Wind power is a very clean source of energy. This is how wind power works. Wind makes windmills spin (旋转). When the windmills spin, they make electricity. Then we can use the electricity. A lot of people think that wind power is new, but that’s not true. For thousands of years, people have used wind to sail boats and move water. We still do those things today, but these days we mostly use wind power to make electricity.

Wind power is a very popular source of energy. Most people think that we should use it more and more. First of all, it’s clean. Windmills don’t pollute the environment at all. Second, we can use wind power forever. After all, we will always have wind. Also, wind power is cheap, and it’s getting even cheaper.

A lot of people don’t understand wind power very well. They believe that there are problems with wind power, but many of those problems are not real. For example, some people say that windmills are dangerous for birds. They used to be true, but it isn’t true anymore. Old windmills killed birds because they spun very fast. New windmills spin slowly, and they aren’t dangerous for birds.

However, there are real problems with windmills. One problem is that many people think windmills are very ugly. This is a problem for people, because windmills are often in very pretty areas. Also, wind doesn’t blow all the time, so we can’t use wind power all the time. Finally, windmills are noisy.

Wind power is becoming more and more common. Right now, more than 80 countries use wind power. About 2.5 percent of the world’s power comes from the wind. For some countries, that number is a lot higher. Wind power gives Denmark more than 25 percent of its electricity.

1.Why DON’T new windmills kill birds? Because .

A. birds don’t fly near them B. they spin slowly

C. they are shorter than old windmills D. new windmills don’t spin

2.When did people start using wind power?

A. About 25 years ago. B. About 80 years ago.

C. About 500 years ago. D. Over 1,000 years ago.

3. , so we CAN’T use wind power all the time.

A. Windmills break all the time B. We can’t use windmills at night

C. Windmills are too expensive to use all the time D. Wind doesn’t blow all the time

4.What does the article say about wind power?

A. Most people don’t like it. B. It’s getting cheaper.

C. Denmark doesn’t use it. D. It’s getting more expensive.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Expensive Windmills B. Cheap and Clean Energy

C. Popular and Clean Wind Power D. Dangerous Birds

“The only thing holding you back is yourself. Never say never”, said a rising 17-year-old singer, Justin Bieber, who was just an ordinary boy in Canada a few years ago.

After the accident of falling from the 18th floor and lying in the snow for three hours, my hands were frozen and my spinal cord(脊髓) was seriously injured. All the doctors and professors in the famous hospitals in Beijing told me that there was little chance for my hands and my body to recover(康复).

After half a year of medical treatments and recovering exercises, I could not make any more progress for over a year. What was worse, I suffered a lot from depression(绝望). On top of this, I suffered from insomnia, making every minute of the light seem to last forever. Hopelessly, mom and I came back to my hometown, which is small town in Guangdong.

At that time, I thought that I would never be able to walk again. I would never love and be loved. I would never be able to earn even a penny. I would never be able to repay the kindness I got from my parents and many nice people. Life was meaningless.

Now two years has passed. My hands are 80% recovered. I can even type faster than a healthy person! Up to now, I have worked for a law firm as an interpreter for half a year already. Although I don’t earn as much as before, I am able to pay for the food and clothes I need. What’s more, I even have extra money to buy thanksgiving presents for my parents and my boyfriend. Through my blogs(博客), many people get to know me and like me. I can bring happiness to them. I can help those who are still suffering from depression and the pain of illnesses by chatting with them…. You see, I am living a meaningful life and I am happier than ever I could have dreamed.

So, my friends, never say never. As long as you are alive, there is always hope and possibilities. It is never too late to take action to realize your dreams.

1-2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句译成汉语。

1.The writer ever thought that life was ___________________ when she came back to her hometown.

2.The writer has worked for a company _______________________ for half a year.

3.How can the writer help those who are still suffering from depression and the pain of illnesses?

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4.________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________

阅读下面短文，用括号内地词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词

Have you ever read the book A brief History of Times? It 1. (write) by Stephen Hawking in 2013.

Stephen Hawking was born on January 8th, 1942, exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo in Oxford, England. At the age of eleven, Stephen went to Oxford University, his father’s old college. After three years, he won a first class honour degree in 2. (nature) science.

In October 1962, Stephen arrived at the University of Cambridge 3. (do) research. He 4. (real) enjoyed his time there. Unluckily, Stephen had a bad 5. (ill) shortly after his 21st birthday in 1963 and was given two years to live. Yet he went on 6.(work) hard to become an excellent scientist. Stephen didn’t live by 7. (he), he fell in love with Jane Wilde and they got 8. (marry) in 1965, then they had three 9. (child).

Hawking liked China very much, and he had visited China several times. On November 24th, 2017, Hawking10. (reply) Wang Junkai on his Weibo. He said he was pleased to answer the excellent question from Mr. Wang Junkai.

He once said, “My goal is simple, it is complete understanding of the universe（宇宙）.” Stephen Hawking is regarded as one of the most famous scientists since Einstein. Hawking died on March 14th, 2018.

连词成句

1.be, their, clothes, teenagers, allowed, choose, own, should

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2.red, pass, to, me, those, pencils

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3.it, beautiful, a, is, what, place

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4.teacher, to, your, you, talk, don’t, why

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5.don’t, people, fame, make, money, and, always, happy

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假设学校正在参加全市文明校园的评选。以下内容是学校根据《中小学文明校园评比细则》列举的部分信息。请你根据表格内容，写一篇短文，向社会宣传自己的学校，并谈谈你能为创建文明校园所做的至少一件事，为母校评选文明校园尽一份力。

注意：1. 语言通顺，要点齐全，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；2. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名；3. 80词左右。文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

I’m from No. 44 Middle School. My school is making its effort to be a civilized school. Let me introduce it.

There are many experienced teachers in my school. They help us make progress in many ways.

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Let’s try our best to make our school more beautiful and make it a civilized school.

A: Do you know Taiwan, Jenny?

B: Yes, of course. Taiwan is ____ island of China. And it is in the southeast of China and to the east of Fujian province.

A.a B.an C.the D./

Mike’s words are different from_____. We really can’t agree with_____.

A.ours, him B.ours, he’s C.us, him D.us, his

I can’t answer your questions because I know ____ about the project. You can ask someone else.

A.a few B.a little C.few D.little

I still feel hungry after eating two rice dumplings. Could you please give me ________ one?

A.the other B.other C.another D.others

—In our English study, reading is more important than speaking, I think.

—I don’t agree. Speaking is _____ reading.

A.as important as B.so important as

C.the most important D.the same as