Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, in 1942. He went to school in St Albans. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went on studying in Cambridge University. As he himself admits （承认）, he didn’t work hard. He was a lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.

At the age of 20, he first noticed something was wrong with him. His mother was very worried and took him to see a doctor. He was sent to hospital for tests. He had an incurable （不可治愈的）illness. And the doctor said he would die before he was 23.

At first, he became very sad and disappointed （失望的）. After coming out of the hospital, he suddenly realized that life was beautiful. Later he married, found a job and had three children. He also went on with some of the most important scientific research.

Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair, ” he once said, “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

Judge the following sentences true （T）or false （F）according to the passage.

（    ）1．As a university student, Stephen Hawking worked very hard.

（    ）2．Stephen Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when he was 23.

（    ）3．Hawking changed his life attitude （态度）after he had come out of the hospital.

（    ）4．There were three people in Haw king’s family.

（    ）5．From the passage, we know that we shouldn’t lose hope in our bad situation.

Choose the best choice from A、B or C according to what you read.

（    ）1．You can see your favourite pop singer _______.

A．in Dabieshan People’s Square   B．in the club   C． in Airplane History Museum

（    ）2．We can’t learn _____ in the club.

A．Music                        B．Art                   C．English

（    ）3．If you want to have music and dance lessons, you will pay _____.

         A．￥100                        B．￥150             C．￥180

（    ）4．People can visit the museum at _____ every day.

         A．1:00 pm             B．3:00 pm       C．7:00 pm

（    ）5．_____ can get into the museum for free.

        A．An adult                B．A student          C．A child under 5 years old

There was a little dog in the street. He liked watching the children play. One day, he followed two children home from school. Suddenly, he saw the children’s house was on fire. He knew he needed to help them right away. So he ran down the street to the fire station, barking all the way.

When he arrived at the fire station，he saw the firemen leaving. He tried to run after them, but he could not keep up. By the time he got back to the house, the street was filled with people. He looked for the children but could not see them. He was very worried.

The firemen worked very hard till the fire was out. A fireman named Jack noticed the little dog under a tree, looking across the street at the burned house.

Jack thought, “The dog could cheer up the kids.” So he brought the little dog over to the children. The little dog could not believe his eyes! The children were safe! He rushed to them. The children held the little dog and felt a little better.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

   A little dog and two children are good （1）_______. One day, he found the children’s house （2）_______ after the two children arrived home. At once he ran down to the fire station, barking （3）_______ the street. When he （4）_______ back, he didn’t find the children. He was so worried. Just then a fireman, Jack, helped the （5）_______ dog find the children.   

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist, so he invented a very simple camera.  He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography （摄影）was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called Daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike （栩栩如生的）.

Photography also became a kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.

Answer the following questions according to what you read.

1．Who took the first photo?

2．The Daguerreotype was a kind of photo, wasn’t it?

3．If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in 1840, what did he have to do?

4．Why was Mathew Brady famous?

5．When did photography become a kind of art?

（注意：文中不能出现考生真实姓名、校名和老师名，否则不给分）

中学生上网问题已经越来越受到社会的关注。作为即将初中毕业的你，一定有很多心里话要对在校的学生说。请你以李雷的名义写一封信，告诉他们你的一些看法和建议，以便他们更好的学习和生活。

要求：1．列出提纲，写出关键词。

2．字迹工整，语言流畅，表达正确，逻辑清晰。

3．80—100词左右。信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

提示：所列提纲可以是短语或句子，所列关键词（单词或短语）必须在文中出现。

（A）Outline: 1． _______________________________________________________________

2． _______________________________________________________________

3．_______________________________________________________________

Key words: _______________________________________________________________

（B）Dear friends,

      How time flies!                                                         

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

   I wish you a colourful school life!

Yours,

                                                          Li Lei

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出与所给句子划线部分意义相同或相近并能代替的那一项。

1. —Why are you walking to school?

—Because the bus broke down on the way.

A. stopped to work         B. ran slowly         C. didn’t work              D. slowed down

2. —Are you fond of playing computer games?

—Yes, I’m going to play them for another hour.

A. Are…popular with     B. Are…ready        C. Do…like           D. Do…feel like

3. —My dream is to be a well-known star.

—I believe you will realize your dream if you keep on working hard.

       A. imagine                    B. complete           C. come true          D. achieve

4. —We know there are lots of ways to avoid getting H1N1.

—Yes, but in a word, we should care for our health at any time.

A. in short                    B. no doubt            C. in detail             D. in fact

5. —Do you often take exercise every day?

—Yeah, I want to be a sport player. Doing that can build me up.

A. cheer me up                           B. make me stronger

C. keep me active                        D. change me more

—The pet dog in your hand is very nice. Is it _______?

—Yes, but I’ll give it to my friend, Lucy as _______ birthday present.

A. you; her            B. yours; hers          C. your; her                D. you; hers

—Good morning, madam. Can I help you?

—Sure, I’d like _______ for cooking vegetables.

A. two cups of tea                                     B. three pieces of bread

C. one bowl of dumplings                          D. five kilos of oil

—Have you seen the CCTV news on TV?

—Yes, ______ children had a good festival on the _______ Children’s Day.

A. millions of; sixty                                   B. ten million; sixty

C. millions of; sixtieth                                D. ten millions; sixtieth

—Would you like to go to the concert with me tonight?

—I’d love to, but ______ of us couple has tickets. Do you have some?

A. both                  B. all              C. neither                    D. none