2015年上海市中考英语模拟试卷1

working on a special painting for a church at the time, but the church painting was not going well. An Italian businessman asked Da Vinci to paint a picture of the businessman's second wife. This is the woman who can be seen in the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa is a very good example of Da Vinci's work. Da Vinci used darkness and light in a clever way in the painting.

Da Vinci loved science and math. Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry in the Mona Lisa. The face on the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and round shapes Like balls. Even her smile can be seen as a small part of a large circle. The woman in the painting is sitting on a balcony, and mountains can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains, so these can be seen over and over in his other paintings.

The woman is sitting with her knees to the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are held together in from of her. This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or a woman today. 69. The famous picture the Mona Lisa was________.

A) painted for a church B) bought by Leonardo da Vinci C) kept in Italy now D) painted more than 500 years ago 70. The woman in the painting is ________.

A) an Italian businessman B) Leonardo da Vinci's wife C) the businessman's wife D) a woman from the church 71. Where is the woman in the painting is________.

A) On a balcony. B) On a knee. C) On a mountain. D) On a rock. 72. What can a person see in the painting?

A) A lot of geometry. B) A lot of people. C) Balls. D) Rocks. 73. The Mona Lisa is a portrait of _________woman.

A) a French B) an Italian C) an American D) an English 74. In the painting the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci ________.

A) learned from many other artists B) used darkness and light in a clever way C) drew a lot of circles and squares D) learned a lot of geometry B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）

Karen worked in a small company. She liked her job and her manager always praised her for the work. One day, the manager asked Karen to come into his office. He told Karen that everyone was pleased with her work and then asked Karen to do a___75___ job for him. He said he had to go to an important meeting where he had to give a speech about their company. He asked Karen to write the speech for him. He told her it had to be___76___ twenty minutes long and should be interesting. h had to be ready by the next morning.

Karen asked the manager some questions about what should be in the speech, and then she went to other___77___ of the company and talked to them as well. Soon she had enough information to write the speech. She___78___ it all night and in the morning she gave it to the manager. The manager thanked her and rushed off to the meeting with the speech.

The next day Karen came to work and found a note from the manager on her

desk. \wrong with the speech? \

She went to the manager's office. ___79___ she entered the office, she could see that the manager was upset. She could see her speech in his hand.

\thought I asked you to write an interesting speech that would last (续) for twenty minutes,\\got up and left, it was so boring! How could you do this to me? This was very important for the company! \

Karen couldn't understand what had gone wrong.

\sure that it was only twenty minutes long,\she replied. \did___80___ you asked, I'm .sure. I even gave you two copies. \

75. A) special B) impossible C) successful D) beautiful 76. A) gently B) exactly C) immediately D) especially 77. A) museum B) methods C) messages D) members 78. A) went over B) filled in C) worked on D) dressed up 79. A) As soon as B) Though C) Since D) If

80. A) something B) anything C) nothing D) everything

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）

\骨密度) in both men and women,\

The effect was most pronounced in the bones of people w___82___ had drunk tea regularly for more than a decade.

Green tea and oolong are p___83___ in Asia, while in the West, black tea—often taken w___84___milk— is generally preferred. \c___85___ 4,000 chemical compounds that can have effects on health,\

The study s ___86___ 497 Chinese man and 540 Chinese women who were at least 30 years old about their tea drinking habits and other lifestyle factors s___87___ as exercise, drinking and smoking.

D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题) (12分)

Carmen has been a tourist guide for over a year now. She enjoys meeting people from other countries. She likes to show them \city and to tell them about its history and culture.

When she was just a little girl, she used to watch the groups of tourists being led around some beautiful buildings. Whenever she could, she would stand close to the group and listen to the guide. And she tried to remember everything she heard.

Then one day, while she was still in a secondary school, Carmen visited a travel bureau to ask about the qualifications for the job. The manager was kind and spent a long time answering her questions. \can be a tourist guide. It takes a special kind of person, one who is interested in people and able to talk to them easily. This means that a guide must be able to speak more than one language —preferably three or four—and always English, for many world travelers speak that language. We want our guides to have a good education

and to know something about the culture, customs, art, literature, and history of many countries besides their own. \

The manager also explained to Carmen that there were three different kinds of tourist guides. One kind, a tourist assistant, might meet tourists at the airport. He might also help them get hotel reservations or help them decide what they will be able to see or do. The assistant must therefore know about the local events, where the various hotels are and the prices of everything.

The second kind of' guide takes tourists on tours of the city and nearby areas. This kind of guide meets tourists in groups, cakes them on buses to see the local sights and places of interest, and tells them about local history and culture.

The third kind of guide takes groups of people on buses to faraway cities or even to different countries. These tours sometimes take several weeks. Usually only single men serve as guides for these tours. They must be free to spend a lot of time away from home, and they must be able to assist tourists with their heavy luggage. They must also be able to meet all kinds of emergencies.

As she listened to the manager, Carmen was sure that she would try to become a local tourist guide. She was glad that she had studied English. Now she would try to study other languages before she finished school. She was glad, too, that she had studied the history of Mexico. But she knew she needed more information about other countries.

After she graduated from secondary school, Carmen continued to study English. She also took classes in French and German. Finally, she went to a special school for tourist guides. After months of study, Carmen was able to get her license and was accepted by the travel bureau as a local tourist guide. 88. How long has Carmen worked as a tourist guide?

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89. When did Carmen visit a travel bureau to ask about the qualifications for being a tourist guide?

_____________________________________________________________ 90. What kind of a person was the manager of the travel bureau?

_____________________________________________________________ 91. How many languages must a guide be able to speak?

A guide must be able to speak ______—preferably_______. 92. Why must a guide be able to speak English?

_____________________________________________________________ 93. What kind of tourist guide did Carmen want to be?

_____________________________________________________________ Ⅶ. Writing (作文) (共20分)

94. Write at least 60 words about the topic \or school life”（以“我的初中生涯”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号小占格）

（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否划不予评分） Use the following points as a reference.

1. Do you like your school? Why or why not? 2. What have you learned in your school'/

3. What do you think of your teachers and classmates? 4. Is your school life interesting and meaningful?

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