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Dear Jenny,
I hoped that you are well. We have arrived at our new home in Australia. The house is very nice. It has big windows in each wall. The bright sunshine comes into every room. The weather is much better than that in England.
I have started at my new school. Everyone is friendly, but I do miss my friends at home, especially you! Australians all seem to be very good at sport, unlike you and me. I find it quite difficult to fit in during break time, because all the other girls are busy running around playing netball or basketball.
My new classmates are all different. Yesterday at lunchtime I saw three girls. One girl has ginger hair, and comes from Ireland(爱尔兰). Another girl has long, straight, black hair, and is from Vietnam(越南). The third girl is short, and has a wide, flat face. Her family comes from Peru(秘鲁).
There is a Dancing Club here, a bit like the one you and I went to. I have been to the club twice now. The teacher looks a bit like Mrs. Jackson! They are both tall and very thin. They both have their hair pulled back into a ponytail, and they both walk about like the Queen! I’m enjoying the club. I am sure I will meet some new friends there.
Please write to me soon because I miss you!
Sarah
（改编于《初中英语读本9A》）
1.L in a new school | |
Nice home in 2._______ | ◆The bright sunshine comes into every room3. _______the big windows in each wall. ◆The weather is 4. better than that in England |
New5. | ◆Friendly, ◆be very good at 6. : busy running around playing netball or basketball during the break time. ◆Different looks, hairstyle because they come from different 7. . |
Similar(相同) club | ◆Name: 8. Club ◆Teachers: tall and 9. ; have a ponytail; 10. about like the Queen |
Long ago in a small village, there was a place called the House of 1,000 Mirrors(镜子).
A small, happy little dog learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs and to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway. His ears lifted up, and his tail wagged as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile and he found 1,000 great smiles that were just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself: “This is a wonderful place. I will come back to visit often.”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the other one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung (垂下) his head low as he looked into the doorway. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them. He was afraid when he saw 1,000 little dogs barking back. As he left, he thought to himself: “That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are mirrors of you. What kind of reflections (反映) do you see in the faces of people you meet?
1.Why was the first dog surprised when he went into the house?
A. Because everything was strange to him.
B. Because he found that the dogs looked sad.
C. Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors.
D. Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him.
2.The first dog wanted to visit the house often because _____.
A. he liked the mirrors there
B. he made many friends there
C. he felt he was welcomed there
D. he got lots of knowledge there
3.How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?
A. Excited B. Nervous.
C. Worried. D. Unhappy.
4.The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.
A. shout B. smile C. look D. run
5.What does the story tell us?
A. Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not.
B. If you show life a smile, life will smile back.
C. Everyone in the world should believe in each other.
D. Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones.
Day | Peter’s plan for next week | Maria’s plan for next week |
Monday | 3:00 p.m. have a study group meeting | 7:30 p.m. go to the cinema with Alice |
Tuesday | 4:30 p.m. watch a basketball match | 11:00 a.m. go to see some friends |
Wednesday | 2:00 p.m. see a doctor | 9:00 a.m. play table tennis; study for the exam in the evening |
Thursday | have lunch with Larry | 8:30 a.m. go to a concert |
Friday | 2:00 p.m.—4:00p.m. do voluntary work at Student Center | help Uncle Sam in his restaurant in the afternoon |
Saturday | 9:30—10:30 a.m. go shopping with mother | 9:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m. have art classes 2:00 p.m. visit grandmother |
Sunday | 9:00 p.m. basketball team party | 8:00 a.m. do some washing 6:00 p.m. have supper with Betty and Ann |
1.From the chart, we know perhaps ________ is ill.
A. Peter B. Larry C. Maria D. Betty
2.From the chart, we know __________ will have an exam.
A. Larry B. Maria C. Ann D. Peter
3.How long will Peter’s voluntary work at Student Center last?
A. one hour B. one hour and a half
C. two hours D. ten hours
4.What will Maria do at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday?
A. Have an art class. B. Go shopping
C. Visit grandmother D. Do some washing
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Peter will have a basketball team party on Tuesday.
B. Peter will have lunch with Betty.
C. Maria will go to the concert on Friday.
D. Alice and Maria will go to the cinema on Monday.
完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案,将其序号填入题前括号内。
Saturday, 30 October
Father’s birthday is coming, so I decided to put up a bookself for my father because he loves________and has many books.
I ________ the building materials online. My best friend Daniel came to help me and brought some ________ . We read the instructions first and ________ started to work. Daniel is good at DIY and is really ________ . It took us only an hour to finish the work. I had a little________ using the hammer. Daniel taught me ________ to use it properly and we had fun working together.
We also tried to paint the bookself blue-my father’s favourite ________ . When we finished, it ________ really cool.
I feel happy with my work ________ I believe my father will be proud(自豪)of it as well.
1.A. swimming B. singing C. drawing D. reading
2.A. borrowed B. made C. ordered D. advised
3.A. money B. tools C. clothes D. books
4.A. quickly B. exactly C. slowly D. finally
5.A. helpful B. colourful C. cheerful D. careful
6.A. fun B. trouble C. time D. interest
7.A. what B. where C. when D. how
8.A. present B. hobby C. colour D. job
9.A. sounded B. looked C. tasted D. seemed
10.A. but B. so C. or D. and
— I think students should have mobile phones to call their parents.
— ________. They often use them to play games instead.
A. I hope so B. I don’t agree
C. No problem D. Good idea
— ____________is it from your school to the park?
— 30 minutes’ walk, I think.
A. How long B. How far
C. How soon D. How often
