Eyes always on us
Video cameras are everywhere: schools, theaters and stores. But in recent years, they have entered our homes. Many parents set up cameras at home to watch their children’s online classes and homework. Are cameras really helpful? What do students think about it?
| Li Ming Earlier last year, I liked to lie in bed and watch videos instead of studying. This affected my studies and made my grades worse. So my parents set up a camera to keep an eye on me. It worked. With the camera watching, I had to do my homework first and make plans for studying at home. When I was alone at home, the camera made me feel safe because I knew that my parents were watching on the other side. My grades improved after a year. Zhang Hua When I was in Grade 8, my parents set up a camera in my room. I really didn’t like it because I felt like there were always eyes watching me. I was so uncomfortable that I couldn’t sleep well at night. Knowing there was a camera around when my friends came to my home, they would speak quietly and carefully. We couldn’t have pillow fights. I was sad. So I asked my parents to take the camera away. They agreed it as long as I promised to behave well... I feel happy and free now. |
2. What was the reason for Li Ming’s parents’ setting up a camera at home?
3. What happened to Li Ming one year later?
4. How did Zhang Hua feel like after the camera was set up at home?
5. Why does Zhang Hua feel happy and free now?
6. 书面表达
你现在已经是一名九年级学生了，你的学习和生活相比初一、初二一定发生了不同程度的变化。请你以“How I Have Changed”为题写一篇作文，介绍你的变化。80词左右，作文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
内容包括：1.你做出改变的原因；
2.谈谈你在学习和生活上的变化（至少三点）。
How I Have Changed
How time flies! I have changed a lot since I became a ninth grader this term.
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Jada and Jessie are twins. They are ten now and in the fourth grade. Jada and Jessie do everything together. They are in the same class. They dress alike. They look the same. People always get confused (困惑). Even their father has problems telling them apart (分辨). Their mother doesn’t, although. She always knows which twin is which.
Last weekend, their father told their mother to take them to the hairdresser’s (理发室), and asked him to get one of them a different haircut (发型) so that he could tell them apart. Jada and Jessie were not happy. They didn’t want to look different. Their mother came to stop it, and refused (拒绝) to cut their hair. The girls just didn’t want to change their haircut.
1. How old are Jada and Jessie?2. What grade are Jada and Jessie in?
3. Who can tell Jada and Jessie apart?
4. When did Jada and Jessie’s father want to take them to the hairdresser’s?
5. What did Jada and Jessie’s father want to change (改变)?
6. 书面表达
朋友对我们很重要，有人说“朋友像一面镜子”，有人觉得“好朋友没有必要相同”，请以“My Good Friend and I”为题谈一谈你和你的好朋友。
内容包括：
1.比较你们性格和外貌；
2.谈谈你们的饮食、锻炼的习惯和频率；
3.谈谈你们各自最喜欢的电视节目或电影类型及其原因。
4.简单谈谈你对朋友的看法。
作文要求：
1.不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2.语句连贯，字数在80左右。作文题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数。
My Good Friend and I
Different people have different opinions about friends. Friends are like a mirror. I have a good friend.
What Would You Do is a TV program on American ABC. The program which is hosted by the news reporter John Quinones is popular with many people. It tests what people will do when they see someone is in trouble so as to tell us to stand up for the people in need. Here is last week’s program.
In a cake shop, two actors acted as a blind woman named Pamela and a man clerk（职员） who looked down upon the blind. Hidden cameras were recording what would happen. The blind woman came into the shop and bought a box of twelve cupcakes. The clerk treated the woman badly at first. Then he cheated（欺骗） her when he gave her the change. He only gave her 6 dollars instead of 34 dollars.
Would someone be brave enough to stand up for the blind woman? Yes! A customer in the cake shop stopped the clerk from cheating the blind and treating her badly. And other customers joined in soon. John appeared in the end and interviewed the first customer who helped Pamela out. She said it was necessary to give a hand to the people in need. “A psychology（心理学） professor once said,” she said, “it’s difficult to take the first step to stand up. It needs courage.”
1. What’s the name of the TV program?2. Who is the host of the TV program?
3. Where did the two actors act as a blind person and a clerk?
4. Why did the first customer help Pamela out?
5. What do we need to stand up for the people in need?
6. 书面表达
为了使生活更美好， 社会需要正能量(positive energy)。生活中， 我们需要他人的帮助， 也要学会帮助他人。请你在网上给 What Would You Do本期节目留言。
内容: 1.你对节目中挺身而出的顾客的看法；
2.说说你帮助别人或别人帮助你的一件事例；
3.呼吁大家互帮互助，彼此感恩，让社会充满正能量。
要求: 1.不得照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名；
2.语句连贯，词数80个左右，作文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
In the program, a customer stood up when a blind woman was treated badly in a cake shop.
Nie Haisheng and two other astronauts finished their tasks in the space station and returned to the earth in Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft on September 17.
Nie Haisheng (born in September, 1964) is a Chinese astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He was born in Hubei Province.
Nie was born in a poor family whose parents had to borrow money for his education when he was a child. It is said sometimes Nie gave teacher a rabbit for education instead of money. Nie treasured the chance and worked hard in his study.
After graduated from high school, Nie joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, became a fighter pilot. In 1998 he was selected for the astronaut program.
But no one can succeed without setback (挫折). On June 12, 1989 while flying at 13000 feet (4000 meters) his plane suffered an explosion and he lost his engine. The plane began to spin to the ground and the cabin began to heat up. He waited, trying to get control again until the plane was 1300 to 1700 feet (400 to 500 meters). For his handling of the situation he was honored with third-class merit. Now he has been a hero that we all should learn from.
1. Where was Nie Haisheng born?2. How many astronauts finished their tasks and returned to the earth in Shenzhou XII?
3. What did Nie do after he graduated from high school?
4. When was Nie Haisheng selected for the astronaut program?
5. How high was the plane when Nie’s plane suffered an explosion?
B.书面表达
6. 每个人心中都有一个闪亮的名字，如钟南山、张桂梅、你的妈妈……请以“My Hero”为题，介绍你心目中的一位英雄。
内容包括：
1.英雄的主要事迹
2.他/她成为你心中的英雄的原因（至少2点）
3.你打算如何向他/她学习
作文要求：不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名；80字左右。
My Hero
My name is Ann. I worked as a volunteer in 2022 because I wanted to do something to help others. I called some charity shops(慈善商店) to ask if they needed volunteers. Although I didn’t mind where I volunteered, I was glad that one of the Sue Ryder charity shops said yes. Sue Ryder was a charity very close to my heart because volunteers from Sue Ryder once cared for my dad in the hospital.
Volunteering in the shop helped me know what shop work was like and I was surprised to find how much I really enjoyed doing it. I also found how important the public were. Lots of people gave us things they didn’t need for the shops to sell. In this way Sue Ryder raised money to care for people with serious illness. I always left the charity shop late because I knew how important the work of Sue Ryder was.
Another thing I enjoyed about volunteering was talking with other volunteers in the shop. They were friendly and helpful. I really improved my teamwork skills by volunteering.
I worked in the shop from April 1st to August 1st. I learned many things from it and I’m sure they will be useful in the future.
1. Who got help from Sue Ryder in Ann’s family?2. Where did Ann work as a volunteer?
3. Who did the Sue Ryder charity shop raise money for?
4. How did Ann think of other volunteers in the shop?
5. How long did Ann work in the Sue Ryder charity shop?
B.书面表达。
6. 请根据要求完成短文写作。
双减政策下来之后，同学们有了更多的课余时间。学校英语校刊就“如何让课余生活更有意义?”进行征文活动。请你根据以下提示，以“How to Make Our Free Time More Meaningful”为题，用英语写一篇短文。
内容包括：
1).提出自己关于怎样让我们的课余时间更有意义的3项建议；
2).另外再写2项关于自己如何安排自己的课余时间的情况。
例如：(1)看电影或电视节目；(2)阅读书籍；(3)做运动，放松自己；
(4)在家帮助父母做家务；(5)做自愿者；(6)培养兴趣爱好。
注意：(1)短文应包括所给提示，可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；
(2)70词左右，短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
(3)短文中不得出现真实姓名、校名等信息。
参考词汇: take an active part in积极参加；make full use of充分利用
How to Make Our Free Time More Meaningful
Nowadays, we students have much more free time than ever before, but how can we make our free time more meaningful?
I think if we make full use of our free time, we will be happier.
My name is Lucy Smith. Look at this photo of my family. This is my mother. She is nice and looks very young. She is an English teacher in a middle school. She is a hero(英雄) in my eyes. That man in a black jacket is my father. He is a driver. Look at this boy. He is my brother David. He likes UFOs. He has some models of UFOs in his bookcase. My grandmother likes him very much. She is very tidy. My grandfather is that old man in a brown jacket. He works in a middle school, too. He likes to play with my brother and me. Can you see me? I’m in the middle of the photo. I have a happy family.
1. What is Lucy’s mother?2. What color is Lucy’s father’s jacket?
3. Where are David’s models of UFOs?
4. Who is very tidy?
5. How many people are there in Lucy’s family?
6. 书面表达
假如你叫李静，最近报名加入了学校的“精英社”，“精英社”的唐老师要求新成员下周用英语简单介绍自己的情况。请你根据表格提示写一篇50词左右的短文，为你的发言做准备。
 | 英文名 | Lucy |
| 年龄 | 13 | |
| 电话 | 0754-88112234 | |
| 爱好 | 看书、画画 | |
| 最喜欢的学科 | 英语 | |
| 家庭成员 | 爸爸、妈妈、弟弟 |
2. 50词左右，可适当发挥。短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello, boys and girls!
Thank you for your listening!
Hongcun, with a history of about 900 years, is an extremely beautiful village in Anhui Province. Located under Mount Huang, the village has kept the major Chinese styles from ancient times. It’s also one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (世界文化遗产).
Walk along the old stone streets and lanes, and you will feel like travelling back in time. All the houses with grey roofs and white walls were built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. On the front gate of each household is decorated with red Chinese knots and lanterns. All of them are outlined (映出轮廓) against the blue sky and reflected into the clear rivers, lakes and ponds, with dark green mountains around. It’s a living water-ink picture.
Step into a tea house to take a rest. A piece of classical music, played by guqin, fills up the house and floats into your hearts, as if you hear birds singing, and rivers flowing. You will be lost in a world, full of peace and happiness. Holding the tea cup, you will find some lines of poems on its out layer coming into your sight:
No dust is rising on the road, wet with morning rain.
The willows by the hotel look so fresh and green.
Walk out of the tea house, and go to the open-air theatre. The actors with coloured make-ups (脸绘) are performing on the stage in special clothes. It’s a local opera called Huangmei Opera and different from others, such as Kun Opera, Beijing Opera and Yue Opera. Also, you can enjoy a feast of varieties of quyi: crosstalk, kouji and pingshu.
If you want to feel more about the unique charm of Hongcun, plan a visit to it right now.
根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过六个单词。
1. How long has Hongcun existed (存在)?
2. When were the houses with grey roofs and white walls built?
3. How will you feel after listening to the classical music played by guqin?
4. What can you enjoy in the open-air theatre?
5. What do you think is the cultural symbol of Yancheng?
（二）书面表达。
6. 格言简洁凝练，寓意深广。它是人类机智的精华，众人汇成的睿智。指导人生走向成功，激励人们取得进步。请在下列格言中选择一句你最喜欢的并根据要求写一篇英语短文。
1. The early bird catches the worm.
2. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
3. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
提示:
*What’s your understanding of the motto?
*Why do you like it best?
*Who or what comes to your mind first when you read the motto? Why?
*How does the motto influence you?
注意事项：
1. 词数 100 个左右（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
2. 文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；
3. 文章必须包含所有要点，可适度发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。
My favourite motto
My favourite motto is
Children from Liqun Primary School in Meizhou, Guangdong, recently had a chance to ask Yang Liwei who is China’s first astronaut questions.
First, Yang Liwei talked about his own childhood （童年）.When he was a little boy, he showed great interest in Chinese traditional stories. “I even wanted to meet Chang’e on the moon,” he smiled. In Grade 3, after a visit to the science museum, he decided that he wanted to become an astronaut to travel in space. It shows that sometimes childhood dreams do come true.
Then, it was the children’s turn to interview Yang Liwei. One child wanted to know how he slept in the space ship. Yang Liwei said that he just floated（漂浮）inside his sleeping bag. In general, he said he slept for 6 or 7 hours a night, less than he usually does on the earth.
For his young fans from Guangdong, Yang Liwei had a message: Their dreams today, even at such a young age, could someday come true.
“The most important thing is not to give up your dream,” he said. “If you put your heart into that dream, you can achieve your success in life.”
1. Where are the children studying?2. Who did Yang Liwei want to meet when he was a little boy?
3. How did Yang Liwei sleep in the space ship?
4. How many hours did Yang Liwei sleep a night in the space ship?
5. What message did Yang Liwei have for his young fans from Guangdong?
6. 书面表达
请根据要求完成短文写作，请将作文写在答题卡指定的位置上。
为了激励青少年学生努力实现自己的愿望，某英文网站开展了以 “为梦而战”为主题的征文活动。请你给该网站投稿。
内容包括：
1.介绍自己初中阶段某个已经实现或未能实现的愿望；
2.简述自己为此愿望做过的努力（至少两点）。
作文要求：
1.不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名；
2.语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡上。
The life of my junior high school is coming to an end. Since I came to junior high school, I have got a lot.
Have you ever visited the Forbidden City? It is the world’s largest palace and has over 17 million visitors every year. But if we traveled back to the past, we probably wouldn’t be allowed inside.
In the past, all buildings in Beijing were low except the Forbidden City. From outside, ordinary（普通的）people could only imagine what it looked like inside.
The Forbidden City takes up 720,000 square meters in the heart of Beijing. It was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Yongle Emperor. After that, it was the living and working place of 14 emperors of the Ming Dynasty and 10 emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
During those times, the Forbidden City was where the country’s supreme power（最高权力）could be found. Emperors were born, lived, fought and died there. It saw the highs and lows of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it plays a very important part in Chinese history.
The cultural relics（遗物）and documents（文件）in the palace show how the royal families lived. They are still used today for historical research, as well as inspiration for literature（文学）and entertainment（娱乐）.
In 1987, the Forbidden City was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. For world leaders who visit China, it has become a must-see. In 2017, when US President Donald Trump paid a state visit to China, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcomed Trump and his wife there.
1. How many visitors visit the Forbidden City every year?2. Where does the Forbidden City lie?
3. When was the Forbidden City built?
4. Why does the Forbidden City play an important role in Chinese history?
5. What can show how the royal families live in the Forbidden City?
6. 书面表达
随着人们生活水平的提高，旅游成为一种消费方式，浏览名胜古迹、大好河山进入诸多家庭的计划安排中。请就这一主题写一篇短文。
内容包括：
1）简要介绍旅游业；
2）你的一次旅游经历；
3）呼吁大家多多旅游，开阔视野。
作文要求：
1）不得照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2）语句连贯，词数80个左右。
请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。
Kevin Michael Connolly began to love skiing when he was a child. He has skied and won medals in skiing competitions since 1999, and he has traveled all over the world taking photos. He’s also written a book about his life—and it has been very successful. But the most unbelievable thing about Kevin is that he doesn’t have legs. Kevin hasn’t had a terrible accident or been in a disaster. He was born without legs.
Kevin’s parents helped him to overcome the condition by raising him like any other child. He learned to “walk” using his hands, and he went to school with the other children from his neighborhood. Kevin grew up in Montana. Most Montana kids learn to ski, and Kevin did, too. He used special equipment, and he became a very good skier. He also hiked and camped in the mountains a lot.
After he finished high school, he studied Film and Photograph at Montana State University. Later, Kevin returned to his university to give a speech to welcome new students. Now he has his own TV show called Arm & Ready. On the show, Kevin travels to different places and faces different challenges. People love the show because they feel inspired when they see the world through Kevin’s eyes. Kevin’s excellent journey will change the way they look at others, and the way they see themselves.
1. When did Kevin Michael Connolly begin to love skiing?2. What is the most unbelievable thing about Kevin?
3. How did Kevin’s parents help him overcome the condition?
4. Where did Kevin study Film and Photograph?
5. Why do people love Kevin’s TV show?
6. 书面表达
请根据要求完成短文写作，并将作文写在答题卡指定的位置。
古往今来，凡成就事业者，往往都会经历诸多失败与磨难。在生活和学习中为了理想我们竭尽全力，但难免经历失败或困难。某校英文网站开展专题征文活动，请你向该网站投稿，分享你的经历及感悟。
内容包括：
(1)如何看待学习或生活中面临的困难；
(2)你战胜学习或生活困难的一次经历；
(3)鼓励同学积极面对困难，迎接挑战。
作文要求：
(1)不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名。
(2)语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡上。
Everyone always meets lots of difficulties on his way to success.
