1 . 亲爱的同学们，本学期我们学习了如何制作食物，并且知晓了如何按照指示语做事情。请根据下面的提示和要求，完成下面的strawberry smoothie (奶昔) 的制作。
A) Look at the pictures and match with the right phrases.
| A. cut the banana in slices B. clean the strawberries C. add some ice cubes (块) into the mixture D. enjoy the delicious smoothie E. put all the ingredients into the blender |
B) The following recipe (食谱) got dirty and in the wrong order, but your mother needs it to make the strawberry smoothie. Please write it in the right order for her.
Cold air swept across the north part of China in the first week of November. At the same time, a global (全球的) meeting on climate (气候) change was held in Scotland. There, leaders around the world tried to control global warming.
Why are we experiencing such a cold winter on a warming planet? The cold winter and global warming, two opposite facts, are not contradictory (对立的).
Global warming has changed Earth’s air condition and the weather. For example, in October, Li Nina affected China. It was caused by strong winds from the Pacific Ocean.
Another reason for the cold weather is the warming Arctic. It’s warming almost three times as fast as any other places on Earth.
Will the earth be much colder? It’s reported that a cold winter is likely. Northern China will probably see more snow, and southern China will see less rain.
1. Why did leaders hold a global meeting on climate change in Scotland?2. What caused Li Nina according to Paragraph 3?
3. What can you do to stop the global warming?
3 . Life in the future will be very different.
Houses will be greener because home appliances (电器) in the houses will use soar energy (太阳能). Fridges will talk to people and tell them what temperature to keep the food at and they will tell people when there isn’t enough food or drink.
Everyone will have robots at home. ________ For example, they will clean, they will go shopping when the fridge tells them to, they will help look after the children, they will drive parents to their place of work.
Every person in a house will own a computer. Students won’t go to school any more. Instead they will stay at home with a virtual (虚拟的) teacher. They will have lessons on their computers every day, including (包括) weekends.
I think people will have more free time. They will travel more, but they won’t travel by car. Everyone will use electric buses and trains with robot drivers. I think people will go on holiday to the moon in space rockets. People also will travel to other planets if they’re very rich. Space traveling will be the most popular kind of holiday in the future.
1. Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank “________” in Paragraph 3.| A．The robots will finally take people’s place on earth. |
| B．They will never know what will happen in the future. |
| C．Children can be good friends with the robots at home. |
| D．House robots will do lots of different things around the house. |
3. What will tell people when there isn’t enough food or drink?
4. Who will teach the students in the future?
5. 请将文中划线句子翻译成中文。
4 . When my daughter was in primary school, she brought home four small roots (根) from school to plant. None of them looked very strong, but with hope for the future, I planted them in our garden with enough sunlight. Over the years, because of the poor soil (土壤), three of them died. Only one survived (存活).
It grew crooked (弯弯曲曲的) and very slowly. It looked more like a fat bush（灌木从) than a tree. Later, I noticed that it was starting to die. The lower branches (树枝) were becoming bare (光秃秃的). Only the top third of the tree was still green. I did my best to save it. I fed it a lot of fertilizer (肥料), but it didn’t work.
Later one morning, I went out and looked at it again. I thought maybe I should just cut it down. It would make the garden look cleaner. As I take a closer look at it, however, I saw something in the leaves. A bird built a nest (巢) in the topmost branches. I smiled when I looked at it. I thought maybe this old tree was still useful. It might not be healthy or pretty, but it gave a bird a home.
This tree told me all of our lives have a purpose (目的). Young and strong or old and sick, we have things to do, love to give, and joy to share. We can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place.
1. What would be the best title for the passage?| A．A Bird’s Nest. | B．Every Root Grows into a Home. |
| C．A Tree in My Garden. | D．Sharing joy. |
3. What did the writer do to save the tree that started to die?
4. Why didn’t the writer cut the tree down?
5. What do you learn from this passage?
| Activities | Days a year |
| Read books | 365 |
| Play basketball | 210 |
| Eat junk food | 95 |
| Use the Internet for over 3 hours | 90 |
| Stay up late | 60 |
| Do housework | 0 |
| Good Habits | Bad Habits |
e.g. I run every day, so I exercise more than Anna.
British people don’t like to say “no”, because they think it is rude. But this can be a problem for people from other countries. When you learn English, you learn to say things like “Yes, please.” and “No, thank you.” when somebody asks you if you want something. But real life is not always so easy.
When you give something to British people, they often say, “I’m all right, thanks.” When they say this, they mean that they already have everything they need, so it is a way to say no. Unluckily, saying “all right” is also a way to say yes. The same phrase (短语) can be used in different ways to mean both yes and no!
Manjit works in a tourist shop. “British people are difficult customers (顾客),” he said. “If you give something to them, they say, ‘Maybe later’ even when they plan never to buy it.”
Saying yes is not much better, said Manjit. “When they want to buy something, they sometimes don’t say yes. They say, ‘Sure!’ or ‘Why not?’ It’s so confusing (令人困惑的)!”
1. Do British people like to say “no”? Why or why not?2. What do British people usually say when they don’t want something?
3. What might a British man mean by saying “Maybe later” to a seller?
In July, 2021, China introduced the “Double Reduction” policy (双减政策). It hopes to reduce students’ learning burden(负担). How do students feel about this new policy? Does the policy really influence (影响) their life and study?
“Our homework is clearly less than before”, said 13-year-old Shen Yuzhe from Beijing. “The exercises are mainly from the textbook(课本).” According to Shen, teachers now teach at a much slower speed (速度). “Our teachers are also giving us more chances to try out and learn from real life.” said Shen.
For a 13-year-old boy, Zhang Hangming from Tianjin, the best thing about “double reduction” is the increased(增长的) time in after-school activities. “We can now spend more time taking part in clubs and activities, such as dancing, volleyball and instruments. I can learn all kinds of skills more than schoolwork.” Said Zhang.
Zhang also pointed out that self-discipline (自律) becomes more important now. “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. What good things does the “Double Reduction” policy bring to Shen Yuzhe?List (列举) at least 2 of them.
2. What does Zhang Hangming think of the policy? Why?
3. What does Zhang Hangming mainly want to tell us in the last paragraph?
4. Do you like the “Double Reduction” policy? What changes（变化）does it bring to your study or life?
My name is Nancy. I’m a student. I’m twelve. My parents are teachers. John is my brother. We are all in Beijing, China. The man in a black coat is my father. The woman in a red sweater is my mother. The boy behind the tree is John. We are very happy here. We love Beijing.
1. How old is Nancy?2. What does Nancy’s father do?
3. Who is Nancy’s brother?
4. Where are they now?
5. How many（多少） people in Nancy’s family?
My daughter, Cindy, used to be shy but now she’s kind of active and outgoing. And I think that’s because of love.
I still remember one thing. One day last month, Cindy got an upset stomach, so I took her to see a doctor. When we waited in line outside the waiting room, we saw a lady beside us. She looked very upset. Then Cindy gave a smile card to the lady, saying, “I hope everything goes well” The lady hugged(拥抱) Cindy and said nothing. Later, Cindy gave out five more smile cards that day.
Last Monday, I went shopping with Cindy in a supermarket. After shopping, we went to the cash desk(收银台). Terribly, I couldn’t find my wallet and I didn’t know what to do. At that time, a lady came to us and paid the bill for us. She was just the lady who was at the doctor’s that day. I said “thank you” to her. She said, “I was moved by your daughter’s kindness.” Then I returned the money to her the next day.
Now all my family have always enjoyed helping others. And giving out smile cards is a good way to help. It helps us change, too.
1. What did Cindy use to be like?2. What did Cindy give the lady?
3. What did the lady do for the writer in the supermarket?
4. What can we learn from the story?
10 . 亲爱的同学们，初中的英语课堂学习需要你们的充分参与，英语学习需要你们与老师合作、与同学交流。经过半个学期的学习，你是否对一些常用的英语课堂用语熟悉了呢？请将下面的图片与之对应的英语课堂用语进行匹配，再写出另外两句你所知道的英语课堂用语。
根据图片，在图片下写出与之相匹配的课堂用语。
| A. Take out your book, please. | B. Don’t talk. |
| C. Sit down, please. | D. Please open your book. |
| E. Listen to the teacher carefully. | F. Now, please work in groups. |
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7. 你所知道的另外两句课堂用语。
