上海新世纪版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷（二十四）C卷.doc

上海新世纪版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷（二十四）C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)1. （8分）阅读理解 Nobody laughed when the UK comedy show Little Britain toured the US. One character was a woman who was sick whenever she saw a foreigner. Another was a loud and rude 15-year-old girl shouting at her teachers. But back home British people were laughing, thinking Yes！Thats exactly what were like!A laugh is a laugh in any language but the reasons for it can be very different. Britons and Americans speak the same language but humor does not always translate.The Office, a UK TV series(连续剧), was changed for the US. Both the US and UK series are set in a boring workplace in a boring town. But David Brent, the boss of the UK office is not a nice guy like Michael Scott in the US version(版本).We had to make Michael Scott a nicer guy. wrote series creator Ricky Gervais. He couldnt be too mean.Gervais said British people are different from Americans because Britons make fun of people we like or dislike, He believes the differences between the American and British senses of humor come from different education background.Americans are brought up to believe they can be the next president of the United States he wrote. Britons are told It wont happen for you.Things usually turn out fine at the end of every US Office episode(集).But in David Brents office-and in lots of UK comedies-the last scene is often sad. You are often left with the feeling that things just couldnt get worse.Its not just Britain and the US that have comic differences. Few foreigners would understand a Chinese cross-talk show.Cultural differences are no laughing matter. But comic differences can be a window into a culture.（1）What is the purpose of Paragraph 1? A . To show that British humor is not funny at all.B . To show that American people dont like British people.C . To show that Britain and America have different lifestyles.D . To show how humor may mean different things in different cultures.（2）Which of the following statements about The Office is TRUE according to the passage? A . David Brent is quite a nice guy.B . Michael Scott is a rather mean guy.C . Episodes in the UK version often end on a hopeless note.D . Episodes in the US version often end in a boring way.（3）What is the writers opinion of comic differences? A . They cannot be easily noticed.B . They can partly show cultural differences.C . They can help people become humorous.D . They help people communicate with each other.（4）How does the writer explain his opinion？ A . Answering questions.B . Making surveys.C . Giving examples.D . Telling stories.2. （10分） Two men are walking in the park. One is Mr Brown , a worker, the other is Mr Black. Mr Brown is going to a chair. It is by the road. Mr Black is after him. Mr Brown finds Mr Black. Now Mr Black begins to walk faster(更快). Because he wants to get to the chair before Mr Black. Now Mr Black begins to walk faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they both run .Mr Black runs faster than (比) Mr Brown. So he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. Mr Brown runs after Mr Black. When he gets to the chair. He sees Mr Black sitting on it. He is sorry to show a notice(通知)with the words“Wet Paint(油漆未干)”to Mr Black . Now Mr Black knows why Mr Brown is going to the chair. （1）Where are Mr Brown and Mr Black?A . In the gardenB . On the chairC . In the parkD . Beside the road（2）What are they doing? They are_A . talkingB . walking to the chairC . holding a noticeD . sitting on a chair（3）_ runs after_at firstA . Mr Black ,Mr BrownB . The worker, Mr BrownC . Mr Brown ,Mr BlackD . Mr Brown, The worker（4）_get to chair first.A . The workerB . Mr BrownC . Mr BlackD . A strange(陌生人)（5）Mr Brown goes to the chair because_.A . he wants to sit thereB . he wants to talk to Mr Black on the chairC . It is his chairD . he wants to tell people ”Wet Paint”3. （10分） The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beans. The coffee shops business did well, and by 1981 there were three more Starbucks stores in Seattle.Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran(经营) Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, and he was curious about the company. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did, and he liked what he saw. He wanted to become part of the company. In 1982, the original(原先的) Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the companys head of marketing.In 1983, Schultz travelled to Italy. The unique atmosphere of the coffee bars there caught his eye. To Schultz it seemed that Italians spent their daily lives in three places: home, work and coffee bars. His experience in Italy gave Schultz a new idea for Starbucks back in Seattle.Schultz created an atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Between 1987 and 1992, Starbucks opened 150 new storesand that was only the beginning. In fact, by the year 2000, three new Starbucks stores opened somewhere around the world every day!Today, Starbucks has thousands of stores, including stores in twenty-six countries. One thing that helps make Starbucks succeed in cities outside the United States is the way Starbucks works with local stores and restaurants. By working together with a store already in the city, Starbucks gets an understanding of customers in the city. This understanding helps Starbucks open stores in the right locations for their customers.（1）What is the main idea of this passage?A . How Starbucks has grownB . What Starbucks makesC . StarbuckscustomersD . How Starbucks makes its coffee（2）Which is true about Starbucksfirst ten years of business?A . It grew very quicklyB . It was run by Howard SchultzC . It made special coffee makersD . It was a small company（3）Who is Howard Schultz?A . A coffee seller in New YorkB . An Italian coffee makerC . The man who changed the companyD . One of the original owners of the company（4）How many new Starbucks stores probably opened in the year 2000 around the world?A . Three.B . About1095.C . Two thousand.D . Thirty-six.（5）What helps Starbucks succeed in places outside the United States?A . Opening restaurants in just a few locations each yearB . Only selling locally produced coffee beansC . working with other major coffee-making companiesD . Learning about local customers二、 选词填空 (共2题；共10分)4. （5分）请从以下选项（A， B， C， D， E， F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题。其中有一项是多余选项。A. Get your things in orderB. Plan your time wellC. Study anywhere or everywhereD. Speak out and ask moreE. Do more than you are askedF. Make yourself busy_“If I dont understand what my teacher is explaining in science， I ask him to say it again，” says Anna Lee， “also asking more helped a lot.”_“When a teacher asks us to do a lot of homework，” says Dave Roman， “I will draw up a time table and plan to do it little， so it isnt so tiring.”_One student put a vocabulary list on the wall of the bathroom. He learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Another student used the time to remember biology terms while practising running._In high school， Mike played football， painted and was in the band. “I was so busy that I couldnt waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. I kept everything in order.” He says._Christi is an excellent student at the university. If her maths teacher asks her to do five problems， she does ten. If the history teacher asks her to read five pages， she reads ten. “Part of learning is practicing，” she says， “and the more you practice， the more you learn.”5. （5分）下周六将是你15岁生日，你准备晚上在家举办一场生日晚会，你想邀请你的朋友Jim参加。请根据内容提示，完成下面的邀请函，每空一词。Dear Jim,Im going to have my _birthday party at home next Saturday. Would you like to come? Im sure youll enjoy _at the party. By the way, I hope you can bring your friends to the party. A party is more _with more people. Im really looking _to it. You can 100._me an e-mail to let me know if you can come.Yours,Ann三、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)6. （15分）完形填空When I spent the summer with my grandmother, she sent me down to the 1with a list, I walked up to the counterBehind it was an old lady named Miss Bee.“Excuse me，”I said. She 2“I need to get these，”I continued, 3up my list.“So? Go get them，”Miss Bee said.“4is here except you and me, and Im not your servant. I suggest you get yourself a basket over there and start5.”It was not 6for a 7 year old child, there were so many different kinds of things. I spent over an hour in the store.I visited Miss Bee twice a week that summer. She 7shortchanged me. Other times she overcharged. Going to the store was like going into a war. But by the end of that summer, I could finish my shopping trip8around 15 minutes. The morning I was to return home, I stopped in the store again to buy something.“All right，”Miss Bee said. “What did you 9this summer？”“That youre mean！”I replied.Miss Bee just laughed，“ I know 10you think of me，”she said. “Well, I dont care! My job is to teach every child I meet some life 11. When you get older youll be glad that you met me！”Glad I met Miss Bee? Ha！How could it be?It sounded funny until one day my son came to me with his homework. “Its too 12 ”he said. “Could you finish the math problem for me？”“13I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself？”I said. Suddenly, I was back in that store where I had learned to add up my bill by myself. Had I ever been overcharged since?Life is full of all kinds of 14. We may be 15 a hand once or twice, but luck may not find us every time. So we should work them out by ourselves. （1）A . store B . home C . school D . hometown （2）A . called up B . picked up C . put up D . looked up （3）A . helping B . holding C . hoping D . wishing （4）A . Anybody B . Somebody C . Nobody D . Everybody （5）A . checking B . changing C . knocking D . filling （6）A . fair B . easy C . natural D . safe （7）A . always B . sometimes C . seldom D . never （8）A . before B . for C . to D . in （9）A . create B . regret C . learn D . complete （10）A . what B . which C . who D . how （11）A . methods B . meanings C . lessons D . results （12）A . early B . hard C . useless D . popular （13）A . If B . Unless C . As D . When （14）A . happiness B . sadness C . difficulties D . disappointment （15）A . passed B . shown C . given D . taken 四、 根据下列句子及所给的首字母，写出各单词的正确形式（每空一词） (共10题；共14分)7. （1分）Be c