American boys and girls love watching television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday.

Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn both bad things and good things from them. Some programs help children to understand the news, and others show people and places from other countries or other time in history. With television, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.

Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crimes (犯罪活动) and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.

1.Some children spend eight hours or more ________ on Saturday.

A. studying B. playing card games

C. watching TV D. helping their parents

2.On television children can see ________.

A. games B. big animals

C. oceans D. almost everything

3.Children usually spend ________ a day in school.

A. six hours B. more than eight hours

C. only a few hours D. four hours

4.“Television brings many places and events into homes. ” means ________.

A. television makes things happen in homes

B. we can know places and events without going to see them

C. we can see houses and buildings on TV

D. we can find them easily

5.Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ________ for children.

A. a bad program B. an animal

C. a game D. an uninteresting film

In the USA, each year, students take part in a kind of competition called the Science Olympiad.

It has a lot of different events. Students go there to show how much they know about the science of music, biology, chemistry and others. My best event is forestry.

The big day had come at last! First，I went to watch the tower building competition. That’s when students build small towers and put heavy things on top of it. They hope they can hold them up. One of my schoolmates was putting things on her tower. She was nervous，and in the end it was too heavy for her tower to hold it—it broke! I felt bad for her.

After lunch, I helped some teammates with their events. One was geography，and the other was history. I don’t know much about those things, so I just watched my teammates do most of the work.

At last, it was time for my favorite event—forestry. The rules were easy. We had to look at more than 40 different kinds of leaves and find out which plants they were from. We also had to answer some questions about the uses of each leaf. I knew almost all of the leaves and could answer most of the questions. I had spent more than a month studying on the Internet to get ready. At the end, it was time for the awards (颁奖）.I was nervous，because the forestry awards were last. We won second place in the whole state! A nice man gave me a medal and smiled at me.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.What is the Science Olympiad ?

________________________________________

2.Is forestry the author’s (作者的）best event?

________________________________________

3.Why did the author feel bad for the first event?

________________________________________

4.Where did the author prepare for his event?

________________________________________

5.Which prize did the author’s team win，the second or the last?

_______________________________________

1.His r_________ for going back to school is to learn new things.

2.Don’t play a j____________ on that old man any more. It’s impolite.

3.When we learn a language, we also need to learn something about its c________.

4.Although she is a__________(出名的）singer，she dresses like an ordinary girl.

5.Which do you like better, action movies or___________(喜剧）movies?

meaning, education, success relax, discuss

1.I think traveling around the world would be very________.

2.We are having a________ on whether the students should wear school uniforms.

3.He was not only a _____________ writer but also the greatest poet.

4.How___________ it is to have a bath after a day of work!

5.It’s_________ to argue about it.

W：Hi, Frank!1.

M：My favorite TV shows are Animal World and Talk Show.

W：Oh, I like Animal Worlds too. But we can't watch Talk Show any more.

M：2.

W：Because the show was out of TV.

M：Really?3.

W：Two years ago.

M：What a pity(可惜）！4.

W：I don't like it.5.

M：Because it’s educational.

在众多的电视节目中你最喜欢什么节目？请简要谈谈你 的观点，以“My favorite TV program”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。

提示:

1.你最喜爱的电视节目的名称是什么？

2. 你为什么喜欢这个节目？

3. 你从这个节目中学到了什么？

My favorite TV program

As a parent, it’s necessary to know how to best support your child in school. Today we’ll talk about how you can support your child.

1)Your child will be tired. The new school year means a while new schedule(进度表)，so with the period may come a bit of fatigue.

You should:

●Make sure your child get enough sleep.

●Prepare and pack in the evening for the next day of school.

2) Your child may feel nervous. Everything is new! Everything is different!

You should:

●Talk, talk, talk! Ask about the day and ask how he’s feeling.

●Know your child. Maybe he needs a bit of time after school and wants to talk in the evening, or maybe he’s tired in the evening and wants to chat after school. Find it out an follow!

3) Your child wants to do well. He really does. Remember that no matter what last year looked like, this year is a fresh and new start!

You should:

●Make it clear that you want to help him.

●Celebrate successes!

4) Your child really needs you. No matter what he says, your child needs you.

You should:

●Be there when he needs you.

●Know what is going on. Know what your child needs for class and get it for him.

1.What does the underlined word “fatigue” mean in Chinese ?

A. 疲倦 B. 亢奋 C. 尴尬 D. 孤独

2.What should parents do if their child feels nervous ?

A. Tell him to get enough sleep. B. Have a relaxing chat with him.

C. Tell him to be independent. D. Get everything ready for him.

3.What can be the best title for the passage ?

A. Learn to let go B. Schoolchildren are not easy

C. Problems of schoolchildren D. Ways to support schoolchildren

4.We can probably find the reading in a(n)_____ magazine.

A. travel B. business C. education D. sports

5.Who might be interested in this reading ?

A. Students. B. Parents. C. Teachers. D. Doctors.

紧张而又忙碌的初中生活即将结束，在装载你收获的行囊——成长记录袋时还应增添一份你自己满意的答卷。请以去三年中难忘的校园生活，并描述你自己对将来学习生活的期望。文章还应包括以下要点：

具体要求：

1.词数100词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；

2.文中需包括所有写作要点，但不要逐字翻译，适当加入过渡词句，使短文通顺、电瓶车隔热坐垫3.文中不能出现考生真实姓名和学校名称。

My Unforgettable School Life

How time files! My colorful middle school life is nearly ending. Here is what I think of about myself.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1.We had a long ________________(讨论）about the plans for next year.

2.You should make some_____________(计划）before you begin doing something.

3.Jack looked out of the window to see what______________(发生)outside.

4.It’s 7:30 p.m. now. Let’s watch the CCTV________________(新闻）together.

5.Song Xiaobao loves telling______________(笑话）in his talent show.

1.All the students are making a ____________( discuss) on how to have the graduation party.

2.Tu Youyou is a_____________ (success) scientist in China.

3.I think it’s a very____________ (education) movie.

4.一Do you want___________(watch) the talent show?

—Yes, I do.

5.I expect you__________(come) here on time tomorrow.