Smoking in indoor public places including public working places， public transport vehicles and some other special outdoor working places has been banned(禁止)in China since January 2011. Let’s look at the following advantages of banning smoking.

First， banning smoking will not only help in saving smokers from health problems and diseases， but will also be good for passive(被動)smokers. When the smoker is smoking in a restaurant， the people around him are sure to breathe in the smoke and suffer from the diseases an active smoker gets. If smoking is banned， spread of these diseases can be controlled.

Next， banning smoking will put stress on smokers to give up. Since a smoker is prevented from smoking， he will learn how to live without smoking for long hours. When a smoker doesn’t smell or see anybody around him smoking， it might reduce his wish to smoke too. As a result， people have to give up smoking.

Smoking in public places influences non-smokers to start smoking， especially adolescents. When teens see people around them smoking， they will follow them easily. Thus the number of teen smokers will increase. Also asthma(哮喘)and other problems are often seen in children living around smokers. So if it is banned， these places will become safe for children and teenagers.

Smoking should be banned to increase work productivity(生產(chǎn)率). Employees(雇員)who smoke usually take breaks to smoke while working. So the number of hours they put in their work is smaller.

If you see from the environment point of view， smoking should be banned. Smoking causes air pollution. If it is banned， it will help keep the environment from getting worse.

1.________doesn’t belong to a non-smoking place.

A.A field

B. A hospital

C. A library

D.A restaurant

2.The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us ______.

A. banning smoking is good for restaurants

B. banning smoking is good for non-smokers

C. banning smoking is good for spread of diseases

D. banning smoking is good for active smokers and passive smokers

3.According to the text， the underlined word “adolescents” means ______.

A. menB. womenC. adults D. teenagers

4.Which of the following statements in NOT true?

A. If smoking is banned， work productivity will increase.

B. If smoking is banned， the number of teen smokers will be larger.

C. If smoking is banned， it will make the environment become better.

D. If smoking is banned， smokers will learn how to live without smoking.

I grew up in New Hampshire， a small town in South Canada， where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring， Summer， Fairtime and Winter!” At that time， a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.

When “Fairtime” came， my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind， well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “Fairtime”， they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.

Year after year， many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually(逐漸地) going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Grandma in her house. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then.

What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle.（填字游戲） However， she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours， without saying a word.

To attract people to move back， the Town Hall decided to reopen the fair. One day， when I came back from school， I saw Grandma wearing her glasses， washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face， she looked a lot much younger. She told me that her two nieces（侄女）would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again，” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”

I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”， appreciated and helpful.

1.What was mentioned to make Grandma happy in the passage?

A. My parents moved to live with her.

B. The writer did the crossword puzzle with her.

C. Her two nieces would come.

D. We tried to make her live comfortably.

2.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Grandma preferred looking after others to being looked after.

B. The fair usually lasts for about a week.

C. Grandma was kind and educated very well.

D. Grandma liked to stay in the room for hours without saying a word.

3.What does the underlined word“appreciated” mean?

A. 激動的B. 感激的 C.輕松的 D.迷惑的

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Fairtime B. My “Old” Grandma

C. A Small Town D. Grandma’s Family

詞匯運用

根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給漢語提示或英語單詞的適當形式填空。在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）

1.Did you hear someone ___________on the door when you were watching the cartoon?(敲)

2.The wind ___________ strongly and I almost lost my way.(吹)

3.Thank you for your _________ and it makes me learn more about the product. (介紹)

4.He sat ___________ me， saying nothing to me.(在……對面)

5.Jack found his job and later made a living on his own in his ______________.(五十多歲)

6.It is ____________for Dave to be late. He is always on time. (usual)

7.The more mistakes he made， the _____________ he got. (angry)

8.We should talk with our parents and teachers _______________. (polite)

9.Mr. Green explained it again and again to make _____________ understood. (he)

10.As a guide， I must pay attention to all the ______________safety during their trip. (tour)

任務型閱讀

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）

Mayme Clayton collected books， magazines and letters written by African Americans. Her son， Avery Clayton， thought her collection was important. Unlike most books， these were rare and hard to find. They were written by writers who helped shape African American culture.

One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley.Wheatley was a slave (奴隸)who wrote poetry.She was the first African American to publish a book. Wheatley herself signed (簽名) the book in the Claytons’ collection. No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley.

By the time she passed away at age 83， Mrs. Clayton had more than 30，000 books by or about black people. Her collection also includes papers about slaves， photos， movies， sheet music， and personal letters by black leaders and artists.It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States.

Avery Clayton’s dream was to create a museum for his mother’s treasures.Scholars say that Mrs. Clayton’s collection is very important. Without her work， part of African American heritage (遺產(chǎn)) would have been lost. “We didn’t know these things existed（存在），” a man from California’slibrary says.

The collections’ new home is likely to be in Culver City， California.Part of Avery Clayton’s dream is to share the cultural riches(財富) his mother collected with others. He especially wants kids to have a chance to see the collection. “ At present African American culture is being explained by pop culture，” he says， “ It’s important to offer a more complete picture.”

缺詞填空

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當?shù)脑~使短文完整。在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，完整地寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）

Father sat at his desk and looked at his bills when his young son rushed in and announced： “Dad， because today is your b1. and you’re 40 years old， I’m going to give you 40 kisses， one for each year!” When the boy started， the father shouted： “Andrew， don’t do it now. I’m too b 2. !”

The boy soon felt sad a 3.tears fell from his big blue eyes.

The father really r 4.for his words， so he said： “You can finish later.” The boy said nothing but quietly walked a 5. .

That evening the father said： “Come and finish the kisses now， Andrew!”But the boy didn’t r 6. to his father.

U 7._， a few days later， the boy had an accident and died. His sad father wrote： “If only I could tell him how s 8.I am for my thoughtless words， and how much my heart is hurting”

Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept any loving act， or others will take it as a 4“No” and it can leave a scar (傷痕). Our life will lose meaning u9.we receive love.

N 10.is more important than accepting love from those who are near and dear to us.

句子翻譯

將下列句子譯成英語，并將所譯的句子寫在答題卡標有題號的橫線上。

1.立刻采取行動，我們的環(huán)境會越來越好。

2.我發(fā)現(xiàn)與他相處很容易。

3.我們正在談話時，他打斷了我們。

4.為了撲滅這場大火，他不得不沖進這座房子。

5.直到完成了日記，我才休息。

寫作

你喜歡下雨的周末嗎？下雨的周末你如何度過？九年級一班就此展開了討論。不同的同學有著各自不同的觀點。請根據(jù)下面表格中的內(nèi)容向大家介紹一下一班同學的情況，并談一談自己的看法與做法。

要求：1. 表達清楚，語法正確，上下文連貫；

2. 必須包括所有相關信息，并作適當發(fā)揮；

3. 詞數(shù)在100左右（開頭已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）；

4. 不得使用真實姓名和校名等。

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—Why is such _____ honest leader like him supported by so______ few workers?

—Because he is too strict.

A. an； a B. a； the C. a； an D. an； /

About _________ of the engineers in my company seem to be in their _________.

A. second-nines； forties B. two-ninths； forties

C. second-ninths； fortieth D. two-ninths； fortieth

Spend more time talking with your parents， ______ they may not understand you.

A. or B. so C. and D. but