Scientists think that a weather pattern（形式）called El Nino（厄尔尼诺现象）caused the

drought（干旱）in Australia．El Nino causes different weather in different parts of the world．It

causes a lot of rain and floods in some places．It causes droughts in other places．Droughts can badly affect people and the land．El Nino lasts about a year．

  In normal weather conditions, warm winds from South America blow from east to west across

the Pacific Ocean．The winds early storms to Australia．These storms bring rain to Australia．

    During an El Nino weather pattern．the winds change direction．They blow from west to east

across the Pacific Ocean．The storms no longer move across Australia．So Australia gets very little  rain during El Nino．

  The drought began in January，1982．E1 Nino often occurs at this time of year．But that year，

E1Nino was stronger than usual．There Was very little rainfall（降雨量）in eastern Australia．There  was also very little water in the rivers．The drought was at its worst in February，1983．At that time，the weather was very hot．The forests and fields were very dry．Cotton growers wouldn’t plant their cotton．Sheep farmers had no grass for their animals to eat．So many of them died．Because the forests were dry．forest fires started quickly．Some of the fires burned for a month．Many forests were  destroyed．Over 2,000 people lost their houses in the fires and 75 people died．

    The Australian drought of 1982-1983 affected thousands of people and animals．The drought

cost the country over$3,000，000，000．It was a reminder（提示）to Australians of how the weather

could change their lives．

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

（    ）1．From the passage we know El Nino is_______．

       A．a powerful storm    B．a place in Australia     C．a weather pattern

（    ）2．The undefined word “occurs ”in the passage means“ _______”in Chinese．

       A．发生                     B．发展                           C．消失

（    ）3．Picture  ________shows how E1 Nin6 causes a drought in Australia．

（    ）4．W1lich of the following is not true according to the passage?

       A．There Was very little rainfall in eastern Australia in 1982．

       B．Many forests will destroyed in the Australian drought．

       C．the Australian government paid over￥3，000，000，000 for this drought．

（    ）5．What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A．A drought happened in South America．

       B．E1 Nino caused a great drought in Australia．

       C．Australia got much rain during E1 Nino．

Travel Information

根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。

（    ）1．It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the Snake happened on____．

        A．Dragon Tower      B．West Lake            C．Water Cube

（    ）2．If a person in Hang zhou feels like visiting Water Cube，he should call _____to get

        information．

        A．0451—82187899  B．0571—68345576    C．0l0一28135589

（    ）3．Disneyland，which attracts a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year，is in

       ________________according to the travel information．

       A．Beijing            B．Harbin                 C．Hong Kong

（    ）4．Two travelers plan to have a bird’s—eye view（俯视）of Harbin，and they need to pay _________________from the information above．

        A．￥150                  B．￥300                  C．￥450

（    ）5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the Ravel information?

        A．Water Cube is special in design．

        B．The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest．

        C．In Disneyland, you can’t see any cartoon characters．

根据图示所提供的信息选择最佳答案。

（    ）1．the number of the students who took part in English competitions in _______ grew

    faster from 2008 to 2009．

    A．School A              B．School B              C．neither school

（    ）2．In the English competition in_____，School B had 100 more students than School A．

    A．2007                 B．2008                 C．2009

（    ）3．According to the information above，these two schools had the sane percentage of the   students who won prizes in___________．

    A．1istening              B．speaking              C．reading

（    ）4．__________students in School A were given prizes for their speaking skill in 2009．

    A．100                     B．200                     C．300

（    ）5．Which of the following is TRUE from the information above?

    A．，11le students from School A and School B won prizes in five skills．

    B．The students from School B did wont in listening of all skills．

    C．The students from School A need to improve their writing skim．

根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择正确答案。

1. Who said “Learn the new while reviewing the old” in ancient China?

       A. Lao Zi               B. Mencius            C. Sun Zi               D. Confuius

2. Which sign means No Spitting?

    A.         B.       C.   D.

3. It’s necessary for human beings to breath _______ and plants can produce it.

       A. CO₂                  B. H₂                     C. O₂                    D. N₂

4. In ancient China, Huabiao was set up to encourage people to carve _______ on.

       A. their names        B. the good things  C. the Emperors’ names D. their suggestions

5. _______ is the largest fresh lake in China.

       A. Dongting Lake   B. West Lake         C. Poyang Lake      D. Tai Lake

6. In Australia, after you do something well, “______” will often be said to you.

       A. Well done          B. Good job           C. Good on you     D. congratulations

A Dear Mrs. Web

       Dear Mrs. Web provides free personal advice and opinions for you. She receives and answers worldwide email questions. She will offer you some new suggestions on your problems, like study stress, disinterested friend… Dear Mrs. Web welcomes all questions and comments. You can receive the reply usually in 48 hours. Her email address is mrsweb@advice.com.

B Help Line Volunteers

       Every year thousands of old people are in need of our help. The Help Line provides a heartwarming, helpful, kind support and information service for the English-speaking aged people. We are in need of volunteers who are:

l       good listeners, warm-hearted and patient

l       excellent English speaker

l       can work 10 hours every week

Please call us at 0241-85902 or email us.helper@lineservice.com

C Save the Earth Club

       Earth club is for any student in Green School. Earth Club’s goal is to help keep the school, neighborhood, and city cleaner by encouraging recycling, highway clean up, and river, lake and school campus clean up. We hope to improve the environment and encourage others to do the same. We also meet to discuss some real solutions to save the earth. Earth Club meets 2-4 times a month. Come and Join us!

D The King Sweeper

       “My great, great grandfather invented the carpet sweeper 125 years ago. This King Sweeper is by far the best. I invite you to try it in your home. You’ll find it used daily in hospitals, restaurants, offices and homes throughout the world. This is just the thing to keep your carpet soft, clean and fresh. Only for $29.99！

We’re so sure that you’ll be delighted with the result of using our product.

E Trendy Sunglasses

They can protect your eyes when driving, gardening or reading in the sun. It can make your life easier and happier, and make you look smarter!

$10.99 each or 2 for $19.99！

以下信息分别符合上述哪个广告，请正确搭配。

1．Sam will spend his holiday in Hawaii where there is lots of sunshine. Maybe he needs to buy something to protect his eyes!

2．Mr. Read has been out of work for weeks, and he feels very upset and don’t know what to do.

3．The 16-year-old girl, Nancy, is a student in Green School. She cares much about the environment on the earth.

4．Miss Hope is always ready to help others. She is a nurse and can speak good English.

5．The Kings have just moved into a new house. They need to buy something to clean the floor and the carpet.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）、误（F）。

6．Dear Mrs. Web receives and answers email questions only from America.

7．If you want to be a Help Line volunteer, you can telephone 0241-85902 or email mrsweb@advice.com.

8．Save the Earth Club can help keep the neighborhood, school and city cleaner.

9．The King Sweeper has an old history and is widely used in homes, offices and so on.

10．If you need two pairs of Sunglasses, you need to pay more than twenty dollars.

水上公园为青少年提供有趣的假日工作机会，如果你对此感兴趣并希望在假期丰富自己的生活，请仔细阅读并完成下面的招聘广告，每空一词。

三年的初中生活马上就要结束了，让我们记下其中的点点滴滴。请以“I will remember my school life forever”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。

要求：1．根据上述提示写一篇短文，记下你难忘的校园生活。

2．上述提示仅供参考。可根据自身实际，自主表达。

3．至少需包括3个要点。逻辑清楚，行文流畅，语句通顺。

4．文中请勿出现真实的人名和校名。

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Facebook is a social networking website that connects people with friends and others who work，study and live around them．People use Facebook to keep up with friends online，start a blog，join or start a discussion group or even watch new music videos or listen to favorite songs．Here is Maggie Yost's Facebook．

Maggie Yost           on Monday

Wall    Info    Photos        Boxes

1．From the passage，we know that people use Facebook to _________．

A．sell books                                                  B．make videos

C．listen to music                                            D．write computer programs

2．According to Basic Information，Maggie Yost wants to use Facebook to _________．

A．recommend rap                                                 B．make some friends

C．play basketball                                            D．watch some movies

3．Girls Next Door is one of Maggie Yost's favorite _________．

A．TV shows         B．movies                    C．songs             D．games

4．From Maggie Yost's Personal Information，we know she is _________．

A．patient             B．inactive．          C．humorous          D．outgoing

5．Which of the following talks about Maggie Yost?

A．Maggie's mobile phone number is 419--934--0572．

B．Maggie can keep up with her friends online．

C．Maggie works in Hopewell-Loudon Company，

D．Maggie's e-mail address is Maggie2624@gmail.com．

1．Leeds Castle is closed on _________．

A．7th January           B．8th August         C．25th December    D．1st April

2．John and Mary will take their three year old son to Leeds Castle．How much should they pay?

A．￡33．                 B．￡16.50．            C．￡26．              D．￡9.50．

3．What time does Leeds Castle close on 29th October?

A．6pm．              B．6：30pm．             C．5：30pm．              D．5pm．

Christopher Reeve was a successful actor，famous for the Superman films．But disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back．The doctors thought he would die．However，he made amazing progress．At first，he couldn't breathe without a machine，but he learnt to breathe on his own．

Christopher made speeches all over the USA about his experiences，This encouraged a lot of people with all kinds of problems．

From their home，Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident．

Could you say something about your life after the accident?

“Four days after the accident，I came to understand my situation．The doctors said I was not going to pull through．Those days were terrible．But my wife Dana said，‘You are still you and I love you．Be confident in yourself’．And that saved my life．Since that moment I have never thought of giving up．Of course，I've had moments of feeling sorry for myself，but I've never had any thoughts of killing myself．”

What do you think of your family?

“Great! Dana is so wonderful．We have always got on really well．My parents often quarreled with each other when I was young．But they've got closer since the accident．”

How do you spend your time?

“I spend most of my time on charity work to improve the life for all disabled people．I think they need my help．With the progress of new medical research，I'm confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day．So you can see I'm far too busy to think of giving up!”

Christopher Reeve died on October 10，2004．But people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero．

1．What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

A．His riding accident．                       B．His marriage．

C．His death．                             D．His films．

2．The underlined sentence “I'm far too busy to think of giving up!” means _________．

A．So far I have been busy thinking of giving up

B．I'm so busy that I have no time to think of giving up

C．I'm so busy that I have to think of giving up

D．I have been so busy．So I have no time to think

3．Why did he spend most of his time on charity work?

A．Because he wanted people to remember him．

B．Because his wife asked him to do so．

C．Because he thought he would die soon．

D．Because he wanted to help disabled people．

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The doctors thought he could breathe without a machine．

B．His speeches encouraged a lot of people with problems．

C．His parents got on well with each other before the accident．

D．Christopher Reeve never felt sorry for himself．