2010年辽宁省大连市中考英语试题

2010年大连市中考英语试题第一卷I．单项填空1.---When do you go to school every day? ---_______seven o’clock.A. OnB. InC. AtD. To2.I told her not to worry. I can look after ______.A. herselfB. myselfC. yourselfD. ourselves3.I think The Lord of The Rings ias an excellent film,______ it is very long.A. soB. ifC. becaseD. although4.Learning a foreign language needs a certain ______, nomatter how easy it is.A. luchB. effortC. excuseD. chance5.It is said that many animals are in danger. So we need to____ them better.A. stopB. rememberC. researchD. portect6.Now many people send cards by e-mail, because it’smuch ______this way.A. nearerB. shorterC. quickerD. farther7.Some teenagers _____ were born in the 1990s enjoyshowing off their personality.A. whoB. whichC. whoseD. when8.---Which hobby do you think _____ the least space?---Collecting stamps, I think.A. puts upB. takes upC. grows upD. comes up9.---I’m very ______ about the match tonight.---Don’t worry!You’ll be fine.A. angryB. excitedC. happyD. nervous10.---Betty, _____ have you lived in China? ---For aboutthree years.A. how longB. how soonC. how oftenD. how much11.The two girls are great, _____ of them speak goodEnglish. A. Both B. Neither C. All D. None12.Listen! Sally ___ the violin in the garden. It sounds nice.A. playsB. playedC. is playingD. has played13.Peter’s main _____is music, and he wants to see someBeijing Peera in a teahouse.A. interestB. themeC. characterD. symbol14.I enjoyed the trip to Dalian Forest Zoo so much. I didn’t_____want to go home.A. nearlyB. hardlyC. reallyD. probably15.---Lucy, ______? ---It’s Friday. The weekend is coming.A. what’s the matterB. what dya is it todayC. what are you up toD. what’s the date today II．完型填空（一）Do you want to be a TV news reporter? People often ask me __16___ I love my job.Well, it’s very exciting. I’m the first to know about important news stories. I travel around the world and I talk to people.i find out what is __17___ in different places. I talk to some important and famous people. I’ve talked to people in the government, __18__ famous sportmen, sportswomen and film stars. I ask people to tell me aobut ___19__ lives. I want to know how they feel.A lot of people want to work in TV news, __20__you have to be energetic and creative. You have to show that you __21___ do it. You must learn how to use a video camera, to write reports, and to speak to the camera. What’s the best __22___to learn? Your school or college TV station is a good place to ___23___, but you have to get a job!Most people start with an unpaid job, so they can __24___. The best place to learn is at a small station. There aren’t many people, and as a result, you get better___25___.I ahd an unpaid job at a small station, and one night, when everyone else was ill, I read the news on air. I did well, and as a result, I got my first paid job!16.A. why B.if C. how D. when17.A. hiding B. beginning C. rising D. happening18.A. as far as B. in place of C. as well as D. such as19.A. our B. their C. her D. your20.A. so B. whether C. because D. since21.A. must B. can C. should D. will22.A. job B. reason C. way D. skill23.A. run B. keep C. leave D. start24.A. learn B. work C. train D. write25.A. business B. experience C. education D. memory III．阅读理解（一）Passage 1Australia has a holiday on April, 25th. This holiday is called “Anzac Day”. On the day, Australians remember the soldiers who died in the First World War.The American holiday of Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday in November. Families get together on this day and have Thanksgiving dinner. Labor Day is also a holiday in America. It is on the first Monday inb September.In Canada, Thanbksgiving is on the second Monday in October. People there have Thanksgiving dinner, too. July, 1st is also a holiday in Canada. It is called “Canada Day”.People in China have a festival called th Dragon Boat Festival. This holiday is usually inb June. On this day, people have boat races.In America, the UK, Australia and many other countries, Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday in May and Father’s Day is usually on the third Sunday in June.Many countries, such as America and the UK, celebrated Christmas on December, 25th. But there are some countries in Europe that do not celebrate Christmas on that day.Canada and America celebrate Halloween on the lastday in Octorer. On this day, children wear fun clothes and get lots of sweets.26.On _____, people remember the soldiers who died in theFirst World War.A. Canada DayB. Anzac DayC. HalloweenD. Christmas27.According to the passage, Labor Day is in September in______. A. America B. Australia C. the UK D. China28.Thanksgiving is _____ in Canada.A. on the second Monday in OctoberB. on the second Sunday in MayC. on the fourth Thursday in November.D. on the third Sunday in June.29.How many kinds of holidays are mentioned in thepassage? A. Six B. Seven C. Eight D. Nine.30.The best title of the passage is “______”.A. Countries in the WorldB. The Meanings of the HolidaysC. Holidays in Different CountriesD. The Dates of Some HolidaysPassage 2There were already signs that Michael Jordan was very talented(有才能的) as a young boy. Harvest Smith, a good friend, played basketball with him every day then, and thought hw was the best player on their ninth-grade team.The summer after ninth grade, Jordan and Smnith both went to the Pop Herring’s basketball camp to run for (竞选)the high school team. All the other students looked much stronger than Jordan, because they were two or three years older than him.To Smith, it was quite clear that Jordan was better than him. But on the day the results were announced(宣布), Smith’s name was on the list. Jordan’s was not.It was the worst day of Jordanb’s young life. He kept reading the list, hoping that he had missed it, or that there was something wrong with the list. That day he went home and cried.“We knew Jordan was good,” Fred Lynch, a coach said later. “But we thought the jayvee(学校运动第二队) was much better for him. ” Jordan became the best player on the jayvee that year. There were matches in which he could get forty scores. He was so good that the jayvee matches became quite popular.Smith found that Jordan had beenb very competitive()before he was cut, and after that he seemed even more competitive than ever. His coaches fuond it, too. “One day, the jayvee had a match. When I came into the gym, the match was just ending up. Their scores fell behind a lot. All the other nine players had givenb up, but on kid still played very hard. It was Jordan, and I quickly learnbed he was always like that.”Some time later, Laney High School had a very good basketball team, and its rising star was Micheal Jordan.31.Jordan went to the Pop Herring’s basketball camp inorder to ______. A. stay with his best friend B. join the high school team C. prove he was the best player D. bea rising basketball star32.Jordan cried after he went home from the camp because______. A. his name wasn’t on the list of the high school team. B. his friend was chosen by the hight school teamC. he was badly hurt when he played basketballD. there was something wrongwith the name list33.What happened when Jordan was on the jayvee that year?A. Everyone on the team like Jordan.B. There were not any matches that year.C. The jayvee matches became quite popularD. Jordan got all the scores in the matches34.From the last sentence of the passage, we can infer(推断)that Jordan______.A. got an overnight successB. was still on the jayvee some time laterC. became a basketball star in the worldD. was one of the members on the high school team.35.The writer wrote this passage mainly to tell us _____.A. Jordan once played basketball on the jayvee.B. Jordan played basketball best when he was young.C. Jordan became a star because of his spirit of nevergiving up.D. Smith always thought Jordan was the best basketballplayer.Passage 3Do you think your school could be the greenest school in the USA? If so, trh IC Bus Company want s to hear about it. The bus maker has started a nationwide competition to find America’s greenest school and they need everyone’s help.Students, parents and teachers rom around the country are invited to send a 500-word report that explains the activites their schools have taken to help protect the earth. Activities like organizing an in-school recycling program, planting a garden, and even turning off the lights in an empty classroom are all ways that you and your classmates can be green.Organizers hope the competition will encourage kids and adults to think abaout how they can help save the earth. This program can help students, teachers and parents learn that they can make greener choices themselves.Winners will be announced after Earth Day. Then the public will be able to vote for (投票) the report that best stands for America’s greenents school. The winner will get$5,000. Winnning teachers will receive $3.000 to use towards classroom materials.But the money won’t be the only green prize. The winning school will also receive a “green” school bus from the IC Bus Company. These buses run on a mix(混合体) of electricity and gas(气体). They create less pollution than regular buses.Do you want to be greener, but don’t know where to start? Here are a few easy suggestions from Terra Wellington. Use both sides of the paper. Ask your teachers if you can print your homework “double-sided”, then paper use is cut in half. This reduces waste. If your classroom has windows, turn off the lights and use natural light instead.36.The IC Bus Company has started the competition inorder to ______.A.make people write the reportsB.encourage more people to save the earthC.get students to make green school busesD.let more people know about the company37.According to the passage, if you _____, you would get$5,000.A. joined in the activitiesB. wrote the reportC. found the greenest schoolD. won the competion38.What’s the advantage of the “green” school bus?A.It makes less pollution.B. It can be recycledC. It uses less electricity.D. IT runs much faster.39.Which of the following does the passage suggest onprotecting the environment?A. Cycling to schoolB. Using the “double-sided” paper.C. Using cloth bagsD. Selling waste for recycling40.The passage mainly tells us that ______.A.taking part in their activities is the best choice.B.We can get more prizes through the competition.C.Everyone can do something to protect the environment.D.It’s more necessary to write reports than to take actions. Passage 4“Young people are the best ambassadors(大使) between countries.” US President Barack Obama said it in a talk with Chinese students form several universities on November 15, 2009, in Shanghai. During his four-day visit to China, he first flwe to Shanghai to give a speech to students there.Obama had a 75-minute meeting with arounbd 500 studnets. He talked about a number of things, includign Internet freedom and the relationship between the US and China. He also answered eight questions.A studnets asked about how to develop culture communication between countries. Obama siad the different countries should learn from each other to make cultures diverse around th world.He said the US has a very diverse culture and talked about his family as an example, saying it is like “the United Nations”. His father is from Kenya, and his mother was from Kansas, US, while his younger sister is a half-Indonesn married to “a Chinese person from Canada”.For issues(议题) young people cared about most, such as education and success, Obama also shared his thoughts and advice. He said successful people are not only willing to work very hard, but always trying to improove themselves and think in new ways. He suggested that students do not just think aobut themselves but also about larger issuses.He said,”I think so many of us wish to make money for ourselves and have a nice car and have a nice house. All those things are important, but the people who really make their mark on the world have a bigger ambition(抱负). They say, how can I help feel hungry people? Or, how can I help teacher children who don’t have an education? Those are the people, I think, who end up making such a big difference in the world.”41. From the first sentence of the passage, we can learn that young people _______.A. should learn to be ambassadorsB. must stay in touch with Americans.C. play an important role between countriesD. are important during the country’s development42. The underlined (划线的)wor“diverse”in the passage may mean“_______”in Chinese.A. 异域的B.多元的C. 全面的D. 独特的43. Obama metioned his family during the talk because _____. A. most people cared more aobut his family.B. he tried his best to get closer to the studentsC. he wanted to make his idea easier to understandD. it was one of the questions which students asked44. Whichjof the floowing shows on of Obama’s opinions aobut successful people?A. They should have creative thinking.B. They can share their thoguhts with others.C. They must set good examples in culture communication.D. They should think about the relationship between the US and China.45. According to the passage, Obama hoped that young people should ________.A. give their lives to their own countryB. pay attention to their own lives firstC. go to other countries for better educationD. have a strong wish to help the people who need help IV．情景交际Betty: It’s freezing today, isn’t it?Tony: 46________.Betty: What are you doing for the coming Spring Festival, Tony?Tony: I’m going to England.Betty: 47__________Tony:You just be joking! It may not even be cold, just wet. 48_______.Are you going to the USA, Betty?Betty: No, I will go to Australia.Tony: Sounds great! 49__________Betty: Not bad, I guess. At the mometn, it’s summer there, so it’ll probably be hot and sunny.Tony: 50_________Betty: Any time you like. But I like to spend Christmas there.第二卷非选择题V．完型填空（二）is computerized. 51________, she’s perfect.She was 52________by a New Zealand university tacher called Tom Moir, who is also a computer 53_________. And then he has spent more than a year 54_________ the program and now Nocole can do many things, such as turning on the radio, lights, and even surfing the Internet.Similar 55_________ have been designed in other parts of the world, but Tom wants to help disabled(残疾的) people around the home.“I want to create a 56_________house for people which you come in and Nicole would be there on the big screen for you. You can ask her to 57_________ your e-mails, tell you the news and how the weather is…” said To.Although Nicole is computerized, 58__________ seems that she could be human and do a better job 59_________ a human helper. Anyway, Tom sstill wants to improve Nicole 60________ she can do more and better work for people. B.在短文的空白处填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。