I always carry an umbrella with me when I visit London. As an old saying goes, "____".

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed. B. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

C. Where there's a will, there's a way. D. Actions speak louder than words.

（2017·江苏宿迁·13）—We can invite Nick and Paul to Shanghai Disneyland with us.

—________ I'll give them a call right now.

A. Why not? B. What for? C. Of course not. D. Not at all.

We may learn from the news that the world is hungry. Many people in poor areas don't have enough food to eat. In fact, our world is also ________ . We are still short of water though water ________ nearly 3/4 of the Earth. About 97% of water on the Earth is seawater and we can't drink it or use it to water plants ________ . People can only drink anti use the 3% of the water from rivers and lakes. What's worse, we can't use all of that because of water ________ .

Now we are facing a serious problem-we need more water. First, we need to learn how to save water. Then we need to ________ ways to reuse water. Scientists have made a lot of studies. The ________ show that in many large cities and small villages, people ________ use water only once and then it runs to the sea or rivers. So we can reuse water. Last but not least, we should make full use of the seawater. Scientists are trying to solve the ________ —collecting clean water from seawater ________ we can do now is to save water and not to waste water. We cannot live long ________ enough clean water. So let's work together to do something.

1.A. hungry B. thirsty C. tired D. sleepy

2.A. costs B. keeps C. covers D. makes

3.A. quickly B. slowly C. sadly D. directly

4.A. situation B. pollution C. condition D. study

5.A. look after B. care for C. learn about D. find out

6.A. reports B. results C. details D. points

7.A. still B. never C. seldom D. all

8.A. secret B. matter C. problem D. question

9.A. What B. How C. Why D. When

10.A. with B. through C. by D. without

The contents below are taken from the book Extra Reading for Middle Schools.

1.What skill does this book help students with?

A. Listening. B. Speaking. C. Reading D. Writing.

2.If you want to learn about school in old times, which page will you turn to?

A. Page 13. B. Page 44. C. Page 57. D. Page 76.

3.Which sentence is TRUE according to the contents of the book?

A. Unit 6 is about happy holidays.

B. Module Task in each module has 6 pages.

C. One of the units talks about how to live a healthy life.

D. There are four units and one module task in each module.

Last summer, Maria and her mother moved from their house in the countryside to building in Chicago. Maria really liked some things about the city, but she missed her house and yard in the countryside.

One day, Maria was in her flat building when she noticed her neighbor, Mrs. Garcia, carrying a gardening tool and a bag of soil. Maria wondered how Mrs. Garcia was able to garden in the city.

“My mom used to grow the most delicious vegetables, and I know she misses her garden now that we don't have a yard,” said Maria.

Mrs. Garcia laughed. “I’ll show you,” she said.

Maria thought that Mrs. Garcia would take her to the park, but she took her to the roof (屋顸). When the door opened, Maria was surprised to see rows of flowers and vegetables on the roof.

“What a wonderful garden! “ said Maria.

Mrs. Garcia told Maria that for a long time the roof was just an empty space. Then some of the people in the building asked the owners to turn it into a community garden. The building owners liked the idea because the plants not only helped to keep the air clean, but they also helped to keep the building cooler during warmer weather.

“I plant flowers in my own place,” Mrs. Garcia said, but you would be surprised by how different the plants are up here. Some people grow vegetables just like your mom. You can do some of the same things in the city as in the countryside. You just have to be creative ! "

1.Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the community garden?

A. It used the empty space well. B. It helped keep the air clean

C. It helped keep the building cooler. D. It made the building stronger

2.After Maria visited the garden, she would most probably ask her mom to_______.

A. go back to the countryside B. pick flowers from the garden

C. grow vegetables on the roof D. show her around the park

3.What is the best title for this passage?

A. A Creative Lady B. A Rooftop Garden

C. An Empty Roof D. A Special Building

Captain（船长）Nemo invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. I asked him why he was so interested in Crespo Island. “I thought you preferred

the sea to being on land.”

“I do,” replied the captain. “But these forests are under the sea.” 

After going through a door, we were about ten meters under the water. The light from the sun reached us. Everything looked very colourful. We were going deeper and deeper. At 100 meters deep, we could see quite well, and Captain Nemo stopped and pointed to some dark shapes. This was the forest. The “trees” in the forest were giant seaweed, and all their “branches” were vertical（垂直的）.We could not stop looking at them. Fish swam around the branches like birds in a forest.

Suddenly, I saw a large sea spider about a meter tall. It was going to attack me. Captain Nemo’s man killed it with his gun, but it reminded me that the sea could be as dangerous as it was beautiful. When we reached 150 meters, it was dark. The sun’s light could not reach this depth（深度）. We turned our lights. We could see about 20 meters around us. Finally, we found Crespo Island—where a steep rock wall rose in front of us.

We could go no further, so we walked back toward the Nautilus. Suddenly, Captain Nemo stopped and shot an animal with his gun, it was a beautiful and rare sea otter. At last, we could see the Nautilus. Several large sharks swam over us. Luckily they didn’t see us. We re-entered the Nautilus safely. I was tired but amazed by what I had seen.

1.What do “dark shapes” in Paragraph 3 refer to（指的是）?

A. Trees B. Seaweed C. Rocks D. Fish

2.When they reached meters, they couldn’t see quite well?

A. 10 B. 20 C. 100 D. 150

3.According to the passage, which is the correct order?

①Captain Nemo’s man killed a sea spider.

②The men returned to the Nautilus.

③The men went to the forest.

④Captain Nemo invited us to go hunting.

⑤Captain Nemo shot an otter.

A. ④①③⑤③ B. ③④②⑤① C. ④③①⑤② D. ③④①⑤②

4.What is the best title of the story?

A. A Visit to a Sea Forest B. Death Under the Sea.

C. Captain Nemo and the Nautilus D. Attacked by Giant Spider

完成句子

1.对他们来说，像以前那样经常看到自然美景风景区是不容易了。

It’s not easy for them to see _____________________________________________before.

2.记得毕业后要与你的老师和同学们保持联系。

______________________________your teachers and classmates after you leave school.

3.史密斯一家离开中国两年了。他们常怀念自己的老朋友。

The Smiths _____________________________ two years ago. They often miss their old friends.

4.现在很多人已经习惯于网购了。

Now many people ______________________________________________ on the Internet.

5.菲律宾的形势就讲到这里。现在让我们来看看俄罗斯的情况。

__________________________ in the Philippines. Now we turn our attention to Russia.

6.到英国旅游的最佳时间是五月到九月。

__________________________ the UK is from May to September.

任务型阅读

We are all asked to make a speech (发言) at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives us some advice on how to give a good speech.

So, you have to give a speech and you’re afraid. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, and you talk too long and you get your audience (听众) less interested. Later you think, “Thank goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”

Cheer up! It doesn’t have to be that bad. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the reason? Why are you speaking? Then collect as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend a great deal of time organizing your speech so that it is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible and use pictures, charts (图表) if they help you make your points clearer. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect (尊重). They will like listening to you more.

Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience and the reason. Be easy and short. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person communication with your audience.

If you follow these simple steps, you’ll see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You don’t believe that? Give it a try and see what happens.

书面表达

假如你是Eric，紧张的一学期已经过去了一个多月，请你发一封邮件给你的美国老友，告诉他你近期以来的学习和生活会情况，以及你接下来的计划。

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.最后省略号处须用1-2句展开合理想象，作适当发挥；

3.字数90词左右。

参考词汇：Hong Kong Disneyland; Sydney; Lu Jiazui

Dear John,

How time flies! A month has passed since I talked with you last time. I’d like to share something that has happened and my future plans with you.___________________________________________________________

Hope to hear from you soon!

Yours,

Eric

--- What do you think of _______ film Big Hero 6?

--- Oh, it's _______ exciting film and the hero Baymax really touched me.

A. the; a B. a; the C. the; an D. a; an