2014 年大连市中考英语试题etotheshop,theywillbeabletofindtheirgoods_19_.Peoplecaneitherleave_20_oracheque支票）forthegoods.” ”sai“ Thephoneboxisntlockedandpeoplecangotherewhenevertheywant,_21_ _noonehasstolenathing.Thisshowshow_22_everyonearoundhereis, dMr.Cooke.11. AwhenB.untilC.beforeD.since12. A.openedB.disappearedC.closedD.started13. A.promisedB.decidedC.refusedD.forgot14. A.mightB.canC.mustD.need15. A.anumberofB.acoupleofC.apairofD.alistof16. A.weB.IC.theyD.you17. A.tryitoutB.takeitoffC.writeitdownD.pickitup18. A.reportB.menuC.paperD.news19. A.easilyB.safelyC.regularlyD.suddenly20. A.messagesB.adviceC.moneyD.lestters21. A.soB.andC.orD.but22. A.honestB.rudeC.braveD.politeIII.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，根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳 选项。Passage1WouldyouliketovisitBritainoneday?-Ourcountrywouldliketowelcomeyou! Overseastravelcanbeexpensive.ButtherearewaysofvisitingBritaincheaply.W ehopethatwecangiveyousomegoodideas.Whentocome?Ifyoucanavoidthebusymonths-JulyandAugust,yourvisitmay becheaper.Therewillbesmallernumbersofvisitors.Britishweatherispleasantf romApriltotheendofSeptember.Ofcourse,youcanvisititinwinter,butitisoften darkby4pm.Manyplaces,suchaslargehousesandcastles（ 城 堡 ）,areclosedearlyinwinter.However,ifyouareinterestedinmuseums,artgalle riesortheatres,wintermaybeagoodtimetovisit.Beprepared.Ifyouareastudent,itsagoodideatoapplyfor（ 申 请 ）anInternationalStudentIdentityCard（ 身 份 证 ）.Withthiscard,youcansavealotofmoney.Youcangetthecardfromyourlocals tudenttraveloffice,andyoucanalsocall（44）-08708-413224togetit.Togettheca rd,youneedtoshowthatyouareastudent,getapassportphoto,andpayalittlem oney.23. WhichisthemostpopulartimeforvisitorstoBritain?A. JulyandAugustB. ThewinterseasonC. FromApriltoSeptemberD. Thevacationseason.24. WhatstheweatherlikeinwinterinBritain?A. Thereislotsofsnow.B. Thedaytimeisshort.C. Itsneitherhotnorcold.D. Theweatherispleasant.25.IfyouareastudentwithanInternationalStudentIdentityCard,A. youhavetoproveyoureastudentB. youwillpaylessmoneyforyourtrip.C. youcancall(44)-08708-413224forhelp.D. youmustapplyforatripfromthestudenttraveloffice26. Thewriterofthisarticleis.A. aGermanB.aChineseC.anEnglishmanD.anAmerican27. Thispassageismainlyabout.A. whentovisitBritainB. whytotakeatriptoBritainC. whattodoandseeinBritainD. howtotripcheaplyinBritainPassage2Mr.Dawsonwasanoldmanwithabadtemper.Kids(子）wereafraidtogo in tohisyard（院子）topickapples.Oneday,12-year-oldJanetandherfriendAmyhadtowalkpastMr.Dawsonshou se.WhenJanetsawhim,shesuggestedcrossingthestreettotheotherside.ButA mysaidtheyneednt.WhenMr.DawsonsawAmy,hesmiledandsaid, “ Hel lo,Amy!Iseeyouhaveanewf riendwithyoutoday. Amy”smiledback.Mr.Dawsonlookedfriendlyandgavethe meachafreshapple.LaterJanetaskedAmy, “ Everyonesaysheisthemostunwelcomepersonintown. Whywashesokindtous?Am”yexplainedthatwhenshefirstwalkedpasthishous e,shewasalsoafraidofhim.Butsheimaginedtherewasaninvisible（ 看 不 见 ）smileonhisfaceandthenstartedtalkingtohim.Beginningwitha “hello ”atfirs t,andthenspeakingmoreeachtime.“ Aninvisiblesmile?” Janetwaspuzzled（ 困惑的 ）. “Yes,”answeredAmy.“Mygrandmatoldmetothinkso.Shesayssmilescanspr ead.Ifwekeepsmilingatsomeone,soonerorlatertheywillsmileback.”RememberwhatAmysgrandmasaid,andwewillfindthatmostpeoplecantrefu seoursmile.28. Mr.Dawsonwasthoughttobea（an）person.A. warm-heartedB.unhappyC.badly-behavedD.unfriendly29. HowdidJanetfeelwhenMr.Dawsongavethemtwoapples?A. HappyB.Surprised.C.Proud.D.Terrible.30. WhywasMr.DawsonkindtoAmy?A. BecauseAmywasneverafraidofhim.B. BecauseAmysgrandmawashisoldfriend.C. BecauseAmywaskindtoMr.Dawsonfirst.D. BecauseAmywasthemostpopulargirlintown.31. Fromthestory,weknowAmyisagirlwho.A. likeshelpingothersB. neversaysnotoolderpeopleC. enjoysworkingwithherfriendsD.wouldliketotakeothersadvice32. Whichcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A. HowtobeawelcomepersonB. SmilesbuildabetterworldC. whatsthebestthingaboutlife?D. Isitimportanttogetonwellwithothers?Passage3 Whatwillthehouseofthefuturelooklike?Couldithavegardensonitswalls,orap oolwithfishfordinner?Architects（ 建 筑 师 ）believethattheyareallpossibilities.Theonlythingforsureisthatthehousewil lbeasgreenaspossible.ThetreehouseManyarchitectsintheworldwouldliketobuilda “ treehouse ” .Likealeaf,thesurf ceofthehousecollectssunlightduringtheday.Theenergycanbeusedtoheatwat er,produceelectricity,andevencreatefreshairforthehome.The根 ） ” ofth“ root（ehouseisdeepunderthegroundsothatitcancontrol （ 控 制 ） thehomestemperature.Thelizard （蜥蜴）houseLikealizard,changingcolourwiththeweatheristhemostimportantdesignofaliz ardhouse,Whenitsinthebrightsun,thecoverofthehousewillturndarktoprote ctitfromstrongheat.Duringdarkdays,itrurnswhiteandtakesinasmuchlightand heataspossibletoproduceenergy.MealsathomeThefutureoffoodproductionistakenasonepartofthedesignofthebuilding.Gar densmayappearontheoutsidewallsofthehouse.Peoplecanplanttomatoe