江苏省普通高中2022-2023学年学业水平合格性考试英语模拟卷二

2023年江苏省普通高中学业水平合格性考试模拟二 英语 第一部分单项选择题(共两节，满分70分) 第一节阅读理解(共15小题，每小2分，满30分) What would life be like without commas (逗号)? It would be quite confusing. Take this simple sentence as an example: Let’s eat Dad! Without a comma, Dad becomes the food. Add comma, and Dad becomes a partner at dinner: Let’s eat, Dad! The comma enables people to have a better understanding of the sentence. Here’s another example: Tom said Sarah stole the cake. Here, Sarah is the thief. But add a pair of commas, and Tom becomes the thief: Tom, said Sarah, stole the cake. The examples above clearly show that people cannot do without commas in writing. Yet, the comma came from oral speeches. Long ago, most people could not read. They listened to the news or stories told by the people who gave speeches. The comma began as something to mark the resting place in a sentence. When reading, the speakers knew where to stop and take a breath. In writing, commas are like shining red lights on the road. They require that you wait a moment before continuing. And don’t add a comma when you feel like it. There are rules that people shall not break. Learn them, and you won’t be eating anyone or making wrong changes. 1．Without commas, life would be________. A．frightening B．puzzling C．relaxing D．interesting 2．The author uses two examples in the passage to________. A．tell jokes to readers B．show the importance of using commas C．tell stories to readers D．show the difficulty of using commas 3．Commas were first used to________. A．indicate a long sentence B．rewrite an unclear sentence C．continue a sentence D．mark a break in a sentence 4．According to the last paragraph, we use commas by following________. A．our feelings B．our speeches C．certain rules D．some facts 5．What is the best title for the passage? A．Commas Make Sentences Clear. B．Commas Make English Interesting. C．Commas Make Writing Easy. D．Commas Make Speeches Surprising. At 5:13 on the morning of April 18th 1906, the city of San Francisco was shaken by a ter