A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had    36   to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well    37   it, so he  told him that a sports car was all he wanted.

　　Then on the morning of his graduation（畢業(yè)）,he was called to his father's room. His father told him how    38   he was to have such a fine son, and told him how   39   he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.   40  , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣經）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his   41   to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible? " He then   42   out of the house, leaving the Bible.

　　Many years passed and the young man was very    43   in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family.    44   that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him    45   that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a    46   telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take   47   of the things that his father left him.

　　When he began to search through his father's important　papers, he saw the still new Bible,     48   as he had left　it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to   49    the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（標牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the   50   of his graduation, and the words "PAID IN FULL". Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.

1. A．hoped         B．believed         C．enjoyed          D．felt

2.A．afford         B．spend            C．cost             D．pay

3. A．excited       B．proud             C．angry             D．afraid

4.A．far            B．much             C．long             D．often

5.A．Interested     B．Tired                C．Surprised            D．Relaxed

6. A．hand          B．head             C．voice                D．sound

7.A．looked         B．moved            C．walked           D．ran

8.A．careful            B．helpful           C．wonderful            D．successful

9.A．Wanting        B．Suggesting       C．Noticing         D．Realizing

10. A．on           B．since                C．after                D．from

11.A．bag           B．ticket               C．phone            D．book

12. A．care          B．part             C．notes                D．time

13.A．just           B．only             C．always           D．already

14. A．use          B．open             C．turn             D．close

15.A．place         B．date             C．test             D．name

One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I  was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!” I was puzzled, and I thought , “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”

“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ”

“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.

“Did you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(慣用語).”

 Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1.The writer was puzzled because                  .

A. the foreigner has some difficulty in understanding him.   

B. the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!”

C. the foreigner was not polite.          

D. the writer was very clever 

2.What made the foreigner laugh?

A. The English idioms                   B. The writer’s talking about the Great Wall             

C. The writer’s explanation             D. The writer’s question

3.The story probably happened in                  .

A. China            B. America          C. England          D. Canada

4.The writer was puzzled                  in the passage.

A. once         B. twice                C. three times          D. four times

5.The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “                ”

A. Thank you        B.OK                C. Really               D.  Sorry

If we are driving a car or crossing a street, we will stop when the traffic lights turn red. Why do we use red rather than other colors?

As we know, scattering (散射) happens when light goes through the air. For the same media, if the wavelength (波長) is long, the scattering will be short. If the wavelength is short, then the scattering will be long.

Of all light we can see red has the longest wavelength, so the scattering is the weakest. That means the red light travels far. In fact, it travels farther on rainy days.

Using the red light can help drivers in farther areas see the lights. It helps drivers slow down or stop in time. If drivers don’t see the red light until they are close, they may not be able to stop the car in time. An accident may happen. Red can also excite people. We can act more quickly when we see the color red.

In a word, red light helps drivers stop in time and help prevent accidents.

1.______ has the longest wavelength of all light we can see.

A. Red               B. Green           C. Yellow          D. Black

2.Red light travels farther on ______ days.

A. windy             B. sunny           C. rainy         D. cloudy

3.Red can make people act more quickly because ____________.

A. red can make people happier              B. the scattering of red is very short

C. the scattering of red is very long           D. red can make people more excited

4.The underlined word “prevent” means ______ in Chinese.

    A.逃避               B. 防止            C. 處理         D. 檢查

5.The passage mainly tells us ____________.

A. why accidents happen                     B. how the red light travels

C. why we use red traffic lights               D. how to stop in time at traffic lights

He was driving home one evening when he saw an old lady standing by the road. He could tell she needed help. So he stopped his car in front of her car and got out.

He smiled at her, but she was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry.

He said: “I’m here to help you ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car? By the way ,my name is Joe.”

She had a flat tire（輪胎癟了）. Joe crawled under the car and soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. She said that she couldn’t thank him enough for his help. Joe just smiled as he closed her trunk（后備箱）.

She asked him how much she owed（欠）him. But Joe wasn’t thinking about the money. This was helping someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should lend a hand.

He waited until she had driven off and felt good as he headed for home.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small café. She went in to get a bite to eat. The waitress brought a clean towel for her to wipe her wet hair. The waitress was nearly eight months pregnant（懷孕的）.It was tiring for her to move about. But she did it all with a sweet smile on her face. The lady was moved by the wonderful service the waitress was giving. After the lady had finished her meal, and the waitress had gone to get her change（零錢）from a ￥100 bill, the lady slipped（溜）out the door. At her table, the waitress found something written on a napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady had written. It said: “You don’t owe me a thing. I know life is hard for you right now. Someone once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don’t let the chain（鏈）of love end with you.”

1.When the old lady first saw the man, she was        .

A. scared          B. excited         C. interested    D. relaxed

2.Joe wanted the old lady to        for his help.

A. pay money back                     B. see someone who needed help

C. lend him a hand                    D. help someone else in need

3.The old lady was moved by the waitress because        .

A. she was nearly eight months pregnant B. it was tiring for her to move about

C. there was a sweet smile on her face  D. she offered him a wonderful service

4.The old lady helped the waitress by        .

A. drawing something on a napkin      B. buying something to eat

C. giving her some money              D. giving her a ride

5.What’s the best title（標題）of the article?

A. A man, an old lady and a waitress. B. Helping someone in need.

C. Love is really important.    D. Unbroken chain of love.

根據(jù)短文內容，完成表格

 Lifelong Learning (終身學習)

In the past, when students graduated from college and got jobs, only some of them went on with their study. But today, lifelong learning is becoming more and more common.

Lucy, who is forty, teaches physics at a college in Boston. “Next term, I’ll teach some of my classes by using the Internet. This is the way of teaching that I’ve never used before,” says Lucy. “These days, I am taking a class to learn how to teach in this way. If not, I will lose my job.” At the same time, Lucy’s seventy-year-old parents, who live in New York, are taking an art history class online. “We love this subject,” says her father, “and we learn it to enjoy ourselves. You see we can study with people all over the world. What fun it is to learn like this!”

詞匯運用。(共10小題，計10分)

（A）根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式，每空只寫一詞。

1.Many people do not understand the ____________ （重要性）of the wetlands..

2.Pay some _____ （注意） to what you are doing .

3.He s______ three days with his grandparents last summer.

4.Please be _______（耐心）. The bus is coming here on time.

5.Though all of them speak English, yet they speak     （不同地）

（B）在下列各句的每個空格內填上一個適當?shù)膯卧~，該詞的首字母已給出。

6. His father’s d____ made him very sad .

7.You can’t get there on time u__________ you take a taxi.

8.Hurry up. There is no time for you to w_______.

9.You can’t drive the car because you don’t get a driver’s l_______ .

10.Please answer this question with a c_______ sentence.

（C）用所給詞的適當形式填空，每空只填一詞。

 “If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No，I

don’t!    1    I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes.” Do you like this message?

     Today, SMS- Short Message Service is very    2   , and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent.

Look    3    you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs(拇指) are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share    4    and news, express love and friendship and so on.

SMS is becoming more and more popular. It is reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I am thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top of a thumb, so much fun can be    5   .

書面表達(計15分)

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注意：

1．  開頭和結尾部分已寫好。

2．  可適當增加談論話題時經常用到的詞句，使所寫內容連貫。

3．  所寫內容必須包括對調查相關信息的介紹和你自己的觀點。

4．  詞數(shù)：80個左右。

Dear editor,

I am the monitor of Class 3, Grade 9, Green Middle School. Recently I made a survey of the students in my class about the ways they relax after class.                               

                                                                   Eric

-- Hello, Maria!         does Julia go to work every day?

-- She walks to the bus stop, then takes the bus.

A. How far            B. How long         C. How often        D. How

In my class, 85% of the students like to go shopping on weekends. 85% means        .

A. all                 B. some            C. most            D. a few