2023年上海市重点中学中考英语二模试卷一、单选题(本大题共15小题，共 15.0分)1.Summer came to end when the golden leaves fell to the ground.()A.a B.an C.the D./2.Success in life doesnt happen accident,but with effort and practice.()A.with B.on C.in D.by3.Did you notice enter the building just now?一No,I didnt.()A.none B.someone C.anyone D.everyone4.Teach the boy a skill,and he will be able to feed for a lifetime.()A.he B.his C.him D.himself5.When you choose fruits,remember that the colour is,the better the taste is.()A.bright B.brighter C.the brighter D.the brightest6.Looking into my eyes,my father said to me,Now everything is back to normalagain.()A.kindly B.likely C.lovely D.friendly7.A：Must I wear the seat belt throughout the journey?B：No,you.()A.cant B.mustnt C.wouldnt D.neednt8.The man will do anything his son even if he runs into real trouble.()A.save B.saving C.to save D.to saving9.During the 1970s,the Internet to share information between different research teams.()A.is developed B.was developedC.will be developed D.has been developed10.He said he to study abroad but he gave it up because of the COVID-19.()A.planned B.would plan C.had planned D.has planned11.When Sam tennis with his brother,he heard a strange noise from the bush.()A.play B.was playing C.is reading D.has played12.Jack tried to start the engine several times,nothing happened.()A.but B.for C.so D.or13.Would you mind my you alone here in the meeting room for a few minutes?()A.leave B.to leave C.leaving D.to leaving14.It is reported that the bush fire in serious economic losses in that country.()A.result B.is resulting C.would result D.has resulted15.L o o k!me s s you have made in here!()A.What B.How C.What a D.How a二、完形填空(本大题共6小题，共12.0分)Around 80 examples of failed products,business and ideas are showed in the newly opened museum inSweden.lt is to celebrate modem historys(1)designs-from Coca-Cola Blak,a coffee-inspireddrink,to Bic pens made just for women.Besides showing long-forgotten failure,founder Dr.Samuel West is on a task to help us learn from ourmistakes.Samuel set up the museum after growing(2)success stories.He said understanding baddesign could be more valuable than making good design.Most of all creative projects fail,and learning is the only way to turn failure into success.according to themuseums website.I hope that visitors take home two(3)：that failure is connected withsuccess,and that they should understand the importance of learning from failure,said Dr.West.The purpose of the museum is to show that creativity requires failure,Dr.West said as he introducedsome of the products in a video.If you are afraid of failure,then you cant create.HHis purpose of startingthe museum was to encourage organizations to be better at learning from failure instead of ignoring(无视)them and pretend they(4)happened.Many of the museums items were available online.West believed that poorly.designed products have littlein common with one another.One of the items,for example,is a frozen beef lasagna(意式千层面)made by Colgate(Yes,the company that makes toothpaste).West(5)this as a classical caseof brand extension failure.A collection of nine objects from the museum is our tour.The traveling collection of failures will then visitLos Angeles,New York,Shanghai and Tokyo in 2018 and 2019.History may be written by the winners,but we should not ignore the losers.（6）,thats whatthe Museum of Failure wants us to believe.16.A.bestB.cheapestC.worstD.easiest17.A.satisfied withB.tired ofC.keen onD.surprised at18.A.storiesB.bargainsC.toolsD.messages19.A.alwaysB.neverC.sometimesD.usually20.A.deniedB.imaginedC.inventedD.described21.A.At leastB.At allC.At mostD.At first三、阅读理解（本大题共2 小题，共 12.0分）AMr Testtube has found three interesting articles at the website for his students.Cambridge Universitys doctor of chocolate1Cambridge University is looking for someone to study the method of preserving（保存）chocolatesin hot weather.lt is a sweet job for a sweet tooth.However,the person needs to be good atmath.Chocolate has a melting point close to our body temperature.For that reason,chocolate meltseasily in hot weather.You might think the advertisement from Cambridge University is ridiculous,but if there is really a doctor of chocolalc,he or she will help people a lot.邂One logo（商标）isnt too expensive to print because it doesnt need much ink,but printing a largenumber of logos could cost a lot.In order to save money and energy,an American design companymade small changes to some famous brands,such as Nike,McDonalds and Starbucks,to cut thecost.The design company retained（保留）the main body of these logos,but left an empty spaceinside.The logos look almost the same,but in this way,the famous brands could save 39 percent ofthe ink during the printing process.Lets hope other companies will take this advice.The measure willsave them money and use less energy,too.Funny menu for childrenDining out with children can be an unpleasant experience for most parents,because kids are alwaysrunning round the entire restaurant,sayin