The news he told us be true because he is an honest boy.

A.can B.would C.can’t D.must

---We have no idea .

--- It’s said that he is Mr. Green’s son.

A.where he comes from B.if he lives here C.who he is D.what he is

Edison has thousands of inventions in his life. What made him successful? The _______ is creativity. Creativity is not something that one is just born with. It is the _______ of using intelligence to think of new ideas that are good for something.

In 1925, Richard Drew worked as an engineer for a company. He wanted to _______ a kind of material which could be strong enough to hold things together, but his boss didn’t let him think about it. Drew had to use his _______time to think about his idea, and he had a hard time to make the idea _______. Finally, he made the kind of tape, which now is used everywhere by people. The boss learned from his mistake. After that the company made a rule of asking _______ workers to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.

In developing our creativity, childhood is a _______ age. It is important for schools and parents to help their children to develop their creativity. Teachers should not only develop the students’ reading, writing and math skills, _______ help the students use them to work out problems. Parents should give children more choices. From the earliest age, children should learn to make decisions. For example, let them choose rice or noodles for supper. As children grow older, parents should let their children make their own decisions on how to use their time or spend their money. _______ not to help them too much when they make the wrong decision, ________ the child may have a hard time.

1.A.question B.answer C.word D.expression

2.A.strength B.ability C.thought D.activity

3.A.visit B.invite C.invent D.buy

4.A.work B.full C.school D.spare

5.A.come true B.come out C.come back D.come up

6.A.your B.its C.their D.our

7.A.short B.bright C.long D.golden

8.A.and B.as well as C.until D.but also

9.A.Remember B.Think C.Forget D.Wonder

10.A.as long as B.so that C.even though D.as soon as

This is the true story of a great woman. Her name was Helen Keller. She was born in 1880 in Alabama in the USA. When Helen was one year and a half, she got ill and then she became blind(瞎的) and deaf(聾的).

Her parents tried to do their best for their daughter and they asked a young teacher called Anne Sullivan to their home to teach Helen. Anne herself was almost blind in her youth. Helen was a smart girl but she couldn’t hear or talk. She was angry at this. So she was always crying and shouting. Then Anne often went for walks with Helen in the country near her home. After two weeks, Helen became quiet. Anne began to teach her how to spell and Helen learned to write. Boards(木板) with lines on them helped her to keep the words straight. Soon her talents were famous all over the world. There were her stories in newspapers and magazines. By the time she was 17, she was studying French, German, Latin, physics and many other subjects. She was still blind and deaf. In 1902, she wrote a book The Story of my life. It became well-known all over the world.

1.Helen became blind and deaf when she was ___________.

A.one year old B.half a year old

C.one year and a half old D.two years old

2.Why was Helen always crying and shouting?

A.Because she couldn’t hear and talk.

B.Because she felt lonely.

C.Because she was angry with Anne.

D.Because Anne always went out with her.

3.Anne taught Helen how to __________.

A.run B.speak and write

C.play football D.swim

4.Why did Helen need to use special boards to write on?

A.Because she didn’t like desks.

B.Because she didn’t have desks.

C.Because boards with lines on them helped her to keep the words straight.

D.Because she liked to use them.

5.How old was Helen when she finished the book The Story of my life?

A.51. B.42.

C.22. D.17.

We all have our favourite teachers---those who treat us equally. But what about the teachers who are strict with us? Are you afraid of them? Even if a teacher is too strict, you can still have a successful relationship with him or her. Here are some things to do when trying to establish a good relationship with your teacher.

1.According to the passage, our favourite teacher .

A.treats us equally B.has a lot of knowledge

C.looks beautiful D.plays with us after school

2.The underline part ”telling long stories” in the passage means .

A.being an honest student B.telling lies to your teacher

C.having difficulty in speaking D.being too lazy to do homework

3.To establish a relationship with your teacher, you can _______.

A.try to find an excuse if you are late for school

B.work hard at your subjects at school

C.tell your teacher you are afraid of him or her

D.buy your teacher an expensive gift on his or her birthday

4.The passage is written mainly for .

A.students B.teachers C.parents D.office workers

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.How to be good at all your subjects.

B.How to get along well with your classmates.

C.Learn as much as possible from your teachers.

D.Four suggestions on how to establish a good relationship with your teacher.

Welcome to the Painting Competition for Woolands Students

The International Anti?Drug(禁毒) Day this year is coming soon. In order to raise teenagers' awareness(意識(shí)) to fight against drug taking, the City Art Council is going to hold a painting competition for the students in our city.

Students who want to take part in the competition can hand in their own 2D paintings in either of the following two ways：

★Each school will be provided with a box for students to put in their paintings. Boxes will be picked up by the City Art Council on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016, before the end of the school day.

★Paintings can be also handed in on Friday, June 24th, from 8：00 am to 10：00 am at the Woodlands Art Hall (175 Riverside Street)．

All paintings are required to be 60cm wide by 80cm long or smaller. Larger sizes will not be accepted. Each student can only hand in one painting.

The final decision on the competition results will be made on June 26th, the Anti?Drug Day. The name list of the winners will be made known on the website of the City Art Council on the same day. All winning paintings will be shown to the public at the City Youth Park from June 27th till the end of July.

Prizes: 1st Prize(10 students)＝$300 Gift Card each

2nd Prize(20 students)＝$200 Gift Card each

3rd Prize(30 students)＝$100 Gift Card each

For further information：Visit http: //www.WoodlandsArtCouncil.org or call 2569?8632.

1.Students in Woodlands can take part in ________ held by the City Art Council.

A.a pop music concert B.a singing competition

C.a painting competition D.a name?signing activity

2.The main purpose of this competition is ________.

A.to teach the teenagers some painting skills

B.to tell the teenagers to walk away from drugs

C.to provide the teenager with some art knowledge

D.to introduce the history of the Anti?Drug Day to the teenagers

3.The size of the paintings like ________ will NOT be accepted.

A.40 cm wide by 60 cm long

B.50 cm wide by 70 cm long

C.60 cm wide by 80 cm long

D.80 cm wide by 100 cm long

4.The public can enjoy the winning paintings ________.

A.at the City Youth Park B.at the City Art Council

C.at 175 Riverside Street D.at the Woodlands Art Hall

5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Students must put their paintings in the school box on June 24th.

B.Each student can take part in the competition with one 3D painting.

C.Students can get more information about the competition in two ways.

D.Each of the second prize winners in the competition will get 300 dollars.

任務(wù)型閱讀

閱讀短文，并按要求完成各小題

Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning. Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world.

Sometimes, we are too busy to read all the news carefully. So we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times,we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.

We can find newspapers everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.

Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news, and others prefer short stories.They just choose what they are interested in.

Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 2lst Century.

1.完成句子Some people read newspaper firstly_________________________.

2.簡(jiǎn)要回答How could people read newspapers if they are in a hurry?

______________________________________________.

3.簡(jiǎn)要回答Why are many Chinese students reading English newspapers?

____________________________________________________.

4.找出并寫下全文的主題句

_______________________________________________________.

5.將劃線句子譯成漢語(yǔ)。

_______________________________________________________.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及所給提示，在文中的空白處填寫一個(gè)正確的單詞。

Molly was a student. She 1.(make) a new friend when she played a game at school. Her name was Ann. She was thin and tall.

After the game they became friends and wanted 2.(spend) more time together. But Ann had a friend 3.the name of Liz. She was 4.(worry) to make new friends. She thought that when one friendship started, another friendship ended. Liz always took Ann the other day w5. Molly came to play, so Molly had to play with her friend Betty. She said to Betty sadly, “I wish all of us could become friends. It would be much 6.(happy) to play.”

One day 7. was time for lunch, Molly and Betty came out looking for a seat. And Ann called them over so they could eat together. This time Liz did not run away. She let them 8.(sit) beside her. She was a little nervous, but she stayed there anyway. Molly gave some 9.(cake) to Liz. And Liz took it happily.

From then on they were friends and they had a10. of fun. The four girls played together everywhere. They knew that it was always good to try to make a new friends.

將所給詞語(yǔ)連成句子，標(biāo)點(diǎn)已給出，要求：符合語(yǔ)法，語(yǔ)句通順，大小寫正確，詞語(yǔ)不得重復(fù)使用。

1.geography, is difficult, learn, it, to

_____________________________________________________?

2.buy, let’s, our, teacher, some, gifts, for

___________________________________________________.

3.Amy, for, drove, waiting, crazy, me

_____________________________________________________.

4.good, you, succeed, a helps, education

_____________________________________________________.

5.We, classroom, keep, our, clean and tidy, must

____________________________________________________.

B) 書面表達(dá)

初中三年，一定有很多事情讓你難以忘懷。這些事情讓你感到或是高興，或是難過，或是幸運(yùn)，或是愧疚……請(qǐng)寫一篇80詞左右的英語(yǔ)短文，記述你印象中最深刻的一件事，并表達(dá)初自己的感受。

提示：1. What happened?

2. How didi it happen?

3. What is your feeling about it?

要求：1. 書寫規(guī)范，表達(dá)連貫，用全所給提示信息

2.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)學(xué)校及姓名。

In the past three years, I have