最新-2018年上海市松江区中考二模英语试题及答案 精品

stockbroker

C) ready to help her mother D) not willing to phone for her mother

71. After the writer made the phone call, the writer and her mum___________.

A) received the check at once B) still failed to get the check

C) went to New York immediately D) spoke to the stockbroker’s boss at once

72. What does the underlined phrase “make sense of” in last paragraph mean?

A) confuse B) surprise. C) understand D) refuse.

73. We can know from the passage that Chinese English ___________.

A) is clear and natural to native speakers B) is well received by native speakers

C) is widely used in America D) inconvenience in America

74.The best title of the passage might be __________. A) Great Mother B) Natural English C) Mother’s Chinese English D) Perfect English

may bring

B. Choose the best words and complete the passage (选择最恰

当的单词完成短文) (12分)

Clothes then and now

Today, clothes are made in many different colours. They are also made from many different

75 like wools, cotton, linen and silk. Most people own lots of clothes. Each day, they choose what to wear. Clothes

Clothes cover our bodies and protect us from the weather. They can also make us feel good about the way we look. Sometimes, our clothes tell other people 76 about us, such as the work we do or what religion(宗教) we are. People have been wearing clothes for many thousands of years, but the clothes people wore long ago were different from the clothes people wear today. Fashion

Fashion means the kinds of clothes that are popular at one time. Ancient Romans wore dresses. Some Romans wore togas(宽外袍) to special events. Long ago, women in some countries wore corsets under their dresses. Corsets were pulled in tight and tied at the back, so they weren’t 77 to wear. Women wore corsets to make their waists (腰)look smaller. Fashion 78 . It can be different from place to place. However, most people today wear simple clothes that are easy to put on and care for.

Clothes need to be 79 for the climate a person lives in, too. Uniforms

People have worn uniforms for thousands of years. Uniforms show the work people do, or what school they go to, or what team or group they belong to. Most uniforms today are suitable. Some uniforms 80 help to protect people from danger. Clothes in the past and the future

You can learn more about the clothes people used to wear by looking at old paintings and old photos. What clothes will people wear in the future? What styles will people wear? Maybe people in the future will look back at the clothes in fashion today and think they look strange!

75. A) products B) chemicals C) materials D) styles

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

77. A) warm B) comfortable C) beautiful D) suitable

78. A) repeats B) continues C) increases D) changes

79. A) thick B) right C) traditional D) dry

80. A) especially B) seldom C) finally D) even

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)

Smart Work

Maybe you have seen this in schools: Some students study nearly all the time but they just pass their exams, while some others may spend much l 81 time on their books but do much better in exams. How could this happen? People used to think that hard work is the only way to success. But now they understand that smart work can make them successful, too.

Hard workers don’t m 82 working for long hours, while smart workers always think of several different answers to these questions. “Why should I suffer this?” “Isn’t there a better way to do this?” Thanks to these people, we can use computers instead of the abacus now. P 83 in every field is the direct result of “try to find a better way” by smart workers. There was a large soap factory in Japan. Once it received an unusual letter from someone who c 84 that there was no soap in the soapbox he bought.

How could empty soapbox go out of the factory? The engineers