Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels, skyscrapers(摩天楼), and shopping malls. In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business. But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change.

Today Dubai is one of the world’s most important business centers. In fact, each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil.

Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad. They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit it just to go shopping!

Dubai is also one of the world’s fastest growing cities. Many tall buildings are built in months. The city also has many man-made islands. One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree(棕榈树)and is very beautiful.

The city is still an amazing mix of people from different countries. The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai, and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives by eight to one!

Many people welcome the city’s growth. But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change. As a Dubai native says, “We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there’s a lot more work to do.”

1.Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century?

A. To relax. B. To buy oil.

C. To go shopping. D. To do business.

2. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Dubai has created many man-made islands.

B. There are many foreigners working in Dubai.

C. Many international visitors come to Dubai every year.

D. Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.

3.What does the underlined word “outnumber” mean?

A. To be smaller in size than another group.

B. To be more in number than another group.

C. To be bigger in area than another group.

D. To be smaller in area than another group.

4. In the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean?

A. We should always visit Dubai.

B. We should learn from foreigners.

C. We must always remember our past.

D. We must only think about the future.

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Dubai is growing very fast.

B. Dubai was a big city before 1966.

C. Many tall buildings are built in months

D. Many tourists come to relax on Dubai’s beaches.

Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they will affect your life in some serious way.

Sometimes things happen to you. At the time they may seem terrible, painful and unfair. But later you realize that without getting over those difficulties you would have never realized your further ability and strength. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.

The people you meet affect your life, and the successes and failure you experience, create who you are. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

Enjoy every day, even every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people you have never talked to before, and really listen. You should set your sights high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.

You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.

1.The people we meet_____________.

A. all know where to find us B. serve us on no purpose

C. won’t become our neighbor D. will change us in some way

2.From the passage, we know that bad things can make us________.

A. terribly meet bad luck B. realize our further ability

C. find no serious success D. possibly enjoy every moment

3.The underlined word “poignant” in the passage means “_________”.

A. 平淡的 B. 明显的

C. 深刻的 D. 艰苦的

4.The writer’s advice is that we should_________.

A. never talk to strange people

B. learn as much as we can each day

C. get over difficulties painfully

D. not believe in ourselves but others

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Create Your Own Life B. Hold Your Head Up

C. People You Meet in Life D. Things Happen to You

Keep your eyes to the skies

If you put a buzzard(秃鹰) in a cage w____1.____ a roof, the bird will be a prisoner(囚犯). Even though it can fly , it can’t fly through the open roof. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a ____2.____(飞行) from the ground with a run of 3 or 4 meters. Without space to run, he will not even try to fly, b____3.____ will stay in his small jail(监牢)for the rest of his life.

The ordinary bat that flies around at night cannot take off from ground. If it is placed on the ground, all it can do is shuffle(穿梭)about helplessly. If it ____4.____(到达) a higher place, it will be able to throw itself into the air. Then it takes off ____5.____（快速）. But on flat ground, it will never fly.

A bee ____6.____(扔)into a cup will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but keeps t____7.____ to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will look for a way where none exists(存在), until it completely destroys i____8.____.

In many ways, there are lots of people l____9.___ the buzzard, the bat and the bee. They are struggling with all their ___10.___(问题) and frustrations, not realizing that the answer is right there above them.

Poor, but so rich at heart

Two years ago, my parents died in a car accident. __(A)__then, my elder brother and I have had to work part-time to make a living. I have been working as a part-time waiter in a restaurant for six months, and now I’ve just got my salary(薪水).

I was walking back to school and saw the notice board in the lobby(大厅). There was a notice __(B)___ for donations for the earthquake. A girl called Amanda was reading the same notice.____(C)____. You could see that easily from her fancy clothes and gadgets(小玩意儿).

“Aren’t you going to donate?” I asked, (D)“People there must be having a really hard time. All their houses have been destroyed by the earthquake. They’ve got nothing ____(E)____, no place to live, nothing to eat or…”

“Sorry, I don’t have money to spend on that!” she laughed. “I have 10 new dresses to buy. I need to get a new phone. And then I’m ____(F)___ to fly to Paris for the weekend.” (G)With these words, she walked away.

I took the money from my pocket and walked to Mrs. Tawreen’s office.

“Excuse me, ma’am.” I said. “I don’t have too much for a donation, just 300 yuan. Could I just donate this?”

Mrs. Tawreen smiled: “Wow, 300 yuan, my dear? Well, (H)I have to tell you that, of all the donations we’ve received from our students so far, it’s the largest amount. And yes, you may donate right now.”

I put the notes into the donation box. Maybe my brother and I would have to miss a few meals this month, but it would make a difference to the lives of those less fortunate(幸运的) than us.

任务一：从方框中选择单词并用其适当形式填入B、E、F

plan ask leave

1.B _____________ 2.E_____________ 3.F_____________

任务二：将文中D、G、H划线部分翻译成汉语。

4.D ___________________________________________________________

5.G___________________________________________________________

6.H ___________________________________________________________

任务三：在A处空格中填入适当的词或短语。

7. ______________

任务四：选择适当的句子还原到文中C处。

8.______________

A. She came from a poor family.

B. She couldn’t afford the donation.

C. She came from a very wealthy family

任务五：根据短文内容回答下列问题。

9.Why would the writer and his brother have to miss a few meals that month?

_______________________________________________________________

10.Is the writer rich or poor at heart?

_______________________________________________________________

1.目前，社会最需要的是正能量。

__________ __________ , the most important thing our society needs is positive power.

2.父母是最关心我们的人。

Parents are the people who _________ __________ us best.

3.我们反对在校园内使用手机。

We are __________ __________ mobile phones in the schoolyard.

4.在老师的帮助下，丹妮在英语方面取得了进步。

Danny has __________ __________ in English with the teacher’s help.

5.汤姆想出了更多的办法帮助陷入困境的人们。

Tom __________ __________ more ideas to help the people in trouble.

6.珍爱自己，远离不健康的书籍。

Be careful of ourselves and __________ __________ from bad books.

7.马云说：“我盼望着未来有轻松的生活。”

Ma Yun said, “ I’m __________ __________ to a relaxing life in the future.”

8.这家旅馆使我想起去年我们住过的那一家。

This hotel __________ me __________ the one we stayed in last year.

9.我们为在索契冬奥会上获得奖牌的运动员感到自豪。

We’re ________ ________ in the athletes who won medals in this Winter Olympics in Sochi.

10.现在人们更加关注食品安全。

Nowadays have __________ more __________ the food safety

亲爱的同学们，目前你们已经进入中考倒计时阶段，面对着紧张的复习和考试，大家一定会有很多压力。请以书信的形式向父母或老师倾诉你的烦恼，表达自己的愿望。

提示：1.疲惫: 过多的作业，考试……

2.放松: 打篮球，听音乐……

3.希望: 老师，家长……

提示词：stay up, relax oneself.

Dear ______________

As a student, I’m really busy with my studies every day.

--Where are the ______ students?

--They are playing football with ______ students from Hilltop School.

A. boys，/       B. boys, the        

C. boy, /      D. boy, the

-- Chinese astronauts can also walk in space now.

-- Yes, they're  ______ our nation.                                

A. proud of     B. pleased with       

C. the pride of     D. known for

The mobile phone has influenced people’s life a lot since it _________.

A. invents      B. invented     

C. is invented      D. was invented

-- I'm hungry, is there any bread in the fridge?

-- ______，but we have cakes. Would you like to have one?

A. Some         B. Much       

C. None         D. Nothing