The school library provides all kinds of books for students to read during this winter vacation. The following are some of their favourites.

1.Tina is interested in European history in the19th century, she will borrow ________.

A. “On Three Kingdoms”

B. “Harry Potter”

C. “War and Peace”

D. “The World of Basketball”

2.You can find interesting and educational articles by different writers in ________.

A. “War and Peace” B. “Reader’s Digest”

C. “Harry Potter” D. “On Three Kingdoms”

3.You may read news about famous players and great ball games in ________.

A. “Reader’s Digest”

B. “War and Peace”

C. “Famous Detective Konan”

D. “The World of Basketball”

4.Yi Zhongtian talks about ________ in his book.

A. the adventures in the magic world

B. the war between Russia and France

C. People in times of Three Kingdoms

D. the detective stories

What would life be like if you give up using your cell phone? Will it become boring?

Twenty-eight eighth-graders at St. Matthew School in San Francisco will tell you it can still be rich and colorful.

These students took part in their school’s “tech-free” challenge. They couldn’t use cell phones for two weeks from Nov 11 to Nov 22.

The idea was to help students understand how technology has affected their lives, said Denise Uhl, principal of the school.

Uhl did a survey on technology usage among the eighth-graders before thinking of the challenge. She found that 84 percent of the students said they didn’t like it “when everyone was on their cell phones”, but they didn’t know what to do about it. The answer was actually easy --- to stop constantly using cell phones.

To help students understand the point, Uhl created the activity. It was warmly welcomed among students.

“I wanted to sign up for the tech-free challenge because it was just really a good idea to do it,” eighth-grader Joe told local newspaper Catholic San Francisco. “I wanted to get closer to my family. And it really worked. I started to hang out with my family more. We watched more family movies and we played a lot of board games.”

The activity also helped students develop their interests.

During the two weeks, Lucas said he spent much more time outside, picking lemons in his garden. Maddie finished a painting and Cassie created a scarf on a loom (织布机）.

1.Students who took part in the “tech-free” challenge _____.

A. couldn’t use their computers at school

B. were not allowed to use their cell phones for nearly two weeks

C. could use the Internet at school for free

D. couldn’t take any high-tech products to school

2.The aim of the “tech-free” challenge was to _____.

A. help students focus on their study

B. reduce the use of technology in school

C. make studying more difficult for students

D. help students understand how technology has affected their lives

3.Uhl’s survey on technology usage showed that _____.

A. students liked to play games together on their cell phones

B. some students felt that they couldn’t live without cell phones

C. many students felt annoyed when others were on their phones

D. some students believed that technology improved their studies

4.After taking part in the activity, students found that _____.

A. technology was actually boring

B. they became closer to their family

C. they lost a way to keep in touch with their friends

D. going on the Internet was the only interesting thing to do

1.According to the passage, we know that Henry Doorly Zoo .

A. has an aquarium in it

B. sits in a small city

C. is the largest zoo in the world

D. is always the No. 1 zoo in America

2.Why is San Diego Zoo considered to be special?

A. It is free for the public.

B. Animals are not kept in cages there.

C. People can get close to wild animals there.

D. It has the largest number of animal species.

3.According to the passage, which of the following about Memphis Zoo is TRUE?

A. It has the longest history of the four.

B. There are about 500 animals in it.

C. It used to be the No. 1 zoo in the world.

D. It was highly praised by TripAdvisor.

4.The main purpose of the passage is to .

A. compare the popularity of these zoos

B. show the popularity of zoos in America

C. show the result of TripAdvisor’s study

D. introduce several popular zoos in America

We often praise the world of science.

It explains the world and makes our lives easier with technology. One of the most exciting fields in science is artificial intelligence (人工智能 AI）. This is an area where scientists are working on creating machines that think like humans.

However, one of the most famous scientists has a very dark warning for us about this type of technology.

“The development of artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race,” said Professor Stephen Hawking to the BBC.

Hawking is a well-known British scientist and writer of bestselling science book A Brief History of Time. This warning came after he used the machine particularly made for him. As Hawking suffers from a serious disease called ALS, he needs an AI computer to communicate. The computer learns how Hawking thinks and suggests the words he may want to use next.

This is a basic type of AI, which is very useful, yet Hawking is frightened of the possibility of creating technology that can match or surpass human intelligence. And it’s easy to imagine how terrible things may be. Many TV shows and films display big, killer machines that are far cleverer than us. “Humans can’t compete because they are limited by slow biological evolution (生物进化）,” said Hawking.

In what direction do you think AI is heading? Should we be hopeful or fearful?

1.According the passage, AI machines can ________ nowadays.

A. make our lives easier

B. think like human beings

C. be much smarter than humans now

D. not be controlled by human beings soon

2.What does the underlined word This stand for in paragraph 5?

A. A big, killer machine.

B. A serious disease called ALS.

C. The AI computer Hawing uses.

D. The AI technology scientists work on.

3.The writer took Hawking as an example to ________.

A. explain how AI has helped us

B. show the great hidden use of AI

C. show AI has already become part of our life

D. suggest that AI might become dangerous for humans

4.Which of the following can be the title for this article?

A. The development of AI

B. AI: a friend or an enemy?

C. The future of human beings

D. The fight between humans and AI

语法填空

根据上下文意思用所给单词的适当形式填空或者填入所缺单词。

This story tells us about what happened on a flight between a passenger and an air hostess. When the plane had just taken 1.__________, the passenger rang and told the air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine. She told him that she 2. __________ (bring） him the water in ten minutes.

Thirty minutes later, when the man’s ring for service sounded for the 3. __________ (two） time, the air hostess was still in a hurry. She was4.__________ busy that she forgot to deliver him the water. As a result, the passenger was late taking his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.

In the 5.__________ (follow） hours on the flight, each time the air hostess passed by the passenger she would ask him with a smile 6. __________ he needed help, but the passenger never 7.__________ (pay） attention to her.

When the passenger was going to get off the plane, he asked the air hostess8. __________ (hand） him the passengers’ booklet (意见薄）. She was very sad. She knew he would write down sharp words9.__________ might result in her losing her job. But with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled10.__________ (happy）, for the passenger had written, “On the flight, you asked me if I needed help twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”

That’s right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?

书面表达

海外游学(overseas study tours） 是近年来比较流行的一个寒暑假活动项目，既非单纯的旅游也非纯粹的留学，介于游与学之间，又融合了游与学的内容。中考结束后，你计划参加海外游学夏令营，你会选择去哪个国家游学呢？希望有哪些游学活动呢？请以 “My plan for a summer overseas study tour”为题写一篇短文介绍你的海外游学计划。

写作内容：

1、游学国家；

2、游学具体活动（至少两项）；

3、游学的意义。

写作要求：

1、短文条理清晰，语言顺畅；可适当增加内容；

2、词数80字左右。

参考词汇：

educational; places of interest

My plan for a summer overseas study tour

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Don’t ______ late for class.

A、 being B、 be C、 to be

—I trekked through the Amazon Jungle with my father last summer.

— ______ interesting experience you had!

A、 How B、What an C、 What

I hate people talk much but do little.

A、 whose B、 whom C、who

Lily sings as____as her sister.

A、 good B、 well C、 better