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2012年上海中考英语一模试题汇编之阅读理解

【静安区】

Whenwearetalkingaboutafternoontea,whatwouldyouthinkof?

Acupoftea,apieceofcakeandagoodmood,whatagoodenjoyment!

Butdoyouknowhowcomestheafternoontea?

Weshouldthankforalady,whohadcreatedthecustomofafternoonteain1840.ShewasAnna.Atthattime,peopleofupperclassusuallyhadsupperataround8o’clockintheevening.ButAnnabegantofeelhungryatround4intheafternoon.Thishadleftheragoodlongtimeof 4hours.Therefore,shetoldtheservanttobringatrayofbread,butterandcakestoherroomduringtheafternoon.Itbecameahabitofhers.Soon,sheinvitedherfriendstojoinher.

AfterAnnastartedenjoyingtheafternoontea,womenoftherichdidthesameintheirhomesanditlaterbecameafashionablesocialevent,givingachanceforpeopletomeetnewfriendsandgetnewsornewstories.

Thetraditionalafternoonteausuallycontainsateapotoftea,severalteacupsandcakes.EnglishteaismainlyIndia,whichwasoriginallytransportedbytheEastIndiaCompany.

Today,afternoonteahasbeensimplified（精简的）becauseofthechangeoflifestyle.Peopleuseteabagsinsteadoftealeaves.Cakesarenolongerasvariousasthoselongtimeago.Theyusuallyaresomepiecesofbiscuitsorcakes.

ButifyouwanttoexperiencearealEnglishafternoontea,IwouldadviseyoutogotoDevonshire,whereproducesgoodcreamandfamouscreamtea.

74.AladycalledAnnacreatedthecustomofafternoontea_________.

A）oneevening  B）Aftersupper    C）inthemorning   D）in1840

75._______usuallyfelthungryatround4intheafternoon.

A）Annaherself B）Anna’sfriends   C）Anna’sservant   D）peopleofupperclass

76.DuringthelateafternoonAnna’sservantdoesn’tbringher_________.

A）atrayoftea  B）somebread     C）someteabags   D）butterandcakes

77）.Theafternoonteagivesachanceforpeopletomeetfriendsand________.

A）sellteacups  B）livetogether     C）bringfoodin   D）getnewsorstories

78）.Englishteaismainlytransportedfrom__________.

A）America    B）Canada          C）India         D）France

79.whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A）Thechangeoflifestyletodayhasmadeafternoonteasimplified.

B）Peopleliketousetealeavesinsteadofteabagsnowadays.

C）Theafternoonteaoffersmorevariouscakeslongtimeago（thantoday）.

D）ThewriterthinksDevonshireisagoodplacetoexperiencearealEnglishafternoontea.

【闵行区】

JackJohnsonisoneofthemostpopularsinger-songwritersintheworld.

JackwasbornonMay18,1975inHawaii,America.Beingthesonofafamoussurfer（冲浪者）,Jacknaturallyhasaninterestinsurfing.Mostofhislifelessonswerelearnedinthewater.Attheageof17,Jackenteredthefinals（决赛）ofthePinelineMasters--theworld’smostfamoussurfingcompetition.EveryonethoughtJackwouldbecomeaprofessionalsurferlikehisfather.Unluckily,onemonthlater,hehadadeadlyaccidentwhilesurfingandwasseriouslyhurt.

Lifeislikearevolvingdoor.Whenitcloses,italsoopens.Jackstartedtopracticeplayingtheguitarandwritesongswhenhewasstayinginhospital.Atfirst,hisfatherthoughtJackonlydidthemforfun,butsoonhewassurprisedatthegreatprogresshissonhadmade.

Whenstayingintheuniversity,Jackdidn’tstoppracticinghisguitarskills.Heplayedtheguitarforschoolparties.Hewrotesongsandsangforhisteachersandfriends.Theylikedhissongs.Hisfirstmusicalbum（唱片集）BrushfireFairytalescameoutin2001.Itwasagreatsuccess.Hissecondalbum,OnandOn,wasmuchlikehisfirst.Theywerefilledwithsweet,easy-goingsongsthateverybodylikedlisteningto.LaterJackhadlotsofconcertsinandoutofAmerica.Hebecamepopularallovertheworld.

Jackhadfivealbumsby2010andmorethan15millionCDsofthemweresold.Hismusicdoesn’tfallintoanyofthepopularmusicstyleslikepop,R&Borhip-hop.Itismorelikefolkmusic,playedwithaguitarandbeautifulvoice.Whenlisteningtohissongs,youfeellikelyingonthebeachenjoyingthewarmsunshine

Jackisatalent,thoughhehimselfsaysheisonlyasurferwholovesmusic.Inhissongswecanfindhissecretofsuccess:

Whateverhappensinourlives,wehavetoacceptitanddothebestwecan.

74.Jackwasbornina_____________family.

A）popularsinger’s    B）famoussurfer’sC）greatwriter’s       D）successfulreporter’s

75.Attheageof17,Jack__________.

A）hadhisfirstmusicalbum             B）tookpartinasurfingcompetition

C）hadhisfirstconcert                  D）becameapopularprofessionalsurfer

76.Jackstartedtowritesongs___________.

A）whilehewasstayinginhospital        B）whenhehadconcertsoutofAmerica

D）afterhissecondalbumcameout        D）whenhestudiedintheuniversity

77.Theunderlinedword“them”inparagraphthreerefersto（指的是）__________.

A）openingrevolvingdoors               B）passingthedaysinhospital

C）playingtheguitarandwritingsongs      D）surfinglessons

78.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A）Jackhadaninterestinsurfingandoncedidwellinitlikehisfather.

B）AdeadlyaccidentstoppedJackfrombeingaprofessionalsurfer.

C）Jackhadsixalbumsby2010andbecamepopularinAmerica.

D）Thereweresweet,easy-goingsongsinJack’ssecondalbum.

79.Thebesttitleforthepassageis___________.

A）AfamousWriter              B）SurfingintheSeaC）AGuitarPlayer      D）SurfingintheMusic

【普陀区】

MynameisLindaGreen.I'mamemberofalargecompanywhichhasmanysections.Therearetwomeninimportantpositionsinmyoffice—Mr.ThompsonandMr.White.EveryoneenjoysworkingwithMr.Thompson,butnoonelikesMr.White.

Mr.Thompsonisalwayskindandpatient.Whenhewantssomethingdone,he'llask."Wouldyoumindgettingthisinformationforme,please?

'"Mr.Whiteisjustthe_opposite.Heusuallyshoutsacrosstheroom,"Getmethepapers,andhurryup."

ButMr.Whitesurprisedusthismorning.Atfirstwethoughthemustbesick.Hewaskindandpolite."MissErickson,"heasked,"ifitisn'ttoomuchtroubleforyou,couldyoupleasemake thesetelephonecallsforme?

"JuneEricksonwastoosurprisedtosayaword.Rightafterthat,Mr.Whitesaid,"MissReed,wouldyoubesokindastoopenthewindow?

It'squitewarminhere."Thenheturnedtome,"I'dappreciateverymuchifyou'dmailtheselettersforme."

Wecouldn'timaginewhyhewasbehavingsostrangely.ShouldWegivehimsomemedicine?

Orshouldwesendhimtothehospital?

Thesituationwassoonclearedup."Ladies,"Mr.Thompsonsaid,"I'vebeentoldthatthepresident（总裁）ofourcompanywillbeheresoon.He'sveryinterestedinthewelfare（福利）ofhisemployees（雇员）andwillhavesomequestionstoaskyouaboutthat."

74.Thewriterworksina________.

A）bank      B）company      C）factory       D）shoppingcentre

75.FromthepassagewelearnthatMr.Thompson________.

A）isgoodatmakingmoney        B）likesshoutingacrosstheoffice.

C）isalwayslateforwork          D）getsalongwellwithothers

76.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2tellsusthatMr.Whiteis________.

A）rude      B）Jazy          C）careless     D）sad

77.ThismorningMr.WhiteaskedJuneEricksonto________.

A）getsomeinformation            B）mailsomeletters

C）makesomephonecalls           D）openthewindow

78.Mr.Whitesurprisedtheotherpeopleinhisofficethismorningbecause________.

A）helookedverysick              B）heshoutedatothers

C）hedidalotofworkhimself         D）hebecamepoliteandkind

79.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNotTrue?

A）Mr.WhiteandMr.Thompsonbothworkinthewriter'soffice.

B）EveryoneintheofficebelievesthatMr.Whitehaschanged.

C）Thepresidentofthecompanywillcometoseethemsoon.

D）Thepresidentwilldoasurveyabouttheemployees'welfare.

【浦东新区】

It'stheendofclass.Whenthebellrings,studentsofLuohuForeignLanguagesSchoolinShenzhenquicklytakeouttheircellphones.Theywanttologontotheirmicroblogstochecktheinterestingthingsthathavehappenedinthelasthour.

Sincelastyear,thetrend（潮流）ofmicroblogginghassweptthecountry.Recentsurveysshowsthatmoststudentsinmiddleschoolshaveamicroblogandsomeevenupdatetheirblogsoverfivetimesperday.

"Welearnmanyfreshandinterestingthingsonmicroblogsandtheyhavebecomepopulartopicsinclass,"saidAndyLiang,14."Ifyoudonotknowaboutthem,youareoutoftheloop."

Itisalsoagreatplaceforstudentstoletoutstress."Myparentsalwaysaskmetostudyhard,andencouragemebeforeexams,butitreallyaddspressure,"saidSimonZhang,15."WhenIsharethesefeelingsonmymicroblog,Igetmanyrepliesfromfriendsinthesamesituation,whichmakesmefeelbetter."

Butparentsareworriedthatmicrobloggingcouldbeawasteoftime.Somemisleadingmessagesmayevencausedangertokids,theysaid.

Mr.Shen,aprofessorattheChinaEducationAssociation,suggestsparentsnotworrytoomuchaslongaskidsarenotcrazyaboutmicroblogging.Maybeitcanbecomeawindowforparentstounderstandtheirchildren.

"Ifparentscanreadtheirchildren'smicroblogs,they'llknowtheirthoughts,thusleadingtobettercommunicationandsolutionstoproblems,"hesaid.Healsogivessometipsforkids.

-Don'tmicroblogformorethanonehouraday.

-Nevermicrobloginclass.

-Trytotalkfacetofacewithpeoplefromtimetotime.

-Becritical（批判性的）.Don't