大连中考英语试卷(含答案)

大连市2012年初中毕业升学考试英语第I卷选择题（共74分）I.单项填空（本题共16小题，每小题1分，共16分）从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.My mother is ____ English teacher in a university in Beijing.A.aB.anC.theD./2.Project Hope has built many schools ____ big classrooms and libraries.A.inB.ofC.forD.with3.I ____ to the cinema.Would you like to come with me?A.goB.am goingC.have goneD.went4.Lingling and Betty are great. ____ of them have been chosen to enter the maths competition.A.NoneB.NeitherC.AllD.Both5.Do not use so much water. It's ____.A.healthyefulC.wastefulD.rude6.Liu Xiang won the first Olympic gold ____ in the 110m hurdles for China.A.medalB.prizeC.symbolD.record7.Mum, can I have something to ____ now? I'm really hungry!A.doeC.eatD.seeptops are smaller and lighter so that they can be carried very ____.A.clearlyB.regularlyC.easilyD.carefully9.In Britain, you ____ be 18 if you want to drive a car.A.canB.mustC.mayD.might10.The ____ of the great book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is Mark Twain..A.themeB.priceC.ownerD.writer11.Mark isn't coming to the concert ____ he has got too much work to do.A.soB.untilC.althoughD.because12.Today it's normal for married women to go out to work, but it was ____ in the past.monB.more commonC.less commonD.the most common13.David wrote a story about teenage life, and it ____ as a book in 2003.A.went outB.came upC.grew upD.came out14.Music isn't Sally's main interest, ____ she wants to see some Beijing Opera today.A.butB.soC.orD.and15.Dr. Bethune ____ working in spite of cutting his hand during an operation.A.stoppedB.continuedC.forgotD.enjoyed16.-Thank you for taking me around your school, Daming.-____A.Don't mention it.B.Never mind.C.Of course not.D.No problem.II.完形填空（一）（本题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Keep your dreamWhen Robert was a student in high school, his teacher asked him to write a composition about what he wanted to do when he grew up. That night he wrote a seven- page composition about his _17_ ofowning a horse ranch（养马场）. He _18_ about it in detail（详细地）, and he even drew a picture of a 200- acre（亩）ranch. The next day he handed it in to his _19_.Two days later he got his composition back. On the first page was a larger F with a note（批注）that _20_, “See me after class.”Robert went to see his teacher after class and asked,“_21_ did I get an F?”The teacher said, “You have no money. Your parents have no money. Ownig a horse ranch _22_ a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to buy the _23_. There's no way you could ever do it. _24_ you write a composition again, I will change your _25_.”Robert went back home and thought about it long and hard. The next day he handed in the same composition, making no changes _26_. He said to his teacher, “You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream.”Now, Robert owns a 200-acre horse ranch.17.A.plan B.project C.reason D.dream18.A.worried B.wrote C.cared D.talked19.A.mother B.father C.teacher D.partner20.A.read B.told C.replied D.printed21.A.How B.Why C.When D.Where22.A.makes B.saves C.needs D.raises23.A.horses B.houses C.farms D.stores24.A.Because B.Although C.While D.If25.A.idea B.grade C.goal D.decision26.A.at once B.at least C.as usual D.at allIII.阅读理解（一）（本题共19小题，每小题2分，共38分）A.阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Passage 1ASK THE BLOG!Post your problems on the blog（博客）and get other bloggers' advice!*****My problem is my parents. They never stop going on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! None of my friends have got such terrible parents. What should I do?Helen,USA*****Hi, Helen. I think you should do what your parents ask. Thay're much older than you and you should respect them. It's their house you live in and their money you spend!Emily, Australia*****Why do you think you're the only one with parents like that? All parents are the same. They want us to look like them. They don't understand that fashions have changed in the last 30 y ears!Tom, CanadaHelen, why should your parents do all the washing- up? You should help around the h ouse- it's only fair.I don't think you should change your appearance（外表）though. Teenagers should look like teenagers. Simon, England*****27.What is Helen's problem?A.Her parents treat her badly.B.She always worries about her parents.C.Her parents don't care about her feelings.D.she wouldn't like to do what her parents ask.28.In Emily's opinion, Helen should ____.A.respect her parentsB.give her parents moneyC.understand her parentsD.live with her parents together29.Simon suggests that Helen should ____.A.wear smart clothesB.help with houseworkC.do all the washing-upD.change her appearance30.From the bloggers' advice, we may guess Helen is ____.A.a teenagerB.an American girlC.a university studentD.a girl with many friends31.Helen's problem can be thought as “____”.A.a special eventB.a growing worryC.a private secretD.a terrible experiencePassage 2Animals UnitedAnimals United is a 3D German（德国的）cartoon which is directed by Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe. It is a story about animals that get together to find water. Along their journey, lots of funny things happen, and of course, they have a lot of adventures.The animals in the grasslands in Africa are waiting for the coming flood（洪水）. However, this year's flood seems to come later than in other years. The animals become upset and worried. At the same time, some animals from other places come to the grasslands to look for peace. However, the situation seems worse because the water is becoming less and less. So they decide to look for the river.Finally, they find the reason why they don't have any water to drink. A dam（拦河坝）has been set up so that humans can have a better life. After a long fight with humans, they let the world know that animals are in danger.This film is about environmental matters. The humans are the bad and the animals are the good. This film is to give humans a warning that they must not destroy the homes of animals or damage nature in order to improve their own life. Humans should know that animals also have their own world.32.The story of Animals United took place ____.A.in AsiaB.in AfricaC.in AmericaD.in Germany33.The animals become worried, because ____.A.the year's flood is comingB.they will have no water to drinkC.there is going to be a fight with humansD.their grasslands were taken up by other animals34.Along their journey to look for the river, the animals find ____.A.humans set up a damB.the river is becoming dryC.all the animals are in dangerD.the world is getting warmer35.Humans are warned not to ____.A.damage na tureB.kill any animalsC.pollute the environmentD.do harm to the grasslands36.The story of the cartoon film mainly tells us ____.A.it's our duty to protect animalsB.humans and animals should live in peaceC.humans should care about the environmentD.it's time to think about animals' living environmentPassage 3The Internet joins millions of computers all over the world, and today it is used by people all over the world. It was invented in the 1960s in the USA. The American government needed a network of computers for its army. Then in the 1970s scientists and businesspeople also wanted to use the Internet to send and receive messages. For some years, they weren't allowed to use the US network, and when they we re allowed to, the messages were in very simple text without photos.The world Wide Web was invented by a British scientist named Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. He wanted to send documents to other scientists. so he developed the World Wide Web. This allowed him to send and receive scientific documents with text, drawings and photos (also called multimedia documents). In the 1990s, more and more people began to use the Internet and the World Wide Web.So what's the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web? The Internet is the hardware. It allows us to communicate with other people. The world Wide Web is the software. It allows us to create, see and read multimedia documents.The web is made up of millions of documents called web pages. These pages are held in computers all over the world. Many people have a favourite website with a number of web pages on the same subject.Email is a way of using your computer to send and receive messages. It's cheaper and quic ker to use email than send normal mail. New users call normal mail “snail mail”because it's so slow!It took 50 years for 100 million people to listen to the radio. It took 15 years for 100 million people to watch television. By the year 2000, it had taken only about three years for 100 million people to use the Internet. What will happen next on the Internet?37. The Internet was first invented for ____.A.scientific workB.American armyC.businesspeopleD.American government38.The World Wide Web was invented to ____.municate with othersB.create, see and read documentsC.send and receive scientific documentsD.send and receive simple text without photos39.The Internet and the World Wide Web began to be widely used ____.A.in the 1970sB.in the 1990sC.in the late of 1980sD.by the year 200040.The writer wrote the last paragraph to show that ____.A.the Internet has a greater influence than radio and TVB.radio and TV will be replaced by computersC.the use of the Internet spreade very quicklyD.people spend much more time on the Internet41.The best title of the passage may be “____”.A.The effect of the greatest inventionB.The development of the InternetC.The movement of new technologyD.The history of the World Wide WebB.阅读短文，从所给的六个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思完整、连贯。