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2023年上海市浦东新区中考二模英语试卷
III. Choose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once （选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词, 每词只能填一次）（本大题 共8题, 每题1分, 共8分, 每题只有一个正确选项）
A) requires B)method C)publish D) operate E) tasks Future in their eyes
*Rocket mail: In 1959, Arthur predicted that guided rockets would become the usual 36 _______ to deliver mail, and that would happen before a human reached the moon. We have email now, but *Ape workers: Who 37_________ robots if you can have monkeys? In winner predicted that we'd have apes that could drive cars and complete for us by 2020.
*Nuclear vacuums: In 1955, the president of a vacuum cleaner company
predicted that nuclear still no rocket mail. 1951, a Nobel Prize other 38 _________
power(核能)would 39___________ vacuums within 10 years. But he never said what people would do with the nuclear waste. A) no longer B) physical C) correctly D) humorous E) worked out *Meals in a pill: In 1894, Marcellin said, “Wheat fields will disappear from the face of the Earth, because flour will 40 be produced from growing wheat, but from chemicals in labs. \" While we still rely on farms for food, scientists have 41_______ how to make meat from plants and how to grow it from cells.
* Virtual reality (VR) everywhere: In 1999, Ray predicted that by 2019, we'd wear glasses that would project virtual images(投射虚拟图像)onto the 42 _________world. He also thought the glasses might show a complete virtual reality that we could touch and communicate with. Virtual really technology isn't nearly this good yet. To be fair, Ray 43__________ predicted that Al would beat humans at chess and that we'd move to digital books, music and movies.
2022年上海市浦东新区中考二模英语试卷
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填词, 每词只能填一次)(8分)
There are many things in our everyday lives that have been invented accidentally. Some of these special accidents are
quite ____16____. For example, at first jeans were made for workers. They were very strong and didn’t wear out ____17____. Later on, people who worked in different areas found jeans could be used for a long time and they were fashion and ____18____. Thus, jeans became popular all over the world.
The invention of the ballpoint pen was a surprise, too. Ladislas Biro, a Hungarian, found that pens weren’t clear enough. He tried dry ink and a steel ball. Amazingly, this kind of pen could write ____19____. When you see colourful fireworks, you probably don’t ____20____ a Chinese cook who, in old times, accidentally invented them. He put a few things together, which were common in the kitchen. The ____21____ burnt and formed beautiful light.
Even the ice-cream cones were the ____22____ of an accident. Ice-cream cones were invented at the 1904 World’s Fair in St Louis, US. On a hot day, an ice cream vendor (小贩), had used up all of his cups to ____23____ ice cream. Another vendor shared some of his waffle-like pastry (网格状糕点) with him as cups. This new way to eat ice cream became a big hit.
2021年上海市浦东新区中考二模英语试卷
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填词, 每词只能填一次)(8分) A．heavy, B．shape, C．be used to, D．electricity, E. flexible People have treasured gold for thousands of years. What makes gold so expensive? There are some important reasons.First, it is very __16__. It can be made into thin sheets without cracks(裂痕). These sheets can ___17___ decorate artworks or buildings. Second, it has an attractive yellow color and reflects light well, so it’s a perfect material for jewelry. Third, it keeps its ___18___ and color for a long time, which means that gold objects can pass from generation to generation and become more expensive over time. Fourth, ___19___ can pass through gold very well, so we can often find gold inside some electrical appliances.
A．symbol, B．exists, C．careful with, D．usually, E. connected with In addition, the price of gold depends on the fact that it is rare. Gold ___20___ in many places throughout the world, but it is not easy to find. People ___21___ have to work very hard to get even tiny amounts of the precious metal. Since people want to get more, the price of gold is always increasing.Finally, gold is expensive because people think it is a ___22___ of wealth. We still value it for many of the same reasons that gold has been ___23___ wealth and power in the history.
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2023年上海市浦东新区中考二模英语试卷
16．B 17．A 18．E 19．D 20．A 21．E 22．B 23．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了以前的人预测的未来。
16．句意：1959年，亚瑟预测制导火箭将成为投递邮件的常用方法。根据“guided rockets would become the usual...to deliver mail”可知他预测制导火箭是投递邮件的方法，method“方法”符合。故选B。
17．句意：如果你能养猴子，谁需要机器人？根据“Who...robots if you can have monkeys”可知如果有猴子，可能就不需要机器人，requires“需要”符合。故选A。
18．句意：1951年，一位诺贝尔奖得主预测，到2020年，我们将拥有能够驾驶汽车和完成其他任务的猿类。根据“complete other”可知是完成其他的任务，tasks“任务”符合。故选E。
19．句意：1955年，一家真空吸尘器公司的总裁预测，核能将在10年内操纵真空吸尘器。根据“nuclear power (核能) would...vacuums”可知核能操纵真空吸尘器，operate“操纵”符合。故选D。
20．句意：因为面粉将不再从种植小麦中生产。根据“Wheat fields will disappear from the face of the Earth”“可知麦田将从地球上消失，因为不再从小麦中生产面粉，no longer“不再”符合。故选A。
21．句意：科学家们已经研究出如何用植物制作肉类以及如何用细胞种植肉类。根据“how to make meat from plants and how to grow it from cells”可知科学家已经研究出这种技术，worked out“解决”符合。故选E。
22．1999年，句意：雷预测到2019年，我们将戴上能将虚拟图像投射到物理世界的眼镜。根据“wear glasses that would project virtual images (投射虚拟图像) onto the...world”可知是投射到物理世界，physical“物理的”符合。故选B。 23．句意：公平地说，雷正确地预测了人工智能将在国际象棋上击败人类，我们将转向数字图书、音乐和电影。根据“predicted that AI would beat humans at chess and that we’d move to digital books, music and movies.”可知他准确地预测了这些事情，correctly“准确地”符合。故选C。
2022年上海市浦东新区中考二模英语试卷
16．surprising 17．easily 18．attractive 19．clearly 20．think about 21．mixture 22．result 23．hold
【导语】本文介绍了日常生活中一些偶然发明的东西。
16．句意：其中一些特殊事故非常令人惊讶。根据后文“The invention of the ballpoint pen was a surprise, too.”可知，这些发明是非常令人惊讶的，quite后面接形容词，故填surprising“令人惊讶的”。故填surprising。
17．句意：它们非常坚硬，不易磨损。根据“They were very strong and didn’t wear out”可知，牛仔裤因为很坚硬所以不易被磨损，故副词easily修饰动词词组“wear out”。故填easily。
18．句意：后来，在不同领域工作的人发现牛仔裤可以长期使用，而且时尚而有吸引力。根据下文“Thus, jeans became popular all over the world”可知，牛仔裤在全世界变得非常受欢迎，故填attractive“有吸引力的”，形容词。故填attractive。
19．句意：令人惊讶的是，这种笔可以写得很清楚。根据上文“Ladislas Biro, a Hungarian, found that pens weren’t clear enough.”可知， 因为钢笔不够清晰，所以偶然发明的圆珠笔写的很清楚，故副词clearly修饰动词“write”。故填clearly。20．句意：当你看到五颜六色的烟花时，你可能不会想到一个中国厨师，他在过去不小心发明了烟花。根据“a Chinese cook who, in old times, accidentally invented them”可知，厨师和烟花联系不大，所以可能不会“想到”，think about。故填think about。
21．句意：混合物燃烧并形成美丽的光芒。根据“He put a few things together, which were common in the kitchen.”可知，一些东西放在一起应该是混合物，故填mixture“混合物”，不可数名词。故填mixture。
22．句意：就连冰淇淋蛋筒也是事故的结果。根据“Even the ice-cream cones were the...of an accident. ”及前文可知，the+n.+of，故填名词result，故填result。
23．句意：在炎热的日子里，一个冰淇淋小贩用完了他所有的杯子来装冰淇淋。根据“used up all of his cups to”及备选词汇可知，应该是用杯子来装，to后面接动词原形，故用动词“hold”。故填hold。
2021年上海市浦东新区中考二模英语试卷
16．E 17．C 18．B 19．D 20．B 21．D 22．A 23．E
【分析】是什么让黄金如此昂贵？本文向我们介绍了一些重要的原因。
16．句意：首先，它非常易弯曲。根据“It can be made into thin sheets without cracks(裂痕).”可推出黄金很柔韧，结合备选词可知，选择形容词flexible“易弯曲的，柔韧的”，在句中作表语，故选E。
17．句意：这些薄片可以用来装饰艺术品或建筑。根据“These sheets can…decorate artworks or buildings.”可推出是被用来装饰艺术品或建筑，结合备选词可知，选择be used to“被用来”，构成can be done结构，故选C。
18．句意：第三，黄金的形状和颜色会在很长一段时间内保持不变，这意味着黄金制品会代代相传，随着时间的推移会越来越昂贵。根据“…and color”可知此处填与color表等同关系的名词，结合备选词可知，选择名词shape“形状”，与color构成并列，故选B。
19．句意：第四，电可以很好地通过黄金，所以我们经常可以在一些电器里面找到黄金。根据“so we can often find gold inside some electrical appliances”可知此处讲黄金导电性好，结合备选词可知，选择名词electricity“电”，在句中作主语，故选D。
20．句意：金子在世界上很多地方都有，但是不容易找到。根据“but it is not easy to find”可知存在于很多地方但不易找到，结合备选词可知，选择动词exists“存在”，在句中作谓语，故选B。
21．句意：人们通常需要非常努力地工作才能得到哪怕是微量的贵金属。根据“but it is not easy to find”可知黄金不易找到，通常需要很努力才能得到，结合备选词可知，选择副词usually“通常”，在句中作状语，故选D。
22．句意：最后，黄金是昂贵的，因为人们认为它是财富的象征。根据“Finally, gold is expensive because people think it is a…of wealth.”可推出黄金是财富的象征，结合备选词可知，选择名词symbol“象征”，a symbol of……的象征，故选A。
23．句意：我们仍然重视黄金，其原因与历史上黄金与财富和权力的联系是一样的。根据“it is a symbol of wealth”可推出黄金与财富和权力有联系，结合备选词可知，选择connected with“与……联系”，构成be connected with短语，故选E。
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