Do you know Mother' s Day? It is a holiday for mothers. It was celebrated first in the United States, England, India and some other countries. In a short time, it became widely celebrated. Mother' s Day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts(礼物) of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose, while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one.

The idea of a day for mothers' was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadel­phia. Because of her hard work, the celebration of the first Ameircan Mother' s Day was once held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became pop­ular all over the country and around the world.

In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And， in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast(广播) for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it says, "Love is invaluable. ”

1. Mother's Day________.

A.  is celebrated in the United States only

B. is a holiday for mothers

C. falls on May 10 every year

D. is not popular around the world

2. What day is Mother's Day every year?

A. The first Sunday in May.         B. The second Sunday in May.

C. The third Sunday in May.        D. The fourth Sunday in May.

3. Why do people send gifts to their mothers on Mother's Day?

A. Because their mothers need gifts.

B. Because their mothers are free on that day.

C. Because they want to show their love for their mothers.

D. Because it is the best way to celebrate Mother's Day.

4. Who celebrated the first Mother's Day?

A. The people all over China.

B. The people around the world.

C. The people in India and Japan.

D. Some American people.

5. The underlined word "invaluable" means

A．无价的    B．万能的    C．可有可无的。    D．有价的

A man walked into a doctor's examining room. "Put out your tongued(舌头) ," the doc­tor said. The man put out his tongue, and the doctor looked at it quickly.

"OK, you can put your tongue back now," the doctor said. "It's clear what's wrong with you. You need more exercise. "

"Rut, doctor," the man said. "I don't think___"

"Don't tell me what you think," the doctor said, "I am the doctor, not you. I know what you need. I see hundreds of people like you. None of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the TV in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day. "

"Doctor, you don't understand," the patient said. "I___"

"I don't want to hear any excuse," the doctor said. "You must find time for exercise. If you don't, you will get fat and have health problems when you are older. "

"But I walk every day. "the patient said.

"Oh, yes, and I know that. You walk a few feet from your house to your office, or a few more feet from your office to a restaurant, etc. That is not real walking. I'm talking about a walk in the park for twenty minutes every day. “

"Will you listen to me, doctor!" the patient shouted, getting angry with the doctor who thought he knew everything. "I'm a postman, "the patient went on. "and I walk for seven hours every day!"

For a moment the doctor was silent, then he said quietly, "Put your tongue out again, will you?"

1. At first the doctor asked the man________.

A. to walk to work                    B. to take some medicine

C. to show his tongue                 D. to see other patients

2. The doctor would not________.

A. tell the patient to take exercise         B. let the patient say what he thinks

C. look at the man's tongue              D. let the patient watch TV

3. The doctor told the patient that he________.

A. should get more exercise               B. should stop making excuses

C. should watch more TV                 D. was already too fat

4. The patient was very________ when he heard what the doctor told him to do,

A. angry   .       B. happy         C. interested              D. tired

5. The doctor________.

A. gave him some good ad vice (忠告)          B. walked seven hours a day

C. was really a postman                       D. knew that he was wrong at last

There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.

● Plant flowers, grass or trees.

●Whenever you' visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there—keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin.

●Turn off the lights, TV sets when you leave the room. This saves a lot of electricity (电).

● Turn off the tap(水龙头) when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

●Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

●Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

●Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away. .    

●Use both sides of paper.

●Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.

● Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth. You don't have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day. If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

1. From the above, we know that this is________.

A. a sign                 B. a proposal (倡议书)

C. an advertisement        D. a notice

2. The writer tells us________.

A. to throw rubbish into a dustbin

B. to pour dirty water into the rivers

C. to save water by not letting it run while brushing our teeth

D. that we can't do all these things until Earth Day

3. We can________ to save paper.

A. use a paper cup                     B. use both sides of paper

C. give old books to a library            D. pick up waste paper at a school

4. Which of the following is wrong according to the writer?

A. Turn off the lights when you leave the room.

B. Close the doors and windows in winter.

C. Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth.

D. Give your old clothes to the poor children.

5. What's the best title(标题) of the passage?

A. Protect the Earth,                          B. Save Water and Electricity.

C. Make Better Use of Old Things.              D. Save Money.

A lot of people wish to be writers some day. They mean that they hope to write stories or books, even novels which many persons will read. But they should know it's impossible that everyone can be a writer. They should understand that they will need to be good readers and to read much in order to be good writers.

Nearly all the great writers read a lot before they started to go to school. And they have kept reading for hours every day since they became good readers. Instead of watching TV in the evening, they spend much of their spare(空闲) time in reading books.

If you are a good reader, you don't need to spend so long doing the reading homework after school. Then you can read other books for fun. As you read so well, you keep looking for more books.

While making up your mind to become a good writer, you had better say to yourself, "I must read more and more if I really want to become a good writer. "

1. A lot of people hope to________according to this passage.

A. borrow a lot of interesting books

B. spend much time in the libraries

C. tell others many interesting stories

D. write some interesting books

2. Nearly all the great writers read a lot

A. after they started to go to school

B. when they are at school

C.  before they started to go to school

D. with the help of their teachers

3. If someone wants to be a good writer, he should

A. spend much time reading books                B. write much

C. watch TV                                 D. do much reading homework

4. Reading the book for fun                .

A. can make your life pleasant                B. is of no use

C. can make a person work hard               D. can help everyone be a writer

5. Which of the following is true?

A. A person who wants to be a writer must be successful.

B. Not all the people will become writers in the future.

C. No people will become writers in the future.

D. A person needn't do well in his lesson first.

----Sorry,Mr. Green.I have ______my homework at home.
------That’s  ok.But  don’t forget next time.
A. forgotten  B.put  C.left   D.kept

Once a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them  1   it with water from a well(井).After they had begun their work he left them,saying,”When the sun is  2    willcome and see you work.”
3    one of them said,”What’s the 4   of doing  this foolish  work? We can5    fill the

basket.”  The other man replied,”That is none of our business,”The first man said,”You  6   do as you  like,but I am not going to work at  7   so foolish.” He threw down his  bucket(桶) 8   .The other man said no word, but kept on carrying water.9  sunset well  was almost empty.
   As he poured the 10    bucket  of water into the basket, he saw a 11  thing in it, He picked it up.It was a beautiful fold ring. 12    the king came. As soon as he saw the ring,he knew he  had  13   the king or man he wanted. He told him to14
the  ring for himself . “You have  done  so  well  in  this one little thing,” he said,15   now  I  know I can trust you with many other things.”

1.A.to lesve      B. to fill           C. to lift         D. to  pick

2.A.up          B. down           C.rising          D. broken

3.A Ever since    B Long  before     C  After a while  D.At last

4.A way         B  importance      C  use          D  help

5.A never        B surely           C  easily         D  always

6.A must        B  should         C  will           D  may

7. A anything     B  something      C  nothing        D everything

8. A went back    B went away       C went  down     D went up
9.A At          B In               C. By             D  Before
10.A.second    B  full              C  last           D  fourth

11.A. white     B black             C bright           D dark

12.A.So       B  But              C Yet             D  Just then

13.A seen      B. thought of         C found           D understood
14.A keep      B ask               C bring           D  take

15. A  Till      B To              C  From           D  Since

根据句意，完成已给出首字母提示的单词．使句子正确，意义通顺。请将答案写在题后相应题号的横线上。
1.September is the n_________month of the year .

2 . When I was a little child  , my e_ sister looked after me like a mother . 3 .I’m so tired that I can  h _ walk any more .
4 . TO our  s______ , the little boy can lift the large and heavy  box with one hand ·
5 , If you are in trouble , just call 110 ．the p _ will come to help you in time .
6 . What? Lucy  has a  magic ring ? I can’t b _ it 
7 . It‘s  easy  to get  l _ in a  big  city like Sbanghai , so you need a map .
8 , Suddenly a big wild dog rushed out , The litile girl was too  f _ to move .
9 . Thomas Edison had a large number of inventions  d _ his life .
10 . The Great Wall,a a great wonder of the world , is the  p _ of the Chinese nation .

Onc year ago ,when I  was  15 , I thought  I  1  ( live ) forever . I  had great friends and did well in my studies . One  d ay  afternoon , we go into Chris ' car and started  go to his bouse anel we played volleyball together ．While we 2 （wait ） at traffic lights ，we talked freelv . There were no other cars around . When the light turned green ，suddenly a car 3  ( run ) very fast came from nowhere . It ran into our car . I  4 （throw ） out of the car . I saw  our car fly into a tree ，and I 5 (think) about Chris .Was he dead? Neither of us wearing seat belt （安全带）.
I don't know how long I lay there ．Later , 1 woke up in a room , “Wow,I’m alive,Where  6  (be) Chris?. I asked. He’s all right . He  7（be） at home for two days . " My  mother said with tears on her face ．The next d 叮，Chris came 8（see） me .He told  he  was afraid I was going to die . I told him I was worried about him , too .
I'm glad I haven't had to  9  ( face ) the death of a friend .
10  ( love ) you friends and  family . Just do it !

请根据下列情景将对话正确排序，并将其序号填在题后相应的横线上。

A . Since this morning .
B . OK ．Thank you ·
C . I've had a bad headaehe .
D . How long have you been like this ?
E ．What's the matter with you , Mr .Wang ?
F . Nothing seriou , . Take the medicine and have enough  rest , then you'll feel better .

中考结束后，你班将组织同学们去障日山（zhangri Hill）游请你根据以下内容写一份40词左右的通知。

1 .出发时间：6 月29 日（星期三）早上7 : 00 ;
2 ．集合地点：学校大门口；
3 ．注意事项：骑自行车，带食品和饮料。
Boys and girls
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