阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small _____in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make _____body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.

So the boy _____to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be _____. He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole ______. The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it __ a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin _____. The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

The boy acted with_____but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of _____out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be _____to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

_____struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be ____ we could have been and we would never fly.

In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even _____ growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid _____ or problems. So, next time you are _____ a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!

1.A. hole B. worm C. tail D. snake

2.A. it B. it’s C. itself D. its

3.A. decided B. asked C. showed D. ordered

4.A. afraid B. interested C. surprised D. grateful

5.A. slimmer B. bigger C. shorter D. smaller

6.A. touched B. sounded C. looked D. smelt

7.A. wings B. feet C. eyes D. head

8.A. success B. excitement C. kindness D. humour

9.A. get B. getting C. to get D. got

10.A. ready B. quiet C. glad D. used

11.A. Somewhere B. Something C. Some time D. Sometimes

12.A. as helpful as B. as weak as C. as strong as D. as creative as

13.A. repeats B. recommends C. requires D. represents

14.A. happiness B. difficulties C. pleasure D. hope

15.A. served with B. growing into C. bringing in D. faced with

Robots have come a long way since 15th century. We’ve got robots to build cars, carry heavy things, work in dangerous places and explore planets. But things haven’t stopped there.

In 1986, Honda made a robot called ASIMO. And now, it has been developed greatly. Standing at 130cm and weighing 54kg. ASIMO is very much like a small astronaut wearing a bag on the back. And he can walk, flight, climb and run fast. Isn’t it wonderful?

The world’s first robot teacher is Saya. With her human-like face, she can show expressions like happiness, surprise, sadness, dislike, fear and she can even smile or show anger at students, which look much like a real teacher’s. To do this, her rubber skin is pulled from the back with motors inside. And her eyes and mouth have wires(电线) too. She can also say some simple words like “hello” or “thank you”.

In the UK, the development of robots is exciting. The mini-robots will send food, clean floors, collect and throw away waste. These robots can open doors by themselves and stop if anything or anyone is in the way.

These mini-robots are very useful for controlling infection(传染). Usually clean and dirty work is done by the same person, but here, you’ll have robots that do”dirty work”, like collecting dirty sheets, or taking away hospital waste； and you’ll have robots that do”clean work”, like bringing meals or clean sheets to patients. The robots have separate work so there’s no way for infection, which is great. But of course, robots would not take the piece of humans, but would free up more time for nurses to be with patients.

But if this is what it’s like in 2011, what’s it going to be like to 2021?

1.In the following, which is ASIMO’s behavior?

A. Smiling at people, saying “hello”.

B. Sending food or opening doors by himself

C. Fighting, climbing or running fast

D. Collecting waste for patients

2.What makes Saya look real?

A. Her face and rich expressions B. Her clothes and shoes

C. Her walking and running speed D. Her rich knowledge

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Robots have come a long way since 1986.

B. The first robot teacher was made by Honda.

C. Saya looks like a small astronaut.

D. If anyone or anything is in the way, mini-robots will stop.

4.The main idea of Paragraph 5 is that _______.

A. nurses would have more free time with patients

B. robots would not take the place of humans

C. dirty and clean work is always done by the same person

D.mini-robots are useful for controlling infection

书面表达 （共1小题，满分15分）

安全对于每个人都很重要。中学生年龄较小，学生安全更是人们关注的焦点，请根据以下提示，写一篇关于学生安全的英语作文。

内容提示：

1. 交通安全：遵守交通规则,不闯红绿灯等；

2. 食品安全：吃健康食物,不吃垃圾食品等`；

3. 活动安全：进行体育锻炼时,不要弄伤自己,不私自下河游泳等`。

作文要求：

1. 词数：100词左右。正文开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 作文应包含所有要点，可适当发挥；

3. 作文句型有变化，有复合句。

参考词汇：焦点：focus 遵守： obey 交通规则：traffic rules...

Safety is very important to everyone. __________________

—You’d better _________ some popcorn or soft drinks before the film begins.

—But I think it’s better _________ anything while watching the film.

A. buy; not have B. to buy; not to have

C. to buy; not have D. buy; not to have

The radio says that there was a terrible traffic accident sometime _________ 8 a.m. _________ 10 a.m. this morning.

A. between; and B. from; to

C. between; to D. from; and

—The smile on your father’s face shows that he is satisfied with your result.

—_________. I have made my every effort.

A. I’m afraid so B. I’m afraid not

C. I suppose so D. It’s hard to say

FOOD, football, and fashion – Milan has it all. The city is perhaps most famous for its annual (一年一度的) Milan Fashion Week and its world-class soccer teams AC Milan and Inter Milan. And May will see it host the six-month Milan Expo(米兰世博会), the theme of which is food and nutrition（营养）.

Milan may not be the first place tourists think of when they think of Italy. Rome is the most famous city in Italian history, Venice draws visitors who want to travel along its canals(运河) and Florence is popular with the art lovers. Yet Milan can often be let off tourists’ lists. But although some see Milan as the “Ugly Sister” of these cities, in 2015, the city is “Suddenly back in fashion in a big way”.

The delicious Milan Expo will look at the future of food, trying to answer the question of how Earth’s fast-growing population can be fed in the future. According to the Lonely Planet website, “144 countries will set up shops in northwest of central Milan, forming a mini city-within-a-city”.

Milan’s famous opera house, La Scala, normally(通常地) closed in the summer, will also host daily performances during the Expo, reported Fox News.

Not interested in opera? Don’t worry. Visitors who prefer sports may want to visit the San Siro Stadium(体育馆), home of the soccer teams AC Milan and Inter Milan. The stadium is one of the most famous in Europe and has seen many important games over the years, both in Series A (甲级联赛) and the European Champions league（欧比赛）.

So even if all of its fashion and beautiful people can make Milan seem “Soulless(缺乏灵魂的)” as Lonely Planet said, it still has “a serious sense of history and place”. Many people will be discovering it this year, and eating great food from all over the world to help solve world problems. Will you?

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the city of Milan?

A. It is the largest city in Italy and has the longest history.

B. It is hosting the world’s largest Fashion Week in 2015.

C. Football, fashion and ancient canals are three features of the city.

D. The city’s La Scala opera house will offer additional performances in 2015.

2.Which of the following features of Milan are mentioned in the article?

a. economy

b. sports

c. cultural performances and activities

d. geography and population

e. fashion

A. acd B. bce C. bde D. bcd

3.The author’s purpose in writing this article is to ______.

A. give an introduction to Milan as a good choice for traveling

B. tell readers about the theme and activities of the 2015 Milan Expo

C. give an proper review of the food culture in Milan

D. explain why Milan will be holding the world Expo in 2015

动词填空 （本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）

1.The sense of happiness ________(increase) if you do what you like to do .

2.Look ! The snow _________(stop). Let’s go outside to make a snowman.

3.I don’t know what I should pay attention to ________(reduce) the pollution.

4.He __________(write) a novel last month, I wonder if he has finished it.

5.All food can make a person fat if too much _______(eat).

6.The victim was last seen______(walk) near the East Lake.

7.What do you think _______(make) him sad the other day?

8.Humans ________(pollute) the earth all the time and there is not enough clean air clean water.

书面表达（本大题共10分）

假如你是九年级的学生，名叫赵明昊， 请你根据以下提示，以”MY HERO” 为题，用英文写一篇短文，介绍你的偶像—林丹。

1. 你酷爱体育运动，你的偶像是林丹；

2. 林丹是个很善良的人，他总是和其他人友好相处。

3. 林丹目前在羽毛球领域处于领先地位，赢得了来自中国，乃至全世界的高度赞扬；

4. 通过多年的努力，他取得了巨大成就，他还能成功设法保持事业和家庭间的平衡；

5. 作为一名忙碌的九年级学生，你……

注意事项：

1. 短文必须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯；

2. 第5要点必须用2-3句展开合理想象，做适当发挥，谈谈你的困惑，想法和决定；

3. 次数在90个左右，短文的题目和开头已给出，不计入词总数。

My Hero

My name is Zhao Ming Hao .______________________________________________________________

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— is the number of the students in your school, Wu Dong?

—It’s more than 1,000, but I’m not sure about it.

A. What B. Which C. How many D. How much