>【题文】Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
【小题1】 Dick flew to New York because ___.

A．he went there for a holiday	B．he had work there
C．he went there for sightseeing (观光)	D．his home was there

【小题2】Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

A．Because she didn't know his address yet

B．Because she wanted to go to New York, too

C．Because she might send him another telegram

D．Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York

【小题3】Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?

A．The manager (经理) of his hotel.

B．The police office.

C．The taxi driver.

D．His wife.

Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."
The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."
【小题1】 A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A．the second day

B．the third day

C．the fourth day

D．the fifth day

【小题2】The man was very surprised because _________.

A．he thought the child's father was dead	B．the child didn't ask him to sit down
C．the child gave him a cup of tea	D．he couldn't find that piece of paper

【小题3】 What was burnt? ___________.

A．The piece of paper

B．Mr Smith

C．The visitor

D．The boy

Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”？
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students．People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow’’, “sell” or even “steal”“vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions．
Harold：I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．
Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside．It reduces my work pressure(压力)；besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”．
Ivy：  Well. it’s just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on (专注于)their study.
【小题1】According to the passage, people can’t _______things in this game.

A．grow

B．borrow

C．steal

D．sell

【小题2】From Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably_________

A．a student

B．an office worker

C．a farmer

D．a thief

【小题3】Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?

A．They are longing for country life．

B．They can have fun with friends．

C．The game can relax people and give them a new experience．

D．They are confident enough to face the real world.

【小题4】Where can you find this passage?

A．In a car magazine．	B．In an advertisement．
C．In a newspaper	D．In a science book

Habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something that we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.
First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!
Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do what you think is more important.
【小题1】From the first paragraph we know that __________.

A．a habit is a terrible thing that we can never change

B．people take countless hours and dollars to get rid of habits

C．none of the people who try to break bad habits are successful

D．though it is difficult, we can still do something about our bad habits

【小题2】The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to achieve it” means that __________.

A．it is not easy to get rid of bad habits

B．there is a long way and a short way

C．something dangerous may happen

D．we must cut it in a short time.

【小题3】According to the reading, if you want to get rid of your habits, you have to __________.

A．talk to others when you are in low spirits	B．know why you do what you do
C．finish your homework first	D．spend less time on the Internet

【小题4】Which of the following does NOT happen because of a bad habit according to the reading?

A．You are punished later.

B．Making people around you feel unhappy.

C．You feel a little better after shouting at others.

D．You leave your homework at home by accident.

【小题5】 The main purpose of this passage is to __________.

A．introduce and describe	B．complain and disagree
C．explain and advise	D．discuss and argue

单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上， 写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。
【小题1】 Simon hates to be like others, so he always does everything ____ (不同). 
【小题2】Vebers can be ________(划分) into four kinds.                    
【小题3】We know Zhongyimou is one of the best __________(导演)in the world.
【小题4】 What a _________(惊讶)ending! I can’t believe my ears.         
【小题5】Millie had no ____ (选择) but to wait for the next train yesterday morning.
【小题6】You can also share your ____ (不悦) with your close friends.  
【小题7】They are wet all over __________(可能)because of the heavy rain
【小题8】My penfriend in the USA hasn’t ____ (答复) to my last three e-mails yet.
【小题9】 He rushed into the room and found his pet cat _________(死)         
【小题10】While we were ___________(复习) for tests,the telephone rang.

句子翻译 (共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)将下列句子译成英语。
【小题1】他宁可被嘲笑，也不肯说一句话。
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【小题2】家庭作业应该按时交。
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【小题3】吴老师有足够的耐心花很多的时间向他解释一切。
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【小题4】穿红色的衣服能使你采取行动没困难。
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【小题5】这场足球赛将于明天9：30在电视上现场直播。
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假如你是第二中学的一名初三学生刘红，你要写一封信给青少年专家Sigmund Friend，告诉他你遇到的问题，并请求帮助。请根据下列表格中所列的信息，写完这封信。

姓 名	刘 红
星 座	Gemini
最喜爱的颜色	blue, yellow
存在问题	父母管得很紧，几乎没有时间玩；迷恋上网聊天，经常晚回家，不能准时交作业；学习成绩下降，父母要求你放弃上网，为此很苦恼。
目前需求	希望得到建议

注意：1．词数90左右。信的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。    2．信中须包括所有内容要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使语句通顺，意思连贯，符合逻辑。
Dear Sigmund Friend,
My name is Liu Hong. I’m a Grade 9 student in No. 2 Middle School. …
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Can you give me some useful advice? I hope to hear from you soon.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Liu Hong

The students in China often get to school _____ bike, but the students in Japan usually _____ the train to school.

A．on ; get

B．by ; take

C．in ; with

D．ride; in

—A small number of students ______ to school by subway.
—The number of the students ______ 13.

A．go, are

B．goes, is

C．goes, are

D．go, is

Tara isn’t as______as her twin sister Tina, but she is a little_______.

A．athletic, funny	B．more athletic , funnier
C．outgoing, smarter	D．more outgoing, smart