Every day when I enter the classroom, I will take a look at the wall beside my seat. You will find nothing special about this old wall if you just look at it. But for the students in my class, it is a special wall. Take a good look at it, and you will get to know the real feelings and thoughts of us, the 9th graders.
In the middle of the wall, there is a big “VICTORY”. It was written in pencil. I guess it must have been written by someone who got a good mark in an exam.
A little higher above the formulas, there is a poem. It only has two sentences. It reads: All those sweet memories have disappeared. Like tears dropping in the heavy rain.
Oh! It must have been written at the end of the last semester in middle school. Classmates had to leave school and good friends had to part. What a sad poem!
If you look at the wall more carefully, you will find many other interesting things, like a crying face, or a happy face, and other patterns(图案). There are still some patterns and letters that I can’t understand, but they all show the feeling of the students who drew them.
For years, the wall has witnessed(目睹) all the things that have happened in the classroom. I don’t know how it will be next year, two years from now, or even ten years from now. But I hope more smiling faces will be drawn on it.There is ______ special on this wall.
| A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
What was the “VICTORY” written in?
| A．Chalk | B．Pencil | C．Pen | D．Brush |
When has the poem been written?
| A．At the beginning of the last semester. |
| B．At the end of the year. |
| C．At the end of the last semester. |
| D．At the beginning of the last month. |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word?
| A．部分 | B．分离 | C．和好 | D．聚集 |
What’s the title of the passage?
| A．The Pictures of the Wall |
| B．The Feelings of the Students |
| C．The Patterns of the Classroom |
| D．The Hope of the Writer |
A winter storm (暴风雪) usually can last for some time with high winds, cold rain, heavy snowfall (降雪) and low temperature. Winter storms can make driving and walking dangerous.
Before a winter storm:
◆Have a good plan.
◆Buy some food, water and warm clothes for your family.
◆Always listen to the weather report for your area.
During a winter storm:
◆Stay at home and wear warm clothes.
◆Eat more food and drink more water.
◆If you must drive, carry a cell phone .
After a winter storm:
◆Don’t drive until the weather gets better.
◆Check on your neighbors to make sure that they’re OK.
请根据材料内容完成下面表格，每空词数不限。
| Before a winter storm |
1. Make a plan. |
| 2. Prepare some |
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| 3. Listen to the |
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| During a winter storm |
1. Stay |
| 2. Have more food and drink. |
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| 3. Carry a |
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| After a winter storm |
1. Drive when the weather |
| 2. Make sure your neighbors are OK. |
阅读判断(根据表格内容判断正误。正确的用A，错误的用B。)
| Sperm whale |
Killer whale |
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| Length |
15 meters |
8 meters |
| Weight |
35 tons |
3,600kg |
| Teeth |
50, each up to 20cm long |
40, each up to 20cm long |
| Tail |
8 meters long |
6 meters long |
| Food |
Squid, lobsters and small sharks |
Fish, birds, seals and even whales |
| Skill |
Can dive into the deep cold water |
Good swimmer, can jump out of the water |
A killer whale is shorter than a sperm whale in its length.
A sperm whale is heavier than a killer whale in its weight..
A killer whale has 50 teeth, each up to 20cm long.
The tail of a killer whale is longer than a sperm whale.
A killer whale is a good swimmer.
The one-child policy has been carried out for about 20 years .Most Chinese families have only one child. By the year 2008,the number of only children in China had already been 330 million ,which was about the population of the United States .In the next twenty years ,the only-child generation (一代人) will become the main builders of our society .No one knows how much he or she will change the world .
Only children in families often receive the best care, sometimes ,even get a lot of indulgence .Parents always try their best to satisfy their children’s needs .Those children, who are called “little emperors” ,are in danger of too much love .
However these kids often fell lonely because neither their parents nor their classmates can take the place of a brother or a sister.
It seems that only children are still not ready to do their duty .some elder only children have already graduated from college .But they still depend on their parents .They need a longer time to change for their jobs, because they were brought up in a safe environment. When their parents get older, a couple of only children will have four parents and even more grandparents to look after. It will surely be the biggest problem if they don’t well prepare to face it.What was the population of the U.S.A in the year 2008?
A. About 3, 300, 000. B. About 330, 000, 000. C. About 33, 000, 000.In this passage the word “indulgence” means ________.
A. 溺爱 B. 批评 C.指导 Why do only children feel lonely?
A. Their parents have no time for them.
B. They don’t have free time for activities.
C. They have no brothers or sisters.What’s the biggest problem for the family that is made up of two only children?
A. They have to look after four parents and even more grandparents.
B. They they still depend on their parents.
C. They need a longer time to change for their jobsThe best title for the passage is ____________.
A. Parents for Only Children B. The Only-child Generation C. The Only-child Policy
Wang Tao is a little boy. He often goes for a walk with his father. He likes water very much and he wants to swim like a fish in the water.
One Sunday morning, Wang Tao went to a park with his father. There is a big swimming pool in the park. Wang Tao asked his father to take him to the pool. “Why do you want to go there?” asked his father. “I want to learn swimming,” said Wang Tao. “And you can teach me.”
“Oh, sorry. I can’t swim,” said his father.
“You can’t swim? Li Qiang’s father swims very well. Why can’t you swim?”
“His father likes eating fish, so he can swim like a fish,” said the father. “Oh, I see,” said Wang Tao. “But you like eating chicken very much. Can you lay eggs (下蛋)?”
请根据短文内容从所给选项中选出最佳选项。Wang Tao and his father often _____.
| A．go for a walk |
| B．go to swim |
| C．go to eat fish |
| D．visit their friends |
Wang Tao wants to _____ in the water.
| A．live | B．swim | C．play | D．fly |
Who can swim like a fish?
| A．Wang Tao. |
| B．Wang Tao’s father. |
| C．Li Qiang. |
| D．Li Qiang’s father. |
From the passage , we learn that there is a(an) _____ in the park.
| A．ball game | B．English corner |
| C．swimming pool | D．zoo |
下面哪项说法正确？
| A．Wang Tao can swim very well. |
| B．Wang Tao’s father can lay eggs. |
| C．Wang Tao is a naughty (调皮的) boy. |
| D．Wang Tao’s father can teach Wang Tao to swim. |
When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence“How do you do? ” for example, if you look up each word in the dictionary, once at a time, what is your translation(翻译)? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages don’t just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master(掌握) the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speakers put words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.
“She only likes apples. ” “Only she likes apples. ”
“I have seen the film already. ” “I have already seen the film. ”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speaker does. From the passage we know that _______ when we are learning English.
| A．we shouldn’t put every word into our own language |
| B．we should look up every word in the dictionary |
| C．we need to put every word into our own |
| D．we must read word by word |
The writer thinks it is _______ in learning English.
| A．difficult to understand different sounds |
| B．possible to remember the word order |
| C．important to master the rules for word order |
| D．easy to master the rules for word order |
We can learn from the passage that _______.
| A．the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words |
| B．the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence |
| C．sometimes different order of words has a different meaning |
| D．if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different |
“ She only likes apples. ”___________
| A．is the same as “Only she likes apples. ” |
| B．is different from “Only she likes apples. ” |
| C．means “She likes fruit except apples. ” |
| D．means “She doesn’t like apples. ” |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Different Orders, Different Meanings |
| B．How to speak English |
| C．How to put English into our Own Language |
| D．How to learn English |