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山东省济南市天桥区2022-2024年(三年)中考一模英语试题汇编
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2024年山东省济南市天桥区中考一模英语试题(含解析)
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阅读短文,从每题A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。
An African-American boy was born in New York. The family was very poor and he could not see any ____31____ for the future.
One day, the boy’s father showed him an old shirt and asked, “How much does it ____32____?”
“Probably $1, ” he ____33____.
“Can you sell it at $2?” the father looked at him.
“____34____ a fool will buy it!” the boy shouted.
“Why don’t you have a try? If you manage to sell it, you will help the ____35____ a lot. ” his father explained.
The boy nodded and said, “I will try, but I can’t ____36____ anything. ”
He carefully ____37____ the old shirt. The next day, he came to a subway station. After about six hours, he sold the clean shirt to a passer-by. He held the two dollars and ran all the way home ____38____.
After ten days, the father asked his son, “Can you sell this old shirt at $20?”
“No ____39____! This old shirt is only worth $2. ” The boy argued.
“Why not try it again?” said the father.
The boy asked his cousin to draw a cute Mickey Mouse on the shirt. Soon it was sold to a little girl. She loved the ____40____ very much and she gave him $25.
When the boy got home, his father handed him another old shirt and asked ____41____ he could sell it at $200. Surprisingly, the boy took the shirt ____42____ hesitation (犹豫) .
A famous movie star came to New York. The boy made his way ____43____ the crowd and asked her to sign on the shirt. Very quickly, a businessman bought the shirt at $1200.
Hearing the news, his father was ____44____ and asked, “My boy, what did you learn from selling these old shirts?” The boy answered, “Our value depends ____45____ we add to it. ”
31. A. hope B. reason C. courage D. pressure
32. A. pay B. spend C. cost D. save
33. A. replied B. asked C. spoke D. listened
34. A. Ever B. Only C. Hardly D. Nearly
35. A. family B. friend C. school D. society
36. A. imagine B. believ