Mrs. Rice works in a hospital. She often gets home at about 7:00 p.m. Today is Friday. When she gets home, she finds her son, Jim’s things are everywhere. His books are on the sofa. His pens are under the table. His notebooks are on the chair. Mrs. Rice is angry. She asks, “Jim, why are your things here and there?” But Jim doesn’t answer. Then Mrs. Rice goes to Jim’s room. Jim isn’t there. His dog Coco is on the bed. She is surprised(惊奇的) to find a card in its mouth. It says, “Mom, I finished my homework. I went (go 的过去式) to my friend Sue’s home to make hamburgers. I’ll be back with your favorite chicken hamburgers before 8:00 p.m.”After reading the card, Mrs. Rice no longer feels angry. There is a smile(微笑) on her face.

1.Mrs. Rice gets angry because _______.

A.Jim isn’t at home B.the house isn’t tidy

C.her notebook is lost D.Jim doesn’t answer her

2.Who is Coco?

A.Jim’s cat B.Jim’s dog C.Sue’s cat D.Sue’s dog

3.Jim went to Sue’s home to _______.

A.play games B.watch a film C.do homework D.make hamburgers

4.The words on the card make Mrs. Rice _______.

A.angry B.surprised C.bored D.happy

Rosa is in her first year at Bristol University(大学). She studies English, math and science. Science is difficult for Rosa, but she likes it. And she wants to be a science teacher in a middle school. Rosa and her parents live 40km from her school. So she has to get up early to catch (赶上) the train at 8:05 a.m. Her classes finish at 5:00 p.m. Sometimes Rosa plays tennis with her classmates after school. They often play it for an hour. Rosa’s cousin Sylvia is also at Bristol University. She lives near the school. Rosa sometimes goes to her home. When the two girls have free time in the evening, they often meet their friends for dinner and then go to their favorite clubs(俱乐部). They dance well.

1.Which subject is difficult for Rosa?

A.English B.Chinese C.Science D.Math

2.Why does Rosa get up early in the morning?

A.Because she wants to read. B.Because she wants to do sports.

C.Because she needs to catch the train. D.Because she needs to make breakfast.

3.When does Rosa’s classes finish?

A.At 5:00 p.m. B.At 5:30 p.m. C.At 6:00 p.m. D.At 6:30 p.m.

4.What can we know about Sylvia?

A.She’s in two clubs. B.She lives near Rosa.

C.She is good at playing tennis. D.She and Rosa are at the same school.

Lucy’s from Guangdong. She’s a high school student. Her mother is a nurse, her father is a doctor and her brother is studying to be a doctor. But Lucy thinks medicine(医学) is really boring. She wants to be a great tennis player. She is a fan(迷) of Li Na and watches her every game. Now, Lucy is on the school tennis team. The players have to be very healthy, so every morning Lucy gets up at 5:30 and runs for an hour before breakfast. She plays tennis for three hours a day. She needs to eat well, too. She doesn’t like chicken, but she eats it often to keep healthy. Also, she needs to go to school and do her homework in the evening. It’s very difficult work, but Lucy likes it.

1.How many people are there in Lucy’s family?

A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6

2.What does Lucy do before breakfast?

A.She runs. B.She plays tennis.

C.She cleans her room. D.She does her homework.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Lucy likes chicken and eats it every day. B.Lucy’s father wants her to be a doctor.

C.Lucy’s brother is learning medicine. D.Lucy’s mother wants her to be a doctor.

4.What can we know about Lucy from the passage?

A.She gets up at 5:00 a.m. B.She finds her life boring.

C.She likes Li Na very much. D.She plays tennis for two hours every day.

As students, you may have many dreams(梦想). These dreams are different. They can be big, like winning the Nobel Prize. They can also be small. You may just want to be one of the best students in your class. When you have a dream, what are you going to do? Do you ever try your best to make your dream come true(实现)? An Australian writer Andrew once wrote a book called Follow Your Heart. In the book, he tells us that making dreams come true is life’s biggest challenge. For example, you may think that you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is difficult for you to become a writer. In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Always tell yourself what you want. Do it step by step, and your dream will come true because a big dream is made up of many small dreams. _______ There will be difficulties on your way to your dream. But the biggest one comes from yourself. You need to know what the most important thing is. Don’t watch too much TV, but study hard. When you have five yuan, you can buy a new book, not an ice-cream.

1.Students’ dreams are _______ according to the passage.

A.big B.small C.the same D.different

2.The underlined word “challenge” means “_______” in the passage.

A.机会 B.挑战 C.爱好 D.危险

3.To make your dream come true, you should (应该) _________.

A.be good at all your subjects B.know what you really want

C.never watch TV or eat ice-cream D.buy a book for yourself every day

4.Which of the following can be put into the blank?

A.You can start with a small dream. B.Do you know what your dream is?

C.Try your best to be a good student. D.You must never give up (放弃) your dream.

5.Why does the writer write the passage?

A.To tell us it’s not easy to make dreams come true.

B.To tell us why dreams are so important to us.

C.To tell us an Australian writer’s dreams.

D.To tell us how to make dreams come true.

Birthday tradition(传统) are different around the world. In America, children often celebrate(庆祝) a birthday with a party. They give presents and have cakes and ice cream.

Children in Korea celebrate in a different way. They eat seaweed(海带) soup because it is healthy. They also eat rice cakes. Guests to the birthday party may wear traditional clothes called hanbok(韩服).

As a birthday party in Canada children look for a coin in the cake. When the children play party games, the child who finds the coin goes first.

It’s said that Germans are the first people to have birthday parties for children by their parents. Parents place a wooden birthday wreath(花环) with candles on the table. They light a tall candle in the middle, the “life” candle, every year until their child becomes 12 years old.

1.Do people in different countries celebrate their birthdays in the same way?(不超过5个词）

2.What do Korean children eat on their birthdays? (不超过10个词）

3.What do parents in Germans place on the table?(不超过10个词)

书面表达

进入初中以后，你一定结交了不少好朋友吧？假设你是 Anna，请你以 My Good Friend 为题，

介绍你的朋友 Tony （在运动、饮食、爱好以及其他方面的情况）。

词数 80—100 词。Tony 的具体情况如下：

1. 来自伦敦，是你的好朋友，喜欢唱歌和跳舞。最喜欢的运动是踢足球。

2. 他喜欢健康食品，特别是蔬菜和水果，不喜欢可乐。

3. 他最喜欢中国历史（Chinese history）, 他经常和你一起打篮球。

4. 晚上完成作业后，他喜欢上网，听音乐。

My Good Friend

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Little Tom drew_____ ugly duck on the paper, and he liked it a lot.

A.a B.an C.the D./

My little sister has a _____ of playing the piano when I'm studying. The loud music often makes me in trouble.

A.sense B.gift C.habit D.plan

You will lose marks in the exam ____ you improve your handwriting.

A.unless B.though C.so that D.because

We found ____ impossible for us to learn a foreign language well in a short time.

A.that B.this C.one D.it