上海市2019年初三英语中考二模汇编：完形填空

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I can get do-over, I would choose my original major. For me, majoring in mathematics was (77)__________. Proving mathematical theories in words was crazy. However, it is mathematics that makes me have strong logical thinking. The biggest pity about my major is that I didn't try as hard as I should. In a word, I don't regret choosing mathematics as my major but I regret not learning it better and further. Do-over is not in my list @tina

(78)__________，I don' t regret my choice. As an English teacher, sometimes it's hard to improve students' English level. But when I see great progress that students have made, I feel really content. Anyway, every field needs (79)__________. For students, being good at English is not the only way to success. I' m really pleased with their progress, even not in English learning. Then why should I choose my major again? @5EEF

I majored in geography science which needs outgoing study and research in the original environment where haven't been explored at all. Excitement, danger, coldness, hotness as well as uncertainty, always surround us, however it's also unforgettable and we met the things others would (80)__________do.

75. A. advertisement B. economy C. education D. medicine

76. A. work harder B. speak louder C. wait longer D. think deeper 77. A. amusing B. different C. necessary D. difficult 78. A. What's more B. After all C. In fact D. By the way 79. A. conclusions B. talents C. advantages D. resources 80. A. never B. also C. always D. recently 普陀

Is there anyone around you who is a short sleeper? A short sleeper is a person who 75 sleeps less than the average member of his age group. His nightly length of sleep is five hours or less. The short sleeper feels good after waking up.

The limited time asleep is 76 to a short sleeper. It is not a behavior of reducing the amount of sleep or 77 to sleep. This low amount of sleep is very stable （稳定）from night to night. It is also the same on weekends and holidays.

A pattern （模式）of short sleep often begins as a child or young adult. Once it begins, the pattern continues through the years. This pattern of short sleep may cause others to be 78 . Family members or friends may think that something is wrong.

Someone may tell a short sleeper to use medicine to help him sleep more. This will make him get sleep that he really does not need. It will bring him more problems. A short sleeper will also have trouble with his family and friends if he expects others to 79 his pattern of sleep. Most people will not be able to do well with only five hours of sleep each night.

Short sleeping can be confused with insomnia （失眠症）. Both 80 can cause a person to get a small amount of sleep at night. A person with insomnia has a hard time falling asleep or staying asleep. The overall quality of his sleep may be very poor. This can cause him to be sleepy during the day. The short sleeper does not have any of these problems.

75. A. seldom B. sometimes C. regularly D. recently 76. A. natural B. special C. hard D. amazing 77.A. pretending B. trying C. forgetting D. refusing

78. A. tired B. worried C. angry D. sleepy 79.A. understand B. change C. follow D. remember 80.A. choices B. habits C. illnesses D. conditions 松江

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 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. “Palnieros” clap(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 Ma 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 徐汇

Are you able to take a holiday from your mobile devices(装置)? A growing number of hotels will help you to find out.

Some hotels are offering “extras,’’ like food and underwater diving, to people who agree to give up their mobile phones for a few hours. Other hotels have phone-free hours in their swimming areas. They say their rules help guests to be healthy, have fun and get relaxed. And, they hope that hotel guests will enjoy their experience and (75)_________for future visits.

“Everyone wants to be able to disconnect. They just need a little (76)_________.” said Lisa, chief marketing officer.

Last October, five U.S. vacation resorts(度假区）began offering “rewards” to guests who agreed to put away their phones for a few hours. For example, guests get good (77)_________by swimming pools, free food and even chances to win free future visits.

It was reported last week that 250 people have taken part in the program at Wyndham resort hotels in Florida and Texas. They offered to cut the cost of a hotel stay by 5 percent if guests put their phones in a timed lockbox.

However, not all guests want to leave their devices. Phones can serve as cameras, music players, travel guides and e-readers. They also might be needed in an (78)_________.

Matthew, a father of two young children wants all the family to keep devices out of sight during (79)_________ meals. “Sometimes, people need to be forced to do things to start a thought process and then create a habit，” he said.

David, manager of a company, uses two phones. He tries not to use his work phone when he is not on the job, but he carries his personal phone (80)_________. “1 don’t think 1 would like being made to put the thing down,” David said.

75. A. return B. refuse C. stay D. search

76. A. score B. breath C. courage D. debate

77. A. seating B. hearing C. meeting D. thinking

78. A. imagination B. experiment C. invention D. emergency 79. A. business B. family C. community D. charity 80. A. nowhere B. somewhere C. everywhere D. anywhere 杨浦

I was 23 before my first novel appeared in the bookshops. It had been a challenge to find a publisher who would even look at it. As soon as they heard that it was about teenagers and their problems, they just weren’t interested. ___75___ one of them read it and loved the way I try to show the funny side of any difficult situation. I’m quite ___76___ teenagers now, and some even say hello when they see me in the street.

I’m not sure where my stories come from—that’s like asking people to tell you where their dreams come from. Some writers get ___77___ from other writers’ work they’ve read, but I keep a notebook and I put down interesting things I notice wherever I go. Those things come into my stories.

I write full time now and I love it, but it’s hard work. I write everything out by hand, and after I’ve corrected it, I type it on my computer. I’m OK at ___78___ and I’ve done some pictures for my books, but one day I met a professional artist, John Brookes, who now does most of them and they’re a great improvement on my efforts.

Recently one of my books was made into a film, which was an exciting experience. I didn’t write the dialogue between the characters—other writers did that very well. I visited while they filming and I sometimes feel like ___79___ improvement, but in the end I just let them do what they wanted. I must say I was pleased with the book they those to film, but thought it was a ___80___ they made so many changes to the story.

75. A. Actually B. Finally C. Especially D. Immediately

76. A. familiar with B. similar to C. popular with D. thankful to 77. A. advice B. news C. reviews D. ideas 78. A. drawing B. acting C. copying D. editing

79. A. showing B. suggesting C. noticing D. achieving 80. A. joke B. chance C. shame D. surprise

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When I studied in Europe for half a year. I had many chances to visit Germany and neighboring countries. Nearly every country I visited used the Euro（欧元）, so exchanging money wasn’t a problem, but deciding how to pay was.

I began with American Express traveler’s checks during my first mouth. I’d never been to a foreign country and traveler’s checks were my safest ___75___. They were insured, which meant that American Express would replace them for free if they were lost or stolen. I cashed them into Euros at a bank in Freiburg and lived ___76_____ with the funds. Later I opened a bank account. I used the bank’s ATM to take away cash throughout the rest of time. In Freiburg I fund credit cards （信用卡） unhelpful, most of my purchases were small and from small stores. Cash was easiest. And ___77___ Freiburg is small quiet city, I didn’t feel any danger when I was carrying cash. This was not always the case in other countries.

I always carried a credit card, my ATM card and cash wherever I went. The reason for this was safety. My credit card had a ___78___ limit which was great for emergency use. Using the ATM card was safer than carrying much cash in my wallet. A small amount of cash was perfect for food and small goods. I never had trouble with thieves, but two of my friends weren’t so ___79___. In Nice, France, my friend Anne had her backpack stolen while we were eating lunch at McDonald’s. Someone walked right by and caught it-we didn’t notice until we got up to leave. In Rome, another friend’s wallet was stolen from her backpack. The next day, she caught a pickpocket reaching into her bag and ___80___ him. But of course there was nothing left for him to steal.

I learned from their experiences and now try to be especially careful when I’m in unfamiliar places. Careful planning and wise decisions help me worry less about keeping my money safe.

75. A. signals B. references C. choices D. suggestions 76. A. happily B. properly C. directly D. terribly 77. A. although B. because C. after D. until 78. A. high B. basic C. low D. fair 79. A. patient B. generous C. embarrassed D. lucky 80. A. fired B. stopped C. disturbed D. reminded