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1、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
2、British people were laughing, thinking Yes！Thats exactly what were 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
3、 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 couldnt be too mean.Gervais said British people are
4、 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. Bri
5、tons are told It wont happen for you.Things usually turn out fine at the end of every US Office episode(集).But in David Brents office-and in lots of UK comedies-the last scene is often sad. You are often left with the feeling that things just couldnt get worse.Its not just Britain and the US that ha
6、ve 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
7、 dont 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
8、 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 writers opinion of comic differences? A . They cannot be easily noticed.B . They can partly show cultural differences.C . They can help people bec
9、ome 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
10、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 th
11、an (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 ar
12、e 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
13、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 s
14、hop 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 shops 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,
15、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 companys head of marketin
