Smartphone ban (禁令)

According to the survey conducted last year, 68.1 percent of Chinese primary and junior high school students have their own smartphones. To keep students from playing with their smartphones in class, some schools have already banned smartphones on campus.

Lei Yanqin, a deputy (代表) of the National People’s Congress (NPC, 全国人民代表大会), suggested that smartphones should be banned at schools nationwide. She said that listening to music and playing games in class not only bother teachers, but also make it difficult for students to concentrate (集中注意力). She added that students might also show off their phones too much.

Video game rating system (分级制度)

Over 200 million teenagers across China play online games like King of Glory (《王者荣耀》), Guangming Daily reported. With their computers and tablets, teenagers are able to play most online games produced in China and abroad. However, some games have violent (暴力的) or vulgar (粗俗的) content that might not be suitable for young people.

Many NPC deputies suggested that a rating system for online games should be introduced. All games would be put into age groups according to their content. Players would have to give their ID numbers before playing certain games.

【1】According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Half of Chinese primary and junior high school students have their own smartphones.

B. Smartphones have been banned on campus in all schools around China.

C. Online games are popular among a number of teenagers in China.

D. To protect teenagers, a rating system for online games has been set up.

【2】Which of the following phrases has the similar meaning to the underlined word “conducted”?

A. worked outB. carried outC. put outD. found out

【3】What is the best title of the passage?

A. Disadvantages of smartphonesB. Teenagers’ problems

C. Influences of online gamesD. The coming changes

The grottoes were created in AD 366. They hold the world’s best cave art. The clay figures (泥塑) and paintings on the wall are the Mogao Grotto’s greatest treasures. There are more than 2,000 colored clay figures in 492 caves. The tallest is 34.5 meters high while the smallest is only 2 cm, China Daily reported.

The most beautiful paintings are of dancing, flying fairies (飞天). They wear beautiful costumes. Among them, a fairy plays a pipa (琵琶) behind her back. This painting has given dancers in modern times lots of new ideas.

Besides the value of its art, the Mogao Grotto paintings also show how ancient people lived. Some show people farming, eating and fighting. Others show their wedding and funeral customs. In 1987 the Mogao Caves became a UNESCO World Heritage (遗产) Site.

Now it attracts visitors from all over the world. Visitors have to buy tickets online. This is to control the amount of tourists and better protect the site. If you want to visit the Mogao Grottoes, don’t forget to buy tickets online as soon as possible.

【1】How many colored clay figures are there in each cave on average(平均)?

A. Over 4.B. About 492.C. About 2000.D. Over 366.

【2】Why do visitors have to buy tickets online?

A. To enjoy the clay figures and paintings.

B. To experience how ancient people lived.

C. To obey the rules of controlling the amount of tourists and protecting the site.

D. To see how Maogao Grottoes became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

【3】Where might the passage be taken from?

A. A storybook.B. A tourist guide.C. A sports newspaper.D. A fashion magazine.

He Liran, 13, took on this challenge on a TV show hosted ______ Shandong TV. Liran, a student at Harbin No. 163 Middle School in Heilongjiang, competed with over 100 other students. The competitors took turns reciting lines of poetry that used “hua”, and Liran _______ to each one.

One competitor used the line “ As if the vernal breeze had come back overnight, Adorning thousands of pear trees with blossoms white (忽如一夜春风来，千树万树梨花开).” Liran answered it with “______ one night of wind and showers, How many the fallen flowers are (夜来风雨声，花落知多少).” In the end, He Liran ______, reciting more than 60 out of the 127 lines that were recited in the competition.

Her lifelong love of ______ helped her win. Her father started reading to her when she was just 4 years old. She has been a bookworm ever since. She is especially interested in ancient poetry. “ The beautiful ______ refresh my thinking and inspire(启发) me a lot.” She said. “I love Su Shi’s poems. His optimistic (乐观的) attitudes impress me.”

Though ______ with schoolwork, she spares time to study at least one poem each day. “Once, I walked along a small path in a forest. The scene was ________ what is described in the line “No mud on the sand road between pines (松间沙路净无泥),” which comes from one of Su Shi’s poems. At that moment, the lines from his poem ________ came to my mind. I realized that poems can be part of our daily lives,” she said.

【1】A. letterB. wordC. nameD. sign

【2】A. byB. fromC. inD. through

【3】A. saidB. repliedC. talkedD. wrote

【4】A. BeforeB. WhenC. AsD. After

【5】A. wonB. failedC. gainedD. lost

【6】A. writingB. listeningC. readingD. guessing

【7】A. passagesB. linesC. storiesD. pieces

【8】A. busyB. lazyC. happyD. strict

【9】A. different fromB. opposite toC. full ofD. the same as

【10】A. widelyB. strangelyC. naturallyD. deeply

—Sorry, Mum. I don’t know. I homework in the study.

A. am doingB. was doingC. have doneD. do

—Really? I didn’t know anything about it you told me.

A. afterB. sinceC. untilD. when

提示词汇：网购shopping online; 商品 goods; 导致 cause

注意：1.所表述的内容必须包含表格中的所有方面，可适当发挥；

2.文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称；

3.词数：100词左右，文章开头已给出，但不计入总数。

With the development of the Internet, many people are used to shopping online.

在初中即将毕业之际，假如你是李明，请你给曾经对你有很大帮助的张老师写一封感谢信。文章包含以下内容：

1. 三年前，你来到新的班级，没有朋友，感到孤独。

2. 张老师鼓励你多交朋友，告诉你要努力学好英语。

3. 现在你的变化。(性格变得外向，积极参加各种活动，学习成绩提高)

4. 对张老师表示感谢并祝福他身体健康。

注意：1.词数100左右，开头、结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

2．短文必须包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使其连贯，通顺。文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

Dear Mr. Zhang，

How time flies！I'll graduate from the junior high school soon，__________________________

Yours，

Li Ming

We are in a world full of competition. Our parents compete with others in their offices, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete with our classmates in school. ① and will never be successful. Why can’t we do better than others? One important reason is that we have no self-confidence.

In fact, everyone was born equal(平等的). You can do what others do. Although your classmates may be better than you in some ways, you may be better than them in other subjects. ② . Don’t look at things from a single point of view. Try to discover your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.

Competition is not so terrible. Don’t be afraid of it. And don’t be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. Remember that self-confidence is the first step to success. Believe in yourselves, and you will be successful one day.

【1】任务一：从方框中选出能填入文中_________和_________处的最佳选项。

A. So we should work harder than others

B. So everyone has his or her advantages

C. Most of us give up in the face of competition

D. Most of us can’t hold on our dreams

A. So we should work harder than others

B. So everyone has his or her advantages

C. Most of us give up in the face of competition

D. Most of us can’t hold on our dreams

【2】任务二：请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。____________________________

【3】任务三. What’s the main idea of this passage?

________________________________________________________________________

but, however , gone, son’s, to hear, thankful, politely, come

Long long ago, there was a small village in the Middle East. In the village there was an old man called Sthira. He lived by himself . His only son had 【1】 far away to study. Sthira’s friends wondered whether his son would return. But Sthira always said, “Whatever happens, happens for good.”

One day the old man’s son returned and the villagers were very happy for Sthira. He thanked them and said 【2】 , “Whatever happens, happens for good.” 【3】, later, Sthira’s son broke his leg. Once again the villagers came to visit him and once again the old man thanked them and said, “Whatever happens, happens for good.” Some of the villagers were surprised 【4】 this. Why? What was good? His【5】leg got badly hurt!

After a few days, the army came to the village and forced all the young men to join the army. When they found his son had a broken leg, they left him behind. Once again, all the villagers came to congratulate him on his good luck. Like always, the old man was still 【6】 to them and said. “Whatever happens, happens for good.”

There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead. ”

“But the name of the bar is ‘The White Horse’. ”Mr. Webster said.

“Yes, but do it. ”the man said. Then he went out of the bar.

Mr. Webster went to an artist and said, “I want a picture of a black horse. ”

The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a man came in and said, “There’s a mistake on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the name. ”The man looked, sat down and drank something.

Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong. ”and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster’s bar.

【1】The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because he knew ______.

A. a picture of a black horse showed good luck

B. the picture of the white horse wasn’t good for the bar

C. people would understand the picture different from the name

D. people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name

【2】Mr. Webster agreed with the stranger _______.

A. though he wasn’t ready to do it like that at firstB. though he didn’t like the black horse

C. because he knew he was an artistD. because he also wanted to change the picture

【3】More and more people came to the bar because _______.

A. it had changed its nameB. the black horse was better than the white one

C. the bar had a black horseD. they wanted to show the mistake

【4】The stranger _______.

A. was cleverer than Mr. WebsterB. didn’t like the white horse at the beginning

C. knew Mr. Webster and the artistD. got much money by teaching Mr. Webster

【5】From the story we have learnt that _______.

A. if your business is not good, you’d better change the name or the picture

B. if you are in trouble, you should take others’ ideas

C. when you have difficulty, don’t give up

D. when a good name is given, it can cause success