Every day when I enter the classroom, I will take a look at the wall beside my seat. You will find nothing special about this old wall if you just look at it. But for the students in my class, it is a special wall. Take a good look at it, and you will get to know the real feelings and thoughts of us, the 9th graders.
In the middle of the wall, there is a big “VICTORY”. It was written in pencil. I guess it must have been written by someone who got a good mark in an exam.
A little higher above the formulas, there is a poem. It only has two sentences. It reads: All those sweet memories have disappeared. Like tears dropping in the heavy rain.
Oh! It must have been written at the end of the last semester in middle school. Classmates had to leave school and good friends had to part. What a sad poem!
If you look at the wall more carefully, you will find many other interesting things, like a crying face, or a happy face, and other patterns(图案). There are still some patterns and letters that I can’t understand, but they all show the feeling of the students who drew them.
For years, the wall has witnessed(目睹) all the things that have happened in the classroom. I don’t know how it will be next year, two years from now, or even ten years from now. But I hope more smiling faces will be drawn on it.
1.There is ______ special on this wall.
A.something |
B.anything |
C.nothing |
D.everything |
2.What was the “VICTORY” written in?
A.Chalk |
B.Pencil |
C.Pen |
D.Brush |
3.When has the poem been written?
A.At the beginning of the last semester. |
B.At the end of the year. |
C.At the end of the last semester. |
D.At the beginning of the last month. |
4.What’s the meaning of the underlined word?
A.部分 |
B.分离 |
C.和好 |
D.聚集 |
5.What’s the title of the passage?
A.The Pictures of the Wall |
B.The Feelings of the Students |
C.The Patterns of the Classroom |
D.The Hope of the Writer |
Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.
HONG KONG, CHINA This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.
1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?
A.The weather. |
B.The mountains. |
C.The air. |
D.The traffic. |
2.What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?
A.The lively city and the wonderful dishes. |
B.The large population and the traffic. |
C.The expensive housing. |
D.The beautiful temples. |
3.The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because ______.
A.it is a small fishing village |
B.it is a mix of East and West |
C.it is a beautiful city |
D.there are too many people in the city |
4.What do the two cities have in common?
A.They both have beautiful mountains. |
B.They both have a large population. |
C.Air pollution is a problem in both. |
D.They are both crowded. |
5.From the passage, we can know that ______.
A.San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best |
B.San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does |
C.the weather in both cities is fine |
D.San Jose used to be a small fishing village |
There are so many good books. I really don’t know ____ .
A. to choose which one B. choose which one
C. to which one choose D. which one to choose
Our English class is so ____ that all of us are _____ in it.
A. interesting, interesting B. interested, interested
C. interesting, interested D. interested, interesting
The students should ________ to choose their own clothes. It will be a good way _____ themselves happy.
A. allow, to keep B. allowed, keeping C. be allow, keeping D. be allowed, to keep
I _____ have short hair, but now I ______ to having long hair.
A. use to, am used B. used to, am used C. am used to, used D. am used to, use