—I really don’t___________.

—I think speaking more is a good way.

A.where I can improve my English quickly B.how I can improve my English quickly

C.why I can learn English quickly D.when I can learn English quickly

Carole Gregory, an amazing old woman, is putting movies into her life. She often makes some cakes into the shapes of her favorite_____in movies.

The 68-year-old woman comes from England. She makes a living by______cakes. About months ago, she considered______for a few days and then decided to accept a new challenge after watching one of her favorite movies.

“I love this new challenge,” said Carole. “ ______ I’ve made thousands of cakes over the years, this is my first time trying to make a change. And I think making it______a hobby is the most fun. It’s exciting to put movies into my life!”

However, it’s not an easy job. Sometimes she______many days making a movie cake. “Baking (烘烤)the bottom of a cake is not hard,” said Carole. “But molding ( 塑 造) the cake into a special shape to make it______is a great challenge.”

After long hard work, Carole______lots of great cakes. Among them, the predator (鐵血戰(zhàn)士) cake has been the most popular one so far. Everyone is______about it and its picture has been watched over 10,000 times online.

Carole says, “Now I’m thinking about______I can do to make my cakes better.” When talking about her future plan, Carole seems to be very happy.

1.A.toys B.roles C.colors D.clothes

2.A.eating B.buying C.selling D.watching

3.A.seriously B.quickly C.easily D.sadly

4.A.Until B.Unless C.Because D.Although

5.A.become B.waste C.look D.lose

6.A.pays B.costs C.takes D.spends

7.A.delicious B.useful C.colorful D.lively

8.A.doubted B.bought C.created D.discovered

9.A.sure B.crazy C.sorry D.worried

10.A.when B.what C.why D.where

There was once a little boy with a bad temper (脾氣). He often had fights with his friends. One day, his father gave him a bag of nails (釘子) and told him to hammer (敲) a nail into the fence every time he lost his temper. The boy listened to his father and did what his father told him to do.

The first day, the boy drove 17 nails into the fence. Then the number of nails became less and less in the following days. The boy found that it was easier to keep his temper than to drive the nails into the fence. Finally, the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and his father asked him to pull out one nail each time he was able to keep his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same as it was before. When you say some words in anger, your bad temper will leave a scar just like the hole. Even if you say you’re sorry, the wound is still there. If you hurt a person with words, the wound is as bad as a physical one. Friends are rare jewels (稀有珍寶). They make you smile and feel happy. So never hurt your friends.”

Since then the boy had never fought with his friends. He learned how to get on with others and he never lost his temper again.

1.What did the father ask the little boy to do each time he lost his temper?

A.To have fights with his friends. B.To hammer a nail into the fence.

C.To listen to light music. D.To eat much chocolate.

2.What did the father ask him to do each time he was able to keep his temper?

A.Pull out one nail. B.Drive one nail into the fence.

C.Lose his temper. D.Tell his father about it.

3.What does the story tell us?

A.We need to buy a bag of nails. B.Friends are not important at all.

C.Lose your temper when you are angry. D.We should keep our temper and get on well with others.

You can’t play, run, skate or ride a bike on the railroad ( 鐵 路 ). There are many places where the railroad tracks ( 軌道) cross the roads or streets. Many of these railroad crossings are marked with the signs in the table below.

Be careful when crossing road tracks:

* Railroad tracks are uneven (凹凸不平的). You should not bicycle, skate or run when crossing the tracks.

* Trains are very large and heavy, so they need take a long time to stop.

* Sometimes when a train has just passed from one direction, another train may come from the opposite direction. You may not notice the second train because of the noise of the first train.

1.When you see the first sign, you should___________.

A.not pass the railroad tracks B.stop to wait for a train to pass

C.pass the railroad tracks at once D.make sure no train is coming before you cross the tracks

2.Where can you see the third sign?

A.At the train stations. B.On the railroad tracks.

C.At railroad crossings that have gates. D.At railroad crossings that have no gates.

3.What can you learn from the passage?

A.There are many gates at the railroad crossings. B.We can see many railroad signs in our cities.

C.It’s dangerous to play, run or ride a bicycle on the railroad. D.It takes a short time for a train to stop.

Grand Canyon National Park, US

The Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. It is best known for its size and depth. It is 446 kilometers long, up to 29 kilometers wide, and 1.6 kilometers deep. Every year, about 5 million people visit the park.

Lijiang River National Park, China

Lijiang River is in Guilin. The limestone caves and green hills along the river are amazing. The hills are different in shape. One looks like an elephant drinking water with its trunk. People call the hill “Elephant Trunk Hill”. The best way to enjoy Lijiang River is to take an 83-km-long boat trip from Guilin to Yangshuo.

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Do you love animals? The Serengeti National Park might be fun for you to visit. You can see some big animals here, such as lions, elephants and buffaloes. If you visit the park, you should not miss the annual animal migration (遷徙). This is the most famous event at the park.

Lake District National park, England

The Lake District is England’s largest national park. In fact, it covers about 1 percent of all the land area in Britain. As its name suggests, the park has the deepest lake in England. It is 74 meters deep. The park is a great place for playing water sports. You can sail and windsurf.

1.This text is about _____.

A.comparisons of lakes and hills

B.differences between local and foreign parks

C.famous parks around the world

D.a collection of invitations from the parks

2.If you are a big fan of water sports, you should go to _____.

A.Lijiang River National Park

B.Lake District National Park

C.Serengeti National Park

D.Grand Canyon National Park

3.What do we know from the passage?

A.There are elephants and buffaloes in Lijiang River National Park.

B.Lake District National Park is the largest park in the world.

C.The hills in Serengeti National Park are in different shapes.

D.Grand Canyon National Park is best known for its size and depth.

4.The passage might come from _____.

A.a novel B.a science magazine C.a dictionary D.a travel guide

Self- reflection (反省) means stopping the mad rush of activity and keeping yourself and your mind cool, so your brain can evaluate (評價(jià)) the input that it has already received. Some people prefer to do their self-reflection in the way of thinking, while others do it in the way of writing something, like keeping a diary or writing notes of some kind.

School textbooks are often divided into units of study. This can make self-reflection easier for someone who wants to do it. Self-reflection can be done in any of the subjects you are learning: math, art or others. Sometimes you are reminded that the unit is over because there is some kind of test. Using those natural breaks above as chances to reflect is a good way.

As a student, you can do self-reflection at school. First, you can write down some notes on things that you learned in this unit that you did not know before you began. Let your mind think over the notes and make some connections with what you have learned. Next, think about the things that you still wonder about. For example, you learned a new way to solve a math problem, but you are not sure when to use it. Writing down your questions will help you remember to seek answers when you meet the same topic again.

Self-reflection is an important skill for a successful student. If you have never taken the time to reflect, try it now.

1.If you keep a reflection diary, that means you are doing self-reflection by the form of___________.

A.speaking B.action C.writing D.thinking

2.___________is a natural break chance to reflect.

A.Taking some kind of rest when school is over B.That school textbooks are divided into units

C.Keeping a diary or writing notes of some kind D.Letting your mind think over the notes

3.When taking notes or keeping a reflection diary, you should___________first.

A.make some connections to solve a problem

B.let your mind think over the notes or diary you have written

C.write down some notes you don’t know before you began

D.seek answers next time you meet the same topic

4.The underlined word “seek” in the passage means___________.

A.find out B.ask for C.put out D.take down

5.This passage mainly tells us___________.

A.the ways to do self-reflection

B.how to be a successful student

C.that self-reflection is an important skill

D.doing self-reflection can evaluate the input your brain has already received

When we think of a sandcastle (沙堡), it is usually a beautiful building but it is not suitable to live in. However, two early built sand hotels are built in the cities of Oss and Sneek, in the Netherlands (荷 蘭), during the popular sand sculpture festivals (沙雕節(jié)) every year. People can experience life in them. Here is something useful about the sand hotels.

The developer, Zand Hotel, said the idea to build the huge sand hotels came from the ice hotels. However, visitors to those have to sleep on ice beds in low temperatures and have no electricity or Wi-Fi. But the guests at the sand hotels don’t have to face the difficulties.

That’s because the buildings may be made from sand, but each room has all the things of a common hotel, such as wood beds, showers and toilets. So, they can rest easily. Each room also has running water, windows, electricity and Wi-Fi. It only costs $172 a night, even including a European breakfast and a free tour of the nearby sand sculpture festival.

Building the sand hotels wasn’t easy. It took five weeks and over 2,000,000 pounds of sand to build each room. Not surprisingly, the one-of-a-kind hotels are a huge hit with both locals and visitors. And they have been fully booked since they opened in early May. Unluckily, with the sand festivals drawing to a close, the building will soon have to come crumbling down (坍塌). The one in Sneek will shut its doors on September 29th while the other is planned to close on October 4th. But don’t be sad.The developer already has plans to rebuild the sandcastles in the Netherlands next year, and also plans similar festivals in the U.K. and Germany!

1,2題完成句子；3題簡略回答問題；4題從文中找出并寫下全文的主題句；5題將文中畫線句子譯成漢語。

1.Zand Hotel got the idea of building sand hotels from_____________________________.

2.Visitors in ice hotels don’t have ______________________________________________.

3.When did the sand hotels open? ______________________________________________

4._________________________________________________________________________

5._________________________________________________________________________

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及所給提示，在文中空白處補(bǔ)全或填寫一個正確的單詞。

When students leave junior high school, they are often1.(worry) about moving to senior high school. It is a hard time for them, b2.it can be an exciting one as well.

To make it easier, students need to get familiar (熟悉的) with their new school. Most senior high schools have a freshman speech f3.students. Sometimes the school office will give away a m4.of the school. It can help students and parents find different places in the school. One w5.to know the senior high school better is to join a club. And joining a club is also a good way to6.new friends. Senior high schools often o7.new students chances to join different clubs. There are many clubs, such as a chess club, a soccer club etc. Students from different grades are8.(allow) to join these clubs. The school office will make 9.list of the clubs and give the information about how to join10.

將所給詞語連成句子，標(biāo)點(diǎn)已給出。 要求：符合語法，語句通順，大小寫正確，詞語不得重復(fù)使用。

1.make, don’t, noise, so much

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2.shirt, is, size, what, your

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3.nice, you, to, of, how, me, help

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4.you, ready, for , are, class

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5.told, me, to, what, do, next, he

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經(jīng)過長時間的鍛煉，體育中考圓滿結(jié)束，但也給我們留下了一些思考。請根據(jù)提示，寫一篇短文。

提示：1. What did you do to prepare for the P.E. exam?

2. Is the P.E. exam necessary for the students? Why or why not?

要求：不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名，校名和地名；詞數(shù)80詞左右(開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù))。 參考詞匯：stick to; keep healthy

Recently, the P.E. exam has been over.

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