One of my favourite things to do is hiking in mountains. Because nobody likes the idea of getting lost, I always prepare before every trip. But what’s the best navigation tool, a Global Positioning System (GPS) or a good old map and compass? Five of my friends and I hiked through the mountains on a trail I marked. One team of three carried a GPS, and the other team used a map and compass.

It took the GPS team 3 hours and 11 minutes to get through the whole hike, however, it took the map and compass team only 2 hours and 49 minutes. The biggest problem the GPS team met was that they lost the satellite signal (卫星信号) in some places. With no map or compass, they had to walk around until they were in a place where the signal was good. The map and compass team was able to spot (认出) different landmarks, compare them to their maps and then use the compass to point them in the right direction.

When I head out on my future hikes, I’m bringing a map, a compass and a GPS to show me the way.

1.The writer prepares before every trip because he doesn’t _________.

A．like the old map or compass

B．know how to use the GPS

C．want to get lost in mountains

D．want to get into the mountains alone

2.The two teams _________.

A．had the same navigation tool

B．went along the same trail

C．had the same problem

D．finished the whole hike at the same time

3.In the end, the writer found out _________.

A．the map and the compass were too old navigation tools to use any more

B．it wasn’t necessary to bring a map and a compass together with a GPS

C．the GPS had some bad points in hiking in mountains

D．he wouldn’t use a GPS any more

Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.

In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of the city to a dump(垃圾站). Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs(澡盆) and other places.

To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.

In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus(腐殖土), which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.

1.You can most probably read the passage in _______.

A．a history book                          B．a TV guide

C．a science book                         D．a telephone book

2.The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means_______.

A．排污             B．染色             C．洗涤             D．吸尘

3.How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?

A．By burning it off.                        B．By putting it in water.

C．By throwing it away.                      D．By reusing and recycling it.

After my husband died, my world crashed around me. My six children were ten, nine, eight, six, three and 18 months, and I was overwhelmed(不知所措的) with the responsibilities of earning a living, caring for the children and simply keeping my head above water.

I was lucky to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week, but from Friday nights to Monday mornings, the children and I were alone, and frankly(坦诚地) I was uneasy. Every unusual noise or any late-night phone call filled me with fear. I felt really alone.

One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd(牧羊犬) on our doorstep. It was obvious he wanted to make the house his home. The children took an instant liking to “German” and asked me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement(地下室) until the next day. That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks.

The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results. Saturday night he was still with us. 

On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic. Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case(以免) his owner came by, we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us. He stayed again Sunday night.  

Monday morning I let him out for a run while the children got ready for school. He didn’t come back. We thought we’d never see him again. On Friday evening, German was back again. We took him in, and again he stayed until Monday morning, when our housekeeper arrived. It went like this for almost 10 months. We looked forward to his coming. Each Monday morning he left home.

Each week, between German's visits, I grew a little braver, but every weekend I enjoyed being with him . Then one Monday morning we patted his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back. We never saw or heard from German again. I think of him often. He came when I needed him the most and stayed until I was strong enough to go on alone. I believe German was sent because he was needed, and because no matter how abandoned(被放弃的) and alone we feel, somehow, somewhere, someone knows and cares. We are never really alone.

1.What does the underlined part “keeping my head above water” in the first paragraph mean?

A．trying to keep calm in public

B．trying to get attention from other men

C．showing her high spirit in the face of trouble

D．trying to continue to live

2.When the author’s husband died, ______.

A．she couldn’t raise the six children on her own

B．she couldn’t relax at weekends

C．The housekeeper only came at weekends

D．she was too busy to feel lonely

3. Which of the following is WRONG according to the article?

A．German was fond of living with the family.

B．The writer felt safe and protected with German around.

C．The dog stayed until the writer was strong enough to go on alone.

D．The writer was too busy that weekend to go to find the dog’s owner.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．A homeless dog                        B．A friend’s strength

C．How to keep a dog                      D．Keep up when in trouble

根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

1.We all know there are lots of ______ (advantage) of living on Mars, so we won’t move out of Earth to Mars.

2.______ (hope), we can finish the project before this weekend.

3.Do you think it’s good for them to keep worries which were caused by others to _____ (they), guys?

4.The ______ (strict) the parents are, the more stressed their children will become.

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

1.--- I’ll go to the supermarket. Let me get you some fresh vegetables.

--- Thanks for your ______ (提议). It’s kind of you. 

2.Some tourists from China were robbed in a ______ (拥挤的) street in Paris on March 20.

3.I ______ (推断) that Miranda would go to watch the drama.

4.I don’t want to go out tonight, and ______ (总之) I haven’t got any money.

动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共8分，每小题1分)

1.Mom makes me eat an apple a day ______ (keep) the doctor away.

2.She spent as much time as she could ______ (explain) it to us, but we still didn’t believe her.

3.I was told that some students in Grade Seven and Eight ______ (take) part in an English camp in

Australia the next month.

4.I remember his brother ________ always _________ (ask) questions in class when he was at the primary school.

5.The various fantastic drawings the famous artist devoted himself to ______ (show) in our school hall the day before yesterday.

6.The girl sitting next to me on the plane was nervous, for she ______ never ______ (fly) before.

7.The number of deaths from heart disease ______ (reduce) greatly if people eat more fruits and vegetables.

8.“So Young”, a new movie directed by Zhao Wei, ______ (earn) about 600 million yuan in the last few weeks.

短文填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出 (本大题共5分，每空0.5分)

Much meaning can be carried clearly with our eyes, so it is often s________1.that eyes can speak.

Do you have such kind of experience? On a bus, you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he finds that he is being looked at, he may feel u________2.. The same is in the daily life. If you are looked at for more than n________3., you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry w________4.the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?

L________5.too long at someone may seem to be rude. But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 s________6., it may mean that he wishes to attract her a________7., to make her understand that he loves her. While two people are in a conversation, the s________8. will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does listen to what he or she is speaking. Lovers will enjoy looking at each other or being looked at for a long time, to show something that w_______9.cannot express.

C________10., eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the place where you stay.

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。(本大题共9分，每小题1.5分)

1.一夜之间这个坏消息就能传遍全城。

The bad news can                                   the city over night.

2.我看他们似乎别无选择只能保持沉默。

It seemed to me that they                                .

3.出售过期食品是违反法律的。

                                 expired food.

4.打电脑游戏已经对你的眼睛造成如此的伤害, 你得离它远点了。

Playing computer games                                   your eyes that you have to keep yourself away from it.

5.昨天不仅是工人们而且那位老板也应邀出席了这个会议。

Not only the workers                                   the meeting yesterday.

6.你能想象无所事事的生活将会是什么样吗？

Can you imagine                                   without doing anything every day?

难忘的初中生活即将结束，三年来你成长了，进步了，收获了。请根据下列提示准备一份80词的发言稿，稿件的开头、结尾已给出。

注意：

发言稿中必须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯。

你的愿望须用2至3句话作适当发挥。

词数80个左右，发言稿开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

发言稿中不准出现真实校名和姓名。

Dear teachers and friends,

How time flies! I’m happy to be here to share my happiness and progress with you._________

That’s all for my speech. Thank you for listening.

---Why not take ____ umbrella with the sign “Made in China”? It’s ____ useful one.

--- What ____ good advice.

A．an; an; a          B．an; a; \            C．a; an; a           D．\; an; a