When you are curious about something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The following steps can guide you during the research.
Step 1 Write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write:
Discover more about robots.
Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below:
1. The first robot appeared in the USA in 1959.
2. A robot can do housework and act as a teacher.
3. Sometimes a robot catches viruses and causes a lot of problems.
Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper:
1. What might robots be like in the future?
2. What other things can robots do for people?
3. What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years?
Step 4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you'll probably discover some new questions.
For example, you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space. How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.
The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember that learning more always brings more questions.
【小题1】What does the writer advise us to do when we’re curious about something?

A．To read more books about it.	B．To look it up in the dictionary.
C．To turn to the teacher for help.	D．To raise questions and find the answers.

【小题2】What does the underlined part “Armed with your list of questions” mean?

A．Writing down your list of questions.	B．Discussing your questions with others.
C．Taking your list of questions with you.	D．Putting your list of questions under your arm.

【小题3】What might be the correct order of the steps when you do research?
① List what you want to learn.        ② Find new problems.
③ List what you’ve already known.    ④ Choose a research subject.

A．④③①②

B．④①③②

C．②③④①

D．③②①④

【小题4】 What might be the best title for this passage?

A．Doing Research onRobots	B．Asking Good Questions While Doing Research
C．Having Interesting Answers on Robots	D．Finding Subjects before Doing Research

It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them. This concern (忧虑) is becoming greater and greater theses days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal (交易) on Black Friday ( the first Friday at Christmas time). It’s surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal. But sometimes it can be well worth. Many retailers (零售商) offer specials all through the day. Some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.
Read advertisements regularly. Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.
Shop online. Some of us don’t like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all, and then, we can do online shopping.
The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some
specialty stores on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping, it will always take us a long time to wait if we want to get the perfect gift.
【小题1】 The underlined word “specials” in Paragraph 2 means______.

A．赠品

B．奢侈品

C．特价商品

D．圣诞礼品

【小题2】We can have more choices to get a good deal ______.

A．on the Internet

B．in specialty stores

C．from salesmen

D．from retailers

【小题3】In this passage the writer wants to ______.

A．tell us to shop online

B．tell us the best way to do shopping

C．show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping

D．give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time

【小题4】 From the passage we can infer (推断) that ______.

A．people are surely able to get a good deal on Friday

B．it is possible for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money

C．retailers will be hungry because they are busy selling Christmas gifts

D．with traditional Christmas shopping, people can’t buy the perfect gifts

We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you to live a green life.
Remember these three words: reduce, reuse and recycle.
Reduce means “use less”. Don't waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think if it is really necessary or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.
Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should take care of them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.
Recycle means “change things into something else”. Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it’s better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.
Title:  46  to Live a Green Life

We produce waste every day and it is   47  to us. We can do something to help.
Ideas	Dos	Don’ts
To   48	Use less * Try to save something.	* Don’t buy too many things from foreign   49 .
To reuse	Use   50  * Use things for as long as possible. * Buy things that last long. * Take care of things or   51  the old things.	* Don’t use   52  cups or bags.
To recycle	Change things into something   53   *Join in recycling programmes. *Buy   54  made from recycled materials.	* Don’t   55  things away or burn them.

 

【小题1】 We all know that Millie has a   ▲  (宠物) dog named Eddie.
【小题2】We are going to celebrate the 90thbirthday of our Party on   ▲  (七月)1st, 2011.
【小题3】 A strong wind came from behind   ▲  (突然) and we lost the umbrella in the wind.
【小题4】The roads are becoming more and more   ▲  (拥挤的) because of too much traffic.
【小题5】I’d love to join you in the camping, but I   ▲  (允诺) to go cycling with John yesterday.
【小题6】My mother was so tired that she fell a ▲  when watching TV.
【小题7】 E ▲  fresh vegetables and doing enough exercise will be good for your health.
【小题8】Kung Fu Panda II is a fantastic film and I want to see it. But I can’t d ▲ when to go.
【小题9】It’s dangerous to run w ▲  in all directions when an earthquake happens.
【小题10】 We are good friends and seldom speak or act a ▲ each other.
【小题11】 My family live on the   ▲  (five) floor of the tall building.
【小题12】Simon and Linda didn’t tell us the news. They wanted to keep the secret to   ▲  (they).
【小题13】 Young   ▲ (read) are crazy about Guo Jingming’s books.
【小题14】Listen! The lovely birds are singing nicely and   ▲  (soft) in the trees.
【小题15】Ricky had a   ▲  (please) trip to Lushan Mountain last spring.

job,chance, fourth, why, live, easy, honest, good, in order to, come out
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m here today to share a good lesson with you. It is a true story about an overseas student   71  in Germany.
After years of hard work, this student graduated with amazing achievements. Everyone thought he was going to get a good   72  easily and have a bright future. But to his disappointment, he was not even given the   73  for an interview! The third time he was refused, he couldn’t help telephoning the company to ask   74   they didn’t want him. The answer was simple. “We don’t offer jobs to   75   people in Germany.”
What was wrong, you might wonder? The truth is, shortly after he arrived in Germany, this clever student found that it was   76  to skip buying subway tickets. So   77   save money, he often went without a ticket. As a result, he had been caught without a ticket in the subway
  78   times.
From this story, we learn that we may get short-term benefits in dishonest ways, but the truth will   79  sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember: honesty is the   80  rule.
That’s all for my speech. Thank you!

【小题1】 Amy擅长游泳。
Amy is                       ▲                            .
【小题2】 为什么不尽你最大的努力去帮助需要帮助的人?
       ▲        try your best to help people         ▲       ?
【小题3】 ORBIS医生们几乎没有空闲时间与家人团聚。
ORBIS doctors       ▲        have any         ▲       to get together with
their families.
【小题4】因为公共场所禁止吸烟，我相信越来越多的人将会戒烟。
I guess more and more people will         ▲        smoking because it’s not allowed
in         ▲       .
【小题5】 最近，盐城已经成功地举办了两场为贫困儿童筹款的慈善演出。
Recently two charity shows         ▲       successfully in Yancheng to raise money
for         ▲       .

初中三年的英语学习中，我们与北京阳光中学的同学成了朝夕相处的朋友，其中Daniel的善良和助人为乐等优秀品质给我们留下了深刻的印象。请根据课本内容及下表提示，用英语写一篇题为“My Friend Daniel”的短文。

Daniel
Appearance		Likes
		Dislikes	sports
Personality	helpful——help an old woman cross the road kind——work at the Helping Hands Club  creative——create a TV programme …
What can you learn from him?

 
注意事项：
1. 词数：80词左右（已给出的文章开头不计入总词数）；
2. 文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；
3. 文章必须包含表格所提供的主要信息，并作适当发挥。
My Friend Daniel
My friend Daniel comes from Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. He                   
                                                                           

— Excuse me, where can I exchange _________?
— There’s a bank on the second floor.

A．books

B．food

C．money

D．stamps

— _________ do you have an Art Festival in your school?   — Once a year.

A．How long

B．How often

C．How far

D．How soon

The naughty boy       to me that the hen that       there just now had       two eggs the day before.

A．laid; laid; laid

B．lied; lay; laid

C．laid; lay; lain

D．lied; laid; lain