【1】Sydney is the trade c__________of Australia.

【2】It's w______much more than I have paid for it .

【3】He s______a flag into the earth to make a mark when he reached the top .

【4】I got really mad because they were doing e________the opposite to what I had told them .

【5】You should take m________examination every year to know about your health condition .

【6】The little boy is full of e_______and never feels tired .

【7】We have s_______tastes in music .We both like Jazz and country music .

【8】For this winter vacation ,I’m going a_____ to learn a foreign culture.

【9】After being in Japan for two months ,he gets used to b______to greet people .

【10】Everyone should do his own part to fight a______ pollution .

发明改变了世界，改变了我们的生活。比如，电脑和动车组列车给我们的生活带来了极大的方便。请根据下面的提示，以Inventions为题，写一篇英语短文，介绍一下电脑和动车组列车的用途。（开头已给出，不计入总词数。）

提示词语：multiple unit train 动车组列车

注意：1. 词数80-100；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名；

4. 开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Inventions

Inventions are made every day because people want to make life easier. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

It’s a common thing for many people to shop online. But it’s hard to believe that a parrot can manage to shop online.

In London a pet parrot called Buddy made it. The parrot succeeded in shopping online on a voice-controlled smart speaker by imitating(模仿) its owner. The order led to survey because nobody could consider the parrot could be the buyer. After they heard the dialogue with the speaker, they found out that the parrot was the buyer.

“I couldn’t believe it when I realized that Buddy had made an order,” the owner said. A video showed the parrot shouted “Alex” and something else, and the machine replied, “ What do you want to order?” Then the parrot told the machine what it wanted to order.

The owner said, “I laughed out loudly when I knew that the buyer was Buddy.”

【1】How does the parrot succeeded in shopping online? (不超过5个单词)

___________________________________________________

【2】How did the owner feel at first? (不超过5个单词）

___________________________________________________

【3】What’s the story about? (不超过10个单词)

___________________________________________________

Lanterns are a big part of the festival. One story says that the bright lanterns show respect to gods. Another says that people light lanterns to celebrate the disappearance of darkness of winter.

Watching lanterns is a great event. You see lanterns in any sizes and shapes you can imagine, from animals to plants and flowers. To make this activity more fun, people put riddles (谜语) on the lanterns. In some places, people like releasing sky lanterns, which are called Kongming lanterns. A sky lantern is a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where there is a small fire source. When the bright lights fly high in the sky, people make wishes.

In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic(浪漫). At that time, young girls were not allowed to go out very often except during certain festivals. Therefore, looking at lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this: “Restlessly, I searched for her in thousands, hundreds of ways. Suddenly I turned, and there she was in the receding light.”

【1】When is the Lantern Festival this year?

A. On January 15th. B. On March 2nd. C. On January 2nd. D. On March 15th.

【2】The second paragraph mainly talks about ______ of Lantern Festival.

A. the history B. the culture C. the story D. the date

【3】Which of the following about Kongming lanterns is TRUE?

A. They are lanterns with riddles on them. B. They are lanterns in shape of Kongming.

C. People make wishes when flying them. D. They are hot air balloons made of fire.

【4】Why was the Lantern Festival romantic in old times?

A. Because it gave young people to meet each other.

B. Because it offered lanterns in different colors.

C. Because the streets were busy and beautiful.

D. Because people could enjoyed beautiful lanterns.

he American Idol show has been extremely successful since 2002. The most popular episode had nearly 38 million viewers. But why is the show so popular?

The idea of the show is this: everyday people get a chance to show their singing talent and become an “American Idol”, a famous pop star. Anyone in the country (between the ages of 15 and 28) can try out for a chance at becoming famous.

In fact, common people are the only ones who are allowed on the show. If you are a professional singer, you cannot be on American Idol.

The winners are usually people from small towns – people who sing in churches or bars, but have bigger dreams.

The winners of the contest get the chance to record an album. Famous stars such as Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood become famous from winning the show. So, it seems the contest really works.

The idea that anyone can be a star attracts people. All those hours of practicing in front of the mirror could lead to success. Even you could be the next “American Idol”.

【1】On Wednesday morning, US middle school kids often _____.

A. play ball games B. watch American Idol

C. talk about American Idol D. perform on TV shows

【2】Who can NOT take part in American Idol?

A. College students. B. Professional singers.

C. Young doctors. D. Church singers.

【3】What can the winners of the show get?

A. A large amount of money.

B. The chance to record an album.

C. Chances to meet famous pop stars.

D. Professional music training.

【4】What does the underlined word “ album” mean?

A. 影集 B. 奖状 C. 唱片 D. 专栏

【5】What does the story mainly tell us?

A. Where US kids spend their spare time.

B. How American Idol was created.

C. How common people become stars.

D. Why American Idol is so popular.

When we walked out and were again standing around looking lost, a woman soon came up and asked if we needed help. Again we tried to explained where we were going. The woman said she could help us. Then we followed her to another building which also had no name and we found it was not a post office, either. At this point we decided not to listen to anybody else.

But then another person came up and said, “I can help you.” We said, “No, thank you.”But he didn't listen to us. He actually caught me by the hand and pulled me through the streets. Circling around, we came back to the first corner we had been standing on when we began. He pointed across the street, and there was the post office.

【1】How many people helped the writer and his friends look for a post office in the story?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

【2】How did the first kind man help them?

A. He helped them find the post office. B. He led them down all the little streets.

C. He forced them to walk for miles alone. D. He taught them to speak Spanish.

【3】The woman led them to another wrong place because ________.

A. she wanted to fool them B. she wanted to sell things

C. she didn’t know the way D. she wanted to play a joke

【4】What does the writer want to tell us?

A. Kindness is not always a straight line.

B. Don’t listen to anybody else easily.

C. We must learn its language of a foreign country.

D. It’s important to stand where we are at first.

The_______of the bread-making machine is “Gopan”. It means “rice” and “bread” in Japanese. Users put_______rice in the Gopan and the machine does the rest, from milling (碾磨) the rice to baking the bread.

The bread-making machine is quite______at $600 (4,000 yuan), but it has sold very well. The company put Gopan on the market last month and it______ in only one week. The company says it will not take orders for the Gopan_______next April.

Hisao Nagayama, a Japanese food______, thinks the Gopan is popular ______ Japanese people are changing their eating habits. They eat more Western food. Busy lives are making it ______for Japanese people to find the time to cook and eat rice.

“People can eat the bread ______ and it is delicious. And it is made of ________ the Japanese like to eat---rice.” he said. Do you want to have a try?

【1】A. information B. form C. function D. name

【2】A. washed B. wasted C. cooked D. used

【3】A. expensive B. cheap C. old-fashioned D. fantastic

【4】A. made out B. took out C. put out D. sold out

【5】A. with B. when C. while D. until

【6】A. teacher B. cook C. expert D. artist

【7】A. so that B. though C. because D. because of

【8】A. easier B. harder C. easy D. important

【9】A. hardly B. easily C. especially D. accidentally

【10】A. what B. when C. where D. why

This is not a joke. Hughes is far from the only young person who doesn’t have basic ______skills. According to a recent study by YouGov, today’s young people in the UK are_____ capable (有能力的) than the old when it comes to basic life skills.

For example, about 35 % don’t know how to sew (缝) on a button and 11% don’t understand how to_______a light bulb.

This problem is______ by young people in the United States as well. According to Forbes, many youngsters in the US are______ the skill of cooking, as they are much more likely to____ take-out food .

Technology may be the main______for this. Born and raised in a digital age (数字化时代), young people are more familiar with using phones and computers.

______, this does not mean that younger generations are unable to carry out basic everyday tasks.The study results show that although only few know how to pay their water and electricity bills after leaving home, 72 % could help______ a WiFi network in a new house.

The Mirror noted that as their lives have changed, the major life skills that they are good at have changed as well.

【1】A. how B. what C. when D. where

【2】A. study B. reading C. life D. sports

【3】A. very B. more C. less D. little

【4】A. change B. buy C. wash D. find

【5】A. solved B. made C. shared D. caused

【6】A. enjoying B. losing C. catching D. learning

【7】A. cook B. drop C. order D. sell

【8】A. trouble B. difficulty C. result D. reason

【9】A. Therefore B. However C. So D. Then

【10】A. set up B. cut off C. clean up D. set off

A: Hi, Jack. Why are you so upset?

B: Hi, Lily. 【1】 Can you give me some

suggestions on how to learn English well?

A: 【2】 First, you should listen to the

teacher carefully in class.

B: Sure. 【3】What else?

A: Second, you should ask teachers for help

if you have any problems.

B: 【4】Thanks for your suggestions. I’ll try them.

A: You are welcome.【5】

A. I’ll also take notes while listening.

B. I failed in the English test again.

C. It’s very kind of you.

D. Of course.

E. I hope you will make much progress in the future.

F. You can try to listen to some English songs.

G.Where are you going?

A. I’ll also take notes while listening.

B. I failed in the English test again.

C. It’s very kind of you.

D. Of course.

E. I hope you will make much progress in the future.

F. You can try to listen to some English songs.

G.Where are you going?

【1】Lucy always takes an a________(积极的) part in after school activities.

【2】Tony got two s_______(得分) in the last football match .

【3】Can you help me to l______(列表) the food we need at home?

【4】The p_______(过程) of study is more important than the result.

【5】Who c______(创造) such a great way to communicate in the past?