A farmer carelessly lost an expensive gold watch in the barn on the farm, where he searched for everywhere but failed.
So he put a notice on the gate of the farm: whoever finds the gold watch will be rewarded 100 dollars.
People tried their best to look for the watch in order to get the reward. However, the barn was too large and the straw in the barn was too thick,it was getting dark they were still unable to find it. So they give up the reward of 100 dollars one by one.
But only a small boy was still not discouraged but kept looking for it .He had nothing to eat throughout the day.In order to solve the family problem, he looked forward to finding the gold watch and let his parents,brothers and sisters have a full meal.
The night was already getting late,the boy was also tired. He was lying in the straw to have a rest when he heard a strange “tick--tock ”.
He immediately held his breath and listened carefully,and followed the sound. He found the watch and got the 100 dollars.
Like the gold watch in the barn,success has been around us and spread in every corner of life. Only when we are calm and firmly look for it ,we can find it.If someone found the gold watch, what would the farmer offer him?
| A．100 yuan | B．100 dollars |
| C．100 pounds | D．100 pence |
Why did the boy insist on looking for the gold watch?
| A．Because he liked the gold watch.. |
| B．Because he wanted to own the watch. |
| C．Because he was silly |
| D．Because he wanted to get the reward |
The passage above is probably taken from_________.
| A．A newspaper | B．a science book |
| C．an advertisement | D．a notice |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The boy had no brothers or sisters. |
| B．The boy’s family had a hard life. |
| C．It was easy for the boy to find the watch. |
| D．The farmer didn’t look for the watch for himself |
Of the following,which order is right according to the story?
① The boy succeeded in finding the gold watch
② The farmer offered the boy a reward of 100 dollars
③ A farmer lost a gold watch carelessly
④ Many people tried to find the watch,but they failed.
| A．②①④③ | B．④②③① |
| C．③④①② | D．①③④② |
There are lots of dangerous and terrible insects in Northeastern India，but the tree﹣bees are the most terrible．They are killers．Unlike most bees which will sting （叮咬）you only if they are disturbed （打扰），tree﹣bees will attack you in thousands for no reason．And they will chase（追赶） you for your life．
Walking along a dusty road while I was on holiday there last year．I found myself，without the least warning，the centre of such an attack．The air above me suddenly became thick with bees．Though it was hot．I went cold all over．Until then I had never heard of Indian tree﹣bees，but I had recently seen a film called "The Angry Swarm"． which was about killer﹣bees．
I began running to the village about half a mile away，but I was soon covered from head to foot with bees．I drove them away with my hands，only to make room for others．Each time I opened my mouth tor breath，more bees entered my mouth，until it was stung to twice its usual size and I could hardly breathe．
When I reached the village．I found some workers building a house．I ran towards them for help．But as soon as the workers saw the bees with me．they ran for safety at top speed．
Soon my eyes had completely closed．I fell into a pile of brick dust．I pushed myself wildly down into it until my head and shoulders were covered．And then I found myself in a worse situation﹣the dust nearly stopped me from breathing．When I tried hard to get out of the dust，the angry bees made a new attack on me．I was tired out and ran weakly about in circles．Soon I lost my consciousness （意识）．
Later I learned that two quick﹣minded villagers ran to a pile of dry grass and quickly surrounded （包围）me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away．They stayed with me，taking stings out of my body for the next three hours until a doctor came and gave me further treatment．
31．What can we infer（推断）from the second paragraph（段落）． ．
A．The temperature went down at that time．
B．The air suddenly became thick because of the dust．
C．The writer knew Indian tree﹣bees were the most dangerous
D．The writer felt scared when he was surrounded by tree﹣bees．
32．In which order did the following things happen to the writer． ．
a．He tried to drive away the bees but failed．
b．He was surrounded with a thick wall of fire and smoke．
c．He was tired out and lost consciousness later．
d．He watched a film named ''The Angry Swarm''．
e．He was attacked by tree﹣bees while taking a walk．
A．e﹣a﹣c﹣b﹣d
B．d﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣b
C．e﹣b﹣a﹣d﹣c
D．d﹣e﹣a﹣b﹣c
33．which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？ ．
A．Tree﹣bees often attack people in large numbers．
B．Tree﹣bees can be driven away by fire and smoke．
C．Tree﹣bees do not give up easily when they attack people．
D．Tree﹣bees will not attack people unless they are disturbed．
Do you know that November is National Novel Writing Month（NaNoWriMo）．You can find the NaNoWriMo Young Writer's programme at ywp．nanowrimo．org．It is a challenge to write a 50000﹣word novel in one month．
The programme began in 1999 in San Francisco with only 21 members．Last year，more than 400000 took up the challenge．The writers can choose what they want to write about．On November 1st．writers visit the website and start to update （更新）their word count． They can communicate with other writers there as well．All the writers have to stop writing on November 30th．
It is okay if you have never written a book before．The website provides lesson plans and workbooks for beginners．You can use them to improve writing skills in your novel．Then you can start planning what your novel will be about．
Are there any books published from the NaNoWriMo programme？Here are a few：
．The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
．Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
．Entrechats by Cecile Duquence
Are there any young readers who want to join in this programme？If you want，we hope you can write the best novel．If you have not heard of NaNoWriMo，but you have a good story in mind，join us!
（1）What can you do in the writing month if you join in the programme？
①We can visit ywp．nanowrimo．org．
②We can update the word count．
③We can publish the new novel．
④We can choose what to write about．
A．①②④
B．①②③
C．①③④
D．②③④
（2）According to the passage．Entrechats by Cecile Duquenne． ．
A．will be published
B．has already come out
C．is the most attractive
D．gets the most attention
（3）This passage is most probably written to ．
A．encourage more young people to join in the programme
B．invite more famous writers to visit ywp．nanowrimo．org
C．publish more wonderful books written by young writers
D．encourage more people to communicate with other writers．
How time flies! The 9th graders are going to graduate soon．We invite them to write about their school memories．Let's share some of them．﹣Ms．Rosen
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Name：Brita Favourite memory：Moving to this school last year and meeting new friends Unpleasant memory：Being the"new girl" Favourite teacher：Ms．Rosen．I like her interesting classes． Advice：School can he fun if you do your best |
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Name：Jay Favourite memory：School trips，Singing competitions Unpleasant memory：Project homework Favourite teacher：Ms．Williams．She treats each student equally Advice：work hard and fun will come |
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Name：Rocky Favourite memory：Meeting new friends．The weekends Unpleasant memory：Tests Favourite teacher：Mr．Taylor．He helps me with my lessons Advice：Oncc you fall behind，keep trying till you catch up |
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Name：Angel Favourite memory：Being with new people．Fun classes Unpleasant memory：The loss of a new watch Favourite teacher：Ms．Rosen．She helped me through hard times Advice：Hard work brings success |
25．Who dislikes tests among the four students？ ．
A．Brita
B．Jay
C．Rocky
D．Angel
26．How many of the four students mentioned Ms．Rosen？
A．One
B．Two
C．Three
D．Four
27．What can we learn from the given information above？
A．The four students will be in Grade 9 next term．
B．The four students do not enjoy school very much．
C．The four students all think it's important to work hard
D．Their favourite memories are all about trips．
An 8.3﹣magnitude（里氏8.3级）earthquake can often cause fallen buildings and hundreds or even thousands of victims．But only 13 people were killed in the powerful earthquake in Chile on Sept 16，2015．That is the most surprising thing．
According to New York Times．Chile had spent quite a lot of money on the project of making its buildings stronger．Also，it had changed its tsunami（海啸）warning system．Both of these helped prevent a disaster in the country．
Besides，strict laws and rules have made people more ready for earthquakes．Schools have increasingly started doing drills（演练），all society is filled with creative ways to keep safe in earthquakes．
Chile，a South American country，is one of the places where earthquakes are most likely．Its 17 million people have been taught more than enough information about earthquake．The strongest earthquakes ever recorded happened in Chile：a 9.5﹣magnitude earthquake in 1960 that killed more than 5，000 people．And most recently，an 8.8﹣magnitude earthquake in central Chile in 2010 killed more than 500 people and destroyed 220，000 homes．
The 2010 earthquake was 5.6 times more powerful than the 2015 earthquake．And the 2010 earthquake hit in the middle of the night，while the 2015 earthquake happened during an evening when many people were outside for barbecues and other celebrations before the country's Independence Day on Sept 18．
The biggest problem in 2010 was human mistakes．The government failed to warn people to move off the coast after the earthquake hit near the southern city of Concepcion．
The government made no such mistakes this time giving tsunami warnings minutes after the earthquake hit．To reduce more risk in the earthquake，classes were canceled and factories closed across the country on Sept 17．
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词．
46．Where is Chile？ ．
47．What is the most surprising thing about the powerful earthquake in 2015？ ．
48．How many people died in the earthquake in 1960？ ．
49．What was the biggest problem during the 2010 earthquake in Chile？ ．
50．Why were classes canceled and factories closed on Sept 17，2015？ ．
The first time I ever really noticed a disabled person，I was studying in the third grade．I saw some disabled people before，but I never really knew or cared about what those persons go through（经历）．
When a new student arrived in my third grade class，I thought it would just be a common student，but this student was different．His name was Derek and he had autism（孤独症）．He sometimes had random outbursts （随意的发作）during class and we would stand there，doing nothing because we didn't know why he was doing that．When he sat down at desk，we would try to get away from him．After class，we would play jokes on each other，imitating（模仿）Derek，and laughing about it．
Then one day，Derek's mom came to our class and talked with us．She told us that Derek wasn't just having random outbursts﹣he was trying to communicate．Then she chose a volunteer and filled that person's mouth with soft sweets．When we found the volunteer had great trouble in trying to speak，the mother explained that was what Derek was going through every day．We all understood her meaning．
After this talk，no one tried to make fun of Derek or run away from him．We accepted his outbursts in class and he became one of our friends．Having a class with Derek has taught me to have an open mind to those who are different from us．My experience in having an autistic classmate has provided me with a good lesson．
Now whenever I meet a family with a child who's behaving differently．I always remember what I have learned in my third grade class and go up to him or her．
（1）What did the author think of the boy before the mother's talk？
A．Friendly
B．Humorous
C．Generous．
D．Strange
（2）Which order is right according to the passage？
①We got away from him．
②We got on well with Derek．
③Derek arrived in my class．
④Derek's mom talked to us．
A．③①②④
B．③①④②
C．①③②④
D．①④③②
（3）According to Derek's mother，Derek ．
A．was too shy to be with others
B．had problems in expressing himself
C．was good at communicating with others
D．didn't like the way others treated him．
（4）After Derek's mom's talk，we did the following EXCEPT that ．
A．we became friends
B．we played together
C．we played jokes on him
D．we communicated with him
（5）Which is the best title for the passage？
A．Living with an open mind．
B．Believing in yourself．
C．Behaving in different ways．
D．Making friends with the disabled．