2021年上海市浦东新区中考英语二模试卷
1.（单选题，1分）Molly noticed that there was _______ unusual box in her garden.
A.a
B.an
C.the
D./
2.（单选题，1分）When a beautiful butterfly flew into the window, the girl rubbed （揉） her eyes _______ surprise.
A.in
B.at
C.on
D.to
3.（单选题，1分）It's amazing that most countries have _______ own sign languages.
A.their
B.theirs
C.them
D.themselves
4.（单选题，1分）Detective Chinatown 3 and Hi, Mom are two wonderful films. You can choose _______ of them.
A.neither
B.either
C.all
D.none
5.（单选题，1分）_______ important it is to protect personal information on the internet!
A.What
B.How
C.What an
D.What a
6.（单选题，1分）To be healthier, she ate less junk food and _______ fruit and vegetables than before.
A.many
B.much
C.more
D.most
7.（单选题，1分）By the end of last March, We _______ fifty trees in the schoolyard.
B.were planting
C.had planted
D.will plant
8.（单选题，1分）The parents _______ how to educate their children well in the next room when I passed by.
A.will discuss
B.have discussed
C.are discussing
D.were discussing
9.（单选题，1分）Early robots _______ to do simple things in factories, but now they have entered our life
A.were built
B.built
C.build
D.are building
10.（单选题，1分）Nowadays, teachers ought to consider _______ more time on teaching research.
A.spend
B.to spend
C.spending
D.spent
11.（单选题，1分）Mei Lanfang was the first person _______ Beijing Opera to the whole world.
A.introduce
B.introducing
C.introduced
D.to introduce
12.（单选题，1分）Children under 120 cm tall _______ pay full fare for the exhibition.
A.can't
B.mustn't
C.shouldn't
D.needn't
13.（单选题，1分）My uncle prefers watching Cookery Programme to cooking,_______？
A.does he
B.doesn't he
D.isn't he
14.（单选题，1分）_______ it is a rainy day, my younger brother is still having fun in the park.
A.Although
B.Before
C.Because
D.Until
15.（单选题，1分）Get enough sleep, _______ you will always be full of energy in class.
A.but
B.for
C.or
D.and
16.（问答题，4分）
some important reasons.
First, it is very（1）___ . It can be made into thin sheets without cracks （裂痕）. These sheets can（2）___ 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（3）___ and color for a long time, which means that gold objects can pass from generation to generation and become more expensive over time. Fourth,（4）___ can pass through gold very well, so we can often find gold inside some electrical appliances.
17.（问答题，4分）
throughout the world,but it is not easy to find.People（2）___ 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（3）___ of wealth.We still value it for many of the same reasons that gold has been（4）___ wealth and power in the history.
