1. —My dream is to build ________ university on the moon some day.
—It sounds like ________ unusual dream. I wish you could realize it.

A．a; a

B．an; a

C．a; an

D．an; an

2. Tom asked_______after he finished his project.

A．that he could go to the cinema	B．that could he go to the cinema
C．if could he go to the cinema	D．if he could go to the cinema

3. — Is your uncle in his _____? — Yes. His ___birthday is coming .

A．forty; forty-first	B．forties; forty-first
C．forties; forty-one	D．forty; forty-first

4. Wars are disasters. A large number of people will lose their homes if a war ________.

A．breaks out	B．is broken out
C．breaks down	D．is broken down

5. Poor thing! Jack ______a fall while he ______on the ice. He got hurt badly.

A．was having; was skating	B．was having; skated
C．had; was skating	D．has had; was skating

6. —Don’t forget to come to our school assembly (集会) tomorrow morning.
—I won’t. I ________ just now.

A．reminded	B．was reminded
C．reported	D．was reported

7. —Would you like a cup of coffee or a bottle of juice?—______. I’d like some milk.

A．Either

B．Both

C．None

D．Neither

8. Xiao Zhang has ______homework every day and she really doesn’t know ______ first.

A．much too; what to do	B．too much; when to do
C．much too, how to do	D．too much; what to do

9. —Betty, do you know if Tony ______ the photo competition?
—He will, I think, if he ________ his project on Australia.

A．enters; finishes	B．enters; will finish
C．will enter; finishes	D．will enter; will finish

10. It is I ____ against the plan, because it sounds impossible to carry out.

A．who are

B．that are

C．that is

D．who am

11. —Do you prefer swimming_______?
—No, I would rather cycle than _______ .

A．than cycling, to swim

B．to cycling, swim

C．to cycle, to swim

D．to cycle, swim

12. The new exchange students don’t seem        who        for help.

A．know, to talk

B．know, to talk to

C．to know, to talk to

D．to know, to talk

13. —Thanks for listening to my problems and        me your useful advice.
—       .

A．give, With pleasure	B．giving, It’s my pleasure
C．to give, You’re welcome	D．giving, No, thanks

14. Can you tell me _______to talk to and ________to get help when we have problems?

A．who; where	B．who; what
C．what; who	D．where; when

15. —Excuse me, could you tell me        ?
—There’s an e-shop near the supermarket. You can go there.

A．where I can have my bike repaired	B．how can I get to the e-shop
C．where I can have my computer repaired	D．if there was an e-shop nearby

Time flies so quickly! We become mature (成熟的 ) girls or boys, or at least we____we are. At the same time, our parents are no longer young.
They____ all they have to us but never look forward to getting____back. When we are ill in bed, it is our parents who look____ us day and night; when we are trying to make____, it is our parents who are much happier than we are; when we're hungry or cold or sad, it is our parents who____give us help.
But what have we done for our parents?____we grow up, we have our own ideas and we think we are____enough to think and act by ourselves, so we usually dislike their care. ____, sometimes we don't listen to them; even ____with them !
To change the____, we must act at once, letting them know that we love them, too. In doing so, don't hesitate(犹豫) and don't be_____Try our best to understand our parents,____ something for our parents and not to make them feel hopeless. In a word, make it a duty to bring____to our parents, for that's the very sign that we are really mature.
Children are parents’ ____and we are carrying both our dreams and theirs.
The pleasure of our parents is what we should try to do!16.

A．think

B．explain

C．advise

D．affect

17.

A．pass

B．give

C．show

D．take

18.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

19.

A．for

B．like

C．at

D．after

20.

A．progress

B．warmth

C．a decision

D．a noise

21.

A．never

B．hardly

C．seldom

D．always

22.

A．If

B．Before

C．As

D．Though

23.

A．careful

B．old

C．young

D．patient

24.

A．At first

B．As a result

C．So far

D．At once

25.

A．quarrel

B．help

C．begin

D．drink

26.

A．choice

B．situation

C．wisdom

D．suggestion

27.

A．energetic

B．active

C．shy

D．modest

28.

A．throw

B．ask

C．read

D．do

29.

A．stress

B．money

C．happiness

D．cheese

30.

A．hope

B．award

C．task

D．Aim

More than anything else in the world, Lion liked being the king of the jungle. He walked around, showing off his power and pride.

Every day Lion got some shut eye under the shade of his favourite tree. He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing in front of him.

One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tipped(绊倒) over Lion's paw(爪子). Lion woke up with a start. "How dare you wake me up!" he shouted angrily. Lion grabbed Mouse with one paw. "On second thought, I'm in the mood for the snack, and you'll become a delicious meal." he said.

Mouse cried out, "King Lion. please spare(饶恕) me! If you let me live, I'll always remember your kindness. And some day might be able to help you." "How could such a powerless little mouse help me?" That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later. Lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favourite tree when he stepped onto a hunter's net. The net scooped him up. No matter how he twisted and turned. he couldn't escape.

When Mouse heard Lion's frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mouse quickly chewed(咬) on the ropes to make a big hole in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse. "Thank you for saving my life," said Lion, smiling his widest smile. "I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!"

31. What did Lion do each day?

A．He walked around the jungle.	B．He took a nap under his favourite tree.
C．He showed his power to animals in the jungle.	D．He bowed before weaker animals.

32. Why did Lion let Mouse go?

A．Because he believed Mouse could save him.	B．Because he looked on Mouse as his good friend.
C．Because he was trapped in the net.	D．Because he didn't believe if Mouse could be of any help.

33. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Pride makes you lose what you have.	B．Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
C．Even the small can show great strength.	D．When the cat is away, the mice will play.

7 January, 2014

A new report says more and more international students are attending colleges and universities in the United States. It also notes a large increase in the number of international students from China.

These findings are from the latest Open Doors Report. The report documents the record number of international students in the United States during 2012, 2013 school year. It says more than seven hundred sixty-four thousand four-hundred such students were attending American colleges and universities during the last two years. That represents an increase of almost six percent than one year earlier.

On the other hand, the number of Americans studying overseas (海外) increased by one percent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.

The report says one hundred ninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universities were from

China. That is an increase of more than twenty-three percent over the year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert(专家) of international education, described the effect of the increase in Chinese students.

"Now they have been coming for some time. But this year was the highest level ever." She says many Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children. The children mainly choose to study in America.

"We know many of them have enough income to be able to afford to send them anywhere in the world that they want to go. And for the most part, looking around the world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the United States as their choice."

Chinese students are not the only ones who want to attend American colleges and universities. After China, India sends the second largest number of students to the United States for higher education. India has about one hundred thousand students in American schools. South Korea is third with about seventy two thousand students.

Why do so many foreign students study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides one reason.

"The advantage America has is that we have a huge system and a very perfect system. So there are over four thousand universities and colleges in the United States. Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells us is there is still a lot of room to host international students."

Foreign students represent less than four percent of the total student population in American higher education. And from Learning English, that's the VOA Special English Education Report. I'm Bob Doughty. Thanks for listening.

34. Bob Doughty seems to be ________.

A．an exchange student from the USA

B．an expert of international education

C．a viewer of VOA

D．a reporter from VOA

35. Which country below has the fewest students studying overseas?

A．South Korea

B．India

C．China

D．America

36. Which is NOT the reason why so many Chinese students go to the USA for further study?

A．Lots of Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children

B．The USA has a huge and a very perfect education system.

C．There is a lot of room to host international students in the USA.

D．The USA has some top universities and colleges in the world.

37. Which of the following statement is true?

A．China has 122,000 more students than South Korea at American colleges and universities.

B．The number of Americans studying overseas is becoming smaller and smaller.

C．The number of Asian students has an increase of 6% over the past two years.

D．Most of the international students in the United States are Chinese.

38. This passage from VOA Special English is most likely to be ________.

A．An advertisement

B．A radio programme

C．A science report

D．A tour guide

What’s going to happen in the future? Will robots control our planet? Will computers become smarter than us? Not likely. But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10 to 30 years from now, according to the BBC.

Digital money

We used to pay with cash(现金) for everything we bought. Now when we use a credit card(信用卡) to shop online, money is spent without us seeing it. That means we are already using digital money. Using a card is much easier than searching our pockets for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash.

When ATM cards were first introduced, they were not accepted everywhere. But now it’s hard to live without them. It’s reported that people in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year, and the US might be next.

Bionic(仿生的) eye

It’s no longer something only in a science fiction movie. People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back—by wearing bionic eyes.

A blind eye can no longer sense light, but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send data(数据) to the mind. Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unclear shapes. A high resolution(高清的) image could be just a few years away.

Self-driving cars

Unlike a human driver, a self-driving car won’t get distracted(分神) by a phone call, the radio or something outside the window. Sensors(探测器) and cameras on the car would allow it to stick strictly to the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents. You could even take a nap while the car drives itself. In the future, driver-less cars would be widely accepted.

39. ______ has stopped using cash completely.

A．Sweden

B．ATM

C．BBC

D．America

40. What does the writer mainly tell us about digital money?

A．We use digital money to shop online without paying money.

B．Digital money is most likely to be used instead of cash.

C．Using cash is easier and safer than a credit card.

D．ATM cards are always popular.

41. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Bionic eyes only appear in the science fiction film.

B．Human drivers won’t get distracted by something outside.

C．The blind wearing bionic eyes may see clearly in the future.

D．There will be no road accident at all if self-driving cars are used.

42. From the report, we can learn some information about ______.

A．culture and Art	B．industry and farming
C．science and technology	D．traffic and journey

43. Which of the following can be predicted(预测) from the passage?

A．There would be a number of self-driving cars on the road.

B．The blind could use cameras to see things around.

C．We would live a hard life with digital money.

D．Robots would control the world.

44. Liu Xiang broke the world men’s 110-meter hurdles (跨栏赛跑) _______ (记录) in July, 2006.

45. No one should be ___________(强迫) to do things they dislike.

46. Children can learn team ____________ (精神) when they play football.

47. Pandas are famous all over the world. Pandas are a ____________ (象征) of China.

48. Tom’s good habit of getting up early has ___________ (保持不变) for almost ten years.

49. Different people have different ___________ (think) after seeing this film.

50. —When shall I hand in my report?
—As soon as it _________ (complete) tomorrow.

51. — I called you at 4:30 p.m. yesterday, but nobody answered.
— Sorry, I ____________ (try) out for the school basketball team at that time.

52. When the police found the old man ____________ (die) in the house, he was taken to the hospital at once.

53. The result __________ (prove) to be right since last week.

Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with his toes(脚趾).
One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with some friends. He lost both his arms because of electricity(电).
Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the accident. But soon he had to make a choice.
“For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreams, which would cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life.” says Liu Wei.
Liu’s dream was to be a pianist. His excellent life included a show on China’s Got Talent(《中国达人秀》) and a wonderful performance (演奏) playing the beautiful Marriage D’amour with his two feet on the piano.
Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet. And teaching himself to play the piano with his feet was very hard. Many times he wanted to give it up, but his parents went on encouraging(鼓励) him and he wanted to make his parents proud.
Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience(观众) were deeply moved and very excited when they watched his performance.
54. Why is Liu Wei very famous in China?
_____________________________________________________________
55. How old was Liu Wei when he lost his arms?
_____________________________________________________________
56. Was Liu Wei very sad when both his arms were cut off?
_____________________________________________________________
57. Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?
_____________________________________________________________
58. How did the audience feel when they watched Liu’s performance?
_____________________________________________________________

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。

Do you know that a student can produce up to 240 pounds of school waste and lots of waste gas during a term? This includes transportation, food, paper, pens, pencils and so on.

Transportation

Many parents like driving their kids to school every day. We all know waste gas from cars is a main cause of air pollution. If parents who live in a neighborhood can drive their kids to school by turns each day, that’ll be better. Another way of going green is to walk to school if students live near it.

Food

It is surprising that only one primary school could produce up to 19,000 pounds of lunch waste each year. That is only one school. One way to help take care of the environment is to stop using plastic bags. There are all kinds of environmental boxes for students to put their food in.

Paper, pens and pencils

A lot of paper is thrown away by American students. They throw away about 1.6 billion pens every year. They waste many pens and the chemicals of them are bad for the environment. Much more pencils are thrown away than pens. Pencils are made of trees, so if more pencils are thrown away, more trees will be cut down. So students should reuse paper, pens and pencils instead of throwing them away.

Backpacks

As fashion comes and goes, almost every kid needs a new backpack every year. They can save a lot of money and materials(材料) if they reuse the same schoolbags.

Students and the environment
Transportation	If possible, parents in a neighborhood should take     59     to drive their kids to school each day. Students can go to school on     60     if their homes are not     61     from their school.
62	Students should use environmental     63     to hold their food for lunch     64     of plastic bags.
Paper, pens and pencils	About 1.6 billion pens are     65    away by American students every year.
	Pencils are made of     66    . Students should     67     paper, pens and pencils.
Backpacks	Almost every student needs a new backpack every year as     68     changes.

首字母填空。
Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money. Suppose you plan to b    69     a house, your first step is to find a suitable piece of l    70    ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a p    71     situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will f    72     an experienced builder. And together with the builder you will make a p     73    , The builder will draw it. The builder will also w    74     out the cost of your house．He will estimate（估计）the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must be corrected, because the prices may c    75    ，and many other things may h    76     between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
w    77     the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can s    78     a little more and add something to your original plan．

79. 书面表达
假如你叫李华，是九年级的一名学生，自从上个月你们学校为迎接义务教育均衡发展督导团的检查，你们学校发生了很大的变化，现在请就你的所见所闻及感受写一篇100字的文章。
要求：包含以下要点，语句连贯、通顺。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
1.所有的老师热爱他们的工作，对学生严格要求，彼此密切合作，以便使得课堂生动有趣。
2.学生也非常尊重（respect）他们的老师，上课……(自由发挥1-2点)，课后按时完成并上交作业，遇有困难向老师求助。
3.学生爱好广泛，积极参加各种课外活动。许多九年级的学生参加……,因为……。学生之间更友好，时刻准备着互相帮助。
4.学生尽力保持校园的干净美丽，（举1-2例）。
5.感受……（1-2点）
Since our school got ready to meet the check of the balanced development of compulsory education last month, great changes have taken place in our school. Now our school is more harmonious(和谐的) and beautiful.
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