2021年上海中考英语第一次模拟考试试题附答案附加详细解析

2021年中考英语第一次模拟考试【上海卷】

英语

（满分：150分，考试时间：100分钟）

考生注意：本卷有7大题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答

题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

Part1Listening（第一部分听力）

I.Listeningcomprehension（听力理解）

A.Listenandchoosetherightpicture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）

1.根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片

D.

B.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhear（根

据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）

6.A.Sheisgoingtowork.B.Sheisgoingtoschool.C.Sheisgoingtothehospital.D.

Sheisgoingtothesupermarket.

7.A.Becausethesoupisdelicious.B.Becausethesoupischeap.C.Becausethesoupishot.

D.Becausethesoupsmellsnice.

8.A.Shewenttotheteahouse.B.Shewatchedagame.C.Sheactedinaplay.D.Shesawa

play.

9.A.Becausehedoesn'thavecoffeebeforelunch.B.Becausehedoesn'tfeelliketea.

C.Becausehepreferstea.D.Becauseheprefersbothteaand

coffee.

10.A.Childrendotoomanyeducationalactivitiesafterschool.

B.Childrenshouldtakeabreakandexercisetheirimagination.

C.Childrengrowupfasterthantheirparentsdid.

D.Childrenshouldbelieveinfairies.

C.Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueor

false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用T”表示，不符合的用“F”

表示）

判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用“T"表示，不符合的用“F”表示。

11.1wasgladtotakepartinafilmcampduringthesummerholidays.

12.Thecampwasamazingandyoumightfindoutthevalueof'theactivitiesthere.

13.Wecouldlearndigitaldirectingandsoundrecordingatthecamp.

14.1wasabletomakeaten-minutemoviebymyselfatlast.

15.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethatkidsneedrewardstohelpencouragethem.

D.Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingsentences（听短文,完成下

列内容。每空格限填一词）

听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词。

16.Everyonehasantojoinourteamasanassistanteditor.

17.Themaindutyofthepositionistohelpreviewtheofreports.

18.AnyonewhoisEnglishwritingandwordprocessingisexpectedtoapply.

19.We*dlikeyoutohavebutitisnotamust.

20.Pleasecontactusbyorjustcallusat65259873.

Part2Phonetics,GrammarandVocabulary

（第二部分语音、语法和词汇）

ILChoosethebestanswer（选择最恰当的答案）

21.Whichofthefollowingunderlinedpartsisdifferentinpronunciation?

A.robberyB.globalC.spotlessD.horrible

22.Allencalledhissontogivehimhandinthegarden.

A.aB.anC.theD./

23.Ifyouwanttohavethisjob,you'llneedtopreparetheinterview.

A.onB.ofC.atD.for

24.KobeBryanthasleftus,hisMambaspiritwillencourageusforever.

AandB.orC.soD.but

25.amazingtheanimatedmovie,LegendofDeification《姜子牙》is!Ithastoppedthe

Chineseboxofficerecently.

A.WhatB.WhataC.WhatanD.How

26.IfyoubuyyourmumaniRobotfloorcleaner,shesweeptheflooreveryday.

A.can'tB.mustn'tC.needn'tD.

shouldn't

27.Whenwe'reunderalotofstress,weneedsomethingthatenablesusrelaxed.

A.feelB.tofeelC.tofeelingD.feeling

28.Inoldtimesthemessageswererelayedfromoneplaceto.

A.otherB.othersC.theotherD.another

29.Inordertomemorizethenewwords,you'dbetterpractisethemagainandagain.

A.useB.touseC.tousingD.using

30.Sandywillforgetthingsshewritesthemdowninhernotebook.

A.ifB.unlessC.untilD.after

31.Rememberthatthetopoftheovenwillbethanthebottom.

A.hotB.hotterC.hottestD.thehottest

32.Closeyoureyesandyouaresittingonacloud.Howdoyoufeel?

A.imagineB.imaginingC.imaginedD.toimagine

33.Sallyknewshethewrongdressassoonasshetriediton.

A.hasboughtB.hadboughtC.boughtD.wouldbuy

34.TheinvitationlettertoCharlesandhiswifethedaybeforeyesterday.

A.wasemailedB.isemailedC.willbeemailedD.hasbeenemailed

35.一Jenny.Youlookbusy.AnythingIcandotohelp?

—：_______,1canmanage.

A.Yes,pleaseB.No,thanksC.You'rewelcomeD.With

pleasure

III.Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Each

canbeusedonlyonce.（将下列单词或者词组填入空格，每个空格限填一词，每词

只能填一次）

A.beatB.powerC.actuallyD.responseE.luckily

We'rehearingalotthesedaysaboutsomethingcalledAI,orartificialintelligence.Putsimply,

AIisintelligencethatisdisplayedbymachines.Inthebeginningofcomputertechnology,

machineswere36.quitestupid.Theycouldonlydowhatpeopletoldthemtodo,and

computersdidn'thavethe37.todoanythingcomplex.Slowly,thatbegantochange.In1989,

twoAIprograms,HiTechandDeepThought,showedadvancedproblem-solvingskillsafterthey

38.humanmastersinthegameofchess.Itwasthenthatpeoplebegantoseethetruepotential

（潜能）ofAL

Today,AIcanbeusedatworkinourfactories,online,andinourdailylives.Siri,the

iPhone'sdigitalassistant,isagoodexample.UserscansayalmostanythingtoSiriandgeta

surprisinglyhumanlike39..

A.situationsB.operateC.amazingD.recentlyE.

amazed

Thereareotherintelligentpersonalassistants,likeGoogleAssistant,whichisanappthat

workswithsmartdevicesinyourhome.Whenitisgivencommands,itwillconnecttoyourother

devices,allowingusersto40.theirhomeappliancesremotely.

Inlate2017,theworldwas41.whenSophia,ahuman-likerobot,madethenewsagain.

DevelopedbyHongKong'sHansonRobotics,shewasdesignedtoworkwithhumansandadapt

totheirbehavior.ShewasinterviewedbythepressandwasevengivenSaudiArabiancitizenship.

Andmore42.,SophiaspokeatBrainBar,whichdescribesitselfas“TheBiggestEuropean

Festivalofthefuture,\ItisclearfromthevideothatSophiacontinuestoimproveandupdate.The

robotevensaysthat“justafewmonthsago,Icouldn'ttelladog'sfacefromahuman5sface,but

nowIcan.It9salreadysavedmefromafewembarrassing43.

IV.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms(用括号中

所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)

44.Theteamareworkingonacoupleofunsolvedofthiscentury,(mystery)

45.Manyimportanteventswereheldinthehalfoftheyear,(two)

46.Theissoexcitingthatyoucanhavealotoffoodforthought,(speak)

47.There'salargeofsoftdrinkstochoosefrominthisstore,(various)

48.It'sapitythattheworldfamouschurchwasdamagedbyafire,(serious)

49.Thereportsaysthefasteryouread,theyouunderstandwhatyou'veread.(little)

50.It'sworryingthatsomestudentsareoftheriskofplayingcomputergames,(aware)

51.Don'tforgettothedate,thepriceandthesignatureonthecontract,(examination)

V.Completethefollowingsentencesasrequired(根据所给要求，改写下列句子,

每小题每空格限填一词)

52.SophiagotthechancetoexperiencelifeinChinaforoneyear.(改为——般疑问句)

SophiathechancetoexperiencelifeinChinaforoneyear?

53.MysonisluckytohavePeterandKatharineasfriends.(改为感叹句)

mysonistohavePeterandKatharineasfriends!

54.Dianaisthinkingaboutwhatshecandotosolvetheseriousproblem.(改为简单句)

Dianaisthinkingaboutdotosolvetheseriousproblem.

55.InSwitzerland,peoplesellsomeoftheoldclothesincharityshops.（改为被动语态）

InSwitzerland,someoftheoldclothesincharityshops.

56.JohnboughtanEnglishdictionaryforhisdaughterbecausesheneededil.（对划线部分提问）

JohnbuyanEnglishdictionaryforhisdaughter?

57.Spendingtoomuchtimeplayingvideogamesisbadforpeople'shealth.（保持句意基本不变）

Spendingtoomuchtimeplayingvideogamesispeople'shealth.

58.learnthat,I,aregladto,inChina,havebeenchosen,myparents,tostudy（连词成句）

Part3ReadingandWriting

（第三部分读与写）

VI.ReadingComprehension

A.Choosethebestanswer.

LeadGuitaristWanted

CoolSingerWanted

Weneedaboyorgirlwhocanplaylead

Weareup-and-cominghiphopbandforboys.

guitarforournewrockband.Youdonothaveto

Weneedanothersingerwhocanlookcoolwithus

begoodatplayingyet—wearealllearningatthe

onstage.WepracticeeverySaturdayat3p.m.If

moment——butyoumusthaveyourownguitar.You

youjoinus,wewillpracticeatyourhouse

mustbefreetopracticeonTuesdaysafterschool.

sometimes.

ContactScott,

EmailTroy:Lazyguy@

Phone:555-1967

Phone:555-1989

Email:scottrock@

KeyboardistforanAll-girlR&B/PopBandMusicLoversNeeded

CanyouplaytheKeyboard?WearelookingforWeareanewgroupandweplayallkindsof

agirlwholikessongsbyMariahCarey,Britneymusic.Joinusandplayanyinstrumentyoulike

SpearsandJessicaSimpson.Youshouldbeableto（evenifyouarenotgoodatplayingityet!）.We

playsometunes.YoushouldhavelonghairandlikehavepermissioTtousethemusicroomandweare

todance.Youdonotneedtohaveyourownfreetousetheinstrumentsforpracticeevery

keyboard,butitwillbehelpfulifyouwanttoTuesdayandThursdayafternoons.Therearenow

practiceathome.WearemeetingeverySundayfourboysandthreegirlsinthegroup-weareabig

afternoonforpractice.bandandwewelcomenewpeople.

CailWendyat555-1993oremailCallGaryat555-1985Email:

wendybee@Garylovesmusic@

59.Whichadvertisementsaysthebandisforboysonly?

A.LeadGuitaristWanted.B.CoolSingerWanted.

C.KeyboardistforanAll-girlR&B/PopBand.D.MusicLoversNeeded.

60.Whichadvertisementsaysyoumusthaveyourowninstrument?

A.LeadGuitaristWanted.B.CoolSingerWanted.

C.KeyboardistforanAll-girlR&B/PopBand.D.MusicLoversNeeded.

61.Judyisgoodatplayingthepianoandsheisavailableonweekends.Besides,sheisabigfanof

BritneySpears.Now,shewantstojoinaband.Sheisprobablygoingtocall.

A.555-1967B.555-1989

C.555-1993D.555-1985

62.Tomisacooldresserwholivesinabighouse.Hecansingverywellandheisavailableon

weekends.Now,hewantstojoinaband.Heisprobablygoingtoemail.

A.scottrock@B.Lazyguy@hiphopsters.Net

C.wendybee@D.Garylovesmusic@

63.Theunderlinedword^permission^inthetextprobablymeans"

A.thestateofsharingthesameopinionoffeelingB.aninterestingorenjoyablethingto

do

C.anactofallowingsomebodytodosomethingD.anactofappearinginpublicplaces

64.Thetextaboveiswrittento.

A.makemorestudentsenjoythebeautyofmusicB.introducedifferentbandstoothers

C.sharebetterwaystopracticemusicalinstrumentsD.attractstudentstojointheirband

B.Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的选项完成短

文）

Everyculturehassetrulesabouthowpeopleshouldact.Patternsofgoodbehavior,or

manners,showrespectandcareforothers.Yetthedetailsof65toexpressrespectareso

different.

Greetingpeoplecheerfullyisalmostalwaysconsideredpolite.Butit'smoreimportantin

someculturesthanothers.Forexample,whenyouenterastoreinFrance,youshouldalwaysgreet

thepersonworkingthere.Otherculturesalso66greetingpeople.Butofcoursethe

greetingsvaryaspeoplespeakdifferentlanguages.

WhenIwasgrowingupintheUnitedStates,Ioncetookpartinaperformanceatmychurch.

Afterwards,someonegavemecompliment,butIfeltlikeIhaddoneabadjob.SoItriedtorefuse

thecompliment,saying"No,Ididn'tdothatwell."Mymotherstoppedmeandtoldmethatwas

very67.LaterIlearnedthatrefusingacomplimentisacceptedinChina.

Someofthebiggestculturaldifferenceshavetodowith68.InNorthAmerica,it's

politetoeatasquietlyaspossible.Thatmeanschewingwithyourmouthclosedandnotslurping

yoursoup.Thesamegoesforburping（打嗝）.ButinpartsofAsia,sluipingshowsthatyouare

enjoyingyourmeal.Andburpingisasignofbeingfullandcontent.

Therearealsodifferencesinhowpeopleeatacrosscultures.69,inNorthAmericaand

Europepeopleuseforkstobringfoodtotheirmouths.ButinThailand,aforkisonlyusedtopush

foodontoaspoon.InIndiaandtheMiddleEast,peopleeatwiththeirhands.Buteatingwiththe

lefthandisfrownedupon.Thisisbecausethelefthandisconsideredunclean.

Yettherearealsosimilarpointsacrosscultures.Saying"please"and"thankyou"isalmost

alwayspolite.Ifyoushowappreciationandtryto70localcustoms,peoplewillgenerally

respondwell.Showingkindnesscanbringpeopletogether,nomatterwhatculturetheycome

from.

65.A.whatB.howC.whenD.where

66.A.mindB.avoidC.imagineD.value

67.A.rudeB.simpleC.commonD.accurate

68.A.familypartiesB.tablemannersC.fashiontastesD.

instructionsigns

69.A.What'smoreB.InshortC.ForexampleD.Above

all

70.A.changeB.developC.followD.mention

C.Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords.(在短文的空格内填

入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)

SurveySays?LibrariesLead!

YoumightguessthatAmericans?topgo-tospotforcultureandentertainmentwouldbea

movietheaterorsportsstadium.Butarecentstudyp71aplacedoesn'tneedbuttered

popcorntoattractvisitors.

In2019,theresearchcompanydidasurveyaboutAmericans?leisureactivities.Peoplewere

askedhowofteninthelastyeartheyhadvisitedcertaintypesofp72Theseincluded

libraries,museums,themeparks,andzoos.Librariestoppedoverthecompetition.Theygotmore

thantwiceasmanytotalvisitsasmovietheaters,whichlandedatnumbertwo.

Beingnumberoneisnothingnewforlibraries.Thefindingsofas73studyin2001

wereaboutthesame.Butonethinghaschangedsincethen.Today,manypeoplecanc74to

theInternet.They'reabletoreadjustaboutanything,justaboutanywhere.Somepeoplepredicted

theInternetwouldmakelibrariesoutofdate.However,it'sactuallypartoftheirpopularity.In

2016,aPewResearchCenterstudyfoundthat29percentofadultswenttheretousecomputers,

theInternet,orWi-Fi.Butthemostc75reasonpeoplegotothelibraryistocheckout

books.

Whatbooksdolibrary-goersborrowthemost?TheNewYorkPublicLibrary(NYPL)setout

toanswerthisquestion.In2020,thelibraryreleasedalistofthemostchecked-outbooksinits

125-yearhistory.

Threebooksinthetopfivearekids'favorites,i76WheretheWildThingsAre(#4)

andTheCarintheHat(#2).Thehighesthonor,meanwhile,goestoTheSnowyDay(#1).Itsa

beautifullyillustrated（有插图的）taleaboutboyexploringcityturnedintowinterwonderland.

Thebookhasbeencheckedoutalmosthalfamilliontimes.

Whyaresomanychildren'sbooksonthelist?OnereasonisthattheyYeshort.Sothey're

readandreturnedf77AsTheCatintheHatmightputit:aquick-to-readhitcomesback

lickety-split!

D.Answerthequestions.（根据短文内容回答下列问题）

OnJune28,myparentscelebrated70yearsofmarriage.MomandDadliveinCalverton.

Theyhavebeenthroughyearsofhardworkandgoodtimes,alwayssupportingeachother.

WhenIwasalittlegirl,Irememberedmyparentsworkingsidebysideinspring,summer,

fall,andwintercleaningorworkingintheyard,orpainting,andwallpapering.Theyhavetaught

mewhathardworkis.

MyparentsboughtahouseinElmont.Theyneverbelievedthey'dbeabletoowntheirown

home,andtothem,itwastheircastle.Theyworkedhardtodecorateitandkeptitlooking

beautiful.Theytaughtustoworkhardandtoappreciateeverythingwehad.

Momlikeseverything-sightseeing,clubs,anything,andeverything.Dad,eventoday,can't

understandwhyshealwayswantstogoout!

MomisstillactivewiththeRedHatterswomen'sgroupandhergardeningclub.Dadspoils

（宠爱）herbytakingcareofthehouse,butalsowatchesalotofbaseballanddoesjigsawpuzzles.

Thekeytotheirsweetmarriageisthattheyrespecteachother.

Withthehelpofmybrother,theyalsostaycurrentwithnewtechnology.Theirlatest

acquisitionisaniPad.

Mybrother,whois67,andI（now69）,havealwaysknownweareluckytohavesuchgreat

parents.MydaughterandItrytoseethemalmosteveryweekendwhenweplaycardstogetherand

catchupontheweek'snews.

Myparentsarethegluethatholdsourwholefamilytogether,makingholidaysandordinary

daysspecialtousall.

Iknowweareluckytohavethemboth.Ievensavealloftheirvoicemailmessages,justso

I'llhavetheirvoicetohearwheneventuallytheyarenothere.ButMomkeepstellingusailshe's

definitelygoingtolivetobe100,sowewillhaveafewmoreholidays,birthdays,andmemories

toexperience.Ilearnwhatloveisfrommyparents.

6

78.HowlonghaveMomandDadgotmarried?

79.Whendothewriter'sparentsworksidebyside?

80.DidMomandDadowntheirownhouse?

81.Whohelpsthewriter'sparentsstaycurrentwiththenewtechnology?

82.Whathasthewriterlearnedfromherparents?

83.Whatmightbethepossibleendingtothepassage?Writetwosentencestogiveanendingto

thepassage.

VILWriting（作文）

84.Writeatleast60wordsonthetopic"ThingsIlovetodoatweekends'又以"周末我喜欢做

的事''为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

在紧张的学习之余，周末做些自己喜欢的事可以调节放松一下自我，以便更有效地继续

下一周的学习，请谈谈你周末喜欢做的事，并说说理由。

2021年中考英语第一次模拟考试【上海卷】

英语•参考答案

1—5.BACFE6—10CBDAB

11—15.FTTFF

16.(1).exciting(2).chance

17.(1).increasing(2).number

18.(1).keen(2).on

19.(1).precious(2).experience

20.(1).sending(2).e-mails

21-25BADDD26—30CBDDB31-35BABAB

36.C

37.B

38.A

39.D

40.B

41.E

42.D

43.A

44.mysteries

45.second

46.speech

47.variety

48.seriously

49.less

50.unaware

51.examine

52.Didget

53.Howlucky

54whatto

55aresold

56Whydid

57harmfulto

58MyparentsaregladtolearnthatIhavebeenchosentostudyinChina.

59.B60.A61.C62.B63.C64.D

65.B66.D67.A68.B69.C70.C

71.proves/points

72.places73.similar

74.connect

75.common76.including

77.fast

78.For70years/Theyhavebeenmarriedfor70years

79.Theyworksidebysideinspring,summer,fallandwinter/allyearround

80.Yes,theydid

81.Thewriter'sbrother

82.Shehaslearnedwhatloveisfromherparents

83.1alsoinfluencemychildrenlikemyparents.Iwantmychildrentounderstandwhatloveis

ThingsIlovetodoatweekends

Ioftendosomethinginterestingtorelaxmyselfatweekends.

Oneofmyfavoritethingstodoatweekendsistogotothebeach.Thebeachisbeautifulall

throughtheyear.Iusuallydrivethere.Whentheweatherishot,Ienjoyswimmingorjustlyingin

thesun.Besides,Iliketoreadbooks.Iftheweatherisnice,Tiltakeagoodbooktotheparkand

staytherereadingfbrhours.Ithinkthere'snothingasdelightfulasreadingagoodbook.

【解析】

【分析】

【详解】1.题干解读：该题目属于记叙文写作，在写作时可以分两段式来写，第一段点题,

指出在周末会做喜欢的事情放松自己；第二段描述自己在周末喜欢做的事情以及原因。

2.写作指导：本文应该用第一人称来叙述；时态采用一般现在时为主，适当使用过渡词，文

章应保持层次清楚，内容饱满，表达流畅。

2021年中考英语第一次模拟考试【上海卷】

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2021年中考英语第一次模拟考试【上海卷】

英语•参考答案

1—5.BACFE6—10CBDAB

11—15.FTTFF

16.(1).exciting(2).chance

17.(1).increasing(2).number

18.(1),keen(2).on

19.(1).precious(2).experience

20.(1).sending(2).e-mails

21—25BADDD26—30CBDDB31—35BABAB

36.C

37.B

38.A

39.D

【分析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了人工智能的发展历史，以及它的使用途径。

36.句意：在电脑技术刚出现时，机器事实上是相当笨拙的。

此处修饰其后形容词stupid,应该用副词；actually表示“事实上”，是副词，故选C。

37.句意：电脑没有能力去做任何复杂的事。

此处作宾语，其前被定冠词the修饰，所以用名词单数；根据句意，可知是说没有能力；power

表示“能力”，是名词，故选B。

38.句意：1989年，两个人工智能项目在象棋比赛中击败中国大师后展示了它们先进的处

理问题的技能。

此处缺谓语动词，根据时间状语，可知用一般过去时，所以要动词过去时；根据句意，可知

是击败了人类大师；beat表示“击败”，是动词，其过去时还是beat,故选A。

39.句意：用户可以对Siri说任何话，然后惊讶地得到像人类一样的回复。

此处作宾语，其前被形容词humanlike修饰，应该用名词；根据句意，这里是得到回复的意

思；response表示''回复"，是名词，故选D。

【答案】

40.B

41.E

42.D

43.A

【分析】

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40.句意：它们会连接你的其他设备，使用户可以远程操控家电。

此处和其前的to构成动词不定式作宾语补足语，所以填动词原形；根据句意，可知是说可

以远程操控：operate表示"操控"，是动词，故选B。

41.句意：在2017年末，当索菲亚，一个像人一样的机器人占领各大新闻版面时，整个世

界都感到震惊。

此处作表语，表示世界感到震惊，应该用形容词；amazed表示“感到震惊的“，是形容词，

故选Eo

42.句意：最近，索菲亚在BrainBar发表讲话，描述自己是“未来欧洲最大的佳节”。

此处作时间状语，应该用表示时间的副词；recently表示“最近”，是副词，故选D。

43.句意：它早已经将我从一些尴尬的情景中拯救出来。

此处作宾语，其前被形容词embarrassing修饰，又有afew修饰，应该用名词复数；situations

表示“情景”，是名词复数，故选A。

【答案】

44.mysteries

45.second

46.speech

47.variety

48.seriously

49.less

50.unaware

51.examine

【解析】

44.句意：这支队伍正忙于这个世纪的几个未解之谜。

根据题干中“acoupleof'可知此处用mystery的复数形式mysteries»故答案为mysteries1,

45.句意：许多重大赛事都在这一年的下半年举办。

根据空前"the”可知此处用two的序数词second表示"第二”;thesecondhalfoftheyear表示“一

年中的下半年故答案为second。

46.句意：这场演讲如此激动人心，以至于有许多值得思考的东西。

结合句意”这一如此激动人心，以至于有许多值得思考的东西''及提示词可推出此处用

speak的名词形式speech；再由空后“is”可知要用单数形式。故答案为speech。

47.句意：在这家商场里有各种各样的软饮料可供挑选。

根据题干中“alargeof'及提示词可推出此处用various的名词形式variety构成短语a

largevarietyof表示“各种各样的"。故答案为varietyo

48.句意：遗憾的是，这座举世闻名的教堂被一场大火严重损毁。

修饰动词damaged需要用serious的副词形式seriously表示"严重"。故答案为seriously。

49.句意：报告上说你读得越快，你对所读内容的了解就越少。