All over the world, people enjoy sports. Sports are good for people’s health. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets or may be online to watch.
Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. Sometimes they play inside the room. Sometimes they play outside. We can find sports here and there. Some sports are rather interesting and people everywhere like them. Football, for example, is very popular in the world. People from different countries cannot understand each other, but after a game they often become very friendly to each other.
( )6.Sports are good for _______.
A.the players B.people’s health
C.the coaches D.people who like sports
( )7.If you like sports, you can _______.
A.buy tickets to watch the games B. watch the games on TV
C. watch the games on the Internet D.A、B and C
( )8.People play _______ in different seasons.
A.the same game B.different games
C.any games D.all kinds of games
( )9._______ is very popular in the world.
A.Table tennis B.Baseball C.Football D.Skating
( )10.From this passage we can see that _______ can become very friendly.
A.people from different countries all
B.people from the same country
C.people who do the same sports
D.after a game, people from different countries
How time flies! The 9th graders are going to graduate soon．We invite them to write about their school memories．Let's share some of them．﹣Ms．Rosen
Name：Brita Favourite memory：Moving to this school last year and meeting new friends Unpleasant memory：Being the"new girl" Favourite teacher：Ms．Rosen．I like her interesting classes． Advice：School can he fun if you do your best |
Name：Jay Favourite memory：School trips，Singing competitions Unpleasant memory：Project homework Favourite teacher：Ms．Williams．She treats each student equally Advice：work hard and fun will come |
Name：Rocky Favourite memory：Meeting new friends．The weekends Unpleasant memory：Tests Favourite teacher：Mr．Taylor．He helps me with my lessons Advice：Oncc you fall behind，keep trying till you catch up |
Name：Angel Favourite memory：Being with new people．Fun classes Unpleasant memory：The loss of a new watch Favourite teacher：Ms．Rosen．She helped me through hard times Advice：Hard work brings success |
25．Who dislikes tests among the four students？ ．
A．Brita
B．Jay
C．Rocky
D．Angel
26．How many of the four students mentioned Ms．Rosen？
A．One
B．Two
C．Three
D．Four
27．What can we learn from the given information above？
A．The four students will be in Grade 9 next term．
B．The four students do not enjoy school very much．
C．The four students all think it's important to work hard
D．Their favourite memories are all about trips．
An 8.3﹣magnitude（里氏8.3级）earthquake can often cause fallen buildings and hundreds or even thousands of victims．But only 13 people were killed in the powerful earthquake in Chile on Sept 16，2015．That is the most surprising thing．
According to New York Times．Chile had spent quite a lot of money on the project of making its buildings stronger．Also，it had changed its tsunami（海啸）warning system．Both of these helped prevent a disaster in the country．
Besides，strict laws and rules have made people more ready for earthquakes．Schools have increasingly started doing drills（演练），all society is filled with creative ways to keep safe in earthquakes．
Chile，a South American country，is one of the places where earthquakes are most likely．Its 17 million people have been taught more than enough information about earthquake．The strongest earthquakes ever recorded happened in Chile：a 9.5﹣magnitude earthquake in 1960 that killed more than 5，000 people．And most recently，an 8.8﹣magnitude earthquake in central Chile in 2010 killed more than 500 people and destroyed 220，000 homes．
The 2010 earthquake was 5.6 times more powerful than the 2015 earthquake．And the 2010 earthquake hit in the middle of the night，while the 2015 earthquake happened during an evening when many people were outside for barbecues and other celebrations before the country's Independence Day on Sept 18．
The biggest problem in 2010 was human mistakes．The government failed to warn people to move off the coast after the earthquake hit near the southern city of Concepcion．
The government made no such mistakes this time giving tsunami warnings minutes after the earthquake hit．To reduce more risk in the earthquake，classes were canceled and factories closed across the country on Sept 17．
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词．
46．Where is Chile？ ．
47．What is the most surprising thing about the powerful earthquake in 2015？ ．
48．How many people died in the earthquake in 1960？ ．
49．What was the biggest problem during the 2010 earthquake in Chile？ ．
50．Why were classes canceled and factories closed on Sept 17，2015？ ．
The first time I ever really noticed a disabled person，I was studying in the third grade．I saw some disabled people before，but I never really knew or cared about what those persons go through（经历）．
When a new student arrived in my third grade class，I thought it would just be a common student，but this student was different．His name was Derek and he had autism（孤独症）．He sometimes had random outbursts （随意的发作）during class and we would stand there，doing nothing because we didn't know why he was doing that．When he sat down at desk，we would try to get away from him．After class，we would play jokes on each other，imitating（模仿）Derek，and laughing about it．
Then one day，Derek's mom came to our class and talked with us．She told us that Derek wasn't just having random outbursts﹣he was trying to communicate．Then she chose a volunteer and filled that person's mouth with soft sweets．When we found the volunteer had great trouble in trying to speak，the mother explained that was what Derek was going through every day．We all understood her meaning．
After this talk，no one tried to make fun of Derek or run away from him．We accepted his outbursts in class and he became one of our friends．Having a class with Derek has taught me to have an open mind to those who are different from us．My experience in having an autistic classmate has provided me with a good lesson．
Now whenever I meet a family with a child who's behaving differently．I always remember what I have learned in my third grade class and go up to him or her．
（1）What did the author think of the boy before the mother's talk？
A．Friendly
B．Humorous
C．Generous．
D．Strange
（2）Which order is right according to the passage？
①We got away from him．
②We got on well with Derek．
③Derek arrived in my class．
④Derek's mom talked to us．
A．③①②④
B．③①④②
C．①③②④
D．①④③②
（3）According to Derek's mother，Derek ．
A．was too shy to be with others
B．had problems in expressing himself
C．was good at communicating with others
D．didn't like the way others treated him．
（4）After Derek's mom's talk，we did the following EXCEPT that ．
A．we became friends
B．we played together
C．we played jokes on him
D．we communicated with him
（5）Which is the best title for the passage？
A．Living with an open mind．
B．Believing in yourself．
C．Behaving in different ways．
D．Making friends with the disabled．
Emojis（表情符号）
Have you found that more and more people are using emojis to communicate online？For example，"Happy Birthday" has become a cake with lit candles．And "I am happy" has become a smiling face．
Emojis have been warmly welcomed since they were invented in the 1990s in Japan．According to a survey of a mobile technology company，6 billion emojis are used in text messages around the world every day．Last year，20 percent of all emojis used in the UK and 17 percent of those used in the US was the icon
．It became the most widely﹣used icon in 2015．
Emojis are now used as "a new form of expression"，and one which can cross language barriers（障碍）．"Emojis are popular among millennials，who were born between late 1980s and early 2000s，because they welcome new technology and new things and they think emojis are‘flexible（灵活的）and show meanings beautifully'"，president of Oxford Dictionaries told The Wall Street Joural．
Since millennials became the biggest part in the American workforce（劳动力），emojis have been more accepted in the workplace．For many people，the tiny pictures also show that the users are part of mainstream（主流）society．In the digital age，emojis are"how most people communicate and show their personality many times every day．"
But not everyone thinks the use of emojis is a good thing．Jonathan Jones of The Guardian said that the success of emojis is"a step back for humans"，hurting people's ability to use languages．
"There are strict limits on what you can say with pictures﹣the written word is necessary to express your ideas and feelings to their highest level，"he said．
Do you feel
or 
about emojis？
36．What emojis is"happy Birthday"according to the passage？
37．Where ere emojis invented？
A．In Japan
B．In China
C．In the UK
D．In the US．
38．What does the underlined word "millennials" in the 3th paragraph mean in Chinese？
A．80后
B．00后
C．独生子女
D．千禧一代
39．Why are emojis popular among millennials？
A．Beacuse emojis limit what they say with pictures．
B．Beacuse they think emojis are a step back for humans．
C．Beacuse 6 billion emojis are used in text messages every day．
D．Beacuse young people are easily attracted by new technology and new things．
40．The writer makes us learn about the emojis in Paragraph 2 by ．
A．telling stories
B．explaining the world "emojis"
C．listing numbers
D．making comparisons（比较）
Interesting festivals in the world
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Throwing tomatoes﹣Spain（西班牙） Spain takes"tomatoes fights"to a whole new level．But the tomatoes are being thrown，not eaten．The fetival takes place during the last Wednesday in August．Trucks（卡车）carry tomatoes into the square．People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd． |
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Rolling cheese﹣England This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May．It takes place on Cooper's Hill．A large wheel of cheese（奶酪）is rolled down Cooper's Hill．The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese．The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese． |
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Burning man﹣The United States The Burning Man Festival lasts a week，it is from the Monday before labor Day to Labor Day（which falls on the first Monday in September in America）．The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert．The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man． |
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Pouring water﹣Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand．Rather than a single day．Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th．Thai people run after each other．pouring water．Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land． |
（1）How many festivals are mentioned in the pasage？
A．One
B．Two
C．Three
D．Four
（2）Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May？
A．Spain．
B．England．
C．The United States．
D．Thailand．
（3）Which festival is held in Black Rock Desert？
A．Throwing tomatoes．
B．Rolling cheese．
C．Burning man．
D．Pouring water．
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．The tomatoes are thrown into crowd to eat．
B．Not all the festivals above fall on the single day．
C．Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival．
D．Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists．
（5）The passage is most probably taken from ．
A．a tour guide
B．a science report
C．a story book
D．a fashion magazine．
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