Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.

But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He ha-d tried to drive away the boy that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.

At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong wood some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.

【1】It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to ________.

A. build glass-houses in his free time

B. grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup

C. win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color

D. grow a rose with the longest name

【2】 Boys were often tempted to ________.

A. throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ glass-house

B. throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school

C. be in or near by Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses

D. play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses

【3】 Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______.

A. at times when school-boys were walking near them

B. all the school day when there were no boys about

C. where he could not be seen by the boys passing

D. in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day

【4】 Mr. Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass.

A. be on watch in his free time

B. ask the headmaster for help

C. pick up all the stones around his garden

D. do all the above

【5】Mr. Flowers’ good idea was to ______.

A.write some words on the glass

B. put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses

C. give the boys something else to throw stones at

D. send for policemen

【题目】阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Betty started to learn English at theof six. She went to an after-school English class every week. But Betty thought it was(bored) to go to her English classes. She didn't thinkwas important to learn English and she did not need to speak English in her everyday life.
After shea school baseball team , she started to know more about the baseball players who joined teams in the USA. Now, she wants to know more about what happens to them. So she reads English newspaperthe Internet. When she meets new words, she looksup in her dictionary and writes difficult sentences in her notebooks. When she goes to school, she asks her English teacher for. Little by little, she finds that English is really important, and she is more and more(interesting) in it.
Her parents promise to take her to New York to watch a baseball game if she gets good mark in the English exam next month.exciting it is! Betty is so happy that she works(hard) on English than before.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Most of the students think stress can do harm ________ them in some ways. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even ________ his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually ________ that someone turns to psychological doctors because of heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.

On the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. They ________ stress can produce momentum(动力)in the end. For them, right attitude and action can reduce stress and make it ________ . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to an ideal ________ for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born to a poor family, I deeply knew ________ was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future. ________ the saying goes, “no pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her down. At last, I did measure up (达到标准) to my mom’s expectation and go to college ________ . Thanks to my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.

Overall, stress is not a bad thing in ________ . The key is how we deal with it.

【1】/span>A. for B. in C. to D. of

【2】A. began with B. showed off C. gave up D. cheered for

【3】A. wonder B. decide C. promise D. hear

【4】A. doubt B. believe C. disagree D. forget

【5】A. useful B. difficult C. strange D. terrible

【6】A. company B. college C. factory D. farm

【7】A. life B. spirit C. opinion D. silence

【8】A. Then B. But C. As D. Or

【9】A. quietly B. wildly C. specially D. successfully

【10】A. himself B. myself C. itself D. herself

One of the most famous s【1】 to study adaptations (适应) was Charles Darwin. He was born in E【2】 in 1809. He wasn’t the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing nature more than attending medical classes. He dropped out w【3】 graduating.

Next, Charles’s father sent him to school to become a minister (牧师). This time he made it to graduation. But he didn’t want to do the work of a minister. His friends e【4】 him to follow his interest in science.

After graduation, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist. He wasn’t the first choice, but he was the lucky one to go. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then a【5】 the world. The crew' s task was to make maps of the places they visited.

On D【6】 27th, 1831, Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In f【7】 , it lasted five. During this time, he saw many a【8】 things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to study.

Twenty-three years later, Darwin p【9】 an important scientific paper with another man n【10】 Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring (后代). Darwin’s ideas about adaptations are still very important to the study of living things.

【题目】根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。 The weekend is usually a time of rest. But today's Chinese teenagers can't rest during the weekends. According to a survey(调查), 24% of the Junior students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 40% of the Junior 3 students have less than eight hours of sleep each night.
Ji Ping, a Junior student in Guangzhou, has to get up at 6: 30 a.m. on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday she gets to extra(额外的) classes for Maths and English. But she doesn't complain(抱怨). She says that all her classmates work hard on Sunday.
Liu Yang is from Dalian. As a Junior 2 student, his weekends are less busy. But he always spends Saturday in school. On Sunday, after finishing homework, he plays basketball. He feels happy because he still has time to do the things he likes.
A few students are lucky. Yang Qing, a Junior 3 student from Zibo, Shangdong, is one of them. At weekends, she usually gets up at 8:00. Then she spends some time doing homework. After that she is free to do what she likes. "Don't push(逼迫) yourself too much. Learning well at school is easy," she said. And she is a top student in her class.
（1）How many hours do 40% of the Junior 3 students in Beijing sleep each night?
A.Less than 6 hours.
B.Less than 7 hours.
C.Less than 8 hours.
D.More than 8 hours.
（2）Why does Ji Ping get up early on Saturdays?
A.Because she doesn't sleep well.
B.Because she has a whole day of classes.
C.Because she has to play computer games.
D.Because her parents ask her to do so.
（3）What does Liu Yang do after finishing homework on Sunday?
A.He plays basketball.
B.He plays football.
C.He reads books.
D.He does housework.
（4）Which of the following in NOT true?
A.24% of the Junior students Beijing have classes at weekends.
B.Ji Ping gets up at 6:30 a.m. on Saturdays.
C.Liu Yang feels sorry about his busy weekend.
D.Yang Qing has enough time for her hobbies at weekends.

【题目】根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。 Alice needs some money for a Mother's Day present. She tells her father about her problem.
"I'll pay you to do some housework. You can clean up the yard(院子)," her father says.
"You can also wash my car and Mum's. Both of them need to be washed because they're really dirty."
Alice works on the yard and washes her father's car.
"Too bad! You didn't have time to wash Mum's car," Dad says when he pays her.
The next morning Alice wakes up early. First she washes her mother's car. Then she goes to the flower shop. She also buys her mother's favourite bread on her way home. After breakfast Alice asks her mother to go to the garage(车库). She opens the gate.
"Wow!" Alice's mother says. "My car is gleaming."
"Open the door," Alice says.
Alice's mother opens the door. There on the seat she sees a bunch of flowers.
"Happy Mother's Day!" Alice says.
（1）In the story, the word "gleaming" means "_______" in Chinese.
A.闪闪发光
B.跑得像飞一样
C.重新漆过了
D.锁上了
（2）Which of the following is the right order(次序)?a. She buys her mother a bunch of flowers.
b. She washes her father's car.
c. She cleans up the yard.
d. She buys bread for her mother.
e. She washes her mother's car.
A.cabde
B.bacde
C.cbead
D.cbeda
（3）What do you think of Alice?
A.She is good at making pocket money.
B.She doesn't love her father.
C.She is very nice to her parents.
D.She is a lazy girl.
（4）What is this story about?
A.It is about what Alice buys for her mother on Mother's Day.
B.It is about what Alice does for her mother for Mother's Day.
C.It is about why Alice's father gives her money to buy presents.
D.It is about what Alice does at home each week for her mother.

【题目】完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 People like dolphins because they are both lovely and clever. They have an 1 IQ (智商).
Dolphins can 'talk'. Scientists try to ‘talk' with dolphins, and the results make them 2. They find that dolphins 3 understand them so well.
4 animals enjoy playing, but dolphins like to make their games different. On a beautiful day in 1997, scientists on a beach 5 a little dog going into the sea. They were surprised to see the dolphins come up to the dog and then start throwing(扔) it into the air. The dog 6 the 'game' and kept playing with the dolphins for over an hour.
Dolphins live in a very different world from 7, but they are very good at our 'IQ tests(测试)'. For example, in the picture above, a dolphin jumps 8 the water when he hears a whistle noise(哨声). He does this because he will get a fish 9 an award.
There is 10 much to learn about these lovely friends.
（1）A.interesting B.important C.usual D.amazing
（2）A.surprise B.surprised C.surprising D.interesting
（3）A.must B.may C.can D.should
（4）A.Very few B.No C.Most D.None
（5）A.looked B.saw C.learnt D.watched
（6）A.disliked B.hated C.missed D.enjoyed
（7）A.theirs B.ours C.his D.mine
（8）A.into B.out of C.onto D.across
（9）A.with B.as C.for D.without
（10）A.still B.sometimes C.never D.seldom

【题目】忙碌的初中生活使我们的课余生活越来越单一，所以学校打算开展"after-class clubs".社团活动可以让我们广交朋友，锻炼身体，增长见识。请根据你的兴趣爱好，加入一个社团。Art Club Music Club Basketball Team English Club History Club请在以上几个社团当中选择一个喜欢的，写一份入团申请书。
a) What do you usually do after school?
b) Which club would you like to join? Why?
c) What can you get from it?
要求：1. 申请书包含以上信息。2. 词数：70个词左右。3. 文中不得出现真实姓名

【题目】任务型阅读。1题完成句子;2-3题简略回答问题;4题找出并写下全文的主题句;5 题将文中划线的句子译成汉语。 People are often free on weekends. But Mike had a busy weekend last week. On Saturday morning, he went to visit his uncle with his parents. His uncle lives on a farm. There Mike helped his uncle feed the chickens. There are many animals on the farm. After lunch, Mike went to mountains with his cousins. Mike was happy to see the trees and flowers. In the evening, they saw an interesting movie. Song Dandan was in the movie. All of them laughed all the time. On Sunday morning, Mike wanted to play soccer, but it rained very hard. So he had to stay home. He did some reading and watched TV. In the afternoon, Mike helped his mother do the housework. In the evening, he played computer games. Then it was time to go to bed.
（1）Mike helped his uncle on the farm on Saturday.
（2）How was the weather on Sunday morning?
（3）What did Mike do on Saturday afternoon?
（4）全文的主题句是。
（5）翻译划线部分的句子。

【题目】根据所给中文意思拼写单词，使短文完整、正确、通顺。每空限填一词。
My family is (计划) a journey to China in the winter. Our first (选择) is to visit Beijing, one of the(大) places in the world.. So we need to (预订) the plane tickets. To tell you the truth, we like going by train (好) . But we think it is too slow and it (花费) much time. Though going by plane is more(昂贵的)，it goes(快) and saves time. Some people may think it's not (安全) , but our family all(赞同)it's our favorite way to travel.