6．Charles Darwin was a scientist．And he changed our understanding of the （56）natural（自然的） world．
Darwin was born in 1809in England．At school he didn't do well and got poor marks．He was a good athlete though and loved studying nature．He also kept doing chemisty （57）experiment（實驗）．
His father was a doctor and expected Charles to become one too．Charles started studying （58）medicine （醫(yī)藥） at Edinburgh University，but soon gave up his studies there．He went on to study relion at Cambridge University （59）instead （代替）．
In1831，Darwin went on a five-year journey to South America，Australia and South Africa by ship．He was seasick，but the things he saw on this trip changed his life．He （60）collected （收集） many animal andplant speaimens．He spent the （61）rest （剩余） of his life studying what he had seen and he worte many books．
In 1939，Darwin （62）married （結(jié)婚） his cousin，Emma Wedgwood，with whom he had seen and ten children!He was a loving father and enjoyed family life，which was always more（63）important （重要的） to him than his research．In spite of having many health （64）problems （問題） throughout his life，Darwin lived until he was 73．
Darwin‘s most famous book???"On the Origin of Species"came out in 1859and sold out in a day．It said that all living things were related．His ideas were not popular at first，but now most people （65）agree （同意） with them and admire Darwin as great scientist．

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4．Football is，I do think，the most favorite game in England．It is one of the important（36）B to see．Rich and poor，young and old，one can see them．To a stranger，one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great（37）C   of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have．He can （38）B you the names of the players in most of the important teams； he has pictures of them and knows the（39）Aof Large numbers of matches．He will tell you who he hopes will（40）D such a match，and his ideas about football are usually as good as those of men three or four times his age．

36．A．tides	B．matches	C．teams	D．places
37．A．medal	B．success	C．knowledge	D．secret
38．A．say	B．tell	C．talk	D．speak
39．A．results	B．roles	C．reasons	D．reporters
40．A．heat	B．cover	C．enjoy	D．win

3．假如你是Grace，Jenny是你的好朋友．最近你準備參加學校舉行的題為"My friend"的英語征文競賽．請根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容，完成這篇短文．短文不得少于50詞，可適當發(fā)揮．
要點：
1．姓名：Jenny Brown
2．年齡：12歲（years old）．
3．電話號碼：276-3589．
4．家庭成員：爸爸、媽媽、一個哥哥和一個妹妹．
5．房間：如下圖．

My friend
Hi，I'm Grace．I have a good friend．Her name is Jenny Brown．She's 12 years old．Her phone number is 276-3589．There are five people in her family．They are her parents，her brother，her sister and she．
　　She has a nice room．A bookcase，a bed and a sofa are in her room．A chair and a desk are in it，too．Jenny's hat is on the bed．Her clock is on the small table．A pen，a notebook and a key are on the desk．She likes her room very much．
　　I have a good friend．What about you？．

2．假定你是李華，你的英國筆友正在寫一篇關(guān)于各國中學生課外閱讀（extra-curricular reading）情況的調(diào)查報告，他給你發(fā)了一封電子郵件，想了解相關(guān)情況．請你根據(jù)以下提示，給他回一封電子郵件．

注意：1．根據(jù)所給提示，適當發(fā)揮，你的思考至少要有兩點．
2．字數(shù)不少于100．開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)．
3．郵件中不得提及所在學校及本人姓名．
Dear Helen，
Thank you for your email．Now I would like to tell you something about．
Best wishes!

1．Post1
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Post 2REWARDJennifer Kesse．com
Name：Jennifer Kesse
Missing Since：5.30.2011
Height：5'8''
Weight：55kg
Hair Color：black
Eye Color：Green
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FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO HER WHERE ABOUTS
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Post 3
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•OCT Test：Year 3 to Year 5
•SST Test：Year 6 to Year 10
•ISS Exams：Year 7
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 We provide special course for students wishing to get best possible marks in all examinations from Year 1 to Year 12．
•Do well in all subjects
•Have a head start
•Be confident in their studies
Through face-to-face teaching students are taught to perform well under examination conditions．


46．Post 1 is aimed at people who want toA．
A．make their moms happy        
B．enjoy eating hamburgers
C．have cheap meals outside       
D．eat chicken sea food
47．The underlined word"REWARD"in Post 2most probably meansC．
A．招聘                      
B．海報
C．懸賞                      
D．求職
48．According to Post 3，a 12^th-grade student takesD．
A．OCT Test                   
B．SST Test
C．ISS Exams                  
D．HSC Exams
49．Oak Street Coaching School helps students toB．
A．become the best in class       
B．improve their grades
C．perform well at parties        
D．face the teachers bravely．

7．閱讀下面的短文，并根據(jù)短文后的要求答題．（請注意問題后的字數(shù)要求）
[1]Once，when there was a famine（饑荒），a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town，and said to them，"In this basket there is a loaf（面包）for each of you．Take it，and come back to me every day at this hour for more．"
[2]The hungry children gathered eagerly about the basket，and fought over the bread because each wanted the largest loaf．At last they went away without even （77）thanking/saying thanks （goodbye） to/expressing thanks to the good baker．
[3]Gretchen，a poorly dressed little girl，did not fight or struggle with the other children，but stood quietly in the distance（遠處），When the badly behaved children had left．Gretchen took the smallest loaf，which was all that was left in the basket．She kissed the baker's hand and went home．
[4]（78）第二天，孩子們表現(xiàn)得像以前一樣糟糕．Gretchen got a loaf almost half the size of the one she got the first day．When she came home，her mother cut the loaf open．Many new shining pieces of silver fell out of it．
[5]Her mother was very worried and said，"Take the money back to the baker at once．The silver must have fallen into the dough by accident．By quick，Gretchen!"
[6]When the little girl gave the rich man her mother's message，he said，"（79）It was no mistake，I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to reward（獎賞）you．Always be as content（滿足），peaceable，and thankful as you now are．Go home now，and tell your mother that the money is yours to keep．"
76．What did Gretchen do while the others fought over the bread？（no more than 6 words）
77．Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words（no more than 3 words）．
78．Translate the Chinese sentence in the fourth paragraph into English．
79．Translate the underlined sentences in the sixth paragraph into Chinese．
80．What do you think of Gretchen and her mother？

6．Once a very rich man and his son collected valuable paintings by famous artists like Picasso，Van Gogh and Monet．
Later，the son left to join the army．After a few weeks，the old man received a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a hospital．The old man became very lonely and sad．
One day，a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting-it was a portrait（肖像）of his son．The painting of his son became the old man's most valuable item．He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received．The following spring，the old man died．
All of the old man's paintings would be sold at an auction（拍賣會）．The auction began with the painting of the old man's son．
"Who will open the price at $100？"the auctioneer asked．Moments passed and no one spoke or raised their hands．Someone said，"Who cares about that painting？Let's get on to the good ones．"More voices followed in agreement．"No，we must sell this one first，"replied the auctioneer．"Now，who will take the portrait of the son？"
Finally，a good friend of the old man spoke，"Ten dollars!""Will anyone go higher？"called the auctioneer．After more silence he said："Going once…going twice…Sold!"The auctioneer then announced that the whole auction was over．"According to the father's will，whoever takes the son's portrait gets the whole collection．"The auctioneer said．
Because of the father's love，whoever took the son got it all．
46．How did the old man's son die？B
A．He died of a serious heart disease．
B．He died while taking another soldier to a hospital．
C．A car hit him when he went home．
D．He was killed by a doctor．
47．What was the first painting to be sold at the auction？C
A．The paintings by famous artists．
B．The gift given by the old man's neighbors．
C．The portrait of the old man's son．
D．The most expensive collection of the old man．
48．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．At the beginning of the auction，everyone realized the importance of the painting of the son．
B．The painting of the old man's son was as popular as the other paintings．
C．The old man's will was to give away the whole collection to charity．
D．The old man's good friend got the whole collection for only ten dollars．
49．What's the best title of the passage？A
A．Love is Sharing．       B．An Expensive Painting
C．A Hot Auction            D．Caring About the Person You Love．

5．話題作文：近幾年來，校園欺凌（school bullies）事件時有發(fā)生，學會自我保護是我們中學生需要具備的一種意識和能力，我們應該珍惜生命，注意自己的人身安全，做好自我保護．請以How Can We Protect Ourselves 為題寫一篇英語短文，談談在生活中我們應該怎樣自我保護（self-protection）．
提示：
1．不單獨游泳；
2．謹慎交友；
3．遇到危險報警或向老師求助；
4．飲食及交通安全等…
（B） 圖示作文：仔細觀察下列六幅圖片，展開合理想象，寫一篇短文．

要求：
1．話題作文或圖示作文任選其一．
2．詞數(shù)在80～100詞之間．
3．字跡工整，語法正確，意思連貫，合乎邏輯，可適當發(fā)揮．

4．書面表達 請將短文寫在答題卡相應的位置上．
在我們成長的過程中，有過各種各樣的經(jīng)歷，其中，"考試"也是一種經(jīng)歷，"成績"更是一直"伴隨"著我們．為使同學們學會客觀、理性地看待問題，九年級三班以"考試成績重要嗎，它是否等同于實際能力？"為題展開了辯論．
假設(shè)你是正方或反方的一員（ 只需選擇一方），請圍繞你的觀點，結(jié)合親身經(jīng)歷來說服同學們．

要求：1．詞數(shù)不少于 80 詞；
2．提示詞正、反方均可使用，僅供參考；
3．文中不得出現(xiàn)真實的人名、校名．
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