上海高考英语模拟试题.doc

II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. (A) One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment 25 (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me 26 the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man 28 (sit) at the front. He 27 (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be 29 (mental) disabled. Behind him were other people to 30 he was trying to talk, but after some minutes 31 walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed I didn’t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him 32 his own either. After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had an amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home. I’m glad I made a choice. It made both of us feel good. (B) One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he found that he had run out of salt.So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it; neither too much 33 too little.” His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 34 not save a bit of money?” “That would be a very reasonable thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said. Nick’s guests, 35 had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell sa