Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?
Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbooks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.
Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books, science textbooks, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.
【小题1】It can be inferred from the passage that ____.

A．Fewer and fewer people will buy books.

B．A good dictionary should be kept in every home.

C．Books with hard covers sell better than paperbooks.

D．More people like TV programs about famous men.

【小题2】What does the sentence “Television has not killed reading, however.” underlined in the second paragraph suggest?

A．People only need reading, though.

B．Reading is still necessary today.

C．Reading is more fun than television.

D．Watching television doesn’t help reading.

【小题3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge.

B．Cinemas are the best choice in getting information.

C．Reading is cheap way of learning and having fun.

D．Newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself.

假如你叫Lin Fen , 你的笔友Jack下学期即将到你们学校就读。他很喜欢他的新学校，但是有点担心自己不能很好地与同学们相处。他很想在新学校里交一些新朋友，但又不知道该怎么做。请根据以下提示给Jack写封信，把同学们的好建议告诉他，并希望他在你们学校里过得愉快。

（1）向同学们问好； （2）与别人友好地相处；（3）帮助同学学习英语；

（4）积极参加一些学校活动，比如艺术节、篮球赛……等；（5）……

注意：

（1）   词数80个左右（不含已提供的开头）；

（2）   短文中不能出现真实的学校、班级和姓名。

参考词汇：say hello to ; get on well with ; help with; take an active part in ; enjoy oneself;

Dear Jack,

I’m glad to know you’ll come to our school next month. ___________________________________________

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1.Please ring me up when you come back.

A. send a message    B. wake me up   C. call me up   D. phone to me

2. I had a lot of fun last Sunday.

A. have a good time  B. enjoy oneself  C. had a great time D. play happily  

3. It will be cold at night at times.

A. some time    B. sometime  C. sometimes  D. some times

4.What’s the weather like today?

A. How; like   B. How’s; like  C. How is;/   D. How is; look like

5.In the Northeast it will be fine.

A. well     B. all right    C. good   D. sunny

 

选择单词或词组，用其适当的形式填空，使句子意思正确，通顺。（每词限用一次，其中两词多余）（5分）

 

weekend;  enjoy oneself;  worry;  wait for;  good;  wood;  practice

 

1.I’m no more a child, don’t _______________ about my health.

2.I’ll try my _______________to make progress.

3.They haven’t _______________ so much for a long time.

4.Grace was _______________ you when I came here minutes ago.

5.Remember to put what we have learnt into _______________.

 

初中的学习生涯即将结束了。四年来，在你获取知识的同时，你的外貌，兴趣爱好，习惯…都有了一定的改变吧！请你以(How I Change)为题，写一篇短文，告诉我们你的变化好吗？字数在80词左右。

要求：1.短文中请勿使用真实姓名、地点或所在学校名称。

2.短文开头已经给出（字数不计入总数）。

3.这些词汇也许对你有帮助:hobby, habit, used to, enjoy oneself

My life has changed a lot in the past four years.                   

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