We all know doing exercise makes us healthy. But many of us don’t know which is better, to exercise in the day or at night. Dr. Yang, a famous sleep doctor, advises people to do outdoor exercise for at least 30 minutes a day in the daytime.
Dr. Yang has been doing research on sports and sleep for years. He finds out that those who exercise in natural light for half an hour every day have better sleep and more energy(能量). Dr. Yang himself gets up at 6:30 a.m. Then he usually takes a walk outside. Sometimes, he walks his two dogs in the park in the afternoon with his sunglasses left at home.
Many schools put Dr. Yang’s findings into practice. They made it a rule that students should do outdoor exercise once or twice a day. In some schools, students even formed outdoor running clubs. After some time, most students said they benefited(受益) a lot from outdoor exercise. Now they sleep better and concentrate(集中) more on their studies.
Some students are now thinking about inviting their teachers to join them in their daily runs.
1. According to Dr. Yang, when is it better to exercise, in the day or at night?2. What is Dr. Yang’s research about?
3. What does Dr. Yang usually do after he gets up?
4. How often do students do outdoor exercise in many schools?
5. Who will some students invite to join in their daily runs?
6. 书面表达
请根据要求完成短文写作。
假如你叫李明，你所在的跑步俱乐部拟组织一次师生户外跑活动。请你写信给外教布朗先生，邀请他参加此次活动。
内容包括：
（1）写信意图和邀请原因；
（2）活动路线和距离；
（3）活动注意事项（至少两点）。
作文要求：
（1）不能照抄原文：不得在作文中出现真实校名、地点和考生的真实姓名。
（2）语句连贯，词数80词左右。作文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡上。
Dear Mr. Brown,
How are you doing? Our running club will go for a run this Saturday morning.
Best regards,
Li Ming
Dreams may make you smart. This was discovered by scientists who do research on dreams. What is a dream exactly? Scientists explain that during sleep time your brain reviews your experiences in the day. It tries to connect your new experiences with the old memories (记忆). As your brain connects things, it turns them into a story, and then you get a dream. Dreams may help you deal with worries and fears. What has happened during the day may be painful. While you are sleeping, however, the brain will replay the painful memories in a safe dream space. There the bad memories become less painful. And you will feel better after waking up. Dreams also seem to be able to help you learn. This idea is supported by a study. So scientists advise you not to stay up all night studying, especially when an exam is coming. They say a sweet dream might help you get higher marks. Dreams may make you more creative, too. It was reported that a famous songwriter came up with his best song in a dream, and wrote it down as soon as he woke up. However, dreams alone can’t bring about creativity. In fact, the songwriter spent a lot of time thinking about the song before the dream. In a word, hard work matters more for creativity, though dreams also have a role to play.
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2. When does the brain review your experiences in the day?
3. Where does the brain replay the painful memories?
4. What might help you get higher marks according to the passage?
5. Which matters more for creativity, hard work or dreams?
B. 书面表达
请根据要求完成短文写作，并将写作内容写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
6. 假设你叫李明，你打算向某学生英文网站投稿，分享你做过的一个有趣的梦。请你根据以下思维导图内容提示用英文写一篇短文。
（1）可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息。
（2）不能照抄原文：不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和考生的真实姓名。
（3）语句连贯，词数80左右。作文的标题和开头已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡上。
An Interesting Dream
By Li Ming
I have an interesting dream to share with you.
请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。
Eight-year-old Maya and her parents were on vacation happily. They were walking in the Appalachian Mountains, which are a group of mountains in North America. Maya’s family were walking on a long, long road. It is called the Appalachian Trail. It starts in the US state of Maine and ends in the state of Georgia. Maya and her family started near their home in Maryland. This was Maya’s first time to leave her state, so she was really excited. After walking for some days, the family decided to take a rest in West Virginia. Then they went on their vacation. Every evening, Maya and her family would make a campfire. She loved to sing and dance around it. She also enjoyed sleeping in a tent each night. And in the morning, she would get up early so that she could have much time to enjoy her trip. Maya wanted to remember everything interesting on her vacation and she had her special way to do that—drawing. For example, when she saw a new animal, she would take out her pencil and draw quickly. Maya learned that she had to be quiet if she wanted the animals to stay. She also drew a lot of flowers. Maya thought that flowers were much easier to draw, because they didn’t run away! She spent an excellent vacation with her parents. |
2. What did Maya’s family decide to do in West Virginia?
3. Where did Maya sleep each night?
4. How did Maya remember everything interesting on her vacation?
5. Why did Maya think that flowers were much easier to draw?
6. B. 书面表达
假如你是王杰，上周末你和你的父母去了乡下旅行。请你用英语写封电子邮件给你的美国笔友Joe，向他介绍一下你的此次乡下之旅。内容包括：
1. 介绍你的乡下之旅（包括乡下环境、所参与的活动）；
2. 谈谈你对乡下生活的看法。
作文要求：
1. 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2. 语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Joe,
Last weekend, I went to the countryside with my parents.
I can’t wait to go there again.
Yours,
Wang Jie
4 . The Value of Negative Results
We all avoid failure（失败）, and most of us fear it. However, without failure, progress would be impossible. What does success usually come after? Failure. It seems that one cannot exist（存在）without the other.
Accepting failure is not easy for many, though we are often unwilling to accept failure because our professional fame depends on success.
In fact, one of the business world’s most famous failures became one of its biggest successes, in part because the product’s makers learned from their mistakes.
All in all, there is a lot we can learn by studying mistakes. Perhaps the most important lesson is that failure and success are two sides of the same coin.
A. One truly cannot exist without the other.
B. We are brave enough to face difficulties.
C. In the early 1990s, Apple created a phone called the Apple Newton.
D. The business world already understands the value of negative results.
E. The Apple Newton has won popularity with people all over the world.
F. However, things are slowly changing, especially in business and science.
G. The story of the Apple Newton can teach us an important lesson about failure.
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6. 书面表达
失败乃成功之母。本卷阅读理解B部分文章讨论了失败对于获取成功具有重要的价值请你根据下面提示，写一篇英语短文，谈谈你如何借鉴Apple的成功经验，采取有效行动，失败为成功。
写作要点：
1 What have you learned from Apple’s story?
2 Have you ever experienced a failure? What was it?
3 What will you do to turn it into a success?
要求：
1短文应包括提示中所有的写作要点，条理清楚，行文连贯，可适当发挥；
2短文中不能出现真实的人名和地名；
3词数不少于80。
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请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。
Steve was waiting for the girl with a rose. She was his pen pal. She had helped him a lot both in study and life. They planned their first meeting at 7 p.m. at Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll find me,” she wrote in the letter, “I’ll wear a coat with a red rose on it.” So at 7 p.m. he was in the station looking for the girl with a red rose. A young lady was coming toward him. She was wearing a green coat and was everything that he hoped Miss Maynell would be. But there was no red rose. Then a plain（相貌平平的）woman walked past. She was about 40 years old. On her coat there was a red rose. He did not hesitate（犹豫）. “I’m Steve Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you can meet me. May I take you to dinner?” he asked. A kind smile was on the woman’s face. “I don’t know what this is about, young man.” she answered. “But the young lady in the green coat begged（请求）me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I should tell you that she was waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was a kind of test!” |
2. What did the young lady wear?
3. How old was the woman wearing a coat with a red rose?
4. What did the young lady beg the woman to do?
5. Where was the young lady waiting for Steve?
B. 书面表达
6. 假设你是李华，最近你结交了一位新的好朋友。你想和你的英国笔友Dave介绍这位新朋友。请根据以下提示用英语写一封电子邮件。内容包括：
1介绍你的新的好朋友的基本信息（名字、外貌等）；
2谈谈你与新的好朋友的异同点（性格与爱好）；
3谈谈你对朋友的看法。
作文要求：
1不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Hi, Dave! I am happy to say that I made a new friend on WeChat a month ago.
请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。
What do you usually do in your free time? What are your favourite activities? Last week, I put these questions on my blog. Here are the answers of three students. ·A message from a Chinese girl on Sept 8th, 2021 Hello! My name is Zhang Li and I am a student in Grade 7. In China, we students are busy with the schoolwork. We only have one or two days free in a week. However, on these free days, we usually have much homework to do. For me, after I finish my homework at home, I often go swimming with my friends. It is a good way to relax. That’s also my favourite activity because it can help me keep healthy. ·A message from Eric Brown on Sept 10th, 2021, America Hi, I’m Eric Brown. In America, we have many free time activities. For example, we go camping every Friday. We take a lot of food and drink with us. We sing, dance and play games together. If we feel tired, we can rest in beautiful tents. All of us have great fun that day. ·A message from a girl from Thailand on Sept 12th, 2021 Hi, my name is Pin Anong. In Thailand, our summer vacation begins in late February to early March and ends in mid May. I hardly ever go out on my vacation. Why? My mother is an actress and my father is a policeman. They are busy all the time. That’s why I always stay at home by myself. On my vacation, my favourite activity is reading at home. I love books and I read every day. My favourite writer is Liu Cixin and I hope I can be a person like him when I grow up. I will try my best to do that. |
2. What is Zhang Li’s favourite activity?
3. When do students in the US go camping?
4. Why does Pin Anong always stay at home on her own?
5. Who is Pin Anong’s favourite writer?
B. 书面表达
6. 假设你班本期英语黑板报主题为“介绍你家人或朋友的业余活动”，现向全班同学征稿。请根据以下内容提示写一篇英语短文去投稿，介绍你的朋友李华的丰富多彩的业余活动。内容包括：
1 介绍李华喜欢的业余活动及喜欢的原因（至少3项）；
2 鼓励大家多进行一些业余活动。
作文要求：
1 不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Li Hua is my good friend. He has different kinds of activities in his free time.
请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整。
Do you think English is a difficult language to learn? Well, here are some good ways to learn English.
Read in your school library if you are a student.
Most school libraries have a centre for English learners. If your school library has the centre, and you are learning English as a second language, you can often go there.
Go to your local library.
There are lots of books about English for the learners in it. And you can read them for free. Talk with someone in English.
Talk with a friend in English.
If you don’t have a friend to talk with, you can find a partner in your local newspaper. It can help you practise your English pronunciation.
Read popular English books.
Popular books are very good. Pick easy books to read. If you pick something too difficult, you will feel bored with learning English. Reading English stories can help you learn words easily.
Watch popular English TV shows and films.
This helps practise your listening skills. You can also learn how people speak English in their everyday lives.
1. How many ways of learning English does the writer tell us?2. Where can you read books for free?
3. What is the way of improving your English pronunciation?
4. Why should you pick easy books to read?
5. What can you learn by watching popular English TV shows and films?
6. B ．书面表达
请根据要求完成短文写作。
假如你是来自八年级十一班的李思雨，你校英语广播站负责人杨老师(Miss Yang) 邀请你到广播台为七年级的新同学介绍一下你学习英语的方法。请根据下面的内容提示，写一篇关于英语学习方法的广播稿，可适当发挥。内容包括：
(1)你学习英语的方法和体会；
(2)你的建议(至少2条)；
(3)表达祝愿。
作文要求：
(1)不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名。
(2)语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear new schoolmates,
I’m very glad to share my ideas on how to learn English well with you.
That’s all. Thank you for listening.
Do you love watching movies? If so, you must hear of the word “Hollywood”. For many people, the word “Hollywood” has two meanings. Hollywood is a place in Los Angeles, California, the USA. Hollywood is also the home of American movies.
Hollywood was just farmland（农田）at the beginning of the 20th century. Early American movies were made in New York and Chicago.
In 1917, a director made a movie in Chicago. The weather was so terrible that he couldn’t finish the movie. He had to find a warmer place. He decided to take a trip to the south of California and found it was sunny all year round there. The director thought the south of California was the best place for making movies. The next year, his company set up a movie studio（电影制片厂）in Hollywood. Soon, almost all important American studios were in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
The next thirty years were Hollywood’s greatest years. Quite a lot of movies were made, most by a few large studios. Directors, actors, and writers worked for these studios.
Do you know much about Hollywood movies? What do you think of the movie Avatar? Now, you can already enjoy the movie Avatar 2. It was on in December, 2020. There will be many other Hollywood movies on in the future. Don’t miss them.
1. How many meanings does the word “Hollywood” have?2. Where did early Americans make films?
3. Why did the director decide to take a trip to the south of California?
4. When did the director’s company set up a movie studio in Hollywood?
5. Which movie was on in December, 2020?
6. 书面表达：
假如你是李明，近日你校英语网正在征稿，请你以“My Favorite TV Program”为题，用英语写一篇短文，向网站投稿。
内容包括：
1. 介绍你最喜欢的电视节目（节目名称、内容、观看时间等）；
2. 说说你喜欢该电视节目的原因（至少两点）。
作文要求：
1. 不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2.语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
I enjoy watching TV programs, and I have my favorite one.
请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题，并把答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
On Saturdays, Wang Wei puts on a play with his friends in a small village near their university. The villagers can hear them, but they cannot see them. That is because they are putting on a shadow puppet play(皮影戏).
Shadow puppets(皮影木偶)are made of hard leather(皮). The leather is cut out in the shape of a person or an animal. Each puppet is painted in bright colours and put on a stick. Some puppets have arms and legs that can move.
During a shadow puppet play, Wang stands behind a white screen with lights behind it. The villagers sit in front of the screen. Wang and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen so the villagers can see the puppets’ shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different characters.
Shadow puppet plays are an ancient Chinese art. Now with TV and films, shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before.
Wang and his friends, who are actually members of the school Drama Club, often work very hard for little money, but they do not mind. They want to keep this traditional art alive.
1. When does Wang Wei put on a play with his friends in a village?2. What are shadow puppets made of?
3. Where does Wang stand during a shadow puppet play?
4. Who does the voices of the different characters?
5. Why do Wang and his friends put on shadow puppet plays?
B. 书面表达
请根据要求完成短文写作，并将作文写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
6. 假定你是某国际学校的学生Mike，你校的英语戏剧俱乐部招募新成员。请你写一封电子邮件向该俱乐部英国导师Jason推荐自己。要点包括：
（1）介绍你的基本信息（如：年龄等）；
（2）说明你的优势（至少两点）；
（3）表示希望被录取。
作文要求：
（1）不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现真实校名、地点和考生的真实姓名。
（2）语句连贯，词数80左右。作文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡上。
Dear Jason,
I am glad to see our school English Drama Club is looking for new members. I am now writing to apply to be one of them.
Yours,
Mike
After the “double reduction” (双减), what is students’ school life like now? Let’s have a look.
The “double reduction” really helps me. We don’t have so much homework. I can finish it at school so that I don’t have to take it home. We don’t need to buy workbooks anymore and the exercises are mainly from the textbook. I’m also happy to find that there are fewer exams.
—Shen Yu, a 13-year-old boy, Beijing
I have more time to do after school activities. That’s the best thing for me. I like dancing, volleyball and music. I also joined a cooking class. I can learn all kinds of useful cooking skills there. Teachers also give us more time to learn from real life. Sometimes, we can go to learn about earthworms (蚯蚓).
—Zhang Hanhan, a 13-year-old boy, Tianjin
With the “double reduction”, I have really got less homework to do. But Monday is a long day for me. Because I need to take an online class for two hours on that evening. I can have happy weekends. Now I have more free time to enjoy what I like to do!
—Yu Zhiyue, a 14-year-old girl, Jiangsu
I have got more time to read books and play sports. The art subjects are very important I love learning music very much. Now I feel more interested to do so.
—Ma Li, a 12-year-old girl, Liaoning
1. How many students are there in the passage?2. Where is Shen Yu from?
3. What is the best thing for Zhang Hanhan?
4. Why is Monday a long day for Yu Zhiyue?
5. Who has more time to read books?
6. B. 书面表达请根据要求完成短文写作。
进入初中已经一个学期了，得益于“双减”，你的校园生活一定更加丰富多彩。请以“My Colorful School Life”为题
（1）简单介绍你的校园生活（课程内容及作息安排）；
（2）你最喜欢的学校课外活动及原因；
（3）你的收获和感受。
作文要求：
（1）不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名。
（2）语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，也不必抄写在答题卡上。
My Colorful School Life
I am a Grade-Seven student in the middle school.
