--- Could you please tell me __________?

--- Well, I always write e-mail to my pen pals in English.

A. what are you pen pals able to do B. if you like to communicate with your pen pals

C. what do you often do with your pen pals D. how you improve your English writing

The team I work in just had two new interns（实习生）, and I happened to be their supervisor（主管）.It was 12:30 after today’s lunch break, and one of them _____things on her smartphone, maybe on some social network, I guessed. I went to her and said “There’s another article here needing translation. Do you have time to finish it for me?”

That article was not her workload. But I thought that maybe I could let her challenge ____a little bit with it, seeing that she seemed to have time. “Yes, I do have time,” she said, “but I’m just an intern.” I didn’t quite know__________to say back then. After a while I said, “Right. Yes.” And I________and left.

I recalled the time when I was an intern for the first time. I, too, ______to finish my workload so fast, just like her. So I asked my supervisor “Is there__________that I can help?” And she happened to have a plan to make. But she didn’t have time. So she let me do the research and make a draft（草稿）for her. I was not very familiar with the job but still tried my best to work it out and make it as__________as possible. And my supervisor was really satisfied（满意的）with the draft. Later, she told me, “You saved me a lot of time. I didn’t need to create it from draft.” And she also told me how I should have done the plan_______. I learned a lot about the operation in the process. After that, she had come to trust me completely. And________her recommendation（推荐）, I got my present job. Yes, I was just an intern with little working___. But I bought a better future with my hard work. There’s a kind of poverty called short-sightedness.

1.A. were reading B. was reading C. were looking D. was looking

2.A. she B. her C. hers D. herself

3.A. how B. when C. what D. why

4.A. fell off B. talked back C. turned around D. put down

5.A. managed B. succeeded C. failed D. passed

6.A. something else B. anything else C. else something D. else anything

7.A. professional B. strict C. valuable D. awful

8.A. better B. worse C. slowly D. usually

9.A. thanks for B. as a result C. because of D. by accident

10.A. experience B. environment C. habit D. hobby

Welcome to Our Thanksgiving Dinner!

Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., Thursday, November 23rd, 2017

Address: 11th floor Ballroom, Intercontinental Hotel, Jiefangbei, Chongqing

Tickets on sale from November 1st.

Price: $40 Per Adult

Children 6—12 Half Price

Children 5 and Under are Free

Contact John Gates at Tel: 13858687898

Email: JohnGatesinChongqing@outlook.com

WeChat ID: JohnGatesinChongqing

Notice:

First, please send a list of names of all guests. Once you have received the ready-to-pay notice, you can pay with WeChat wallet.

Your tickets can be collected on the night of the dinner.

1.You can NOT contact John Gates by __________.

A. mobile phone B. WeChat C. QQ D. email

2.If parents go to the dinner with a 7-year-old son, they need to pay __________.

A. $60 B. $80 C. $100 D. $120

3.This is a/an __________.

A. piece of news B. invitation card C. thank-you note D. report card

We live in a society that is producing and using electronics（电子产品）all the time. How do you deal with your computers, MP4 players and mobile phones when they’re broken or you want a new one? Most people just throw them away. E-waste is created and has become a serious problem. It really needs our attention.

Burying（填埋）e-waste or burning it causes serious problems for the environment. Electronics have dangerous things in them. These things can then get into the ground or pollute the air when they are burnt.

In recent years, many countries have started recycling（循环利用）e-waste. Setting up recycling centers is a good way to solve this problem. E-cycling centers could recycle the parts that can be reused and deal with the rest properly.

Another way is to make producers responsible for their used products. This means that producers must take back old products which are no longer wanted. They should then make sure they are properly recycled or reused.

Apple, for example, now recycle people’s used products in China when they are buying new ones. The company will test and repair the used ones and sell them at lower prices.

As for us, we should try to cut down on e-waste. Change electronics only when we have to. And don’t buy a product just to have the latest model. e-waste is a serious problem in the modern world. We must take actions and try to keep it to the smallest amount.

1.According to the passage, __________ is NOT a form of e-waste.

A. a computer B. an MP4 player C. a radio D. a bike

2.The writer takes Apple as an example to tell us __________ should do their part.

A. governments B. e-cycling centers C. users D. producers

3.According to the passage, it’s a good way to __________.

A. burn e-waste in the field B. send e-waste to e-cycling center

C. throw away e-waste into a garbage can D. bury e-waste under the ground

4.The main purpose of this passage is to __________.

A. show us that e-waste is useful

B. advise people to deal with e-waste properly

C. encourage people to buy more electronic products

D. help to build e-cycling centers

Many years ago my student asked me a question, “Mrs. Kindred, why do you teach?” Without taking time to reflect, I answered, “Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone’s life.”

Even though the words came from my heart, that wasn’t a very good answer and my student didn’t let it go. “Let me get this straight,” he said, “You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?” He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away. I knew he didn’t understand. I’m one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or wise.

Even though that student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons I teach: It’s in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled（逐渐灌输）in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors.

Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone into a pond（池塘）, the ripples（波纹）go on and on until they reach the shore. You can’t have ripples without a “stone”. Good teachers throw stones that make a good difference, and that’s what I try to do.

I love teenagers. I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and if I can help students avoid making mistakes on the road of life, I want to do so. If they’ll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, I want to do it, too. Teaching isn’t for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice.

1.The student continued to ask the writer the question about being a teacher because __________.

A. he was not a good student B. he thought her answer was unbelievable

C. he made a careless mistake D. he wanted to play a joke on her

2.By mentioning throwing a stone into a pond, the writer means that __________.

A. he lives in a house with a pond beside B. he likes throwing stones into a pond

C. he wants to make a good difference in students’ life D. he enjoys watching the ripples made by the stone

3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The writer’s mother has the greatest influence on her.

B. The student who asked the question didn’t understand my answer.

C. In the writer’s opinion, some people in the world are not suited to teach.

D. The writer was unhappy about the student who asked the question.

4.The title of the passage should be __________.

A. A Student’s Silly Question B. A Good Teacher Who Likes Students

C. A Good Student D. The Reason Why I Teach

Using social media（社交媒体）to post photos is pretty new. Facebook did not start until 2004. Instagram started in 2010. It was not until 2013 that the Oxford English language dictionary added the term“selfie”. The meaning of“selfie is“a photograph that one has taken of oneself.”

Why do people take“selfies”? Researchers at Syracuse University in New York tried to answer that question. They came up with some surprising answers.

People who post selfies and use editing softwares to make themselves look better show behaviors connected to narcissism（自恋）, the Syracuse researchers said. Narcissists are people who think very highly of themselves, especially how they look.

Ji Won Kim, who worked on the study, said social media can be superficial. By superficial, she means social media is mostly used by people to share unimportant information about their lives -not deeply personal issues.

_____________. People who post group selfies show a need for popularity and a need to belong to a group, the Syracuse University research found.

Other findings from the study include: There are no main differences on how often men and women post selfies and how often they use editing softwares like Meitu. But men who post selfies show more of a need than women who post selfies.

Another researcher Makana Chock also worked on the study. She said selfies should not be seen as completely negative. She said some people feel “peer pressure”（同伴压力）to post selfies. And some follow the popular belief that if there is no picture of an event or experience, it did not really happen.

1.The underlined word “superficial” in Paragraph 4 means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 草率的 B. 表面的 C. 重要的 D. 积极的

2.According to Makana Chock, people post selfies to __________.

A. think highly of themselves B. show a need for popularity

C. give others pressure D. tell others it really happened

3.Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 5?

A. We need to communicate with others by posting selfies

B. People also post selfies to share feelings with friends

C. There are other reasons why people post selfies

D. Posting selfies is really necessary in our daily life

4.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?

(①=Para.1;  ②=Para.2;  ③=Para.3;  ④=Para.4; …)

A. ①②；③④；⑤⑥⑦ B. ①；②③④⑤；⑥⑦

C. ①②③；④⑤；⑥⑦ D. ①②；③④⑤；⑥⑦

Dave: Nice to meet you! I’m Dave from America.

He Wei: Nice to meet you, too! I’m He Wei, an exchange student from China.

Dave: China? It’ s a great country. 1.

He Wei: Really? Well, next year, you can come to my house for the New Year.

Dave: OK. 2.

He Wei: Of course not. On the New Year’ s Eve, we always make dumplings with family and some coins are put in the dumplings. 3.

Dave: That’s cool. Anything else?

He Wei: On the New Year’ s Day, we Chinese always visit relatives and give gifts to each other.

Dave: Oh, I like gifts. 4.

He Wei: In China, you shouldn’ t open the gift at once. You should wait and open it later.

Dave: Really? It’s interesting. 5.

He Wei: You’re welcome.

A. Thank you for telling me so much.

B. When I get a gift, could I open it right now?

C. Would you mind telling me some customs about the festival?

D. I’m interested in Chinese festivals, especially the Chinese New Year.

E. The person with coins is lucky.

F. Do you like coins?

A. Thank you for telling me so much.

B. When I get a gift, could I open it right now?

C. Would you mind telling me some customs about the festival?

D. I’m interested in Chinese festivals, especially the Chinese New Year.

E. The person with coins is lucky.

F. Do you like coins?

Millions of children around the world don’t have chances to get basic education, such as reading, writing andmathematics, and the problem is only getting worse. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, reports that 263 million children around the world are not in school. Teaching these boys and girls is a problem that researchers are trying to solve.

The Global Learning XPrize competition is looking for ways to help children teach themselves with only a tablet computer（平板电脑）. What’s more, they are offering $15 million to find the best educational apps. In this way they can teach simple skills to people who have never attended school.

Keller told reporters that the plan is different from other ideas of education. “Traditional ways are mainly about building new schools and training new teachers,” he said. “There are many children who do not go to school. Can you develop something that’s so special and useful that you just give it to a child who cannot read in a very faraway part of the world – she picks it up, she touches it and she begins to learn how to read? And that’s the challenge that we put out to the world.”

About 200 teams entered the competition. And five teams of them were chosen. Each was given $1 million. The next step for these five teams is to field test their solutions. Google has given away 8,000 Pixel C tablets to children in 150 villages in the Tanga region of Tanzania. They will field test each team’s software in a period of 15 months. Whichever solution shows the highest achievement after that time will be the winner, receiving a prize of $10 million.

1.Do all the children around the world have the chance to get basic education?

_________________________________________________________

2.How many teams were chosen for field testing?

_________________________________________________________

3.What is the purpose of the Global Learning XPrize competition?

_________________________________________________________

4.Do  you  think  it  is  a  better  idea  to  give  children  tablet  computers  with  educational  apps  than  building  new schools and training new teachers? Why or why not? (20-30 词)

______________________________________________________________

1.That toy truck belongs to Frank.（对划线部分提问）

To __________ __________ that toy truck belong?

2.He listed all the food he needed to buy on a piece of paper.（改为被动语态）

All the food he needed to buy __________ __________ on a piece of paper by him.

3.I’m going to ask someone to cut my hair today.（改为同义句）

I’m going to __________ my hair __________ today.

4.我认为电脑毫无疑问是最有用的发明之一。（完成译句）

I think the computer is __________ doubt one of the most useful __________.

5.无论多么困难，我们都需要尽力上一所重点高中。（完成译句）

__________ difficult it is, we should try our best to __________ a key high school.

As a ninth-grade student, you may be under much pressure of schoolwork. Do you ever feel like you are just rushing from one subject to 1.at school? When things happen so fast, it is easy to get lost of what you are doing or learning.2.it is important to stop yourself every now and then to think about what you’ve been doing or learning.

Self-reflection（反省）means slowing down and calming yourself, including calming your mind. By being calm and going slowly, you give your brain a chance to think about what it has already 3.. Some people prefer to do these self-reflections only in their mind. Others keep a diary or written notes. Either method works, depending on your own personal learning.

Choose the proper time to do it. School textbooks are4.into units of study. This makes it5.for someone to begin self-reflection. Look for time when you complete a unit of study in the subjects you are learning, such as math, science and art. Sometimes you know the unit is over because there is some kind of test. Use these natural breaks to stop and do self-reflection.

Find a quiet place. You can even be sitting at your desk at school when you finish something early and the other students are6.working. If you are going to take notes, take out paper or your reflection diary. Write down some notes on the new things that you learned in the unit. Let your mind think about the notes you have written and make some connections.

Think about things that you are not sure 7.. Maybe you learned a new way to work out a math problem, but you’re not sure when to use it. Writing down your questions will help you remember to look for answers the next8.you are working with the same topic.

Self-reflection is important for a successful student. If you have never taken the time to do self-reflection, try it now.