There is good news for old people with Alzheimer’s disease （老年痴呆症）. As we know, people who have Alzheimer’s disease may get lost easily. Sometimes they can’t find the way to their home. All the family members must be worried about their safety. Now, some has invented GPS-enabled walking shoes. The shoes are very special and useful. They can help people find old people easily, wherever they go.

These walking shoes are especially important for people who are in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease. According to the research, such old people have the highest danger. Let’s see some terrible facts. About 60℅ of patients with Alzheimer’s disease get lost for days when they go for a walk. Up to half of those who are lost and not found within 24 hours can die outside. If old people wear such shoes , you needn’t worry about that. These shoes can help their families to find them easily if they are lost. So you see, the shoes can ensure old people’s safety.

These walking shoes are equipped with a GPS device (设备) in the heel. The shoes are very comfortable and they look like the shoes that many old people wear.

The GPS-enabled walking shoes have a great advantage. Of course, the shoes are suitable for children .Parents can ask them to wear such shoes. Then they can find their children easily. But some children have different ideas. Sometimes, they don’t want their parents to know where they are. What will they do? Well… some children say that they will take them off and put them at home.

1.Who are the GPS-enabled walking shoes suitable for?

A. Old people with Alzheimer’s disease

B. Students in primary school.

C. Old people who are strong and healthy.

D. Anyone around the world

2.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to ?

A. GPS-enabled walking shoes B. Their families.

C. Old people D. Their children.

3.Why don’t some children like to wear GPS-enabled walking shoes ?

A. They think the GPS-enabled walking shoes are very ugly.

B. It is uncomfortable to wear GPS-enabled walking shoes.

C. The GPS-enabled walking shoes are suitable for them.

D. They don’t want their parents to find them easily.

4.What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. People who have Alzheimer’s disease can’t find the way to their home sometimes.

B. The GPS-enabled walking shoes can help us find the old or the children easily.

C. The GPS-enabled walking shoes look like the shoes that many old people wear.

D. We can see the GPS-enabled walking shoes easily wherever we go around the world.

Money management (管理) skill is very important for us , but many parents don’t take time to teach their children about the value of money , and unfortunately , many of those children grow up to be adults who struggles with money management skill.

What age should parents begin educating their children about money ? Financial (金融) experts agree that it’s never too early . The more children learn about money , the more they will be able to make wise financial decisions as they grow older . First , parents can begin teaching young children how to count money . It is very important for young child.

Next , you can teach the value of saving . Once they learn that saving is a good idea and that it is something they should always do , their financial future will be brighter . For example , your child wants a new bicycle . You can teach them to save part of their allowance (零用钱) for that bike , while still keeping money for ice cream, or for going to the movies with their friends. In this way they will begin to understand the value of both short-term saving and long-term saving .

It’s never too early , also , to teach your child different ways to make money . For example , they can sweep the floor, wash dishes and so on. Sit down with your children and talk with them in some ways they would like to earn money . You’ll be surprised and glad at the effort they will begin making.

Help your children chart their financial course in life, teach them basic money management skills, and their future will be brighter .

1.When should parents teach their children how to master (掌握) some money management

skills ?

A. As children grow up. B．As children are teenagers.

C. As early as possible. D．When they go to school.

2.When children are very young , in order to educate them about money , first , parents

may start with .

A．teaching them to count money

B．teaching them to make money

C．teaching them to save money

D．teaching them to go shopping with money

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the underlined sentences ?

A. Buying a new bike needs a long –term saving.

B. Keeping some money for ice cream shows the value of a short-term saving .

C. Keeping some money for going to the movies with friends shows the value of long-term saving.

D．It shows us how we should teach children the value of saving .

4.The best title of the passage can be .

A．Parents and Children

B. Children Should Learn to Save Money

C．We Should Save Money

D. Teaching Children About Managing Money

The most important exam for the students in Junior 3 is coming in a month. The result of the exam will decide which high school the students will go to. Good grades must belong to the students who study hard. 1. And so are their teachers and parents.

2. She got good grades in the final exams last year. I hope her experience will be helpful. Here is what Li Mei said when she was interviewed:

3. I used to be poor in English in the first term of Junior 3. It was hard for me to spell the words correctly. But I didn’t give it up. I read textbooks on the bus to and from school. I worked hard at home and sometimes burned the midnight oil. 4. During the last term, I tried my best to improve it by listening to the teacher carefully in class and going over what I had learnt after class. 5. Because of my hard work, I got good grades in English in the big exam.

A. My teacher once told me to be more careful.

B. I spent most of my time on English.

C. Today, I interviewed Li Mei, who is right now studying in Senior 1.

D. So many students are under too much pressure and worried about the exam.

E. If I were given another chance, I would do much better.

F. I knew I must make progress in it because it makes up 20% of the final English exam.

G. My experience is that for Junior 3, every minute is important.

补全对话：

A: Hi, Alice! A nice day, isn’t it?

B: Yes. Spring is coming. __1.__________________________________________

A: Tomorrow? Tomorrow is not a good day for planting trees!

B: 2. ________________________________________________

A: I listened to the weather report. It’s going to be rainy and windy.

B: 3. _____________________________________________ If it rains, we’ll have to stay at home and do some reading.

A: Why not come to my home and surf the Internet? My father bought different parts of the computer and put them together. He made our own computer last week.

B: Great! 4.________________________________________________

A: My home is near our school. It’s a white building. I live on the fourth floor.

B: OK! _____5.___________________________________________

A: See you.

书面表达：

在英语课上，同学们就自己喜欢的旅游方式展开了讨论。请你根据下表内容，用英语写一篇短文汇报讨论结果，并谈谈自己的想法。

注意：1. 文章必须包括表中全部内容，可适当增加细节；

2. 想法至少在两句以上；

3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数；

4. 词数：80—100。

参考词汇：团队旅游travel with a group; 个人旅游travel alone; 安排arrange

Recently, we have discussed the ways to go traveling. Here is the result. Some students choose a travel with a group.

Miss Smith is very kind. We all like ____.

A. it B.her C.him D.them

We usually have the first class ____ 8:00 in the morning.

A.of B.in C.on D.at

Get up early, ____you’ll be late for school.

A.so B.and C.or D.but

—____ T-shirt is this?

— I think it’s Tom’s.

A.Whose B.Which C.What D.Who

I jumped ____ than Bill in the sports meet last year.

A.high B.higher

C.highest D.the highest