When I was a little child, I felt unhappy. I was really _______ other kids. I couldn't   change no matter what I did.

There is something wrong with my _______.I can't see things around me clearly. When my classmates play games happily outside, I have to stay at home and look out of the window alone.

For a long time, I felt hopeless. _______ my mother always said, "You are the precious (珍贵的) baby in our family," it didn't work.

I asked God, " _______ did you give me a pair of useless eyes when you gave me life?" Of course, there was no _______.

I turned to books for help. Books are my only friends. When I am sad and upset, they        _______; when I feel happy and excited, they _______ my feelings. They can take me to another world, there I can see everything clearly and free my heart through joy.

I began to write down my thoughts and keep them as a _______. And nobody knew it, When I studied at a middle school, I had a good teacher. He read all of my poems and said, "Well done!" He always _______ me in class. He kept helping me. Now I am full of energy and confidence (自信). I can do things like other kids. So please believe in ________. Everyone is unique (独-无二的).

1.

A．similar to

B．hard on

C．different from

D．friendly to

2.

A．eyes

B．ears

C．legs

D．arms

3.

A．If

B．Because

C．Unless

D．Although

4.

A．Where

B．Which

C．Why

D．Who

5.

A．reply

B．report

C．record

D．research

6.

A．cheer me up

B．dress me up

C．call me up

D．pick them up

7.

A．hurt

B．share

C．repeat

D．develop

8.

A．method

B．notice

C．task

D．secret

9.

A．warned

B．praised

C．educated

D．punished

10.

A．myself

B．yourself

C．himself

D．herself

A

The pencil is a very simple object. However, it took hundreds of people over centuries to make it what it’s like today.

The story of the pencil starts with graphite（石墨）.People cut it into small sticks and use them to write or draw. Around 1560, an Italian couple named Simonio and Lyndiana Bemacotti added wood holders to the graphite sticks. However, since the graphite is too soft, the pencils were easy to break. In 1795, in France, Nicolas-Jacques Conte worked out a method of mixing graphite powders with clay（黏土）. In this way, people made strong pencil cores（铅笔芯）. To this day, the method is still used in making pencils.

It was Henry David Thoreau who came up with the grading scale（分级量表）for different hardnesses of pencils. It was graded one through four, and grade two is the proper hardness for general use. The softer the pencil is, the more graphite it has in it, and the darker the line is. The harder the pencil is, the more clay it has, and the lighter the line is. Nowadays, pencils marked 2B are usually used in exams to mark answers. Pencils marked HB are usually used in daily writing. People usually use pencils of different hardness and blackness to draw different parts of a picture.

When pencils were handmade, they were made round. Then an American Joseph Dixon developed machines to make pencils. Later people found out it was easier and less wasteful to make a pencil which has six sides.

There is a pencil for everyone and every pencil has a story. The Blackwing 602 is famous for being used by a lot of writes. And then, you have the Dixon pencil company. It’s what people think of when they think of a pencil and what they most probably will buy when their children are about to learn to write.

In my opinion, there’s nothing that can be done to make the pencil better than it is.

11. Who improved the hardness of pencils?

A．Joseph Dia.	B．Nicolas-Jacquces Conte.
C．Henry David Thoreau.	D．Simonio and Lyndiana Bernacotti.

12. What does the underlined word “it” mean in Paragraph4?

A．The grading scale.	B．The story of the pencil.
C．To make the pencil round.	D．To make a pencil which has six sides.

13. What’s the text mainly about?

A．The development of pencils.	B．The main inventors of pencils.
C．What pencils are made out of.	D．Why pencils are widely used.

Earthquakes usually come without warning. What should you do if this happens to you? An earthquake is dangerous, but there are still things you can do to protect yourself.

Stay calm as the earth begins to shake. Your chances of survival in an earthquakes go up if you can keep calm. Staying calm is not easy, but it can save your life.

If you are inside when the earthquake starts, get under a table or a bed. You need to have something strong around you to protect you from falling objects. Do not stand near walls or windows and stay out of the kitchen. The kitchen is dangerous because of many glass objects.

If you are outside, get to an open area as fast as you can. Stay away from buildings and trees. If you are in a car, pull over to a place where there are no trees or tall buildings and stay in the car. If you are close to the sea, try to get as far away from the water as possible. Earthquakes can cause huge waves（浪）that can really harm the people nearby.

When the earthquake is over, there is still plenty of danger. For example, gas fire often comes with an earthquake if you see a fire, quickly move outdoors to an open area.

Always remember to hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

14. What does the underlined word “survival” mean in Chinese?

A．坍塌

B．废墟

C．幸存

D．失踪

15. Which is the wrong way if you are outside when the earthquake happens to you?

A．To stay away from buildings and trees.

B．To get as far away from the sea water as possible.

C．To run into your house quickly to take something valuable.

D．To drive your car to a place where there are no trees or tall buildings and stay in the car.

16. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The ways to stay calm.

B．The ways to stay away from tall buildings.

C．The ways to move outdoors to an open area.

D．The ways to protect yourself when an earthquake happens.

A farmer had a friend and his friend was famous for growing wonderful apple trees.

One day, the farmer’s friend gave him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it.

The farmer loved the gift. But when he got home, he did not know where to plant it. He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the apples. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the apples. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. Nobody could see it, but there was no sunlight in his wood. The tree soon died.

Later, the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place. “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily, “If I plant the tree near the road, strangers may steal the apples. If I plant the tree in one of my field, my neighbors may come at night and steal the apples. If I plant the tree near my house, my children may take the apples.” “Yes, ” said the friend. “but at least someone could enjoy the apples. Now no one could eat the apples, and the apple tree died !”

17. The farmer's friend was famous for growing wonderful pear trees.
18. The farmer didn’t plant the tree near the road.
19. The farmer planted the tree in one of his fields.
20. There was no sunlight in the farmer’s wood.
21. All of the farmer’s friends enjoyed the apples at last.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入短文中小题横线上的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Are children vulnerable（易受伤害的）to the novel coronavirus?

The National Health Commission has identified that children are vulnerable to the novel coronavirus and though the symptoms（症状）are mild after infection.

What are the possible ways for children to be infected（感染的）?

The main transmission route is spread by droplet transmission（传播）now, such as a patient’s coughs and sneezing.     22    For example, children will be infected by contacting with the mouth or nose or conjunctiva（结膜）of the eye through contaminated（弄脏）hands.

    23    

If the child has cough, fever and other symptoms, but didn’t go outside nor had contact with infected patients, parents can first monitor（检查） the child’s temperature and provide home treatment.

How do children wear face masks?

    24     Parents should also check if their child experiences other discomfort.

How to wash children’s hands properly?

    25     If they are going out and can’t readily（便捷地）wash their hands with running water, always carry paper towels and an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

    26    

If you must go out, wear a face mask, drive yourself and try not to use public transportation.

A．Can children still eat chicken, duck and fish meat?

B．Under what kind of situation do children need to go to hospital?

C．How to protect children from the virus when going out?

D．Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer（洗手液）

E．They may also be infected by contact（触摸）transmission.

F．Mothers should take personal protection

G．When children wear masks, parents should always pay attention to whether the child has breathing difficulties.

阅读下面材料并填空。有的答案要填入适当的内容，有的答案要用括号内单词的正确形式，但每个答案不多于3个单词。

When you go abroad, you     27    （buy）a camera in Japan, some beautiful clothes in France, or     28    （watch）in Switzerland .You    29    （think）those products     30    （make） in those countries. Kang Jian, a 17-year-old student     31     Shanghai, went to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco last year. He found it     32    （interest）to see that so many products in the local shops were made in China. “I wanted     33    a toy car for my cousin, but even though most of the toys had American brands, they were made in China.”

“I wanted to buy a pair of basketball shoes,” he explains. “But I had to visit five or six stores before finding a pair     34    （make）in America!” He realized that Americans can hardly avoid     35    （buy）products from China. “In fact, ” he continues, “there are 50 many things made in China. Even American flags were made in China!” Kang Jian hopes that in the future China will also get     36    （good）at making high-technology products.

读下面的文章，做简单的笔记。

In May 2001, I found a job in New York at the Word Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound. Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit my office building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. I felt lucky to be alive.

Almost 10 years later，I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm never went off. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport. But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off. “This is the first holiday I’ve taken in a year, and I miss my plane. What bad luck!” I thought to myself. The other plane were full so I had to wait till the next day. The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before. My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.

37. Two events mentioned by the writer
______________________ _____________________
38. Location of the writer’s favorite coffee shop
______________________________
39. The destination（目的地）that the author wanted to travel
_____________________________
40. The exact date of the earthquake
_____________________________
41. The reason the writer missed the plane
_____________________________

42. 我们一直忙于准备今天的考试。
We are ________ ________for today’s exam all the time.

43. 直到中考结束，李雷才轻松下来。
Lilei ________ relax himself ________ the senior high school entrance exam ended.

44. 我的表弟过去怕黑。
My cousin ________ ________ be afraid of the dark.

45. 不应当允许青少年扎耳洞。
Teenagers should not be ________ to get ears ________.

46. 如果明天不下雨，在操场将有英语演讲。
There will ________ an English speech on the playground if it ________ rain tomorrow.

How Can You Become a Successful Learner?

Everyone is born with the ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. Research shows that successful learners have some good habits in common.

Creating an interest in what they learn

Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something interesting. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they can listen to English songs or watch sports programs in English. This way they will not get bored.

Practicing and learning from mistakes

Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more. Remember, “Use it or lose it”! Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it. “Practice makes perfect”. Good learns will keep practicing what they have learned, and they are not afraid of to make mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell didn’t invent the telephone overnight. He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his mistakes.

Developing their study skills

It is not enough to just study hard. Good learners know the best way they can study. For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. They also look for ways to review what they have learned. They may do this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the information to another student.

Asking questions

Good learners often ask questions during or after class. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers. Knowledge comes from questioning.

Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new. Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well.

47. What does studying well depend on?
_______________________________________
48. Do good learners have anything in common?
_______________________________________
49. What are the good habits?
_______________________________________
50. Is it important to develop the studying skills?
_______________________________________
51. Why is learning a lifelong journey?
_______________________________________

52. 书面表达
16． Write a review（评论） of the following story in about 120 words． The review has to include the following points．（阅读下面的故事，请根据下面的提示，写出一篇约120词的评论）．
（1）The title of your review．（你撰写的评论的标题．）
（2）Your idea（s）， examples and the reason（s） for unhappiness and happiness in the story．（你归纳的关于故事中幸福和不幸福的观点，举例子并说明原因．）
（3）Your idea（s） of happiness， examples for happiness in your daily life．（归纳你在日常生活中关于幸福的观点，并举例说明．）
（4）Your conclusion about happiness．（关于幸福的结论．）
（5）The words you may use．（你可能用到的词） be satisfied with（对……满意） desire n．欲望 contentment 知足 the key（关键） to happiness．

A long time ago， in a rich and beautiful country， there lived an unhappy king． He slept badly and didn't feel like eating． He often cried for no reason． This made the queen and his people worried． So they called a doctor to examine him．But he found nothing wrong with his body．He said what the king needed was the shirt of a happy person to wear．That would make him happy．

The prime minister was called to the palace． But when they explained the king's situation to him， he said，"Although I have a lot of power， it doesn't make me happy． I'm always worried about losing my power．"

Then the king's banker came to say， I'm afraid I'm not happy either． I have a lot of wealth， but I'm always worried about losing money． Someone tries to steal my money． Next， the palace singer was called to say， "I'm famous but I'm not happy because I'm worried about being followed by others． I can't be free．"

Finally， the top general was told to go out to find a happy man． He searched and searched but couldn't find anyone． Everyone seemed to have their own problems， and no one was truly happy． Just as he wanted to give up． he saw a poor man on the street． He was eating with his hands and singing happily to himself． The general went to him and said，"What makes you so happy？ You have no power， money， or fame．" The man said，"I have everything I want． and I don't want what I can't have． So I'm happy， and my song comes from the happiness in my heart． ""Can you give your shirt to me， I need it， "said the general．"What shirt？ I don' t have any shirts．"answered the man．__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________