大连市初中毕业升学考试英语
第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共75分）
Ⅰ.单项填空(本题15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 1. — When do you go to school every day? — _______ seven o’clock. A. On B. In C. At D. To
2. I told her not to worry. I can look after ______. A. herself B. myself C. yourself D. ourselves
3. I think The Lord of the Rings is an excellent film, _____ it is very long. A. so B. if C. because D. although
4. Learning a foreign language needs a certain _____, no matter how easy it is. A. luck B. effort C. excuse D. chance
5. It is said that many animals are in danger. So we need to _____ them better. A. stop B. remember C. research D. protect
6. Now many people send cards by emails, because it’s much _______ this way. A. nearer B. shorter C. quicker D. farther
7. Some teenagers ______ were born in the 1990s enjoy showing off their personality. A. who B. which C. whose D. when
8. — Which hobby do you think _______ the least space? — Collecting stamps, I think.
A. puts up B. takes up C. grows up D. comes up 9. — I’m very ______ about the match tonight. — Don’t worry! You’ll be fine.
A. angry B. excited C. happy d. nervous 10. — Betty, ______ have you lived in China?
— For about three years.
A. how long B. how soon C. how often D. how much 11. The two girls are great. ______ of them speak good English. A. Both B. Neither C. All D. None
12. Listen! Sally _______ the violin in the garden. It sounds nice. A. plays B. played C. is playing D. has played
13. Peter’s main _______ is music, and he wants to see some Beijing Opera in the teahouse.
A. interest B. theme C. character D. symbol
14. I enjoyed the trip to Dalian Forest Zoo so much. I didn’t ______ want to go home. A. nearly B. hardly C. really D. probably 15. — Lucy, _______?
— It’s Friday. The weekend is coming.
A. what’s the matter B. what day is it today C. what are you up to D. what’s the date today
Ⅱ.完型填空（一）(本题10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
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 government, __18__ famous sportsmen, sportswomen and film stars. I ask people to tell me about ___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 the many people, and as a result, you get better ___25___. I had 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. when 17. A. hiding B. beginning C. rising D. happening 18. A. as far as B. in place of C. as well as D. such as 19. A. our B. their C. her D. your 20. A. so B. whether C. because D. since 21. A. must B. can C. should D. will 22. A. job B. reason C. way D. skill 23. A. run B. keep C. leave D. start 24. A. learn B. work C. train D. write 25. A. business B. experience C. education D. memory Ⅲ. 阅读理解(一) (本题20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)
Passage 1
Australia 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. Labour Day is also a holiday in America. It is on the fist Monday in September.
In Canada, Thanksgiving 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 the Dragon Boat Festival. This holiday is usually in June. On this day, people have boat race.
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, celebrate 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 last day in October. On this day, children wear fun clothes and get lots of sweets.
26. On ______, people remember the soldiers who died in the First World War. A. Canada Day B. Anzac Day C. Halloween D. Christmas 27. According to the passage, Labour Day is in September in _____. A. America B. Australia C. the UK D. China 28. Thanksgiving is _______ in Canada. A. on the second Monday in October B. on the second Sunday in May
C. on the fourth Thursday in November D. on the third Sunday in June
29. How many kinds of holidays are mentioned in the passage?
A. Six B. Seven C. Eight D. Nine
30. The best title of the passage is “_________”.
A. Countries in the World. B. The Meaning of the Holidays.
C. Holidays in Different Countries D. The Dates of Some Holidays Passage 2
There were already signs that Michael Jordan was very talented(有才能的) as a young boy. Harvest Smith, a good friend, play basketball with him every day then, and thought he was the best player on their ninth-grade team.
The summer after ninth grade, Jordan and Smith 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 that day the result were announced(宣布). Smith’s name was on the list. Jordan’s was not.
It was the worst day of Jordan’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(学校运动队第二队) was much better for him.” Jordan became the best player