Here are some news from China Daily in February, 2016.

1. Air quality in 271 out of 338 prefecture-level (地级) or above cities failed to meet national standards on the Chinese New Year Eve to 6 am the next morning on Feb 8, primarily because of pollution caused by firecrackers (烟花爆竹).

2. According to data released by CCTV, the Spring Festival Gala (春晚) was watched on TV domestically by 690 million views while 138 million people watched it online.

3. Kung Fu Panda 3 and The Mermaid《美人鱼》were very popular movies during the Spring Festival. But The Mermaid has earned more than 2 billion yuan after nine days in Chinese mainland theaters. It is expected to break the box office records Fast & Furious 7《速7》and Monster Hunt《捉妖记》set on the Chinese mainland to become the highest earning film in China’s film history.

4. After the universal two-child policy, China will have a baby boom. Especially Chinese people have traditionally believed babies born in the Year of the Monkey to be smart and confident, due to their love of the animal because it is cute and resembles(相似) humans in many ways.

1.What caused the air pollution on the Chinese New Year Eve to 6 am on Feb 8?

A. Cities. B. Firecrackers.

C. Population. D. Movies.

2. How many people watched the Spring Festival Gala ?

A. 690 million. B. 138 million.

C. 828 million. D. 2 billion.

3. Which movie can become the highest earning film in China’s film history?

A. Kung Fu Panda 3. B. The Mermaid.

C. Fast & Furious 7. D. Monster Hunt.

4. Why do Chinese people like to have a baby in the Year of the Monkey?

A. Because of the universal two-child policy.

B. Because they believe these babies will be smart and confident.

C. Because they love monkeys.

D. Because monkeys are cute and resembles humans in many ways.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格中的有关信息(词数不限)

Almost all of us have unpleasant habits. We all want to get rid of(摆脱) them, but we don’t know proper ways. Here’s some advice.

●Write down all the reasons why you want to stop some behavior. Look at the reasons very often.

●It’s clever to do something else when you want to stop your bad habits. If you get angry easily, for example, you can go out for a walk.

●Decide what you’ll do to reward (奖励) yourself if you really get rid of your bad habits.

●If you get too heavy, keep junk food out of your house.

●Bad habits develop over years, so you can’t get rid of them very soon. So you should be patient.

●Don’t be afraid to ask others for support. You can talk to your friends, family or other people. When you talk to them, they might be able to provide some advice that you can’t get from yourself.

补全对话

根据对话内容，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成对话，并将所选句子前的字母代号写在相应题号后。

W: You look worried, David. What’s wrong?

M: 1. .

W: You said you liked English. 2. .

M: I find it difficult to do English reading, especially reading a longer passage.

W: That doesn’t sound too bad.

M: 3. . What should I do?

W: Just read quickly to get the main idea at first. Don’t read word by word. Read word groups.

M: 4. .

W: Guess a word’s meaning by reading the sentences before and after it. You probably understand more than you think.

M: That sounds difficult.

W: 5. . You can improve your English reading by more practice. The more you read, the faster you’ll be.

M: I’ll try. Thank you, Mrs. Black.

完成句子。

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1. 中国正变得足够强大能够面对任何挑战。（face）

China is becoming stronger enough ___________ any challenge.

2. 只要我们团结一致，我们就会赢得下一场比赛。（pull）

If we continue _________________ we’re going to win the next one.

3.大家尽管问我任何问题，不要拘束。

____________ to ask me any question. (feel)

4. 随着高考制度的改革，难道你认为英语现在就不值得学习了? (worth)

With the reform of college entrance examination system, don’t you think English _____now?

5. 最近几年里我们对乡村留守儿童的教育问题已经给予了关注。(pay)

We _________ the education problems of children left behind in village in recent years.

6. 记得毕业后与你的老师和同学保持联系。

Remember to ___________________ your teachers and classmates after you graduate.(keep)

7. 别对你的妈妈大声吼叫，好吗？

Could you please stop ______________ your mother? (shout)

8.孩子们正在讨论是否允许带手机上学。

Children are discussing whether mobile phones _________ bring to school. (allow)

书面表达

Jenny 是一名《Heart To Heart》电台主持人，深受同学们的喜爱，被大家称呼为知心姐姐。昨天，中考第一天后，她接到一名九年级李湖同学的热线电话，李湖向Jenny诉说了很多苦恼。假如你是Jenny, 请给李湖同学提出一些合理的建议。

要求：1、围绕以上表格内容进行合理表述；

2、所表述的内容必须包含表中的所有方面；

3、词数90词左右,开头语已给出 (不计入词数)。

提示词汇：fail, confident, smile at, be used to, senior high school, in my opinion, close mind, open one’s heart, share, advice, travel, spend, prepare for

Dear Li Hu,

Thanks for telling me about your problems! It is true that every student is very nervous before a test. As you say, you are worried about tomorrow’s English test______________

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Wish you good luck! Wish you happy every day!

—How’s it going with you?

— .

A、Thank you. B、Not good. C、It’s windy.

We have a good time in the park.

A、playing B、to play C、play

Look! John’s family having dinner together.

A. is B. are C. can

My friend tells me him after I get home.

A、calling B、to call C、call

There some milk in the bag.

A、are B、has C、is