1. Look at the picture. Diana is

A．the tallest

B．the shortest

C．taller than Jenny

D．shorter than David

2. Helen is new here，so we know _______ about her.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

3. Yingqi Bind Nest Library，the smallest library in the world，was opened to the public in Nanjing's Huashu Village   _______ the World Reading Day in 2015.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．as

4. Last night the big fire in Sunshine Shopping Mall was started by the children playing with matches．        ，no one was hurt．

A．Luckily

B．Suddenly

C．Easily

D．Sadly

5. Can you help me          those exercise books? I got a different number each time.

A．carry

B．move

C．write

D．count

6. —Are you going camping this afternoon？
—A typhoon is coming. I'm not sure _______ the road to the mountains will be closed.

A．which

B．what

C．whether

D．why

7. It took me almost a whole day to _____ so many emails.

A．deal with

B．cut in

C．cheer for

D．run out

8. My sister is till very _____with me because I broke her new pencil box yesterday.

A．popular

B．satisfied

C．honest

D．angry

9. —Have you read the book Jane Eyre？ —Yes. It's a famous book and really worth ____．

A．to read

B．reading

C．to be read

D．read

10. Jiangsu Grand Theatre _______ in September，2016.

A．completes

B．was completed

C．will complete

D．will be completed

11. Which of the following words is pronounced/geɪt/？

A．gate

B．great

C．greet

D．get

12. —Hi, Nora. Is your mother at home?
—Just a minute! She _______ flowers in the garden.

A．plant

B．is planting

C．planted

D．was planting

13. In the words ‘unhappy’ and ‘unusual’, the ‘un -’ means ________.

A．very

B．most

C．not

D．less

14. （on the mobile phone）
—Where are you？I can't see you here at the theatre.
—_______ I'm just one block away.

A．Good idea

B．My pleasure

C．I'm coming

D．Nice talking to you

15. —Seeing films is a good way to pass the time on the plane.
—_________I never go travelling without a book.

A．You are joking.	B．I agree.
C．I don’t think so.	D．Never mind.

Henry Bond was about seven years old when his father died. His mother found it ______ to support the large family. However, she tried her best to do so. Also, she ______ Henry, the eldest son, to school.
At one time, Henry needed a grammar book for his study. His family was so ______ that his mother could not afford one.
One morning, Henry found that a deep snow had fallen, and the ______ wind was blowing. “Ah,” he said, “it is an ill wind that blows nobody good.” With these words, he ran to the house of a neighbor, and offered his ______ to move away the snow around it. The offer was accepted. When he finished the work, he received his ______. Then he went to another place for the ______ purpose, and then to anther, ______ he had earned (挣得) enough to buy a grammar book.
From that time, Henry was ______ the first in all his classes. He knew no such word as “______”, and he succeeded in all he tried to do. Having the will, he always found the way.16.

A．easy

B．fun

C．difficult

D．possible

17.

A．returned

B．sent

C．followed

D．lent

18.

A．large

B．small

C．rich

D．poor

19.

A．cold

B．warm

C．cool

D．hot

20.

A．service

B．choice

C．money

D．interest

21.

A．book

B．pay

C．letter

D．study

22.

A．last

B．strange

C．same

D．boring

23.

A．if

B．because

C．since

D．until

24.

A．always

B．never

C．already

D．seldom

25.

A．help

B．fail

C．try

D．give

Ronny's Book Ronny looked like every other kid in the first-grade classroom where I volunteered as the Reading Mom However，Ronny was different from his classmates in other ways. He had a speech problem so he couldn't _______like other kids in his grade.

I worked with all the students in Ronny's class one by one to improve their reading skills. On the days when it was Ronny's _______，I'd give him a silent smile，and he'd fly out of his chair. He sat very close to me and opened the book _______he was opening a treasure nobody ever seen.

I watched his fingers move slowly under each letter as he struggled（努力）to read out. Every time he _______ to read a word with a strange pronunciation，the biggest smile would spread across his face and his eyes would shine with _______. It broke my heart each and every time.

A few weeks _______ the school year ended，I held an awards ceremony（颁奖典礼）. I_______Ronny with a book-one of those Little Golden Books that only cost $5. Tears（眼泪）ran down his face as he held the book close to him and went _______ to his seat. I stayed with the class for the rest of the day. Ronny never let go of（放开）the _______，not once. It never left his hands.

A few days later，I returned to the school to visit. I ________ Ronny sitting on a chair near the playground，the book open in his lap. His teacher said，“He hasn't put that book down since you gave it to him. Do you know that's his ________ book he's ever actually owned？"

Keeping back my tears，I walked towards Ronny，placed my hand on his shoulder and asked，"Will you read me your book，Ronny？"And then，for the next few minutes，he read to me more ________than I'd ever thought possible from him. The pages were already dog-eared（卷角的），like the book had been read thousands of ________already. when he finished reading，Ronny closed his book and said with great satisfaction. "________ book！"

What a powerful contribution the writer of that Little Golden Book had made to the life of a disadvantaged child. At that moment，I knew I would get ________about my own writing and do what that writer had done，and probably still does-care enough to write a story that changes a child’s life，care enough. to make a difference.

26.

A．read

B．copy

C．write

D．listen

27.

A．team

B．term

C．turn

D．tour

28.

A．as if

B．even if

C．as well

D．if so

29.

A．forgt

B．decided

C．refused

D．managed

30.

A．fear

B．pride

C．promise

D．silence

31.

A．afer

B．before

C．since

D．when

32.

A．covered

B．shared

C．presented

D．compared

33.

A．out

B．up

C．away

D．back

34.

A．hand

B．class

C．book

D．chair

35.

A．followed

B．noticed

C．heard

D．realized

36.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

37.

A．coldly

B．slowly

C．clearly

D．quietly

38.

A．mislakes

B．sales

C．chances

D．times

39.

A．Small

B．Good

C．New

D．Old

40.

A．serious

B．nervous

C．worried

D．surprised

The bright light shone through the bedroom window onto Farmer Huang's face. He hurriedly got up and started to head for his duck farm. He had spent at his money on the farm.

Farmer Huang got into his lorry with ducks in cages and his two workers. Bill and Jim. Their first stop was City Primary School. Upon reaching the school gate, the lorry couldn't move on because there was something wrong with a wheel. Farmer Huang left his workers to change the wheel while he went into the school dining hall to hand over some ducks.

At this time, a boy got on the lorry and opened some of the cages. Jim happened to look up; the boy jumped down from the lorry and ran into the school. The ducks were running away! Jim and Bill hurriedly tried to get the ducks back into the cages with their efforts, but the duck ran everywhere.

Where was the boy? He was at the school gate letting some ducks into the school. On hearing the noise, many children came out of their classrooms to watch the funny sight.

Farmer Huang came back just in time to catch the boy. He then went after the ducks. He made a funny quacking sound and the ducks began to come to him. He happily put them back into their cages, changed the wheel and drove off, leaving the boy in the hands of the school master.

41. The story began____

A．in the afternoon	B．on a sunny morning
C．on the farm	D．in the school

42. When couldn't the lorry move on?

A．As soon as it got to the school gate.	B．When it passed by the school gate.
C．Before a wheel broke.	D．After some ducks ran away.

43. Which of the following is TRUE？

A．Jim guessed a boy would open some of the cages.

B．Some children came out and helped to get the ducks back.

C．The boy who had opened the cages was Farmer Huang's son.

D．Bill and Jim's efforts to get the ducks back were useless.

44. What does the underlined word" quack" mean in Chinese？

A．咯咯

B．咕咕

C．嘎嘎

D．喵喵

45. What can we infer from the story？

A．The boy was caught by Farmer Huang.

B．Farmer Huang understood the ducks' language.

C．The boy would be punished by the school master.

D．Farmer Huang refused to come to this school again.

A good relationship between students and teachers makes the classroom a very inviting place. When you like your teacher，it's easier to pay attention to his explanations and improve your grades. When you consider your teacher a friend，you'll certainly have more respect for him. When your teachers consider you to be a friend and not only a student，they'll feel freer in class to make their classes more lively and interesting. Now here are some tips to develop a friendly relationship with your teachers：

Ask questions. If you have any questions about that subject，ask them. Show them that you're interested in their subject. That will make them notice you. But never ask questions that you already know the answer to. If so，they might think that you're not actually trying to learn.

Talk about non-school subjects. When you see one of your teachers in the hall，greet him and ask if he's going to that concert or if he's seen that movie. That way you'll show that you consider him a friend. Some teachers don't like to have a friendly relationship with a student，but most of them want to have those simple talks with their students. And after a while，they will start to talk with you about non-school subjects in the class. That will make more students in your class get involved（参与）in those talks，and everyone will start to consider that teacher to be a friend.

Teachers will always be teachers. Don't forget that no matter what good relationship you two have，you should respect them.

46. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about？

A．Why students should have a good relationship with teachers.

B．How to improve our grades and make friends with teachers.

C．What kinds of teachers we should have more respect for.

D．What we should do to let teachers feel freer in class.

47. What does the underlined word “inviting" in Paragraph 1 mean？

A．Serious.

B．Relaxing.

C．Attractive.

D．Free.

48. You can ask teachers the questions ________________.

A．that are very easy	B．that are difficult
C．that you have understood	D．that you don't understand

49. When you meet your teachers out of the class，you can _________.

A．discuss questions about science with them	B．talk about some light subjects with them
C．make jokes with them if you like	D．make friends with them if necessary

50. Who are the readers of this passage？

A．Teachers.

B．Parents

C．Educators.

D．Students.

阅读表达

Some people have to use public transport. Some dislike it and still some love it. If everyone has a car and drives anywhere they want to go，there will be serious traffic problems on the road. Luckily，trains are a good form of public transport.

British people use trains a lot. This is especially so for people who are travelling from London to Paris. Every day about 20 trains leave London. They travel at a very high speed and people feel glad that the trains take only 2 hours and 30 minutes to reach Paris. It's much faster to travel by train than by bus or by car. This is because people have to drive cars or buses very carefully and slowly for many reasons，such as speed limits and traffic jams（拥堵）. However，when you are travelling by train，the speed is almost the same and there is no traffic jam for a train.

Besides，Londoners think taking a train is one of the safest ways of travelling on the ground. Trains take quite a number of quality tests while they are made. More importantly，they have to take many safety checks before they are used on the railway.

What's more，trains in Britain are comfortable. They provide fine services for their users. When you are on London train，you will find that the train has comfortable tables and seats where people can sit. They also provide food services and power plugs（电源插头）for personal computers or mobile phones.

51. Why do people like taking a train from London to Paris？（in no more than 10words）
___________________________________________________________________________
52. How long does it take Londoners to reach Paris？（in no more than 6 words）
__________________________________________________________________________
53. When do trains take many safety checks？（in no more than 7 words）
_____________________________________________________________________________
54. How many advantages of taking trains are mentioned in the passage？（in no more than 1 words）
__________________________________________________________________________
55. What's the main idea of the passage！（in no more than 8 words）
___________________________________________________________________________

词汇填空
56. You look sad. But don't give yourself up to s_______. There's still hope.
57. I always have d_______ in pronouncing new words.
58. It's i_______ for me to do such a lot of work in an hour. So can you help me？
59. Take a look at this photo . Is anything m_______ or incomplete？
60. Chinese is w_______ used as a foreign language in the world.
61. Working with gardeners，we can learn a lot of _______ （知识）about flowers.
62. We didn't have anything to eat for several days，so our_______（胃）were empty.
63. How long can I _______（借阅）this magazine？
64. We live next door. And both of us live on the _______ （九）floor.
65. Nothing is better than a _______（忠诚的）friend.

任务型阅读
How to Improve English Handwriting？

Now students' English handwriting gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful？If not，here are four steps that really work！

Use paper with lines

Using paper with lines can keep you writing straight instead of up or down when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters（大写字母）are written properly.

Slow down

If your writing is hard to read，try slowing down a little. For some kids，going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast，it's hard for you to stop where you should，and even worse，you may make more mistakes.

Hold your pencil right

When you hold your pencil in the correct way，writing is much easier. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to be relaxed and don't hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so，people will guess you are a student with a good habit.

Draw more pictures

Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school，you can practice by yourself at home.

Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player，what do yon do when your fans run up to you？

Give them your autographs（亲笔签名），of course！

How to     66     English handwriting
Use paper with lines	It     67     you writing straight. It helps you write     68     the right size. Fill the lined space and write the capital letters properly.
Slow down	69    down a little to make it easier to read your handwriting.     70    too fast makes it hard to stop and may cause more mistakes.
Hold your pencil right	Write in the correct and     71    way. Holding too hard makes your handwriting     72    .
Draw more pictures	Drawing can make your handwriting     73    . Drawing     74     the skills to control your pens. You can draw at home or at school.
Conclusion	Good handwriting is important because people may guess you are a good student     75     has a good habit.

首字母填空

（2017-2018镇江润州区九上期末）On the first day of school，our professor i    76     himself and then asked us to get to know someone we didn't already know.

I stood up to look around and saw a little o    77     lady looking up at me with a smile. She said，"Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. ” I was so curious what made her to be here at her age. “I always d    78     of having a college education and now I'm getting one，"she told me. Every day for the next three months we would leave class t    79     and talk nonstop. We became friends. I was always c    80     about listening to this" time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

I’ll never forget what she said in the party at the end of the term. She simply said，"We do not stop playing b    81     we are old； we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young，being happy，and a    82    success. ”

"You have to laugh and find humour every day. "

“You should have a dream. When you lose your dreams，you die. ”

"There is a huge d    83     between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change. "

"Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did，but rather for things we did not do. ”

At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun many years ago. One week later Rose died p    84     in her sleep. Over two thousand college students mourned the l    85     of the wonderful woman.

Remember，growing older is mandatory，growing up is optional.

86. 书面表达
最近你校向同学们提出“走路去上学”的倡议，请你就这一话题写一篇80词左右的短文。
要点提示：
1. 有利于身体健康；
2. 和同学结伴而行可以互相了解；
3. 不需要父母接送，学会自理：
4. 道路上车辆减少，城市不再拥堵。
要求：要点齐全，可适当发挥。
参考词汇：proposal n. 倡议
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