At the age often, I hated a girl, because she liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week by week her list (清单) grew: I was very thin. I wasn't a good student. I talked too much. I was lazy ... Finally, I became very angry. I cried and ran to my father.

After listening to me, Dad asked, "Are the things she said true or not? Do you ever think what you're really like? Go and make a list of what she said and pick out the points that are true." I did as he told me. I found that half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin), but a good number I could. Suddenly, I wanted to change.

I showed the list to Dad. He didn't take it. "That's just for you," he said. "You know better than anyone else about yourself. But you have to learn to listen. When something said about you is true, you'll find it is helpful to you. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you can to improve. It is the right thing to do."

Dad's advice has helped me at many important moments. I've never had a better piece of

advice than this one before.

1.Which of the following shortcomings couldn't the writer change?

A. She wasn't a good student. B. She was too thin.

C. She talked too much. D. She was lazy.

2.The underlined sentence "Week by week her list grew" means that_________

A. the writer had more shortcomings before

B. week by week, the writer's shortcomings grew fewer

C. that girl kept on cutting new shortcomings

D. that girl found more shortcomings of the writer's

3.After the writer's father heard about her complaints (抱怨), he____________

A. was very angry B. didn't care about them

C. gave her a piece of advice D. let her ask the girl to stop doing that

4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Others' words are always right. B. The writer should hate the girl.

C. Never listen to others' opinions. D. It's helpful to listen to others' opinions.

5.What's the best title of the passage?

A. The best friend. B. The best advice. C. My father. D. My childhood.

In America, when people speak of "man's best friend", they don't mean certain person. They are talking about the lovely animals--dogs! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can bring joy to people. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!

Animals can help people, too. Dogs can help a blind person or a deaf person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for "visits".

Americans hold "Be Kind to Animals Week" in the first week of May. There are pet shows during the week. Even if you don't live in America, you can do this too. How? First think about how animals make your life better. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. As people, we must protect animals who can't speak for themselves.

1."Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!" shows that

A. it's the best way to spend money

B. money can make pets happy

C. pets can have money

D. some people keep their pets as their children

2.According to the passage, scientists bring the dogs to hospital because

A. they need to see the doctor B. they can make people happier

C. they can help with the doctors D. the doctors like them very much

3.During the "Be Kind to Animals Week", the people in America

A. hold pet shows B. play with the pets the whole week

C. cook delicious food for pets D. make friends with other people's pets

4.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. Dogs can help people in many ways. B. Dogs can help people live happier.

C. Dogs can help people do everything. D. Dogs can make people live a better life.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. A lot of people are interested in dogs. B. Dogs can help people do many things.

C. We have done a lot of things for pets. D. Dogs are man's best friends.

请以Colours and Moods为题，选两种颜色，分别代表energetic colour和strong colour，适当介绍它们对情绪的影响，并谈谈你最喜欢的颜色。

要点如下:

1.绿色是活力之色，它能给你能量，因为它是自然之色，代表新生。所以当你疲惫或虚弱时，你应该穿绿色的衣服。

2.红色是强烈的颜色，它会使你看起来更加强大、有力。在中国红色还代表幸运，在过去许多女性都喜欢在结婚之日穿红色。

3.我最喜欢的颜色是白色，因为……(请用1-2、点理由阐述)

注意:80词左右(开头已给出，不计入总词数)。

Colours and Moods

Do you know anything about the relationship between colours and moods?

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假如你叫Billy，是无锡市某初级中学的一名九年级学生，你校将组织由学生推选“最受欢迎的教师”的评选活动。你准备写一封推荐信给校长Mr. Liu，推荐你的英语老师Mrs. Lin当选，请你根据要点提示写一封电子邮件给Mr. Liu。

内容要点如下：

自从大学毕业，教英语已二十年；有丰富的教学经验。工作达到高标准。

她上课风趣幽默，她总是尽最大努力使她的可生动有趣。

对我们很有耐心，课后常为我们解释语法；

4. 善良并充满爱心，上学期......

5. 她最喜欢橙色，因为橙色......

注意：

1. 推荐信须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2.第4、5要点的内容须用3～4句话作适当发挥；

3. 词数90个左右，推荐信的开头和结尾句已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr Liu,

I am writing to recommend our English teacher Mrs Lin as one of the Most Popular Teachers.

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I think Mrs Lin is the most suitable person to be the Most Popular Teachers. I hope that you agree with us.

Yours sincerely,

Billy

假如你叫Dick，你们学校需要推荐一位学生会主席，请根据以下提示给校长写一封推荐信。词数70~80词左右。

提示：1.推荐Millie担任学生会主席；

2.Millie的能力，性格特征的介绍；

3.举出一些实例介绍Millie.

Dear principal,

I’d like to recommend Millie as the new chairperson of the Students’ Union. __________

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Your Sincerely

Dick

请根据所给汉语提示,以 “My favourite colour” 为题写一篇80词左右的短文。

提示:

1. 绿色是大自然的颜色,象征新生命和生长;

2. 你的大多数衣服、鞋子和文具都是绿色的,自行车也是绿色的,你希望它们能在你软弱和疲劳时给你活力;

3. 绿色使你想起春天,你喜欢在春天时去公园里欣赏绿色的树木和草丛;

4. 据说绿色也代表嫉妒,然而,你一点儿也不嫉妒。

My favourite colour

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学生会要选新一任主席。假设你叫Kitty,请根据以下提示和要求给校长写一封推荐信(信的开头和结尾已给出)。

提示:1. 推荐Daniel担任学生会主席; 2. 推荐他的原因(包括能力、性格特征等,内容自拟); 3. 列举Daniel的一些事例。

要求:1. 有真情实感,语义连贯,中心突出,详略得当; 2. 词数100~120左右。

Dear Principal,

I am writing to recommend Daniel as the new chairperson of the Students' Union. I think he will be an excellent chairperson because he has many good personal qualities.

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I hope that you agree with me.

Yours sincerely,

Kitty

李明是一名初三的学生，平时学习刻苦，但由于功课繁多经常感到紧张，容易生气，晚上常常失眠。请你运用所学的知识，采用色彩疗法给他提以下建议:（80词左右。）

1.经常穿白衬衫，因为白色......；

2.穿黄色或橙色运动鞋，因为黄色橙色......；

3.把卧室漆成蓝色，因为蓝色......。

Li Ming is a Grade 9 student. He always studies hard. But now he often feels _______________________________________________________________________________

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书面表达（共1小题）

某英语报开展“How to Deal with Our Study Problems”征文比赛，请你根据提示的内容，简要描述并适当发表自己的观点，写一篇英语短文。内容要点如下：

1．尽管我们常常感到有压力，但是应该找到合适的方式来解压。可以选择穿像蓝色和白色一样的冷色调来使我们自己感到放松；

2．我们应该足够细心，因为“失之毫厘，谬以千里”；

3．也应该在课业和业余爱好之间取得平衡，试着安排好自己的空余时间；

4．任何时候都不要失去信心。通过努力学习，我们会取得大的进步。

5．有问题时，我们…

要求：1．内容须包含所有要点，语句通顺，意思连贯；

2．词数90个左右；

3．第5点的内容需展开合理想象，用2句话补充完整。

How to Deal with Our Study Problems

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请根据所给内容的提示，用英语写一篇短文。

1. Daniel是一名学生，也是学生会的主席。

2. 他学习认真，成绩优异。他还乐于助人，经常帮助同学解决难题。

3. 他最喜欢的颜色是蓝色，因为蓝色代表着宁静，蓝色对身心有好处。

4. 当别人生气时，Daniel常帮助他们平静下来。

5. 喜欢运动，希望成为像姚明一样的篮球运动员。

注意：1．表达中必须包含所给要点，可以适当发挥。

2．词数100左右。

Daniel is a student and

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