1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

We will finish junior high school soon. Many students are     1     (worry) about the future. School is hard. We all think that success at school is important for     2     (we) futures. Some of us are lucky. We are good     3     studying. I am very lucky. My teachers say that I am a very good student. I     4     (especial) love studying math. It is a very important subject. You need it for physics, or if you want to be     5     engineer. Engineers and scientists are important for our country’s future.

My classmates and I are all a bit sad to be leaving junior high. But we are also excited about taking a new step in our     6     (life). Our future lives and jobs get     7     (close) than before every day.

The English say, “The future is what you make it!” I like this saying. It     8     (mean) that we control the future. It reminds us that we can try our best     9     (do) it, and to never give up. I really think we can all make a wonderful future     10     we remember this.

2 . One day a teacher entered the classroom and gave the students a surprise test. He gave out the paper and asked his students to turn the page and begin. To everyone's surprise, there were no questions, just a black dot in the center of the page.

The teacher saw the expression on everyone’s face and said, "I want you to write what you see there. The confused students got started on the hard task. At the end of the class, the teacher took all the answer papers and started reading each one of them. All of them described the black dot and tried to explain where it was on the paper.

After all had been read, the classroom was quiet. The teacher began to explain, "I am not going to grade you according to this. I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the white part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot (点). The same happens in our lives. We have a white paper to enjoy, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a gift filled with love and care. We always have reasons to celebrate—friends that help us or jobs that support our lives."

"However, we keep focusing only on the dark spots, the health problems, the lack of money or the bad relationship with a family member. The dark spots are really annoying, but they are very small. Take your eyes away from the black spots in your life. Enjoy each moment that life gives you. Be happy and live a positive life!"

1. The test was surprising because ________ on the test paper.

A．there were too many questions	B．there was nothing
C．here was just a black spot	D．there was only one question

2. What can we infer from the passage?

A．None of the students passed the surprise test.

B．None of the students understood the purpose of the test completely.

C．The teacher gave some students very high marks in the surprise test.

D．The teacher explained nothing to the students.

3. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A．students	B．students' answer papers
C．students' hard tasks	D．the black dots

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Life is a Gift	B．Dark spots in Life
C．Focus on the positives	D．A Wise Professor

3 .

While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more for some primary school students in Auckland, New Zealand. They became the world’s first kids to be “taught” by a digital (数码的) teacher. Before you start imagining a human-like robot walking around the classroom, Will just appears on the computer or smart phone screen.

Will has a look of a man in the 30s and he acts just like a human. The digital teacher now teaches “Be sustainable (可持续的) with energy”, a free programme for Auckland primary schools. This programme used to be taught by humans. Its purpose is to educate kids about energy use and the different forms of renewable energy. Just like the human teachers, Will can not only answer the kids’ questions, but also react (回应) to their facial expressions. For example, if a student smiles at Will, he will smile back.

The inventor of Will says using a digital human like Will is a great way to send new information to people.

Will has been a great success. He easily captures (吸引) students’ attention and the kids love him. However, no matter how popular Will becomes, he will be unlikely to replace human teachers. For one, Will won’t have as much knowledge as human teachers. And more importantly, there are always unexpected situations in class, and even the smartest digital human won’t know how to deal with them. However, the digital teacher could come in handy as a private teacher, providing kids with one-to-one help on some subjects or topics.

1. What do we know about Will?

A．He can use computers.	B．He walks around in class.
C．He can talk like a human.	D．He looks like an old man.

2. We can learn _______ from Paragraph 2.

A．what Will does in class	B．if Will is popular with kids
C．what questions the kids may have	D．what has been done to invent Will

3. Which is probably the future of digital teachers like Will?

A．They’ll replace human teachers.

B．They’ll work as private teachers.

C．They’ll know more than human teachers.

D．They’ll deal with all the situations in class.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Will human teachers be replaced in the future?

B．Will digital teachers be widely used in the future?

C．The advantages and disadvantages of the digital teacher Will.

D．Will, the world’s first digital teacher, appears in Auckland.

4 . In your spare time, do you help your parents with chores（杂活） around the house? Can you cook for your family?

In order to stress（强调）the importance of hard-working spirit education among students of different ages, the Communist Party of China Central Committee（中共中央）recently released （发布）a guideline（指导纲要）.

The guideline calls for students to respect labor work. Students should learn basic life skills and form good working habits through such education.

The government has been trying to stress the importance of hard-working spirit education. But this has been overlooked（忽视）in recent years. Many teenagers do not value the importance of working hard and aren’t interested in doing so.

According to a study of nearly 3,000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening News in March, only 22% of students help with everyday chores around the house.

Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard, the guideline says.

Primary and middle schools should provide students with hard-working spirit classes every week, according to the guideline. Schools can also hold activities to give students real-world work experience. For example, schools can teach children how to plant trees on Tree-Planting Day.

As children’s first teachers, parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Students should master one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms.

1. The guideline was released recently in order to ___________.

A．stress the importance of hard-working spirit education

B．ask students to work hard at English and any other subjects

C．teach students how to help their parents do chores at home

D．help students of different ages solve life problems

2. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to ___________.

A．the government	B．hard-working spirit education
C．basic life skills	D．the recently released guideline

3. According to the guideline, schools can ___________.

A．give homework to parents

B．give the guideline to every student

C．teach students how to cook in the school

D．provide chances of real-world work for students

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

A．About two thirds of students help with housework at home.

B．Students should master at least three life skills every year.

C．Schools should provide students with hard-working spirit classes every day.

D．Parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home.

6 . 从下面所给词或短语中选择恰当的词填入短文中，使短文通顺、正确（注意有些词要用适当的形式）。

friend, allow, take part in, between, healthy, angry, grade, careful, in trouble, miss

Here are some important rules for you to become a good student at school.

◆ Go to school on time

As a student, going to school on time is very important. If you are late, you will not start your lesson at the same time with your classmates. You will     1     some lessons, which can influence your grades. If you are late, the teacher will be     2     with you, too. So remember to go to school on time.

◆ Follow the school rules

Do not break the school rules. For example, you are not     3     to chew gum (嚼口香糖) or sleep in class. Don’t fight with your classmates, and you should be     4     to your classmates and your teachers and be ready to help others who are     5    . You mustn’t run in the hallway (走廊).

◆ Prepare lessons before class

If you want to know what you will learn next day, you’d better prepare lessons. It is good for your study and it can help your get good     6     . Besides, you should listen to the teachers as     7     as possible.

◆     8     all kinds of activities at school

Try to be in all kinds of activities at school. For example, sports can not only improve the relationship     9     you and your classmates but also make you     10     .

7 . 即将成为一名高中生的你，应该怎样完善自己而成为一名优秀的高中生呢？请你根据提示内容，以“How to be an excellent high school students”为题，写一篇英语短文。

提示：1.develop good study habits
2.obey the school rules
3.love labor (劳动), learn basic life skills
4.be polite and friendly to others
要求：1.文中须包含提示内容中的各项；
2.至少补充一条自己的想法；
3.合理增加细节，以使行文连贯。
注意：1.词数80左右(开头已给出，不计入总词数);
2.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。

How to be an excellent high school student

I am going to be a senior high school student. And how to be an excellent high school student?

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8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填人适当单词，单词的汉语提示或首字母已给出（每空一词）。
Dear boys and girls,

How time flies! I still remember the day when I first met you. Now you are going to graduate in J    1     .

We have been together for almost three years. Do you remember the basketball match in your second year of junior high school? You w    2     the first prize. You had worked so hard that you deserved (应得) it.

Here are some things that I want each of you to keep in mind. First, be honest and never tell a lie. S    3     , be nice to others and don’t do anything to hurt others. Third, read good books. We can learn a lot of things from reading, but the man who does not read good books has no advantages over the man who reads them. And you must believe in yourselves and be     4     (有希望的). I wish you could     5       (实现) your dreams some day. Farewell (再见), my dear students. I will remember you forever.   

Sincerely,

Your English teacher

9 . Teenagers will grow up some day, leaving their parents and facing the challenges in life alone, so they should learn basic life skills and form good working habits.

The government has been trying to pay attention to the importance of hardworking spirit education (劳动教育). But this has been overlooked in recent years. Many teens do not value the importance of working hard. There is a teenage girl named Nancy. She never helps out around the house. Once her mother was on vacation for a week, leaving her alone at home. When her mother came home from vacation, she could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.

Schools play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard. Primary and middle schools should provide students with hardworking spirit courses every week. To our joy, some schools have provided each class with a piece of field to plant their favorite vegetables. For example, No. 38 Middle School in Hefei, set up a 500 square-meter farm on an open platform（露天平台）of their teaching building. Each class are asked to grow and pick vegetables there.

Parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Teens should master one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms. The basic skills may help teens to solve the problems they will meet some day.

1. What does the underlined word “overlooked” mean in Chinese？

A．强调

B．忽视

C．珍惜

D．高估

2. What does the writer want to show us by giving the example of Nancy?

A．Many teens do not value the importance of working hard.

B．Nancy is too busy to help out around the house.

C．Nancy’s parents don’t want her to help with chores at home.

D．Nancy is too lazy.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Schools should teach students the value of working hard.

B．Parents should encourage their children to do chores at home.

C．The government never pays attention to hardworking spirit education.

D．Teens should master one or two life skills every year.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Family education	B．School education
C．Hardworking spirit education	D．Doing chores at home

10 . 从下面方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确形式填入短文中，使短文通顺正确。(每个词或短语只用一次。)

whether，surprise，get into trouble，go by，require，big，as a result，luck，seem，I

As I entered an international high school, all my friends felt     1     at my short hair. This is because, my old school thinks teenage youths aren’t the time for looking pretty. Then I colored my hair blue. For the first time, I felt free and beautiful. This international school     2     to meet my needs.

I had a very traditional education background. I went to public schools, received normal education and was     3     to follow rules like every other common student. Later, I began to wonder     4     this education was truly suitable for me or not.

However, in the new school my high hopes were not met. For a while, I found myself in a surprising situation as I faced before. It was simply the     5     challenge I faced in my education—the freedom to try new things. In the old system, I was strongly advised against trying new things. But in my new school, it worked the opposite way—we had many chances to try new things. But if I failed, I must be responsible because I put     6     in such risk. Finally, it led me to     7     again.

As time     8    , I started to find my own balance. In fact, none of the education systems are perfect. I am     9     enough to have a chance to bring great value from both systems together.     10    , I’ve built a system for myself.