上海新世纪版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷(二十四)C卷

上海新世纪版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷（二十四）C卷姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________一、阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)1. （8分）阅读理解Nobody laughed when the UK comedy show Little Britain toured the US. One character was a woman who was sick whenever she saw a foreigner. Another was a loud and rude 15-year-old girl shouting at her teachers. But back home British people were laughing, thinking" Yes！That's exactly what we're like!"A laugh is a laugh in any language but the reasons for it can be very different. Britons and Americans speak the same language but humor does not always translate.The Office, a UK TV series(连续剧), was changed for the US. Both the US and UK series are set in a boring workplace in a boring town. But David Brent, the boss of the UK office is not a nice guy like Michael Scott in the US version(版本).""We had to make Michael Scott a nicer guy." wrote series creator Ricky Gervais." He couldn't be too mean."Gervais said British people are different from Americans because" Britons make fun of people we like or dislike", He believes the differences between the American and British senses of humor come from different education background."Americans are brought up to believe they can be the next president of the United States" he wrote." Britons are told 'It won't happen for you.'"Things usually turn out fine at the end of every US Office episode(集).But in David Brent's office-and in lots of UK comedies-the last scene is often sad. You are often left with the feeling that things just couldn't get worse.It's not just Britain and the US that have comic differences. Few foreigners would understand a Chinese cross-talk show.Cultural differences are no laughing matter. But comic differences can be a window into a culture.（1）What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?A . To show that British humor is not funny at all.B . To show that American people don't like British people.C . To show that Britain and America have different lifestyles.D . To show how humor may mean different things in different cultures.（2）Which of the following statements about The Office is TRUE according to the passage?A . David Brent is quite a nice guy.B . Michael Scott is a rather mean guy.C . Episodes in the UK version often end on a hopeless note.D . Episodes in the US version often end in a boring way.（3）What is the writer's opinion of comic differences?A . They cannot be easily noticed.B . They can partly show cultural differences.C . They can help people become humorous.D . They help people communicate with each other.（4）How does the writer explain his opinion？A . Answering questions.B . Making surveys.C . Giving examples.D . Telling stories.2. （10分） Two men are walking in the park. One is Mr Brown , a worker, the other is Mr Black. Mr Brown is going to a chair. It is by the road. Mr Black is after him. Mr Brown finds Mr Black. Now Mr Black begins to walk faster(更快). Because he wants to get to the chair before Mr Black. Now Mr Black begins to walk faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they both run .Mr Black runs faster than (比) Mr Brown. So he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. Mr Brown runs after Mr Black. When he gets to the chair. He sees Mr Black sitting on it. He is sorry to show a notice(通知)with the words“Wet Paint(油漆未干)”to Mr Black . Now Mr Black knows why Mr Brown is going to the chair.（1）Where are Mr Brown and Mr Black?A . In the gardenB . On the chairC . In the parkD . Beside the road（2）What are they doing? They are________A . talkingB . walking to the chairC . holding a noticeD . sitting on a chair（3）_________ runs after_________at firstA . Mr Black ,Mr BrownB . The worker, Mr BrownC . Mr Brown ,Mr BlackD . Mr Brown, The worker（4）________get to chair first.A . The workerB . Mr BrownC . Mr BlackD . A strange(陌生人)（5）Mr Brown goes to the chair because__________.A . he wants to sit thereB . he wants to talk to Mr Black on the chairC . It is his chairD . he wants to tell people ”Wet Paint”3. （10分） The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beans. The coffee shop’s business did well, and by 1981 there were three more Starbucks stores in Seattle.Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran(经营) Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, and he was curious about the company. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did, and he liked what he saw. He wanted to become part of the company. In 1982, the original(原先的) Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company’s head of marketing.In 1983, Schultz travelled to Italy. The unique atmosphere of the coffee bars there caught his eye. To Schultz it seemed that Italians spent their daily lives in three places: home, work and coffee bars. His experience in Italy gave Schultz a new idea for Starbucks back in Seattle.Schultz created an atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Between 1987 and 1992, Starbucks opened 150 new stores—and that was only the beginning. In fact, by the year 2000, three new Starbucks stores opened somewhere around the world every day!Today, Starbucks has thousands of stores, including stores in twenty-six countries. One thing that helps make Starbucks succeed in cities outside the United States is the way Starbucks works with local stores and restaurants. By working together with a store already in the city, Starbucks gets an understanding of customers in the city. This understanding helps Starbucks open stores in the right locations for their customers.（1）What is the main idea of this passage?A . How Starbucks has grownB . What Starbucks makes．C . Starbucks’customers．D . How Starbucks makes its coffee．（2）Which is true about Starbucks’first ten years of business?A . It grew very quickly．B . It was run by Howard Schultz．C . It made special coffee makers．D . It was a small company．（3）Who is Howard Schultz?A . A coffee seller in New York．B . An Italian coffee makerC . The man who changed the company．D . One of the original owners of the company．（4）How many new Starbucks stores probably opened in the year 2000 around the world?A . Three.B . About1095.C . Two thousand.D . Thirty-six.（5）What helps Starbucks succeed in places outside the United States?A . Opening restaurants in just a few locations each year．B . Only selling locally produced coffee beans．C . working with other major coffee-making companies．D . Learning about local customers．二、选词填空 (共2题；共10分)4. （5分）请从以下选项（A， B， C， D， E， F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题。