At college, I am really in need of a computer. But I cannot ________ one. Asking my parents for help is impossible, ______ it is already not easy for them to send me to college. I must get what I want by myself now.

One Saturday morning, I went out to look ______ a job. Having been refused many times, I finally ________ a restaurant at 8 pm. There were already four candidates(应聘者) in the boss’s office. He said at last, “Well, I need to check your references(简历) before I can make a decision. I’ll call you later. But ________ whoever is going to join us must work here from 6:00 to 8:00 every evening.”

I was ________. The working hours were perfect for me. Besides, the restaurant wasn’t far from my college. I wanted to talk to the boss, but he said, “You’re too late.”

“But sir, I will work two days for free. Then you may decide who you’ll ______.”

At these words, the boss turned to me, “I want a (n) _______ boy. You know this is a restaurant. But look at your clothes!”

He was right. After a ________ day, I did look terrible. “Oh sir, I’ll keep myself tidy. And I promise I will work very hard, if only you could give me this _________.”

“All right. I’ll give you a try.”

My heart jumped like mad. I nodded and said, “Thank you, Sir.” Then I thought to myself, “I must work hard from now on!”

1.

A．use

B．fix

C．find

D．afford

2.

A．so

B．since

C．and

D．but

3.

A．for

B．at

C．in

D．out

4.

A．painted

B．missed

C．entered

D．left

5.

A．imagine

B．remember

C．believe

D．understand

6.

A．proud

B．excited

C．angry

D．worried

7.

A．help

B．visit

C．choose

D．praise

8.

A．clean

B．clever

C．honest

D．healthy

9.

A．noisy

B．warm

C．relaxing

D．tiring

10.

A．lesson

B．chance

C．course

D．choice

Summer job offers

Red Lemon Workers        We are looking for shop workers for the summer in Washington DC. If you are a social person and good at selling, we want you to join our team. Good conditions.        Phone 0151-897-6643 for information about how to get application (申请) forms.

Cinerama Cinemas        We need people to work evenings and at the weekend. Duties include checking tickets and selling some food and soft drinks. Watch the latest films…free! Join our young team in New York!        Phone 0161-754-6022 for payment, conditions and getting application forms.

Angel Children’s Home        Ever wanted to visit California? Are you patient, caring and good with kids? Work as a young teacher in Los Angeles this summer. It will be better if you can cook. Free food and a single room!        Phone 0121-077-2001 for information about how to get application forms.

Are You Mad About Sport?        Would you like to spend all summer teaching sport to people from around the world? Then come and work at our international sports camp in Los Angeles—Sports Star Camp!   Phone 0191-121-5533 for information about how to get and where to send application forms.

11. What should you be good at if you work in Red Lemon?

A．Sports.

B．Cooking.

C．Selling.

D．Teaching.

12. What can you get as a worker in Angel Children’s Home?

A．A film ticket.	B．Food and soft drinks.
C．Free food and a single room.	D．Sports training.

13. The four jobs have in common except ________.

A．they all offer phone numbers	B．they all pay you a lot
C．they are all in the US	D．they all offer application forms

The two boys, Tom and Huck, were very frightened because they worried about being found by Injun Joe and his friend. Through the hole in the floor, the two boys upstairs saw the men eat and talk. Then the men were tired and fell asleep. Tom and Huck lay there for a very long time. Finally, the two men woke up and lifted up a stone in the ground and took out some money they had stolen. Then Injun Joe lifted up another stone and found a box.

“What’s this?” Injun Joe asked.

The two men pulled the box out of the ground and opened it. The two boys, Tom and Huck, could see there was much money in it. They were very excited.

“There’s thousands of dollars in the box!” said his friend.

“It must have been left here by Murrel,” said Injun Joe.

“What will we do with it?”

“We’ll take it to my hideout(隐匿处).”

“Number one or number two?”

“Number two, under the cross.”

Then Injun Joe and his friend saw some tools in the corner and decided to go upstairs. But the stairs broke when Injun Joe stood on them! So the two men left the house and went towards the river. Tom went home as quickly as he could.

The next day, the two boys remembered the “Number two”, thinking this must be the number of the room in the hotel. They got all the keys they could find anywhere. But Tom discovered the door was not locked. He opened it!

(Adapted from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)

14. Tom and Huck were very frightened because ________.

A．they stole Injun Joe and his friend’s money

B．they worried about being found

C．Injun Joe and his friend were looking for them

D．Injun Joe and his friend wanted to talk to them

15. Tom and Hack were very excited after they saw ________.

A．Murrel and Injun Joe	B．a box in the ground
C．Injun Joe and his friend	D．much money in the box

16. What would Injun Joe do with the money?

A．He would throw it away.	B．He would hide it in the ground.
C．He would take it to his hideout.	D．He would give it to the two boys.

17. From the story, we can know ________.

A．Injun Joe and his friend found many works of art in the box

B．Tom followed the men when Injun Joe and his friend left the house

C．Tom thought “Number two” was the number of the room in the hotel

D．Tom opened the door of the room in the hotel with the key that he found

Many of us might want to take on traditional jobs when we grow up, such as being a doctor or lawyer. However, there are many more choices than just these that are available today.

In October, a job-hunting website Zhaopin.com issued a report after surveying people who work fitness coach and make-up artist. Most of the jobs pay well, with one in three workers earning more than 8,000 yuan a month. The top-paying job is vet—about 29 percent of these animal doctors earn over 20,000 yuan per month.

These workers’ educational background is also impressive（令人印象深刻的）. Over 60 percent of the surveyed workers have a college degree（学位）or above, the report says. Most of the workers said they chose their jobs out of love and interest in the area. Many of the jobs are no longer specific to one gender. For example, the report found that one-third of child care workers are men. These positions used to be filled almost only by women.

Many of these jobs are in the service industry. Economic（经济的）development means people have more money to spend and are in greater need of high-quality services, China News Service noted. For example, more people have started to raise pets. Pet owners will spend over 5,000 yuan per pet this year, an increase of 15 percent from 2021, Xinhua reported. The growing demand for animal care, therefore, has encouraged more people to become veterinarians（兽医）.

18. Which job has the best pay according to the survey?

A．Doctor and lawyer.

B．Fitness coach.

C．Make-up artist.

D．Veterinarian.

19. Why are there many new jobs in the service industry?

A．Because people need more high-quality services.

B．Because they require less skill and knowledge.

C．Because there are no gender-differences in this industry.

D．Because of their love and interests in this area.

20. The word “gender” in paragraph 3 probably means “________”.

A．男士

B．女士

C．性别

D．职业

21. What can we infer from the story?

A．Finding a job in big cities has become easier in recent years.

B．Other new jobs may appear with people’s future demands.

C．College degrees are a must for working in cities.

D．Women will be replaced by men in the child care industry.

Stephen Fabes worked as a medical doctor in a hospital in London. He loved his friends, job and life in the city. However, he was also thirsty for an exciting journey. One day, he came up with the idea of traveling around the world and cycling the length of six of the earth’s continents. Hoping to experience and learn about the world in a personal way, he decided to cycle across the world to help treat sick people and raise money for charity.

In January 2010, Fabes waved goodbye to his family and friends outside St Thomas’ Hospital, where he worked and set off on his bicycle. It took him six years to complete the journey. He covered more than 86,000 kilometers, which was more than twice around the planet or 89 times the length of Great Britain. He visited remote hospitals along the way and cured patients in 75 countries. Fabes made all his long way by bicycle just because it allowed him to visit the remotest places where poor people did need his help. During his trip, he kept a travel blog to share his interesting stories with people from all over the world. His book “Signs of Life: to the ends of the earth with a doctor” will be published by Profile in August 2020. It will tell people about his valuable experience.

According to Fabes, life on the road was exciting and eye-opening. He went through amazing mountains, deserts and salt flats on his bike. He not only enjoyed the wonderful views of different places, but also used his skills to volunteer at a lot of hospitals and charities. However, the trip wasn’t always fun. In fact, sometimes it was really dangerous. But Fabes never thought of giving up.

22. What’s the purpose of Fabes’ journey?

A．To enjoy wonderful views.	B．To prepare for his new book.
C．To get more work experience.	D．To help people and raise money.

23. What will probably be written in Fabes’ new book?

A．Introduction to the six continents.

B．His daily life after he became famous.

C．Stories that happened during his journey.

D．His work experience in St Thomas’ Hospital.

24. Which of the following words best describe Fabes?

A．Strict and strong-willed.	B．Creative and kind-hearted.
C．Honest and hard-working.	D．Outgoing and open-minded.

25. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．A doctor’s travel blog and his new book.

B．A doctor who likes riding bicycles to travel.

C．A doctor who travels to help people in need.

D．A doctor’s volunteer experiences at hospitals.

Mina: Jack! I went to Quanzhou with my family last week.
Jack: Really?     26    
Mina: It was wonderful!     27    .
Jack: How did you travel there?
Mina:     28    .
Jack: Did you stay there long?
Mina: Hmm... only three days. But I found people there very friendly!
Jack:     29    .
Mina: We visited Kaiyuan Temple, Qing Mountain and some other well-known places.
Jack:     30    .
Mina: Yes. It is very nice and tastes delicious.

A．I had a great time.

B．How was your trip?

C．By high-speed train.

D．Were you used to the food there?

E．What places of interest did you visit?

F．I don’t like it.

G．Did you visit any places of interest?

In ancient times, people usually wrote from right to left in vertical columns(竖列). But now, we write from left to right in horizontal (横行). Why did this change? (A)This has to do with the writing tools and habits that people had at that time.

Before paper was created, people wrote on bamboos. They wrote from top to bottom on one piece and then another. These bamboos were connected together into one long passage and rolled up. People usually held it with their right hand and opened it with their left hand. Therefore, it is more convenient to start writing from the right-hand side.

In 1917, linguist(语言学家) Qian Xuantong wrote a letter to the New Culture Movement leader Chen Duxiu. He suggested writing Chinese from left to right. He said that if we used our right hands to write, it would be easier to begin from the left and more comfortable to read. (B)然而，他的想法并没有被广泛接受.

In the early 1950s, famous overseas Chinese businessman Chen Jiageng and Chinese writer Guo Moruo raised this advice again. They thought that the area seen from left to right was much wider than the area seen from up to down. In this way, writing and reading sideways will reduce eye fatigue(疲劳).

Gradually, newspapers, magazines and books were printed in horizontal rows. And people began writing from left to right instead of writing from right to left. Now people have been used to writing from left to right in rows.

41. 将划线部分(A)句译为汉语。________________________
42. Before paper was invented, people wrote on _______________ from top to bottom.
43. 将划线部分(B)句译为英语。__________________________________
44. Who first suggested writing Chinese from left to right?
_____________________________________________________
45. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．The habits and tools of writing in the ancient times.

B．The changing of writing from ancient times to the present.

C．The history of writing from left to right in horizontal.

D．The reason of writing from vertical columns to horizontal.

46. 只要你细心观察，生活总是充满美好。
Life is always full of beauty ________ ________ ________ you watch carefully.

47. “三孩政策”实施的目的是解决人口老龄化的问题。
The three-child policy is carried out ________ ________ the aging ________.

48. 我们为所有北京2022冬奥会中的中国运动员感到骄傲。
We ________ ________ ________ all the Chinese athletes in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

49. 上周一的晚上当我们熟睡的时候，消防员们正在阻止购物中心火势蔓延。
Firefighters ________ ________ the fire ________ spreading in Ordos Shopping Centre while we were sleeping last Monday night.

50. 我们最喜欢的那张照片是由赵敏拍摄的。
The photo ________ we liked best ________ ________ by Zhao Min.

51. 中国成功地举办了第24届冬奥会，再次向世界证明中国的日益强大。作为中国人，我们深感自豪。少年强则国强，作为祖国未来的建设者和接班人，你认为应该如何提升自我，才能成为对祖国有用的人？请根据所给内容写一篇题为“How to be a useful person?”的短文。

要点提示：
1. 懂得感恩、礼貌待人；
2. 锻炼身体、增强体质；
3. 勤奋学习、永不言弃；
4. 补充1-2点你自己的想法。
要求：1.题目、开头已给出，不计入总词数。
2.文中不得出现与考生本人相关的真实姓名、校名和地名等信息。

How to be a useful person?

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52. 2022年北京冬奥会的主题口号是“一起向未来”，它告诉我们全世界人民应该携手共创美好未来。假如你是九年级的学生代表，将要参加学校举办的“心怀感恩，一起向未来”主题演讲比赛，请你根据以下要点提示写一篇题为“Live With Thankfulness and Work Together for a Better Future”的演讲稿，倡议和同学们在成长路上心怀感恩，共创美好未来。

要点：1.感恩祖国的强大，强国有我；2.感恩母校、老师，荣校有我；

3.感恩父母，行孝有我；          4.补充1-2点你自己的想法。

要求：1.80-100词左右，题目、开头已给出，不计入总词数内；2.可以从具体做法或事例进行阐述；3.文中不得出现与考生本人相关的真实姓名、校名和地名等信息。

Live With Thankfulness and Work Together for a Better Future

Dear fellow students,

The official motto of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is “Together for a Shared Future”. It tells us the whole world should join hands and create a better future. As a student,

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Let’s live with thankfulness and work together for a better future.