( A )

Cut the Carbon Footprint

Everything you do leaves a “ carbon footprint”(碳足迹). For example, When you travel in a taxi, the car gives off (排放) CO₂ into the air. CO₂ is a greenhouse gas. Greenhouse gases make the earth become warm. To protect our environment, we need to leave less of a “carbon footprint”. How big is your carbon footprint? To get an idea, take a look at the following numbers.

Living areas

l  TV sets and DVD players produce 723kg of CO₂ a year.

l  If you turn them off when you’re not using them, you can cut that number by 108kg.

Laundry room (洗衣房)

   Drying clothes in a dryer produces a lot of CO₂

l  If you use your dryer five times per week, you produce 185kg of CO₂ per year.

l  Dry your clothes in the sun instead.

Bathroom

l  If you take an eight-minute shower every day, you produce 616kg of CO₂ a year.

l  If you only use six minutes to take a shower, you can cut that number by 154kg a year.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“T”，错误的用“F”。 1 CO₂ is a greenhouse gas that can make the earth warm.

2 Watching TV and traveling in a taxi can produce little CO₂.

3 If we use a dryer five times per week, we produce 154kg of CO₂ per year.

4  If we spend less time taking a shower, we can cut the number of CO₂.

5 The less of a “ carbon footprint” we leave, the better our environment will become.

( B )

The students of Grade 9 at the Clean City School collect empty bottles. In June, they are going to take them to a recycling centre. They’re going to sell the bottles and buy some books for the school library.

Jimmy has started a graph (图表) to show the number of the bottles they have collected. This is the graph.

 

请根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

6 How many bottles did the students collect in October?

A. 40         B. 60         C. 75          D. 85

7 The students collected       more bottles in December than in February.

A. 60         B. 30         C. 20          D. 70

8 The students collected the same number of bottles in March and        .

    A. January and November       B. January and June

    C. May and June               D. April and May

9 In which month did the students collect the fewest bottles?

    A. September       B. October      C. February       D. December

10 Why do the students collect the empty bottles?

     A. Because they are in the Clean City School.    

B. Because they are in Grade 9.

     C. Because they wanted to start a graph.

D. Because they want to do something good for the school library.

( C )

The world is becoming smaller by using modern traffic, TV, telephone and so on. Life today is easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water, noise pollution makes us become angry more easily. The pollution of SO₂ is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is true that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city. So the less pollution there is, the better life people will have.

请根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

11Our world is becoming much smaller__________.

    A. because of science development   B. because there are fewer people

    C. because there are more people    D. Because the earth is being polluted day and night

12 Hundreds of years ago, life was _________ it is today.

A. easier than     B. as easy as       C. harder than       D. as hard as

13 Pollution comes in many ways . We can even hear it. Here “it” means_______.

A. air pollution    B. noise pollution   C. water pollution    D. soil pollution

14 Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because________.

A. it makes much noise                B. it’s bad to all living things in the world

C. it has made our rivers and lakes dirty   D. it causes unhealthy food

15 Which of the following is NOT true?

    A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does.

C. There will be less air pollution if fewer people drive cars.

D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are so many people.

A shopkeeper closes his shop in the   1   and goes home. He is very__2__, he doesn't   3   supper and goes to bed at once. At that time the telephone rings. A man says,“__4___ do you open your   5  ,sir?”The shopkeeper is unhappy. He thinks the man _6___a trick on him. He does not answer it and goes  7   to bed. A few minutes later the telephone   8  . He   9   and goes to pick up the phone and finds that voice (声音) is the   10  man and he asks the __11___ question. The shopkeeper _12____answers.“You needn't ask me that because I can't let you   13   my shop. It's late now.”

“No. I want to go out.”the man   14  ,“My wife   15   me at home for dinner now.”

(    )1.A.evening     B. morning    C. afternoon    D noon

(    )2.A happy       B not happy   C not tired     D tired

(    )3.A.has         B. had        C.  have        D \

(    )4.A How        B Why        C What        D What time

(    )5.A.window     B.door     C.shop          D eyes

(    )6.A plays        B play       C tells        D tell

(    )7.A.up           B.back     C./             D again

(    )8.A.rings again    B.calls     C.rings     D calls again

(    )9.A.stands up      B.gets up    C.stays in bed   D sits down

(    )10.A.same        B.different   C.friendly      D friend

(    )11.A a         B same      C another      D the other

(    )12 Ahappy      B happily    C angry       D angrily

(    )13.A.come into    B.go out of  C.live in       D go out

(    )14A.smiles       B.answer    C.says        D asks

(    )15.A.waits for   B.waits       C.is waiting for     D waiting for  

Spending a long time in front of the computer may cause headaches, eyestrain（眼睛疲劳）or other physical problems. Make sure that your child spends only one or two hours a day in front of a computer screen. Write a list of rules for using the computer and the Internet. Put the rules next to the computer. Here are some of the rules:

      ★Keep your computer in an open place where you can watch what your child is doing, and can control how long your child is on the computer.

      ★Discuss with your child which websites you are happy they are looking at, and have a look at your child’s favorite websites yourself.

      ★Make sure that your child doesn’t give personal information over the web (name, age, address, telephone number).

      ★Make sure that your child asks your permission before download（下载）anything.

      ★Make sure that your child doesn’t post any photos of his or hers on the web．

      ★If your child wants to use a chatroom（聊天室）, make sure that you have a look at it first. Be around when your child is chatting.

★Teach your child not to meet anyone that they have met on the  web. If he or she does meet someone, an adult should be with him or her and the meeting should be in a public place.

   

（一） 根据短文内容，将问题与方框中的建议搭配。

Problems

1．If your child spends a long time in front of the computer,

2．If you want to know what your child is doing on the computer,

3．If your child wants to download something,

4．If your child uses a chatroom,

5．If your child wants to meet someone that he or she has met on the web,

Advice A．an adult should be with him or her. B．make sure that your child asks your permission first. C．be around when your child is chatting. D．keep your computer in an open place. E．write a list of rules and make sure that your child spends only one or two hours in front of a computer screen.

（二）根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

6．Spending much time in front of a computer may cause lots of physical problems.

7．We can put a list of rules for using the computer and the Internet into the computer.

8．Only parents can decide which the children’s favorite websites are.

9．Children aren’t supposed to give their names, ages, addresses or telephone numbers to others on the Internet.

10．Parents should have a look at both their children’s favorite websites and the chatroom they use.

The Internet has become not only a necessary but also a virtual(虚拟的) world for people. With the development of the Internet, internet friendship has also become very popular. Online friends are those people who have known each other through the Internet. Making internet friends is the same as making pen friends. Many famous websites offer quite warm internet friendship. One can find many people on these websites and they share the same interests. It is difficult to make friends with someone you can’t see or feel. That is the main problem of internet friendship. A virtual friendship would not last forever without seeing each other, but it is an advantage for some people because they are afraid to speak in pubic.
On the other hand, the chances of cheating(欺骗) are very high in an internet friendship. Some people make friends on the Internet with wrong intentions(企图).So while making friends over the Internet, one has to be very careful. Here are some suggestions for you.
·Don’t give personal information, such as your telephone number, address, location, school name as well as your parents’ information, to strangers on the Internet.
·Do not exchange personal photos of you or any family member with people you meet over the Internet.
·Do not go to meet a person you have just met over the Internet. You’d better ask older or other experienced people for advice if you want to go to meet an internet friend.
·Do not accept someone’s request(要求) if you feel he or she is dishonest.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题。
【小题1】Is the Internet necessary and virtual for people?
______________________________________________________________________
【小题2】What is the main problem of internet friendship?
______________________________________________________________________
【小题3】Why is the virtual friendship an advantage for some people?
______________________________________________________________________
【小题4】Who can you ask for advice if you go to meet an internet friend?
______________________________________________________________________
【小题5】What does the article give suggestions about?
______________________________________________________________________

Every school has notice boards. Let’s see what is on the notice board of an American school.

School Rules

Fighting, saying bad words and all other bad behavior will not be allowed.

Do not throw rocks, snowballs or sticks on the school grounds.

Hand in a note or telephone to school if your child will be absent for the day.

Parents and visitors need to check in at the office when entering the school.              Report Card

Report card about your school life and work will be given to your parents. Look at the marking key for your school work.

     MARKING  KEY(评分标准)

●Goes beyond grade level standards    4

●Meets grade level standards          3

●Does not meet grade level standards, but

  Making progress                   2

●Does not meet grade level standards   1

        Class Announcement(通知)

Testing Dates:

 The math test is on June 12～13.

 The science test is on June 15

 Parents Meeting:

 The next parents meeting is at 7:00pm on Friday, June 22 in the meeting hall.

 Homework:

 Please check the Homework Board at the school homepage to find your homework.                

After-school Program

 The after-school programs will continue for the year 2013.  The programs will be open from 3:30 to 6:00pm every day.

3:30～4:30 Homework＆ Reading

4:30～6:00 Activities

If you have any questions, feel free to call the school at 524-9752

1.According to School Rules, visitors have to _________ when entering the school.

A. hand in a note                         B. call at 524-9752

C. check in at the office                    D. telephone to the school

2.From _________, parents can get information on the parents meeting

A. School Rules                          B. Report Card

C. After- school Program                   D. Class Announcement

3. Report Card shows parents_____________.

A. certain school rules                     B. after-school activities

C. plans for classes and tests                D. children’s school life and work

4.Suppose Tony doesn’t do well at school but makes progresses, he will get_____ on the Report Card

A. 1               B. 2                C. 3               D. 4

5.Students do their homework and read books___________.

A. from 3:30 to 4:30                       B. from 3:30 to 6:00

C. from 4:30 to 6:00                       D. from 6:00 to 7:00