一、根据句意及汉语或首字母提示完成单词。（20分）
1. My biggest dream is to be a ______（飞行员）like Liu Chuanjian.
2. Our train leaves in half an hour. Let’s go ______（直接地）to the railway station.
3. — The piece of music ______（听起来）sweet and beautiful.
— I agree with you, Tom.
4. Linda is going to Shenzhen by plane. Her f______ number is DZ6242.
5. Some children are so f______ of energy and thirsty for knowledge.

二、用所给词的适当形式填空。（20分）
1.（扬州中考）Let me repeat ______（exact）what he just said.
2. There will be a ______（school - leaver）party next Saturday.
3. It’s very late. We’d better ______（go）home now.
4. There’s nothing ______（visit）in the city. I’ll never go there again.
5. He went away without ______（say）a word.

1. — This photo often makes me think of ______ trip to the Great Wall last year.
— Yeah, we had a great time there.
A. a B. an C. / D. the

2. — ______ was your weekend, Jack?
— Great. We had a good time on the farm.
A. What B. When C. How D. Where

3. — Jim had to give up playing football ______ his foot injury(损伤).
— What a pity!
A. because of B. according to
C. instead of D. as a result

4. Your dream will come true ______ you study hard.
A. as soon as B. as long as
C. as well as D. as far as

5. — I will have an English exam tomorrow.
— ______!
A. Good luck B. Congratulations
C. Thank you D. That’s a good idea

四、补全对话(有两项多余)。（20分）
A. How was the weather there?
B. Then we went to Hollywood.
C. I hope you will have a nice trip.
D. How did you go to Los Angeles?
E. It took us about nine hours by plane.
F. I went there with my parents two years ago.
G. What are you going to do during the holiday?
A：Hi, Linda! 1. ______
B：I’m going to visit Los Angeles.
A：You’ll love it! 2. ______ We enjoyed ourselves.
B：Really? How long did it take you to get there?
A：3. ______
B：Where did you go when you were in Los Angeles?
A：Well, first we went to Disneyland.
4. ______
B：It sounds great! I can’t wait to go there.
A：It’s really a wonderful place for fun.
5. ______
B：Thank you.
A：You are welcome.

五、（连云港中考改编）阅读理解。（20分）
The Horsetail Fall（瀑布）is one of Yosemite National Park’s most amazing views. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits the Horsetail Fall at just the right angle(角度) to light the upper parts of the waterfall. And when conditions are right, the Horsetail Fall becomes orange and red at sunset. It is like red - hot lava(熔岩) pouring down from the top of the El Capitan. So, it got the name “firefall”.
The firefall is a perfect match of the weather, the fall, the time and the watching place. It usually appears on dry, warm and cloudless days. There must be enough flowing water to make a firefall too. So there must be enough snow on the mountain top, and it turns into water on warm afternoons.
The sun goes to the best place before the fall in late February. And the best time to watch the fall is 5 to 15 minutes before sunset. Only at this time can visitors see the firefall. The El Capitan Picnic Area is the best place to watch, because it is close to the fall and is perfect to set up cameras and tents.
We toured the city by bus and by taxi.
1. Paragraph 1 mainly tells us ______.
A. how the firefall got its name
B. why it’s easy to see the firefall
C. who was the first to find the firefall
D. on which day we can visit the firefall
2. What can we know about the firefall?
A. It lasts for half an hour before sunset.
B. It usually appears on wet, warm and cloudy days.
C. Rivers provide enough flowing water to make a fall.
D. The best place to watch it is the El Capitan Picnic Area.
3. From the words of Kate Moore, we can infer that ______.
A. the firefall is worth seeing
B. it’s dangerous to watch the firefall
C. the firefall brings little surprise
D. it’s a waste of time to visit the firefall
4. What’s the theme of the passage?
A. Art. B. Nature.
C. Technology. D. History.