Steve Jobs made technology* fun. The co-founder of Apple died on October 6^th 2011 at the age of fifty-seven. He had fought for years against cancer. Thousands of people gathered outside his house in California, and Apple stores around the world.

Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college when he was young. His parents supported his early interest in electronics*. He and his friend started Apple Computer -- now just called Apple – at the age of 21. They stayed at the company until 1985. That year, his friend returned to college and Steve Jobs left in an argument with the CEO.

Mr. Jobs then set up his own company, called NeXT Computer. He rejoined* Apple Computer in 1997 when it was in bad time and then made it to one of the most valuable* companies in the world today.

Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's CEO in August because of his health. He died a day after the company released* the new iPhone 4S.

President Obama said in a statement*: "By building one of the world’s most successful companies from his garage*, he explained the spirit of American. By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the technology not only convenient, but fun."

1.When was Steve Jobs born?

A. 1955        B. 1952         C. 1958        D. 1959

2.At the age of 21, Jobs_____

A. finish his college             B. started Apple Computer

C. set up NeXT Computer        D. left Apple Computer

3.Jobs left Apple Computer because ______.

A. the Apple Computer was in bad time 

B. he wanted to set up his own company

C. he argued with the CEO

D. he hoped to return to college

4.Why did President Obama call Jobs the spirit of American?

A. He built one of the world’s most successful companies from his garage

B. His father was very famous

C. He made the technology not only convenient, but fun.

D. He had fought for years against cancer.

 A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. During that time, it was hard to find a job. So, on weekend grandpa and grandma cleaned the garden to grow some of their own food. They planted tomatoes, beans, cabbages, potatoes and strawberries to feed their growing family. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden.

The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.

Then grandpa died in one summer when he was eighty-nine years old. It was a lonely winter for grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little.

One nice day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out the window. There were thousands of bees in the air. Grandma wondered what she could do. She decided to wait and think it over. Before long, she decided the bees won't bother anyone, so she went about her business and didn't give them any other thought.

That summer, grandma’s little garden grew and grew. The neighbors all puzzled* why they grew so well. One day, grandma’s brother Frank visited her. Frank said，"In my hometown, the farmers often hired* beekeepers to set up bee houses near their fields. The bees helped them to grow." That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer.

From that Time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldn't be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make grandma's little garden grow and grow.

1.How did the grandparents feed their growing family?

  A. did whatever jobs he could.             

B. grow some of their own food in the garden

  C. moved into the house on Beechwood      

D. making a lot of money

2.In the passage, “It was a lonely winter for grandma.” probably means      .

  A. The winter is really long.                  

B. The winter is really cold.

  C. Grandma couldn’t plant the garden in winter   

D. Grandma really missed the grandpa.

3.Who helped with the grandma’s garden?

  A. Grandchildren          B. Bees

  C. Frank                 D. The neighbors

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

  A. The Garden            B. My Grandparents

  C. Grandpa’s Bees         D. The Secret of Grandma

用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每詞限用一次。

1.I didn’t get   ▲   though it rained heavily.

2.It’s getting darker and darker, please turn on the   ▲  .

3.Last Sunday they went to the zoo and  ▲   a lot of animals.

4.Help   ▲   to some cakes, Lily, they’re very delicious.

5.He runs very   ▲   and he always wins the first place in the race.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給中文提示，寫出空白處個單詞的正確形式，每空限填一詞。

It was a   46   (晴朗的) day. We decided to have a picnic outside the   47   (城市). In the morning, we took an   48   (早的) bus there. It was quite a colorful world. there were green trees, orange leaves, red  49    (花). At noon, we reached the place, we   50   (坐) by the river bank and took out a lot of things, such as   51 (面包), orange juice, apples, cakes, eggs and so on.   52 (在…之后) lunch, some classmates played games, some flew kites ,  53   (其他的) painted pictures. But suddenly, it began to rain. Unluckily we didn’t bring umbrellas . We had to take a bus to go back   54   (家) in a hurry. But we still felt very   55   (興奮) .

      What an unforgettable picnic it was!    

請仔細(xì)閱讀第56-60題中的五首小詩，并從A至F六個選項中，幫助他們選擇最適合的標(biāo)題。（其中一項為多余選項）

A. Time is money.  B. Love   C. The star  D. The wind    E. Friend   F. Mother

中考臨近，學(xué)習(xí)中遇到的問題越來越使同學(xué)們產(chǎn)生心里壓力,為了更好地發(fā)現(xiàn)及解決同學(xué)們中存在的心理壓力問題,你們班特意開展了一次以"Less Pressure, Better Study"為主題的英語演講比賽,請你準(zhǔn)備發(fā)言稿,談?wù)勀愕囊恍┚徑鈱W(xué)習(xí)壓力的好辦法,與同學(xué)分享,內(nèi)容包括:

●我在學(xué)習(xí)中遇到的讓我產(chǎn)生壓力的問題

如：It’s hard to work out math problems./ I can’t spell some English words correctly. ……

●  我如何緩解我的壓力

如：listen to music/go shopping/go to movies ……

要求：1.詞數(shù)100左右，短文開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù);

2.要點完整、層次清楚、語法正確、上下文連貫。

注意：文中不得出現(xiàn)真實的姓名和校名。

Less Pressure, Better Study

Hello, boys and girls!

Pressure is a serious problem in today’s world. Students in our class are under too much pressure._____________________________________________________________________

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That’s all. Thank you!

— Excuse me, do you have ________ ipad 2 ? I want to e-mail my friends.

  — Sorry, I don’t. But my father does. You can ask him.

  A. a               B. an                C. the              D. /

— Alice, is this your pen? I need one to write down the name of the book.

— No, it isn’t .  ________ is over there on the desk.

A. I                  B. me               C. my               D. mine

— When will the London 2012 Olympic Games start?

   — It will start on July 27^th. You can visit London this ________.

  A．spring         B. summer           C. autumn           D. winter

— Where was your father when I called you, Tony?

 — He ____________ his car.

A. washes         B. washed           C. is washing           D. was washing