Tennis has been called a gentleman’ s sport. At first, tennis was a sport of only kings in France and England. It was played differently from today. In 1874, the first tennis club was opened. Since then, there have been more and more tennis clubs and games in many countries. 61Now tennis is one of the most popular games in the world.

There are three main kinds of courts depending on the materials used for the court surface: clay courts, hard courts and grass courts.

The clay court is the most common in Europe. The French Open is played on this kind of court.

The grass court is the traditional tennis court. The most famous tennis game, Wimbledon (England), is played on grass courts.

The U.S. Open and the Australian Open use hard courts. Hard courts can vary（变化）in speed, although they are faster than clay courts but not as fast as grass courts.

At tennis games, we find young boys or girls who rush into the court to collect balls during a game. They are called ball boys or girls. They are chosen from applicant（申请人），and then trained before the game begins.

62It is an honor for kids to be in a big game. They are often given a lot of free things, like clothes, caps, even shoes, and the most important is the chance to be near tennis stars. They will learn a lot from the stars. Many tennis stars were ball boys or girls when they were younger.

A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。

Which court is the fastest of the three kinds of courts?

(1)1.

What are ball boys and girls?

(2)2.

B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

(3) 3.

(4)4.

C．请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

(5)5.

1.上周戴尔发现每晚都难以入睡。

Dale found it hard __________ __________ __________every night last week.

2.这张照片总让我想起来我最好的朋友。

This photo always__________ __________ __________ my best friends.

3.孩子们正期待着在三亚度过假期。

The children are __________ __________ __________ spending their holiday in Sanya.

4.这本书如此有意思，以至于我都不想停下来。

_____________________________________________________________________

One morning, a bus was running, in which were some people 1.(go) to work. Suddenly, a car rushed out from a nearby road; the bus 2.(force) to stop. It was a car taking pictures of a wedding, 3.(follow) by a line of slow-moving wedding cars. The passengers started to complain that they would be late4.work, but the bus driver just sat in his seat5.(quiet) and rang the horn(喇叭) from time to time.

Someone said to the driver, “No use ringing the horn; they won’t make way for you. You’d better6.(try) rushing through the line.”

The driver turned back and said with7.smile, “I’m ringing the horn not to urge them to make way for8.(I), but to wish them happiness.” After a second, he added, “Marriage is a happy thing, so we have a chance 9.(make) way for others’ happiness. Isn’t a happy thing?”

The passengers on the bus calmed down.

10.is a happy thing to make way for others’ happiness. The one who has such a feeling is certainly a happy person.

践行文明礼仪从我做起，下周五要举办“文明礼仪伴我成长”为主题的英文征文比赛，请根据下面要点写一篇英文短文参赛。

要点：1.孝敬父母

2.守时(be punctual)、诚实、有礼貌、节约、乐于助人等

3.公共场合不要大声讲话，不乱扔垃圾

要求：l.短文须包括以上提示要点，可适当发挥；

2.词数80-100词。

Recently, Jimmy wrote ___________ article about the difference between the first school day in ___________ US and China and got many followers on WeChat.

A. a; the B. an; the C. the; the D. the; /

—Your father is having a meeting now. I’m afraid he can’t pick up the phone.

—Could I send him a/an __________?

A. message B. suggestion

C. information D. idea

（广东省2017届初中毕业生学业考试信息卷）Now I do believe that one good turn deserves another because ______________ of the kind-hearted twin brothers won the lotteries this week.

A. none B. neither C. both D. all

（2017 • 河南省新乡市九年级调研测试）—We’ll be back for our school’s _______anniversary(周年) ceremony.

—I see. That means you’ll have a get-together with your classmates in ______________ years.

A. twelve; seven B. twelfth; seven C. twelve; seventh D. twelfth; seventh

—Mom, I want to be a scientist in the future.

—You will surely realize your dream ______ you give it up halfway.

A. though B. unless C. since D. if

The Japanese ping-pong player, Fukuhara Ai, can speak Chinese withoutdifficulty because she ______ in China for years.

A. stays B. will stay C. is staying D. has stayed