Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last hour two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device(装置)which uses satellites to find the user’s position. It can find your position to within 20 meters. A GPS can’t start your car, but at least you will know where you are.
GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.
There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver . You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate(精确). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.
1.According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people ___________________.
A. can’t be lost in a new city
B. can’t find their way in different countries.
C. can learn about the culture of an unknown place.
D. can spend the least time getting to another place.
2.We can learn from the passage that ______________________________________.
A. there are three parts to the GPS.
B. a GPS can’t be put into a watch.
C. a GPS can help you start your car.
D. a GPS are becoming more and more expensive.
3.The underlined word “ they” in paragraph 3 means “_________________________.”
A. Receivers B. GPS devices
C. Satellites D. Ground Station
4.The passage is mainly about ____________________________________________.
A. the history of the GPS
B. the introduction of the GPS
C. the shape of the GPS
D. the three parts of the GPS
5.What can you infer from the passage?
A. All GPS devices have electronic maps.
B. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.
C. The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.
D. The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it when mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again “ is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it action. But as a young girl. I wanted to have heart-to heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “ too emotional(易动感情的)". But she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace-it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
But the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside-a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter. “ In any way you choose, mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words”
1.The writer began to love her mother’s desk_________.
A. after Mother died
B. when she was a child
C. before she became a writer
D. when mother gave it to her
2.The passage shows that ________________________.
A. Mother was too serious about her daughter in words.
B. was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter.
C. cared much about her daughter in words.
D. mother wrote to her daughter in careful words.
3.The word “gulf” in the passage means _____________.
A. deep understanding between the old and the young.
B. part of the sea going far in land .
C. free talks between mother and daughter.
D. different ideas between mother and daughter .
4.What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?
A. She read the letter again and again till she died.
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.
C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D. She had never received the letter.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. My letter to Mother B. Mother and Children
C. My Mother’s Desk D. Talks between Mother and me
What does success mean? Is it becoming famous, rich, coming up with an idea that changes people’s lives, or helping others and feeling happy?
For example, there are many people who have a billion dollars. Are they successful? Why don’t they stop trying to make more because there will never be enough. They will never be happy enough.
If all that you’re working for is money, you’ll do terrible things to get it. If all that you want is a successful business, you’ll cheat people to get it. If all that you want is fame(名声), you’ll give up your dignity to achieve it.
What’s the real success? For me, being rich or famous is not all to life. I might have a lot of readers now on Zen Habits, but I don't feel that’s what makes me a success. I’ve been a success even when I had no readers, because I was doing what I loved. Even when no one else would have called me a successful man, I loved writing, and I was happy. Success isn’t about achieving something in the future, but about doing something right now that you love.
So forget about success, and just find joy and love right now, in this moment. That is a success you can achieve, without any method. Just go out and do it.
1.Some people don’t stop making money because _____
A. They want to change their lives.
B. Making money can make them very happy.
C. Money will never be enough for them.
D. They want to become the richest men in the world.
2.The writer felt happy when ____________.
A. he had a lot of readers B. he made lots of money
C. he began to write D. he gave up his job
3.Which of the following is RIGHT?
A. people who have a billion dollars must be very happy.
B. Readers can read the writer’s articles on Zen Habits.
C. Success is very important to the writer.
D. The writer thinks if people want to own success, they should try many ways.
4.What does the writer advise us to do?
A. Find joy and love right now.
B. Keep success in mind and try to get it
C. Read the writer’s articles on Zen Habits.
D. Work hard to be rich or famous.
5.This passage talks about_____________.
A. being rich of famous B. starting a business
C. how to achieve success D. what real success is
书面表达
三年的初中生活, 你对自己的表现一定有满意的方面和不满意的方面。假如你是林微，请参照以下提示，给你的学弟学妹们用英语写一篇毕业留言，希望对们有所帮助。
| 提示内容 | 提示词 |
对自己满意的方面 | 勤学好问，养成良好的学习习惯；…… | work hard, a good habit of |
对自己不满意的方面 | 忙于学习，锻炼身体较少；…… | be busy, do less sports |
对学弟学妹的建议或希望 | 乐于助人，积极参加志愿者活动；…… | be glad to, volunteer activities |
注意：1、参照提示适当发挥；
2、文中不得出现真实的地名、校名、人名；
3、词数80词左右（开头和结尾部分已给出，不计入总词数）。
Dear boys and girls,
I’m Lin Wei. It’s my honor to share what I have got and lost in the past three years. _________
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Yours，
Wang Xin
单词拼写
根据下列句子及所给的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确、完全形式（每空限填一词）。
1.A________ I want is to have a good grade.
2.It is known to all that the G20 Summit will be h________ in Hangzhou this summer .
3.N__________ of the two answers is right. Do you have a third one?
4.Both the businessman and his sister lost t____________ in this funny book deeply.
5.What s_________ would you like to have, medium or large?
6.My younger brother is going to have his n______ birthday party. He is a student of Grade 2 now.
7.I think spring is the m_____ beautiful season in a year.
8.English is very important .We should keep p________ our spoken English every day.
9.As the owners of Hangzhou, we warmly welcome all the v________ from the world..
10.Here is a piece of fish. H ______ yourself.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。
The interviewer is talking to Jason about environmental problems.
A: Jason, can you tell us about some of the problems you’ve seen?
B: I think one problem is that the air is 1.__ (bad) polluted. I hardly ever see blue 2.___ (sky) anymore.
A: What do you think has caused this problem?
B: Well, there are much3.____(many) cars on the roads these days. And factories 4._____burn coal also pollute the air with a lot of black smoke.
A: What other problems do you see?
B: I guess there’s too much rubbish and waste in the streets. People are also 5.___ (litter) in public places. This is turning beautiful places 6.____ ugly ones.
A: Yeah. So what are your ideas for 7.____ (solve) these problems?
B: Well, to cut 8._____air pollution, we should take the bus or subway instead of driving. Or ride a bike. Bike riding is good for health and it doesn’t cost 9._______ (something)!
A: Great ideas! What about waste pollution?
B: I think simple things like bringing a bag to go shopping can help. And remember to throw rubbish in the bins.
A: So together, our actions can make 10.______ difference and lead to a better future!
