1 . I’ll go to the party ________ I finish my homework early tonight.

A．if

B．while

C．although

D．until

2 . What will Jack do this Sunday?

A．

B．

C．

3 . First impressions are the most l________ (持久的). After all, you never get a second chance to make the first impression.

4 . Nothing m________ more than people’s safety and health. (要紧)

5 . Jiangnan, a famous area in China, has long been mentioned in many Chinese p________ (诗歌) for its beautiful style.

6 . China is the second country in the world to launch its first Mars probe (探测器) called Tianwen-1, it was a great s________ (成功).

7 . In the most southern part of our planet, there’s a place that’s covered with snow and ice all year round. But it has the clearest and cleanest air. Amazingly, in this place, the sun sometimes hangs even in the midnight sky. This place is Antarctica (南极洲): the coldest, windiest and harshest (恶劣的) place on the Earth.

As the world’s least-known place, Antarctica is of great interest to scientists around the world. During 30 years, China has sent many scientists to Antarctica. They mostly look at the resources under the icy land and do research about climate change and marine (海洋的) biology.

Antarctica is a place with fantastic views. However, life there is very hard. Food is one of the biggest problems. Frozen food which can be heated easily is people’s daily food. Fresh vegetables are hard to grow in the cold weather.

Sleep is also difficult. In Antarctica, summer lasts from November to March. During this period, Antarctica points to the sun and receives sunlight 24 hours a day. In order to get some sleep, scientists cover the windows with black plastic cloth to create “night”.

Working in Antarctica is dangerous, especially when meeting gale-force (七级以上的) winds. They can easily blow people away. So there are ropes that connect buildings of some research stations. People can hold these ropes to keep their balance in forceful winds.

What’s more, communicating with others is difficult. Without cables and Internet in some research stations, two-way radios are the only tools to communicate. If people want to say hello to friends and relatives, they can use satellite phones.

Although it is challenging to work in Antarctica, scientists’ passion to learn about this mysterious land will never end. It is hopeful that one day they will step every comer of this icy land.

1. Scientists from China go to Antarctica to ________.

A．find out ways to control water pollution	B．grow plants and vegetables in special condition
C．research climate change and marine biology	D．stop the hunters from killing the marine life

2. We can replace the underlined word “passion” in the last paragraph with ________.

A．full preparation	B．amazing imagination
C．pleasant introduction	D．strong love

3. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．climate changes of Antarctica	B．exploring Antarctica
C．how to survive in Antarctica	D．views of Antarctica

8 . It was a fine afternoon. As I was riding a bike home from my office as usual, I noticed a person cycling in front of me, about 300 metres away. I could tell he was a little slower than me and I decided to try to catch up with him. It was about one kilometre to go on the road before I had to turn off, so I started cycling faster and faster.

     Every block, I was gaining on him just a little bit. In a few minutes, I was only about 100 metres behind him. I got so ______ that I really picked up speed, trying my best to push myself. Maybe you have imagined I was cycling in an Olympic triathlon (三项全能运动).
      ______ I made it. I passed him by and felt pretty good on the inside at that moment. I beat him, of course, but he didn’t even know we were racing. He was still cycling slowly along the street.
    And after riding past him, I was ______ that I had missed my turn as a result of being so focused on competing with him. I had gone almost six blocks further and had to ______ and go all the way back.
     Isn’t that what happens in life when we pay too much attention to ______ with co-workers, neighbours, friends or even strangers, trying to pass them and prove that we are more ______? We spend our time and energy chasing after them and at last we miss out on our own ______. What’s even funnier is that we just put on a one-man show, for the people we see as our opponents (对手) may know ______ about it.
    The problem of such unhealthy competition is that it’s a never-ending cycle. There will always be somebody ahead of you in one way or another, someone with a better job, a nicer car, more money in the bank, etc. So, don’t ______ yourself in the event of endless comparison.
​​       Take what life has given you: the height, weight and personality. Dress well and wear it proudly. Stay focused and live a ______ life. There’s no competition in destiny (命运). Run your own race and wish others well!1.

A．worried

B．excited

C．tired

D．relaxed

2.

A．Finally

B．Suddenly

C．Quietly

D．Naturally

3.

A．aware

B．lucky

C．proud

D．satisfied

4.

A．look out

B．give up

C．hold on

D．turn around

5.

A．agreeing

B．dealing

C．comparing

D．meeting

6.

A．careful

B．successful

C．peaceful

D．cheerful

7.

A．chances

B．courses

C．directions

D．discoveries

8.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

9.

A．hide

B．teach

C．remind

D．lose

10.

A．free

B．busy

C．common

D．modern

9 . In the past, the use of the abacus (算盘) was considered as an important skill that everybody needed to ________.

A．pick up

B．put up

C．make up

D．take up

10 .

A Class-cleaning Day
Who	The students of Class Six, Grade Nine.
When	Every     1     afternoon.
What	Some are     2     the floor and taking out rubbish. Some are cleaning the blackboard and     3    . Some are cleaning the reading corner and putting     4     books in order.
How	The day is really     5    .