辽宁省大连市2018年中考英语试题(含解析)

大连市 2018年初中毕业升学考试 英 语 满分140分。考试时间100分钟。 注意事项∶请在答题卡上作答, 在试卷上作答无效。 第I卷 选择题（共 68分） I. 单项填空（本题共 12 小题, 每小题1分, 共12分） 1. The 2018 World Cup started _________ Moscow on 14th June. A. at B. on C. in D. to 2. The zebra is ___________ African animal. It cats leaves as well as grass. A. a B. an C. the D. / 3.Sally is our monitor. _________ is an active girl and plays lots of sports. A. He B. His C. Hers D. She 4. Betty would like _________ the Beijing Opera to learn more about Chinese culture. A. seen B. seeing C. to see D. see 5. —Mike, _________ do you go to work? —I take a bus to my office every day. A. how B. why C. when D. where 6. I ____________ very busy studying for my exams since last month. A. am B. was C. will be D. have been 7. In China, we always use red paper for Hongbao ___________ red means luck. A. until B. if C. although D. because 8. Look at the sign. You ___________ take photos here. A. couldn’t B needn't C. mustn't D. won’t 9. We _________ on the playground when it began to rain. A. ran B. were running C. run D. have run 10. Today, with the Internet, people can communicate than ever before. A. easily B. more easily C. most easily D. the most easily 11. Hawking s book A Brief History of Time came ___________ after years hard work. A. out B. on C. down D. up 12. —It's fine today. Let's go out for a walk. —__________________ A. What a surprise! B. That's a good idea! C. Have a nice day! D. I'm not sure about that! Ⅱ. 完形填空（一）（本题共 12 小题, 每小题1分, 共 12 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。 There were once two guitar makers in a town in Mexico. One was known for low price and the other for the high quality（质量）. The young maker, who made the cheap guitars, could make guitars very_13 . But the maker took his time and paid much attention to the quality. Everyone 14 to buy a guitar because it was a sign of being rich, so both makers were very_15 . But bad times came to the town and no one_16_ much money. The young maker did well. Howeve