friend,Jake is in the Music Club at school and he's(2)
at guitar. One day,Emma says to her mum, "Jake plays (3)
guitar well.I also want to learn it,Mum." "I don't suggest(建議) you do that.You need to spend lots of time (4)
the guitar." Mum says. "Now you're in the Art Club and the Dance Club and you have to practice drawing and dancing.Do you still have time for the guitar?" Emma knows if she wants to learn the guitar,she'll have to give up a(n)(5)
.Emma loves her clubs.(6)
she doesn't want to do that. "Why don't you dance when Jake is practicing guitar?"her mum says."So you (7)
A.Are you the same or different? B.She is funnier and more outgoing than me. C.She is quiet as me. D.Because we like doing the same things when we are free. E.Who is your best friend? F.What do you think a good friend should be like? G.Are you different?
A:Hi,Julie!How many friends do you have? B:More than ten. A:Great.(1)
B:A good friend should be popular in school and good at schoolwork. A:(2)
B:Anna.She is a friendly girl. A:(3)
B:We are quite different.(4)
I am much quieter than her. A:Why can you be friends? B:(5)
14.Here are two nice pictures. The first one is a picture of Alan Black,and a girl,Julia Black.Alan Black is Julia's father.He is 39.Julia's mother,Mrs.Black is in the next picture.Julia's two sisters,Jane and Jenny are in the next picture,too.They are in the No.2 Middle School.You can see two boys in the next picture,too.They are Julia's brother Bob Black and her cousin Jack Miller. (1)Alan Black is in the
picture. A.middle B.next C.first D.last (2)Who is Julia's father?
A.Bob Black. B.Alan Miller. C.Bob Miller. D.Alan Black. (3)Jenny is
15.A man decided to take off (動身) early from work and go drinking.He stayed there until the bar closed at three in the morning,and he was drunk(喝醉酒的) at that time.After leaving the bar,he returned home on foot.When he entered his house,he didn't want to wake his wife,so he took off his shoes and started tiptoeing(用腳尖走) up the stairs.Halfway up the stairs,he fell down.That wouldn't have been so bad,but he had some empty bottles in his back pockets,and they broke.The broken glass hurt his back terribly.He was so drunk that he didn't know he was hurt.A few minutes later,when he was taking off his clothes,he noticed the blood,so he looked himself over in the mirror.He found his back was hurt terribly.He repaired the damage(受損的) as good as he could and then he went to bed.The next morning his head was hurting,his back was hurting,and he was trying to think up a good story when his wife came into the bedroom.He told his wife his story. "Well,you really tied one on last night," she said, "and where did you go?" "I worked late," he said, "and I stopped for a cup of beer." "A cup of beer?That's a joke," she replied, "and you were drunk last night.Where did you go?" "What makes you so sure I got drunk last night?""Well," she replied, "my first big clue(線索) was when I got up this morning,I found many Band-Aids(創可貼) on the mirror."
(1)The man didn't want to wake his wife because
. A.he loved his wife very much B.he was afraid that he would be hurt C.he was afraid his wife would find him drunk D.his wife liked him doing so (2)How did the wife find her husband got drunk
. A.She was very clever. B.She found many Band-Aids on the mirror. C.She found some broken bottles. D.She knew her husband very well. (3)The underlined phrase "tied one on" may mean "
". A.摔倒 B.躺在地上 C.受傷 D.喝醉 (4)When did the man find himself hurt?
A.When he took off his clothes to go to bed. B.When he fell down to the ground. C.At three o'clock in the morning. D.When his head and back were hurting.
16.We've all felt confused before.The feeling of not knowing what the answers or solutions are can make us feel useless,stupid,and cause us to worry. People are often likely to think the person who has all of the answers is smarter than the one who asks a lot of questions.As a result,people often try to hide their confusion in different ways.People sometimes act as if they have the answers.At other times,people make guesses or create an answer even if they know it isn't right. But confusion might actually be a good thing.When we jump to an answer,we don't have time to explore the thing we're confused about.Instead of paying no attention to your confusion,accepting it and taking the opportunity to think about what's confusing can benefit our learnjye.aig.In fact,scientific studies show that confusion actually leads to deeper understanding.A 2004 study explored six moods that people feel while learning,including upset,bored,and confused.They found that students who spent more of the lesson confused learned the most.In another study,scientists tried to confuse students by giving them contradicting(矛盾的)information.Students who expressed confusion during the lesson did better on the final test.Not knowing the answer to a problem gives us space to look at different ways to solve it.The feeling of confusion also encourages us to look more deeply into the problem.In the end,this helps us understand the topic on a deeper level. Confusion is also important for learning your identity(身份).People find out their identity in two steps.The first step is exploration,where you try out different groups and values and see what fits.The next step is commitment,when you decide firmly(堅定地)about some parts of your identity.You make up your mind that you will act in a way that fits your identity.Exploring your identity can feel very confusing.But a study found that people who do the most exploring about who they are have better outcomes such as higher self-confidence and self-esteem(自尊)later in life. So,instead of trying to hide your confusion,try a new method,ask for help,or research different ways to deal with the problem to work through your confusion.
(1)Why does a person try to hide his confusion?
A.Because he wants others to make good judgement on him. B.Because he has good ability to guess and create an answer. C.Because hiding his confusion helps him work out a solution. D.Because telling others his confusion will make them confused. (2)What is the finding of the studies in Paragraph 3?
A.Good understanding leads to less confusion. B.Confusion can have helpful effect on learning. C.Digging deeply into a problem may cause confusion. D.Confusion prevents the development of self-confidence. (3)The word "commitment" in Paragraph 4 probably means "
". A.promise B.imagination C.challenge D.argument (4)What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?
A.To call on readers to study confusion on a deeper level. B.To tell readers about the research results on confusion. C.To explain to readers it's normal to feel confused. D.To encourage readers to clear up their confusion.
17.Hi,I'm Gina.Those are my friends.Their(他們的) names are Jack,Grace and Frank.Jack and Grace are brother and sister.There are four people in their family,and their father and mother are teachers.They also have a dog.The dog's name is Bob.Frank is a good boy.He is in a big family--his grandparents,parents,aunt,uncle,cousin and him.His aunt's name is Linda.His uncle's name is Tom.And the name of his cousin is Alan.
(1)Gina has
friends. A.two B.three C.four (2)Who is Grace?
A.She is Jack's sister. B.She is Jack's brother. C.She is Jack's mother. (3)What is the name of the dog in Jack's family?
A.Gina. B.Bob. C.Alan. (4)There are
people in Frank's family. A.six B.seven C.eight (5)Linda and Tom are
. A.Frank's grandma and grandpa B.Frank's mother and father C.Frank's aunt and uncle
18.In 1979,China set 12th March as National Tree Planting Day.Trees are very important in cleaning the air.Every year people plant trees in different places in spring.That's because spring is a good time for trees to grow.We can see some people planting trees during spring. When leaves turn green,spring really arrives.Places are becoming more and more beautiful because people plant more and more trees.People are enjoying a nice and happy life and I'm sure our world will become better and better. More trees make the Earth better.A better Earth means good health for people.Plants are our friends.And animals are our friends,too.We should live with our friends and be friendly to them.Don't cut down trees for money.Don't kill animals for delicious food.If we don't protect our world well,cut down all the trees and kill all the animals,we will die,too.
(1)When is Tree Planting Day in China every year?
A.On 11th March. B.On 12th March. C.On 13th March. D.We don't know. (2)If we plant more trees,
. A.our places will become more beautiful B.the Earth will become a better place C.people can become healthier D.all of the above (3)Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Trees are important,because they can clean the air. B.The new leaves of the grass are green. C.Plants and trees are our friends,but animals are not. D.If all the plants and animals die,we will die,too. (4)What's the best title for the passage?
A.Trees are important B.We like trees C.Tree Planting Day in China D.Don't cut down trees
19.Both native English speakers and non-native speakers find the spelling of English is the most difficult.The English spelling system is not based on a phonetic ( 語音) link between sounds and letters,as is the spelling of Spanish and some other languages.Instead,English spelling is affected by the historical development of the language.Some words are pronounced in several different ways;similarly ,different combinations (結合) of letters can produce the same pronunciation. The link between sound and spelling in English is not phonetically exact for two main reasons.First,spelling changes did not keep pace with changes in the sound system after the development of printing and of conventions ( 慣例) for spelling.For example,the k in knife and the gh in right come from the Middle English period ( from about 1100 to about 1500),when they were pronounced as separate sounds.Second,there are some spelling conventions that are based on other languages.For example ,during the 16th century the"b" was put into the word doubt.This reflected the Latin word,dubitare,even though the"b" was not pronounced in English. Two further influences contributed to the illogical system of spelling.When books began to be printed in England,the newly invented spelling system was undermined ( 逐漸削弱)because nearly all the early London printers were foreign.They were usually paid by the line and often put additional letters into words to earn more.They regularly also added extra letters to the last word of a line to make the whole text look neater.Many of their spelling errors eventually became accepted English spellings. There have been many attempts (試圖,嘗試) to reform English spelling.The author and playwright George Bermard Shaw suggested a completely new alphabet,but this had very limited success.American English has developed some of its own spelling conventions,largely as a result of the work of spelling reformer Noah Webster.Webster attempted to get rid of some of the irregularities from the English spelling system and distance American English from British English.Nevertheless,the system as a whole remains particularly complex,and English is widely regarded as having the worst spelling of any language in the world.
(1)What is the most difficult for native English speakers and non-native speakers?
(2)Why isn't the link between sound and spelling in English phonetically exact?
(3)Did the printers often put additional letters into words to get more money?
(4)What did Noah Webster do to reform English spelling?
25.健康的身體是我們中學生學習的保證.但是網絡搶走了我們的鍛煉時間,垃圾食品威脅著我們的健康.請根據下面的提示,以"How to Keep Healthy"為題寫一篇英語短文. 提示: (1)堅持鍛煉; (2)健康飲食; (3)合理上網; (4)充足的睡眠; (5)保持愉快的心情. 要求: (1)不要逐條翻譯,可適當發揮. (2)詞數:80詞左右.開頭已給出,不計入總詞數. (3)文中不得出現真實的人名、校名等相關信息. 參考詞匯:junk food( 垃圾食品) How to Keep Healthy It's important for us to keep healthy.As a middle school student,we should have a healthy lifestyle.Here are some suggestions.