Some people have a very poor sense of direction．Unluckily，I am one of them．I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time．

When I was a little girl， I never dared to ask strangers the way．And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to．

Now，I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions，but I often receive helpless or even wrong information． So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions．If anyone asks me the way somewhere，I would say，"sorry，I am a stranger here．"

Once on my way to work，I was stopped by a man．He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building．I gave him my usual reply． But just as I walked on only a few steps，I realized that he had asked the way to my office building． However， I had no time to turn back and look for him．I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting．

When I just got to my office，the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions．Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

1.The writer always refuses to give people directions because ．

A.she is a stranger to the city B.she doesn't know the people

C.she has no time to help others D.she's afraid of giving wrong directions

2.A man stopped the writer on the way to ．

A.sell her something B.ask her the time C.make friends with her D.ask for the direction

3.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ．

A.lives B.studies C.works D.teaches

4.The word "embarrassed" in the last paragraph means " "．

A.尴尬的 B.困惑的 C.激动的 D.拮据的

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

A.The writer is too shy to give others directions．

B.The writer has a very poor sense of direction．

C.The writer never got lost when she was young．

D.The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer．

Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence—it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.

__________________ are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability(能力)to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy(读写能力). You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.

Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write：

having everyday conversations with your children trying to ask more “wh-” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions encouraging your children to talk about events you don’t know reading to your children each night listening to your children read teaching your children how to use dictionaries talking about your children’s writings practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails .You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What’s more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments as much as possible.

1.This passage is mainly written for __________.

A.children B.teachers C.parents D.doctors

2.________ is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2.

A.“Listening and speaking skills”

B.“Reading and writing skills”

C.“Listening and writing skills”

D.“Reading and listening skills”

3._________ is NOT mentioned in the 8 tips above.

A.Listening to the radio every day

B.Listening to your children read

C.Reading to your children each night

D.Talking about your children’s writings

4.In the Reading Challenge Club, children have to read ____ in one year.

A.5 books B.10 books

C.15 books D.20 books

5.Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to________.

A.draw pictures or take photos

B.listen to pop music

C.write diaries or book reviews

D.play computer games

根据汉语意思完成句子

1.我们的英语老师非常善良，她总是对我们非常有耐心．

Our English teacher is very kind ，she is always__________us．

2.菏泽以牡丹而著名，你可以观赏到许多不同种类的牡丹．

Heze is__________its peony， you can enjoy many different kinds of peonies．

3.茶变得越来越受欢迎，你知道茶是偶然被发明出来的吗？

Tea is more and more popular，do you know tea was invented__________？

4.在日本第一次遇到某人你应该鞠躬．

You are__________bow in Japan when you meet someone for the first time．

5.今天我以学校为荣，明天学校将以我的成功为傲．

Today I'm_____ of my school and tomorrow my school will take_____in my success．

任务型阅读： 阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的要求答题．

Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem， （A）"Every grain on the plate comes from hard work" But sadly， many of us don't actually get the real meaning of these lines： Don't waste food．

A CCTV program，News One Plus One，reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year．

Do we have too much food？ Of course not． According to the UN World Food Program， there were 9 million hungry people around the world， especially in developing countries． Six million children die of hunger every year．

Chinese people are well known for being hospitable（好客的） and generous． Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table．

What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food？ Here are some tips：

*Do not order too much in a restaurant． only order as much as you can eat． ______（B）（如果你不能吃掉所有你点的食物）） take the rest of it home．

*Don't be too picky（挑剔的） about food． Some food may not taste great， but your body needs it．

*Keep an eye on what food you have at home． Don't buy too much， especially for vegetables and fruit．

完成下列任务：

1.How many tips are given to us to stop wasting food？

_____

2.What are Chinese people well known for according to the passage？

_____

3.把短文中划线的句子（A）译成汉语．_____

4.根据短文中所给汉语（B）翻译英语．If you cannot_____

5.请给短文拟一个恰当的标题．_____

书面表达：

假如你是Li Ming，根据下表信息给你的美国友好学校的笔友Bill写一封信，介绍有关情况．

Dear Bill，

I am a Chinese boy named Li Ming． I am in Grade 9 now． I am happy to be your penfriend． It's my pleasure to introduce my hometown， my school and myself to you． ．

Welcome to China! I am looking forward to hearing from you．

Yours faithfully

Li Ming

-I think Langlang is__________excellent musician

-Yes, he can play__________piano very well.

A.a; the B.an;/ C.an;the D.a;/

Picasso is a very good__________,and I like his paintings a lot.

A.actor B.actress C.artist D.singer

My friend Caro! always__________ “Cooking is for moms.”

A.says B.speaks C.talks D.tells

-What__________Lucy__________?

-She is of medium height.

A.does; like B.does; look like C.is; look like D.does; look

Study hard__________it’s too late!

A.because B.after C.before D.but