More than anything else in the world, Lion liked being King of the jungle. He walked around, showing off his power and pride.

Each day Lion took a long, lazy sleep under the shade of his favorite tree. He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing（鞠躬）before him.

One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tripped（绊倒）over Lion’s huge paws, Lion woke up with a start. “How dare you wake me up!” he shouted angrily, Lion grabbed Mouse with one paw. “On second thought, I’m in the mood for a snack, and you’ll make a delicious meal,” he said.

Mouse cried out, “King Lion, please spare（饶恕）me! If you let me live, I’ll always remember your kindness. And someday, I might be able to help you.”

“How could such a powerless little mouse ever help me?” That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later, Lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favorite tree when he stepped onto a hunter’s net. The net scooped him up. No matter how he twisted and turned, he couldn’t escape.

When Mouse heard Lion’s frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mouse quickly chewed（咬）through the ropes to make a hole in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse, “Thank you for saving my life,” said Lion, smiling his widest smile. “I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!”

1.What did Lion do each day?

A. He stepped onto a hunter’s net.

B. He bowed before weaker animals.

C. He showed kindness to animals in the jungle.

D. He had a good sleep under his favorite tree.

2.How did Mouse wake up Lion?

A. He make a hole in the net.

B. He shouted at Lion angrily.

C. He tripped over Lion’s paws.

D. He prepared a delicious meal for Lion.

3.Why did Lion let Mouse go?

A. Because he was trapped in the net.

B. Because he took Mouse as his good friend.

C. Because he believed Mouse could save him

D. Because he doubted if Mouse could be any help.

4.What do you think of Mouse?

A. Clever and honest B. Silly and lazy

C. Humorous and stubborn D. Proud and selfish

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Pride makes you lose what you have.

B. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

C. Even the small can show great strength.

D. When the cat’s away, the mice will play.

7 January, 2014

A new report says more and more international students are attending colleges and universities in the United States. It also notes a large increase in the number of international students from China.

These findings are from the latest Open Doors Report. The report documents the record number of international students in the United States during 2012, 2013 school year. It says more than seven hundred sixty-four thousand four-hundred such students were attending American colleges and universities during the last two years. That represents an increase of almost six percent than one year earlier.

On the other hand, the number of Americans studying overseas (海外) increased by one percent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.

The report says one hundred ninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universities were from

China. That is an increase of more than twenty-three percent over the year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert(专家) of international education, described the effect of the increase in Chinese students.

"Now they have been coming for some time. But this year was the highest level ever." She says many Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children. The children mainly choose to study in America.

"We know many of them have enough income to be able to afford to send them anywhere in the world that they want to go. And for the most part, looking around the world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the United States as their choice."

Chinese students are not the only ones who want to attend American colleges and universities. After China, India sends the second largest number of students to the United States for higher education. India has about one hundred thousand students in American schools. South Korea is third with about seventy two thousand students.

Why do so many foreign students study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides one reason.

"The advantage America has is that we have a huge system and a very perfect system. So there are over four thousand universities and colleges in the United States. Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells us is there is still a lot of room to host international students."

Foreign students represent less than four percent of the total student population in American higher education. And from Learning English, that's the VOA Special English Education Report. I'm Bob Doughty. Thanks for listening.

1.Bob Doughty seems to be ________.

A. an exchange student from the USA

B. an expert of international education

C. a viewer of VOA

D. a reporter from VOA

2.Which country below has the fewest students studying overseas?

A. South Korea B. India C. China D. America

3.Which is NOT the reason why so many Chinese students go to the USA for further study?

A. Lots of Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children

B. The USA has a huge and a very perfect education system.

C. There is a lot of room to host international students in the USA.

D. The USA has some top universities and colleges in the world.

4.Which of the following statement is true?

A. China has 122,000 more students than South Korea at American colleges and universities.

B. The number of Americans studying overseas is becoming smaller and smaller.

C. The number of Asian students has an increase of 6% over the past two years.

D. Most of the international students in the United States are Chinese.

5.This passage from VOA Special English is most likely to be ________.

A. An advertisement B. A radio programme C. A science report D. A tour guide

What’s going to happen in the future? Will robots control our planet? Will computers become smarter than us? Not likely. But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10 to 30 years from now, according to the BBC.

Digital money

We used to pay with cash(现金) for everything we bought. Now when we use a credit card(信用卡) to shop online, money is spent without us seeing it. That means we are already using digital money. Using a card is much easier than searching our pockets for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash.

When ATM cards were first introduced, they were not accepted everywhere. But now it’s hard to live without them. It’s reported that people in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year, and the US might be next.

Bionic(仿生的) eye

It’s no longer something only in a science fiction movie. People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back---by wearing bionic eyes.

A blind eye can no longer sense light, but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send data(数据) to the mind. Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unclear shapes. A high resolution(高清的) image could be just a few years away.

Self-driving cars

Unlike a human driver, a self-driving car won’t get distracted(分神) by a phone call, the radio or something outside the window. Sensors(探测器) and cameras on the car would allow it to stick strictly to the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents. You could even take a nap while the car drives itself. In the future, driver-less cars would be widely accepted.

1.______ has stopped using cash completely.

A. Sweden B. ATM C. BBC D. America

2.What does the writer mainly tell us about digital money?

A. We use digital money to shop online without paying money.

B. Digital money is most likely to be used instead of cash.

C. Using cash is easier and safer than a credit card.

D. ATM cards arc always popular.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Bionic eyes only appear in the science fiction film.

B. Human drivers won't get distracted by something outside.

C. The blind wearing bionic eyes may see clearly in the future.

D. There will be no road accident at all if self-driving cars are used.

4.From the report, we can learn some information about ______.

A. culture and Art B. industry and farming

C. science and technology D. traffic and journey

5.Which of the following can be predicted(预测) from the passage?

A. There would be a number of self-driving cars on the road

B. The blind could use cameras to see things around.

C. We would live a hard life with digital money.

D. Robots would control the world.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。

Do you know that a student can produce up to 240 pounds of school waste and lots of waste gas during a term? This includes transportation, food, paper, pens, pencils and so on.

Transportation

Many parents like driving their kids to school every day. We all know waste gas from cars is a main cause of air pollution. If parents who live in a neighborhood can drive their kids to school by turns each day, that’ll be better. Another way of going green is to walk to school if students live near it.

Food

It is surprising that only one primary school could produce up to 19,000 pounds of lunch waste each year. That is only one school. One way to help take care of the environment is to stop using plastic bags. There are all kinds of environmental boxes for students to put their food in.

Paper, pens and pencils

A lot of paper is thrown away by American students. They throw away about 1.6 billion pens every year. They waste many pens and the chemicals of them are bad for the environment. Much more pencils are thrown away than pens. Pencils are made of trees, so if more pencils are thrown away, more trees will be cut down. So students should reuse paper, pens and pencils instead of throwing them away.

Backpacks

As fashion comes and goes, almost every kid needs a new backpack every year. They can save a lot of money and materials(材料)if they reuse the same schoolbags.

首字母填空。

Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money. Suppose you plan to b1. a house, your first step is to find a suitable piece of l2.，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a p3. situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．

Next you will f4. an experienced builder. And together with the builder you will make a p 5., The builder will draw it. The builder will also w6. out the cost of your house．He will estimate（估计）the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must be corrected, because the prices may c7.，and many other things may h8. between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．

w9. the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can s10. a little more and add something to your original plan．

书面表达

假如你叫李华，是九年级的一名学生，自从上个月你们学校为迎接义务教育均衡发展督导团的检查，你们学校发生了很大的变化，现在请就你的所见所闻及感受写一篇100字的文章。

要求：包含以下要点，语句连贯、通顺。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

1.所有的老师热爱他们的工作，对学生严格要求，彼此密切合作，以便使得课堂生动有趣。

2.学生也非常尊重（respect）他们的老师，上课……(自由发挥1-2点)，课后按时完成并上交作业，遇有困难向老师求助。

3.学生爱好广泛，积极参加各种课外活动。许多九年级的学生参加……,因为……。学生之间更友好，时刻准备着互相帮助。

4.学生尽力保持校园的干净美丽，（举1-2例）。

5.感受……（1-2点）

Since our school got ready to meet the check of the balanced development of compulsory education last month, great changes have taken place in our school. Now our school is more harmonious(和谐的) and beautiful.

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Paper cutting is a traditional Chinese art form which has a long history. The first and earliest paper cutting was ______ in China 1，500 years ago. But this traditional art is at risk of disappearing now. Luckily，Voyo Woo，_____ Chinese immigrant(移民) in America，is trying to bring this art back to life.

One Saturday in 2014，Ms. Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center in Washington. She got much fun ______ it. She hoped more people would enjoy it.

Ms. Woo began to study the art of paper cutting as a 14?year?old girl in her hometown in China. She said all the students at school had to learn paper cutting. But she had a deep ______ for it. So her teacher spent more time ______ her after class.______，she won the second prize in a national painting and art competition. Ms. Woo went to America after she finished college in 2008.Soon after that，she _____ part in an activity to promote(宣传) Chinese paper cutting. And then she was _____ to show the art in many important activities. “It is important to promote this art to Americans or anyone ____ is interested in it. Maybe it will make this art more popular，” Woo said.

From the art of paper cutting，people can know about Chinese culture better. Ms. Woo uses the art ____ a tool to show Chinese culture to people who know little about it. Chinese art is not only for Chinese，but also for people all over the world.

1.A. invent B. invented C. invents D. inventing

2.A. a B. an C. the D. /

3.A. done B. to do C. doing D. do

4.A. interesting B. happy C. like D. love

5.A. teach B. teaches C. teaching D. to teach

6.A. Later B. After C. Sooner D. Although

7.A. played B. plays C. took D. takes

8.A. lucky B. excited C. happy D. invited

9.A. where B. who C. whose D. which

10.A. of B. for C. as D. like

情景七选五 请阅读下面一段对话， 根据其情景，从方框内七个选项中选出能填入对话的五个选项。并用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

(Bob's mother wants to buy a robot cleaner.Now she is in a shop.)

A：Good morning.Can I help you?

B：Yes，please.I'd like to buy a robot cleaner.

A：1. Some were made in China，and some were made in other countries.

B：This one looks very nice.2.

A：In America.

B：How much is it?

A：8，000 yuan.It's the newest style(样式)．

B：3. I don't have enough money.Have you got any cheaper ones?

A：Sure.4.

B：Well，this one looks very good.And the price is OK.Was it made in China?

A：5.

B：OK.I'll take this one.

A．Where was it made?

B．What's it made from?

C．I think it's quite pretty.

D．What about those ones?

E．Yes，it was made in Shanghai.

F．Wow，but that's too expensive!

G．We have many robot cleaners here.

1.Which can be used to make Chinese sky lanterns?

A. Steel. B. Glass.

C. Bamboo. D. Wood.

2.How long a history does paper cutting have?

A. For over 1，500 years. B. For over 2，000 years.

C. For over 2，500 years. D. For over 5，000 years.

3.What is the paper cutting used for?

A. Celebrations. B. Festivals.

C. Home decoration. D. All of the above.

4.What does the underlined word “sculpture” mean in Chinese?

A. 雕塑 B. 表演 C. 绘画 D. 书法

5.Where may the passage be from?

A. From a history textbook.

B. From a science fiction.

C. From an introduction to a museum.

D. From a book about Chinese culture.

When we think of paper，we think of newspapers and books.But there are many other uses.Only half of the world's paper is used for books and newspapers.

Paper is very good for keeping you warm.You have perhaps seen homeless men asleep on a large number of newspapers.In Finland，it is sometimes －40℃ in winter.The farmers wear paper boots(靴子) in the snow.Nothing could be warmer.

Each year，more and more things are made of paper.We have had paper cups and plates for a long time.But now we hear that chairs，tables，and even beds can be made of paper.With paper boots and shoes，you can wear paper hats，paper dresses，and paper raincoats.When you have used them once，you throw them away and buy new ones.

The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses.These are not small houses for children to play in，but real，big houses for people to live in.You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars.You can put it up by yourself in a few hours，and you can use it for about five years.

1.Only half of the world's paper is used to ________.

A. build houses

B. help the homeless people

C. make chairs，tables and beds

D. print(印刷) newspapers and books

2.The farmers in Finland wear paper boots in winter to ________.

A. feel much better B. go for a walk

C. keep their feet warm D. save a lot of money

3.Long before we began to use paper to make chairs，tables and beds，________.

A. we could buy paper boots and shoes in paper shops

B. we had already had paper cups and plates

C. we could wear paper hats and paper dresses

D. we had no paper cups or paper plates

4.After you use a paper raincoat，you may ________.

A. use it for a long time B. sell it to others

C. lend it to others D. throw it away

5.The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses.These houses are ________.

A. not expensive and easy to build up

B. made for children to play in or for homeless men to live in

C. made only for the rich people

D. big and strong enough to live for many years