Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”？

Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students．People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow’’, “sell” or even “steal”“vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”.

Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions．

Harold：I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.

Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．

Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside．It reduces my work pressure(压力)；besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”．

Ivy：  Well. it’s just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on (专注于)their study.

1.According to the passage, people can’t _______things in this game.

2.From Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably_________

3.Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?

4.Where can you find this passage?

Habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something that we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.

First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!

Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do what you think is more important.

1.From the first paragraph we know that __________.

2.The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to achieve it” means that __________.

3.According to the reading, if you want to get rid of your habits, you have to __________.

4.Which of the following does NOT happen because of a bad habit according to the reading?

5. The main purpose of this passage is to __________.

单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上， 写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。

1. Simon hates to be like others, so he always does everything ____ (不同). 

2.Vebers can be ________(划分) into four kinds.                    

3.We know Zhongyimou is one of the best __________(导演)in the world.

4. What a _________(惊讶)ending! I can’t believe my ears.         

5.Millie had no ____ (选择) but to wait for the next train yesterday morning.

6.You can also share your ____ (不悦) with your close friends.  

7.They are wet all over __________(可能)because of the heavy rain

8.My penfriend in the USA hasn’t ____ (答复) to my last three e-mails yet.

9. He rushed into the room and found his pet cat _________(死)         

10.While we were ___________(复习) for tests,the telephone rang.

句子翻译 (共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)将下列句子译成英语。

1.他宁可被嘲笑，也不肯说一句话。

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2.家庭作业应该按时交。

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3.吴老师有足够的耐心花很多的时间向他解释一切。

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4.穿红色的衣服能使你采取行动没困难。

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5.这场足球赛将于明天9：30在电视上现场直播。

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假如你是第二中学的一名初三学生刘红，你要写一封信给青少年专家Sigmund Friend，告诉他你遇到的问题，并请求帮助。请根据下列表格中所列的信息，写完这封信。

注意：1．词数90左右。信的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。    2．信中须包括所有内容要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使语句通顺，意思连贯，符合逻辑。

Dear Sigmund Friend,

My name is Liu Hong. I’m a Grade 9 student in No. 2 Middle School. …

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Can you give me some useful advice? I hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Liu Hong

The students in China often get to school _____ bike, but the students in Japan usually _____ the train to school.

—A small number of students ______ to school by subway.

—The number of the students ______ 13.

Tara isn’t as______as her twin sister Tina, but she is a little_______.

—Thanks for _____me to your dinner party. The food is really delicious.

— I’m very happy you have a good time .

A. invitation      B. inviting      C. invited      D to invite

My aunt has a ___________ .