近3年(2021-2023)上海市浦东新区英语中考二模试题分类汇编：选词填空

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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 still no rocket mail.

*Ape workers: Who 37_________ robots if you can have monkeys? In 1951, a Nobel Prize

winner predicted that we'd have apes that could drive cars and complete other 38 _________

for us by 2020.

*Nuclear vacuums: In 1955, the president of a vacuum cleaner company predicted that nuclear

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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