盘锦市2015年初中毕业升学考试
英语试卷
（本试卷共九道大题 考试时间100分钟 试卷满分120分）
注意：所有试题必须在答题卡上作答，在本试卷上作答无效。
第Ⅰ卷 （选择题 共50分）
Ⅰ. 单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
从各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母涂在答题卡的相应位置。 1. I’m hungry. Is there any ______ in the fridge? A. milk B. bread C. apples D. cakes 2. Listening will be one of ______ skills in the future test. A. important B. most important C. the more important D. the most important
3. Nowadays, more and more people become interested ______ watching “Running Man” ______ Friday evening. A. in; in B. at; on C. in; on D. for; in
4. ______ electronic textbooks are changing the way they read, most of the students still like reading in the library. A. Though B. If C. So D. Because 5. –Whose dictionary is this?
–I guess it ______ be Mary’s. It ______ be John’s. Look! His name is on it. A. must; can’t B. can’t; must C. may; might D. must; mustn’t 6. –We only have one ticket, ______ of us is able to go to the cinema. –It’s not a big deal. You may go there without ______. A. all; you B. neither; I C. both; your D. either; me
7. Because of MERS(中东呼吸综合征), many people’s trip to Korea will be ______. A. put off B. put on C. put up D. put away
8. ______ the East Star accident happened, three quarters of the passengers ______. A. When; slept B. While; slept C. When; were sleeping D. While; were sleeping 9. The AvengersⅡ(《复仇者联盟Ⅱ》) is the second movie ______ I’ve seen recently. A. when B. who C. what D. that
10. I don’t know if my son ______ the senior high school entrance examination next week.
If he ______ the examination, I will be very happy.
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A. pass; will pass B. will pass; passes C. pass; passes D. will pass; will pass 11. As far as I know, the robot that can help people clean the floor______ in the 1980s. A. is invented B. invented C. was invented D. invents
12. I’m so good at English that I dare______ competitions and even talk to foreigners. A. to take part in B. taking part in C. to join D. joining 13. What we have done is to make the little boy ______ crying. A. to stop B. stopping C. stopped D. stop 14. –______ bad luck! I’ve missed my plane. –Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. A. What a B. What C. How D. How a 15. –Why don’t you bring a video for us to watch? –______ A. Good idea! B. That’s all right. C. Never mind. D. Not at all. Ⅱ. 补全对话（每小题1分，共5分）
从方框内所给句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话，并将其代表字母涂在答题卡 的相应位置。(方框中有两个选项是多余的)
(A=Yang Ming B=Steve)
A: You must be excited about leaving for China tomorrow, Steve! B: Yeah, 16 A: Why?
B: Well, for one thing, I don’t know how to use chopsticks very well… and 17 A: Oh, I see. Well, one important thing is that you’re not supposed to start eating first if there are older people at the table.
B: That’s interesting. In the United States, 18
A: Yeah, I know. It’s also impolite to stick your chopsticks into your food. You shouldn’t point at anyone with your chopsticks, either. B: Oh, OK.
A: En…, and there’s one more thing you need to know. 19 Only parents are expected to talk at the dinner table. Children are not allowed to speak. B: Wow! That’s…that’s unusual! A: Haha, 20
A. B. C. D. E. F. G. You’re not supposed to talk when you’re eating dinner. it doesn’t matter. you must be kidding! I don’t know how to behave at the dinner table. I’m just kidding! What else? but I’m a little nervous, too.
Ⅲ. 完形填空 （每小题1分，共10分）
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根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母涂在答 题卡的相应位置。
China is a big country 21 56 ethnic groups(少数民族). Besides the largest group Han, 22 55 ethnic groups all have their own traditional costumes.
Mongolians wear long and thick gowns(长袍) made of animal fur(毛皮). Dai women prefer tube skirts made of common cloth. For the Miao people, men wear short coats and trousers, while women 23 up with shining silver decorations.
Depending on different lifestyles, costumes of each ethnic group 24 different.
Mongolians and Tibetans(藏族人) make a living by 25 animals outside. Therefore, long gowns and boots make them 26 . Other ethnic groups such as the Dai and Zhuang people farm. They plant crops such as cotton. 27 their costumes are usually made of cotton.
Besides, traditional culture also affects people’s costumes. Men of the Yi ethnic group like to wrap black or dark blue cloth around their heads. They make an awl-shaped horn(锥形角). It 28 the “hero knot(结)” in Chinese. The hero knot stands for bravery and 29 . Nowadays, some ethnic groups prefer casual clothes. But most of them have a traditional costume to wear 30 special days and festivals. If you travel to Yunnan or Sichuan, you may come across local girls wearing long skirts and silver headwear in certain scenic spots!
21. A. in B. on C. at D. with 22. A. other B. others C. the other D. the others 23. A. wear B. be in C. dress D. put on 24. A. are B. be C. was D. is 25. A. raised B. raising C. to raise D. have raised 26. A. warm B. warmth C. cold D. coldness 27. A. So B. Because C. But D. Though 28. A. calls B. called C. is called D. calling 29. A. encouragement B. courage C. course D. cause 30. A. with B. on C. for D. in Ⅳ. 阅读理解（每小题1分，共20分）
根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母涂在答 题卡的相应位置。 Passage 1
A boy was once sent from home to take a basket of things to his grandmother. The basket
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was so full that it was very heavy. So his little brother went with him, to help carry the load(负重物). They put a stick under the handle of the basket, and then each took hold of an end of the stick. In this way they could carry the basket very nicely.
Now the older boy thought, “My brother Tom does not know about this stick.”
“If I slip(滑) the basket near him, his side will be heavy, and mine light, but if the basket is in the middle of the stick, it will be as heavy for me as it is for him.” “Tom does not know this as I do. But I will not do it. It would be wrong, and I will not do what is wrong.”
Then he slipped the basket quite near his own end of the stick. His load was now heavier than that of his little brother. Yet he was happy, for he felt that he had done right. Had he cheated his brother, he would not have felt at all happy.
31. His little brother went with him because ______. A. the basket was full of delicious food B. the basket was light C. the basket was heavy D. he wanted to visit his grandmother 32. What did they use to carry the basket very nicely? A. A chopstick. B. A basket. C. A stick. D. A handle. 33. ______, so his load was now heavier than that of his little brother. A. He didn’t slip the basket
B. He slipped the basket in the middle of the stick
C. He slipped the basket quite near his brother’s end of the stick D. He slipped the basket quite near his own end of the stick 34. Did Tom know what his brother did? A. Yes, he does. B. No, he didn’t. C. No, he doesn’t. D. Yes, he did. 35. From the passage, we know that Tom’s brother was very ______. A. shy B. lazy C. kind D. cruel Passage 2 HOW do you become the owner of a town? One choice is to buy it first! In California, the whole Wild West town is on sale for $900,000 (5.63 million yuan). If you buy it, you can be the owner. There is a barbershop, a saloon, a print shop and even a jailhouse(监狱) in the town. Some people used to make Western movies there. And now it is waiting for a new owner. WINTER in Russia is really cold. Most people put on lots of clothing to keep warm. But these kids from a kindergarten are not afraid of the cold weather. They took off their clothes, stood on the ice and even poured water on themselves. Their teacher says that it’s good for their health. But don’t try it 英语试卷 第 4 页 （共 12 页）