将第一栏的内容与第二栏题目相匹配。

1     Most towns in Britain have a public library. A library usually has a large selection of books and other resources, which library members can use and borrow for free.     2     The first public library in Britain opened in Manchester in1852. It’s first librarian was a man called Edward Edwards, Edwards attended the library’s opening ceremony and two famous writers called Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were there too.     3     To join a library, go to your local library and fill in a form, you’ll receive a library card which is needed when using library services.     4     Not everyone can get a library. Some people live far away from towns and cities. Other people find it difficult to go out because they have an illness or a disability. Thanks to mobile libraries, these people can still borrow books. Unlike most libraries, which store books in buildings, mobile libraries usually keep their books in a mini-bus. The back of the mini-bus has shelves for the books

A. How to Join a Library B. Mobile Libraries C. Public libraries D. Britain’s First Public Library

People can’t see you when you’re speaking on the phone, but they can hear you. So, the way you speak is especially important. In fact, researchers have found that 80% of communication over the phone is through your tone (语气) of voice; and only 20% is from the words you use. Here are our top tips on how to speak over the phone.

Facial (面部) Expressions

Your facial expression can influence your voice. For example, if you smile, your voice will sound warm and friendly; if you have an angry look on your face, it can make you sound unpleasant.

Volume (音量)

If you speak too loudly, you could sound angry. And if you speak too softly, it’ll be difficult to hear you. So, but not so loud that you’re shouting.

Pace (速度)

The pace of your voice is how quickly you speak. And this can show how you feel. For example, an angry person might speak faster than normal. Or a downhearted (沮丧的) person might speak very slowly. Try speaking a little more slowly than normal. This will make you sound confident, and it’ll make it easier for the other person to understand you.

Gestures (手势)

Gesturing can influence the tone of your voice. When you gesture, you bring more air into the lungs (肺), which can make your voice sound warmer. Gestures are also useful to help you stress the right words or even find the words you need. The best thing about gesturing during a phone call is that no one can see what you’re doing, so you can gesture as wildly as you like!

Movement

If you’re feeling nervous, stand up and move around. It will reduce the nervousness in your body and help your voice to sound more confident.

Pauses (停顿)

Using pauses every now and then can help you to slow down. This will make you sound more confident and in control. Also, if you pause after giving some new information, it’ll give the other person time to understand it. At the same time, listen to how the other person uses pauses. They could tell you something about the speaker’s feeling. For example, when a speaker is really angry, he might use pauses and say, “I…am…so…angry…”

5. What’s the percent of telephone communication is from the words you use? ________

A．20%.

B．40%.

C．60%.

D．80%.

6. What can people do to reduce their nervousness on the phone? ________

A．Gesture wildly.	B．Move around.
C．Raise their voices.	D．Make facial expressions.

7. How can pauses help people talk on the phone? ________

A．The speaker can show he is friendly.

B．The speaker can tell more information.

C．The listener will feel confident and in control.

D．The listener will have time to understand the words.

8. What is the text mainly about? ________

A．How to control the speed of your speech.

B．Different good ways of talking on the phone.

C．Reasons of making gestures while talking.

D．How to improve communication among friends.

We often hear stories of animals rescuing (营救) people. But now someone has managed to return the favor（善行).

The event took place one snowy January morning. Thomas Smith was walking his dog, Jack, in the park. “As I was walking, I just saw Jack running onto the ice towards the ducks in the middle, and then he fell into the water and couldn’t climb out,” said Smith. He realized he had no choice but to try and save his dog. “Someone else told me the lake was only one-meter deep, but it was at least twice that. I had to break my way through the 6 cm ice. Finally, I got Jack by the neck, and pulled him out. I don’t think I have ever felt so cold by the time we got back to dry land. And when we got there, everyone was asking if Jack was okay. No one was particularly (尤其) worried, about me!”

A neighbor, Julie Brown, saw it all happen. “The dog went onto an icy lake. All of a sudden, it started to go under. There were crowds of people around, and they were all shouting and screaming (尖叫). Before I knew it, the owner Smith was in the water forcing his way through the ice. I can’t begin to imagine how cold it was. Everyone was very nervous, but he was as cool as a cucumber—he just crawled (爬) back out, put the dog on its lead (在沿上), and went home.”

Many regard him as a hero, but Mr. Smith is quite laid-back about it (心平气和) . “Most dog owners are the same as me. They would do what I did without a second thought. But in the future, I’m going to make sure he’s on lead near any ice ponds (池塘).” Pets are members of our family. Would you do the same for them?

9. What happened on a cold January morning? ________

A．Mr. Smith met Jack in the park.

B．Jack fell from the ice into the water.

C．Mr. Smith ran after Jack on the ice.

D．Jack played with the ducks in the water.

10. How did Mr. Smith save Jack? ________

A．He asked a neighbor for help.

B．He broke the ice and shouted to Jack.

C．He got Jack by the leg and pulled him out.

D．He pulled Jack out of the icy water by the neck.

11. The underlined phrase “as cool as a cucumber” in Paragraph 3 means “________”.

A．shy

B．proud

C．relaxed

D．brave

12. What is the best title of the text? ________

A．A Dog’s Best Friend.

B．Suggestions for Pets’ Owners.

C．The Danger on the Icy Lake.

D．A Man’s Pet Dog.

Tim Berners-Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world. However, his invention has changed our lives.

He was born in London, England in 1955. When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in playing with electrical things. He studied science at Oxford University. He made his first computer from an old television at the age of 21.

Tim started working on early computers. At that time, they were much bigger than now. He worked in England then Switzerland. Tim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain works. How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly? He had to work with people all over the world. They shared information about computers. It was hard to manage all the information. He answered the same questions again and again, and it took a lot of time. It was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information. Tim also forgot things easily. Could a computer work like a brain? Could it “talk” to other computers?

There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW) all by himself. This had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the Internet. When people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide Web. The Internet grew quickly after that.

Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think he did anything special. He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there. All he did was to put them together. He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today.

Most inventors want to become rich. But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing. He now works in America. He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use. Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today!

13. What was Tim Berners-Lee interested in?

A．Looking for jobs in different cities.

B．Learning how to improve memory.

C．Talking to people around the world.

D．Studying how to connect computers.

14. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”.

A．working on early computers

B．connecting different facts together

C．travelling to the office in Switzerland

D．repeating the answers to the same questions

15. Why is Tim Berners-Lee one of the most important men in the world?

A．He made the first computer when he was 21 years old.

B．He made information sharing on the Internet possible.

C．He helped people understand better how the brain works.

D．He invented the Internet and made it free for everyone to use.

16. In what order did the following events take place?
a. Tim worked in England.
b. Tim worked in Switzerland.
c. Tim made his first computer.
d. Tim invented the World Wide Web.
e. Tim studied science at Oxford University.

A．e-c-a-b-d

B．e-b-a-c-d

C．c-d-a-e-b

D．c-e-d-a-b

阅读短文，从下面所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。

In the middle of my home country there are very large places. They are hot and dry land called deserts (沙漠).

    17     Families live a long way from other people. Sometimes they are the only people for thousands of kilometers. This families’ children cannot go to school like you.

About 65 years ago these people found that using strong radios was a possible way for families living far away to communicate with each other. They decided they could use the radios for school. In this way, children could talk to each other like at school.     18    

The children each spent about 30 minutes a day on the radio. They talked to their teacher about their work and difficulties. The teacher designed some exercises and tasks based on what they learned and posted them to the children. After finishing their work, the children sent it back to their teacher to mark.     19     He tried to visit each child twice each year. This was sometimes difficult. The journey was very long and could be dangerous. In addition, the school held camps once a year. The children could all meet each other and shared their learning experience.

    20     The government provides families with computers so that the children can use the Internet to talk to their teachers and classmates by e-mail now. The teachers enjoy their work very much because they get to know the children and their families very well. It is an interesting way to learn, don’t you think?

A．The teacher also travelled around the country.

B．All over the deserts are farms and small towns.

C．This was how the first “School of the Air” started.

D．All of the deserts just come from poor and dirty countries.

E．With the development of technology, computers are becoming popular.

阅读短文, 理解其大意, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Natural resources (资源) come from the earth. And they are limited (有限的). This means that they will not ________ forever. Some are renewable (可再生的), like trees, for example you can plant a new tree ________ you cut one down. Others are not renewable, like the coal (煤). Once it is dug out of the ________ and used, it is gone. People realize the fact that the ________ natural resources are limited, and they decide to do something to help save ________. When you try to save one kind of natural resources, you had better use less of it, ________ it will be used up so fast. One way that people save the fuel (燃料), such as gasoline (汽油), it’s ________ riding a bicycle or walking when the distance (距离) is short instead of driving everywhere.

Water is a very important kind of natural resource because we all need it to keep ________. We can save water by making sure that our pipes (管道) and taps (水龙头) do not leak (漏). We can also make ________ choices to save water, like only using the dishwasher (洗碗机) or washing machine, not making the water keep running. Everyone can make contributions (贡献) to ________ natural resources.

21.

A．spread

B．last

C．shut

D．change

22.

A．where

B．what

C．when

D．why

23.

A．station

B．building

C．house

D．ground

24.

A．earth’s

B．moon’s

C．star’s

D．sun’s

25.

A．it

B．them

C．that

D．one

26.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

27.

A．in

B．at

C．by

D．on

28.

A．asleep

B．along

C．alive

D．awake

29.

A．wise

B．funny

C．silent

D．stupid

30.

A．wasting

B．protecting

C．stopping

D．reducing

阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。

A boy lost his left arm in an accident, but he didn’t give up his     31     (life). When he was eleven years old, he     32     (decide) to study judo (柔道) from an old great judo coach. The boy was doing well, but     33     three months’ training, he found that the coach had told him only one action. “Sir,” the boy     34     (final) said, “Shouldn’t I learn more actions?” “This is the only move you know,     35     this is the only action you’ll need to know.” the coach replied. Not quite understanding, but believing in his coach, the boy kept     36     (practice).

Several weeks later, the coach took the boy to a competition. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his     37     (one) two matches and came to the finals. This time, his opponent (对手) was bigger,     38     (strong) and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be defeated (攻击), but soon his opponent made a big mistake, the boy used his move to defeat his opponent and won the match and the     39     (compete). He was the champion.

On the way home, the coach told the boy     40     he taught him only the action was to let his greatest weakness (弱项) become his greatest strength (长项).

阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

Do you ever feel no one really understands you? Well, “Pepper”, a robot could change all that. Pepper is the first robot to read human’s feelings. Using its emotional recognition (情感识别) functions, Pepper can react (反应) to people when it is close to them—making jokes, dancing and even singing in Japanese.

The man-like robot looks like a small girl. It is four-feet tall with a table computer set to its chest (胸膛). It has human-like hands, a girl-like body and baby-like voice. It was shown to curious (好奇的) people in Tokyo stores on Friday by Softbank, a Japanese robotics company.

Pepper can examine face expressions, human voice and signs, then make an answer. Pepper is designed to be a family robot, but it isn’t like Rosie who can do housework on the cartoon. Pepper is used at home or in the store, where we provide fun and entertainment (娱乐).

Pepper gets power from love inside a family. Not only is he making jokes, making them laugh, also it helps people when they are in trouble. In a natural accident, it can help make those people who are sad or lonely feel relaxed, encourage them or make them laugh.

Pepper was on sale in Japan for around $2,000 in February, 2015. For now, several Peppers are at Softbank stores in Tokyo for people to visit. The creators say before selling Peppers, they want the robots to store more knowledge, so it can get along better with humans.

41. Where was Pepper shown to curious people on Friday?
_________________________________________
42. What kind of robot is Rosie?
_________________________________________
43. How much did a Pepper cost in 2015?
_________________________________________
44. Do you think you’ll have your own robots at home in the future? Why? Write more than 30 words.
_________________________________________

45. 初中三年即将结束，在同学们的心里，确实有一肚子的话要和父母说的。假如你是李欣，请根据以下内容要点给父母写一封信。

要点如下：
1. 告诉父母自己三年来的学习情况和收获；
2. 和父母说说自己在成长过程中的一些心里话；
3. 表达自己观点或者目标。
注意：
1. 词数80—100，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 书信中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。
Dear parents,
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Wish you all the best.

Yours,

Li Xin