【题目】书面表达（共1题；满分20分）

假如你是某中学初三（1）班班长李华， 请你为校报“英语园地”写一篇短文；记述前天主题班会“To be sent to school or not”的讨论情况。

内容要点：

1.部分学生认为上学应该接送，省时又安全。

2.部分学生认为步行或骑自行车是最好的方式，环保又健身。

3.你的看法和建议。

注意： 1.词数：80-100；

2.可是当发挥，以使行文连贯；

3.文中不要出现真实校名和人名。

To Be Sent To School Or Not

【题目】 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Tom and Jack are good friends. They have dreamed about __【1】___( take) a great bike trip. It was Tom who first had the idea to cycle __【2】____the entire Mekong River. They __【3】___ (ride) bicycles to travel along the Mekong River, ___【4】___source is in Qinghai Province. When it enters Southeast Asia, it travels slowly through low valleys to the plains, __【5】___ rice grows. ___【6】___ the difficulties , Tom and Jack were determined to begin their journey at an altitude of __【7】___( much) than 5,000 metres in Qinghai Province. During their journey , they enjoyed the continuous change of the weather. ___【8】__(finally), they reached Dali in Yunnan Province , where David and Sam joined__【9】__. __【10】__ four of them went on with their great bike trip.

【题目】根据短文内容， 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Helicopter parenting is an expression that describes parents who are over focused on their child, like a helicopter hovering ( 盘旋 ) closely over him, whether he needs them or not.

__【1】__ As family sizes are getting smaller, more attention is focused on the one or two children and some parents have responded by taking more control over their lives. Also, many parents are making an attempt to develop close bonds with their children, often being overly involved in their lives. Also, some parents always fear that their children may fail in what they want to achieve, so they try to prevent the serious consequence, especially if it seems it could be avoided with parental involvement.

Sometimes the practice continues to spread due to what is called “peer (同龄人) pressure”. When parents observe other parents overparenting, it will pressure them to do the same to make sure that their own children don’t fall behind.

__【2】__ For example, by always “doing” for the child, the hovering parents don’t give the child a chance to fully develop his sense of independence. As a result, the child may lack the confidence necessary to do well in school. As an adult, he might find it difficult to deal with life’s challenges. __【3】__ Research has shown that helicopter parents have more anxiety because they constantly judge their own value by their children’s success.

__【4】__ Experts suggest that you should let your child do tasks that he is physically and mentally capable of doing by himself, which will help to build a self-confident kid. __【5】___ Gradually, your child will learn independence as he steps out on his own. Meanwhile, valuable lessons can occur when making mistakes. So if your child is allowed to make mistakes, he’s given the opportunity to learn from those lessons.

A. So how can you avoid being a helicopter parent?

B. There are a number of reasons for helicopter parenting.

C. There may be various consequences of helicopter parenting.

D. The term “helicopter parents” has been widely used in the media.

E. This parenting style also affects the parents.

F. It is also important to let your child struggle while trying new activities.

G. Some parents are just protecting their investment or acting like any other consumer.

【题目】完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）

Once, a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day, a magic man 　the king a harp(竖琴).

The king took it to the palace, but 　 he played it, the harp sounded terrible. Many ___ people tried it. They agreed that the harp was __ 　and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish.

A poor little girl 　found the harp, and even though she didn’t know how 　 it, she decided to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years. The music she produced was never perfect, __　 each time it sounded a little better.

Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful music. It was in fact _____ magic harp, and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort.

The king heard the music from his window, and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing his old harp, he was filled ___　 joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private __　 , giving her and her family many riches.

【1】A. offer B. offers C. offered D. has offered

【2】A. when B. before C. if D. because

【3】A. another B. other C. others D. the other

【4】A. used B. using C. useless D. uselessness

【5】A. late B. lately C. latest D. later

【6】A. played B. to play C. playing D. to playing

【7】A. so B. and C. or D. but

【8】A. a B. an C. the D. /

【9】A. in B. of C. by D. with

【10】A. music B. musical C. musician D. musically

【题目】Singapore’s public transport system is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local. There are three main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major city--trains, buses and taxis.

TRAINS

Trains run from 6:00 a.m. to midnight. Single trip tickets start 80 cents. If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can ride the trains and buses as you like.

BUSES

There are several bus services in Singapore and fares start at 80 cents. Be sure always to ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he can not give change.

TAXIS

There are three main taxi companies---City Cab ( 6552 2222), Comfort (6552 1111) and Tibs (6552 8888). Booking can also be easy by calling the numbers listed above.

RENTAL CARS

Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel at your own pace, renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore. Just sit back and enjoy the city . It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a train or a bus won’t let you see. For car rental , call Avis on +65 6737 1668.

【1】With an EZ-Link card, you can take______.

A. both buses and trains B. only trains

C. both buses and taxis D. only rental cars

【2】When you take a bus there, always remember to ______.

A. take your own license with you

B. ask the driver how much your ticket is

C. buy the bus map of Singapore

D. book your ticket ahead of time

【3】What does the word “ hassle” mean in Chinese?

A. 麻烦 B. 乐趣 C. 景点 D. 费用

【题目】阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次（共10分，每小题2分）

Chinese love to eat because food is thought to be the most important way to communicate. So some people often order so many dishes that they can’t eat them up. Chinese government asks the public not to waste food anytime. 【1】 .

The managers of some restaurants are doing what they can to help people to reduce (减少) food waste. 【2】 , the waiters should remind them to reduce the number of dishes kindly, or the waiters should ask them to take the leftover with them.

Zhong Li, a famous woman, said,“ 【3】 , even sometimes we can order a half so that we won’t waste.” Once Zhong Li ordered half a Beijing Duck and some vegetables. She believed that saving food didn’t mean losing face.

【4】 . We call it “cleaning the plates”. Xu Jun has done it for years. He said, “ 【5】 . However, many people have thrown away a whole chicken or fish.” Cleaning the plates is not only to save food, but also to protect the environment and our health.

【题目】Be honest. That’s all you have to do on Honesty Day. It would be great if we were all honest every day of the year. It’s good that there is a day to encourage honesty. M. Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day. He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fool’s Day, which celebrate lies. On Honesty Day, anyone may ask you any question and you should give a true and honest answer. That means that you have knowledge of Honesty Day.

M. Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies. He said in his book that almost all person lie about 200 times a day. In our daily life, a typical（典型的）life for a man is “I did not drink that much” and for a woman is “Nothing is wrong, I’m fine.” It is found that nurses are the most honest people, while sales people and politicians（政客）are the biggest liars.

Every Honesty Day, M. Hirsh Goldberg hands out prizes to honest people.

【1】M. Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day to ______.

A. celebrate liesB. encourage honesty

C. ask questionsD. hand out prizes

【2】Which of the following is Honesty Day?

A. April 1st B. April 10th

C. April 20thD. April 30th

【3】According to the passage, ______ are the most honest people.

A. nurses B. sales people

C. politiciansD. all men

【4】The underlined word “liars” probably means “______”.

A. 获利者B. 说谎者

C. 影响着D. 领导者

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One day a young man was walking along the road when he heard a cry. It seemed 【1】___(come) from underneath a bridge. As he approached the bridge, the sound got louder and then he saw 【2】 pitiful sight. There, 【3】 (lie) in the muddy riverbed was a little dog about two months old, 【4】 front legs were tightly tied with ropes. It had wounds on its head and was covered with mud.

The young man wanted to help the dog, 【5】 as he approached, the dog started to bark. The young man did not give up. He sat down and started 【6】 (gentle) talking to the dog. It took a long time but eventually the dog 【7】 (stop) barking and the man was able to touch it. The young man carried the dog home, cared 【8】 its wounds, and gave it food and water. Even with all of this, the dog was still 【9】 (friend) every time the young man approached. But the young man did not give up. Weeks went by and the man continued attending to the dog. Then one day, as the young man approached, the dog wagged its tail.

It was consistent love and kindness 【10】 won a lifelong friendship of loyalty.

【题目】Do you sleep well? If your answer is no, the following might help you.

【1】If you want to build up your body clocks, you should ______.

A. set a certain bedtime and rising time

B. go to bed neither too early nor too late

C. keep the bedroom for sleeping only

D. take a warm shower before sleeping

【2】Why should you avoid exciting activities just before sleeping?

A.Because they will get your thoughts running

B. Because you have to make tomorrow’s paln

C. Because you should read an exciting story

D. Because you will have to turn off the light.

【3】Your bedroom should be kept for ______ only.

A. talkingB. eating

C. readingD. sleeping

【4】According to the passage, ______ will make you feel sleepy.

A. taking a cold shower

B. your body temperature dropping

C. your daily experience

D. raising your body temperature

【题目】短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：把缺词处加一个漏符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计

“Chinese Dream” has become hot topic among Chinese people. According to a recent survey conducting by CCTV, different groups of people have different dreams.

On the one hand, people lived in cities hope that traffic conditions can be improved. Beside, citizens also wish air pollution caused by cars, factories and daily life could be controlled. Maybe more trees should be planted to help improve the environment better.

On the other hand, farmers had the dream of being provided with a better education; they want their children to receive higher education and not to fall behind urban children any longer. What’s more, we hope to have better medical treatment and live a healthier life in the future.

I think “Chinese Dream” also means honest, peace and love. In so a world people can get on well each other.