With more and more cars on the road, traffic jams (堵车) are inevitable. Traffic jams can lead to increased accidents as there are more cars, with more people trying to get to their destination, all the while getting worse. Although it’s impossible to avoid traffic jams altogether, there are some tips you can follow to reduce the amount of time on the road.

Check for traffic jams before you leave. You can listen to the radio for traffic news, or check on the Internet to get up-to-minute information on traffic. If the route you want to take is heavy with traffic, you can choose another.

Look for a different route all the time. Most traffic jams happen on busy roads. Using country roads could avoid a lot of traffic. Although the distance you may have to travel is further, it can work out quicker.

Set your car radio to receive traffic bulletins. Many new car stereo systems (汽车音响系统) are equipped with a radio system by which you can hear the traffic channel. This way you can get the latest traffic information and change your journey if necessary.

__________ Most traffic jams usually occur(发生) during rush hour, so try to avoid this time period if possible. Some jobs offer flexible working hours so that you can travel to work outside of rush hour. Some jobs even allow you to work at home so as to avoid moving altogether. Ask your manager to see what you can do if traffic is a problem for you.

Use public transport instead. The easiest way to avoid traffic jams is to take buses or the underground instead of driving your own car. Not only will you avoid traffic jams but you will most likely be saving money.

1.The underlined word “inevitable” in Paragraph 1 probably means _____.

A. hard to accept B. impossible to avoid

C. getting less serious D. seen everywhere

2.The writer wrote the text in order to ______.

A. explain why there are traffic jams

B. tell us how to save time on the road

C. tell us what we can do on the road

D. tell us the negative(消极的) effects of traffic jams

3.To get the latest traffic information, you could do the following EXCEPT ______.

A. surfing the Internet

B. listening to the radio for traffic news

C. listening to the traffic channel

D. turning to other drivers for information

4.Which of the following can be put in the blank(空白处) in the text?

A. Choose a job that has flexible working hours

B. Make friends with your manager

C. Try traveling at different time

D. Work from home

5.According to the writer, we should use public transport because __________.

A. it is cheaper and can avoid traffic jams

B. it is useful to us

C. it is environmentally-friendly

D. it is completely free from traffic jams

We all have habits that we want to give up. These are habits which are not good for us in some way or another. A habit is an activity that we have got used to. It's not easy to break a bad habit because we have got used to it, and it has become convenient (方便的).

We are so used to our bad habits that most of the time we even don't realize that we have them until someone points them out to us. So the first step that will lead to changing a bad habit is to accept the fact that is not good for you.

Since you know you have developed a bad habit, it's best to find out why you developed it in the first place. Find out the reason behind it, as that will help you in understanding why you're so willing to perform that act. There is nothing to feel scared of. You have to face it and then give it up.

Find out how bad habits have spoiled (损坏，糟蹋) things around you. For example, a bad habit of getting up late can destroy the schedule (时间表) of your whole day. And, if this is what you do every day, then imagine how many days it has already eaten up. Realize this and make up your mind to give it up.

An alarm (警报) is something that will prevent you from performing your habit. For example, to avoid getting up late, set an alarm and decide that you need to make a little effort to reach it to turn it off.

Tell your family and friends about your decision so that they can prevent you from performing the bad habit and also remind you of the promise you made to yourself.

Reward yourself every time you stop yourself from performing the bad habit. This will keep you encouraged to break the bad habit and at the same time make you happy.

There are habits that people have carried with them for years and it will surely take some time to give them up. However, breaking a habit is a better choice than letting it grow into an addiction(瘾). Try giving up a bad habit, and feel the difference in yourself. You will be proud of yourself and I will certainly congratulate you on it.

Title: How to break a bad habit

Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833, but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father, Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine (地雷) and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt (破产) soon after. Then, the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English.

He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He wasalways searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death.

1.Where was Alfred Nobel born？

_____________________________________________________.

2.What did Immanuel Nobel invent during the Crimean War？

_____________________________________________________.

3.Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden？

_____________________________________________________.

4.How many companies did Alfred Nobel build up in different countries?

_____________________________________________________.

5.What did Alfred Nobel leave money for？

_____________________________________________________.

词汇 （每空一词）（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，计 20 分）

A. 根据句意和和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。

1.Under the dome, the documentary by Chai Jing takes a close look at the ________(受污染的) world.

2.To __________(满足) his son’s curiosity, Father took him to that lonely island by boat.

3.In China, school starts on __________(九月) 1st.

4.Take a map while travelling alone in Shanghai __________ (除非) you know it very well.

5.Nancy is the apple of her parents’ eye. And she is also their __________(骄傲).

B. 根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。

6.Apple Corporation’s __________ (produce) are very popular all over the world.

7.Wang Yaping, China’s __________(two) woman astronaut, gave us students a lesson about space science last year.

8.We are certain about the result of the problem, but what caused it is still__________ (known).

9.Chinese is __________ (wide) used in Southeast Asian countries like Singapore and Malaysia.

10.I knew the earth ___________ (move) around the sun when I was very young.

PE classes have become a nightmare (噩梦) for Liu Fei, a 15-year-old student. He has to run at l___1.___4 laps (圈) of the playround in every PE class. That’s nearly 1,500 m___2.___!

Liu is p___3.___for the PE test now. Many Junior 3 students have started doing so. The test is very i___4.__. It is worth 40 points in the senior high school entrance examination (中考). It usually i___5.___ long-distance running, long jump, rope skipping and sit-ups.

“Now I can run 1000 meters in only 3 minutes 40 seconds, about 30 seconds f___6._than before.” Liu said.

A PE teacher from Zhenjiang with teaching e__7.___ of 10 years, said, “Long-distance running n__8.__ lots of energy and endurance (耐力), which cannot be gained in a short time.

Taking up other activities early is also necessary. Teachers will t_9.___ you some skills and you need time to practice.

Training is important, but don’t forget to protect y_10.___. He suggested that students should warm up before training. Start slowly and build up the activity a little at a time.

书面表达（共1题，计20分）

各位同学，假如你班将要就“如何为中考做准备”开一个主题班会, 请你根据以下内容写一篇发言稿, 谈谈你认为在中考准备过程中要注意的事项以及理由：

1. 保持良好的情绪。不要焦虑和紧张, 否则会没有面对困难的勇气；

2. 制定合适的目标。太低的目标使人懒散, 太高的目标使人失去信心；

3. 要有充足的睡眠，不要熬夜, 以确保上课时精力旺盛, 注意力集中；

4. 多与父母、老师、同学交流沟通, 以便走出困境。

5. 谈谈你自己的一至两个观点。

注意：1.词数：100字左右， 开头和结尾已为你写好(不计入总词数);

2.可适当增加细节, 使行文通顺连贯。

参考词汇：信心confidence (n.) , 目标 aim (n. )

Boys and girls, the senior high school entrance examination(中考) is coming soon. What should we do in order to prepare well for the examination? Here are some suggestions.

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With these done, I believe we can be successful in the senior high school entrance examination!.

---What _____ heavy rain it was!

---Yes, but I love _____ air after it rains. It smells so fresh.

A. the, a B. a, the C. the, the D. a, a

The word “nut” has “n” and “u” in it .

A. a , a B. an, an

C. a, an D. an, a

-This kind of T-shirt looks____ and sells____ in the shop.

A. nice, good B. well, well

C. nice, well D. good, nice

My shoes are too small and I want to buy a new________．

A．one B．ones C．pair D．Shoe