We enjoy reading books that belong to us much more than if they are borrowed. A borrowed book is like a guest in the house; it must be treated with punctiliousness, with enough careful attention. You must see that it keeps no dirty or destroyed pages.
But books are for use, not for show, you should own no book that you are afraid to mark up, or afraid to place on the table, wide open and face down. A good reason for marking favorite passages in books is that this practice enables you to remember more easily the important sayings, to refer to them quickly, and then in later years, it is like visiting a forest where you once walked in.
Everyone should begin collecting a private library in youth; this habit can here be developed with every advantage. The best wallpaper is books; they are more varied in color and appearance than any wallpaper, they are more attractive in design, and if you sit alone in the room in the firelight, you are surrounded (包围) with close friends. The knowledge that they are there in common thought is both encouraging and refreshing. Books are of the people, by the people, for the people. They are part of history; the best part of personality.
Book-friends have this advantage over living friends; you can enjoy the most truly great society in the world whenever you want it. The great dead are beyond our physical (身体的) reach, and the great living are usually almost as too far to reach. But in a private library, you can at any moment talk with Shakespeare or Carlyle or Dumas or Dickens. And there is no doubt that in these books you see these men at their best. They “laid themselves out” they did their best to entertain (娱乐) you, to make a favorable impression. You are necessary to them as an audience is to an actor; only instead of seeing them masked, you look into their inside heart of heart.
1. The underlined word punctiliousness refers to _________.| A．expectation | B．admiration | C．great care | D．nice view |
| A．walking into an old forest | B．treating a guest in the house |
| C．showing out a private library | D．talking to great dead and living |
| A．colors | B．books | C．library | D．friends |
| A．easy | B．nice | C．hard | D．common |
One of my favorite high school teachers was Mrs. Ide. She was my
Mrs. Ide always had
Mrs. Ide believed in our musical talents. She taught us to be self-confident with our voices and how to use different skills to
I can say that Mrs. Ide was the best teacher and she
| A．music | B．history | C．science | D．language |
| A．know | B．join | C．visit | D．help |
| A．interesting | B．serious | C．useful | D．difficult |
| A．tried | B．kept | C．finished | D．practiced |
| A．change | B．improve | C．find | D．check |
| A．tastes | B．cultures | C．traditions | D．abilities |
| A．hardly | B．finally | C．truly | D．already |
| A．allowed | B．chose | C．forced | D．encouraged |
3 . Body language is an important social skill to show what we want to share. It can make your words clearer and help get better results. There are many kinds of body language. They mean different things.
 | Facial expressions We can show a lot of feelings with our faces, like happiness, sadness, surprise, excitement, fear and so on. They are almost the same in different cultures. They can help us decide if we can trust a person, or make them trust us. |
 | Gestures Gestures are the signs we make with our hands while talking. People use them mostly when they try to make a point or argue with others. However, some gestures can mean different things in different cultures. So you should be really careful with them. |
 | Movement Movement is the way people walk, stand, sit, or hold their head. And when people talk with others, they also need to shake hands or hug them. They can tell a lot of information. They show people’s manner, behavior, character and level of education. |
 | Eye contact This is the way you look at someone. How much eye contact you make can tell a lot of things about you and what you are trying to say. But remember not to stare (盯) at others all the time. It will make them feel upset. |
| A．Facial expressions. | B．Gestures. | C．Movement. | D．Eye contact. |
| A．When we show feelings with our faces. | B．When we try to make a point. |
| C．When we shake hands with others. | D．When we look at others. |
| A．Happy. | B．Fearful. | C．Excited. | D．Upset. |
4 . My name is John. My arms are shorter than others’, but I never think I’m different. I don’t think of myself as a “disabled” person because I feel like I can do anything I want. With the help of my parents, friends and a special program for young people with disabilities. I know how to fight for myself and how to be strong. That doesn’t mean it is always a piece of cake. I had some bad experiences, such as the way people looked at me, although most people were friendly.
When I was three, my family moved to New York where there are first-class hospitals. I missed some school because of operations. I had to work harder than others.
When I went to the seventh grade, I recovered a lot more. I also made some friends and we had a great time together. As classes got harder, life became more difficult for me. I had to spend more time remembering things, taking notes and preparing for exams. Luckily, I never failed any exams.
When I was at college, I wrote something about myself for a newspaper. It helped more people know me. Many people wrote to me. They thought I was strong to recover from over 10 operations. And I was happy to make friends with them.
1. John’s family moved to New York probably because he could _________.| A．go to a better school | B．join a special program |
| C．forget some bad experiences | D．go to a better hospital |
| A．failed an exam | B．wrote something for a newspaper |
| C．had over 10 operations | D．helped a lot of disabled people |
| A．Shy. | B．Careful. | C．Proud. | D．Strong. |
| A．falls | B．jumps | C．walks | D．runs |
| can, I, be, five, miss, good, in, road, wait for, back |
“What a great film!” says Dan.
Dan Parks and Sue Barrington are leaving the Odeon cinema in Oxford.
“I love Eddie Redmayne,” says Sue.
“Yes, he’s a
He looks at his watch.
“It’s
“Yes,” says Sue. “It’s beginning to get dark.”
They walk up the street and look for their bikes. There
“There’s my bike,” says Dan. He looks for Sue’s, but he
“Where’s
Then they see her bike lock on the ground —
“Oh no!” says Sue. “Bike thieves!”
Dan looks up and down the road. He sees a police car fifty metres away on the other side of the street.
“
She watches him. He talks through the window of the police car and points
Then a policewoman gets out of the car and comes across the road with Dan.
“Hello,” says the policewoman to Sue. “I’m PC Jennings. Your friend tells me your bike is
“Well, it’s blue,” begins Sue. “It’s a
Jennings writes everything in her notebook.
…
—I’m so sorry! I totally forgot about that. I’m so used to eating candy every Halloween that I didn’t remember this year I wasn’t supposed to. ________
| A．Practice makes perfect. | B．When in Rome, do as the Romans do. |
| C．Old habits die hard. | D．Time is money. |
8 . That was my first dance performance and I was the lead role. A huge black curtain
Then came my teacher. “The
Now, as an excellent dancer, I often
| A．closed | B．hid | C．took | D．drove |
| A．so | B．such | C．very | D．quite |
| A．time | B．room | C．place | D．order |
| A．Actually | B．Suddenly | C．Finally | D．Luckily |
| A．jumped | B．fell | C．rushed | D．walked |
| A．couldn’t | B．mustn’t | C．shouldn’t | D．wouldn’t |
| A．minutes | B．days | C．months | D．years |
| A．welcome back | B．fly back | C．give back | D．hold back |
| A．worst | B．luckiest | C．easiest | D．hardest |
| A．awoke | B．rang | C．called | D．surprised |
| A．himself | B．myself | C．herself | D．itself |
| A．write down | B．pick up | C．put off | D．think about |
| A．when | B．since | C．before | D．until |
| A．on | B．off | C．above | D．over |
| A．And | B．But | C．Or | D．Unless |
9 . 作为一名九年级学生，你定也遇到过和李明一样的困惑吧，假如你是Diana，你会给他什么建议呢?请你结合他的邮件内容给他写一封回信吧。
| From: Li Ming |
| Hi. Diana. As a student of Grade Nine. I am busy with my study all day. And I am also a little worried about the coming PE Entrance Examination（体育中考）and English Man Machine Dialogue Test（英语人机对话考试）in April wonder if you have any ideas about them. Can you give me some advice about exercise? And how can I do well in my English? Looking forward to your reply. Best wishes. Yours, Li Ming |
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| From: Diana |
| Hi, Li Ming I'm glad to hear from you. As a student of Grade Nine, I have met the same problem with you, but I overcome（克服）it successfully. Here is my advice about them. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
1. From which place can they see far?
| A．The balcony. | B．The bathroom. | C．The kitchen. |
| A．It is great fun. | B．It is boring. | C．It helps keep fit. |
