There has been a lot of rain in California recently. Villagers and leaders there begin to be worried because they have found two birds died from a disease, West Nile Virus(病毒).

  West Nile Virus is carried by mosquitoes(蚊子).The symptoms(症状) are just like the flu. However, it can cause dangerous brain problems. When it rains a lot, it will leave a lot of water in ponds and trees. These places are good for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in the water. Warm weather will help the mosquito eggs to develop and then the number is increasing. Birds eat the mosquitoes and get sick. People can get the disease if they are bitten(叮咬) by mosquitoes with West Nile Virus.

  The government is trying its best go stop the spread of West Nile Virus. People are asked to wear long sleeves(长袖)and pants, close their windows and shut the doors. At the same time, workers have been sent out to check the wet areas. If they find mosquitoes they will use some special medicine to kill them.

1.Why did the two birds die?

  A. They died from West Nile Virus.

  B. They could not get enough food.

  C. The villagers killed them.

2.From the passage we know West Nile Virus is carried by ______.

A. flu                    B. mosquitoes                  C. water

3.People will get the disease if ______.

  A. they get wet in rainy days

  B. they are bitten by any mosquito

  C. they are bitten by mosquitoes with West Nile Virus

4. People are asked to wear long sleeves and pants in order to ­­______.

  A. keep warm

  B. check the wet areas

  C. avoid being bitten by mosquitoes

1.The picture is about ______

  A. fitness clubs      B. language clubs       C. dance clubs

2.What is the percentage(百分比) of students in the clubs ?

  A.2.6%         B.13.6%           C.16.9%

1.Who will talk about English writing?

  A. Dr. Bohemian               B. Dr. Easy.             C. Mrs. Lucy Green.

2. If you want to learn about Windows XP Use, you can go ______.

  A. on Monday                B. on Wednesday         C. on Friday

Police in America were looking for a thirteen-year-old boy, Ben. He was a middle school student. He was lost last Friday night.

  Ben’s mother went to bed early that evening because she had a bad cold. She thought Ben was spending the night with his friend. However, Ben did not appear at the family lunch the next day. She became worried and called the police.

  That evening, Ben left home to play baseball with two friends. They both said Ben went home after the game. Some neighbors said to the police they saw a UFO flying over Ben’s house that night. So they thought Ben might be taken away by aliens.

  The police said they would not give up until they found him.

1.When was Ben lost?

  ______________________________________________________________

2.What did Ben do with his friends that evening?

  ______________________________________________________________

3. What might happen to Ben according to his neighbors?

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单词拼写 根据所给汉语或英语首字母写出短文中所缺英语单词的正确形式。（共10个小题，每小题0.5分）

Last week, my friends and I talked about the rules in our school. Here are some of our ideas.

At our school, we have to wear uniforms every 1.d______. The problem is that all my classmates think the uniforms are 2.丑的______.We think young people should 3.l______ smart and so we would like to wear our own clothes. Our teachers believe that if we did that, we would concentrate more on our clothes than our studies. We don’t4.同意________.We would feel more comfortable and that is 5.g______ for studying. If we can’t do that, we should be6.允许__________to design our own uniforms. That would be a good way to keep both teachers and 7.学生___________ happy.

Besides, vacations should be longer. At present they’re too8.s______. Longer vacations would give us time to do things like volunteering. Last summer I had a(n) 9.机会_________ to volunteer at the local hospital, 10.b________ I couldn’t because I had to go back to school.

英汉互译 阅读下面的短文，将划线部分的句子译成汉语或英语。（共5个小题，每小题1分）

  Rich or poor, young or old, we all have problems. 1.We should learn how to deal with our problems. Here are some ways.

Firstly, we should learn to forget. 2.有时我们会生朋友的气。Good friendships may be lost. Sometimes children have disagreements and decide not to talk to each other. 3.However, this usually does not last for long. This is an important lesson for us: we can solve a problem by learning to forget.

Secondly, we should regard problems as challenges. Many students often complain about school. 4.他们有太多的作业要做。They think the rules are too strict. Education is an important part of our development. As young people, it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge with the help of our teachers.

Don’t worry about our problems. 5.Let’s face the challenges.

补全对话 根据上下文的意思，把下列对话补充完整。（共5个小题，每小题1分）

A: 1.____________________________?

B: Yes, please. I want a sweater for my daughter.

A: Look! Here are some sweaters for girls.

  2.____________________________?

B: Size M.

A: Do you like this red one?

B: Yes. My daughter likes red best.

 3.________________________?

A: $25.

B 4.____________________.

Do you have any cheaper ones?

A: How about this one? It’s only$18.

B: Ok, I’ll take it. Here’s the money. 5._________.

A: You’re welcome.

在初中三年的英语学习中，你参加过不同形式的课内外活动。请你用英语写一篇文章，描写你印象最深刻的一次活动以及你的收获，题目自拟。

注意：1.60字左右；

      2.文中不能出现可能透露考生真实身份的任何信息。

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