Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence . I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for Father and Son.
| A．hard | B．enjoyable |
| C．painful | D．comfortable |
The word “quit” in the passage means “________”.
| A．carry on | B．put off |
| C．give up | D．pick up |
Which of the following is similar in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
| A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. |
| B．The sky is always as clear as crystal. |
| C．You can find life is full of nice things. |
| D．Never give up half-way. |
We can infer (推断) from the last paragraph that ________.
| A．the writer was very successful in his life |
| B．the writer didn’t reach the top of the mountain |
| C．though the writer was young, he could understand his father |
| D．the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain |
The best title for the passage is“________”.
| A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain |
| B．Enjoy the Beautiful Views |
| C．Conversations between Father and Son |
| D．Father and I |
A very important world problem is the growth of population on the earth. The population of the world today is more than 6,500,000,000. That is a great number and we know it quite well. The important thing is not how large the population of the world is now, but is the rate (速度) of the growth. It is about 1.63% every year after the number of dead people has been taken away.
To give you some ideas of the birth rate, look at the second hand of your watch. Every second, four babies are born in the world. Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! You can not speak quickly enough to keep up with the birth rate. The population is growing faster and faster. So it goes on, hour after hour. In one day, people have to find food for over 350,000 mouths more.
This great growth of population will make a big problem by the year 2013—there will be as many as 7,000,000,000 people on the earth! So this is one of the biggest problems that you are going to meet within your life.
根据短文内容，回答问题。What’s one of the important world problems today according to the passage?
________________________________________________What is the growth rate of population every year?
________________________________________________What is the important thing about the population?
_____________________________________________From the passage, how many new babies are there to be born in a minute?
________________________________________________What may be the population of the world by the year 2013?
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完成对话, 根据上下文补全对话（共5小题，计5分）
A:Hi, Mary! Did you have a good vacation?
B:Yes, I did.
A:____________________________________________
B:I went to Hangzhou. I had a very good time there.
A:___________________________________________
B:Last Monday.
A:________________________________________
B: By train.
A:___________________________________________
B:Yes. I went with my parents.
A:______________________________________
B:It was cool and cloudy.
"I believe you're the right person to write an advice column（专栏）for the students called "Dear Amy!". Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else.
At first it wasn't too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe.
"Dear Amy," it began, "I'm in real trouble. I've wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents won't even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I've tried explaining, but they won't listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree." The letter signed（签名）"Joe".
Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Of course not. But didn't Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn't think out a good answer. Andy couldn't sleep. He just worried about poor Joe.
At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy's Maths class, sat down next to him and asked,
"What's wrong with you? You look a little worried."
"I guess I do," said Andy.
"If you got a problem, why don't you try writing to Amy about it?" asked Eleanor.
Andy sighed (叹气); but she continued, "in fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn't answered the phony letter I wrote her last week. You'd better read it – it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was signed Joe, a songwriter."Andy might be_______.
| A．a Math teacher |
| B．a songwriter |
| C．an editor of the school newspaper |
| D．a student in Jenny's school |
The underlined word "phony" perhaps means_______.
| A．unreal | B．sad | C．angry | D．impolite |
Who in fact wrote the letter?
| A．Joe. | B．Jenny. | C．Andy. | D．Eleanor. |
How did Andy feel at Eleanor's last words?
| A．Excited. . | B．Sad. | C．Surprised. | D．Worried. |
Many of us don’t pay much attention to the importance of eye care. It is said that if you take care of your body, then you can surely be healthy. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care. Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.
There are several causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes(基因) and aging. Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight. If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is best to take a break every once in a while. Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes, too. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eye-sight from UV rays.
Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamin A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.
All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes. Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person’s eyesight, too. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is. __________ is the most important way to protect our eyes.
| A．Natural eye care |
| B．Taking medicine |
| C．Seeing a doctor |
| D．Being happy all the time |
All the following causes can lead to bad eyesight except__________ .
| A．genes | B．height | C．reading | D．computers |
What should you do if you have to work in front of the computer?
| A．Eat healthy foods. |
| B．Clean the eyes by using cold water. |
| C．Wear a pair of sunglasses. |
| D．Have a rest after working for a while. |
What do the underlined word “aging” mean?
| A．doing differently |
| B．blaming seriously |
| C．becoming old |
| D．disagreeing with |
Mr. Green lives in a village. He has a big and a strong dog. He has no work in winter, so he goes to a city and work there.
When New Year is coming, he his home to see his wife and children. But something is wrong with his eyes. When he his door, his dog comes out and bites(咬) him. His wife to drive it away（驱赶）.
He goes to see the doctor. The doctor gives him some medicine（药）. Before he , he tells him about his dog. The doctor and says, “Something is wrong with its eyes, too, I .”
When he gets home, he tells his wife about what the doctor said. The woman says. “I’m it’s true. If a thief（小偷）comes in, it won’t see him and he’ll steal(偷) something.”
Mr. Green has to make the dog take his medicine.
A．ground B．family C．room D．floor
A．do B．to do C．does D．doing
A．wants B．hopes C．finds D．begins
A．lands B．telephones C．returns to D．gets ready for
A．hits B．does C．looks D．knocks at
A．hurries B．laughs C．jumps D．walk
A．falls asleep B．goes to bed C．leaves D．falls behind
A．cries B．laughs C．writes D．works
A．see B．understand C．wish D．think
A．afraid B．sorry C．angry D．happy
One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what the was matter.
“I have lost my axe.” he said, “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.”
The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is that yours?”
“No.” said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?”
“No.” again answered the man.
Then she showed him the old axe.
“Yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man.
“I know it well enough.” said the fairy, “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your own one.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。One day , when the poor man was cutting wood near the river , .
| A．He fell into the water. |
| B．His old axe fell into the water. |
| C．He met a young man . |
| D．He found an axe. |
The poor man was unhappy because .
| A．He lost his only axe. |
| B．He couldn’t keep cutting. |
| C．The beautiful fairy didn’t let him cut. |
| D．He couldn’t cut the wood. |
The beautiful fairy gave the poor man a gold axe and a silver axe, but he didn’t take them. Because he .
| A．didn’t like them. |
| B．knew these axes were not his . |
| C．didn’t know they are dear (昂贵) |
| D．was very rich . |
Finally, the poor man had .
| A．only one axe. | B．two axes. |
| C．three axes. | D．many axes. |
The beautiful fairy helped the poor man, because the poor man was .
| A．poor. | B．brave | C．rich | D．honest.(诚实的) |
Once there was a poor woman. She lived by herself in a little house in a village. She didn’t have much money_ _ she was very kind and happy.
One day a young man named Smith came to her door. He was a little thin and tall. He was very _ and asked the old woman for help.
The old woman said, “Come in and have dinner with me, but I only have __.” They had dinner together. After dinner, the old woman told Smith to _some potatoes with him. He __ her and then left.
Ten years later, Smith came back to the old woman’s door again and _ her a bag of money. She was very _.
Smith said, “Ten years ago you gave me some potatoes. I _some potato plants on my farm. From those plants, I grew some more plants. Now I am a _farmer because I have enough money to live, but I never _ how kind you are to me.”A. so B. or C. but
A. full B. hungry C. tired
A. potatoes B. meat C. apples
A. buy B. take C. plant
A. thanked B. helped C. loved
A. threw B. asked C. gave
A. surprised B. sad C. interested
A. ate B. grew C. found
A. busy B. happy C. rich
A talked B. forget C. wrote
Have you ever heard of the group Westlife? Maybe you have, but I’m sure many of you don’t know very much about it.
Westlife is an Irish boy band group, which was made up of 6 boys in the beginning and called IOU. The group quickly became popular with young people thanks to their song Swear It Again, which was at the top of the UK charts (排行榜) in April 1999.
Chinese fans got their first chance to see Westlife on March 6th, 2006 in Beijing. Although the four-member group has been singing pop for seven years, the young boys have all since grown up and their songs are still very popular. When they performed in Beijing, Westlife released (发行) their new album Face to Face in China. Face to Face has been at the top of the British charts for a long time. The album’s most popular song You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music.
Although hip-hop is quite popular among the young, Westlife has no plans to change. They said, “Hip-hop is for the young, but pop can be enjoyed by moms who are busy cooking meals and raising the kids.Westlife is from _________.
| A．America | B．China |
| C．Ireland | D．Germany |
The number of people in the group __________ between 1999 and 2006.
| A．went from 6 to 4 | B．went from 4 to 6 |
| C．went from 5 to 4 | D．didn’t change |
What happened on March 6th, 2006?
| A．Chinese fans fell in love with Westlife. |
| B．Chinese fans were first introduced to Westlife. |
| C．Chinese fans first heard Westlife’s songs. |
| D．Chinese fans could see Westlife in Beijing. |
Which of the following is Not true about Westlife’s new album Face to Face?
| A．Swear It Again is one of the songs in the album. |
| B．You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music. |
| C．The new album came out in 2006. |
| D．Face to Face was popular in Britain. |
What style of music does Westlife make?
| A．Hip-hop music | B．Pop music |
| C．Rock music | D．Classical music |
If we find a bird nest, we will have a good place of observing(观察) and knowing about birds.
Birds sit on eggs and take care of their baby birds from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, mothers often leave and come back to the nest during the time to look for food. So it is good to observe birds. When we observe birds, we’d better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it’s better to use binoculars(双筒望远镜).
But how to make a bird nest? It’s very easy. If you want to make one, please follow these:
Making a nest: A good nest must be very fine, strong, thick and easy.
a) Each nest must have six boards. Don’t make the boards too slippery.
b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a door. The “door” is from 3cm to 5cm. So the bird can fly in or out easily.
c) Make sure the rainwater doesn’t go into the nest.
d) One piece of the boards should be easy to open.
e) Please don’t forget to color the nest.The most important thing in observing birds is to ______.
| A．look for a place near the nest |
| B．climb trees |
| C．write down notes every day |
| D．make a bird nest |
When we're watching birds, we have to ______.
| A．look after the birds more often |
| B．use the binoculars to catch the birds |
| C．hide ourselves to make the birds do everything as usual |
| D．catch the birds at last |
We should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that ______.
| A．we can clean the nest |
| B．the birds can fly in or out |
| C．we can hang it easily |
| D．it’s easy to make |
Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What a unlucky man he was！Mr Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.
| A．he like to |
| B．his wife told him to |
| C．he broke his left leg |
| D．he had to |
Mr. Smith felt ______ on Christmas Day.
| A．happy | B．sad |
| C．better | D．well |
Mr Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
| A．at home | B．at a party |
| C．in hospital | D．outside hospital |
任务型阅读阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）
We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waster every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you to live a green life.
Remember these three words; reduce, reuse and recycle（减量、再使用和再循环）.
Reduce means “use less”. Don't waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think if it is really necessary or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.
Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should take care of them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It's better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.
Recycle means “change things into something else”. Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it's better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.
Title: to Live a Green Life
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| Ideas |
Does |
Don'ts |
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Use less * Try to save something |
* Don't buy too many things from foreign |
| To reuse |
Use * Use things for us long as possible. * Buy things that last long. * Take care of things or |
* Don't use |
| To recycle |
Change things into something * Join in recycling programmes. * Buy |
Don't |
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When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.
1）Look in the mirror and say to yourself, “I am a special person and there’s no one in the world like me. I can do anything！”It may not sound so good, but it really works！
2）Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.
3）Smile！Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.
4）Learning something new！Have you always wanted to decorate your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it！New challenges（挑战）are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished.
5）Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination(想象) fly！Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want！Writing always helps to express(表达) your feelings.
6）Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your Mum or Dad or maybe even your cousin.This passage may be from _________.
| A．a science book | B．a story book |
| C．a magazine | D．school rules |
According to the passage, when you are helping others, you will _________.
| A．be special | B．be sure |
| C．feel nice | D．be remembered |
What does the underlined phrase “ a sense of accomplishment” mean?
| A．成就感 | B．忧伤感 |
| C．挫折感 | D．信任感 |
The best title（标题）for the passage is __________.
| A．Much trouble about You |
| B．Much Confidence(自信) about You |
| C．Much trouble about Your Friend |
| D．Much Confidence about Your Friend |
请根据申请表内容完成80词左右的申请信
| Name |
Zhao Yang |
Date of birth |
2000年10月20日 |
| Tele. number |
0519—82833988 |
Email |
83445133@qq.com |
| School |
No.6 Middle School |
Grade |
8 |
| Favourite subjects |
生物、英语 |
Interests and hobbies |
收集各种动物图片、听音乐 |
| Activities to protect wildlife |
去年春天和朋友一起去扎龙自然保护区参加了保护鸟类的活动。 |
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| reasons |
喜爱大自然，对植物动物感兴趣， 想要更多的了解鸟，人们砍伐树，鸟越来越少，想做些事情来保护鸟 |
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| Free time |
每周六下午2点到5点 |
任务型阅读。根据短文内容完成表格所缺信息，每空一词。（每小题1分，计10分）
The world we live in is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?
★Chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.
★We may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.
★Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.
★You may think a bear walks slowly. In fact, it can run as fast as a horse.
★Cats won’t die if they fall off very high places because they can turn themselves up the right way.
★The largest animal on the earth is the blue whale (鲸). It weighs about 80 tons (吨)—more than 24 elephants.
★Most animals will die soon if they lose the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days when they have no head.
★Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can’t fly, like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟).
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| It’s nice but you can’t give it to little |
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| Snails |
They can sleep as |
| Our eyes |
The size of the eyes doesn’t |
| Bears |
They can run very |
| Cats |
After |
| Blue whales |
They are the largest animal and a blue whale’s |
| Cockroaches |
They can live for nine or ten days |
| Birds |
Most birds are good at |
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