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【1】The first two sentences of the text above are about____________

A. different types of books

B. the coming school year

C. the importance of summer reading

D. good places for summer reading

【2】One of the steps for parents to sign up on www. readfun. org is to_________.

A. select“ Parent

B. finish a test

C. choose a tip

D. print an article

【3】What does www. readfun. org provide?

A. Online teachers.

B. Pen friends’ information.

C. Interesting videos.

D. Articles of different levels.

【4】The underlined word "accessible" in the text means "easy to________.

A. writeB. discussC. understandD. compare

【5】The text above is written to______________.

A. introduce a reading programme

B. sell books to school kids

C. encourage parents to read more

D. share reading experience

Young British people use lots of language that you usually can't find in most dictionaries. These very informal(不正規(guī)的) words and expressions are known as “slang”. It is not possible to make a complete list of modern British slang. By the time the list was finished, it would be out of date! However, here are a few examples:

◆“Safe”,“ sorted”;“ sound”,“cool” and “wicked” all mean “That' s good" or “I understand”.

◆“Whatever ”means “I don’t care”.(e.g. A: But the teacher says we can't leave until we've finished. B: Whatever. I'm going）
◆“He's fine". And “He's fit ” both mean “He's good-looking”. Fine and fit can describe a boy or a girl.

Not everybody uses slang and not everybody likes it. A school in Sheffield, has recently required its pupils to stop using slang words such as hiya (hello), cheers and ta(both mean “thank you "). The head teacher says that If young people learn to speak“correctly”, this will help them get a place at university and a good job。

So, how important is it to learn these slang words and expressions? If you watch films or TV in English, read magazines in English, chat online in English or are interested in English song lyrics, then understanding slang can be very useful. You probably won't see much slang in your English exam, though.

【1】Which is the best word to complete the blank?

Peter: I've just passed my exam!

Jenny:___________ ! Well done!

A. CheersB. WhateverC. HiyaD. Cool

【2】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Modern slang changes very quickly.

B. Young people use the same slang as their parents.

C. "Fit" is only used to describe boys.

D. It's a must to learn some British slang.

【3】The example of the school in Sheffield shows that___________.

A. many British schools encourage the use of slang

B. speaking slang helps young people to get better jobs

C. children from different cultures feel respected

D. slang is not considered as proper English in schools

【4】Understanding slang might not be useful when you___________.

A. watch films and TV in English

B. read magazines in English

C. do English exam papers

D. talk to your British net-pal

【5】The author's main purpose is to__________________

A. discuss that slang should be stopped

B. explain the best way to learn slang

C. tell readers about British slang

D. interest readers with slang words

By the time we had put up the tent, everyone was really _______. "We wouldn't have got this hungry if we had brought some snacks." Peter said. We all told him to_______complaining and help us start a fire to cook our food instead. Realizing we were having trouble making the fire, he finally helped out.

The next day started early. Woken by a strange _______. Peter went to see what was happening. "Some cows have eaten our breakfast!" he shouted. "That's all because you didn't_______ the food properly last night." said Mr. Lee.

Worried that Mr. Lee was angry with us, we tried very hard on our next ________ --using the map and compass to find a secret location. We made it to the location before the other group did. We all felt very proud of ourselves.

The survival training course was a great. Now I feel I could survive anywhere!

【1】A. disappointingB. difficultC. differentD. boring

【2】A. mapB. bookC. lightD. knife

【3】A. suggestedB. finishedC. imaginedD. enjoyed

【4】A. nearerB. lowerC. biggerD. higher

【5】A. SurprisinglyB. SuddenlyC. LuckilyD. Usually

【6】A. hungryB. tiredC. thirstyD. excited

【7】A. startB. mindC. stopD. continue

【8】A. musicB. noiseC. womanD. bird

【9】A. throw offB. put awayC. eat upD. sell out

【10】A. planB. lessonC. problemD. task

On the first morning, she got up very early and ran with me in_______ neighborhood. I tried to run slowly _______ she could follow me. After ruuning for_______ minutes, I told her proper ways of exercise and the importance of eating healthy food. She listened to me carefully. It made me _______ that she told me everything very patiently when I was a kid. _______ the second morning, I praised her for keeping ____________ with me.

But after two weeks, she wanted to ____________ running because she thought the two-week exercise didn't work at all. To encourage her, I taught her ____________ to use the facilities (設(shè)施) for exercise in the gym____________is not far away. She began to exercise again.

With my help, it ____________ her one month to develop a good habit of daily exercise. “ Thank you, my dear daughter. Exercise brings health and happiness to me. I will never worry about my health.” Her words touched my heart ____________. I felt happy to make a big difference to my mother's life.

【1】A. betterB. worstC. worseD. well

【2】A. tellB. tellingC. had toldD. was told

【3】A. whatB. thatC. whichD. where

【4】A. would exerciseB. did exerciseC. will exerciseD. had exercised

【5】A. weB. usC. ourD. ours

【6】A. butB. so thatC. thatD. so

【7】A. fewB. someC. anyD. little

【8】A. to rememberB. rememberedC. rememberD. remembering

【9】A. InB. OnC. WithD. For

【10】A. runB. to runC. runningD. ran

【11】A. give upB. keep onC. set upD. take up

【12】A. whereB. whenC. whatD. how

【13】A. whoseB. whereC. whoD. which

【14】A. has takenB. takingC. tookD. takes

【15】A. deeperB. deepC. deepestD. deeply

【1】公共場(chǎng)合不允許大聲喧嘩

We______ ____________ ___________to speak loudly in public.

【2】閱讀和旅游都能為我們打開一個(gè)全新的世界。

_______ reading __________travelling can open up a new world to us.

【3】如果我們共同努力工作，我們的中國(guó)夢(mèng)一定可以實(shí)現(xiàn)。

_____ _______ _______ ________ together, our Chinese dream is sure to come true.

【4】在廣州一段時(shí)間后，她已習(xí)慣了這里的飲食。

After some time in Guangzhou, she _____ _______ ________the food here.

【5】在科學(xué)家的努力下，中國(guó)已經(jīng)成功制造了像C919這樣的大飛機(jī)了。

With scientists great efforts, China _____ already _______ big planes like C919 successfully.

【6】你知道她什么時(shí)候回國(guó)嗎?

Do you know______ __________ __________ _______back to her country?

【7】黃埔的夜景多迷人呀！到處燈光璀璨。

________ _________Huangpu's night view is! The bright and shiny light is everywhere.

初中就要畢業(yè)了，校報(bào)“英語(yǔ)角”欄目向同學(xué)們征集畢業(yè)晚會(huì)的計(jì)劃。假定你是李華，請(qǐng)根據(jù)要點(diǎn) 寫一封信，說(shuō)說(shuō)你的計(jì)劃。

要求：1.要點(diǎn)完整，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，使句子通順，連貫; 2.正確使用語(yǔ)態(tài)，語(yǔ)法正確，書寫整潔。 3.80詞左右，開頭結(jié)尾己給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù); 4.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和地名。

Dear editor,

I am very happy to have the chance to show my plan for the graduation party.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes,

Yours Lihua

In the centre of the main road into the town, he_______a very large stone. Then he hid behind a tree and_______. Soon _______ old man came along with his cow.

“_______put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, _______ he did not try_______the stone. Instead, with a bit of _________ he passed around the stone and continued on his way.________man came along and did the same thing ; then the third came, and the next. All of them complained about the stone but did the same. Later in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,________ to________: “The night ________very dark.

Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. ”

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his________ to move it. How great was his surprise at last! Under the stone, he found a bag of money.

________when we do something good for others, we may get some surprise.

【1】A. whoB. whomC. whatD. which

【2】A. forB. outC. withD. about

【3】A. placeB. placesC. placingD. placed

【4】A. waitB. waitedC. waitingD. waits

【5】A. aB. anC. /D. the

【6】A. HowB. WhyC. WhatD. Who

【7】A. butB. howeverC. andD. so

【8】A. removingB. removedC. to removeD. remove

【9】A. difficultyB. difficultC. difficultlyD. difficulties

【10】A. OtherB. AnotherC. The otherD. Others

【11】A. sayingB. saidC. to sayD. says

【12】A. hisB. himC. heD. himself

【13】A. wasB. isC. will beD. are

【14】A. strengthB. strongC. strongerD. strengthen

【15】A. Some timeB. SometimeC. Some timesD. Sometimes

It is winter now. Recently, I have been very busy with the monthly exams and preparing for the art festival. To be honest, I don’t get enough sleep. 【1】.

At school, I like to nap (午睡) during break, and sometimes I fall asleep in class. Many of my classmates are the same . Why are we so tired in winter? 【2】 Once while I was having a nap at break time , someone said to me: "Don’t sleep. Look! The weather today is so nice," 【3】. It was foggy，and I don’t usually think foggy weather is nice. That day, however, I tried to enjoy the view. All of a sudden I started to see the day differently. The sun was shining through the fog: It was beautiful. 【4】. I felt happy. I understood the reason for my tiredness. It wasn't schoolwork; it wasn’t the weather. It was because I wasn’t optimistic enough. 【5】. If we learn to love this icy, foggy time of the year, it will be so much easier to love the other seasons. If we stay awake, are optimistic and look at life with a fresh eye, we will find much beauty in winter.

A.I often look and feel tired.

B.I was so enjoying what I could see and forgot my tiredness.

C.Some say it’s because of the cold weather, others say that the load of homework is too great.

D.I raised my head and looked outside.

E.If we can learn how to appreciate, winter can be beautiful, too.

【1】我說(shuō)法語(yǔ)有困難。

I _______ ________ ________ __________French.

【2】老實(shí)說(shuō)，我不同意你的觀點(diǎn)。

________ _________ __________， I don’t really agree with you.

【3】很多學(xué)生不知道怎樣處理壓力，變得很焦慮。

Many students don’t know_______ ________ _________ ________stress and become very worried.

【4】因?yàn)楹樗�，成千上萬(wàn)的人失去了家園。

_______ ________ ________ _________the flood, thousands of people lost their homes.

【5】他是一個(gè)多么有耐心的老師！

_______ _________ _________teacher he is!

【6】大衛(wèi)建議不要在周五開班會(huì)。

David suggested the class meeting_______ _________ _________on Friday.

【7】堅(jiān)持做運(yùn)動(dòng)對(duì)我們是很有幫助的.

________ __________ ____________us to keep on doing _________.

暑假即將來(lái)臨,對(duì)于如何安排孩子初中畢業(yè)后的第一個(gè)假期,家長(zhǎng)們和孩子自己有著各自的想法。根據(jù)下表提示,寫一篇英語(yǔ)短文,描述他們的不同看法,同時(shí)發(fā)表你自己對(duì)暑假安排的觀點(diǎn)。

注意]

(1)表格中的觀點(diǎn)僅供參考,允許適當(dāng)發(fā)揮;

(2)開頭已給出,不計(jì)入總詞數(shù);

(3)文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和校名等信息;

(4)詞數(shù):不少于80。

How will you spend the coming summer vacation? Parents and kids have their own opinions.

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