The Reading Club meets in the library after school. We read and talk a_____ English story books. It is a lot of fun. I tell the o___
__ students about good books. Then, they tell me about their f____
__ books. We also learn about new books and choose what we want to r___
_ next. We can read books alone, or we can listen to recordings of storybooks on CDs. I like l__
_ to stories on CD. I can hear many d____
__ voices and sounds. This h____
___ me speak and understand English.
S______ we read books in pairs. Students in Grade 9 help me read difficult books. They tell me what the words mean and help me understand. This is very h___
____. I like to learn f___
___ the older students.
(A) 根据括号里所给的汉语写出英语单词，答案书写在答题卡卷Ⅱ各小题规定的位置。Try to ________ (步行) or ride a bike when you travel a short distance.
Chinese people usually eat ________ (月饼) on Mid-autumn Day.
It isn’t ________ (容易的) to learn English well.
Do you want to ________ (制作) cards by hand for your teachers on Teachers’ Day?
Cars pollute the ________ (空气)， so remember: Use your legs.
“Pictogram” is a compound word made from “picture” and “telegram”. Pictograms are usually simple , and they are often made with letters and words. A pictogram is a symbol which represents an idea
an object through an image(图像). Also, it is a kind of communication system which must be learned but is very useful in our lives. The used must learn to see,
and remember the different pictogram symbols. There are 1.400 different symbols
the present time. A Canadian named Subhas Maharaj came up with the idea for pictograms in the beginning of the 1980s. at first, pictograms were introduced to help people
had disabilities in speaking ,reading, or writing. Pictograms are images of objects that are
to see and create. Today, pictograms are used In many different ways. For example, there are traffic ,recycling and
signs, even animal symbols and so on.
Pictograms are in white against a black background.
The combination of white against a black background creates extremely contrast(对比), and this makes pictograms friendlier to users. A good example of a pictogram is the public symbols for “Men” and “Women”, just like the one on the left. Pictograms are a useful method of communication, and people can have fun as they
each pictogram.
用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。
（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）Trust me. I (keep) it between you and me, I promise. Talk now.
I'm so sorry that I(not understand) you, but I do now.
Sally loves chocolate. -That(explain) why it's hard for her to lose weight.
If you have any trouble(use) the website,just click on this icon for help.
—Why didn't you answer my call?
—I (take) a shower. But I called you back as soon as I got out.A big parade was held on Red Square(remember) the dead in World War II.
Cleverness is a gift; kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy - they (give) after all. Choices can be hard.
—Is the little baby in this photo me, Dad?
—It is. And now you(grow) into a young man. Where does the time go, huh?
词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
(A)根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。Life is like a （赛跑）.You either take the lead or fall behind.
I thought about what she had said and stayed （醒着的）all night.
Hey! Relax! No one will（强迫）you to do that if you're not willing to.
Many countries speak （高度地）of China's high-speed railway technologies.
(B)根据句意，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。Don't look at me like that! I'm telling you the （true).
It is not polite to ask a stranger questions about his （person) life.
Red lanterns are often （hang) along the streets before Spring Festival.
The new system is now （wide) used by IT companies all over the world.
短文综合填空（本大题满分11分，每空1分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在短文空白处填入一个恰当的词，使短文内容完整、通顺。将所填单词填写在答题卡上相应的题号后。
If you lose 12 times, will you just give up? Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept t. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.
Carnegie was born in 1888 in a poor farming family in the central United States. The boy didn’t see a train u he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 4 am. every day to milk the cows in his family.
When Carnegie first entered college, he felt hopeless because of his clothes and ordinary looks. His mother ehim: “Why not try to be better in other things i____________
of just dress and good looks?”
Carnegie tried to be more a in college. He joined the debate(辩论) team. But one after another, he lost 12 times. The young man was d
in himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures(失败).
But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard work brought good results at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech c and became widely known.
The young man made his own words come true: “Bthat you will succeed, and you will.” In order to s
his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best-sellers(畅销书) i
How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. More than 50 million copies of his books have been printed in 38 l____________
. They are still helping people on the road to success.