阅读下面短文，完成 51 至 54 题。

“I’ve always had a pretty clear idea of what I want to do.” says Mary, a middle school student who

wants to become a director some day. You may not be as sure of your career (职业) as Mary. But you can start thinking about and planning for your future career.

The following article helps middle school students plan for careers.

Explore (探索) your interests

Many middle school students don’t yet know what they want to do. But in fact, students may change their minds several times, perhaps even after they enter society. And some of tomorrow’s

careers might not exist (存在) today. Focusing on just one job in middle school isn’t necessary. But

looking into the kinds of careers you might like can help you succeed.

①

Understanding what you enjoy and what you’re good at is the most important step in exploring careers. If you don’t know what you want to do, you should ask yourself what you like to learn about. If you really like science, what do you enjoy about it — the lab work or the research? It’s important to think about what you like to do, because work will finally be a big part of your life.

Discover possible careers

Once you’ve thought about the subjects and activities you like best, the next step is to look for careers that put those interests to use. If you love sports, for example, you might consider a career as a P.E. teacher or a soccer coach. If you like English, a career as an English teacher, a translator or a travelling guide might be a good choice.

②

After discovering possible jobs, you’ll want to learn more about them. Talking directly to workers on the phone, by email, or through online discussion can help you get information about what they do. Even meeting with them in person is helpful. First-hand information is necessary for you to find out if you’ll really like a career.

1.选择最佳句子补全文章，将字母代号填写在答题卡上。其中有一项是多余的。

A.Learn about yourself B.Get experience C.Do your research

①______________________ ② __________

2.回答问题。What is the most important step in exploring careers?

__________________________________________________

3.将划线句子 It’s important to think about what you like to do, because work will finally be a

big part of your life.翻译成汉语。

__________________________________________________

4.用英语简要概括出本文的主旨大意。不超过 15 个单词。

__________________________________________________

1.AC 2.Understanding what you enjoy and what you are good at 3.考虑你喜欢做什么很重要，因为工作最终会是你生命中的一大部分。 4.How to find your future career as a middle school student。 【解析】文章是关于中学生对自己未来职业的计划的一些建议。 1...

阅读下面短文，完成 55 至 60 题。

The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month and is also called the Double Ninth Festival. As both the month and the day are nine, it got this name. To celebrate the day,

people usually climb mountains and enjoy chrysanthemum (菊花), so the festival is also known as

the Height Ascending (登高) Festival or the Chrysanthemum Festival. In China, nine has the similar

pronunciation with the word “forever”, meaning long life. So the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors’ Day.

The festival has a history of over 2000 years. During the Warring States Period, there was the Chongyang Festival. But it was only celebrated in the imperial palace. From the Han Dynasty, it began to be popular among the common people. The name of the Chongyang Festival first appeared in the Three Kingdoms Period. During the Jin Dynasty, there were customs of enjoying chrysanthemum and drinking wines on the day. It was not (A) officially set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty. Since then, all the people have spent the festival with kinds of activities. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people in the imperial palace all ate flower cakes to celebrate. The emperor climbed the mountain on the day as well. In 1989, the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors’ Day.

As September has the clear sky and fresh air, it is a very good time to climb the mountain. There will be a happy sense of excitement by climbing the mountain in this season. Also, it is good for health. Since the Western Han Dynasty, it has been the custom of climbing on the Chongyang Festival.

On the day, enjoying chrysanthemum is very popular as the flower means long life. Drinking chrysanthemum is regarded as a way to prevent disasters and bad things. Inserting Zhuyu and

sticking chrysanthemum are also traditions to avoid the bad as (B) they have special smells which can repel (驱逐) insects and keep out the cold.

Eating Chongyang cakes is another tradition on the festival. There is no fixed way of the cake but

the one with nine layers (层) with two sheep on it is the best. Two sheep means Chongyang. Nine

layers show people could do well in everything.

1.回答问题。How many other names does the Chongyang Festival have?

__________________________________________________________

2.根据短文内容，猜测(A)处划线单词officially的意思。将字母代号填写在答题卡上。

A. 办公室 B. 官方 C. 民间

3.用英语列举人们在重阳节登山的两个原因。

① _______________

②_______________

4.从文中找出(B)处划线单词they所指代的内容。

__________________________________________________________________________

5.从文中找出与 “The best cake has nine layers and two sheep on the top though there are different cakes” 意思相同或相近的句子。

__________________________________________________________________________

6.根据短文内容填空。每空不超过3个单词。）

There have been many traditions and customs on the Chongyang Festival. People show respect for the seniors, ①______________________________________, ②_____________________ , ③__________________________________________, insert Zhuyu and enjoy chrysanthemum.

1.Four other names 2.B 3.September has the clear sky and fresh air ,it is very good time to climb the mountain.There will bea happy sense of excitement by climbing the mountain in this season。Al...

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现在，中学生在校内能保证一定时间的运动量，但在校外普遍缺少运动甚至不运动。请就 此现象写一篇短文，谈谈你的看法。内容包括：

1. 缺少运动甚至不运动的原因；

2. 缺少运动甚至不运动对学生的影响；

3. 针对这种现象提出合理的改善建议。

要求：1. 词数：80—100（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；

2. 文中不得出现真实的校名和人名。 参考词汇：be short of 缺少

Many students are short of exercise in their spare time now

Many students are short of exercise in their spare time now.They think doing exercise can affect their studies.Therefore they have less time to study.Doing sports is good for their health. A person wh...

Computers can injure （伤害）you. Most other injuries happen suddenly. For example, if you fall off a bike and break your arms, it happens very quickly. But computer injuries happen slowly.

You probably know how to ride a bike safely. Now learn to use a computer safely.

Your eyes

Too much light can injure your eyes, so never sit too close to a computer screen. Your eyes should be at least 50 centimeters（厘米）from the screen. Remember to look away from it sometimes. This gives your eyes a rest.

When you use a computer, the window should be on your left or your right. If it is behind you, the light will reflect on（反射）the screen. If the window is in front of you, the sun and the screen will both shine into your eyes.

Your hands and wrists

Hand and wrist injuries can happen because the hands and wrists are moved in the same way hundreds of times. If you use a keyboard for a long time, follow these three rules: 1）Rest your wrists on something. 2）Keep your elbows（肘）at the same height as the keyboard. 3）Stop sometimes and exercise your hands, wrists and fingers in a different way.

Your back

Some people sit for many hours in front of a computer. If you sit in the wrong way, you can injure your back or your neck. So you should sit with your back straight. The top part of the screen should be in front of your eyes. Your forearms, wrists, hands and the upper part of your legs should all be parallel（平行）to the floor. If you are sitting for a long time, get up every 30 minutes and exercise your arms, legs and neck.

Enjoy your computer, but use it safely.

1.A computer screen may injure your eyes if .

A. you sit 60 centimeters away B. you remember to look away

C. your eyes are too close to it D. the window is on your left or right

2.Hand and wrist injuries are caused when you .

A. get plenty of exercise B. move in the same way again and again

C. rest your wrists on something D. keep your elbows as high as the keyboard

3.Your eyes and hands will be safe if .

A. you work near a window B. you often take rests from working

C. you use a keyboard for a long time D. the window is behind you

1.C 2.B 3.B 【解析】本文主要介绍了如何安全地使用电脑。 1.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句和第二句Too much light can injure your eyes, so never sit too close to a computer screen. Your eyes should be at least 50 centimeters（厘米）from ...

Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning, others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world.

Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines(标题) of the passage.

Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.

Some newspapers are published (出版) once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news, and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.

Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world, The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with internet.

1.People read newspapers in order to .

A. learn the latest news B. meet their own different needs

C. read the short stories D. find the morning news

2.From the passage we can see that when people get newspapers.

A. they read them very carefully B. they just read the headlines

C. not everyone reads all the pages D. they have no time to read them

3.Newspapers have so many pages because .

A. more and more people like to read them

B. people enjoy reading something different

C. newspapers become cheaper

D. more pages mean more money

4.Newspapers are the most popular in the world.

A. in English B. in Chinese C. in other language D. with many pages

1.B 2.C 3.B 4.A 【解析】本文主要介绍了阅读报纸已经成为我们日常生活的重要组成部分。报纸种类很多，不同的人喜欢读不同的报纸，通过读报纸人们就能知道世界上发生了什么事。英文报纸很受欢迎，许多中国学生读英文报《中国日报》和《21世纪报》。 1.细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句They just choose what they are interested i...

Tom walked into a shop . It bad a sign outside : "Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars."

"What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars."

"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars."

"Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."

Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .

1.At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________ .

A. wanted to steal the trousers B. wanted to sell the trousers

C. wanted to fool him D. wanted to buy the trousers

2.The owner of the shop_______ for the old trousers .

A. would give Tom two dollars B. would pay three dollars

C. would pay five dollars D. would give Tom six dollars and a half

3.The shop owner insisted that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____ .

A. he wanted to sell them cheaply (廉价地)

B. he wanted to buy them cheaply

C. he didn't like the trousers

D. they were old and dirty

4.In fact, the trousers _________.

A. were hanging inside the shop B. were stolen by Tom from the shop

C. had been the shop owner's D. had been Tom's

1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 【解析】本文叙述了汤姆在二手店买裤子的故事。汤姆拿了条裤子给店主问他给多少钱，店主以为是他是要卖裤子，因此说两美元一条，汤姆说是店主挂在外面的裤子，上面的标价是六美元半。于是他掏出两美元给店主，然后离开。 1.推理判断题。由第一段How much will you give me for these?可知汤姆问店主这条裤子给他多少钱，故...

In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的 . No one had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .

　　Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty .

　　In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'— a nod means 'no' . At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up . If you think that you have had enough , you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.

　　In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble . Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult (成人) ——it's just not done in Thailand .

1.The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen______

A. were foreigners B. didn't have tickets

C. made a loud noise D. didn't line up for the bus

2.According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should ____

A. learn the language of the country

B. understand the manners and customs of the country

C. have enough time and money

D. make friends with the people there

3.In India it is considered impolite ___________.

A. to use the right hand for passing food at table.

B. to pass food with the left hand.

C. to eat food with your hands.

D. to help yourself at table.

4.To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is _______.

A. a common (平常的) habit B. an important manner

C. a serious (严重的) trouble D. a bad manner

1.D 2.B 3.B 4.A 【解析】试题这篇文章讲述的是如果你要去外国游行的话，最好先了解一个这个国家的风俗习惯，在不同的国家相同的习惯可能有着不同的意义。 1. 2. 3. 4.

阅读下面的短文，从所给的A-G七个选项中选出五个正确的选项填空，使短文通顺，结构完整。

Recently, a very simple question became widely spread online: What China should be proud of ? 1.

Lanlan, whose real name is Negar Kordi, is from Canada. She came to China five years ago and is a student at Ningbo University. Now she has 120,000 fans on the Internet and the number is still growing.

Lanlan loves China and Chinese. 2. And that’s why she is so well received among Chinese net friends. The following is China in her eyes.

“It is the easiest country in which to find a job. If you are not too lazy, it is really very simple to find a job in China. I believe there’re more job chances here than in any other country in the world.”

“3. About 400 million Chinese are studying English. If they can speak good English in the future, China will have the greatest number of English speakers of any non-English speaking country.”

“The speed of Chinese trains is fast. From Ningbo to Beijing, the train runs 1, 365 kilometers for seven hours and the ticket fare is only 595 yuan.”

“Its public security is great. 4. I have travelled in many countries, and I think China really is very safe.”

“There are much more things China should be proud of. Many Chinese people often criticize(批评) China. At first. I believed that they didn’t like China or that they loved Western countries. But later, I realized that they just set a very high standard for China.5. China must be much better than other countries.”

A. The foreign language level is surprising.

B. This country of 1.4 billion people makes me feel safe.

C. A foreign girl living in China gave a very touching answer.

D. They believe that it’s not enough to be number one in the world.

E. She believes China will be the strongest country in the world in future.

F. She thinks that pollution in China is very seriously.

G. She will never come to China again.

1.C 2.E 3.A 4.B 5.D 【解析】本文介绍了在中国文化中，值得我们骄傲的是什么，并且通过一位来自加拿大的学生讲述找工作，中国高铁，以及公共安全等方面的状况，旨在让西方人消除对中国的偏见，让外国人真正走进中国，了解中国，认可中国，在国际舞台上的地位。 1.细节推断题。根据上文 a very simple question became widely ...

Ten-year-old Johnny was one of the laziest boys in his class. His homework was always____and it was usually wrong. He only did half the number of math problems____the other children did and in his compositions he____half the number of words. And usually the words were____spelled because he was too lazy to use a____

One day his class went on a bus trip. The___ did not want to take Johnny with them. But there was no one to look after Johnny at the school so she had to take____"Now, children," the teacher said, "On our bus trip we will____old buildings, some beautiful countryside, and many other things. I want you to write about____nteresting you see on the trip. "The bus trip____. The children looked out of the windows at all the interesting things.

They took notes____their notebooks. The teacher was very____with them. Then she saw Johnny____on the floor of the bus and went up to him.

"Are you____?" she asked him.

"No." he said.

"Then____are you lying on the floor?"

"If I can't see anything," he said, "I can't write about it, can I?"

1.A. late B. early C. good D. fine

2.A. that B. who C. what D. whom|

3.A. learned B. made C. wrote D. read

4.A. badly B. well C. correctly D. nicely

5.A. radio B. pen C. library D. dictionary

6.A. driver B. mother C. father D. teacher

7.A. him B. himself C. his D. he

8.A. hear B. listen to C. see D. feel

9.A. nothing B. something C. nobody D. everybody

10.A. ended B. began C. finished D. closed

11.A. over B. by C. in D. at

12.A. angry B. pleased C. sad D. careful

13.A. standing B. sitting C. eating D. lying

14.A. busy B. sick C. happy D. glad

15.A. where B. what C. how D. why

1.A 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.B 15.D 【解析】试题这篇短文讲述了Johnny，一个很懒的孩子。他作业总是做错，作文只写一半并经常拼写错误。一次班上举办汽车旅行，其他孩子都把看到的东西写下来，Johnny却躺在地上，他...

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Holding doors open for people behind you, picking up litter, thanking people … these acts of kindness seem very 1.. But students at James Middle School know that such small acts make the world a better place.

Eighth-graders from James Middle School, took part in the Random Acts of Kindness Week 2. March 31 to April 4. During the week, they tried their best to do kind things for others. Celeste Murray, an English teacher at the school, started the activity. Since she was little, she has always tried to do small acts of kindness is her daily life. “I believe the world is c3. by small things,” she told the newspaper The Daily Times. Over the week, to4.（he）surprise, Murray also 5. great changes in her class.

Before that, she always needed to ask her 6. to push the chairs in or turn off the lights before they leave the classroom. Now, the students do those things by 7.. “The teachers have a lot of work,” said Jordon, one of Murray’s students. He learned to care more about others. Eliza, a8. student, gave out more praises (赞扬) to others. “It makes them feel happy and successful,” she said. The activity made students feel that they can make a difference. Hailey decides to continue to do at least one act of kindness every week, 9. busy she is. She believes her acts could encourage10.( other).

1.small 2.from 3.changed 4.her 5.found 6.students 7.themselves 8.another 9.however 10.others 【解析】本文介绍的是做小事的重要性。小小的善举，尽管事情很小，但也能改变世界。詹姆斯中学的学生从“善举周”活动中学到了很多，班里也发生了很大变化。 ...