2012年上海中考英语一模试题及答案（闵行区）

Part 3 Reading and Writing

VI.Reading Comprehension(共50分)

A) Choose the best answer(12分)

Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-song writers in the world.

Jack was born on May 18,1975 in Hawaii, America. Being the son of a famous surfer(冲浪者), Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lessons were learned in the water. At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals(决赛) of the Pineline Masters--the world’s most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father. Unluckily, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.

Life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital. At first, his father thought Jack only did them for fun, but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made.

When staying in the university, Jack didn’t stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties. He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. His first music album(唱片集) Brushfire Fairytales came out in 2001. It was a great success. His second album, On and On, was much like his first. They were filled with sweet, easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to. Later Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America. He became popular all over the world.

Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million CDs of them were sold. His music doesn’t fall into any of the popular music styles like pop, R&B or hip-hop. It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine

Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happens in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.

74. Jack was born in a _____________family.

A) popular singer’s             B) famous surfer’s

C) great writer’s               D)successful reporter’s

75. At the age of 17, Jack __________.

A) had his first music album              B) took part in a surfing competition

C) had his first concert                   D) became a popular professional surfer

76. Jack started to write songs ___________.

A) while he was staying in hospital         B) when he had concerts out of America

D) after his second album came out         D) when he studied in the university

77. The underlined word “them” in paragraph three refers to(指的是)__________.

A) opening revolving doors                B) passing the days in hospital

C) playing the guitar and writing songs       D) surfing lessons

78. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A) Jack had an interest in surfing and once did well in it like his father.

B) A deadly accident stopped Jack from being a professional surfer.

C) Jack had six albums by 2010 and became popular in America.

D) There were sweet, easy-going songs in Jack’s second album.

79. The best title for the passage is ___________.

A) A famous Writer               B) Surfing in the Sea

C) A Guitar Player                D) Surfing in the Music

B) Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(12分)

It's a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still  80  the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them. This concern（忧虑）is becoming greater and greater these days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o'clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal on Black Friday (the first Friday at Christmas time). It's surely very   81   to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal, some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.

Read advertisements   82   . Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisement of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be  83   enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.

Shop online.Some of us don't like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don't like to go out in the cold   84  , and then, we can do online shopping. The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some specialty stores on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the  85  . With traditional Christmas shopping, we will spend a long time waiting if we want to get the perfect gift.

Don't you think these are the good ways for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money?