Working parents feel that they are not giving their children enough care. They think that their children feel　1　and　2　 to spend more time with them.

Scientists in some colleges have found that working parents believed that they knew　3　 their children, but 　4 had ever asked their children what they thought. So scientists interviewed (采訪) over 1,000 children of working mothers or fathers to　5　 what they wanted. They asked the children　6　they wanted their parents to stay　　7　 and some　8　questions．After they collected the answers, it was   9  that only 10% of the children in their study said that they wanted more time with their parents. _10_, the children who were interviewed said they wanted their parents to give more   11 to them. They said that their parents were as   12  as a bee. When they were asked about what they 13   most, a large number of the children said that they wanted to feel important and   14 .

So parents should know what their children really want and how to get along  15  with them.

1.                A．tired           B．a(chǎn)fraid          C．unhappy  D．worried

2.                A．think           B．let             C．a(chǎn)sk  D．want

3.                A．of　　         B．a(chǎn)t　　　　      C．a(chǎn)bout    D．over

4.                A．every one       B．someone        C．a(chǎn)nyone   D．no one

5.                A．try out         B．find out         C．take out  D．put out

6.                A．whether        B．why            C．when D．how

7.                A．behind         B．a(chǎn)t home        C．a(chǎn)way D．up

8.                A．other          B．others          C．the other D．the others

9.                A．surprising       B．important       C．necessary D．useful

10.               A．But            B．Also           C．However  D．too

11.               A．food           B．care           C．money    D．practice

12.               A．small          B．young          C．lazy  D．busy

13.               A．talked          B．learned        C．needed   D．studied

14.               A．loved          B．hated          C．complained D．troubled

15.               A．good          B．nice           C．fine  D．well

At the shopping mall, you probably think about spending, not saving. Think about all the lights that keep the mall bright. Think about all the water faucets in the toilet. Think about all the air conditioning in summer. Saving energy is a hot topic for such a big place!

　　Many things at the mall use energy. Electric lights, infrared faucets and air-conditioners need electricity to work. One way to save energy is by keeping lights clean. More and more dust and dirt make the lights less bright. When  malls keep lights clean, they can use fewer lights and keep the area just as bright ,Using fewer lights means using less energy.

You step up to the  water faucet. The water starts to flow. You don't have to touch a thing. Why do malls have such fancy faucets?. The answer is simple. They save water. Sometimes people forget to turn the water off after they wash. Infrared faucets turn themselves off.

The…

1.________is a hot topic for a big mall.

A．To spend money                        B．To save energy

C．To keep the mall bright                   D．To buy things

2.Malls use infrared faucets mainly because________

A．they save water     B．they are fancy      C．they are simple     D．they turn themselves off

3.Which of the following cannot save energy?

A．Using fewer lights.                       B．Using infrared faucets.

C．Using air-conditioners                    D．Keeping lights clean.

4.What will the fourth paragraph probably talk about?

A．How to save water when using infrared faucets in the mall

B．How to save energy when using air-conditioners in the mall

C．How to save money when shopping in the mall.

D．How to spend money when shopping in the mall.

5.The best title for the passage is_________

A．Lights, faucets and air-conditioners

B．Spending less money

C．Energy saving at the mall

D．A hot topic

Many people hurt their backs when they try to lift heavy things from the floor. It is easy to hurt your back muscle(肌肉) when you try to pick up a heavy thing. However, there is a correct way to lift things from the floor. If you pick up heavy things correctly, you probably will not hurt your back.

To lift something from the floor correctly, first bend (彎曲) your knees and lower yourself. Keep your back straight. Do not bent over, from your waist (腰) keep your back and hips (臀部) and waist in a line. If you bent over, the muscles in your lower back can became hurt very easily. If you keep your back and hips straight, the muscles are stronger, because they hold up together. The other muscles can then help the lower back muscles.

As you lower yourself, try to get as close to thing as you can, put one knee on each side of the thing. Remember at all times to keep your back straight. Put your hand under the thing that is in front of you, between y our knees.

To lift the thing, you should stand up slowly. Use your leg muscles in order to stand up. In other words, lift with your legs, not with your back.

1.Which part of your body is more easily to be hurt when you lift heavy things?

A．The leg muscles.                        B．The back muscles

C．The hips                              D．The knees

2.Many people hurt their backs when they lift something because _______.

A．they are not strong

B．the things are very heavy

C．the way to lift the things is not correct

D．they are very heavy

3.The muscles are stronger if you _______.

A．keep your back, hips and waist in a line

B．bend over from your waist

C．lower yourself

D．get down on your knees

4.To lift heavy things, the most important of all is to _________.

A．stand up slowly

B．keep your back straight

C．bend your knees

D．put one knee on each side

5.What does “In other words” mean? ________

A．總而言之         B．換句話說          C．在其它話中        D．在其它單詞中

If you have a bottle of water recycled(再利用) from urine(尿), would you drink it? Astronauts at the ISS may soon do so.

NASA(美國航空航天局) said it would use a high-tech machine to recycle wastewater at the ISS. The machine will recycle water for washing hands, shower water, water for brushing teeth and even urine to make drinking water. It will save millions of dollars each year.

At present, each ISS astronaut uses about 4.4 liters(升) of water every day. It costs about 24 million dollars a year to send water up to the ISS. A liter of water costs about $ 11,000.

The machine will be sent to the ISS later. NASA hopes it will recycle about 93% of all the water used on the station.

Will the water be clean? Different chemicals will be put in the wastewater. The water will be heated to 130℃ to kill bacteria(細(xì)菌). Scientists say that the recycled water is thousands of times better than the water from a city tap.

1.NASA will use a high-tech machine to recycle wastewater at the ISS to ______.

A．protect the ISS

B．make the astronauts work harder

C．provide better water and food for the astronauts

D．save the cost of sending water up to the ISS

2.At present it costs NASA about ______ dollars to transport water up to an astronaut at the ISS a day.

A．4.4 thousand                           B．11 thousand

C．48.4 thousand                          D．24 million

3.Scientists plan to get rid of bacteria in the wastewater by ______.

A．freezing                              B．heating

C．shaking                               D．precipitating(沉淀)

4.The passage mainly tells us something about ______.

A．water recycling at the ISS

B．the International Space Station

C．a(chǎn) high-tech machine

D．the cost of NASA

5.Which of the following sentences is TURE?

A．The recycled water is much better than that from a city tap.

B．The high-tech machine will recycle all the water used on the station.

C．The ISS astronauts use more water than us.

D．The high-tech machine can only recycle urine to make water.

In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes(性別) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.

Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical(數(shù)學(xué)的) ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally(通常) see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.

What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神經(jīng)) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation(創(chuàng)造) and the expression for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.

1.Which of the following is best to outline(概括) the article?

A．Research on the Brain

B．Differences Between Men and Women

C．People’s Different Brains

D．Who Are Better, Boys or Girls

2.___________ men and women think differently.

A．sex makes

B．The different brains make

C．The different experiences make

D．The influences(影響) of society make

3.According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at ________ in your school.

A．mathematics       B．physics           C．English            D．Chemistry

4.Which of the following is true?

A．The left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.

B．The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.

C．Men are better than women in all things.

D．The area in girls used for language skills develops better.

5.In men and women the number of nerves connecting the halves of brain________ .

A．is the same        B．is different         C．is zero            D．can’t be found out

根據(jù)句意，用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空：

1.The _______ (postman) wives donated a lot of money to the children in need.

2.I found my father still ___________ (wake) when I entered his room at 11 last night.

3.The room is too dirty. It requires __________(clean) every day.

4.From the __________(happy) on his face, we know that he failed the exam.

5.A 5-year-old child is sure to have difficulty __________(explain) such hard problems.

6.Do you think _________(achieve) the balance between study and play is possible?

7.At present not only the students but also their teacher _____(ask) to come to school on time.

8.How __________ (sad) she was telling me that he lost another bike!

9.—Kate, didn’t you hear the loud knock at the door?

— Sorry, I _____________( chat ) with my e-friend.

10.The book isn’t mine .It belongs to ______  (she)

閱讀下面短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成相關(guān)任務(wù)。

What must you do when you receive a gift for your birthday? You have to sit down and write a thank-you note. The words “thank you” are very important. We have to use them on many occasions. We say them when someone gives us a drink, help us to pick up things, hands us a letter, lends us a book or gives us lift.

(1)______ important word is “please”, _____ many people forget to use it. (2)It is impolite to ask someone to do something without saying “please”. We have to use it when we ask for something , too. It may be a book or a pen, more rice or more milk, help or advice. It may be in the classroom, at home, at the bus stop or over the counter. We have to use “please” to make request pleasant.

We have to learn to say “sorry” too. When we have hurt someone’s feeling, we will have to go up and say we’re sorry. When we have told a lie and feel sorry, we will have to use the same word. When we have forgotten something or broken a promise, we will have to explain with that word, too. “Sorry” is a healing word. We can make people forget wrongs by using it sincerely.

“Thank you! Please! Sorry!”—these words are simple but important. Man had to use them long ago. We have to use them now. Our children will have to use them again.

1.在(1)句空白處填上恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~使句意完整、上下文通順:

____________ 、____________

2.將(2)句譯成漢語。____________________________________________________

3.回答問題：What will you say if your friends help you?

___________________________________________________________________________

4.在文中找出與下列句子意思相近的句子。

When we haven’t told the truth, we must use the word “sorry”.

___________________________________________________________________________

5.找出文中或?qū)懗鲎钅鼙磉_(dá)該短文主題的句子。

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短文填空

Reading is an activity that people enjoy a lot in their free time.

Some like reading newspapers and o___1.__ enjoy novels or comic(喜劇的)books. My f__2.___ books are those about the lives of great people. Reading them always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my o___3.___ life better.

Great people are remembered not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up w___4.___ their lives were difficult. They tried to use e___5.___ chance to change their lives and make the world better.

One good example is Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two brothers who invented the airplane. The plane has m___6.____ the world a small village. Hard work, not good luck, is the r___7.___ why the Wright Brothers could invent this convenient(方便的)machine and become great people. Today we will remember them when we see planes f___8.____ in the sky.

Whenever I read s___9.___ about great people, I always learn a lot from them and they encourage me to march on.

This is w___10.___ I enjoy reading about great people’s lives.

書面表達(dá)

假如你是程明，你所在學(xué)校的“愛心俱樂部(Helping Hands Club)”將吸收新會(huì)員。你想加入該俱樂部。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面表格的內(nèi)容，用英語寫一封自薦信。

要求：1．表達(dá)清楚，語句通順，意思連貫；

2．要點(diǎn)須包括表格中的所有信息，但不得使用真實(shí)姓名和校名等；

3．表格中“加入目的”一欄內(nèi)容由考生自擬；

4．詞數(shù)80左右。(信的開頭與結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù))

Dear Chairman，

I am a boy student from Class 1, Grade 9. I’d like to be a member of the Helping Hands Club.______

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