1 . Write at least 60 words on the topic “How I have changed”

进入初中已经三年了，你的兴趣爱好、行为习惯、学习态度……一定发生了很多的变化。请以“How I have changed”为题写一篇英语小短文，描述发生在你身上的一些显著的变化。

注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。

How I have changed

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2 . 根据以下内容回答问题。

Cricket (板球) is Australia’s most popular summer sport. It is so popular that many people say summer does not start until Australians play their first cricket game of the season.

It is known as the “Summer of Cricket”. Most Australians will watch games on TV, listen to the commentary (评论) on the radio or play games themselves.

Many even go to the stadium and watch games live. They dress in green and gold and paint their faces to support the Australian team.

Two teams of 11 people play against each other. They take turns hitting a leather (皮制的) ball with a wooden bat. The batsmen (击球手) hit the ball to score runs (攻方得分). The team that scores the most runs wins.

Some of Australia’s biggest celebrities (名人) are cricket players. The sport is extremely popular in other countries like the UK, India, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

Men, women, boys and girls watch cricket. Traditionally it is a sport for men, but recently women’s cricket has become popular and there are now female professional cricketers, too.

“The first day of the summer of cricket is one of the best days of the year,” cricket player and fan Sean Prior said.

“When I’m at work I always have the radio on listening to the game. Cricket is a big part of my life.”

1. What is the most popular summer sport in Australia?
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2. How many players are there on each team?
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3. How do players play cricket?
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4. Where else is cricket extremely popular?
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5. There are no professional female cricketers, are there?
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6. What do we know from what Prior said?
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3 . 在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。

What is your impression of Denmark (丹麦)? Many of you may know it as a country of fairy tales b    1     it is the home place of Heinz Christian Andersen. But Denmark was once titled the happiest country in the world, according to the 2016 World Happiness Report.

Denmark is neither the richest nor the biggest country. So why do the 5.7 million people of Denmark smile so much?

“We have no worries. And if we do worry, it’s about the w    2    . Will it rain today, remain gray or get cold?” Knud Christensen, a 39-year-old social worker from Copenhagen explained to the Independent.

Denmark has a series of policies that benefit (有益于) its people. For example, the country s    3     parents if they want to be with their children, especially newborn babies. Danish families receive a total of 52 weeks of parental leave (育婴假). American women only have an average of 10. 3 weeks.

The Nordic (北欧的) country is also f     4     for its biking culture. In Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, bikes are used for about 50 percent of its people’s trips to school or work. Biking is not only good for reducing p    5    . It’s also good for people’s health. Just 30 minutes of biking a day a    6     an average of one to two years to a person’s life expectancy (预期寿命), Huff Post reported.

4 . 选择最恰当的选项完成短文。

A. chance        B. However            C. shapes            D. attract          E. helpful             F. solve

Building blocks (积木) are still one of the most popular traditional toys today. Their interesting design and easy use     1     children of all ages. Most traditional toys, like building blocks, were first made of wood. Today, wooden building blocks are still used, But now there are several other types of building blocks to choose from, like plastic building blocks.

Children build all kinds of things that they see in everyday life with building blocks. This gives them the     2     to learn new things and life skills.

Building blocks can help children practice their language skills.Most children talk to each other as they build things with these traditional toys. This type of toy also helps develop the skills that children need in life. As they begin to join groups playing with building blocks, they learn to take turns, to share, and to     3     problems with others.

    4    , these are not the only advantages of playing with building blocks. The building blocks also help develop children’s skills in math and science. They allow children to work according to the steps of scientific discovery, which are first to watch and think, and then to test. Traditional toy building blocks also come in different     5    , colors and sizes. These types of building blocks encourage children to develop skills in dividing things.

Playing with building blocks is not only fun but also very     6    . Maybe that is the reason why building blocks are still favorite today.

5 . Posted 2 hours ago by Amy

I have always admired students who hand their homework in on time and never forget to do it. Me, on the other hand, … OK, I admit. I’m terrible at getting myself organized! But lately I’ve started keeping a small study diary. I write down everything I need to do and when it needs to be done by. Then I write a reminder a few days before the date just in case. It’s helping. So I was wondering, what are your tips for getting organized? Post a comment below. I’m hoping we can all share some tips to teach us all better study skills.

Hana: Good question, Amy. I always spend about five minutes at the end of the day tidying up the desktop on my computer. I make a backup of important documents. I delete things I don’t need any more and put everything into the correct folder.

Gloria: The most important thing is to start studying a few weeks before the exams and not leave it until the night before! That’s just common sense, I think.

Lou: Hi, Amy. My tip is to have a big noticeboard in your bedroom, divided into different sections. I’ve got one. It’s a whiteboard. I’ve got a section for each school subject and another one for other stuff. I use board pens to write reminders and I make sure I look at it every day. The best part is when I remove something from the board!

1. The text is mainly about ________.

A．how to keep a study diary	B．how to be an organized student
C．how to improve your memory	D．how to learn English well

2. From the text, we know that ________.

A．Amy is very good at managing her studies

B．Hana always keeps her computer desktop tidy

C．Gloria usually starts to study the night before exams

D．Lou uses computers to write reminders

3. Lou suggests that Amy should use a noticeboard to ________.

A．tell other people what she’s doing	B．improve her confidence in studying
C．record what she has done	D．remind herself of what she needs to do

4. The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “backup” is ________.

A．备份

B．清理

C．梳理

D．排序

5. The recommended way to study in the text is ________.

A．keep a small study diary	B．tidy up your desktop every week
C．start studying the night before an exam	D．remove anything you don’t need from your room

6. The passage is most probably from ________.

A．a science magazine

B．a storybook

C．an advertisement

D．a blog page

6 . encourage, something new, parents, to do, should, their children (连词成句)
_________________________________________________.

7 . Jenny asked me, “Can you help me book a train ticket on the Internet?” (改为宾语从句)
Jenny asked me ________ I ________ help her book a train ticket on the Internet.

8 . The government will build another new factory to deal with the rubbish. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ the government build another new factory?

9 . Daisy has already thought of her own reasons. (改为一般疑问句)
________ Daisy thought of her own reasons ________?

10 . Young children should learn to ________ themselves when they are alone at home. (protection)