Hot springs are a kind of hot water. Usually the water is very hot and comes from deep underground（地下）. There are many hot springs in Hunan, especially in Ningxiang（宁乡）and Chenzhou（郴州）. Some hot springs are not so hot and people can take a bath（泡澡）in them. But other hot springs are so hot that people may die if they try to take a bath there.

Hot springs are good for health. In cold winter, many people will visit some famous hot springs. Zilongwan（紫龙湾）Hot Spring Resort（度假区）in Ningxiang is very famous. It is called as “the Best Hot Spring in Hunan.” It has over 40 pools. Besides enjoying the hot springs, you can also have many kinds of delicious food there. The tickets for adults（成年人）are 120 and free for children there. Fuquan（福泉）Hot Spring Resort is in Rucheng（汝城）, Chenzhou. It is famous for its healthy spring pools. There are about 33 spring pools there and 20 of them are of healthy effect（效果）. The tickets for adults are 90 yuan and 30 yuan for middle school students there.

Come to enjoy hot springs in Hunan.

1.Where does the water for hot springs come from?

A.Rivers B.Mountains C.Deep underground

2.“the Best Hot Spring in Hunan” is ______?

A.Zilongwan Hot Spring Hotel

B.Zilongwan Hot Spring Pool

C.Zilongwan Hot Spring Resort

3.How many hot springs in Fuquan are of healthy effect?

A.20 B.33 C.40

4.If you go to Fuquan Hot Spring Resort with your parents, how much does it take?

A.210 yuan B.120 yuan C.180 yuan

5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the information above?

A.People can take a bath in not so hot pools.

B.People can enjoy delicious food in Fuquan Hot Spring Resort.

C.Zilongwan Hot Spring Resort and Fuquan Hot Spring Resort are in Hunan.

Study plays an important（重要）role in our daily life. Some students may think study is very difficult. Others think it is so boring. How to make our study interesting and cool? You may follow the following tips（建议）.

First, get enough sleep so you’ll stay awake（清醒的）in class. Every night you need at least（至少）eight hours’ sleep.

Second, have a good breakfast. And you will study hard in class. If you don’t have a good breakfast, you will not have enough energy（精力）to study.

Third, try to go to school with a smile every day. If you are happy every day, you can study well.

Fourth, have good study habits. Listen to the teacher carefully in class and do your homework quickly by yourselves and hand it in（上交）on time. Don’t be late for school. Time is very important for study.

Fifth, if you don’t understand（理解）something, ask the teacher for help.

Follow the above tips, you may find study is a fun thing.

1.How may tips does the writer give in the passage above?

A.3 B.4 C.5

2.The underlined word “smile” in this passage means ______.

A.笑容 B.精神 C.梦想

3.Which of the following is a good study habit according to the passage?

A.Doing our homework slowly.

B.Being late for school.

C.Handing in our homework on time.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.How to make study boring.

B.How to make study difficult.

C.How to make study fun.

5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.We need at least 8 hours’ sleep every night.

B.If we don’t have a good breakfast, we will also have enough energy to study.

C.Ask the teacher for help if we don’t understand something.

The Orange Isle fireworks show（橘洲焰火表演）on weekends is one of the must-sees in Changsha. Nine fireworks shows will be arranged（安排）for 2018. The first fireworks show will be displayed at 20:30-20:50 on January 1, 2018.

The Schedule is as follows:

January 1 - New Year’s Day 元旦

February 15-Spring Festival Eve 除夕夜

March 2-Lantern Festival 元宵节

May 1-Labor’s Day 劳动节

June 18-Dragon Boat Festival 端午节

July 1-Bitrhday of the CPC 建党节

August 1-Army Day 建军节

September 24-Mid-dutumn Festival 中秋节

October 1-National Day

The best places for viewing（观赏）

Du Fu Pavilion（杜甫江阁）Siyangfangzun Square（四羊方尊广场）The top of Yuelu Mountain（岳麓山顶）

The best ways to get there

Take Changsha Subway Line 2（地铁2号线）and then walk to Du Fu Pavilion.

Take the bus to Siyangfangzun Square, including No. 6 buses and No. 8 buses.

Take Changsha Subway Line 2 and then walk up to the top of Yuelu Mountain or take the bus there, such as No. 1 buses and No. 202 buess.

1.In 2018, you can see ______ fireworks shows in Changsha.

A.7 B.8 C.9

2.When can you watch the fireworks show?

A.At 20:00 on January 1 B.At 20:20 on January 1 C.At 20:35 on January 1

3.According to the passage, which is NOT the best places to see the fireworks show?

A.Orange Isle B.Du Fu Pavilion C.The top of Yuelu Mountain

4.The underlined phrases National Day means ______.

A.清明节 B.教师节 C.国庆节

5.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.We can take the bus to Du Fu Pavilion

B.We can take the subway to Siyangfangzun Square

C.We can take the subway or the bus to Yuelu Mountain.

Paul Barton is an Englishman. He likes to play the piano（钢琴）very much. He also likes elephants（大象）. He wants to play the piano for the elephants. Paul Barton achieved（实现）his dream at the age of 50 at last.

In 1995, Paul and his wife went to Asia（亚洲）. From then on, they worked with the blind（盲的）elephants. On his 50th birthday, Paul carried（携带）his piano to a mountain in Thailand. He played the piano for the blind elephants there. The elephants like the music very much.

There are about 60,000 Asian elephants in the world and about 600 elephants are blind. Paul hopes to have a concert（演唱会）for the elephants before the end of the year.

“I hope the blind elephants like the music. I also hope more and more people will help them.” Paul said.

1.What does Paul Barton like to play?

________________________________________________________________________

2.When did Paul and his wife go to Asia?

________________________________________________________________________

3.Do the elephants like the music?

________________________________________________________________________

4.How many Asian elephants are blind?

________________________________________________________________________

5.What does Paul hope to do before the end of the year?

________________________________________________________________________

We have two new students in our class. They are Lucy and Kate. They are good friends.

Lucy comes from China. She is thirteen. 她的爸爸和妈妈是数学老师。 She likes red and blue. She often plays baseball with her classmates after school. She is good at history and English. She says history is her favorite subject because it’s interesting. For breakfast, she likes eggs, bananas and strawberries.

Kate is English. She is twelve. Her father and mother are both workers. Yellow is her favorite color. She doesn’t play basketball but she has three basketballs. Her favorite subject is Chinese. She wants to learn about Chinese literature（文学）. She likes watching movies very much.她早餐喜欢西红柿和牛奶。

1.________________________________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________________________________

3.________________________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________________

假设你是Anna，是一名初中生。你的笔友Gina写信询问你的个人情况，请你回一封信，向她介绍你最喜欢的食物，颜色，学科还有你最爱做的事情（即爱好）以及原因。

要求：

1. 字数50-60词。

2. 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名。

Dear Gina,

Yours,

Anna

There will be robots in the future. But I don’t know if______ are all helpful.

A.they B.you C.we

—Alan, what's your_____ about the result of the singing competition in our school?

—I’m sure Nelly will win.

A.question B.prediction C.preparation

—Mark, Mr. Smith is leaving for England. Let’s______ a surprise party for him.

—Good idea! We can buy some food and drinks.

A.organize B.choose C.decide

My brother is still _______with me because I broke his new glasses yesterday.

A.angry B.popular C.honest