1. Both Peter and his brother like basketball. ________ play it together twice a week.

A．I

B．You

C．We

D．They

2. People ________ breakfast don’t have enough energy they need to get through the morning.

A．in

B．on

C．from

D．without

3. I ________ eat chocolate, because eating it too much can easily make me gain weight.

A．often

B．always

C．sometimes

D．never

4. —Mum, I’ve signed for a big box by SF Express(顺丰快递). What’s in it?
—I’m not sure. It ________ be a present from your aunt.

A．might

B．must

C．should

D．will

5. Put on your scarf when going out. Today is the ________ day of the week.

A．colder

B．coldest

C．warmer

D．warmest

6. — May I speak to Mrs. Black?
— Sorry, mum can’t come to the phone now. She a shower.

A．has	B．had
C．is having	D．was having

7. The food my mother cooks always ________ delicious. I love it very much.

A．feels

B．looks

C．tastes

D．sounds

8. I ________ my homework, so I can’t go to the movies with you.

A．don’t finish	B．didn’t finish
C．haven’t finished	D．won’t finish

9. We arrived at the train station. But we ________ that the train had been canceled because of the bad weather.

A．told

B．tell

C．are told

D．were told

10. Betty is new in our class. No one knows ________.

A．what her name is	B．when she comes
C．who she is	D．where she is from

阅读下面短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Everyone has some old habits that they might want to change. Changing those old behaviors can be _________ and takes time. However, it is possible to avoid making the same mistakes.

       You should accept your mistakes at first. Everyone makes mistakes in the process of growth. _________ you fully know what has happened is wrong and accept it, you can’t avoid doing it again. Sometimes, it’s hard for some people to _________ a failure. But only when you examine what happened can you do better next time.
       You need pay more attention to what you are doing right. Although learning _________ your mistakes is really important, you should also focus on what goes right. Focusing on what you are doing well can _________ help you feel great about your efforts as you work to improve yourself and avoid mistakes.
       Next, you can start _______ mistakes. When you notice some mistakes you may have made, you can start correcting them. You’d better find out different _________ to correct different mistakes.

Last but not least, remember to keep on improving. You may set your _________ high. And you may feel it difficult to achieve. If you want to get _________ perfect and finish it as fast as you can, you may __________ whether you can achieve your goals and make progress. However, it can be easier to find success if you do it step by step.

       If you follow the advice above, I believe that you’ll find it easier to make a change.11.

A．different

B．exciting

C．difficult

D．simple

12.

A．Unless

B．Until

C．Although

D．Since

13.

A．refuse

B．remember

C．accept

D．admire

14.

A．with

B．for

C．about

D．from

15.

A．carefully

B．quickly

C．slowly

D．suddenly

16.

A．explaining

B．correcting

C．preparing

D．describing

17.

A．methods

B．reasons

C．excuses

D．secrets

18.

A．notice

B．goal

C．plan

D．opinion

19.

A．anything

B．everything

C．nothing

D．something

20.

A．care about

B．look for

C．pay for

D．worry about

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Sports play an important role in teenagers’ lives. They help teenagers keep fit and teach them teamwork. Four teenagers from different countries talk about their sports.

       Li Yue, China
       I do many sports, but my favourite is table tennis. I play table tennis in a club at the weekend and I’m quite good at it. On Saturday I teach some younger children to play table tennis, and that’s really fun.
       Sophie, Britain
       My sport is rugby. I play for the U15s, the team for players under the age of 15. My team always plays a match on Saturday or Sunday, and I usually go to practice games three times on weekdays. It’s hard work, but it’s never boring!
       Ben, Canada
       I love the snow and the mountains. In the holidays, I always go to the mountains with my family. I go snowboarding with my sister and other young people every day, and I’m getting really good. I want to be a famous snowboarder one day.
       Laura, America
       I started running when I was really young. When I was 13, I joined a club and started taking part in competitions. I have never won a race, but I’m improving all the time. That’s the most important thing for me. I’ve also made many friends since joining the club.
21. Who is good at playing table tennis? ________

A．Li Yue.

B．Sophie.

C．Ben.

D．Laura.

22. What does Sophie always do at the weekend? ________

A．Play a match.

B．Go snowboarding.

C．Go to practice games.

D．Practice running in a club.

23. What’s the most important thing for Laura? ________

A．Winning races.

B．Enjoying the sport.

C．Making friends.

D．Improving all the time.

“I don’t want to go, Miss White. I’m frightened, very frightened,” Monica told her teacher. Monica was a very quiet girl. She always sat at the back of the classroom, reading or taking notes. Every Monday morning, there would be a special show in her class and one student would be chosen to make a speech about his or her dream. Miss White hoped that Monica could have a try the next week. But she refused.

“I know that it seems difficult for you, but it will help you build up your confidence,” said Miss White. Monica was lost in thought.

The next day, Monica came to Miss White’s office. Miss White was glad that she would take the chance. Miss White red-penciled her manuscript(手稿) of speech, corrected her pronunciation and even helped with her body language. She advised Monica to practice, to imagine that she was speaking confidently in front of her class. For a whole week, Monica practiced speaking in front of her imaginary friends and teacher. Behind the locked door of her bedroom, she told them about her dream.

Finally, Monday arrived. When Monica was called upon to give her speech, she stood up and walked to the front of the class without any notes, in a show of confidence. Monica’s successful performance brought everyone a great surprise. The whole class clapped (鼓掌) for a full minute when she completed her speech. Miss White smiled. She had known that Monica would make it when she bravely took her first step to overcome(克服) her fear of speaking in public.

From that day, Monica’s life changed for the better. At the age of 23, she became a news reader. People who see her on television now will find it hard to believe that she was once a shy girl who refused to speak up in class.

24. Monica felt ________ when Miss White first asked her to make a speech next week?

A．quiet

B．frightened

C．confident

D．glad

25. After Monica came to Ms White’s office, she advised Monica to ________.

A．stand up and walk to the front without any notes

B．practice and imagine speaking in front of her class

C．change her pronunciation and body language

D．smile and clap for her classmates in the class

26. Monica’s life changed for the better because ________.

A．she was shy and refused to speak in public

B．she made a speech and told others her dream

C．she overcame her fear of speaking in public

D．she became a news reader and was on television

Noticeboard
ERRESCO supermarkets A part-time job for evening on weekend hours. Experience of shelf-stacking is an advantage but not essential. Apply to the store manager.	DRUMMER WANTED Looking for a drummer for recently formed school band. If you are interested and free on Friday afternoons, send details and sound samples to rockband @ hotmail.com.		Welcome to join us Drama Club Mondays and Thursdays, from 6 to 8 pm. Teacher: Mr. Sullivan Contact Jimmy: 369-761-404
LOST! I have lost my tiffin box (饭盒), somewhere during my after-lunch walk. It’s a square box with two containers. The lovely cartoon sticker is on it. Please call Mary Chen if anyone finds it. PHONE NUMBER：881-534-709		Soccer Team Final’s coning and our team needs your support! Come to the stadium on 20th January afternoon.
Rooms to let One student is looking for two more to share a house. Both of you can own rooms with a single bed, wardrobe, desk and the shopping centre, ＄200 per month bills including WiFi.. Non-smokers only. Phone Luka on 719-533-857.		Public Health If you have a cough, or fever, or shortness of breath and have been to any of these places in the last 14 days, stay indoors and call NHS111. ●China ●Cambodia ●Thailand ●Singapore ●Laos ●Japan ●Malaysia ●Myanmar ●Republic of Korea ●Northern Italy ●Vietnam

27. The noticeboard can be found in a ________.

A．company

B．newspaper

C．university

D．neighbourhood

28. Soccer Team wants others to ________ on 20th January afternoon.

A．play soccer together

B．buy the tickets of the game

C．help the team members clean the stadium

D．watch the game and cheer for the team

29. The notice “Rooms to let” means “________”.

A．inviting someone to visit the rooms

B．asking someone to tidy the rooms per month

C．looking for someone to buy the rooms

D．allowing someone to use the rooms in return for regular payments

30. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? ________

A．Mary’s tiffin box is a square box with two containers.

B．It’s better to have experience of shelf-stacking in the supermarket.

C．Anyone who has been to Laos and has a fever in the last 14 days should walk around.

D．The band is looking for a person who is interested in drumming and free on Friday afternoons.

Have you ever noticed the paper you use in your life? Do you know it? Paper, as one of the four great inventions of our country, can be seen everywhere in our life. Although it is very common now, it experienced a long time to be invented. So we should value it.

The invention of paper ended the complex(复杂的) history of ancient writing and greatly promoted(促进) the spread and development of culture.

Paper was an important invention in ancient China. Writing was developed gradually from ancient times, when people mainly depended on writing instruments for taking notes. At first, oracle bone(甲骨) was used as a kind of writing material. Bamboo, wood and silk were also discovered and used during the Spring and Autumn Period. But because silk was too expensive and the bamboo pieces were too heavy, paper was produced. Thanks to the invention and popularization of paper, people could no longer use stones, wood, metal and other materials to record writing or pictures, and a large amount of ancient information was spread and preserved (保存).

Paper is very helpful in our life. It is the carrier of writing and printing. Painters use it to paint the beauty of the world, writers use it to tell the warmth of the world, and educators use it to spread knowledge.

It is also used for packaging. Harder cardboard is used to pack things, such as delivery boxes. Of course it can also be used for other purposes, such as printing paper and toilet paper.

This is paper. It plays a verysignificantrole in our life and is used for all kinds of purposes: to write, to paint…

31. Which of the following cannot be used as a kind of writing material according to the passage? ________

A．Bamboo.

B．Wood.

C．Silk.

D．Leaves.

32. What can we learn from the passage? ________

A．People can pack things with hard paper.

B．There are three types of paper we use today.

C．Paper writing was discovered in the Spring and Autumn Period.

D．People didn’t use bamboo because it was too expensive.

33. What does the underlined word “significant” mean? ________

A．Necessary.

B．Important.

C．Useful.

D．Special.

34. Which of the flowing shows the structure of the passage? ________

A．	B．
C．	D．

35. What is the writer trying to do in this passage? ________

A．To tell the usage of the paper.

B．To introduce the kinds of the paper.

C．To introduce the history of the paper.

D．To show the importance of the paper.

任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，按要求完成下面小题。

Lots of young people have never experienced home-life. Meals are cooked and clothes are washed as if by magic! We know many children can’t wash clothes and do cooking. They don’t clean the floor, make the bed or slice (切) the meal. Yes, they have homework but often no housework. But how are you ever going to learn the practical skills you will need in later life if everything is done for you? A change is coming. In China, schools are now thinking about teaching life skills as a subject.

We all need to prepare for real life, especially the housework. My parents had these skills, but they forgot to teach me though I’m a girl. At university, I had to learn to shop, prepare my food and cook meals. I wish my parents or my teachers had taught me all of them before! Now, I feel very confident in running a home. I especially enjoy cooking.

Some people might say you can order food or book services online. In fact, good life skills will make you a better student, a better workmate and a better family member in your life. Making a meal needs good planning, skillful cooking, control of temperature and a good nose! It makes you smarter!

All this needs to start early. If you don’t have practical life skills, your education will be incomplete. One day, you will wonder why you have no clean socks, and why some of your best friends can cook a delicious meal but you cannot!

1.题完成句子；2~3.题简略回答问题；4.题找出并写下第二段的主题句；5.题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
36. If you don’t have ________, your education will be incomplete.
37. What does the writer feel confident in?
________
38. What makes you a better student according to the passage?
________________________________________________
39. ________________________________________
40. ________________________________________

51. it, Sunday, yesterday, was
________________________________________________.

52. I,   countryside,   went on a trip,   the,   to
________________________________________________.

53. my,   I,   visited,   farm,   with,   the,   parents
________________________________________________.

54. many,   there were,   in the farm,   vegetables,   fresh
________________________________________________.

55. what, we, a delicious meal, had
________________________________________________ !

56. 教育部双减政策的实施是为了减轻中小学生的课业负担，要求合理规划作业总量，布置不同类型的作业。为此，Ms. Liu上周在班上组织了一次英语辩论赛(debate competition)，想要了解学生们对于传统作业(traditional homework such as copying words and phrases, doing some exercises, reciting...)与创新作业(creative homework such as drawing a mind map, singing an English song, acting an English play...)的看法。下面是两个同学的辩论观点，请根据提示，表述你的观点。

	Traditional	Creative
Li Hua	dull, not helpful to our thinking	many kinds, interesting, open our mind, improve our…
Zhang Tao	easy, practical, be used to it	take us much time, pretty hard

提示：
       1.Who do you agree with?
       2.Why do you think so?
       3.Share your experience.
       要求：
       1.要点齐全，可适当发挥；
       2.文中不得出现真实的地名，校名和人名；
       3.词数80个左右开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Ms. Liu organized a debate competition last week. Different people have different opinions, I agree with_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________