Anna lived by the river．One summer，there was a very big flood，mid a lot of houses were washed away．Anna's house was  1  enough to escape the flood．Her house was still all right when the  2  was gone．

Her house was quite small，her husband was dead and she had four children，  3  Anna took in one of the families that had lost  4  in the flood．She shared her home with them until it was  5  for them to rebuild their houses．

Anna’s friends were puzzled（迷惑不解的）when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give herself so much work and  6  when she already had quite a few children to  7  ．

"Well"，Anna said to her friends，"at the end of the First World War，a woman in a town found herself very poor，because her husband was  8  in the war and she had a lot of children，as I have now．"

"The day  9  Christmas，this woman said to her children，'We won't be able to have much for Christmas this year，so I'm going to  10  only one present for all of us．Now I'll go and get it．'She  11  with a girl who was even poorer than they were，and  12  had no parents．"

" 'Here's our  13  ，' she said to her children．"

"The children were excited and  14  to get such a present．They welcomed the little girl as their  15  ．Such was that present．"

1．A．low                    B．high                C．small               D．beautiful

2．A．fire                    B．snow              C．water              D．ice

3．A．but                     B．so                 C．for                D．though

4．A．nothing                 B．everything          C．anything           D．something

5．A．possible                 B．important            C．fun                D．difficult

6．A．time                     B．trouble              C．energy              D．money

7．A．have                    B．spend              C．waste              D．feed

8．A．killed                   B．eaten                C．fooled             D．sold

9．A．of                     B．for                C．before              D．after

10．A．get                   B．send                C．open               D．make

11．A．ran off                B．went away          C．came back          D．got up

12．A．who                  B．which              C．whose             D．what

13．A．relative                B．friend              C．present             D．classmate

14．A．sorry                 B．sad                 C．happy              D．nervous

15．A．mother                B．aunt                C．daughter            D．sister

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city．The building next door was only a few feet away from mine．There was a woman who lived there and whom I had never met，yet I could see her sitting by her window each afternoon，sewing（缝纫）and reading．

After several months had gone by，I began to notice that her window was dirty．Everything was unclear through the dirty window．I would say to myself，"Why doesn’t that woman clean her window? It really looks terrible．"

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat，including cleaning the window

Late in the afternoon after I finished the cleaning．I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest．What a surprise! Across the way，the woman sitting by her window was clearly seen．Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me．I had been criticizing（批评）her dirty window，but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window．

That was quite an important lesson for me．How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart，through my own shortcomings（缺点）?

From then on，whenever l want to judge（判断）someone，I ask myself first，"Am I looking at him through my own dirty window? "．Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I can see others’ world more clearly．

1．The writer couldn't see anything clearly through the window because______．

A．the woman's window was dirty

B．the writer's window was dirty

C．the woman lived far away

D．the writer was near-sighted（近视的）

2．After the writer finished the cleaning，he was surprised to find that______．

A．the woman was sitting by her window

B．the woman's window was still terrible

C．the woman was cleaning her window

D．the woman's window was clean

3．The underlined part "it dawned on me" probably means______．

A．I began to understand it

B．it cheered me up

C．I could see myself through the window

D．it began to get light

4．From the passage we know that______．

A．both the woman and the writer lived in a small town

B．the writer often cleaned the window

C．both the woman and the writer worked as cleaners

D．the writer never met the woman

Cards，flowers，sales，TV specials，and a day off for someone who really deserves it--that's what probably comes to mind for many people when they think about Mother's Day．But there's certainly more to the story．

Mother's Day hasn't been around as long as moms have，but the tradition does go way back．The earliest Mother's Day celebrations were held in the springtime in ancient Greece．The celebrations honored Rhea，the Mother of the Gods．During the 1600's，England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday"，a day on which even servants were given the day off to spend with their families．A "mothering cake" was even served with the family meal．

In the U．S．，Mother's Day began in 1872 when Julia Ward Howe，who wrote the words to the famous song．"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"，suggested it as a day dedicated（献给）to peace．But it didn't really catch on until 1907 when Anna Jarvis started a campaign（战役）to honor her own mother．She believed that mothers could help people get over the pain they experienced during the Civil War（内战）．

The U．S．isn't alone in devoting a day to its mothers．Many other countries including Denmark，Finland，Italy，Turkey，Australia，Japan and Belgium also celebrate their morns in May．Other countries honor their morns at different times of the year．

Learning more about and celebrating Mother's Day is important，but probably not as important as understanding what your own mom，or grandmother，or aunt or anyone you choose to celebrate on this day has really done for you．And that will certainly be appreciated （感激）more than one day a year．

1．It can be inferred that in England people celebrated "Mothering Sunday"______．

A．in the springtime in ancient time

B．more than 1，600 years ago

C．with servants still working

D．with a mothering cake served at dinner

2．According to the passage，in the U．S．Mother's Day ______．

A．has a history of about 100 years

B．has become popular for almost 136 years

C．was a day dedicated to mothers at the beginning

D．was started by Julia Ward Howe

3．What's the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Celebrating Mother's Day is very important．

B．Mother's Day should be celebrated all over the world．

C．The most important is to appreciate mothers' love all the time．

D．Doing something for your mother on Mother's Day is very important．

Antarctica（南极洲）is in the in the southern part of the world．It is like nowhere else on the earth．It is much larger than Europe，and nearly twice the size of Australia．The South Pole（南极）is at its center．Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place in the world，even colder and windier than the North Pole．In summer，the sun shines for twenty-four hours a day，but in winter it's completely dark for about three months．Very few plants grow there，but there is some wild life，including whales，seals，and penguins．

When Captain James Cook traveled around Antarctica in the 1770s by ship，be found no one living there．Today，a few scientists work in Antarctica，but they only spend a short time there．

Many scientists are studying the ozone layer，which is getting thinner and thinner worldwide．The biggest "hale" is above Antarctica，and the weather there is getting warmer．Scientists think that this cold and lonely place can teach us a lot about the earth and how to keep the earth safe．

1．When did Captain James Cook travel around Antarctica?

A．In the 1670s．                              B．In the 1760s．

C．In the 1770s．                              D．In the 1780s．

2．What does the underlined part "ozone layer" mean in Chinese?

A．冻土层                B．大气层                C．臭氧层                D．高压层

3．How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two．             B．Three               C．Four               D．Five

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia．

B．Scientists spend a long time in Antarctica．

C．There is no plant growing in Antarctica．

D．In winter，it's dark for about 70 days in Antarctica．

If you go into the forest with friends，stay with them．If you don't，you may get lost．If you get lost，this is what you should do．Sit down and stay where you are．Don't try to you’re your friends--let them find you．You can help them find you by staying in one place．There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you．You can shout or whistle （吹口哨） three times．Stop．Then shout or whistle three times again．Any signal （信号） given three times is a call for help．

Keep up shouting or whistling．Always three times together．When people hear you，they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun．They will let you know that they have heard your signal．They will give you two shouts or two whistles．When a signal is given twice，it is an answer to a call for help．

If you don't think that you will get help before night comes，try to make a little house with branches（树枝）．Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass．

When you need some water，you have to leave your little branch house to look for it．Don't just walk away．Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily．Remember: when you are lost，the most important thing to do is to stay in one place．

1．How many ways are suggested to help your friends find yon if you get lost in the forest?

2．What does a signal given three times mean?

3．What does a signal given twice mean?

4．What should you do if you don't think you will get help before night comes?

5．What's the most important thing to do when you are lost?

I knocked into a man as he passed by．"Oh，excuse me ，please，" I said．He replied，"Please excuse me too．I didn't notice where I was going．"

Later that day，while I was cooking，my son stood behind me quietly When I turned around，I nearly knocked him down．"Move oat of the way，" I shouted．He walked away with his little heart broken．

That night while I was lying in bed，a voice crone to me，"When saying to that man，you used good manners．But to the child you love，you seemed to act in a bad way．Look at the kitchen floor，and you'll find some flowers there by the door．Those are the flowers your son brought for you．He picked them himself He stood quietly to give you a surprise，and you never saw the tears in his eyes．"

By this time，tears began to run down my face．I took the flowers and went to his bed．I asked him，"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"

He smiled．"I found them by the tree．I picked them because they're pretty like you．I know you'd like them"

"Son，I'm sorry for the way I acted today．I shouldn't have shouted at you that way．"

"Oh，Morn，that's OK．I love you anyway．"

"Son，I tore you，too．And I do like the flowers．"

If we die tomorrow，the family we leave behind will feel sad for the rest of their life．Why don't we spend more time with our family，and why aren't we nice to them?

1．Why did the boy stand quietly behind his mother?

2．Did the writer knock her son down?

3．How did the little boy feel when his mother shouted at him?

4．When did the writer find herself wrong?    

5．What did the writer do when she knew the truth?

In 1996，39 American students started a very interesting project-the Green Tree project．

The students began the project by collecting walnuts（核桃）in autumn．Then the nuts were put under the ground of the school garden in November．In this way，the seeds（种子） could be kept cool and wet for several months before they started growing

In February，the seeds were dug up（挖出）so that they could begin to sprout（发芽）．Sprouted seeds were kept in refrigerators so that they could be stopped from growing until the time to plant．This helped keep the trees about the same size at planting time．

In March，sprouted seeds were planted in paper cups．Each student was asked to plant twelve trees．Then the trees were carefully watered and watched．The first walnut trees began to appear in about a week．The students found this part of the project very exciting．

On April 29th，the trees were moved and planted by a lake．It took the students only 90 minutes to plant all the trees．It was so interesting to see a treeless area turn into a forest right before their eyes!

1．How did the students begin their Green Tree Project?

2．Why were the nuts put under the ground for several months?

3．When did the seeds begin to sprout?

阅读短文后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词

Grade 9 students are going to say 1 to each other．Everyone must have a lot to say to their classmates at this moment．But where can they put all their warm words?

In the  2  ，each student would buy a big beautiful notebook and ask their classmates to __3  in it．But things are a bit different now．

Grade 9 students use floppy disks（软盘） _4  of notebooks．Some students are not good at Chinese．They can't use sweet words to show how they love their friends．But with the floppy disks they can write，draw or even make cartoons for each other．

One of the students said，"I like a floppy disk  5  it costs less than five yuan，but a good notebook costs more than twenty yuan．And there is a lot of space for me to write more words in the floppy disk．"

But some students still like notebooks  6  ．They say words in computers are cold．It is bad for their eyes to use computers too much．"Though a notebook is more  7  ，I still choose one．A notebook can keep my classmates' handwriting  8 makes me think of them．What's more，it's easier to carry，and keep，" said a boy．

Which way will yon choose to say goodbye to you classmates?

阅读短文，然后用短文括号中所给词的适当形式填空

What will the life be like in the future? I think we will be able to travel （fast）  1  and safer around the world and into space．Maybe one day we can work in Beijing，sleep in Shanghai and visit the moon for a holiday．

We will have new energy that doesn't make pollution．Possibly，people will find ways to use cleaner things，such as sea water，to make energy without （pollute）  2 the earth．

We will have machines that can copy everything in the future．Put a cake on the machine and it can make a new one．If the machine is like a fax machine，we can send food and presents to our friends easily．

We will have clever robots that work for us，and the robots can bring us （use）  3  things and take away our rubbish．Now we have to press a key or type a word to make a robot work．But in the future，if we think of something，the robot can understand our （idea）  4 and make them come true．

We will be able to go into computer games and films，and everything （feel）  5  real．We will be able to make our homes like forests or （sun） 6  beaches or anything we want．Perhaps，one day we will he able to use DVDs and record our dreams．

很多同学学习压力大，生活中也有很多烦恼，那么如何解决这些问题呢?请以“Our worries”为题，用英语写一篇短文．

要求：

1．简要说明在学习生活中存在的烦恼和解决问题的办法；

2．语句通顺，合乎逻辑．80词左右；

3．文中请勿使用真实的姓名与学校名称．   

Our worries

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