Hello, I’m Xiaoming, born in 2000. I have seen the _______ changes in my city myself. When I was born, I lived in a two-floor building. We shared the kitchen and washroom with neighbors. Now our family moves to another tall building with big rooms. And the old area has _______ a business center. In 2004, my father bought himself _______ mobile phone. He could call his friends or send messages to them. But _______ 2006, he has had 5 other phones. The new _______ has made the cellphones a necessary part in our life. They are easier to use and have more functions now. When I was young, we must buy objects with money. But now a smartphone helps us pay for goods in the _______. For the 20 years, the number of the cars has _______ rapidly. We can see more and more ordinary people buying cars or planning to buy cars. And the high-speed railways can take people far away. _______ the bikes on the road become fewer and fewer.

With the development of China, _______ has taken pleasure in our life. I imagine that ________ one day we can travel on other planets. This is our dream of happiness.

11.

A．spare

B．rapid

C．awful

D．basic

12.

A．changed into

B．came into

C．ran into

D．broken into

13.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fifth

14.

A．for

B．since

C．in

D．from

15.

A．agreement

B．electricity

C．technology

D．situation

16.

A．cinemas

B．schools

C．planets

D．markets

17.

A．required

B．discovered

C．continued

D．increased

18.

A．So

B．Or

C．For

D．And

19.

A．everywhere

B．nobody

C．everybody

D．everything

20.

A．probably

B．already

C．hardly

D．indeed

JOY Volunteer Group JOIN US NEXT SATURDAY 8: 00 a.m.—11: 00 a.m. Children’s Hospital Take care of six sick children 1: 00 p.m.—2: 00 p.m. Old People’s Home Help the old people do some cleaning 3: 00 p.m.—5: 00 p.m. City Center Park Plant trees around the lake

21. How many sick children are there in the Children’s Hospital at least?

A．Six.

B．Seven.

C．Eight.

D．Nine.

22. What will the volunteers go to the City Center Park for?

A．To water flowers.	B．To plant some trees.
C．To water trees.	D．To plant some flowers and grass.

23. The volunteers will probably be at ________ at 1: 30 p.m. that day.

A．Children’s Hospital	B．City Center Park
C．Old People’s Home	D．People Park

Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn are four major planets in the solar system. But do you know from where their English names originated? If not, just look ahead.

Venus is the sixth largest planet as well as the hottest one in the solar system. Except the Sun and the Moon, Venus is the lightest star in the sky, just like a shinning diamond. So the Romans call it Venus.

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Its surface is colorful, and it also has a planetary ring. Jupiter is the king of gods, in ancient Roman mythology (神话).

Mercury is closer to the Sun than any other planet, and it is the smallest and lightest planet in the solar system, which usually appears along the Sun. Mercury is a god that delivers messages for other gods in ancient Roman mythology.

Saturn is the second biggest planet in the solar system. Saturn’s rings are made of dust and ice. In Roman mythology Saturn is the god of time, because this planet moves slowly.

24. Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn are ________ major planets in the solar system.

A．4.

B．5.

C．6.

D．7.

25. Except the Sun and the Moon, ________ is the lightest star in the sky.

A．Saturn.

B．Venus.

C．Jupiter.

D．Mercury.

26. Who is Jupiter in the ancient Roman mythology?

A．The god of beauty.	B．The king of gods.
C．The god of war.	D．The god of time.

27. From big to small, the proper order of four planets is ________.
①Venus       ②Jupiter     ③Mercury        ④Saturn

A．①②③④

B．④①③②

C．②④①③

D．②③①④

Good morning! Welcome all the volunteers! Now I’d like to give you some information about our activity. As we know, we will collect the garbage on the beach. We’ll arrive there in a tour bus at 8: 30 a.m.I advise that you wear a hat and a T-shirt. A pair of gloves is also needed. You should pay attention to the safety. Of course we prepare basic medical supplies. There is a guide in each team. You can find them according to the colored flags in their hands. The color of the flag is the same as that of your T-shirt. We work from 9 a.m. to 11: 30 a. m. We have lunch at the Blue Sky Hotel at 12 o’clock. We will continue working from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. I believe you will work hard to protect the environment. After work, we will go to the Seaside Park to play. We will have dinner at the Seaside Hotel at 6 o’clock and stay there. Thank you very much.

28. What will the volunteers do on the beach?

A．Prepare basic medical supplies.	B．Hold up the colored flags.
C．Do some tour guide work.	D．Collect the rubbish.

29. What time will the volunteers arrive there?

A．At 8: 00 a.m.

B．At 8: 20 a.m.

C．At 8: 30 a.m.

D．At 8: 40 a.m.

30. How long will volunteers work?

A．Two and a half hours.	B．Two hours.
C．Four and a half hours.	D．Five hours.

31. Where will the volunteers have supper?

A．At the Blue Sky Hotel.	B．At the Seaside Hotel.
C．At the Blue Sky Restaurant.	D．At the Seaside Restaurant.

①Since last September, primary and junior high schools have offered labor courses. That has made students realize the great importance of labor education, encouraging students to do activities such as cooking, decorating houses and volunteer work. Some students in China were given specialized homework during the winter vacation.

②Xue Youmei, a Grade 7 student, spent the winter holiday in Guangxi doing her specialized homework. Everything about village life was novel to Xue who was used to city life. She joined her family to work in a farm field planted with Chinese water chestnuts (荸荠). Xue, wearing a pair of gloves, helped her father pick up water chestnuts in the field.

③For Yang Liqiao, a Grade 6 student, the past winter holiday gave her a new identity (身份) — rubbish sorting guide. Yang wore a volunteer’s T-shirt and recorded the situation of the rubbish sorting work at her community. Yang also invited her classmates to walk around the park nearby to pick up rubbish on the ground. Yang’s father found labor activities offered students a chance to get knowledge, which was not caught at class.

④Here are two more examples about the specialized homework. To let students enjoy play-based learning, some students were asked to work with parents to decorate their homes with New Year paintings. The purpose of the task was to develop students’ new thinking and creation. And some were required to collect physics-related Chinese poems, make an analysis (分析) and draw a conclusion.

36. According to Yang Liqiao’s father, labor courses are ________.

A．useless

B．strange

C．difficult

D．helpful

37. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．Yang Liqiao picked up and sorted rubbish with her parents in the park.

B．The specialized homework made students more creative and knowledgeable.

C．Some students were required to collect chemistry-related Chinese poems.

D．Every student did some specialized homework during the past winter holiday.

38. What is the best structure (结构) for the text?

A．①/②③④

B．①/②/③④

C．①/②③/④

D．①②/③/④

39. What is the best title for this text?

A．How to Do Volunteer Work

B．The Importance of Labor Education

C．Specialized Homework for the Summer Holiday

D．How to Develop Students New Thinking and Creation

阅读下文并回答问题。

My boyfriend Shane and I were hanging out in the subway one evening. I was talking but he was looking over at someone. Then he said he needed to check something. He walked over to a young girl who was crying on a bench (长椅). The girl had been homeless for some time. She told my boyfriend that all she wanted was to go to her sister’s house. He asked where her sister lived: It wasn’t even in the city.

Some people saw her, just handed her some money or wished her good luck. Shane did much more. He said to me, “Kelly,   I can’t leave her like this. Sometimes people need someone not only to have them to believe they are telling the truth.”

We took her to two women’s shelters (收容所), but the staff at each shelter said they couldn’t take any more people. It was a bit cold, so we decided to take her home.She broke down in tears and thanked me about a million times. She didn’t know that it was Shane’s idea, she was finally able to get a hold of her sister, so she had a place to go. Shane drove her to the bus station and bought her a ticket.

This man trusted that she really wanted to go home and just needed help. At that moment, he changed how I view the world. Sometimes what people need is not just money, but people who will trust

45. Where was the young girl crying?
_____________________________________
46. Did other people help the homeless girl?
_____________________________________
47. What did Shane do to help the girl according to the passage?
_____________________________________
48. Do you feel like helping such a homeless person like Shane? Why or why not?
_____________________________________

49. I think I can find a beautiful place to take photos. (改成否定句)
I _______ I can find a beautiful place to take photos.

50. I have been to the Great Wall before. （对画线部分提问）
________ ________ you been before?

51. Now I will show you how you can operate this machine.（改为同义句）
Now I will show you ________ operate this machine.

52. 请不要砍伐树木。
Don’t ______________________ the trees.

53. 赶快，否则你就不能赶上早班公共汽车。（完成译句）
________, or you can’t catch the early bus.

62. 三年的初中生活让你收获满满。假如你校英语报邀请你写一篇短文，给即将升入九年级的学弟学妹和他们的父母提一些建议。请根据以下要点提示和要求，用英语写一篇短文。

要点提示：

Advice for students	Advice for parents
◆keep healthy ◆join clubs ◆develop your study skills ◆…	◆encourage…more ◆not compare with... ◆allow…to make decision ◆…

要求：
1. 80—120词；
2. 短文须包括所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；
3. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。
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