Could you tell me _______?

A. who can help us organize the show

B. how long you have bought the car

C. what was your favourite subject

D. how many students are there in your class

— I have some big news for you．You've been accepted as a member of our club．

— ________ That's great!

A. Pardon?

B. Have I?

C. Best wishes!

D. Good idea!

Mike worked for the Canadian government．One day, he was __________ to learn more about wolves．Do wolves kill lots of caribou (北美驯鹿)? Do they kill people?

They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns．Then they put him on a plane and __________ him to a far-away place．The plane put him down and went away．There were no houses or __________ in this place, but there were lots of animals and lots of wolves．

There are many __________ stories about wolves．Wolves are said to like to kill and eat people．Mike remembered these stories, and he was afraid．He had his gun __________ him all the time．

Then one day, he saw a group of wolves．There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves．A father wolf and another male wolf, younger than him, lived with them．

Mike watched these wolves every day．The mother was a very good mother．She gave milk to her babies．She gave them lessons about life．They learned how to __________ food．The father wolf got food for the mother．The young male wolf __________ the children．They were a nice, happy family—a wolf family! Mike did not need his __________ any more．In a short time, he got on well with the family．Mike __________ them for five months．He learned that many stories about wolves were not true．Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals．And he also learned bad things about __________．It was men who killed many caribou and wolves．

Later, Mike wrote a book about wolves．He wanted people to understand them and stop killing them．

1.A. seen B. told C. heard D. found

2.A. brought B. asked C. caught D. sent

3.A. animals B. wolves C. caribou D. people

4.A. interesting B. exciting C. terrible D. lovely

5.A. by B. with C. in D. at

6.A. cook B. make C. get D. pick

7.A. joined in B. played with C. looked over D. laughed at

8.A. food B. clothes C. gun D. friends

9.A. saw B. noticed C. looked D. watched

10.A. men B. women C. children D. babies

A beautiful and very successful actress played the lead role in a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the centre of the city, she got some beautiful furniture(家具) and had a man to paint the rooms in new colours.

It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill (帐单). At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance : 3 pounds,” with this note: “ After 5 p.m. I get 15 shillings (先令) an hour instead of 10 shillings.”

1.The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _________.

A. she liked to live in the busiest place

B. she didn’t like to live in the country

C. her home was far away from where she worked

D. she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer

2. It can be learned from the text that one pound is_________ shillings.

A. 10 B. 12 C. 20 D. 15

3.What kind of man was the painter?

A. He was a careful man.

B. He was a poor man.

C. He was not friendly to others.

D. He knew little about music and dances.

Mobile phones help us easily find people anywhere at any time. A mobile phone can include many things, such as games, music and Internet access(互联网接入). Today, 4.6 billion people around the world have mobile phones, according to CBS News.

However, mobile phones may cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization. In a 2010 study, people who used a mobile phone for 10 years or more were more than two times as likely to get brain cancer, according to CNN.

“I think it is a good idea to give the public some kind of warning that long-term exposure(暴露) to radiation (辐射) from your mobile phone could possibly cause cancer,”told Dr Henry Lai. Lai is a scientist of bioengineering(生物工程) at the University(大学) of Washington who has studied radiation for more than 30 years.

These suggestions may help you reduce your risk of cancer:

1. Use a headset(耳机) or speaker

Headsets give out much less radiation than phones. Some headsets give out low-level radiation. However, you should take it off your ear when you’re not talking to anyone. Using your phone with a speaker will also make it safer.

2. Listen more, talk less

Your phone gives out radiation when you talk or text, but not when you’re listening or getting messages. Listening more and talking less can lower the risk of cancer.

3. Hold the phone away from your body

Hold the phone away from your body when you’re talking, not against your ear. Also, don’t keep it in your pocket.

4. Choose texting over talking

Phones give out less radiation to send texts than to carry a person’s voice. Texting also keeps radiation away from your head.

5. Poor signal? Stay off the phone

A poor signal means that the phone needs to give out more radiation to work. Make and take calls when your phone has a strong signal.

1.The study from 2010 showed that _________.

A. people should use mobile phones for no more than 10 years

B. people who don’t use mobile phones will not get brain cancer

C. the longer people use mobile phones, the more likely they are to get brain cancer

D. the more mobile phones people have, the more likely they are to get brain cancer

2.Which is NOT true about the suggestions mentioned in the passage?

A. Some headsets don’t give out radiation.

B. It’s not good to carry mobile phones in pockets.

C. Texting is better than making phone calls.

D. Don’t make calls when the signal is weak.

3.The passage mainly talks about _________.

A. the development and advantages of mobile phones

B. the reason why mobile phone radiation causes cancer

C. the best ways to use mobile phones to communicate

D. how to protect ourselves from mobile phone radiation

A study of sleep in sparrows suggests the relationship between sleep and the ability to learn may be more complicated (复杂) than realized．

Niels C. Rattenborg of the University of Wisconsin—Madison wanted to find out how the sparrows were able to deal with getting so much less sleep．He and his team brought eight wild birds into a lab and watched them for one year．They invented a game to check how well the birds could learn．In the game, the sparrows had to peck (啄) three buttons (按钮) in a certain order to get a food treat．The scientists discovered that the birds' ability to learn the right button order depended on (依靠) two things, the time of year and the

amount of sleep the birds had had．

During the migration (迁徙) season, the sparrows were restless at night and got much less sleep than usual．Even so, they were able to understand how to get the food quickly as if they'd had a regular night of sleep．Outside the migration season, they found the sparrows that got less sleep than usual had much more difficulty learning how to get the food treats than birds that had a regular sleep．

The results show that the sparrows can deal with much less sleep during the migration season than usual．If scientists can find out why, they may learn from sparrows and find ways of helping people deal with getting much less sleep．Until scientists fully understand the relationship between sleep and learning, it's better to get plenty of sleep when preparing for an exam．

1.Why can sparrows deal with much less sleep during the migration season?

A. They eat more．

B. The climate is better．

C. They find enough food．

D. Scientists still don't know it．

2.What can we infer from the passage?

A. When tired, you should try to focus (聚焦) on your study．

B. You should get enough sleep before an exam．

C. You should migrate like sparrows．

D. You should sleep less at night．

3.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Sleep lessons from sparrows

B. How to get good exam results

C. How sparrows get a food treat

D. Sparrows' migration

Do you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all time, really did fools' (傻瓜的) experiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic (基础的) that other people just thought they were foolish?

Sometimes, people think they already know the answer to a question or a problem．Sometimes, they really do know an answer, but without thinking it is important．

Charles Darwin didn't just think he knew something．And, he believed all things could be important no matter how simple they seemed to be．

Suppose you drop pieces of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape．If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way．Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight little ball and let it drop along with the other pieces．What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn't be worth anything．

But this simple experiment is important．It explains part of our present day understandings of physics (物理学) ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton．And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek (古希腊的) physics．

The scientist sometimes stops to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them．Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations (基础) of science．

1.The passage tells us that Charles Darwin ________．

A. was a great English scientist

B. always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult

C. thought even the simplest thing was important

D. didn't get along well with others

2.The underlined phrase "set aside" in Paragraph Five most probably means "________．"

A. throw away

B. receive

C. help with

D. learn from

3.The writer of the passage tries to ________．

A. show us that Charles Darwin, Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world

B. draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things

C. prove that two sheets of paper, with the same size and shape, will fall at the same speed

D. draw our attention to everyday things around us

4.Which one of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Darwin really did fools' experiments．

B. According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments．

C. It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple．

D. Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics．

阅读填空先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。

Playing is serious business for children．In fact, it's what they do best! Ask them why they do it, and kids will probably say, "Because it's fun!" But it's much more than that．It's also good for them．

Studies show that from birth babies begin learning through playing．They use their five senses to get to know their new world．Touching allows them to discover how different things feel．Brightly coloured toys and clothing help develop a baby's sense of sight (视觉)．When small children choose which toy to play with, they begin developing their abilities in making decisions．

Children love toys that allow them to use their imagination (想象力)．Sometimes an empty box is more fun than a high-tech (高科技) toy．That's because a box can become anything to a child．

Crayons, paints and Play-Doh (彩色塑泥) are also good because they allow children to create．Traditional building blocks teach important pre-maths skills．

Playing doesn't become any less important once children start school．Many valuable lessons about life are learned on the school playground．Kids learn how to share, take turns and play by the rules．

完成句子按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。

1.必须在下周一前上交关于学生学习压力的报告。

Reports on students' study pressure ________ next Monday．

2.这些惠山泥人被制作得看上去就像真人一样。

These Huishan clay figurines ________ real persons．

3.昨天，恶劣的天气使得飞机无法准点起飞。

The bad weather kept ________ yesterday．

4.如果违背他人意愿运用这项发明的话就会导致一些问题。

It will cause some problems if ________ someone's wishes．

5.这船太小了，以至于不能输送大批的游客去岛上。

The boat is ________ to the island．

6.你知道迄今为止这位科学家已经获得了多少奖项吗?

Do you know how many ________ so far?

书面表达

时间过得飞快，似乎几个月前才进入初三，现在中考却近在眼前。请以“Are We Ready for the Challenge?”为题，用英语写一篇短文，内容要点如下：

1．你发现老师现在上课语速很快。由于有太多的作业和考试，学生没有足够的时间来进行课外活动；

2．有的同学以前学习不太努力，但现在他们已经意识到这次考试的重要性，并且全身心投入到学习中去；

3．你在这最后一个月里的打算和安排……

注意：

1．短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2．第3要点的内容须用2至3句话作适当发挥；

3．词数90左右，短文的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Are We Ready for the Challenge?

How time flies! It seemed that we began our Grade Three only a few months ago, but the Senior High School Entrance Examination is coming soon!

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I'm sure we will do well in the coming exam if we try our best!