even not be especially skilled at their job. So are some lawyers. Perhaps many of the best doctors, lawyers, and teachers spend their
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2019上海市松江区中考英语二模(含参考答案)
lives working so hard for others that do not have time to become rich and famous. One must decide. when choosing a job, whether one wants to do a job for its own sake (为工作本身) or for the rewards (报酬) it offers.
69. \
A) they make themselves do the jobs B) they have to do the jobs available C) they must follow what their fathers used to do D) their jobs are chosen by
others
70. The underlined word \\”.
A) hobbies B) forms C) efforts D) chances
71. According to the passage, a person's choice of job should be decided by A) his economic situation B) his family background C) his purpose in taking a job D) his ability to do a job
72. The writer seems to have a good impression on those doctors who are _____. A) rich. B) famous. C) skillful. D) hardworking. 73. How many occupations are mentioned in the last paragraph?. A) One B) Two C) Three D) Four 74. We may infer(推断) from the passage that
A) lawyers are those people who work very hard for others . B) humanity is necessary in the making of a good doctor
C) a successful person is one who can make his living in an enjoyable way D) teachers must be rich and famous if they work hard.
B. Choose the best words or phrases and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文) (12分)
The World Stage (舞台)
Today, people everywhere enjoy watching movies and television. Before movies and television, people didn't have lots of amusements. 75 they did things at home. or they went to theaters to see plays and performances. Watching performances on stage didn't stop being popular.
There were theaters in Greece more than 2.000 years ago. Most Greek cities had a theater. Greek plays were funny or sad, but all of them taught important lessons about life. In those times, all the actors were men or boys, and there was a chorus with
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2019上海市松江区中考英语二模(含参考答案)
people singing. Greek plays are still popular today. Every summer people enjoy watching them in 76 theaters, so they don't feel hot.
William Shakespeare made the theater popular in England about 400 years ago. Shakespeare wrote many plays. People laughed and cried when they watched them in the 1600s, and they still do today. Nowadays you can see his plays in theaters all over the world in many different 77 including Chinese, Japanese, German and so on. One of his most famous plays is Romeo and Juliet. Music and dance are also popular stage performances. In Spain, people love watching performances of flamenco (吉卜赛). Flamenco comes from Southern Spain. It 78 hundreds of years ago when people moved to Spain from the East. Usually there's a guitar, and men and women dance. \击掌) in a special way with the dancers. Flamenco music and dance are very attractive. Together. the music and dance tell a story.
In Vietnam, people enjoy watching an interesting kind of theater called Mua Roi Nuoc. There aren't any actors--only puppets (木偶). The puppets are on a stage filled with water. People from the Red River Delta began this kind of 79 in the 11th century, but people still watch them today. They're magic.
Stage performances made us happy 80 history and they continue to make us smile or cry although the TV and movies are a lot of fun. 75. A) Also B) Instead C) Still D) Yet 76. A) free B) unusual C) open D) real 77. A) copies B) countries C) details D) languages 78. A) started B) changed C) delivered D) happened 79. A) shows B) records C) customs D) hobbies 80. A) within B) during C) through D) among
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词,首字母已给) (14分)
Unusual Festivals
Every country has its own festivals to celebrate different things. Some festivals are more interesting than others because they're unusual--and a lot more fun! Here are just a few unusual festivals around the world.
Holi, the festival of colours, takes place every year in India, Nepal, and other parts of the world. Holi celebrates the e 81 of winter and the arrival of spring. It's also a celebration of good over evil. During the festival, people throw coloured powder (粉
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