完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“Mommy, I got something for you!” Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. “It’s a pen. But not just any pen. It’s a lucky pen!” He handed me the pen ________ , waiting for my reaction(反应).

I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing ________ about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. At that moment, I didn’t realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure(珍爱) it.

I had made the decision to be a(n) ________ . I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. The night before, I told my husband my ________ when I thought Cody wasn’t listening. “What if ________ likes my writing and I fail?” But Cody did ________ what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. “You don’t have to be afraid now,” he said. “This pen will make your ________ great and everyone will love you.”

Tears filled my eyes. Refusal(拒绝) and failure didn’t seem like such a big problem any more. Even if I ________ sold the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt ________ already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it.

In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky ________ . He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator(强硬的谈判者) but Cody didn’t ________ . In the end, he ________ his favorite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy-his most important things, for that pen. Just to make ________ feel better.

I still have that pen, though it’s long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling ________, I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, it’s Cody who I really ________ in my life.

1.A. easily B. carefully C. proudly D. naturally

2.A. strange B. special C. important D. interesting

3.A. teacher B. artist C. writer D. inventor

4.A. fear B. hope C. secret D. surprise

5.A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody

6.A. hear B. accept C. expect D. believe

7.A. life B. dream C. stories D. choices

8.A. ever B. never C. even D. once

9.A. sure B. lucky C. brave D. proud

10.A. dog B. toy C. pen D. gift

11.A. give up B. try out C. get away D. call back

12.A. found B. kept C. sold D. changed

13.A. them B. us C. me D. him

14.A. nervous B. sorry C. angry D. lonely

15.A. respect B. praise C. serve D. treasure

The label（标签）, Made in China, is one that is becoming increasingly common in shopping centers all over the world.

In the United States, shoppers at Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer（零售商）, have a wide selection of products mostly produced in China. The large amount of Chinese imports have created a large selection of goods in other countries as people begin to buy more and more products made in China. These goods are even widely available in other Asian nations, where Chinese-made goods are quite popular. Chinese brand names are also becoming more well-known outside China.

When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the U.S. are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren’t rare any more, and anything “Made in China” shouldn’t be considered in any case.

“When I decide to visit my family members in China, I will have a big headache. What should I buy for them? They may not all speak English, but everyone in China knows those three words,” a Chinese American said. “When they see the label ‘Made in China’, they will think, ‘Why do you send me this?’ ”

The development of China has surprised the world with its growth. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with the use of taxes（税）and import restrictions. However, the development on the Chinese economy still affects the world in many ways.

1.Around the world, the products made in China are ________ in the shopping malls.

A. unwelcome B. expensive C. popular D. rare

2.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “brand” in the second paragraph?

A. 品牌。 B. 明星。 C. 生产地。 D. 树枝。

3.Why do Chinese Americans usually have a headache if they come back to China?

A. Because their Chinese friends can not speak English.

B. Because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in China.

C. Because they should give their friends rare gifts.

D. Because they should give their friends fashionable gifts.

4.How do other countries try to reduce the Chinese goods in their own countries?

A. By developing the qualities of their own products.

B. By telling their shoppers not to buy Chinese goods.

C. By importing more Chinese goods.

D. By using taxes and import restrictions.

5.From the passage, we can know that________.

A. products made in China are more and more popular all over the world

B. TVs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for Chinese people

C. everyone in China can speak English

D. the other governments don’t welcome any Chinese goods

News One: 29 October, 2015

The government of China plans to end its one-child per family policy(政策) and instead let families have two children. The plan was announced on Thursday after high-level meetings in Beijing. China，which has the largest population，made the one-child policy in 1980. The government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children for so many years. For example, some couples in the countryside could have two children.

News Two: 05 October, 2015

The first of the 2015 Nobel Prizes has been announced. Sweden’s Nobel Prize committee (委员会) says the Nobel Prize for medicine will go to scientists from Ireland, Japan and China.

William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan share the prize for their discovery of the medicine avermectin. The Nobel committee praised their work on what it calls a “novel therapy.” The treatment fights disease caused by parasites（寄生虫）.

The prize for medicine is also going to Chinese researcher Tu Youyou. She discovered artemisinin. Artemisinin is a drug that has greatly made the number of people who die from malaria(疟疾) smaller.

News Three: 09 December, 2015

Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009.

Brent crude oil, one of several kinds of oil on the world market, dropped below $40 a barrel(桶) on Tuesday. However, the main group of oil producing countries has been unable to reduce the oil production.

1.How long did China’s one-child policy last?

A. 38 years. B. 36 years.

C. 25 years. D. 65 years.

2.Who got the Nobel Prize for medicine?

A. Tu Youyou from China.

B. William Campbell from Ireland.

C. William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan.

D. William Campbell from Ireland, Satoshi Omura from Japan and Tu Youyou from China.

3.What is the price of Brent crude oil on Tuesday?

A. $40 a barrel.

B. Over $40 a barrel.

C. Less than $40 a barrel.

D. Less than￥40 a barrel.

4.What can we know from News Three?

A. There is only one kind oil on the world market.

B. Main oil producing countries will produce less oil.

C. Oil prices on Tuesday are the lowest in history.

D. Main oil producing countries will still produce as much oil as before.

5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. The oil prices are the lowest in 2009.

B. The artemisinin has saved lots of lives.

C. There are the most people in China in the world.

D. Only a small number of Chinese couples can have two children in China in the past few years.

The Big Lottery is giving money to groups of teenagers between 14 and 19 who want to become active citizens. The teenagers who would like to help make the area you live in better, cleaner, safer and more friendly can actually get money for improving your local community (社区).We have $ 80,000 to give away. We are looking for young people to take part in schemes(规划) and projects near to where they live.

Here are a few easy things you could do to get started.

Meeting the neighbors: Everybody needs good neighbors. Knock on people’s door and find out what they would like improving in your area. Set a date for a meeting and then make some plans together. If you don’t want to go round to their houses, then you could always put a note through their doors.

Neighborhood watch: Neighborhood watch schemes are very popular in the UK. If you go away on holiday and leave your house, it’s very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on it. It’s a good way to make the area you live in safer. You could set one up easily and quickly.(Paragraph 4)

Lending a hand: There are often elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can. Offer to do their shopping once a week, look after their garden for them or maybe walk their dog.(Paragraph 5)

No littering: Nobody likes picking up other people’s rubbish, but a clean street can make all the difference. Take it in turns to go out once or twice a week and see what you can find. You never know, one day you might find something valuable.

Recycling: Nearly two-thirds of your rubbish can be recycled. Some areas already provide places to people to recycle bottles, tins, plastic and paper. Find out if this is done in your neighborhood. If it’s not, do something about it.

So go on … Just tell us what kind of project you want to join in. Then we’ll send you more details. Take positive action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in.

1.The aim of the Big Lottery is .

A. to make the neighborhood busier

B. to help the old people in the community

C. to improve the local community

D. to help young babies in the neighborhood

2.Who is needed to take part in the project?

A. Anyone who wants to.

B. All the teenagers.

C. Students in the neighborhood.

D. Teenagers from 14 to 19.

3.Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 tell us .

A. neighborhood watch is good to make the community cleaner

B. how to make the community safer and more friendly

C. lending a hand means to lend some money to others

D. to help neighbors do what they wouldn’t like to do.

4.What should you do if you want to make the neighborhood cleaner?

A. Recycle the rubbish and take turns to pick up others’ rubbish.

B. Pick up the rubbish and find something valuable in the street.

C. Find out the recycled rubbish and throw them everywhere.

D. Try to recycle three-fourths of your rubbish once or twice a week.

5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Discuss plans with your neighbor for improving your area.

B. Do some shopping once a week for old people who can’t do it.

C. Pick up the rubbish everywhere in the street to make your area cleaner.

D. Look after the garden, walk the dogs for the old in order to get much money.

根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。每空限填一词。

1.Look, there’s a brilliant car parking there. The car is for one of the ____________(发明者).

2.What the witness said was recorded and the police got new ____________(线索).

3.As science ____________ (技术) is changing fast, we need to keep studying.

4.This kind of disease ____________ (传播) so quickly that it drew the government’s attention.

5.Tomorrow is his ____________(九十) birthday, and he is so excited.

根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。每空不限填一词。

1.The government gives us some ___________ (safe) tips against crime.

2.Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, _______ (wealth) and wise.

3.To tell the ________ (true), I don’t like the drinks in that café．

4.He ________ (success) brought Chinese and western music together.

5.Every Monday morning, all the students and teachers watch the (raise) of the flags on the playground.

任务型阅读

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。

Now students’ English handwriting gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If not, here are four steps that really work!

◆Use paper that has lines

Using paper that has lines can keep you writing straight when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters(大写字母) are written properly.

◆Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more mistakes.

◆ Hold your pencil right

When you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. Some kids press(按,压) down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to relax yourself and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.

◆Draw more pictures

Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home.

Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? Give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course！

阅读表达

Nowadays people are making themselves beautiful in Korean ways.

“Thank goodness you have double eyelids(双眼皮). Your parents will save a lot of money.” said a family friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which almost all the white people have, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans are born with double eyelids.

I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents money until this summer. When I came back to Seoul, everywhere I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics(整形诊所) and advertisements with South Korean women—tall, thin, with milky skin, long legs, nice big eyes and perfect noses. I found that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” as possible.

Cosmetic surgery has a kind of magical attraction to women — the promise of beauty. Women are often sure that suffering is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. This suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to a better-looking child and a better life.

Appearance is starting to be more important in work places. People with good appearance can have more chances. For example, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and very tall, gets more job chances than his best friend, who is short and heavy, though both of them came from the same college, had the same good marks in their studies. In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty equals happiness.

根据所读材料，按要求回答问题。

1.How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids? (No more than 5 words)

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2.When did the writer understand having eyelids saved his parents money? (No more than 3 words)

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3.To whom does cosmetic surgery have much attraction according to the writer? (No more than 2 words)

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4.What kind of people can get more job chances? (No more than 4 words)

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5.What does the South Korean beauty mean? (No more than 5 words)

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缺词填空

根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。请在答题纸上写出完整单词。

You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the 1.p _________ where you learn to get along well with people. But this is not always easy. What can you do if you just don’t like one of your classmates?

If you2. f _________ that you have problems getting along with your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance(宽容). Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others. We cannot change the 3.w _________ that other people do, so it is important to learn to live 4.h _________ with them.

Tolerance will make everyone get on5. b _________ with each other. Knowing others constantly(不断地) makes us understand others’ differences.

Something different does not exactly mean that it is bad. Tolerance 6.t _________ us to keep an even temper(温和的脾气) and an open mind.

You need to remember an old saying, “Treat others how you want to be treated.” You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, 7.s _________ it is important to treat them kindly too. If you tolerate something, it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to change who you are or8. w _________ you believe in. Tolerance just means that you should respect the differences in others and not to try to make them change.

It is important to practice tolerance because it will make 9.e _________ life easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and 10.i _________ . The world is very different, and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make things better.

书面表达

临近毕业，学校在学习小组内开展了初中阶段自评和组评活动，假设你是Moonlight小组的组长，请根据下面表格中的信息和提示，为你的组员Tommy进行综合素质的评价，写一份素质报告。

要求：1、表达清楚、语法正确、上下文连贯；

2、要点必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥，但不得出现真实班级、姓名等；

3、词数：100词左右。

Tommy is a member of my team called Moonlight._______________________

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