2018 is the Year of the Dog. Although dogs are seen as friends and part of the family today, China and Western countries have different cultural beliefs about dogs.

In Chinese, some words about dogs have derogatory meaning, such as “Lead a dog’s life.” In English, however, the situation is different. People use “every dog has his day” to describe a period of good luck, “work like a dog” to describe a hard worker and “a gay dog” to describe a happy person.

The dog-human relationship goes right back to the beginnings of Western civilization. Perhaps the most moving example is from the 8th century BC, in Greek poet Homer’s The Odyssey. When Greek hero Odysseus finally returns home after 20 years away at war, no one but his dog Argos recognizes him. The Argos is an old, sick dog, and is about to die; but he is overjoyed to see his owner again after so many years.

In fact, people were close to dogs in away they weren’t close to cows, pigs or even horses. Farmers worked closely with dogs. But even after science came to agriculture and dogs lost their traditional roles, the relationship between men and dogs remained.

Nowadays in the West, millions of people keep dogs as pets. They are at the heart of family life. People feed them, take them on holidays and look after them. In return, dogs are loyal in a way that friends sometimes aren’t. This loyalty is the origin of the English saying, “A dog is man’s best friend.”

1.Which may be a saying about dogs in China?

A. A gay dog. B. Lead a dog’s life. C. Work like a dog. D. Every dog has its day.

2.The story of Odysseus and his dog is moving because .

A. the dog will die in two years B. he is overjoyed to see his dog again

C. only the dog recognizes him after the war D. he returns home after twenty years away at war

3.What happened to dogs after science came to agriculture?

A. Farmers worked closely with dogs. B. They still kept their traditional roles.

C. People preferred pigs and horses to dogs. D. Men and dogs remained in good relationship.

4.What can we know from the passage?

A. All people keep dogs as pets in western countries. B. In fact, dogs may be more loyal than some friends.

C. Argos was a great Greek hero in the 8th century BC. D. China and England have the same beliefs about dogs.

Nowadays, we use digital devices in many ways, such as waking us up in the morning, listening to music, communicating with friends and so on. But studies have found that overuse of electronics can affect our sleep, our study and work.

To help people take a break from their always-on lifestyles, America set the National Day of Unplugging in 2010 to encourage people to put away their electronics for 24 hours, which is on the second Friday of March every year.

Without any doubt, many people find that the unplugged day seems longer than a typical day. “Without my phone, my breakfast was too short and I did not know what to do next,” one participant of last year’s unplugging experiment wrote. Another shared his grief at not being able to look at his phone during bus and train rides, calling the day”the longest time of my life”.

But others see the experiment as a way to experience what life was like before the rise of electronics. “My friend and i has dinner in the evening, and we both discussed about how much more present we felt-- how we could hear what each other was saying,” one participant wrote.

Although living without electronics seems impossible in today’s world, unplugging from time to time allows people to slow down and reflect on life. “At the end of the day, I was missing neither social media nor having a digital connection,” one participant noted. “I note. “I was happy for the opportunity to challenge my unhealthy daily habits, because this gave me the opportunity to discover a slower, clearer way of life.”

1.Using digital devices too often might .

A. help us study better B. keep us away from music

C. help us communicate easily D. bring us some sleep problems

2.The National Day of Unplugging was set .

A. in many countries in 2010 B. on the second day of March every year

C. to help people take a break from busy work D. to make people away from their electronics for a day

3.What is the meaning of the underlined word”grief”?

A. Rudeness B. Sadness C. Happiness D. Coldness

4.Some participants of the experiment .

A. thought that it was impossible for them to slow down B. didn’t know what to eat for breakfast without phones

C. felt exited during bus and train rides without phones D. enjoyed hearing each other by discussing face to face

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Get Back to Real Life. B. Unhealthy Daily Habits

C. The Digital Connection. D. The Longest Time of Life.

In our daily life,while we hunt for happiness, we may often end up with bad feelings. Here are some tips to help you defeat your low feelings.

Talk with someone

When you talk with your friends and they can understand how you feel, it starts you on the path to refreshing. It also helps you to see yourself in less limiting ways, so you can get back to being who you want to be.

Get out of the house

Getting out can be hard i fyou feel like you don’t want to be around people. That’s OK for now, but at least make yourself walk to a place with a nice view or a place that brings you some peace. A change of scenery and fresh air will help you recover.

Watch a comedy

I know when you’re in a low mood, you may not want to make yourself laugh. But the cycle of sadness must be broken so you can get back to your normal life, and this is a very easy way to start.

Smile

The smiling actually releases chemicals in your brain that make you want to smile more and make you feel better. Go to a public place and wear that smile. People will smile back, and that will make you feel happier.

The idea here is to make your life better, and no one can do that but you. Please give it a chance. You’d be surprised at how easy it is to feel better when you do things to help yourself.

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1.Talking with someone helps you to__________in less limiting ways.

2.A change of scenery and__________will help you recover.

3.When may a person not want to make himself laugh?

___________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________

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People always believe that counting sheep1.(be) helpful to their sleep. But does it2.(real) work?

Scientists at Oxford University tested it. Two sleep researchers looked at the people who had3.(difficult) in sleeping. They divided them4.different groups. Then they asked them to try all kinds of ways to help5.(they) fall asleep quickly.

Surprisingly, it6.(take) those who were asked to count sheep more time to fall asleep than those who weren’t. But when they were asked to imagine a relaxing picture-- a beach, for e7., they fell asleep about twenty minutes8.(soon) than before, according to a report in The New York Times.

“Sometimes, counting tasks are OK, b9.they are thought as stressful by many people,” Dr. Richards told ABC News.

“As10.result, it may be a good way to try imagining colored fish slowly swimming in a river to help you sleep at night,” suggested Richards.

1.cute, a, baby, what (!)

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2.far, your, is, how, school (?)

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3.learn, helps, English, he, me, often (.)

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4.should, be confident in, we, ourselves (.)

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5.will, they, tomorrow, who, wonder, come (.)

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要求:

1. 文中不得涉及真實的人名,校名和地名?

2. 可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮,使短文連貫,通順?

3. 詞數(shù):80個詞左右,已給出的部分不計入總詞數(shù)?

提示詞:the long - distance running, the ball throwing, the standing long jump, practice

Never Give Up

The P.E. exam is coming. Students of Grade Nine prepare for it every day. Some______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

– Is there __________ in that new shopping center?

– Yes, you can go there to buy lots of things.

A. something special B. everything special

C. nothing special D. anything special

– Do you eat junk food?

– Yes, but I eat it only twice a week as long as it tastes __________.

A. well B. good C. best D. the better

Which girl is ___________ in your class, Mary or Linda?

A. outgoing B. much outgoing C. more outgoing D. the most outgoing

We __________ a great time in the park and the weather was fantastic.

A. have B. had C. having D. to have