—Maybe. Though she is young, she is about clothes.

A. special B. curious C. particular D. proud

Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.

We asked some people about their homes.

How often do people move house in your country'.

"In my country many people don't stay in one place for a very long lime. They

often move every ten years or so. "

—Chery, Boston, USA.

What are features(特征) of homes in your country？

"In Britain, even in town, there's always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don't often have balconies(阳台). The weather isn't warmenough!"

—Pat. Exeter, England

【1】The word "home" sometimes has no exact translation because _____.

A. people can't find this word in the dictionary

B. no one knows what it isC it has different meanings in different countries

C. people can't understand each other very well

【2】According to the passage, at home, you can do everything except _____.

A. making friends B. cooking and eatingC playing and talking C. sleeping and relaxing

【3】Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?

A. Because they want to breathe fresh air outside.

B. Because there's a fire in the living room.

C. Because they wear heavy clothes all day long.

D. Because the sun there shines a lot.

【4】From the second paragraph, what kind of homes people have depends on ______.

A. whether they are rich or not

B. the climate(气候) they have

C. how old they are

D. whether they live in the city or countryside

【5】Which one of the sentences below is true?

A. People in Britain seldom have balconies because it's so hot outside.

B. Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime.

C. Homes look the same in different countries.

D. Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.

Some students aretalking about the teachers that have inspired them most.

Ms. Lindsay is a wonderful teacher because she gives us chance after chance, and forgives(原谅)us when we do wrong. She has really helped me bring my math grades up. —Jessica, 11

A teacher who inspires me is my art teacher, Mrs. lime is the best person I know. She is always smiling and saying. “I love it! I love it!” She believes in me and in every child she teaches. —Olivia, 10

Ms. Kincaid is an active participant(参与者)in her community and has a huge influence in and out of school. Her teaching has a very special and professional style.Ihave never had a teacher who cares about me so much. —Nick, 9

My favorite teacher is my first-grade teacher, Mrs. Denise. She changed my life by making school fun. She gave me a reason to want to come to school every day. She loved teaching, helping her students succeed，and most of all, making people happy. —Mary, 12

Mr. Zielinski is an English teacher. When the class doesn’t understand something, he makes it clear in a funny way. He even plays with us during the break. We like to talk to him when we have trouble. —Owen, 9

【1】Jessica thinks Ms. Lindsay has helped her_________.

A. do better in math B. become a brave person

C. become a happy person D. get interested in learning

【2】Mrs. lime is a teacher who teaches_________.

A. history B. math C. English D. art

【3】To Nick, Ms. Kincaid_________.

A. teaches in a very special way B. is very strict with students

C. is very good-looking D. helps him succeed

【4】Because of Mrs. Denise, Mary enjoyed_________ .

A. going to school B. playing sports C. helping others D. reading books

【5】Which of the following best describes Mr. Zielinski?

A. Serious. B. Hard-working. C. Less experienced. D. Easy to get on with.

I took the bus to school every day when I was in primary school. Alvin, our bus 【1】 , picked us up every morning. We were all from 【2】 families. My parents could hardly support the family with 【3】 children.

Once a month, Alvin stopped at a local bus-stop. Then someone came out and 【4】 each of us if we wanted an ice cream or a drink. Alvin paid for it. At the end of school year, he took us to 【5】 home for dancing. The 【6】 that he showed was amazing. We didn’t get treats like that too often, so what he did for us was 【7】 remembered.

Twenty years later, I called him and 【8】 him for us. I told him that he probably couldn’t remember me, but I sure【9】 him! And I could hear the smile in his voice when he said he was happy that I called.

He is the reason why I do my 【10】 to show kindness to everyone I meet. He has had a big influence on my life. And I am very pleased that I was able to tell him.

【1】我认为她不会拒绝我们的求助。

I don’t think he will___________ ___________to our asking him for help.

【2】我们应该采取措施来防止校园暴力。

Measures should___________ ___________to prevent school violence.

【3】电视节目《最强大脑》很值得一看。

The TV program Super Brain is well___________ ___________.

【4】她无忧无虑,因为我们把她照顾得很周到。

She never worries because we ___________good ___________of her.

【5】如果你砍伐这些树木,将会受到惩罚。

You will be punished if you___________ ___________these trees.

—Just so-so, I decided to go______ for my next vacation.

A. something wonderful B. wonderful something

C. somewhere wonderful D. wonderful somewhere

你是英语校报编辑李华。校报收到初一新生Ben的来信，他提出了所面临的两个问题。

请你根据以下提示写一封回信，说明Ben的问题，提出你的建议并陈述理由。

Dear Ben,

I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble getting used to life in middle school. In your letter you said that…

…

Good luck with everything!

Li Hua

注意：

(1)回信应包括所有要点；

(2)词数80左右(信的开头和结尾已给出，
不计入词数)；

(3)不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

According to BBC News, there are more than 22, 000 pieces of space junk floating around the earth. And these are just the things that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes (望远镜). There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can't see.

Objects, like bits of old space rockets or satellites, move around the planet at very high speeds fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts. If the tiniest piece of junk crashed into a spaceship, it could damage the vehicle.

To make things worse, when two objects in space crash, they break into many smaller pieces. For example, when a U.S. satellite hit an old Russian rocket in 2009, it broke into more than 2,000 pieces, increasing the amount of space junk.

To reduce additional space junk, countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25 years at most. Each tool must be built to fall safely into the earth's atmosphere after that time. In the upper parts of the atmosphere, it will burn up.

Many scientists also suggesting different ways to clean up space junk. In England scientists are testing a metal net that can be fired into space junk. The net catches the junk and then pulls it into the earth's atmosphere to burn up. The Germans are building robots that can collect pieces of space junk and bring them back to Earth to be safely destroyed.

The problem is becoming more challenging because we're sending more objects into space to help people use their mobile phones and computers,” says Marco Castronuovo, an Italian space

Researcher.

“The time to act is now. The longer we leave the problem, the bigger it will become,” he says.

【1】What does the underlined word “these” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Telescopes.

B. Satellites.

C. Pieces of space junk.

D. BBC news reports.

【2】Why is space junk considered a problem?

A. It buns up after it re-enters the atmosphere

B. It often stops the view of telescopes on Earth

C. It could force new space tools to travel at slower speeds

D. It may crash into other space tools causing damage or death

【3】Countries want future space tools to be able to fall back into the earth's atmosphere so that .

A. the tools can be reused later

B. the tools don't become space junk

C. the earth’s atmosphere can stay clean

D. the effects of space flight can be studied

【4】How do the Germans plan to deal with space junk?

A. Catch it with nets.

B. Use robots to collect it.

C. Burn it in the earth's atmosphere.

D. Send it further away from the earth.

【5】In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article?

A. Environment.

B. Local News.

C. Education.

D. Fashion.

There were eating places travellers could go to centuries before that. The countryside was full of inns that would serve food. And there were taverns where one could get drinks. The rich could also eat special meals prepared by private cooks. But none of them could be called a “restaurant”.

A man called Boulanger changed that. In 1765, he opened a place in Paris that sold soups(汤). On his sign he used the word "restaurant" to describe what he was selling. At that time, soups were considered something that could help "restore"(恢复)your health — in French the word "restore" is “restaurer” — so he called the soups "restaurants". Soon, people started buying Boulanger's soups even when they were not ill. And over time, people began to use the word "restaurant" to refer to a place selling soup rather than the soup itself. More "restaurants" opened in France, and people began to buy soups more often.

Later, restaurants in Paris began to serve other food besides soup. In the 1790s, menus started to appear. By the mid-1800s, there were many types of restaurants throughout the world. The United States offered coffee shops. Tea houses became popular throughout China. Paris created beautiful restaurants for the rich. The British began to copy the French, and the restaurant idea spread throughout the British Empire.

Today cities are filled with all types of restaurants. Diners have millions of options from which to choose.

【1】What is the passage mainly about?

A. How restaurants developed.

B. What made a good restaurant.

C. Who created the first restaurant.

D. Why restaurants became popular.

【2】According to the first paragraph, what made restaurants different from earlier eating places?

A. Restaurants only served food.

B. Restaurants were more expensive.

C. Restaurants were mainly in cities.

D. Restaurants had a list of meal choices.

【3】Who did Boulanger expect to come and eat at his restaurant?

A. Rich people.

B. Sick people.

C. Travellers.

D. Workers.

【4】When it was first used. what did the word "restaurant" refer to?

A. A person.

B. A place.

C. Illness.

D. Soup.

【5】When did restaurants begin to grow internationally?

A. In the 1600s.

B. In the 1700s.

C. In the 1800s.

D. In the 1900s.

B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century. In his short life he wrote______300 songs and an opera.

Xian was bom in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with
______mother. He began learning to play_______violin when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was_______cheap and badly made that he____not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop__________and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students____ studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he__________, Xian became the school's best student__________won several prizes for his talents.

In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan'an_______music at a college.___________there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time Xian still wrote _______of his most important music there, including The Yellow River, his most famous work.

In May 1940, Xian __________to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very__________. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness __________October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in the people's hearts.

【1】A. near B. nearly C. nearby D. nearer

【2】A. he B. him C. his D. he’s

【3】A. a B. an C. the D. this

【4】A. so B. such C. very D. much

【5】A. need B. may C. should D. could

【6】A. practice B. practicing C. to practice D. practised

【7】A. what B. which C. whom D. who

【8】A. leave B. leaves C. left D. was leaving

【9】A. and B. but C. as D. or

【10】A. teach B. taught C. teaching D. to teach

【11】A. If B. Although C. When D. Because

【12】A. any B. little C. few D. some

【13】A. sent B. was sent C. has sent D. was sending

【14】A. hard B. harder C. hardest D. the hardest

【15】A. at B. in C. on D. by