Sherlock Holmes is thought to be the greatest detective in stories. He is, in fact, more famous than his writer — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

In the stories, Holmes is “tall and manly (有男子气概的)”. Holmes’ flat was shared by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy (笨拙的) Dr. Watson. He went around with Holmes and tried to solve problems before Holmes. But poor Dr. Watson lost out to (被某人战胜或取代) Holmes every time. Conan Doyle said that the idea of Holmes came from Dr. Joseph Bell, one of his teachers at Edinburgh University, where he studied medicine.

The name of Sherlock Holmes first came to the readers in Doyle’s book “A Study in Scarlet” in 1887. Holmes was so loved by all people that when the writer Doyle killed him off in one of his stories, readers got angry. They refused to allow Holmes to die! So Holmes was brought back to “life” and appeared in further stories.

The stories of Sherlock Holmes have been reprinted many times ever since then. Today we can watch Holmes in cinema and television screens as well as on stage.

1.When do people first knew the name of Sherlock Holmes ?

A. In 1887B. In 1987

C. In 1877D. In 1788

2.Sherlock Holmes was ________.

A. the greatest detective who ever lived B. a teacher

C. Arthur Conan DoyleD. only a character written by Conan Doyle

3.Readers were angry when Doyle ________.

A. couldn’t write any more stories of Holmes

B. wrote badly of Holmes

C. wrote too many stories of Holmes

D. killed Holmes off in one of his stories

January 16, 2014 – We know the saying “The early bird gets the worm”, but today you’re going to learn about the interesting saying “The early fish gets the bird.”

An African tigerfish(老虎鱼) was seen jumping out of the air and catching a flying bird. The African tigerfish has bright red fins and very sharp teeth. There have been rumors(传闻) this kind of fish preys on(捕食) birds since the 1940s, but no one was able to catch one.

"The whole action of jumping and catching happens so quickly that after we saw it, it took all of us a moment to really understand what we had just seen," said Nico Smit from Environmental Sciences and Management at North-West University.

Smit and his research team saw it at a lake in the Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa during summer. They found about 20 fish feeding on birds in the morning. Those birds may be out early to look for food, but we will never know for sure!

1.The tigherfish ___________.

A. is from the USAB. has bright black fins

C. has very sharp teethD. was seen in a forest

2.The underlined word “one” in Paragraph 2 means _______.

A. a tigerB. a fishC. a birdD. a person

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Nobody has heard of the rumors about the tigerfish before.

B. It took Smit a moment to understand what he had seen about the fish.

C. The interesting findings happened in a lake in the afternoon.

D. The birds were caught by the tigerfish because they were out too early for food.

4.Where is the passage likely to be read?

A. In a poster.B. In a tour guide.C. In a newspaper.D. In a story book.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. The early fish gets the bird.

B. Nico Smit and an African tigerfish.

C. Nico Smit and his research team.

D. The Mapungubwe National Park

Are you having trouble in science? If so, read the following tips to learn how to do well in science?

1.___________ Science can be useful and interesting. It’s important to be confident in order to do well in science. You should enter your lab with the thought that you might learn something useful or interesting.

2.___________ If you know you’re going to learn something important, then carefully read it before class. It will give you some understanding of the subject before you begin studying it.

3.___________ Listen to what the teacher is saying and nod once in a while to show that you’re listening. Make sure you always raise your hand and it shows that you pay attention and take this seriously.

4.___________ After class, you can read the textbook and write what you can remember. Then look for differences between the textbook and what you wrote. If you don’t understand something, just ask the teacher, and they will help.

从A、B、C、D中选择正确的选项作为文章第2-5段的小标题， 并填入四个空格中。

A. Pay attention in classes B. Go over after class

C. Read before class D. Be confident

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. How to be a science teacher B. How to be a scientist

C. How to do well in science D. How to pay more attention in class

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。

1.It’s very dangerous to put your hands on the hot .

2.On a night, some children went camping in the forest.

3.The Yellow River is the second river in China.

4.The school leavers’ party will be this Saturday.

5.Listen up! There’re a few and suggestions before we climb the mountain.

根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Susie and I are good (朋友) and we study in the same school but (不同的) classes. We usually go (家) together after school, unless I have my volleyball practice. Both of (我们) have many (爱好) in common. We enjoy swimming, reading and (听) to music. On Saturdays, we will go for a walk in the park or go to the library.

Last Sunday we (去) to a famous concert at the Victoria Concert Hall. Two girls sat (在…后面) us. They began to talk (大声地) when the concert started. Even we could not hear the music clearly. The old man beside us turned around and looked at them angrily. They stopped talking after that. Anyway I enjoyed (我自己) a lot.

在英语课上，同学们就是否该做兼职展开了讨论。请你根据下表内容，用英语写一篇短文，向同学汇报讨论结果，并谈谈自己的想法。

注意 1. 发言稿必须包括表中所有信息，可适当发挥，但不要逐字翻译；

2. 开头已给出（不计入总词数），你只需接着写；

3．文章中不得出现真实的人名和校名；

4. 词数：80—110.

参考词汇: 兼职part-time job; 零花钱pocket money; 责任duty; 独立的independent; 培养 develop

Recently we have discussed if middle school students should have a part-time job . Some students think

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Thank you!

A. face B. fact C. hand

A. alone B. along C. home

A. hour B. honest C. hole

A. food B. good C. foot