Colorful festive lanterns have been lit up at Yu Garden. The event attracts millions of visitors each Chinese New Year and will last till February 22.

Thirty-nine installations come alive at 5:30 p. m. every evening. The major draw is a 9-meter-tall pig dressed like the god of wealth to mark the Year of the Pig. Other lanterns involve the city’s unique shikumen architecture, typical dishes and folk culture. A series of lanterns promotes Shanghai brands. The 24 solar terms are displayed on some of the lanterns.

“It is the only event in Shanghai that makes me feel authentic Chinese elements and flavor (因素和味道),” said Thiery Sauvage from France who has lived by the garden for seven years.

The annual celebrations, which have been held for 24 years, have become the city’s top attraction for tourists during Spring Festival. The month-long celebration attracts about 6 million visitors every year.

To ensure order and safety, the gates of the garden and the Zigzag Bridge will be closed when the number of visitors touches the 30,000 mark. Surveillance cameras have been installed (安装) at the eight entrances.

Entry to the Yu Garden commercial complex will be 50 yuan(US$7.46) for adults and 30 yuan for children between February 15 and 18. On February 19, Lantern Festival, the fee will be 80 yuan for adults and 50 yuan for children.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “authentic” in Paragraph 3?

A. “地道的” B. “时尚的” C. “新颖的” D. “繁杂的”

2.How long has the Yu Garden Lantem Festival been held?

A. For 5 years. B. For 22 years. C. For 24 years. D. For 30 years.

3.How many entrances are there in Yu Garden according to the passage?

A. 1. B. 3. C. 5. D. 8.

4.How much is the fee for two adults and a child on February 16?

A. 80 yuan. B. 130 yuan. C. 180 yuan. D. 210 yuan.

5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. There are many colorful festive lanterns at Yu Garden.

B. The Yu Garden Lantern Festival is held during each Chinese New Year.

C. The major draw this year is a pig which is 9 meters tall.

D. All the lanterns in the garden are used for promoting Shanghai brands.

In the moder world computers and the Internet are getting more and more popular. Most people think they are very useful in their work and lives.

The first computer was born in 1946. It was very big and it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller, but they work faster and faster. What can computers do? Computers can do many things.

At the same time, our world is getting smaller and smaller with the Internet. The Internet came into the world about twenty-five years later than computers. It makes our lives easier. If you are far away in America, you can talk to your family on the Internet. If you want to read a good book, but you don’t have time to buy it in the bookstore, you can read it on the Internet. You can also read newspaper, do some shopping, play games and make friends on it.

Many students like the Internet so much that they would not like to do anything else. They make friends on the Internet, but they may not see these friends. Some of the students are cheated by (受……的欺骗) the “unreal friends”. Because of the Internet, some students can’t work hard at their lessons. Many of them can’t do as well as before in their studies. A few of them have to leave school.

We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But please remember, “Not all things are good for you.”

根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Our world is getting ________ with the Internet.

A. larger B. smaller C. more beautiful D. more colorful

2.What does the writer think of computers and the Internet?

A. They are good for everyone and everything.

B. They are not good for children.

C. They are very useful, but sometimes they are bad for students.

D. They are good for only older people.

3.When was the Internet born?

A. In 1921. B. In1971. C. In 1980. D. In 1900.

4.Which of the following about computers is WRONG?

A. The first computer was born in 1946.

B. Computers can help us with our studies.

C. The first computer didn’t work as fast as computers now.

D. Computers work much faster because they are smaller.

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

A. Computers and Our Lives B. Computers or the Internet

C. The Internet and Our Lives D. Computers and the Internet

We live on Earth. 1. Think about this, what if we lived on the other planet? Several years ago, many people believed we could live on Mars. 2. Let’s compare them and think about which planet is more suitable to live on.

The temperature on the surface of Mars is -73℃—20℃. 20℃ is suitable for humans, and -73℃ is near the average temperature of the Antarctic (南极), 3. And we have made a real trip to Mars. It would take 6 months to fly to Mars by spaceship. However, 4. Of course, humans can live through this by living in buildings, where plants could be grown and used to produce oxygen.

Scientists said that Kepler-452b is an Earth-like planet. Because it is only about 1.5 times the diameter of Earth, circling a star very much like our own Sun Although we don’t know if we can live there, it lies on the right distance where water could exist (存在). 5. But it is too far from us. Using present technology, it would take 25.8 million years to get there. So far, we’ve no hope of getting there.

A. so temperature isn’t a problem on Mars.

B. But until recently, a planet- Kepler452 b has been found by NASA (美国家航空航天局).

C. And water is important to lives on Earth.

D. But our Earth is becoming more and more crowded and polluted.

E. Mars is made up of 95% carbon dioxide, which is not suitable to humans.

书面表达。

因学习压力大，部分中学生的身体健康状况有所下降，这一情况已经引起社会的关注和教育部门的高度重视。假若你是来自九年级三班的李华，请根据以下内容，用英语写一份不少于80词的倡议书。建议大家积极多参加体育活动，提高身体素质。不得出现真实姓名。

要点：1. 锻炼身体的好处： strong， healthy...

2. 锻炼身体的方式： play ball games， running， swimming...

3. 请你谈谈对学校开展体育锻炼的看法和建议。

要求：1. 内容必须包括以上要点，可适当发挥；

2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数；

3. 语句通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

4. 文中不得出现真实姓名及校名。

Dear schoolmates,

I am Li Hua from Class Three, Grade Nine. Health is very important to us teenagers. ____________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Li Hua

If we want to visit another country or travel around the world, we must have a(n) ________ first.

A. ticket B. passport C. car D. ability

Jack’s grandma lives ________, but she doesn’t feel ________ at all.

A. lonely, alone B. alone, alone C. alone, lonely D. lonely, lonely

---Has Mr. King come back to China ________?

---Yes, he has. He has ________ stayed at home for three days.

A. already, already B. yet, yet C. yet, ever D. yet, already

Everyone in my class except Tom and Mary ________ to Beijing twice.

A. have be B. have gone C. has been D. has gone

---Is that a new coat?

---No, I ________ it for a long time.

A. bought B. had been C. have bought D. have had

---Did you ________ the present from Jim?

---Yes, but I didn’t ________ it. It was too expensive.

A. receive, accept B. accept, accept

C. receive, receive D. accept, receive