2015年上海中考各区二模卷阅读完型填空汇总（一）
黄埔区：
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)
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\mess up(搞糟) your whole life long?\These were the words 1 heard when I turned on the TV the other day. They were coming from one of the talk shows that are so popular on TV these days. I started to turn the channel but the words I had heard made me __75__ for a moment. I looked at the speaker of them. He couldn't have been more than 18 years old, but already he was writing off(认为…已失败) his life as a useless waste.
I wanted to shout at him, \
It is so sad that so many people cannot get rid of their pasts and live in the present. There are so many people like that talk show guest. There are people still in their teen years thinking that their lives are over. There are people in their twenties who already think they have __77__ the boat to success and happiness. There are people in their thirties and forties who sit around
complaining that life has passed them by. I want to shout to them all, \What have you done today?\mistakes. If you want joy and love in your life, you have to choose them today. God gives us a new __78__ at life every time we wake up in the morning. It is up to us to catch it.
Today can be the __79__ of a new life for each of us. We can choose joy right now. We can share love today. We can live with hope starting at this moment. It doesn't matter how hard our past has been. Our present can be full of joy and our future can be full of happiness. It doesn't matter whether we are eight __80__ eighty - we can still make our lives wonderful. Life isn't over until your last heartbeat. Start today, then, to make your heart beat with joy love and light. 75. A) go B) stop C) move D) talk 76. A) wrong B) alone C) dead D) ready 77. A) lost B) caught C) taken D) missed 78. A) chance B) joke C) gift D) right
79. A) end B) goal C) form D) beginning 80. A) to B) and C) or D) between
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)
As we know, museums are buildings with many precious and important objects(物品) from different places. They are kept so that people can go and see them. For example, art museums are places where people can learn about v 81 cultures. More and more popular
\ 82 , play quite a different role. Unlike most art museums, the design museum shows objects that
are easily found in our daily life, such as fridges and washing machines. The a 83 of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits. Being different from the art museum visitors, design museum visitors s 84____ feel frightened or puzzled. This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-products(批量产品) work and look as they do, and how design has i 85 our lives. People can see the better changes of the products. Art museum exhibits, on the other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something they don't understand.
Several new design museums have opened their doors in recent years. Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public's growing interest in the field with new i 86 . London's Design Museum, for example, shows a collection of mass-produced objects from
electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins. The choices open to design museums seem far less s 87 than those to art museum. Visitors may also sense the humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys collected from our everyday life.
闵行区：
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）
Most jobs in the world are considered boring. But do you know there also exist very interesting jobs attracting lots of people. Now, let’s take a look at some of the most satisfying jobs on the planet where work seems more like play. · Wildlife Photographer
As a wildlife photographer, you can work__75__nature and wildlife, taking photos of lovely wild animals and capturing the charming moments that make nature look extremely beautiful. ·Food Critic
This job __76___you the opportunity to taste various delicious foods in the world. Trying out appetizing (色香俱佳的）dishes and giving personal opinions about them makes being a food critic one of the most exciting jobs for a foodie （美食家). This job also requires a lot of travel, which adds to the interesting nature of it. ·Island Caretaker
What can be a better job than living and having a good time on an a luxury island? This job includes swimming, exploring and relaxing in paradise surrounded by the sea, __77___writing blogs to promote the area. ·Bed Tester
For those who find it hard to get out of bed in the morning, consider becoming a professional bed tester. In this work, you will not only be allowed to sleep on the job, but also get paid to do so. As a professional bed tester, all you need to do is to sleep on luxury beds for hours and write blogs about your ___78__ . ·Astronaut
This is __79__the most interesting job off the planet. Walking on air without any ground under one’ s feet or eating breakfast while floating around a room is an event that is worth the risk, and this is astronauts’ basic work. ·Video Game Designer
Playing video games is interesting, but creating games with your own brain can be even more exciting. The happiness of playing with one’s imagination and the high pay makes the job __80___.
( ) 75. A) behind B) close to C) in front of D) out of ( ) 76. A) loses B) misses C) reduces D) offers
( ) 77. A) at the same time B) in the past C) in the future D) in a minute ( ) 78. A) experience B) examination C) emergency D) environment ( ) 79. A) completely B) especially C) possibly D) hardly ( ) 80. A) necessary B) powerful C) attractive D) similar
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语，使短文内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（14分） Here is a letter from Obama, the USA president to his daughters. Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you've both had a lot of f___81___ these last two years, going to picnics, parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you eat. But I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and Mom. And today I want to tell you a little more about w___82___ I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world, all my big plans for myself didn't seem so i___83___ anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And 1 realized, in the world, girls, that’s the reason for running for President: because of what I want for you and for every child in the nation. I want all our children to go to school worthy of their potential---schools that challenge them, inspire them; I want them to have the c___84___ to go to college—even if their parents aren’t rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and gives them benefits like health care, jobs that let them s___85___ time with their own kids and retire with dignity(尊贵).
Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous situations to __86___ our country——but when we do, I want to make sure that it is only for a very good reason, that we try our best to settle our differences with others peacefully, and that we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women safe.
I am so proud of both of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, confidence, grace, and humor as you, your mom and I prepare to start our new life t___87___ in the White House.
Love， Dad
徐汇区：
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）
I used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so ___75___ as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our
home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break. I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone.
One day I asked her why she practiced so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, \want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship (奖学金). I am going to play
college basketball. I want to be the best. My daddy tells me ___76___ the dream is big enough, the facts don't count. \those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her school team to ___77___.
One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. ___78___ I asked what was wrong. \just not tall enough.\get to play for a top ranked team-much less offered a scholarship -- so she should stop ___79___ college. She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship and that nothing could stop her except one thing -- her own ___80___. The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was offered a scholarship and on the college team. She was going to get the college education that she had looked forward to.
（ ）75. A) beautiful B) crazy C) small D) responsible （ ）76. A) if B) although C) because D) unless （ ）77. A) sports B) victory C) rest D) future （ ）78. A) Luckily B) Suddenly C) Quietly D) Usually
（ ）79. A) worrying about B) dreaming about C) looking for D) depending on （ ）80. A) attitude
B) family C) height D) skill
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）
It is a great but difficult project to set up a permanent human settlement on Mars. Over
200,000 volunteers from more than 120 countries have applied to take a one-way trip to Mars.
The project, run by a Dutch company named Mars One, aims to send a group of volunteers to Mars, and because of the physiological (生理上的) change in the human body after a sty on Mars, there’d be no chance of c___81___ back. So it’s only a one-way trip! However, that hasn’t stop volunteers becoming one of Mars’ first citizens. “This is running out to be the most welcome job in history,” says Bas Lansdorp, co-founder of Mars One.
Day-to-day life on Mars will be not easy. The daily work will i___82___ building greenhouses or doing some research – all in a lonely environment.
Mars is not f___83___ to life. It’s atmosphere is so thin that it won’t protect you from
harmful radiation (辐射) from the sun. You can’t breathe the air and it is very cold on Mars, with an average temperature of around -50°C. There’s no running water on the surface of Mars. The water is frozen or hidden u___84___.
But Mars One says the project is not looking for volunteers with some skill, such as a science degree.
I___85___, they are looking for people who have “a deep sense of purpose and
responsibility”. As the first group of people living on Mars, volunteers should be “willing to build and keep a healthy r___86___ with the Earth”. They also want volunteers who are “curious, creative and good at finding ways of dealing with all kinds of problems.”
The volunteers will receive at least eight years’ training b___87___ they leave Earth, the company says. The fist group of 24 volunteers is set to fly to Mars in 2024.
松江区：
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.