Read how Sofia writes a composition.

1.The weekend before she has to give it to the teacher, she sits on her own in the kitchen. First, she looks at the title and thinks a lot.	2.Then she writes a few ideas onto a piece of paper, in no particular order. She looks up a couple of words in the dictionary and writes those down.	3.Then she has a sandwich and goes to watch TV.	4.The next day she looks at what she wrote. She adds some more ideas. Then she decides how to order her ideas. She starts to write.
5.There are some words she’s not sure about so she looks them up in her dictionary.	6.When she has finished writing, she reads carefully through her composition. She crosses some things out and changes one or two sentences.	7.Then she looks back at her notes from other written work. She makes sure she hasn’t made any of the same mistakes.	8.Finally, she writes out her composition onto a clean piece of paper and puts it in her bag.

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【小题1】What does Sofia do first before she writes the composition?

A．She looks at the title and thinks a lot.

B．She has a sandwich and goes to watch TV.

C．She writes a few ideas onto a piece of paper.

D．She looks up a couple of words in the dictionary.

【小题2】When she meets some words she’s not sure,        .

A．she writes them down	B．she looks back at her notes
C．she crosses some things out	D．she looks them up in the dictionary

【小题3】From the passage we can know Sofia is a        .

A．driver

B．doctor

C．student

D．parent

My name is Lin Hui. I like to tell stories about people who work together. What is even better is when countries help each other and build a good friendship. An excellent example of this happened when Britain and China worked together to bring the Milu deer back to China.
Milu deer, a kind of animal with large horns(角), used to be common in China long ago. Like other deer they lived together and ate grass and the soft parts of trees. Milu deer were often killed for food or sport. The Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代) did not protect them and many were killed. That is how the Milu deer disappeared from China.
Luckily before all of them were killed, some were taken to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to the Duke of Bedford. He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain. Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased year by year. As a result, when in 1985 the government of China wanted to bring back the Milu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help. The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu Park 20 kilometers south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu province.
The deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly. There are now so many of them that a new park has been opened for them in Hubei Province. At the moment the Milu deer live in centres where they are being well protected and cared for. It is hoped that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild again.           
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【小题1】The Milu deer disappeared long ago in China because        .

A．they were not well protected	B．they could find nothing to eat
C．they died of a serious disease	D．they had the habit of living together

【小题2】 After some of the Milu deer were taken to Britain,        .

A．people used them to carry things

B．the Duke of Beford sold them all

C．they didn’t like the weather there

D．their number became larger and larger

【小题3】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The number of the Mulu deer.	B．The life of the Milu deer.
C．The return of the Milu deer.	D．The importance of the Milu deer.

Train-spotting
Many people around the world have seen Danny Boyle’s movie Train spotting starring Ewan McGregor, but how many of us really know what train-spotting is all about? Now this is not considered cool in town and the word “train-spotter” in Britain is related to “geek” or “nerd” (someone who seems very ridiculous). But is this reputation really deserved?
First of all, let’s see what train-spotting is. It is said that there are some 100,000 train spotters in the UK. Exactly as the title suggests, they spot trains, that is, they stand in train stations, look at the number of each train that leaves and arrives and write it down. The eventual aim is to have seen every train in the country.
Being crazy about railways and trains is not modern and it dates back to 1804. As the number of trains grew and they got faster and faster, so did the interest in them grow? Is this any stranger than people who love cars?
So, what do you need to be a train-spotter? Well, all you really need is a pen or pencil and a notebook to write down the train numbers. Other equipment(装备) includes hot tea in a thermos, a camera and some sandwiches for those long afternoons spent on train platforms when you don’t want to risk the delights of railway station food.
It’s interesting to note that despite the “bad name” of train-spotting, there have been famous railway lovers in history, such as Alfred Hitchcock, who filmed them regularly, especially The 39 Steps. There is evidence, too, that being a train-spotter is not necessarily a strange phenomenon（现象）in Britain.
One glance at the US train stations should be enough to convince you that train-spotters there are alive and well. In America, they try to call rail lovers “train-fans” and talk of “train-fanning”. Don’t let this fool you—these people are train spotters and there are a lot of them. Each month, two million pages are visited on the website TrainWeb.org.                     
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【小题1】What is train-spotting according to the passage?

A．A kind of hobby.	B．A type of sport.
C．A strange phenomenon.	D．A special job.

【小题2】Which of the following about train-spotters is true according to the passage?

A．They number each train they see.

B．They keep a careful path of every train.

C．They count the trains passing in front of them.

D．They produce films about trains with video cameras.

【小题3】The writer writes the passage to        .

A．introduce some famous train-spotters

B．encourage readers to do more train-spotting

C．try to present a true picture of train-spotting

D．describe the necessary equipment in train-spotting

【小题4】 What do we learn from the passage?

A．Train-spotters in the UK want to fool people.

B．Train-spotting is more acceptable in America.

C．Train-spotters are much stranger than car lovers.

D．Train-spotting relates to（与…有关）a dangerous lifestyle.

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）
____【小题1】____. A blind man climbed Mt.Qomolangma! Can you believe it? I’m still surprised at this.
Eric Weihenmeyer has been blind since he was 13. ____【小题2】____. After he became blind, he started mountain climbing.
Most mountain climbers need to use their eyes to climb mountains. How can Eric do this without the use of his eyes? Well, Eric climbs by feeling with his hands and listening to the sounds around him. Eric also always climbs with friends. They wear special jackets with bells and he follows this sound, too.
_____【小题3】____, Eric decided to climb Mt.Qomolangma. Mountain climbing experts were very shocked when they heard this. Mt.Qomolangma is a very difficult mountain to climb. Many people try but don’t succeed. The experts said he couldn’t do it, but Eric wasn’t worried.
_____【小题4】___. They started the challenging climb. They climbed for 48 tiring days. On the last day of the climb, they didn’t start until 9 p.m. Climbing in the dark was challenging for Eric’s friends, but it wasn’t for Eric. Due to his blindness, he has been climbing that way his whole life. In the end, they reached the top of Mt.Qomolangma. Though they were completely exhausted, they were very proud of themselves. Instead of feeling tired, they were happy.
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A．After training hard for many years B．His friends weren’t worried about Eric, either C．Eric often played football with his friends after school D．I read something surprising that I want to tell you about E. However, that has never stopped him from doing amazing things

 

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
On Friday, January 14, 2005, my cousin, Kara Rose, came into the world. She looked perfectly healthy from the outside, but on the inside, the doctors had failed to discover a serious problem. She often had trouble breathing and then turned blue. The doctors found that Kara had been born without part of her heart. They didn’t think she would live long enough to leave the hospital. When she was four days old, she had her first operation. My family stayed together during this hard time, hoping everything would turn out for the best. I was also anxiously hoping the doctors would be able to make her life longer.
Kara’s strength and determination (决心) to live were strong. Eventually, she could go home. We all waited patiently for new technology that could give Kara a new heart. When she was eighteen months old, her parents took her to a famous surgeon who performed a series of operations. There was no guarantee she would make it through the operation, but she succeeded.
Kara grew stronger every day, and it was not long before she was well enough to be around people. She had an amazing character and always wore a sweet smile. When she fell asleep against my body, happy and content, I realized how valuable life really is. As I took her in my arms with her warm breath against my neck, I decided to live every day of my life to the fullest.
This child who is 15 years younger than I has gone through more suffering and pain than I ever have. I admire her strength and determination. Kara has taught me that no matter how bad things seem, they can work out in the end. Knowing this small, beautiful child has made me a stronger person, I now believe that difficulty can be beaten.
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【小题1】Did Kara Rose come into the world on January 14, 2005?
【小题2】Why did she often have trouble breathing?
【小题3】When did she have her first operation, four days old or eighteen months old?
【小题4】What did the writer realize when Kara fell asleep against her body?
【小题5】What does the writer want to tell us?

根据中文意思完成句子。
【小题1】学习压力令我们透不过气，是时候放松一下了！
Work pressure makes us feel down.        to relax!
【小题2】我一收到你的电子邮件，就告诉你妈妈。
I’ll tell your mother about it        I get your E-mail.
【小题3】这篇文章很容易，大家都能读懂。
The article is        everybody can understand it.
【小题4】好的教师应该既不太严厉又不太软弱。
A good teacher must be        .
【小题5】他服药以防止感冒恶化。
He took medicines        .

根据中文大意和英文提示词语，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的短文。所给英文提示词语供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
“国际节水活动周”（International Water-Saving Week）举办单位目前正在招募志愿者。假设你是李华，你想申请成为这个活动的志愿者。首先介绍你自己，然后说明你胜任的理由和申请成为志愿者的目的。
提示词语：name, student, No. 9 Middle School, join in, a member of the school’s Water-Saving Club, speak good English，team work

— Excuse me, what’s this in English?
— It’s _____ eraser.
A. a                       B. an                  C. the

— Must I finish my homework now?
— No, you _____.
A. mustn’t  B. needn’t C. can’t

— Long time no see!
— Yes, we haven’t seen each other _____ May 4, 2009.
A. since    B. in  C. on