精品解析：2023年山东省淄博市高青县中考二模英语试题

2022-2023学年第二学期第二次模拟考试 九年级英语试题 一、完形填空（共10小题，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。 Maths isn’t an easy subject for some. Parenting website, Mumsnet, shared a simple ___1___ puzzle that said: “A man buys a horse for $60. He sells the horse for $70. He then buys the horse for $80. And he sells the horse again for $90. In the end, how much money did the man make or lose? ___2___ did he break even?” Peerie Breeks, who shared the brain problem wrote on the ___3___: “Can’t understand how so many people on Facebook have it so completely wrong. Without adding your reasoning, tell me what you think the ___4___ is.” But the problem has left Facebook users more confused than ever, because there are different answers about whether to make ___5___. One Facebook user said: “Actually it breaks even. He sold it for 70 but had to put another 10 in to buy it 80. Sold it for 90 made 10 but put in 10 to buy it back at 80.” Another didn’t ___6___ and instead of thinking the man broke even, thought he was down $40. She said: “The man is down $40. Did we forget the original $60 he ___7___?” Someone said the man made a $20 profit when he bought and then sold the horse. In order to put any all confusion to rest, a math teacher explained the problem in a comment on Facebook. He said: “He buys a horse for $60. Sells for $70. Put that $___8___ aside. Buys the horse for $80. Sells it for $90. Another $10 profit.” This isn’t the ___9___ time a seemingly easy puzzle has baffled the Internet. A year ago, a woman shared a confusing brain problem on Twitter when she realized the puzzle was intended for six year old children. The question read: “There were some people on a train. 19 people get off the train at the first stop. 17 people ____10____ the train. Now there are 63 people on the train. How many people were on the train to begin with?” The correct answer is 65. However, similar to the previous brain problem, the Internet was still confused over how to arrive at the answer. 1. A