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2021届九年级上学期期末（一模）英语试题分类汇编

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上海市杨浦区2020-2021学年度第一学期九年级期末质量调研英语试题

B.Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage.

Shawnandhisclasswereworkingonanewassignment.Theywerewritingpersuasive（劝说的）

articles.WhenShawfirstlearnedabouttheassignment,hewas65.Shawndislikedwriting

articles,andhewasn'tsurehowtogoaboutplanningandwritingapowerfularticlethatwould

persuadesomeonetodosomething.SoheaskedMr.Matthewsforextrahelpplanninghisarticle.

Mr.MatthewssuggestedthatShawnbeginbyselectinga66thatwas

importanttohim.Shawnwantedtobeonthefootballteam,sohedecidedto

writeapaperexplainingwhyheshouldbeontheteam.__67_,Mr.Matthews

suggestedthatShawnlistthestrongestandbestreasonsthatwouldpersuade

people.WhenShawnhadlistedhisreasons,hewasreadytostartwriting.

Shawnbeganwithhismainpoint-thatheshouldbeallowedtobeonthefootballteam.

Then,heexplainedwhyheshouldbeontheteam,usingthereasonshehadlisted.Afterthat,hewrote

the68_-endofthepaper.AfterShawnhadhisdraft（草稿）finished,hewasreadytorevise

whathehadwritten.

Shawnreadthepapertohimselfandtohisparents.Hismomanddadsuggestedwaysandideas

thathecouldrevisethepapertomakehisargumentsstronger.Then,Shawnreadthepaperagain.

Thistime,he69afewideashimself.Aftertherevisionwasfinished,itwastimetoedit.

Shawnreadthepaper70tobecertainthathehadspelledeverythingthewayitshouldbe

spelled.Healsocheckedhispaperforgrammaticalmistakes.

ThepaperwaswrittenwellenoughthatMr.Matthewsgavehimaverygoodgrade.Thefootball

coachreadShawn'spaper,too,andwassoconvincedbyShawn'sreasonsthathepermittedShawn

towork,withtheteam!

65.A.relaxedB.unhappyC.confidentD.embarrassed

66.A.hobbyB.teamC.topicD.character

67.A.NextB.InadditionC.HoweverD.Asaresult

68.A.plotsB.detailsC.titleD.conclusion

69.A.reportedB.thoughtofC.arrangedD.focusedon

70.A.aloudB.properlyC.carefullyD.immediately

65-70BCADBC

上海市虹口区2021届九年级上学期期终学生学习能力诊断测试（一模）英语试题

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage.

ArrestReportSheetNAMEOFSUSPECT（嫌疑犯）：Mr.JohnA.Berry

65FORARREST：

Useofbadlanguageinapublicplace.

•Wastingapoliceofficer'stime.

•Damagingpropertyandcausing66tothepublic.

•TherewassomethingIdidn'tlikeabouthim.

DETAILEDREPORTOFTHEEVENTSLEADINGUPTOTHEARREST

ThesuspectcameintoMeanStreetPoliceStationat4:37p.m.onWednesday,February15th,

claiming（声称）tohavelosthiscar.Ofcourse,thisstorydidnotsatisfyapoliceofficerlikemyself,

andI67startedtoquestionthesuspect.Afterabout45minutes,hechangedhisstory,claiming

thatthecarhadbeenstolen.Somethingaboutthisstory,too,68extremelyunlikelyandI

refusedtoacceptit.

Thesuspectkepttellinghisstory.Luckily,Itookausefuland69trainingcourselast

weekend.SoIusedtheactivequestioningskillsfromthecoursetogettherealtruthoutofhim.

Whenhefinally70undermyquestioning,headmittedthathehadparkedhiscarina

no-parkingzone,andthenblownitup（爆炸）.Ihavenotyetworkedoutwhyhedidthis;my

theoryisthatheisamentallyillterroristwhoseesparkingrulesasasymbolofeverythinghehates

mostinmodernsociety.

Signed

Detective-InspectorPhilipE.Morris

65.A.REASONSB.CAUSESC.SUGGESTIONSD.EXCUSES

66.A.excitementB.surpriseC.dangerD.variety

67.A.politelyB.immediatelyC.suddenlyD.correctly

68.A.lookedB.tastedC.feltD.sounded

69.A.noisyB.boringC.comfortableD.enjoyable

70.A.brokedownB.wokeupC.shutupD.calmeddown

答案：

65-70ACADDA

上海市宝山区2021届九年级上学期期末（一模）英语试题

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionstocompletethepassage.

Mostpeoplehatechange,whichissadsinceweoftengothrough

changesinlife.Andforsomeofus,eventheSmallestchangescanupset

ourday.So,thequestionis:Whydomostofusfindmakingadjustments

（调整）toourlivessohard?

Whywedislikechange

Fearofchangeis75new.Overacenturyago,peopleinPariswereunhappyoveranunusual

additiontotheircity:theEiffelTower.Infact,thecitizensweresoangryabouttheplansforthetower

thattheywereagainstitsconstruction（建造）.Asstrangeasitmayseem,theirangerwascompletely

76.Theyweregivennochoiceaboutthehugechangethatwasgoingtobemade,sothey

becameangry.Butwegetupsetoverchangesevenwhenwedohavetoasayinthematter.Changes

arebroughtabouteverydaybythedecisionswemake:whichschooltoattend,whichjobtotake.

Voluntary（出于自愿的）changesalsomakemostofusuneasybecausewedon'tknowhowthose

changeswill77ourfuture.

Howwecanovercomeourfearofchange

Peoplehavediscoveredthatthekeytoovercomingthefearofchangeistobeflexible.When

peopleareflexible,theycan78newsituationsmoreeasily.Beingflexibleisespecially

importantinthe21stcenturyastechnologymakeschangeoccurfasterthaneverbefore.

Thosewhowereagainstchange,especiallywithtechnologyintheworkplace,mayend

upfindingthemselvesoutofajob.

Whenchangecomes,andyouhavenochoicebutto79it.Apositive（积极的）attitudehelps

alot.Infact,thechangemayturnouttobethebestthingforyou.Thatnewjobyougotmayendup

beingmuchbetterthanyouroldone.Youmaymakethebestfriendsofyourlifeinthenewcityyou

movedto.80,don'tjustfocusonhowyoufeelaboutchange.Youshouldlearntoacceptthe

change.Thechangeistherealityandit'suptoyoutodecidewhetherthechangewillbeasuccessora

failure.Youneverknow-yournextchangemaybeyourlife'sEiffelTower!

75.A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing

76.A.importantB.naturalC.unusualD.ordinary

77.A.assistB.rewardC.affectD.arrange

78.A.beawareofB.getusedtoC.beinterestedinD.getridof

79.A.forgetB.makeC.faceD.refuse

80.A.HoweverB.What'smoreC.BesidesD.Therefore

答案:

75-80DBCBCD

上海市普陀区2021届九年级上学期质量调研（一模）英语试题

B.Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）（12分）

Ifyouliveonthestreetswithlittlefoodandmoney,whatwillyoudowithabagfilledwith

snacksandnearly£500incashinfrontofyou?Tomostpeople,itwouldbeasourceoftemptation

（诱惑）SomethingthathappenedlastmonthhasmadetheactionsofthehomelessRoyKaufmanout

oftheordinary.

Roysawa65onthefrontseatinsideaparkedcarwithitswindowdown.Hestoodguardin

therainforalongtimewaitingfortheownerto66.Becauseofthecoldness,hereachedinsideand

pulledthebagout.Hehopedtofindsomecardswithitsowner'snameorphonenumberssothathe

could67_thedriver.Butheonlydiscovereditcontainedsomebarsofchocolatesand£435in

notes,withanother£50insparechangebesideit.

Hethentookittoanearbypolicestationafterleavinganotebehindtolettheownerknowitwas

68.Whenthecar'sownerMr.Andersonreturnedtothecar,hewasshockedtofindtwopolicemen

standingnexttoitandhewastoldwhatRoyKaufmandid.

Mr.AndersonwaslaterabletothankMr.Smithforhis69andsaid,'*1couldn'tbelievethatthe

mannevertookapenny.Themanhasnothingandyethedidn'ttakethemoneyforhimself.He

thoughtaboutothersinsteadofhimself.It'sunbelievable.Itjustprovesthereare70menoutthere.

RoyKaufman'sactdrewmuchofthepublic'sattention.Healsowonpraise

fromsocialmediausersafterMr.AndersonpostedaboutthestoryonFacebook.

NowMr.Andersonhassetupanorganizationtoraisemoneyfbrother

homelesspeopleinthearea.ForRoyKaufman,thisisapossiblelife-changing

chance.Thestoryonceagainellsusthatonegoodturndeservesanother.

V\65.A)reportB)bagC)listD)symbol

66.A)apologizeB)dropC)investigateD)return

67.A)contactB)rewardC)refuseD)greet

68.A)strangeB)lostC)safeD)empty

69.A)encouragementB)supportC)kindnessD)opinion

70.A)generousB)honestC)poorD)polite

答案：

|65|B66D67A68C69C70B

松江区2020学年度九年级第一学期英语期末试卷

B.Choosethebestwordsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词完成短文)(12分)

AmyandSusanbothliveanaveragelife.Theyhaveanaveragehouse,anaveragejobandan

averagefamily.Thereisreallynothing_75_abouttheirlives,butthereisalsonothingreallynegative

(负面的)abouttheirlives.

However,whentheyarebothhappy,italwaysseemsthatAmyishappierthanSusan.Itlooks

likenothingcan_76_Amy.Sheisthelifeofthepartyandalwayshasabigsmileonherface.

Susancan*tstopthinkingaboutthis.HowisAmysohappywhentheybothleadsuch_77_lives?

Theygotothesamestores,watchthesamemovies,andevenhavethesameschedules!HowcanAmy

besocarefreewhenlifeissostressful?

Betweenone'sdailylifeandpersonaldreams,thereisnowayonecanbesohappyandstressfree

allthetime.Therearealwaysamillionthingsgoingon.

ButwhenSusanasksAmyaboutthis,Amysays,"Ijusttakelifeasitcomes.Itseemsprettyeasy

then.

Sowhatisthe_78_betweenthesetwofriends?HowisitthatAmy'slifeseemssomuchbetter

mostofthetime?

TheproblemwithSusanisthatshespreadsherselftoothin(试图同时干太多的工作).Not_79_,

butinherownhead.ButalthoughAmytriestodoeverythingatonceandthinkabouteverythingat

once,shetakeseverythingonestep_80_.Sheiswheresheis,stayspresentinthemomentandallows

herselftofocusonjustonething.

Whenyouliveeachmomenttoitsfullest,whenyoudealwithwhereyouareandarepresentin

thenow,mostofyourstresswillgoaway.

75.A)boringB)commonC)specialD)disappointing

76.A)attractB)troubleC)changeD)encourage

77.A)similarB)successfu!C)traditionalD)wonderful

78.A)linkB)relationshipC)contactD)difference

79.A)physicallyB)rarelyC)correctlyD)suddenly

80.A)ontimeB)forthetimebeingC)atatimeD)fromtimetotime

答案:75.C76.B77.A78.D79.A80.C

2021奉贤一模

Choosethewordsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词，完成短文)

Dogsburybones.Squirrelsgathernutstolastthroughthewinter.Camelsstorefoodandwaterso

thattheycantravelmanydaysacrossdeserts.Butdopigssaveanything?No,pigssavenothing.So

whydowesavecoinsinapiggybank?Becausesomeonemadeamistake

DuringtheMiddleAges(中世纪)，inaboutthefifteenthcentury,metalwas65and

seldomusedforhouseholdwares(家用器具).Instead,dishesandpotsweremadeofakindof

economicalclaycalledpygg.Wheneverhousewivescouldsaveanextracoin,theydroppeditintoone

oftheirclayjars.Theycallthistheirpyggbankorpyggybank.

Aroundtheeighteenthcentury,thespellingofpyggchanged.Theword66thesameas

thewordfortheanimalpig.Overthefollowing200to300years,people67thatpyggmeant

theclay.Andtheterm"pyggjar"graduallychangedintopigbank,orpiggybank.

Inthenineteenthcentury,whenEnglishpottersreceivedrequestsforpiggybanks,theymisunderstood.

Theyproducedjarsshapedlikeapig.68,thepigsbecamepopularamongcustomersanddelighted

children.

Anotherreasonforthename"piggybank1*is69theideathatthecoingiventothe

piggybankrepresentthefoodfedtoapigbyafarmer.Itcoststhefarmermoneytofeedthepigand

hedoesn't70untilthepigisslaughtered(屠宰)fbrmeant,whichisknownas''breakingthepiggy

bank."

Today,pigsarestilloneofthemostpopularformsofcoinbankssoldingiftshops.

65.A.cheapB.expensiveC.heavyD.light

66.A.lookedB.smeltC.soundedD.felt

67.A.forgotB.forgaveC.rememberedD.realized

68.A.ImportantlyB.SuddenlyC.SadlyD.Certainly

69.A.similartoB.basedonC.famousforD.madeof

70.A.turnitoverB.takeitawayC.getitbackD.workitout

答案：65-70BCADBC

2021崇明一模

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)(12分)

Animalscanmovefromplacetoplace,butplantscannot.Whenananimalisunderattack,itcanrunawayor65.

Plantscertainlycannotrunaway,andtheyhavenoteethorclaws.Butplantscanprotectthemselvesbyusingboth

physicalandchemicalmeans俗法)

Someplantshavetheirownwaystokeepanimals66Forexample,theleavesofthehollyplanthavesharppoints

thatdiscourage(打消:阻止)grasseatinganimals.Hollyleavesonlowerbrancheshavemoreshampointsthanleaves

onupperbranches.Thisisbecausethelowerleavesare67formostanimalstoreach,

Someplants,suchastheoaktree,havespecialwaystodiscourageleaf-eatinganimals.Theyhavethickandhard

leavesthatare68foranimalstoeatSomegrassesmaycontainasandymaterial;eatingsuchgrasseswearsdownthe

animal9steeth.

Manyplantsalsohavechemicaldefenses.Someplantsproducechemicalsthattastebitterorcauseanunpleasant

reactionSomeplantsmayfightagainsta(n)69byincreasingtheproductionofthesechemicals.Whenaninsertbitesa

tobaccoleaf,theleafproducesachemicalmessenger(信使)Thismessengersendstotherootstheinformationto

producemorenicotineThehigherlevelsofnicotinediscouragetheinsect.

Manyplants70bothphysicalandchemicaldefensesAcertainplantinChina,forexample,hassharpleaves,and

eachsharpleafcontainspoisonousvenom(毒液)Asingleexperiencewiththiskindofplantwillleachananimalnot

toeattheleavesofitinthefuture.

65.A)calmdownB)comebackC)fallasleepD)fightback

66.A)awayB)warmC)safeD)crazy

67.A)sweeterB)easierC)biggerD)greener

68.A)importantB)convenientC)difficultD)delicious

69.A)attackB)illnessC)stormD)flood

70.A)payforB)learnfromC)searchforD)relyon

Key:DABCAD

黄浦一模

B.Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的选项完成短文)(1分)

TheNationalGalleryinLondonhasintroducedan“artroute,,thatpeoplemustfollowroundthegallery.Areset

routesactuallyabetterwaytoenjoymuseumsandgalleries?Orshouldpeoplebe75toviewexhibitionsinanyorder

theychoose?Whatdoyouthink-aresetroutesbetter?

Yes-peoplewillgetmorefromtheirvisit

Expertsspendyearslearningabouttheitemsintheirmuseumsandgalleries.Theyknowthebestorderinwhich

peopleshouldseetheexhibits,sothatvisitorscanenjoyandlearnaboutthem.76.iftherewasanexhibitionofa

painter,theworkscouldbearrangedtoshowvisitorshowtheirstyledevelopedthroughtheircareer.Ifapersonison

anartroute,theywon't72anyimportantpictures,andwillbeguaranteedtoseeeverything.Theexperiencewillbe

enjoyableforthevisitor,andtheywillhavetheirownspaceinwhichtoappreciategreatworks.

No-freedomispartofthefun

Mostexhibitionsarealready78insomekindoforder.However,noteveryonewantstolookatthesamethingsin

thesameway.Somevisitorsjustwanttoenjoyafewpiecesandthenleave.Besides,ifeveryonefollowsthesame

route,somepeoplemighttakealongtimelookingatoneobjectand79everyonedown.Equally,ifavisitorwantsto

studysomethingformoretime,theymayfeelpressuredbypeoplebehindthem.Oneofthegreatjoysofexhibitionsis

80noticingsomething.Whenavisitorisdrawntoanobject,itcanfeelspecialandtheycanlearnaboutitby

themselves.Ifeveryoneisfollowingthesameroute,thisislesslikelytohappen,sotheexperiencewillnotbeasmuch

fun.

75.A)readyB)ableC)freeD)thankful

76.A)InfactB)ForexampleC)InadditionD)Thatistosay

77.A)forgetB)failC)loseD)miss

78.A)laidoutB)putawayC)dealtwithD)turnedon

79.A)putB)slowC)takeD)break

80.A)carefullyB)silentlyC)suddenlyD)peacefully

Key:75.C76.B77.D78.A79.B80.C"

2021嘉定一模

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionstocompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)(12分)

Somepeoplevolunteertogainexperience.Somepeoplevolunteertomakethemselvesfeelbetter.Somepeople

volunteertohelpthosewhowere(65).However;Ivolunteertothankmycommunity.Iamthankfulforthe

helpIreceivedfromothers.

WhenIwasinhighschool,ItookpartintheUpwardBoundProgram.ThroughUpwardBound,Iwasableto

gainskillsandopportunitiesthathavehelpedmebecomethemanthatIamtoday.SoInowoftengivebacktoenable

kidstohavethesame(66)atlifethatIhavehad.

Volunteeringisthebestwaytothankthosewhohelpedmeontheroadtosuccess.Irememberaskinga

counselor(顾问)whenIwasinUpwardBoundhowIcouldrepayhim.Hesmiledandsaid,"Shawn,youcanhelpme

byhelpingothers?*Asentencesosimple,yetso(67)initsmeaning.

WhenIgotmyfirstvolunteerpositionasajuniorcounseloratmylocalBoysandGirlsChib,Iwaseagertobea

greatrolemodelforkids.ButthingsdidnotworkoutasIthoughtatfirstIgotso(68).

BythetimeIwasreadyto(69),thekidslookedformeeverywherethatday.Theysaid

theylikedhavingmearound.

Mydesiretogivebacktothecommunitycameback.NowthefeelingthatIcanshapesomeone'slifeforthe

betterisamazing.

Soitisagoodideaforeveryonetofinda(an)(70)andvolunteer.Inthiswaynotonlywillyoubehelping

others,youwillbehelpingyourselfaswell.

Key:6

65.A)activeB)honestC)unfortunateD)helpful

n(\

66.A)chanceB)courageC)decisionD)stress

CAB

67.A)strangeB)deepC)funnyD)different

68.A)excitedB)disappointedC)satisfiedD)proud

2021

69.A)turnupB)wakeupC)giveupD)putup

11\*

70.A)exampleB)causeC)excuseD)solution

模

B.Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的单词或短语，完成短文）（12分）

MostpeoplehaveheardoftheGreatWallofChina,butnotmanyforeignersknowabouttheGrandCanal.This

man-madewaterway—knowninChinaasDaYunhe—is1,700kilometerslongandsomepartsofitaremorethan

2,000yearsold.It(65)thenorthofChinawithHangzhou,acityinthesouthernpartofthecountry.It'sthe

longestman-madewaterwayintheworld.

Itwasbuiltasa(66)totransportgrainfromtherichagriculturallandinChina'ssouthtocitiesinthe

north.Infact,it'snotonecanal,butasystemofcanalsandriverslinked_(67).It*sstillanimportantpartof

thetransportsysteminChina.Thousandsofboatsuseiteverydaytotransportgrainandmanyothertypesofcargo.

NowtheChinesegovernmentisdoingnewworkontheGrandCanal.ltismakingpartsofit(68),

sobiggershipscanuseit.Thecanalwillalsohelptomovewater.Thereisalotof_(69)inthesouthof

China,butnot(asmuch)inthenorth.Thecanalwillcarrymillionsoflitersofwaterfromthesouthtothenorth.

TheGrandCanalismuch(70)thantheGreatWall,andnotverymanytouristsvisit(it).Butit*spossible

togoonacruisealongsomeoftheoldestpartsofthecanal.PassengersonthesecruisesseebeautifulpartsofChina

thatothervisitorsdon'tsee.

60.A.comparesB.connectsC.controlsD.communicates

61.A.resultB.trickC.wayD.sample

62.A.togetherB.insteadC.along0.forward

63.A.cleanerB.prettierC.longerD.deeper

64.A.foodB.populationC.rainD.electricity

70.A.smallerB.naiTowerC.lessmodemD.lessfamous

Key:65-70BCADCD

2021静安一模

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)(12分)

Youcanthinkofamemory,asaphotograph.Ourbrainislikeanapponthephonethatstoresusefulphotographs

loralongtime.Butil75uselessphotographs.Somepeoplehavealwaysbeenabletorecall(回想起)thesmallest

detailsabouttheirlives.TheexpertsarenowstudyingBradWilliamsandawomannamedA.J.Thetwosharethe

sametalent.Thegoalofthestudyistogainadeeper76ofmemoryandhowitworks.

Dr.Jamesfound51-year-oldWilliams,memorytobe77perfect.Hecanusuallytellyouwhathedidonacertain

date40yearsago.Hecanalsorecallwhatwasinthenews.Hecaneventellyouwhattheweatherwaslike.

Dr.Jameshadseenthislevelofabilitybefore.In2006,hestudiedawomannamedA.J.Shetoowasabletorecall

tinydetailsfromherlife.Thesedetails78notesshehadwritteninjournalsdecadesearlier.

However,theyviewtheabilitydifferently.Williamsenjoyshavinghismemorytested.A.J.,however,saidher

memoriesoftenfloodhermindinanunpleasantway."Mosthavecalleditagift,butIcallitaburden,A.Jwrote."I

runmyentirelifethroughmyheadeverydayanditmakesme79!!!”

Now,doctorsaretestingWilliamsandA.J.Theywanttoknowwhatsetsthetwoapartfromothers.Williamsand

A.J.bothperformwell.Buttheyperformbestontopicsthatinterestthem.Thisfactcausesdoubtamongsome

scientists.TheysuggestthatWilliamsandA.J.arenotsospecial80.Somescientistssaythatpeoplewithtrulyspecial

memoriesshouldbeabletorememberallkindsofinformation,notjustwhatintereststhem.

Dr.Jameshopesthathisstudywillprovideanswersforboththosewhodoubtandthosewhosurpriseatwhat

WilliamsandA.J.areabletodo."Thehumanbrainisthemostimportantmachineryintheknownuniverse,hesaid.

“Myaimistodecreasethemysteryofthissurprisingmachinery.^^

75.A)givesupB)getsridofC)picksupD)keepsoff

76.A)confidenceB)entranceC)speedD)understanding

77.A)rarelyB)exactlyC)nearlyD)mainly

78.A)createdB)recordedC)addedD)matched

79.A)crazyB)excitedC)flexibleD)pale

80.A)afterallB)atpresentC)intheendD)atatime

Key:75-80BDCDAA

2021闵行一模

B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)(12分)

MannersAroundtheWorld

Everyculturehassetrulesabouthowpeopleshouldact.Patternsofgoodbehavior,ormanners,showrespectand

careforothers.Yetthedetailsof65toexpressrespectaresodifferent.

Greetingpeoplecheerfullyisalmostalwaysconsideredpolite.Butifsmoreimportantinsomeculturesthan

others.Forexample,whenyouenterastoreinFrance,you,shouldalwaysgreetthepersonworkingthere.Other

culturesalso66greetingpeople.Butofcoursethegreetingsvaryaspeoplespeakdifferentlanguages.

WhenIwasgrowingupintheUnitedStates,Ionce,tookpartinaperformanceatmychurch.Afterwards,

someonegavemeacompliment；butIfeltlikeIhaddoneabadjob.SoItriedtorefusethecompliment,saying,"No,

Ididn'tdothatwell.1'Mymotherstoppedmeandtoldmethatwasvery67.LaterIlearnedthatrefusingacompliment

isacceptedinChina.

Someofthebiggestculturaldifferenceshavetodowith68.InNorthAmerica,ifspolitetoeatasquietlyas

possible.Thatmeanschewingwithyourmouthclosedandnotslurpingyoursoup.Thesamegoesforburping(打

嗝).ButinpartsofAsia,sluipingshowsthatyouareenjoyingyourmeal.Andburpingisasignofbeingfulland

content.

Therearealsodifferencesinhowpeople,eatacrosscultures.69,inNorthAmericaandEuropepeopleuseforks

tobringfoodtotheirmouths.ButinThailand,aforkisonlyusedtopushfoodontoaspoon.InIndiaandtheMiddle

East,peopleeatwiththeirhands.Buteatingwiththelefthandisfrownedupon.Thisisbecausethelefthandis

consideredunclean.

Yettherearealsosimilarpointsacrosscultures.Saying“please"and"thankyou”isalmostalwayspolite.Ifyou

showappreciationandtryto70localcustoms,peoplewillgenerallyrespondwell.Showingkindnesscanbringpeople

together,nomatterwhatculturetheycomefrom.

()65.A)whatB)howC)whenD)where

()66.A)mindB)avoidC)imagineD)value

()67.A)rudeB)simpleC)commonD)accurate

()68.A)familypartiesB)tablemannersC)fashiontastesD)instructionsigns

()69.A)What\moreB)InshortC)ForexampleD)Aboveall

()70.A)changeB)developC)followD)mention

Key:BDABCC

2021浦东一模

B.Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的选项完成短文)(12分)

Onenightbeforebed,ChristineCarterwassittingwithherdaughterinherbedroom.Theyweremakingalist,

''ThreeGoodThingsoftheDay."Herdaughtersaid,“Mom,chattingwithyouisoneofmythreegoodthings."Making

alistwastheirwaytothinkofthingstheywere(65)for.It'saskillintheresearchofhappiness.

CarterisaprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia.Shestudieshowschoolsandfamiliesbuilduppositive

attitudesandhelpkidslead(66)lives.Thishasbecomeespeciallyimportantduringthecoronaviruspandemic

(新冠病毒引发的流行病).Manykidshavemissedimportantevents.Someevenhavelostpeopleintheirlives.

Finding