1. Mum，this is my best friend Amy.          are in the same class.

A．You

B．Ours

C．We

D．They

2. We have no food at home. Shall we go to the         ?

A．library

B．supermarket

C．hospital

D．theatre

3. A bird flew into the kitchen       the window.

A．across

B．above

C．through

D．under

4. A          person likes asking questions.

A．creative

B．practical

C．patient

D．curious

5. The house belongs to Mr Smith, but he      here any more,

A．hasn’t lived

B．didn’t live

C．wasn’t living

D．doesn’t live

6. I saw Tom        his key in the lock, turn it and open the door.

A．put	B．putting
C．puts	D．to put

7. We haven’t decided yet       we will place our new furniture.

A．where

B．what

C．why

D．which

8. The charity show        nearly three hours. Nobody left the hall early.

A．covered

B．reached

C．spent

D．lasted

9. The police officer stopped us and asked us where         .

A．were we going

B．we were going

C．are we going

D．we are going

10. Do you still want to go climbing      have you changed your mind?

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

11. The artist received high       from the art community for these sculptures.

A．praise

B．prize

C．price

D．pride

12. The match       because of the bad weather. What a pity!

A．will cancel

B．has cancelled

C．was cancelled

D．is cancelling

13. The lake is very big——it ________ three quarters of the area.

A．puts up

B．sets up

C．takes up

D．picks up

14. In an English dictionary, which word comes before “toothache”?

A．while

B．risk

C．trust

D．uniform

15. 一Was Susan really sorry for what she had done?
一      .

A．Not really	B．Well done
C．Never mind	D．Go ahead

       
False Bay is South Africa. It is one of the   _____ places in the world to see a great white shark. The great white shark is known for its _______   --the largest sharks can grow to six meters in length and over 2,000kilometres in weight. Great white sharks are meat-eaters. They catch large ___ like tuna(金枪鱼)，seals（海豹）and even whales. Great white sharks also   ____boats. Simon a British researcher, was lucky to get away safely when a shark bit into his boat. About three people are killed each year _____ great white sharks.     
       The sharks come to hunt 60,000 seals that live in False Bay, In order to find fish, the seals have to cross the deep water of the bay-- this is where the sharks   ______. Great white sharks are very good hunters. They wait below the seals and then swim_____and crash into them by surprise at 40 kilometers per hour, killing   ______with one bite.

Will a shark attack something that____like food?

Some researchers put a carpet in the shape of a seal ____ . At high speeds the sharks can’t tell the difference.

        _____ a shark choose between a plant and a fish?
When scientists put tuna and sea-plant in the water, the shark bites into ___.Even though sharks eat meat, if a plant looks like an animal, the shark attacks.
Will a shark prefer to eat a human or a fish?
When the shark has a choice between humans and tuna, it is the ____that attracts the shark’s attention. Great white sharks clearly prefer fish to humans.
These researchers show that great white sharks are____hunters which will attack anything that looks and acts like a fish.   _____ , that means humans can also get bitten by mistake.16.

A．good

B．well

C．better

D．best

17.

A．colour

B．size

C．speed

D．shape

18.

A．pets

B．insects

C．sea-animals

D．birds

19.

A．attack

B．protect

C．love

D．follow

20.

A．for

B．by

C．with

D．of

21.

A．wait

B．rest

C．sleep

D．play

22.

A．around

B．along

C．down

D．up

23.

A．us

B．you

C．it

D．them

24.

A．looks

B．sounds

C．smells

D．tastes

25.

A．on the ground

B．in the sky

C．in the water

D．in the room

26.

A．Can

B．May

C．Must

D．Should

27.

A．all

B．none

C．both

D．neither

28.

A．human

B．fish

C．sea-plant

D．boat

29.

A．amazing

B．strange

C．kind

D．dangerous

30.

A．Proudly

B．Unluckily

C．Finally

D．Happily

The contents below are taken from the book Extra Reading for Middle Schools.

31. What skill does this book help students with?

A．Listening.

B．Speaking.

C．Reading

D．Writing.

32. If you want to learn about school in old times, which page will you turn to?

A．Page 13.

B．Page 44.

C．Page 57.

D．Page 76.

33. Which sentence is TRUE according to the contents of the book?

A．Unit 6 is about happy holidays.

B．Module Task in each module has 6 pages.

C．One of the units talks about how to live a healthy life.

D．There are four units and one module task in each module.

Dear Headmaster,
Lately our class has become worried about the environment at the back of the school, and we would like to do something to make it more attractive. We have done some research and have come up with a plan. With the help of our parents, we can do most of the work ourselves, but we will need a small amount of money for equipment, plants-and paint. I am writing to ask the council for permission to do this work and to ask if the school council could donate $500 towards our project.
We would like to turn the empty land at the back of the school into a nature garden. We would plant trees and grasses, make paths through the garden and dig a small pond. We think this would provide a peaceful place for students and teachers to walk in. It would also attract birds, insects and small animals which students could then study in science classes. We would also like to paint the back wall of the school that faces the new garden. Some of our art classes could then paint a huge picture on it. It might be possible to paint over the wall each year so the next classes can make a new picture.
Lastly, we would like to paint all the rubbish bins. At the moment they look old and the paint is coming off. If we paint them in bright, attractive colours, students might be more likely to use them. We think our plan would greatly improve the back of the school and everyone in the school would benefit. We have already asked our parents and they have promised to donate one weekend of their time to help us complete the project.

We hope you will give us permission for this worthwhile project and will be able to donate the $500 we need. When we have finished the work, we hope the council will join us in a celebration morning tea so that the whole school can thank you.

Yours sincerely,
Jim White
Monitor of Class 1， Grade 9
34. This is a letter from a         to a                 .

A．student; headmaster	B．student; teacher
C．Teacher; headmaster	D．headmaster; student

35. How many things does Jim White ask the school for to complete the project?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

36. How much time have the parents promised to help with the work?

A．One morning

B．One day.

C．One weekend

D．One week.

37. What is NOT in the plan?

A．Doing some painting work.

B．Making morning tea every day.

C．Making paths through the garden.

D．Growing trees, grass and flowers at the back of the school.

Hannay was nervous. His enemies were searching for him. All around him were grassy hills without trees. He had nowhere to hide. How could he escape?

Hannay walked along the country for a long time. Then he saw a road worker, who was working alone, fixing the road. Hannay could see the road worker was not feeling well. Hannay came up to him and said “How are you?”

“My head hurts,” the worker said, “I can’t do it. I want to go home to bed. My daughter got married yesterday, and I drank a lot of wine with my friends. That’s the problem!”

Hannay agreed that he should be home in bed.

“Yes, and I would be,” he replied,”but yesterday I received a message saying that the new surveyor was coming to look at my work. If he comes and finds me away, I’ll be in trouble.”

Suddenly Hannay had bright idea--he could act as the road worker and get away from his enemies.

“You go off to bed,” Hannay said,”I’ll do your job until the new surveyor comes.”

The road worker was pleased with this idea. He gave Hannay his hat and his old coat. Then he went home to sleep and perhaps to drink a bit more. Hannay put on the worker’s hat and coat and began to fix the road. About an hour later he heard a voice.

“Are you the road worker?” it asked.

It was the new surveyor. He was a young man with a clean face. He sat in a small car.

Hannay said yes. The surveyor told him about some work he wanted him to do before he came by again and drove off. Hannay continued with his work.

Then a village boy came by.”What has happened to the road worker?” he asked.

“He stayed at home today,” Hannay replied.”He’s sick.”

       At about midday, a large car came down the hill and stopped near Hannay. Three man got out of the car. Hannay’s heart beat fast. He knew his enemies were coming...
38. What is this passage probably taken from?

A．A history book.

B．A travel book.

C．A novel

D．A science book.

39. Why was the road worker feeling ill?

A．He had a cold.	B．He hadn’t eaten all day.
C．He had been working all day.	D．He drank too much at his daughter’s wedding.

40. Who did NOT come by while Hannay was working on the road？

A．The surveyor.	B．The road worker’s daughter.
C．Hannay’s enemies.	D．A village boy.

41. What can we infer (推断)from the story?

A．Hannay helped the road worker because he was warm-hearted.

B．The grassy hills were a perfect hiding place for Hannay.

C．The surveyor had lot of working experience.

D．The village boy knew the road worker.

42. What is the correct order of the story？
①Hannay met a road worker who was not feeling well and offered to take over for him.
②Hannay was worried because his enemies were following him.
③A car stopped near Hannay and three men got out.
④Hannay acted as the road worker when the surveyor came by.
⑤The village boy wondered what had happened to the road worker.

A．②→①→④→⑤→③	B．②→①→④→③→⑤
C．①→④→②→⑤→③	D．①→④→②→③→⑤

选出方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。

43. At Christmas my uncle gave me a watch as a ___________.
44. My brother is an untidy worker—he leaves his tools ___________.
45. The soldiers ____________ the map out on the floor.
46. You should ____________ about hiring someone you’ve never met before.
47. Young Tan Dun liked to make music with ____________ objects like stones and papers.

根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的真确形式填空。（每空限填一个单词）
48. Peter managed to repair the bike by__________(he).
49. —How shall we travel? By train or by plane?

—Let’s go by train, It’s__________(cheap).

50. My grandfather showed an interest in Beijing opera in his_________(fifty).
51. Once a week my business suit is________(smooth) ironed.
52. Is there any_______ (possible)that we will see you this Friday.

Detective stories     53     (be) popular since Conan Doyle wrote his famous stories about great detective Sherlock Holmes. Readers read this kind of stories mainly for pleasure.

In a story, a man was murdered. Who did it and why? Mr X hated the dead person and wanted to kill him, but had no chance. He was somewhere else when the murder took place. Mr Y could do it easily, but seemed     54     (have) no reason to do it. Mr Z had got all the dead man’s money, so he had reason for     55     (kill) him. Was X, Y, or Z the murder? Or was it somebody else? In the end the detective will find out the answers to all the questions, and the story will not end until the mystery     56     (solve).

The ending is always unexpected. The criminal turns not to be that nice Mr C, who you     57     (think) would never hurt an ant! At end of the story, all the clues become clear and you     58     (say),”Oh yes, of course, it is the truth.”

One news story is about men pretending(假装) to be women to enter the women’s events in modern Olympics. People are arguing(争论)about how fair it is to test women athletes to make sure they are not men. One side argues that men are stronger,so will win any women’s event. They say that athletes are tested to make sure they are not using drugs and more importantly, women should be tested to make sure they are not men. The other side argues that this is unfair to women. They say skill is more important than strength. But has this ever really happened? The answer is yes, several times! The most famous case is that of Dora in 1936 Olympics.

The 1936 Olympics took place in Berlin, Germany, three years after the Nazis came to power. The Nazis wanted to win lots of events at the Olympics. But they had wrong ideas about race(种族). They did not want black or Jewish people in the Germany team. But many of their best athletes were Jewish. The Nazis thought they might lose was the women’s high jump. So the Nazis sent a male athlete,Hermann Ratjen, to compete under the name of “Dora”. Did he get the gold metal? No. Dora came fourth. The winner was a young Jewish women from Hungary. She jumped 1.60 metres. Dora only jumped 1.58 metres.

How fair is it to    59    women athletes to make sure they are not men?	One side: women are    60    , so men will win any women’s event. All athletes, especially    61    , should be tested. The other side:strength is not so    62    as skill.
The most famous case...... “Dora”in 1936 Olympics, which were     63    , in Berlin,Germany.	Background: because of Nazis’    64    idea about race, black and Jewish athletes were kept out of the German team, which might lead to the    65    , of some events. The case: the Nazis sent ’Dora’ , a man,to compete in the women’s    66    jump. Dora finished    67    .The winner was a young Jewish woman from Hungary.
Conclusion: Men do not always    68    !

Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254. When he was 17, he travelled across Europe and Asian along the Silk Road with his father, who wanted to do trade with the Chinese. Finally they arrived in Beijing. They were guests at the Emperor’s Palace. Although Marco was young, he was very clever and could speak four languages. The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends. He asked Marco to serve in his court and sent him to do many important tasks across the country.

Marco was amazed by how beautiful China was. He was impressed by Beijing and the Emperor’s Palace, especially the Summer Palace which he described as “The greatest palace that ever was....” The walls were covered in gold and silver and the hall was so large it could easily seat 6,000 people for dinner.”

There were inventions and developments in China which couldn’t focused in Europe at that time. Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets. In Europe, people paid for goods with gold and silver. He could not understand how people pay for food and valuable things with paper! He was also puzzled by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat. The black stones were coal, but Marco had never seen coal before!

In 1291, after 17 years of service to the Emperor, Marco returned to Italy. He was now a very wealthy man. A writer wrote down all the stories that Marco told him in a book called The Description of the World, which became one of the best-selling books in Europe.

Although people enjoyed reading the book, many of them thought that Marco’s stories about China were too fantastic to be true. But Marco always stood by his tales.Just before he died, aged 70, Marco was asked the question,”Was it all true?” And this was his answer:”I have only told a half what I saw!”

69. Why did Marco Polo and his father travel to China?
_______________________________________________________
70. What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?
_______________________________________________________
71. Marco Polo saw that there were inventions and developments in China which couldn’t be found in Europe at that time. Give TWO examples.
________________________________________________________
72. Was Marco Polo the writer of the book The Description of the World?
________________________________________________________
73. What does the last sentence “I have only told a half what I saw!”mean?
________________________________________________________

74. 图中女子Nancy 是个“手机控”，昨天她在街上因为使用手机发生了交通事故，请根据图片提示，写一篇90词左右的短文，简要描述这件事情，并谈谈自己的看法。

注意： 1. 短文已给出的部分（见答题卡）不计入总词数。
            2. 可适当增加细节， 使行文连贯、通顺。
            3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名。
            4. 参考词汇： ambulance 救护车        stretcher 担架

Nancy is crazy about using a mobile--She uses it at table,in bed,even at work.

          Yesterday when Nancy walking on the street.                     
                                                                         
                                                                           
                                                                                     
                                                                                
        Mobiles have become part of our lives.