2023年山东省淄博市高青县中考二模英语试题(含答案) .pdfVIP

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。

Mathsisn’taneasysubjectforsome.

Parentingwebsite,Mumsnet,sharedasimple1puzzlethatsaid:“Amanbuysahorsefor$60.Hesells

thehorsefor$70.Hethenbuysthehorsefor$80.Andhesellsthehorseagainfor$90.Intheend,howmuchmoney

didthemanmakeorlose?2didhebreakeven?”

PeerieBreeks,whosharedthebrainproblemwroteonthe3:“Can’tunderstandhowsomanypeopleon

Facebookhaveitsocompletelywrong.Withoutaddingyourreasoning,tellmewhatyouthinkthe4is.”

ButtheproblemhasleftFacebookusersmoreconfusedthanever,becausetherearedifferentanswersabout

whethertomake5.

OneFacebookusersaid:“Actuallyitbreakseven.Hesolditfor70buthadtoputanother10intobuyit80.Sold

itfor90made10butputin10tobuyitbackat80.”

Anotherdidn’t6andinsteadofthinkingthemanbrokeeven,thoughthewasdown$40.Shesaid:“The

manisdown$40.Didweforgettheoriginal$60he7?”

Someonesaidthemanmadea$20profitwhenheboughtandthensoldthehorse.

Inordertoputanyallconfusiontorest,amathteacherexplainedtheprobleminacommentonFacebook.He

said:“Hebuysahorsefor$60.Sellsfor$70.Putthat$8aside.Buysthehorsefor$80.Sellsitfor$90.

Another$10profit.”

Thisisn’tthe9timeaseeminglyeasypuzzlehasbaffledtheInternet.

Ayearago,awomansharedaconfusingbrainproblemonTwitterwhensherealizedthepuzzlewasintendedfor

sixyearoldchildren.Thequestionread:“Thereweresomepeopleonatrain.19peoplegetoffthetrainatthefirst

stop.17people10th