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根据短文内容，按座位顺序在表格的空白处填入正确的名字。

I’m Jack. In my classroom, Tom’s desk is next to John’s desk.Wu Yifan is on the right of me. John’s desk is in front of Wu Yifan’s desk and Tom’s desk is in front of my desk. My desk and Wu Yifan’s desk are behind their desks. Zhang Peng’s and Amy’s desks are behind our desks. Zhang Peng’s desk is behind my desk and Amy’s desk is behind Wu Yifan’s desk.

—How do you like the talk show?

—I think it’s ______, but some people think it’s so ______.

A. wonderful enough, bored B. enough wonderful, boring

C. wonderful enough, boring D. enough wonderful, bored

—I don’t know why your English grades are always very good.

—Let me tell you. _____ you work, ____ results you will get.

A. The harder, the best B. The hard, the good

C. Harder, better D. The harder, the better

— Let’s go to the community if it ______ tomorrow.

— But nobody knows if it ______ tomorrow.

A. won’t rain, rains B. doesn’t rain, rains

C. doesn’t rain, will rain D. won’t rain, will rain

—Show me the map, please. I wonder____.

—Look, it’s here, in the east of China, near Taiwan Province.

A. where is Diaoyu Island

B. where Diaoyu Island is

C. what is Diaoyu Island like

D. what Diaoyu Island is like

“How are you?” is a nice question．It’s a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other，but “How are you?” is also a very unusual question．It’s a question that often doesn’t have an answer．The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”， even if the Derson’s friend isn’t fine．The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine”，isn’t really an answer．They are simply other ways of saying “Hello!” or “Hi!”．

Sometimes，people also don’t say exactly what they mean．For example，when someone asks “Do you agree?”．the other person might be thinking，“No，I disagree．I think you’re wrong．”But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly，so the other person might say “I’m not so sure．”It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone．

People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people．For example，many talks over the phone finish when one person says “I have to go now．”Often，the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse：“Someone’s at the door．”“Something is burning on the stove．”The excuse might be real，or it might not．Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more，but it isn’t polite to say that．The excuse is more polite，and it doesn’t hurt the other person．

Whether they are greeting each other，talking about an idea，or finishing a talk，people often don’t say exactly what they are thinking． It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other，and it’s part of the game of language．

1.When a person in the United States asks “How are you?”． he or she wants to hear“ ”．

A．How are you? B．Hello．C．I don’t know．D．Fine．

2.When a person wants to disagree with someone，it is polite to say“ ”．

A．You’re wrong．I disagree B．I’m not so sure

C．I’m sure I disagree D．No，I disagree

3.A polite way to finish a talk is to say“ ．”．

A．You have to go now B．1 want to hang up

C．I have to go now D．I don’t want to talk

4.When a person says “I have to go now．Someone’s at the door．”，the person may be ．

A．giving an excuse

B．hurting someone’s feelings

C．talking to a person at the door

D．going to another place

5.One of the rules of the game of language is probably ．

A．“Always say what you mean．

B．“Don’t disagree with other people．

C．“Never say exactly what you are thinking．

D．“Be polite．”

短文综合填空。

Do you know what American students have to do in their school? In America, at the beginning of the term, students must choose their1.c_______ and teachers first. While in China students usually have no chances（机会）to choose.

2.C__________ is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t choose too many courses, 3. o_____ you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging (安排) , marks and4. t______. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have 5.d_______ teaching ways. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too6.m_______ homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

There is7.a_______ thing after you choose the courses and the teachers. It is hard for each student to buy textbooks. The textbooks in America are very 8. e_______. Each copy is about $30~50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks9.f_______ the school library. You must get ready before classes. In class, discussing is very important. The teachers10. e_______ you to raise questions or show your own opinions. They don’t usually ask you to sit well. 11. I_______, they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like. They don’t give you much homework to do. You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself.

Tears filled my eyes when I stood in our room. I was washing new jeans and a shirt of my 16-year- old stepson(继子), Brett. He drank a lot last night. The clothing was already dirty.

I was very tired. The clothes were just one thing. He had already kicked a large hole in his bedroom wall. Many windows were broken because of his breaking in to steal money. Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During those four years I had dealt with Brett

as patiently as possible, but inside I was feeling sad. Later, I cheered up again and continued parenting Brett. Still, Brett did not change his behavior.

When Brett was nearly 18, my husband and I decided to send Brett to a boarding school that had very good result with troubled teenagers.

At the graduation ceremony the graduates stood one by one to thank those who had helped them. Each graduate held a rose to give to the person who had meant the most to him or her.

Brett spoke lovingly to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter what

happened.You always showed me such love. And I want you to know that I love you for “it”.

Surprised, I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me hard. At that moment I realized the truth-although I had been angry in my heart toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions.

1.How did the writer treat her stepson?

A. Strictly. B. Hopelessly.

C. Patiently. D. Carelessly .

2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A. What his stepmother did for him.

B. The rose he sent to his stepmother.

C. The training he received at school.

D. The graduation ceremony the school held.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The writer didn’t treat her stepson patiently during those four years.

B. The writer stopped parenting Brett when he caused so much trouble.

C. Brett changed a lot after he went to a boarding school.

D. Brett came to live with the writer when he was 18.

4.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Love is everywhere. B. Love is action.

C. Love is coming. D. Love is surprise.

书面表达

请你根据Tom给某报社的心理医生Mr. Green写的e-mail内容，以心理医生Mr. Green的名义给Tom一些晚上更好休息以及如何放宽心态，积极备战的建议。要求通顺达意。字数在80-100词之间。

参考词汇: relax; healthy; happy; confident (自信的)… …

Dear Mr. Green,

I’m sorry to trouble you. You know there will be many exams in Grade Nine . But it seems that everything goes wrong with me. I can’t sleep well at night and I can’t listen to the teachers carefully. I am always worried about my grades. I know it is not good to do so, but I can’t control myself. What should I do ?

Write to me soon. Best wishes to you!

Yours,

Tom

Dear Tom,

I’m glad to hear from you. In my opinion, though exams are very important, _____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Yours truly,

Mr. Green

Henry, you’re my best friend. I won’t tell the secret to _______ except you.

A.other B.everyone C.anyone D.someone