Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.

    Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代沟).

    Don’t argue (争辩) with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.

Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.

    Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.

    Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.

    A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

1.The passage tells us _______ have a communication problem.

A. parents and other people             

B. school kids and their parents

C. teachers and their students          

D. parents and children of all ages

2.Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you _______.

A. don’t get to them often                 

B. write a letter to them

C. don’t speak to them politely           

D. express yourself well

3.The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “_______”.

A. to make yourself happy                   

B. to get you quiet and relaxed

C. to have a good rest                         

D. to hide yourself quickly

4.If there’s really a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d better _______.

A. have a talk with them often            

B. keep away from them

C. agree with them all the time           

D. know about their values

5.From the passage we learn that _______.

A. parents and children should not have a generation gap

B. parents should show love and respect to their children

C. there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap

D. there are so many serious problems in families today

完成句子(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)用所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子

1.The scientists _______________ in inventing a new robot last year.? ( success )

2.We Chinese are all ______________ of the 2008 Olympic Game.? (pride )

3.What about reading aloud to practice our ______________?? ( pronounce )

4.He prefers to call her rather than __________to her. (write)

5.His father’s ________________ made his family very sad.? (die)

6.Lucy can’t eat food that ____________ chocolate in it. (have)

7.Tom has some trouble ______________ English grammar.? ( learn )

8.What would you do if someone _________ you to be in a movie? (ask)

9.I listened to a CD __________ Heart Strings. (call)

10.Before making an important ____________, think it over.? (decide )

任务型阅读（共5小题，计10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下面表格中所缺的信息（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）

Do you think it’s hard for you to learn English? Listening to English songs may be a fun way to learn. You might be thinking: Where can I find some online music? Well, there are plenty of places to listen to and download English songs.

? Google music is a good website. It has about 350,000 songs for download. You can search by artist and song name. You can also search by criteria(标准). For example, if you want to find a slow song by a female singer, just choose “ female singer” and “slow” on the page. On Google music, you can read the lyrics to the songs as you listen.

? Baidu MP3 is another big online music database(数据库). You can find some of the newest songs on Baidu and download them.

? If you just want to listen to music, you can try www. aiting.com and www. haoting. com. They are two large online Mp3 players.

? After you pick(挑选) the songs, you can start learning. Learning language from music is fun, so don’t think of it as work. You can listen on your way to school or before you go to sleep. Close your eyes and try to get the meaning of the songs.

1.There are _____________________________________ songs to download on Google music.

2.We can download English songs from ________________ and ____________________.

3.The ways of searching songs are ______________________________________

4.When we listen to songs, we can read the lyrics on__________________________________

5.The best title of the passage is _______________________________________

补全对话（共10小题，每小题1分,计10分）

A)根据对话内容,将方框中符合对话情景的句子抄写在对话空白处,使对话恢复完整。

A: You look excited. 1._______________________________________

B：My cousin has won a million dollars in the lottery.

A：Wow!__ 2.___________________________________________

B：I'm not sure .maybe he will put a half in the bank and give the

?? rest to the medical research.

A: That sounds nice._ 3.___________________________________As you know a bad snowstorm(暴风雪) happened in the South China ,Lots of people died and many thousands of people were homeless.__ 4.________________________________________________

B: Yes, that's a good idea .they really need help.

A: ____5.______________________________________________

B: If I had a lot of money , I'd buy a very big house for my parents.

A. I want to help them.

B. What's up?

C. But if I were your cousin, I would give the rest to the charities.

D. What would you do if you had lots of money?

E. What's he going to do with the money?

根据下面对话中的情景,在每个空中填入一个适当的语句,使对话恢复完整。

A: Look! There is a book on the playground. 1.___________________________________?

B: Let me have a look. 2._________________________________. It her has name on it.

A: Sophia? Is she the girl who won the English speech contest?

B: Yes. She is my best friend.

B: 3.____________________________________?

B: By listening to tapes and practicing conversations with friends.

A: I remember she used to be afraid to speak in front of people.

B: but now she is outgoing. People sure change.

A: That’s right. By the way, the summer holiday is coming. 4.____________________________?

B: I’d like to take a trip to Beijing with my family.

A: 5._______________________________________!

B: Thank you.

九年级的学习生活是相当紧张的。学习之余，有的人喜欢打篮球，有的人喜欢看电影，有的人喜欢洗个热水澡。而你喜欢什么方式来放松自我呢？你喜欢听音乐吗？你喜欢什么样的音乐呢？请根据提示，介绍一下你的音乐观。请注意语言的丰富性。60——80词。建议用下列结构：

I like; I prefer; I love; don’t; musicians; singers/bands/groups

----Why are you crying, Jim ???

---- Because my mother slapped me????? the face.

A. on????????? B. in?????? C. to

---????????? , Miss Wang worked as a CEO.???

----Wow! She is so great.

A. In the thirties　　　B. In her thirty　　　 C. In her thirties

—What’s the weather like in Kunming?

?? —It is very comfortable.????? too cold????? too hot. People like to live there.

A. Either, or ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Not only, but also??????? C. Neither, nor

—My uncle came from London to see me last week.?

—.??????????????????????

A.????????????? What a surprise! ????????????? B. I feel sorry for you???? ????????????? C. What a pity!