he had a fit body, he didn't have strong arms like his father. When he tried to find another job, he found it difficult because he had never learnt to read or write. One day, he went for an interview at a law office. The job was a runner, taking papers from the office to other offices in the city. The lawyer was pleased to see that Edward was physically fit, but when he discovered that the young man couldn't read or write, he d___83___ not to employ him. \can you deliver documents to other offices,\you can't read the addresses on them?\
Greatly d___84___, Edward left the building and went to wait for a bus to take him back home. Next to the bus stop, a man was selling newspapers from a stand（摊位）. \stand for a moment?\
For the next 20 minutes, Edward sold newspapers, lots of them. When the man came back, he was so happyto see his new assistant's honestythat he o___85___ him a job. Edward took it immediately.
In the next few months, the two men progressed from working on
newspaper
stands
to
s__86___
newspapers,
cigarettes,candy and other goods in a shop. Then they opened
a second shop, and a third. Finally, they had a chain of 25 shops in three cities.
Edward became very rich, so he employed a private teacher to teach him to read and write. The teacher was e__87___ amazed at what Edward had achieved. \what you could do if you were able to read and write when you were younger!\he said.
D. Answer the questions.(12%)
When Li Meng chose to learn biological science at university, he believed that a popular major（专业，主修课程）would later find him a good job. However, things changed when he graduated; he had to spend a whole year job hunting and finally got a position as a biology teacher. Biological science is among the 15 college majors with high unemployment（失业）rates, from 2017 to 2017, according to a list released by China’s Ministry of Education on Oct 14. Some other popular majors such as marketing, animation（动画）, tourism management and E-commerce are all on the list.
How did these majors lose their popularity? Huang Jin,
secretary of the Communist Youth League committee at Guangxi University, said that many popular majors are set up in too many universities and then lead to tough competition in certain fields. Besides that, many universities open popular majors to attract students, but they could not ensure the education quality.
Although some students have decided not to choose these majors, experts suggest that the list could only be one reference（参考）. There is more to consider, such as personal interests and strong points.
What’s more, the popularity of a major may change; the knowledge you’ve gained would not.
“However lower the employment rate is, you can get a good job as long as you are good enough,” said Niu Yuxi, an English major at Guilin University of Technology in Guangxi. Beyond that, university is more than a perpetration for a good job. “University is not only a place for career training. We should also value the moral education,” said Yang Yuliang, president of Fudan University, at the opening ceremony of the new semester.
88. Which subject did Li Meng major in at university?
_______________________________________________________ 89. What kind of job did he get finally?
_______________________________________________________ 90. List three majors which are among the 15 college majors with high unemployment rates.
_______________________________________________________ 91. Why did these majors become less popular?(in no more than 10 words) Be
cause
of
______________________
and
____________________.
92. Experts suggests that students should not choose these majors any more, don’t they?
_______________________________________________________ 93. Will you choose one of the less popular majors? Why / why not?
_______________________________________________________
VII. Writing (20%)
94. Write at least 60 words about the topic “Something I should never do”. （以“我不应该做的事情”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格）
遵纪守法是每个人应尽的责任和义务，作为一名中学生，不应该做违法校纪校规的事情，比如考试作弊、抄袭他人作业、说谎等，请谈谈你的观点和理由。
Phrases for reference（以下短语仅供参考）
obey the school rules cheat in the exams copy others’ homework be honest
（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分）
2017年上海市嘉定区中考一模英语试题及答案
