发明创造改变了世界。作为一名中学生，假如你梦想当一名发明家，应该怎样做才能实现梦想呢？请根据下面的要点提示，以“How to Become an Inventor”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。

短语提示：1.Get more knowledge.

2．Have an interest.

3．Be creative.

4．Never give up.

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Joe was a farmer. His farmland was so poor that he hadn't had good harvests(收成）for years.

"If God lets me ______ the weather, then everything will get better," he complained. "I'm a farmer. I know what's the ______ for crops(庄稼）to grow than God does"

God heard his words. "Well, I give you one______. " he said, "You will be in control of all kinds of ______. Let's see what your crops will grow like."

On hearing this, Joe was excited and ______ right away, "Sunny!" ______ the clouds went away.

He was pleased and shouted again, "______! " The sky was ______with dark clouds at once, then after a while, the field was filled with water.

In the following year, he changed the weather between sunny and rainy. Watching the seeds growing bigger and bigger and becoming crops, Joe felt really ______.

Then the harvest season came. He went to the field to get his crops ______ his heart suddenly went down when he found the crops even hadn't grown a grain（谷粒）. He was quite shocked and started to______. Once again, God heard him.

"Do you want to know ______ you still don't get the good harvest you want?" God said. "You never asked for wind, rainstorm, snow and ice, or ______ that could make the air fresher and the roots（根）stronger. _______ strong roots, of course the crops won't grow any fruit."

After he realized this, Joe asked God to ______ the power. It turned out that only through life's challenges would we harvest the fruit of life. It takes both ups and downs to get satisfactory results.

1.A.control B.punish C.catch D.change

2.A.most B.least C.worst D.best

3.A.week B.month C.season D.year

4.A.weather B.water C.crops D.fields

5.A.sang B.shouted C.asked D.answered

6.A.Luckily B.Happily C.Suddenly D.Specially

7.A.Sunny B.Windy C.Rainy D.Snowy

8.A.connected B.painted C.followed D.covered

9.A.satisfied B.disappointed C.surprised D.embarrassed

10.A.And B.But C.Though D.Because

11.A.smile B.laugh C.cry D.worry

12.A.what B.why C.when D.where

13.A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing

14.A.On B.Without C.From D.Through

15.A.give back B.go back C.take back D.come back

Thanksgiving Delights

By Joanna Fuchs

On Thanksgiving Day we're thankful for

Our blessings all year through,

For family we dearly love,

For good friends, old and new.

For sun to light and warm our days,

For stars; that glow at night,

For trees of green and skies of blue,

And puffy clouds of ▲

We're grateful for our eyes that see

The beauty all around,

For arms to hug, and legs to walk,

And ears to hear each sound.

The list of all we're grateful for

Would fill a great big boob

Our thankful hearts find new delights

Everywhere, we look!

1.The passage is a(an) _________________.

A.notice B.poem C.ad D.report

2.The best word for“ ▲ ”is

A.white B.light C.dark D.black

3.The purpose of the writing is to __________________.

A.introduce Thanksgiving Day B.show beautiful things around us

C.tell people to have thankful hearts D.make wishes for happiness and health

1.Who is on the vacation?

A.Lexie. B.Mary. C.Benny. D.Sydney.

2.What is San Marco?

A.A zoo in Venice. B.A city in California.

C.A big square in Venice. D.An art museum in California.

3.Mary did the following things in Venice EXCEPT _____________.

A.seeing pigeons on San Marco B.sending pictures to her friends online

C.visiting some art museums D.taking photos of interesting things

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

A.Lexie knows Venice because she has ever been there.

B.People may meet Michelangelo if they travel to Venice.

C.Mary is worried that Lexie might get a new best friend.

D.The new student in Lexie's class comes from Australia.

We have four chickens: Peanut, Cookie, Ice-cream and Potato. My husband Andrew made a beautiful coop（笼子）for them together with our kids.

He gave some tools to the kids because he believed it was important that they could really make something. Then, he slowly helped them. The kids made the mistakes of learning一a board cut too short and hands cut by knives一but in the end, Andrew did some tricks and the coop looked perfect.

The chickens love their perfectly imperfect home and we like to let them run around the yard freely. Yesterday, we needed to go to the city center, knowing that the chickens won't go very far. When we got back, my son, Gordon, ran to check on them. There were Peanut, Cookie and Potato, looking a mess. Ice-cream was nowhere to be seen.

We searched around the yard and found lots of feathers（羽毛）. By this time, Gordon's eyes got watery. Ice-cream was his favorite chicken.

Andrew picked Gordon up and held him in his arms. As we stood there, accepting that we were now a three-chicken family, we heard it一a soft clucking sound. Andrew put Gordon down and they looked under the bush. There was Ice-cream, a half-naked(半裸的）chicken. She looked strange, but she was totally fine. Andrew carefully picked her up and returned her to the coop.

The next day, Andrew had a meeting with the kids. The kids believed that the chickens should stay in the coop, safe from everything that may hurt them. Andrew disagreed. He believed that we should be more careful, letting the chickens out when we were in the yard. He encourages our kids to take risks. He sees that the risk of living life一by having the freedom to walk around the yard一is better than the safety of a coop.

1.Which chicken was found crosier the bush?

A.Peanut. B.Cookie. C.Ice-cream. D.Potato.

2.Which of the following facts show that Andrew is a wise father?

a. He taught the kids to make a coop through mistakes.

b. He held his son in his arms when the boy was worried.

c. He carefully returned the chicken to the coop.

d. He encouraged his kids to take risks in life.

A.a, b B.b, c C.c, d D.a,d

3.What will most probably happen after the accident?

A.The family will send the four chickens to the nature.

B.The chickens will be kept in the coop from any danger.

C.Gordon will stay with Ice-cream all day to keep it safe.

D.The chickens will run freely when the family are around.

4.What can be the best title of this passage?

A.A Father and A Coop B.Life is Full of Risks

C.Chickens Provide Life Lessons D.Gordon's Favorite Chicken

Many kids all over the world are reading Harry Potter books in school. But some parents think their children shouldn't be able to find those and other books in school libraries. Should school libraries keep books that some parents don't approve of？Should they take those books off the bookcases?

All over the USA, schools are wrestling with those questions. Read these arguments. Then decide for yourself.

Yes! Some Books Should Be Banned from School Libraries!

Many parents believe that there should be certain limits（限定）. Books that include violence(暴力）or bad words shouldn't be in schools. Some parents think Harry Potter books have no place in school libraries because they talk about wizards and magic.

Most parents know what's good for kids. They have a right to decide which books should or should not be in school libraries.

Books should be checked before they are put in schools. Is this a good book for kids to read?

Is it full of violence? Does it have bad words or ideas kids shouldn't learn about? If a book is not good for all kids, it should not be in a school library.

No! Books Should Not Be Banned from School Libraries!

Why should a few parents stop all kids from reading stories like Harry Potter?

"Parents should decide what their own kids read," said Natalie Nicole, of Denver, Colorado.

Many experts say that it's the parents' job, not the school's job, to check out what their kids are reading. If they don't like a book, they should not let their kids read it.

Many schools let kids borrow certain books if they have a signed（签名的）paper from their parents. That works fine. A parent doesn't sign the paper if he or she doesn't want the child to read the book. Other kids can read the book if they are allowed.

Some books are not OK for all kids to read. But if more adults were careful about what their own kids read, they wouldn't have to ban books from the library.

1.The underlined word "approve of " has the closest meaning to "______________".

A.borrow B.accept C.read D.write

2.Some parents don't think Harry Potter books should be in school libraries because

A.they talk about wizards and magic B.this kind of books will bring bad luck

C.kids don't have a signed paper for the books D.they have nothing to do with children's studies

3.The underlined word "That" refers to

A.Reading books with kids B.Allowing kids to read widely

C.Signing before borrowing books D.Letting kids choose books themselves

4.Which of the following would Natalie Nicole most probably agree?

A.Schools should provide a reading list for the students.

B.All the kids should be allowed to read Harry Potter books.

C.Libraries should ban the books some parents don't support.

D.Kids' choices of books should be made by their own parents.

根据短文内容和所给中文提示, 在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Development in technology now brings us closer than ever before. We can keep in touch with our friends 1.（通过）calling or e-mailing from a thousand kilometers away.

However, did we ever think about what we are losing? As a person who likes writing letters, I often feel 2.（沮丧, 悲哀）. These days, few people give letter writing a fair chance. Maybe you think it is out of 3.（样式, 款式）. But in my mind, I4.（更喜欢）writing and sending letters more often.

To begin with, there's lots of love in handwritten letters. And they bring much more 5.（温暖）because we spend more time. Writing letters helps us to 6.（表达）how much we care about them in a special way.

So when we 7.（收到）a letter, we feel we are loved, remembered and missed. In fact, the 8.（过程）of writing a letter can make us feel happy, too. When we sit down and think about what we are writing, we allow ourselves to relax our9.（大脑）.

What's more, while messages come and go, letters can be kept forever. We can always go back and read again. It's 10.（确切地）the way to keep a good relationship between that person and us.

Pick up your pen now!

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※Last night one of my Chinese friends took me to a concert of Chinese folk music. The piece which was played on the erhu especially moved me. The music was 1., but under the beauty 2.（这首曲子格外地美, 但在这种美的背后我感受到了一种强烈的悲伤和痛苦。）。

※If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon, then you're expected to be there at noon. If you're even 15 minutes late, your friend may get mad. So I3.when I meet my friends（所以当我和朋友会面时, 我会努力守时. ). I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think 4.（为了避免交通拥挤, 我总是早早地离开家, 因为我认为让别人等特是不礼貌的。）.

※Today, sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations. They are made of bamboo and covered with paper. When the lanterns are城they slowly rise into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. They are seen as bright5.（它们被看作是幸福和美好祝愿的光明象征。）.

阅读下面的短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的词, 或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（每空不多于3个单词）。

If you can dream it, you can do it. It is what they say in the United States. American Dream is the idea that anyone can become1.（success). There are lots of stories about American Dream- Here is one of them.

Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland, UK, in 1835. He moved to America at the age of 13 with a few dollars. But by 1400, he owned millions of dollars. It seemed that he was a man 2.was born with the ability to do business.

When he arrived there, he started working in 3. small factory, making just $1.20 a week But he 4.(behave) excellently and impressed his boss deeply. So he got lots of 5. (chance) in the factory. Then, he 6. (offer) a job in Pennsylvania Railways Station. While there, he was promoted(升职）for his good work.

7., it was during the 1870s that Carnegie really began to make his luck. Then he built his fast steel company in 1892. In 1901, it became one of8.(big) company in the world.

After Carnegie became a millionaire, he was known 9. giving away a large number of money to help the poor. He also wrote a number of books 10.（make) people know more about the history of America, including Triumphant Democracy. His spirit inspired a lot of young people in America.

阅读下面一则关于“垃圾分类”的指南, 补全学校学生会的倡议书。

Garbage sorting is a big project worldwide. In recent years, some Chinese cities have been working hard on it. People are asked to sort garbage into four groups: wet, recyclable（可回收的）, harmful and dry.

Wet waste is things you don't want but that pigs can eat.

Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be reused are recyclable waste.

Harmful waste includes things like medicine and batteries.

Finally, any waste that's not wet, recyclable or harmful will go into the "dry waste" bin.

If you don't sort your garbage, all of it will go to a landfill（垃圾填埋场）. These landfills will take up large areas of ground that could have been used for planting trees or crops. The electronic waste you throw away, such as batteries, can pollute the soil and groundwater. Other pieces of garbage, like the metal part of a pen, can be used to make other things.

Dear students,

What do you do with the garbage? If all the garbage is put into one bin and go to a landfill, it will not only waste land but also 1. the soil and groundwater. Garbage2. can solve the problems. We can sort our garbage into 3. bins: the used batteries should be thrown into the“4.”bin；The metal parts of the broken pens should be grouped into the "recyclable" bin; When we have some leftover food, we should throw them into the “5..”bin; The other waste will go into the "dry waste" bin. In a word, let's take action!

Sincerely,

The Student Union