3．Are you carrying too much on your back at school？I'm sure lots of children of your age will say"yes"．Not only the students in China have this problem，but children in the United States also have heavy school bags．
Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them．
"It's hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it's so heavy，'said Rick Hammond，an 11-year-old student in the US．
Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps to carry them，but many other students choose rolling bags．
But even with rolling bags，getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children．Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags．
But how much is too much？Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight．
Scott Butch，a back doctor，said children under Grade 4should stay with 10%，but it is also important that older children don't stay with over 15%，because their bodies are still growing．"Children are losing their balance and falling down with their school bags，："he said．
Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night．Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin work books for students to take home．
One of the best answers is，as some children said，to have no homework at all!

53．From the passage we can know thatD．
A．only children in China carry too heavy school bags
B．only children in the US carry too heavy school bags
C．children in other countries don't carry too heavy bags
D．both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags
54．If a child carries a heavy school bag，hisC will be hurt．
A．hands   
B．feet 
C．back and neck          
D．head and arms
55．According to the doctor，Scott Butch，if a child in Grade 5weighs about30kilos，the school bag he carries should not be overB kilos
A.3
B.4.5
C.5
D.5.5．

2．Learners of English，especially self-taught learners may have troubles in understanding speeches by native speakers．The following ways might help improve their listening ability．
First of all，do things step by step．It is not good to listen something beyond your level．Better choose a suitable course and start the first book．Go on to the second book only after you are sure you understand the first one．
Secondly，stick to one course of study．Don't change books often．Never let your attention be attracted by another course just because it seems to be more"fashionable．"
Thirdly，listen to the English news program over the radio from time to time．Better go through the news stories in the Chinese-language newspaper first．That will make it easy for you to understand the English news on the radio．
Fourthly，if you have time，listen to some interesting stories in some special English programs，such as V．O．A．or other listening materials of the same level as that of your textbook．

60．"Beyond your level"means somethingB
A．easy for you                          
B．too difficult for you
C．not too easy and not difficult for you 
D．just all right for you
61．The author advised that once you have taken up a course，youA．
A．should stick to it                
B．should begin with the last book
C．should take up other courses if they are more fashionable 
D．shouldn't do anything else
62．In this passage，VOA stands forD．
A．a(chǎn) book      
B．a(chǎn) magazine    
C．a(chǎn) textbook     
D．a(chǎn) radio program．

1．提示：假如你叫王平，參加了學(xué)校的"有煩惱向誰(shuí)說(shuō)？"的調(diào)查活動(dòng)（a survey）．
調(diào)查結(jié)果：1、大多數(shù)向同學(xué)、朋友說(shuō)（理由：年齡相仿，容易交流和理解）
          2、一些向老師、家長(zhǎng)說(shuō)（理由：經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富、可以得到幫助）
          3、少數(shù)自己獨(dú)立解決（理由：不愿與人交流，難以與人相處）
請(qǐng)你根據(jù)中文提示用英語(yǔ)給某報(bào)社編輯寫(xiě)一封信（信的開(kāi)頭與結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出），說(shuō)明情況并提出你自己的觀點(diǎn)．
要求：1、根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文通順連貫；
2、詞數(shù)90左右，不必逐句翻譯，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮．；
3、開(kāi)頭已給出，不計(jì)入單詞總數(shù)．
Dear Editor，
I am a Grade 9 student．Recently we have made a survey----"To whom do you go when in trouble？"Here are the results．
                                                                        
Yours Sincerely，
Wang Ping．

20．Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom？Or in a waiting room full of strangers？Or on a bus？Researchers have found out some interesting facts．
Perhaps unsurprisingly，we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves．Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys．Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near．But it goes further than this．We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us．People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses．People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair．
We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar attitude and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even，we think we may be safer with people who look like us．Sometimes that's true but it's a pity if we always stick to the same people，the same group．The danger in always staying in our comfort zone （舒適區(qū)） is that we just recycle the same opinions，the same tastes and the same ideas．We lose the chance to learn something new，find out about interesting things，hear funny stories and discover difference．
 When we always stick to the same people，how can we ever break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas？And how can we avoid the ignorance （無(wú)知），whic h too often leads to prejudice （偏見(jiàn)） and even fe ar？If instead you want to live in a society that opens to changes and new things and different opinions，be the cat among the pigeons．
Move out of your comfort zone．Go and sit next to someone different．And don't just sit there in silence．Say hello．Ask a question．Start a conversation．That's how we make friends．That's how we learn about people．That's how we open our minds to new ideas．That's how we live an exciting life．

Some interesting （56）factsabout where to sit
Phenomena	We would rather sit beside people like ourselves	Girls sit by girls，boys sit by boys，adults sit by （57）adults，young people sit near young people．
	Some people （58）chooseto sit near someone like us．	It's highly （59）likely that people with glasses sit near others with glasses． People with short hair sit near others with （60）shorthair．
Advantages	People will share similar attitude and may be accepted by people （61）wholook like ourselves．
	People can break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas．
	People can avoid the ignorance．
（62）disadvantage	We recycle the same （63）opinions，tastes and ideas．
	We have no （64）chanceto learn something new．
Conclusion	Don't sit there （65）in silence，learn more about people．

19．Some students cheat（作弊） because they're busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without s（66）pending the time studying．Other students might feel that they can't pass the test without cheating．Even w（67）henthere seems to be a"good reason"for cheating，it isn't a good idea．A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test n（68）eedsto talk with the teacher and his or her parents so that they can find some better ways together．Talking about these problems and working them o（69）utwill help feel better than cheating．
If a student gets caught cheating，the teacher may give a"zero"on the test，s（70）endhim or her to the head teacher's office，and call his or her parents．W（71）rosethan the bad grade may be the feeling of having disappointed those people，like parents and teachers．A parent may worry that you are not an h（72）onest person and a teacher might watch you more closely the next time you're taking a test．
There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn't cheat，but some students have already cheated．If that's you，it's n（73）ever too late to stop cheating．Cheating can become a h（74）abit，but a student is always able to act better and make better decisions．It might help to talk about this p（75）roblemwith a parent，teacher，or friend．

18．中國(guó)夢(mèng)，就是中華民族的復(fù)興之夢(mèng)，是十三億中華兒女共同擁有的偉大夢(mèng)想．為了解同學(xué)們的理想，我們?cè)趯W(xué)校的100名學(xué)生中進(jìn)行了一詞調(diào)查采訪．采訪主要圍繞"What do you want to be when you grow up？"和"Why？"這兩個(gè)問(wèn)題進(jìn)行的，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下調(diào)查數(shù)據(jù)寫(xiě)一份以"The Dream Jobs"為題的報(bào)告，并談?wù)勀阕约旱睦硐耄?br />詞數(shù)100左右．

工作	比例	原因
商人	54%	變得有錢(qián)
醫(yī)生	28%	拯救生命
教師	12%	讓別人學(xué)到更多
其他	6%	…．．

In order to know students'ideals，we made a survey among 100 students in our school．Here are the results．
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17．Some good manners in modern life
Do you often use a cell phone？Do you take the subway to school every day？These items make our modern life easier．But do you know how we should behave properly while using them？The following suggestions might be helpful．
    For cell phone users
◆Keep your voice down when you make a phone call in public．Shouting on the phone may make others feel uncomfortable．And you'd better not use it during a meeting．
◆Don't send messages at a dinner or a party．You shouldn't play cell phone games either．It's a good time to communicate with your family and friends．
◆Don't make or answer a call while driving．It is not only very dangerous for both you and your passen gers but also against the law．
For subway（地鐵） passengers
◆You are supposed to wait in a line while buying tickets and getting on the subway．
◆According to subway rules，you mustn't eat，drink or smoke on the subway．The smell and noise may trouble others．It's necessary to keep the train clean and tidy．Besides，smoking is bad for your health and harms people around you．
◆You'd better not lie across the subway seats even if th e train isn't crowded．Offering your seat to someone who needs it is considered as good manners．
Titles：Some good manners in modern life

Items	Do's	Don'ts
Cell phone users	Keep your voice down when （71）makinga phone call in public．	●Don't send messages （72）orplay games at a dinner or a party． ●Don't make or answer a call while driving．
Subway passengers	●Wait in a line while buying tickets． ●Keep the subway clean and tidy． ●（74）Offeryour seat to the people in need．	●Don't eat，drink or smoke．It troubles others and smoking is （73）unhealthy． ●Don't lie across the subway seats even if there're some （75）emptyseats．

16．Nowadays，Wechat is becoming more and more popular．Many people have fun c（51）hattingwith their friends and relatives．T（52）hroughit they express themselves，exchange ideas and share information．
There are a number of reasons for Wechat to be known．It is a good way to cut down a great deal of the c（53）ostof making a phone call．Next，Wechat is to the taste of the majority of people．Furthermore，It can be used e（54）asilyeverywhere and at any time．
However，there are also some problems．For example，people can only use it on their mobile phones or computers．This may make chatting with others face to face l（55）ess．
Anyway，I think there is no doubt that Wechat will improve as time goes on．

15．下列字母都是元音字母的一組是_________．（　�。�

A．

L，I

B．

I，J

C．

O，P

D．

I，O

14．回答問(wèn)題  閱讀短文，然后推據(jù)短文內(nèi)容．簡(jiǎn)要回答下列問(wèn)題．
Have you seen the videos on TV？Do you wear large T-skirts and
baggy jeans？Or have you heard someone rap（說(shuō)唱）？Hip-Hop is very hot now．
  Hip-Hop music was started in the middle of the 1970s by African Americans in New York．The music，break-dancing（霹靂舞） and graffiti （涂鴉） make up Western Hip-Hop culture．Most of the Hip-Hop songs are about love，jobs or even games．
Usually in rap，singers speak words very quickly to a certain beat．Most of the words are fun．Singers play off words to make fun of themselves or others．Hip-Hop music has few rules．Singers just do what they think and rap it out in a clever or creative（創(chuàng)造性的）way．It makes a lot of teenagers fall in love with the music．Many of them like wearing large T-shirts and baggy jeans．Famous rap and Hip-Hop stars include Eminem in the US．a(chǎn)nd Jay Chou from China．
Today Hip-Hop is more and more popular across most of the world．

61．Is Hip-Hop very hot now？Yes，it is．
62．When was Hip-Hop music started？It was started in the middle of the 1970s．/In the middle of the 1970s．
63．What are most of the Hip-Hop songs about？They are about love，jobs and even games．/Love，jobs and even games．
64．Does Hip-Hop have many rules or few rules？It has few rules．/Few rules．
65．Why do a lot of teenagers fall in love with the music？Because singers lust do what they think and rap it out in a clever or creative way．