2013大连中考《英语》试题

　　第II卷 非选择题(共66分)

　　V.完形填空(二)(本题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分)

　　A.根据短文内容，用方框内所给词的适当形式填空，使短文内容完整，(每词限用一次)

　　hour before mouth see artist popular draw for

　　The dog is a real artist

　　Sam is a 9-year-old dog. He has a hobby:painting.The hobby not only makes him famous,but also makes him rich.

　　Sam has_51 22 paintings.All of them are abstract(抽象派的).When he paints, he holds his brush(画笔)in his_52. He likes to start with darker colors_53 moving on to lighter ones.

　　Sam's paintings are _54 in the US.Some sell for as much as $1,700.A woman even bought one as a birthday gift _55 her dog.

　　"He loves painting and would paint for _56 if I left him to it,“said Sam's owner, Mary.

　　Sam was once a rescue(搜救)dog.One day,Mary wanted to teach him something.

　　“I_57dolphins painting and elephants painting,so I thought,why not a dog?”said Mary.

　　She is right. Now Sam is one of the world's greatest animal_58. People call him "DaVinci in the dog world.”

　　B阅读下面短文，在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。(每空格限填一词) Asking the way in different places

　　I rtavel a lot, and I find out different"styles"of giving directions(方向)every time I ask "How can I get to the post office?"

　　In Japan, people use landmarks(地面标志性建筑物)in their directions_59 most streets don't have names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers,"Go straight ahead and turn left at the hotel. The post office is across from the bus stop."

　　In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are no towns or buildings in many places.Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and _60.In Kansas,for example,people will say,"Go north two miles(英里). Turn east,and then go another mile."

　　People in Los Angeles,California, have _61 idea of distance. They measure(测量)distance in time, not miles."How far away is the opst office?" you ask."Oh,"they answer,"it's about five minutes from here."

　　It's true that a person doesn't know the answer sometimes.What _62 in such a situation? A New Yorkermight say,"Sorry I don't know." But in Yucatan,Mexico,no one answers"I don't know" People in Yucatan believe that "I don't know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a _63 one. A tourist can get very,very lost in Yucatan!

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