1. —What was Marc doing when his mother got home yesterday?
—He was playing ________ guitar.

A．the

B．a

C．an

D．/

2. I think we’ll ________ by robots in the future.

A．care for

B．be cared for

C．care about

D．be cared about

3. He often drives his car ________ 150km/h. That’s too dangerous.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．by

4. I can use my ________ to take high-quality images.

A．radio	B．watch
C．television	D．camera

5. —________ I borrow your e-dictionary, Lily?
—No, you ________. I will use it right now.

A．Might; can’t

B．Could; needn’t

C．Can; can’t

D．May; mustn’t

6. ________ the students in this primary school is about four hundred, ________ of them are girls.

A．A number of; two third

B．The number of; two third

C．Large numbers of; two thirds

D．The number of; two thirds

7. The book is very valuable, so it is well ________ again and again.

A．worth to reading

B．worth reading

C．worth to read

D．worth of reading

8. I am not sure ________ he will come here. ________ he comes here, please let me know.

A．that; When

B．that; If

C．if; Whether

D．whether; If

9. Who’s that boy reading in the garden? Is it David?
----It______be David. I saw him in the classroom just now.

A．must

B．can’t

C．may

D．shouldn’t

10. —What I had hoped at last ________.
—Congratulations!

A．come up

B．come out

C．come on

D．come true

Humans have always wondered about the Earth they live on and about the sky above them.

When early humans looked at the night sky, they _____ themselves a lot of questions. They looked at the Moon and _____ what this strange bright object in the sky was. They did not understand _____ it changed its shape from night to night. They _____ the stars and planets. They also wanted to know why some of them changed their positions, _____ others did not. They also thought about the _____ of the Earth. All the early people believed the Earth was flat.

In different parts of the world, there were _____ ideas about the universe (宇宙). The ancient Greeks were the first people to _____ the universe more scientifically. In the sixth century BC Pythagoras put forward the _____ that the Earth was round. ______, he could not explain why people at the bottom of the Earth did not ______.

It was not until the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that scientists found the answers ______ some important questions. Galileo’s telescope made ______ possible for people to see the sky more ______ and find the positions of the stars and planets. Finally in 1665, Isaac Newton ______ to the world what gravity was and people understood why they did not fall off the Earth.

11.

A．answered

B．found

C．asked

D．raised

12.

A．understood

B．discovered

C．knew

D．wondered

13.

A．what

B．why

C．when

D．where

14.

A．named

B．tested

C．controlled

D．watched

15.

A．as

B．while

C．unless

D．though

16.

A．number

B．shape

C．form

D．speed

17.

A．similar

B．same

C．different

D．complete

18.

A．study

B．learn

C．compare

D．invent

19.

A．idea

B．advice

C．suggestion

D．information

20.

A．Moreover

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Instead

21.

A．take off

B．put off

C．get off

D．fall off

22.

A．of

B．for

C．to

D．in

23.

A．that

B．this

C．one

D．it

24.

A．carefully

B．clearly

C．closely

D．completely

25.

A．reminded

B．explained

C．chose

D．explored

You are not going to believe this! A Japanese sweets maker made a rocket using candy as fuel（燃料）, and it went up in the air on March 7. With 20 soft candies, Candy Rocket went 248 meters high.
A big paper boat is floating on the water! It is 3.6 meters long and weighs 100kg. Morwenna Wilson, a British man, made it and put it on a lake in South London. This paper boat can even carry an adult.
It must be amazing for skiers to try this. It is a bedroom in a cable car above the snowy mountains of Courchevel, France. It is 2,700 meters high. It has basic living things and can hold 4 people. You can enjoy beautiful night views in the air and arrive at the top the next day.
Pandas are traveling around the world! In the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1,600 pandas got together at the square. They will go to 15 famous places in Malaysia. French artist Paulo Grangeon made these pandas with paper. He started his project Pandas on Tour in 2008 and traveled to more than 20 countries. It is to tell people to protect pandas.

26. If you are interested in staying in a paper boat on a lake, you should go to ________.

A．Japan

B．England

C．France

D．Malaysia

27. How many people can stay in the bedroom in a cable car?

A．4.

B．15.

C．20.

D．248

28. Why did Paulo Grangeon made 1,600 pandas with paper?

A．To travel around the world.

B．To enjoy beautiful night views.

C．To become famous in the world.

D．To remind people to protect pandas.

29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．A Japanese scientist made the candy rocket and it went up in the air on March 7.

B．Several adults can stay in the paper boat on a lake in South London.

C．Skiers can stay in the bedroom in a cable car for a night.

D．Paulo Grangeon is good at making paper pandas as well as paper boat.

30. Where can you probably read this passage?

A．In a newspaper.	B．In a novel.
C．In a dictionary.	D．In a history book

Today is December 15,2030. Influenced by the launch of the first manned mission to Mars next month, you will most likely get a gift card for a space trip.

The interest in trips, 100 km above the surface of the Earth, has grown steadily since such a trip began. However, the market has grown much larger this year since the official announcement of the Mars mission. More low-cost spacelines have entered the market and you can now find flights for such a trip for as low as $3,495. It’s very reasonable.

Space tourism (旅游业；观光业) is one of the markets that have developed fast during the last decade, with the opening of the Starbright Hotel on the moon as well as the low orbital hotels that started accepting guests. However, accommodation in space is still expensive for the average household, so the suborbital (亚轨道的) flights with thirty-minute weightlessness during the three-hour flight will for some time be the most popular trip.

However, the spacelines might in the future face fierce competition between space elevators (太空升降舱), like the one that is projected to start construction within two years. Once it is fully functional, it will start to ship cargo to space. But it will accept passengers as soon as possible to get back the large investment. Even if the elevator becomes successful, it will take several years before there are more elevators in the world to get in the competition for space traffic with the spacelines.

Those who are looking for a little bit of adventure and have extra money to spend may want to consider a suborbital flight in space. While a suborbital flight may not be the space mission that you have always dreamed of, it will give you the rare opportunity to see what our planet looks like in a high-altitude flight outside our atmosphere. So before you enjoy a trip by elevator to space, enjoy a suborbital flight first.

31. From Paragraph 1, what will happen in January, 2031?

A．A gift card will be taken to Mars.

B．Mars will be explored for the first time.

C．Man will go to Mars for the first time.

D．An affordable space trip will come true.

32. The underlined “average” can most probably be replaced by ________ in this passage.

A．common

B．high-income

C．low-cost

D．low-income

33. What is the space elevator’s purpose in accepting passengers as soon as possible?

A．To ship cargo to space.

B．To get in the competition between spacelines.

C．To start the construction of more space elevators.

D．To get back the large investment.

34. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Space tourism has developed fast during the last ten years.

B．A suborbital fight may be the space mission that you have dreamed of.

C．The suborbital flights will be the most popular trip for some time.

D．Even though the elevator becomes successful, we still wait for a few years to see more elevators come out.

35. We can know from the passage that ________.

A．the low orbital hotels have opened since a space trip began

B．within two years, space elevators will begin to ship cargo and people to space

C．during the suborbital fights, you will experience 30 minutes’ weightlessness

D．if you want to meet your curiosity, you may try a suborbital fight

Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a lttle far from you, living in a "smart" city like this could happen sooner than you think.
Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a "telepresence system(远程遥控系统)-- allowing users to control the heating and locks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, health care and government services. Around the city, escalators ( 自动扶梯 ) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.
The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.
   About 75% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener, said Dan Hill, head of a research company.
36. According to the text, living in a "smart" city ______

A．is not a green way	B．will be far from you
C．will soon become true	D．is completely impossible

37. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．A city of the future.	B．A meeting in Songdo.
C．A plan to build a house.	D．A report on public health.

38. Which company offers the great mind to build Songdo?

A．Cisco.

B．IBM.

C．Siemens.yagnoOLED

D．Microsoft.

39. Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to______.

A．drive people out of cities

B．control the world's population

C．develop his own company

D．solve the cities' coming problems

40. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A．Future Education

B．Smart Cities

C．Government Services

D．Famous Companies

根据汉语或括号中所给的词及句子意思，写出单词正确的形式。
41. That smart boy makes the same mistake ________ (很少地).
42. I have a lot of not only ________ (优点) and but also ________ (缺点).
43. 45 ________ (百分之) of the teachers in this school are men.
44. ________ (干的) food is the most important thing for an astronaut.
45. Air tank can ________ (提供) many hours of air.
46. It’s ________ (fashion) to have short hair in that city.
47. One of my ________ (hobby) is chatting with my friends on the Internet.
48. Everyone in our class should be able ________ (work) out this problem.
49. My sister ________ (develop) more slowly than others.
50. The teacher said there ________ (be) 365 days in a year.

任务型阅读

The stressful school life and unhealthy lifestyles cause some problems to students. Here are some key mistakes and some tips.

■Sitting for a long time

So much homework and many computer games make students sit for several hours without standing or walking around. Because of long time sitting, some students have got diabetes (糖尿病) and heart disease (疾病).

Tips:·Get up and out of your chair for about five minutes every hour.

·Walk over to a person instead of sending e-mails or text messages.

■Eating irregularly
Some students develop unhealthy eating habits. Fast food becomes more often. Heavy studying and stress keep students from eating meals regularly.
Tips: ·Eat breakfast with eggs at the start of every day.
Never buy unhealthy food like fast food, sweets and candies.
Have three meals a day at the right time.
■Sleeping less
If some students don’t get enough sleep, the smooth cycle of our biological clock (生物钟) is broken. It can cause heart disease and high blood pressure(高血压).
Tips: ·Be sure to sleep for seven to eight hours every night.
·Have a rest for about 30 minutes at noon.
■Having a number of energy drinks
An energy drink or an extra cup of coffee might seem like the only way to get through a late-night study time. High levels of caffeine (咖啡因) can also cause high blood pressure.
Tips: ·The safest way to get more energy is to eat regular meals, sleep well, exercise and drink lots of water.
Title: A Guide to Students’     51    

Key mistakes		Tips
Sitting too     52	Some students suffer from diabetes and heart disease.	·Get up and out of your chair often. ·Walk over to person     53    .
Eating irregularly	Heavy studying and stress     54     students eating meals regularly.	·Eat breakfast with eggs every     55    . ·Buy     56     food. ·Have three meals a day.
Sleeping less	Not     57     sleep breaks the smooth cycle of our biological clock.	·Sleep for 7 to 8 hours every night. ·Have a rest for about     58     an hour at noon.
Having     59     energy drinks	With the     60     of the energy drinks and coffee, some students can get through a late-night study time.	·Eat regular meals, sleep well, exercise and drink lots of water.

翻译句子
61. 科技的发展在许多方面已经改变了我们的生活。
___________________________________________________________
62. 我很喜欢这个城市。毕竟我过去在这里生活了十多年。
___________________________________________________________
63. 我们应该帮助那些学业上有困难的学生。
___________________________________________________________
64. 你知道火星离地球有多远吗?
___________________________________________________________
65. 你得穿上特制的靴子，否则你会从火星上飘走的。
___________________________________________________________

完成句子
66. 一些人认为太空旅行也许会使人生病。
Some people think that ________________________ make people ________________________.
67. 我认为引力对于火星移居者来说不是问题。
I ___________________ that gravity will be a problem ___________________ on Mars.
68. 你认为住在有十个房间的大厦里很有可能吗？
Do you think that to live in a dome ________________ is ________________?
69. 你知道从地球到火星的旅行要多长时间？
Do you know ________________________________?
70. 他们正在讨论太空旅行是否对孩子有害。
They are discussing ________________________________.

71. 书面表达
九年级三班的同学举行了一次题为Mars or Earth的英语班会，下面是班会上所给的材料。假如给你机会选择，你是选择居住在地球上还是火星上呢？请做出自己的选择并简要说明理由。

Life on the Earth	Life on Mars
There is much pollution	Mars would be a clean place without pollution.
People travel to many places of interest	People would travel to its two moons by spacecraft.
Students go to school and have classes	Students could study at online schools.
People drive cars on the roads.	Cars could float.
…	…

要求：1．90词左右；
2．内容充实，结构合理，语言流畅，书写工整。.
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