Fred,a young man of twenty-five, was an able worker. He worked in this factory since he finished middle school six years ago. (3)At first he spent much time in studying all machines in his workplace and learned to repair them. His boss Mr dick liked the clever young man and paid him more than any other worker.

Four years later the young man got into the habit of (养成……习惯)drinking and was often drink. He couldn’t go to work on time and didn’t work so hard as before. Sometimes he slept when he was on duty. It made Mr Dick angry and told him not to drink. He agreed but soon forgot it. His friend Henry often helped him and tried to stop him drinking, but he failed. And one afternoon something was wrong with an expensive machine. The workplace had to stop working. Fred was found in a bar(酒吧)but he was drunk. He broke the machine when repairing it. Henry had to take him home. The next morning, as soon as he got up, the telephone rang and Henry said,“Two pieces of news for you, Fred. One piece is good and the other is bad.”

“Tell me the good one first, please,”said Fred.

“(4)You’ll be given double pay next month.”

“Oh, wonderful!” called out Fred.

“Mr Dick told me to take your place.”

任务一：根据短文内容回答下面的问题。

1.Why did Mr Dick pay Fred more than any other worker?

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2.Why was Mr Dick angry with Fred later?

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任务二：将文中的划线句子翻译成汉语

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任务三：What’s the main idea of this passage?

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I study in No.9 Middle School. is, our , beautiful, clean, school, and(1). There are 12 classes, 68 teachers and 400 students in it. There are two buildings in our school. Our classrooms and teachers offices are in the buildings.(2) 在我们学校有一个阅览室和一座图书馆。（3）We often read books there. I like my school very much. Welcome to our school.

请阅读短文，按要求完成下面练习。

73. 请将文中（1）句中的单词组成句子。Is, our , beautiful, clean, school, big, and(1)

74. 请将文中（2）句中的一处错误指出并改正。

Our classrooms and teachers offices are in the buildings. (2)

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75. 请将文中（3）句的中文翻译成英文。在我们学校有一个阅览室和一座图书馆。（3）

76. How many people are there in the school?

77. 请将文中的4个数字译成英文。

9　　　　　　 12　 　　　　　68　　 　　 　　400　 　　　 　　　

    Trees are one of the oldest“citizens(公民)”of our Earth．They keep our air clean,。Reduce noise pollution，improve water quality(质量)and provide food and building materials．

    Just like us, trees change a lot as they grow．At one to three years old, young trees learn how to protect themselves．For example，many trees grow thorns(刺)to warn animals not to go near. Most young trees have large，deep green leaves so that they can catch enough sunlight and change it into their food and energy.

    当小树成长到四年的时候，它们成长可是加速并且进一步强壮，以足以面对未来生命中的挑战At the age of l5，trees become young adults．They grow more slowly and begin to produce flowers and fruit．

    It is not until山e tree is 20 to 25 years old that it becomes a real adult. The tree reaches its 1argest．Not only does the adult tree give us shade，oxygen(氧气)and natural beauty；it is also a great place for a tree house，or a place for us to nap，read a book，listen to music or sip(小口喝)tea．If we give the adult tree proper care，it will continue to live healthily for many years.

    Gradually(渐渐地)，trees begin to grow older and older and even die．At this time，they still have their important place in nature．When a tree becomes hollow(空心的)or part of it becomes dead．it provides a home to small animals and is a source of food for many other animals.

    In many ways．the life of a tree is similar(相似的)to our own life experience. When we are looking at the life of a tree , we learn about that each period of life brings its own form of joy and challenge．Enjoy every minute of the life of the trees and take care of the trees!

A．根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1．How do young trees protect themselves? And why do they have large，deep green leaves?

2．Why should we enjoy every minute of our own life?

B．

3．将文中的划线汉语句子翻译成英语。(一空一词)

When trees are 4 years old，they begin to grow very rapidly and become                to face challenges later in life．

4．将文中的划线英语句子翻译成汉语。

C．

5．根据短文内容，写出能概括全文大意的句子。

    Jackie Chan was born on April 7，1954，in Hong Kong，China．His parents called him “Chan Kongsang”，which means “born in Hong Kong”．

    At first，Jackie’s family lived at the French Embassy(大使馆)．His father was a cook．and his mother was a housekeeper．When Jackie was seven years old，his family moved to Australia Embassy. His father got a job at the American Embassy．Later back in Hong Kong，Jackie’s father sent him to the China Drama Academy(中国戏剧学院)．The students there practiced kung fu and learned how to do stunts(特技表演)．

    When Jackie was 17, he began to do dangerous stunts for films．In the early 1980s，Jackie went to Hollywood，but he wasn’t very successful．He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success．Finally，Jackie Chan became famous in the United States．Today，Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American fans，and his films make millions of dollars．

1．将文中的下划线句子改为简单句。

                     ，Jackie began to do dangerous stunts for films．

2．写出文中下划线单词的近义词。

回答下列问题。

3．When was Jackie born?

4．What was Jackie’s father at the French Embassy?

5．What did Jackie learn in the China Drama Academy?