潞河中学初三上学期英语期末试题

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　　任务型阅读 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

　　阅读下面的短文，完成文后的任务。

　　Disneyland is the name of the theme parks around the world. There are Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, Disney Orlando in Florida, Disneyland Paris in France, Tokyo Disneyland in Japan, and Hong Kong Disneyland in Hong Kong. But do you know its history? OK! Let me tell you.

　　Walt Disney was born in 1901. The Mickey Mouse created in 1927 made him very famous. He died in 1966, but his work and his dreams did not die. Now people all over the world enjoy his Mickey Mouse and other cartoon characters.

　　Later in his life, Mr. Disney had a dream, that is, to build a new kind of amusement park. It would be clean and beautiful. There would be rides for children and nice hotels for adults. It would be fun for people of all ages. Mr. Disney drew a plan for this park. It was called Disneyland. The engineer told him it was an impossible dream. His family and friends thought he was mad. But Mr. Disney did not give up his idea. In 1955, (90)Disneyland opened to the public and became the most successful amusement park in the USA. Walt Disney’s dream came true.

　　The Walt Disney Company confirmed that Disney had been talking to the government in Shanghai about opening a park that would open by 2014.

　　任务一：根据短文内容回答下列问题。

　　61. When did Walt Disney create Mickey Mouse?

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　　62. What was Walt Disney’s dream?

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　　63. Whom would the amusement park be fun for?

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　　64. Where is the first Disneyland?

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　　任务二：将文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。

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　　第三节 写 作(共1题，满分20分)

　　今年6月5日世界环境日的主题是倡导“低碳生活”，老师就“节能减排”问题组织了一场主题讨论：日常生活中，我们能为保护环境、减少污染做些什么?请用英语写一篇不少于80词的短文，谈谈自己的想法。

　　参考词汇：discussion, protect the environment, be caused by, ordinary people, instead of driving cars, use plastic bags, cut down on, recycle, natural food, save energy, reduce pollutions

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