A. extremely B. hurried C. broken into D. alone E. depended on

Last weekend, my cousin and I saw a very funny film. The story was about a boy called Kevin who was left 【1】 by his parents. Kevin was the youngest child in the family. One morning, everyone got up and 【2】to the airport, so they forgot Kevin and left him at home by accident. When Kevin was watching TV, he heard two men in the house. They had 【3】 his house for things of great value. Kevin was 【4】 smart and thought of many ticks to catch the two men. At last, the police came and the men were taken away. Before Kevin’s parents got back, he tidied up the house. His parents were very happy to find their son was safe.

A. methods B. soldiers C. trained D. results E. operated

Norman Bethune is one of the most famous heroes in China. He was born in 1890 and became a doctor in 1916. Then he went to Spain to help the wounded【1】 during the war in 1936. He developed many new 【2】 of taking care of the sick. He also invented special tools to help doctors when they 【3】 on patients outside hospitals near the fighting area. His inventions saved many lives. In 1938, he came to China and his experience was really helpful. He wrote books and 【4】 many local doctors and nurses to save more lives. His work for the Chinese people made him famous in China. There are many films and books about him.

-- . In my opinion, the National Park is better.

A.It’s really a hard job.B.I don’t agree.C.That’s all right.D.Never mind.

A.Is there anything wrong, George?B.What’s your favourite film?

C.Let’s go to the concert.D.I’m so sorry for breaking your glass.

A.takeB.takingC.to takeD.taken

A.WhatB.What aC.What anD.How a

A.We should be brave to face the challenge.B.The man was lucky to escape from the fire

C.The detective’s work is of great value.D.Recycling wastes is better than burning them.

Write a passage of at least 60 words about the topic “ in my memory”. （以“我记忆中（的） ” 为题，写一篇不少于 60 个词的短文，标点符号不占格）

回顾初中几年的学习生活，你的记忆中一定有许多难忘的人、事、物或地点，请选取一个角度谈谈你的想法或感受。

（注意：1. 在答题纸上将题目补充完整。 2. 短文中不得出现任何真实人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）

Some people are standing at a group of low hills in West Texas. Suddenly, they observe glowing reddish - orange lights. Are they the headlights of cars on the highway? Are they the lights of campfires? The people shout and point because the lights are moving! But they aren’t moving the way cars move. They shoot up in the air. They fall back to the earth. And then ... they simply disappear!

Every night, people go to observe the famous Marfa lights. The lights are named for the town of Marfa, Texas, where these lights can be seen in the distant hills east of the town. Over the years there have been many beliefs about these strange lights. One theory is that the lights are the headlights of cars driving down the road.

But that could not be true. Settlers in the 1880s wrote about the lights long before there were cars with headlights. At that time, pioneers thought the Marfa lights were the campfires of Apaches2 in the hills. When the pioneers would ride into the hills, they could find no evidence3 of campsites of fires. Later, the settlers learned that the Apaches, too, could see the lights. They thought the lights were stars that had come down the earth.

Some people say that the lights are moonlight shining on metal in the hills. Others say they are made by gases from swamps4. Some scientists have tried to prove that lights from planets or starts reflect5 in a strange way on the hills. That doesn’t help us understand why the lights “dance”. They move up and down, slow down and speed up. These dancing “stars”, the Marfa lights, stay a mystery.

Word Box

1theory:thoughts or beliefs about a set of facts

2 Apache: a member of a Native American people

3evidence:something that shows proof

4 swamp: land that is always very wet or covered with a layer of water

5 reflect: to return light

【1】What colour are the Marfa lights?

【2】How do the Marfa lights get the name?

【3】Why do many people go to observe Marfa lights every night?

【4】Were the strange lights seen earlier or later than the invention of cars with headlights?

【5】What does the underlined word THAT in Paragraph 4 refer to?

【6】Why does the writer say “the Marfa lights, stay a mystery?” Give your opinions.

When is the best time to ...

Drink coffee

A recent study shows taking a very small amount of coffee each time is best done early in the day. Drunk later, it can reset your body’s clock and_____sleep. You may try not drinking the coffee for a few weeks to see what a night of truly good rest feels like.

Eat

It’s best to eat your biggest meal early, against a common American day. A chemical in your body called insulin reaches the highest point in the first half of the day, then slowly______ . So your blood sugar is less possible to skyrocket after a big breakfast than after a comparable dinner.

Sleep

Around 8 or 9 p.m., our bodies start to cool down, and we sleep better when we have a low body temperature. But how much shut-eye is ideal? Studies show that those who get six and a half to eight hours are less possible to die too soon. Eight hours seems to be _______ .

Exercise

Some people believe in early - morning running. But muscle tone（肌肉张力）is highest around 5 p.m..____professionals get an increase: West Coast NFL teams won more often in matches after 8 p.m. on the East Coast. Still on Pacific time, their bodies were ready to play.

Be __________

Research suggests the development of language starts with late - night talks. So save the short story you’ve been meaning to write for a dark and restless night, and many different ideas may come up.

Do math

Scientists think we reach the closest attention between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., with a highest point around noon.

For the first new hours after we wake, our brains have a(an) __________to use some more energy.

【1】A.predictB.preventC.provideD.produce

【2】A.appearsB.improvesC.dropsD.returns

【3】A.perfectB.limitedC.boringD.serious

【4】A.StillB.JustC.YetD.Even

【5】A.creativeB.confidentC.generousD.responsible

【6】A.attitudeB.chanceC.resourceD.order