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WINTER VACATION RULES FOR YOU TO FOLLOW For Junior nine students: ● Be careful of the electricity while using electrical equipment, especially electric baking oven (电烤炉). ● Spend at least eight hours on your vacation homework. Instead of playing mobile phone or watching TV. Value the time. ● Write English diaries, especially the Spring Festival costumes. ● Practice running and rope-skipping (跳绳) every day. ● Don’t sleep late. ● Help with the housework once in a while. ● Don’t eat too much to put on much weight.

1. The rules are writing for ________ students.

A．Grade 8.

B．Grade 6.

C．Grade 7.

D．Grade 9.

2. How many rules should the students obey during the winter vacation?

A．Six.

B．Seven.

C．Eight.

D．Five.

3. How often do students need to help with housework?

A．Every day.

B．Sometimes.

C．Hardly ever.

D．Never

4. What are students expected to do during the vacation?

A．Study.

B．Exercise.

C．Do housework.

D．All.

2 . Our school is going to add different kinds of labor curriculums (劳动课程). The curriculums that will start next Wednesday can help you get some practical life skills.

	Enjoy a good meal. Do you want to be a great cook? If you are interested in cooking, here is a chance. You needn’t bring any materials to the classroom, because our school has prepared what you need. The only condition is that you should be free between 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. every Thursday.
	Become a master in cleaning. Do you find it tiring and hard to do housework? Every Wednesday, a two-hour course will totally change the situation. You will learn some valuable skills that can help you do cleaning. Miss Rome, a master in cleaning, will wait for you at 3:00 p.m. every Wednesday.
	Plant your hope. This course is special because the teachers will show you knowledge out of classrooms. Students will plant flowers, vegetables and some trees with the teachers’ help. If the weather allows, you can take the course every day from March 20 to April 30.

1. How long does the course “Enjoy a good meal” last every week?

A．For 2 hours.

B．For 3 hours.

C．For 1 hour.

D．For half an hour.

2. What will you learn from Miss Rome?

A．The skills of some cleaning.	B．The skills of some cooking.
C．The skills of feeding animals.	D．The skills of planting flower.

3. Which course can you choose if you want to plant trees?

A．Experience farm life.	B．Plant your hope.
C．Become a master in cleaning.	D．Enjoy a good meal.

4. Who may the passage is written for ?

A．Leaders.

B．Teachers.

C．Farmers.

D．Students.

3 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在每小题句子空白处填入适当词语，使其意思与短文内容一致(每空词数不限)。

When doing his math homework, Lu Lifei, from Jiangsu Province, came across a problem. He couldn’t work it out. So he took out his cellphone, started a special app and searched for the problem. Answers soon appeared on the screen.

Nowadays, many students do homework with the help of the Internet like Lu. They search for information online, use apps or discuss through social tools like QQ and WeChat.

“It’s convenient. You don’t have to wait or get a tutor on the spot.” Lu said. “You also learn by seeing how others work problems out.”

“It also improves students’ abilities,” said Wang Shiying, from Shanghai. “And it’s especially true for new types of homework.”

Wang’s Chinese teacher often asks students to give lectures on great authors. When it comes to Wang’s turn, she usually searches online, picks out certain stories and makes PowerPoint presentations.

“I’ve become adept（熟练的）at searching for information online and using Microsoft Office,” Wang said. However, this trend also brings up problems. Some students just copy the answers online without thinking. They become lazy. Huang Pengxiang, a head teacher from Shanxi, said that knowing how to use the Internet was important. The key is to have good self-control.

“No matter how difficult the problem is, think about it independently first,” Huang said. “Be sure to understand the reasons behind the answers, or you won’t make progress. If you’re not confident about your self-control, ask your parents for help.”

1. The students _________________________________, use apps or discuss through social tools like QQ and WeChat when coming across problems.
2. Lu Lifei thinks studying on the Internet is ________________________.
3. Wang Shiying’s Chinese teacher often asks the students to give lectures on great __________________.
4. The students will become lazy and can’t ___________________ if they only copy the answers online without thinking.
5. Having good ____________________ is the key to using the Internet according to this passage.

4 . 假如你是李明，你的美国朋友Tom听说中国的中小学生正在实施“双减”政策（减轻学生的作业负担和校外培训负担）来信询问有关情况。请你根据下列内容，用英语写一封回信，谈一谈减负给你的学习和生活带来的变化。

1. 过去课后常常做很多家庭作业，甚至周末会上课或者参加校外辅导班。
2. 现在有很多闲余时间读课外书籍、参加各种体育活动、帮助父母做一些家务活（洗衣服、打扫卫生、做饭等）。
3. 周末不上课，可以做自己想做的事情。
4. 晚上没有大量的家庭作业、不必再熬夜，有时间看新闻。
注意：
1. 词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
2. 可以根据自己的实际情况增加内容、增加细节。以使行文连贯。
参考词汇： used to 过去常常；spare time 自由时间；after-school class 课外辅导；stay up late 熬夜。
Dear Tom,

How nice to hear from you again!

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Yours,

Li Ming

5 . 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)。

leave, miss, hard, in person, believe, look after, decision, outgoing, proud, advise,

Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works     1     and does well in school. It is hard     2     that he used to have difficulties in school. When his parents moved to the city to work, they could not be at home to     3     him. So he became less interested in studying and     4     classes. Then his parents made a     5     to send him to a boarding school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher he wanted     6     the school. His teacher     7     his parents to talk with their son     8    . This conversation changed his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would be     9     of everything good that he did. Now he is much happier and     10     than he used to.

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In July, China introduced the “double reduction (双减)” policy. It hopes to reduce schoolwork burden(负担)on primary and junior high school students. The policy calls for reducing homework and after-school classes. According to the policy, children below the third grade will not have homework anymore. It should take no more than 90 minutes for junior high school students to finish their homework. After-school training institutions(校外培训机构)are not allowed to offer extra education courses or advanced(超前的)teaching on weekends, holidays or during winter and summer vacations. One month has passed since the new semester began. How do students feel about this new policy?

“Our homework is clearly less than before,” said 13-year-old Shen Yuzhe from Beijing. “We are not encouraged to buy workbooks anymore. The exercises are mainly from the textbook.”

According to Shen, students have enough time to process new knowledge now. “Our teachers are also giving us more chances to do experiments and learn from real life,” said Shen. “For example, we went to research earthworms(蚯蚓)in a field during a biology class. This is a much better way to learn things than just hitting the books.”

For 13-year-old Zhang Hangming from Tianjin, the best thing about “double reduction” is the increased time in after-school activities. “We can now spend more time taking part in clubs and activities, such as dancing, volleyball and drama. I have joined a group called “leadership development” where I can learn all kinds of skills beyond schoolwork,” said Zhang.

Both Shen and Zhang find there are fewer exams now. But they think it’s not necessarily a good thing. “Exams push me to study harder. Each exam shows my progress as well as my weak points,” Zhang said.

Shen also pointed out that when burden is lightened, self-discipline(自律) becomes the key. “Some students now spend more time having fun when homework is finished early. But if you use all the free time to relax, you might fall behind other students,” he said. “

1. The “double reduction(双减)” policy aims to ________.

A．make vacations longer for students	B．reduce the pressure put on teachers
C．reduce students’ schoolwork burden	D．help students become more competitive

2. According to the “double reduction(双减)” policy, what kind of after-school classes CANNOT students take during vacations?

A．Sports.

B．Math.

C．Public speaking.

D．Computer programming.

3. Which of the following is NOT true about Shen Yuzhe and Zhang Hangming?

A．They have less homework and fewer exams now.

B．They can spend more time in after-school activities.

C．They think the best thing is to have fewer exams now.

D．They have more chances to learn knowledge from real life.

4. What do Shen and Zhang mainly want to tell us in the last two paragraphs?

A．Students should learn to be self-discipline.

B．Students should use all the free time to relax.

C．Exams aren’t necessary because they only show students’ weak points.

D．Students should spend more time having fun after finishing homework.

8 . 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

9 . One morning，Emma discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows，but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was so excited about it for the first two days that she couldn't listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement（安排）. “Now our class is quieter，” said Emma. “What's more，we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It's a better way to study.”

David liked it，too. "Group members first discuss," he said，"and then show to the whole class. It encourages us greatly. "This was part of a reform（改革）at David's school. The school made this reform because they wanted to offer students easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes to improve students' abilities to study by themselves and work in groups.” said Linda，an English teacher.

However，the reform has demanded（要求）more from teachers. Now they have only 15minutes to give a lesson that would have been taught in 40 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively（有效地）. “The reform demands more，but I'm sure it is helpful.” added Linda.

1. After the new classroom arrangement，Emma found       .

A．their class was noisier all the time

B．they could learn more through discussion

C．they couldn't come up with their own ideas

D．it was a harder way to study

2. The school made the reform in order to offer students      to study.

A．easier ways	B．better classrooms
C．more seats	D．larger space

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The desks are no longer in rows now.

B．The reform has demanded more from teachers.

C．It's easy for teachers to give a lesson in 15 minutes now.

D．Emma and her classmates like the new classroom arrangement.

4. The best title of this passage may be       .

A．Discussion in Class	B．Teachers' Hope
C．Students' Friendship	D．New Look in Class