参考词汇：生地中考biology and geography tests of the High School Entrance Exams

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Dear Peter,

How’s everything going with yon? I know you are worried about your biology and geography tests of the High School Entrance Exams.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

Yours,

LiHua.

The girl, Shameem Akhtar, was born in a small village in Pakistan (巴勒斯坦). In her village, all parents keep girls inside their homes. Luckily, Shameem’s uncle, a university graduate, wanted to give her a chance to see the world. He offered Shameem a chance to attend school. However, Shameem had to fight to complete her schooling. To be allowed to enter college, she stopped eating for 3 days, which is called a hunger strike (抗议).

After graduating from college, Shameem got a position in a non -profit (非营利性的) organization aiming to help women in rural (农村的)areas. There, she saw a Pakistan that she didn’t know. Until then, she thought she had a difficult life. But there, she saw what women in other parts of Pakistan were experiencing. Some women had 11 children, but nothing to feed them. To get water, they would walk three hours every day to get to the wells (水井). Shameem found that the position was more than just a job for her. She discovered her power. By setting an example, her experience could encourage more people to understand the importance of education and send their daughters to school.

Now, Shameem teaches in a rural school in her hometown. “The first day I walked into the school” she said, “I saw all these little Shameem looking at me with dreams in their eyes, the same dream of freedom which I had in my childhood.”

Today, there is not a single girl in her village who doesn’t go to school.

【1】Why couldn’t other girls attend school when Shameem was young?

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【2】Who helped Shameem achieve her dream to go to school?

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【3】How was the women’s life in other parts of Pakistan?

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【4】Where does Shameem work now?

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【5】Are the girls allowed to go to school in Shameem’s hometown now?

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As parents, we want good things for our children. We want them to be healthy both in body and in mind. To this end, we look for ways to help our kids grow and develop. We help them with their homework. We send them to all kinds of classes — dance, soccer and baseball. We encourage our kids to take honors courses (培优课程) or to have after-school jobs. And we praise them for hard-earned success and achievements.

However, the ironic thing is that all of these activities and responsibilities that we are giving our children to make their lives colorful could be badly influencing their health and taking happiness away. Activities, responsibilities, and goals are good. But if we want our kids to realize their full physical, learning and social ability, sleep is important. We have to start taking sleep seriously.

Parents make bedtime routines and carry out strict rules about nighttime. But in fact, these measures (措施) aren’t enough because getting our kids enough sleep isn’t just about carrying out (实行) stricter bedtime. It actually requires more than that. In order to ensure our kids get the sleep they need, both parents and schools should make an effort.

【1】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

A.The writer’s son spent too much time taking a shower.

B.The kid who gets up at 6:30 am should go to bed at 8:30 pm.

C.The writer’s son learns a lot and has a good time in the baseball team.

【2】From Paragraph 2, we know that parents ________.

A.want the best for their children

B.are able to teach their children to dance at home

C.pay more attention to children’s mind than body

【3】What’s the best meaning of the underlined word “ironic” in the third paragraph?

A.讽刺的B.公平的C.奇特的

【4】From the passage, we can infer that ________.

A.activities and responsibilities are sure to make children unhealthy and unhappy

B.not only parents but also schools have made efforts to help kids get enough sleep

C.some children may not have enough sleep because of too many after-school activities

【5】What might happen if the headmaster read this letter?

A.More after-school classes might be given to students.

B.The school might make some rules to make sure students go to bed early.

C.Parents might be advised to make their children’s lives more colorful.

The Toledo Museum of Art

Opening time:

Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Thursday & Friday 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm

It is closed on Mondays, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Admission (入场费): Free

Location: 2445 Monroe Street, Toledo, OH

Telephone number: (419) 255-8000

Website: http://www.toledorauseum. org

【1】The museum is open for only five hours on ________.

A.ThursdaysB.SaturdaysC.Sundays

【2】Lisa will be free from December 23rd (Sunday) to December 27th. She plans to visit the museum during these days. She can ________.

A.visit the museum without payment

B.visit the museum any day except on December 25th

C.send an e-mail to ask for more information about the museum

I saw one woman_________ an arrow and shoot it after taking a moment to aim. The arrow curved (飞出弧线) _________the air beautifully. But it finally fell to the ground and missed the target (目标).

It seemed that she didn’t put enough power into her shot. While I was thinking about what I should do, it was my turn to shoot. I focused my eyes on the target and shot the arrow with all my strength. But the arrow missed the target, and _________stuck straight in the grass. I shot three more times, but ended up missing all of them.

Feeling_________I walked away without saying a word. Angela stopped me, and said while patting my shoulder, “Hey, don’t worry about it! Just try one more time, OK? You can do it!” Her bright smile_________ me. After hearing this, I decided to take one more shot. I took a deep breath and put one foot forward to keep the_________ . I focused hard on the target and shot the arrow. This time, I hit the target!

As I went to get my arrows, I_________ that there are many things in life, big and small, that are not as simple as we imagine. There are challenges everywhere. But if we focus on one thing at a time and learn from our __________ , we can succeed in the end.

【1】A.the otherB.othersC.other

【2】A.interestingB.surprisingC.challenging

【3】A.pick upB.take upC.set up

【4】A.acrossB.throughC.onto

【5】A.insteadB.stillC.even

【6】A.regretfulB.nervousC.upset

【7】A.attractedB.encouragedC.praised

【8】A.positionB.promiseC.strength

【9】A.heardB.noticedC.realized

【10】A.mistakesB.failuresC.accidents

Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2,000 years ago. But it was not made in Europe until the year 1100. Four hundred years later, a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees. 【2】

Paper can be used in many ways. The common uses include newspapers, magazines and books. But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm? In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated (使绝缘的) from heat or cold with paper.

However, we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now. 【3】 Every day people throw away about 2,800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down nearly 48,000 trees every day. The fact is that it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow.

【4】 We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use china cups instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some.

In short, we should keep a balance (平衡) between using paper and protecting trees, and do it now before it is too late.

A.So we must start saving paper right now.

B.If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future.

C.However, the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century.

D.So it is the right time to stop making paper from trees.

E.After that, countries rich in forests, such as Canada, Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.

B: Hi, Nancy, I had a bad cough and stayed at home for 2 days.

A: I’m sorry to hear that. 【2】?

B: Yes, I did. I went to the doctor and I feel better now. By the way, you are in such a hurry.

【3】?

A: I am going to the night market to buy something in the neighborhood. You know, street vending (摆地摊) is becoming popular now. Have you heard of that?

B: Yes, I saw it on TV. Would you mind buying me a book if you have time?

A: 【4】. What is the name of the book?

B: Pride and Prejudice. You may take it to school the day after tomorrow I’ll get it from you in the school.

A: No problem. See you at school.

B: Many thanks. 【5】.

A.encourageB.encouragesC.is encouraging

A.hittingB.hitC.hits

—No. I rested ________ a night and finished it the next day ________ the help of the local people.

A.at, withB.for, underC.for, with