— How do you improve your writing skills?

—_________ .

A. I have trouble in reading        B. It’s a bit difficult

C. I like the movie best            D. By finding a pen pal

A. annoy  B. didn’t pass  C. thought up  D. was very confident of

1. How clever the boy is！He came up with the good idea first.

2. Don’t bother your parents when they are busy.

3.She had much confidence in herself before the driving test, but she failed in the end.

4.We were sank because we failed.

同学们！你们正处于初三的冲刺阶段，时间对每个人来说都是宝贵的，但有些同学仍不知道珍惜，他们经常把时间浪费在看电视，上网，玩手机上……请你根据以下提示和要求用英语写一篇短文。

提示：1. What things do students waste time doing?

2. What’s the importance of saving time?

3. How can we save time?

要求：1. 短文须包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥。

  2. 短文中不得涉及真实的人名、校名和地名。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

  3. 词数：60~80个。

How to Save Time

We have ever heard of “Time is money. Time is life.”________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

将所给单词连成完整、正确的句子。（单词不得重复使用，标点已给出）

1.I, sit, may, here

______________________________________________________________________?

2.gone, they, Beijing, to, have

______________________________________________________________________.

3.him, makes, boy, special, what, a

______________________________________________________________________?

4.today, how, weather, is, the, fine

______________________________________________________________________!

5.waiting, yesterday, Bruce, an, keep, for, hour, Jack

______________________________________________________________________.

根据句意，用所给单词、短语的适当形式填空，每词或短语只限使用一次。

1.This cat caught three _____________ in the yard last night.

2.His mobile phone rang while he _____________ his new car on the street.

3.You’d better stop smoking. It’s _____________ to your health.

4.He _____________ the tree and hurt his left leg.

5.Next Sunday is my grandmother’s _____________ birthday. We will hold a party for her.

阅读短文，并按要求完成76—80题。

Who are better at science in your class, girls or boys? Nowadays, girls start to show more interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects, according to a recent study by Cambridge Occupational Analysts (COA), UK.

In the study, last year, over 20,000 students who were in their final year in high school were surveyed. The number of girls considering university courses in STEM subjects has been larger than that of boys. Over a fifth of the girls surveyed said they were considering related jobs, such as engineering and technology. Interest has also risen in mechanical (机械学的) engineering, electrical engineering and the sciences.

This is an important change for women in the UK. In the past, there were not nearly as many women as men studying STEM subjects or working in STEM related fields. Only 13% of people who graduated from university with STEM degrees were women. Now, there are about 22%. In the past, only one eighth of the STEM jobs were held by women. This was partly because of the stereotype (刻板印象) that men are more suited to this work than women. Now it has been changed. Over 20% of the engineers are women in the UK.

In fact, STEM subjects are fun and exciting. ①Studying science can benefit (使……受益) girls. “It opens girls up to fascinating careers,” Niki Yates, manager of GSK’s UK Business, told The Daily Telegraph. ②She says it is important to encourage young women to do these jobs. They will receive higher pay in these areas. More women in work also helps the economy grow.

1.判断正误(“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误)

Less than 20,000 students were surveyed last year.                          [    ]

2.简略回答问题

What subjects does STEM include?

______________________________________________

3.找出第三段的主题句

________________________________________________________________________

4.写出文中画线句子①的同义句，每空限填一词

It is ________ ________ girls to study science.

5.把文中画线句子②译成汉语

________________________________________________________________________

As I grow up, I gradually know that life plays a very important role in my education I really wanted to achieve. What I mean is that life can teach you things no one else can. Luckily for you, it’s time to have lessons of life. Pay attention and you can know what I call the school of life.

Use Your Head

You have to be smart to survive (生存) in this world. Anytime you need to make a move, stop and think. Obviously there will be times when you need to take action first, but if you’ve been taking the time to plan, you’ll always make the right choice. Fail to plan, plan to fail.

Set Your Goals

In my team, if you don’t finish the job well, we will fire you. Your goals should be on building a basic of solid and complete work. Make certain a list of what you have to do and start with the biggest and most difficult task. The key here is goals.

Respect Your Superiors (上级)

Your boss is in his position for a reason, no matter what you think of him. If he’s not the best one, be patient—he’ll be out of there soon. In the meantime, you have to respect him as your superior. That means following orders and closing your mouth. If you don’t respect your boss, how will you expect the people under you to do the same?

Keep Your Cool

You should never let your emotions (情绪) control you. You should learn to keep calm. Never lose your cool when dealing in business, or it will ruin the whole thing.

The school of life can be hard, but if you’re smart and play your cards right, you can come out with an A+. Just treat every situation as a learning experience. I hope you’ve studied.

1.From the passage, we learn that the author is probably ________.

A. a young student               B. a regular customer

C. a magazine editor       D. an experienced manager

2.It can be learnt from the passage that ________.

A. you will win your life if you fail to make your plan

B. setting goals isn’t important when you’re doing a job

C. it will ruin the whole thing if you lose your cool

D. you can never get an A+ if you keep working hard

3.The underlined phrase “make a move” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A. 移动B. 行动C. 感动D. 搬家

4.According to the passage, what should you do if your boss isn’t the best one?

A. Respect him as your superior.B. Don’t follow his orders.

C. Make him out of his position.D. Don’t close your mouth.

5.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. The School of Life Can Be Hard

B. Learning from the School of Life

C. All of Your Favourite Education

D. Hoping for a Chance to Be on Top

What did you do on April 23, World Book Day, last year? Did you find some interesting books to read? Now let me introduce some good books for you to read.

1.Who wrote the book The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56?

A. Rafe Esquith.B. Yamamoto Ryoichi.

C. Randy Pausch. D. Long Yingtai＆Andreas.

2.From the book Climate Change+2 Degrees, we can know ________.

A. the earth’s temperature will surely go up 2℃

B. the future of different countries in the world

C. proper and useful ways to protect our world

D. something about the history of global warming

3.Andreas and his mother know each other better by ________.

A. writing lettersB. sending e-mails

C. talking on the phoneD. chatting on line

4.Which of the following is NOT true in the book The Last Lecture?

A. The professor is from America.

B. The professor was in his poor health.

C. The professor talked about getting over the difficulties.

D. The professor talked a lot about his illness in his lecture.

5.The passage may be taken from ________.

A. a diaryB. a book advertisement

C. a novelD. a film review

Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries.

Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant, explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to write down the word.

Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu. “I was not the smartest one,” she said. “But I paid attention to details.” To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries (词条) including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon. She studied how Chinese characters were formed.

“When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how authors use words and sentences to express themselves,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.

“Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting (传承) Chinese culture,” said Su.

1.Lu Jialei was born in ________.

A. 1997    B. 1999   C. 2001    D. 2002

2. Lu Jialei studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary ________ for the contest.

A. for more than one week      B. as long as one week

C. for more than half a month    D. as long as half a month

3.The contestant was required to write down the word ________.

A. after the contestant read the word to the host

B. before the host read the word to the contestant

C. after the host explained its meaning and gave sample sentences

D. before the contestant explained its meaning and gave sample sentences

4.Lu Jialei’s secret weapon was that ________.

A. she paid attention to details

B. she was the smartest contestant

C. she found the beauty of Chinese language

D. she studied how Chinese characters were formed

5.From the passage we can infer ________ isn’t an important part of inheriting Chinese culture.

A. trying to write Chinese characters

B. using chopsticks when having meals

C. giving and receiving presents at Christmas

D. spending the Spring Festival with families

As I was passing the elephants, I was confused to see these huge animals were held by nothing but a small rope. The rope was tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was       that the elephants could easily break away from the ropes at any time. But the fact was opposite.

I saw a       nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to       . “Well,” he said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same       rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them. As they       , they are used to believing that they cannot break away. They believe the rope can       hold them, so they never try to break free.”

To my       , these animals could break free from their ropes at any time, but they       . Because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.

Like the elephants, how many of us go       life believing that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us have       trying something new because of a limited belief (认知)? Worse, how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limited beliefs?

1.A. clear    B. lively   C. smart     D. lovely

2.A. visitor       B. gardener          C. trainer        D. waiter

3.A. get away     B. give away    C. put away    D. carry away

4.A. colour         B. size          C. model    D. number

5.A. turn up   B. get up  C. look up        D. grow up

6.A. even    B. still   C. hard   D. hardly

7.A. surprise     B. joy    C. danger    D. interest

8.A. did        B. didn’t   C. are   D. aren’t

9.A. down    B. on   C. at    D. through

10.A. finished   B. enjoyed   C. avoided  D. practised