Where she was from: New York City, America

When she was born: in 1862

Why she began writing: Some people think Edith began writing because she found the people around her so boring. Others say she put pen to paper when her husband became sick and she needed something to do. But the fact is that she thought of herself as a writer when she was a child. Writing made her feel free from the control(控制) of her social class.

What she enjoyed doing: writing; designing, caring for gardens.

Her works: fifteen novels, seven novellas, eighty-five short stories and books on a number of subjects .

Her achievements(成就)

◆ In 1899, her collection of stories The Greater Inclination appeared. When she was in London. she visited a bookstore. The storeowner, not knowing who she was, gave her the book and said to her, ”Everyone in London is talking about this book now.”

◆ Three years later, her first novel, The Valley of Decision, was published(出版) .Three years after that, she wrote and published the novel The House of Mirth.

◆ In 1920, she published The Age of Innocence and it won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The novel was made into a movie in 1993. Edith died in 1937 in France.

【1】Why did Edith Wharton begin writing?

A.To make her boring life interesting.

B.To make herself known by others.

C.To make money to look after her sick husband.

D.To run away from the control of her social class.

【2】What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A.Londoners began to show interest in novels.

B.There were no other books on sale in the store.

C.Edith's collection of stories was a great success in London

D.Edith was the first American writer to be so famous in London.

【3】When was The House of Mirth published?

A.In 1896B.In 1899C.In 1902.D.In 1905

【4】Which of the following is TRUE about Edith?

A.She was from EuropeB.She died at the age of 74

C.She liked writing and gardening.D.She published The Valley of Decision in 1901.

【5】In which of the following magazines may you read this passage?

A.Today's SportsB.Famous people.

C.News in the World.D.Short Stories

（1）Paper shouldn't away everywhere.
（2）Lingling's home is the to school. So she always walks to school.
（3）You can improve your writing by a diary every day.
（4）He did well in the test. He made few .
（5）If an airplane is out of , there will be an accident.

【1】Hobo, bring me something ____ (eat).

【2】—Do you like pets? —Yes, I’m looking forward to ____( keep) my own pet cat.

【3】My classmate ______(not be) able to swim when he was four years old.

【4】There are at ____ (little ) 1000 students in our school .

【5】My parrot is very clever. I want to teach him____(speak).

【6】My sister likes drawing. She would like to be an____(art) in the future.

【7】When I walked past, I saw her____(build) camps out of sticks.

【8】I asked her if she was ready for the exam, and she____(nod) .

【9】There____(be) a school trip the day after tomorrow.

【10】My grandpa wants to learn how____(search) on the Internet.

New studies show that not only Chinese students suffer from the lack(不足)of sleep, American students also have the same problem. 【2】. Why are they so tired? One big reason is the use of electronic products(电子产品)

A recent survey finds out that 71% of American kids aged 8 to 18 have TVs in the rooms and about 36% have computers in their rooms. 【3】, playing video games, sending text messages to friends and watching TV before bedtime.

How to solve the problem? 【4】. Spending more time on sleep can help students stay healthy 【5】.

A . Some American primary school students are very tired and sometimes they even fall asleep in class.

B. perhaps it means you need more sleep

C. It’s never too late to change bad sleep habits

D. Many kids spend a lot of time surfing the Internet

E. and do well at school

F. We should get 8 hours’ sleep every night.

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We enjoyed ourselves very much in the last summer vacation. My parents【1】 a relaxing trip. We didn't need【2】 about our work or lessons. On the first day, before 【3】 our vacation for Shanghai, we saw on TV that the traffic was heavy. So we decided 【4】our car but to take the high-speed railway to Shanghai.

On the way, an American girl 【5】 Tina sat next to me. We had a wonderful conversation. She told me that she came here because her parents came to China on business. She would【6】 to her home town in a year.

"How do you like your life here? " I asked Tina.

"Pretty good. I like the life here very much, especially the people here. They are friendly and nice. What's more, I【7】 my Chinese as much as possible, " she said with a smile on her face.

With a few friends around her, she feels very happy, but sometimes, she still【8】 her old friends in America. When she misses them. she【9】 to them or chats with them online.

I think Tina is lucky because she has the chance of【10】 to a foreign country and enjoying different cultures.

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Amur tigers are interesting animals. They are the【1】cats in the world. A full-grown Amur tiger can be over 600 pounds. They live【2】. Tigers also have very good eyesight (视力) and hearing. Their eyesight is 【3】 better than humans.

Amur tigers live in the forests in the Russian Far East and northeastern China. They have a thick yellow coat. It keeps them warm【4】the long, cold winters in the forest.

Amur tigers【5】hunt(捕猎) at night. Sometimes these tigers travel hundreds of【6】looking for things to eat. They hunt small animals living in the forest. They also hunt smaller kinds of bears. A hungry Amur tiger can eat more than 50 pounds in one night.

Today, Amur tigers are in 【7】 The number of Amur tigers dropped fast at the beginning of the【8】 century. Countries like Russia and China then began to protect these big cats. After that, the number of Amur tigers grew. Scientists believe there are about 540 Amur tigers living in the【9】today.

These big cats are still in a difficult situation. We should try to save these tigers. If we try our 【10】, the tigers may live in peace in the future.

要求：1.语言通顺、流畅； 2.词数在80左右。

【1】You needn’t ___(抱怨) too much . This bag isn’t that heavy.

【2】Don’t forget to take the ___(照相机) with you, and you can take a lot of photos.

【3】A ____（世纪）means one hundred years.

【4】Don’t ____(触摸) this kind of animals. They are dangerous.

【5】Can you hear anything ___/ 'streind / in the bush?

【6】Amy is afraid of ____(老鼠). She thinks they might bite her.

【7】Li Yundi became interested in playing the___(钢琴) when he was young.

【8】My father likes sitting on the ___ / 'sf / watching TV after dinner.

【9】Lin Tao is ____/ 'breiv / enough to save his neighbour from a fire.

【10】The little boy likes to ___(重复) his parents’ words.

根据短文内容, 判断正(T)误(F)

【1】There are four animals in the zoo.

【2】The lion and the tiger are in the same room.

【3】The tiger is from China.

【4】The giraffe is kind of shy.

【5】The panda is eating bamboo(竹子).

【题目】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。每空不限一词。
There was a photo competition in our School Art Festival last week. It was the (第九) photo competition. Compared with last year, more students took part in the activities. We received (成百) photos from different students and teachers. All of us were pleased with our competition this year.
Here are the results of the competition. The person (谁) won the first prize for the subject Nature is Bob, a 13-year-old boy from Class 5, Grade 9. His photo shows the beauty of the blue (天空) and the clouds. A (群，组) of photos which show Chinese Culture has won the prize for the subject China Dream. The photos (被拍) by Lu Ling. They not only let foreigners understand Chinese traditions and culture, but (而且)show the students' love to our country.
Thanks to all the winners, we felt really (兴奋的) to enjoy so many excellent photos. Our headmaster Mr. Xu (授予，呈递) the prizes at the prize giving ceremony. We shouted and said congratulations to the winners. We all enjoyed (我们自己)!