Most people at some time or another have dreamed of being a popular kid at school. Being popular in middle school is much easier than it sounds. Just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.

First, why do you want to be popular? Ask yourself if your desire(渴望) for being popular comes from looking down on yourself or an unlucky situation. If it does, then work first on your self-confidence.

Be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different. If you are strange or different, realize (意识到)that everyone is strange in their own way. Take part in school activities and make yourself more visible( 可见的) to the school population.

Find a talent or special skill that you have. Whether your skill is telling jokes, drawing, singing or playing soccer, show your skill in right way.

Volunteer to help with classroom or school activities that will help you leave a good impression (印象）on teachers. Develop a personal style that you feel goes well with your personality.

Be yourself and have fun. Keep your strong sense and personality. Join school clubs, sporting teams and student government to show yourself as someone who makes a difference at your school .

1. What does the underlined word “ weird ” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Strange.     B. Popular.

C. Exciting .   D. Common.

2. What does the writer probably think is important to do according to the last paragraph?

A. Not losing a sense of self.

B. Creating a club of our own.

C. Making a difference to our school.

D. Following other students’ example.

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the writer?

A. Be nice to other people at school.

B. Find something that you are good at.

C. Make your teachers know you’re a good student.

D. Make friends with some students who are popular.

4.The writer writes the passage to tell us________.

A. what to do in high school

B. how to get along well with others

C. how to become popular in middle school.

D. what kinds of students are popular at school

An old man was fishing on the bank of a river. A child came to see him fishing. The old man was really good at fishing and it didn't take long for him to catch a full basket of fish. The old man saw that the child was very cute, and he wanted to give her a whole basket of fish. But the child shook her head. The old man was surprised and asked, "Why don't you want the fish?" The child replied, “I want the fishing rod (竿) in your hands.” The old man asked, “Why do you want the rod?”

“It doesn't take long to eat all the fish in a basket. But if I have the fishing rod, I can go fishing by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat.”

I think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. Wrong! If she doesn't know how to fish, she cannot have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. It's useless to only have a fishing rod. Fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.

Too many people think that if they have a “fishing rod” in their life, they will no longer fear the wind and rain. They are just like the child, who thought that if sh e had a fishing rod, she would have fish to eat.

1.Why did the child refuse(拒绝) the fish the old man gave her?

A. Because she didn’t like fish.

B. Because she wanted his fishing rod

C. Because the old man had few fish.

D. Because she wanted to learn fishing skills

2.The writer thought the child was __ after she explained why she didn’t want the fish.

A. smart           B. hardworking

C. silly(傻的)     D. creative(有创造力的)

3.The article mainly tell us _________

A. if you have a “fishing rod” in your life, you won’t be afraid of anything.

B. if you have a fishing rod, you’ll have a lot of fish to eat

C. “fishing skills” are more important than “the fishing rod” in life.

D. “the fishing rod” is more important than the fish that people catch

4.What is the best title for the article?

A. The Fishing Rod

B. The Fishing Man

C. The Fishing Girl

D. The fishing Experience

Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn't like to talk to other people about himself. He was also very short. He didn't play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him as he grew much taller.

Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael used his speed and strength (力量) to reach the basket again. He played so well that people called him “Air Jordan”.

After college, Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named “Rookie” (新秀) of the year in 1985 and “Most Valuable (价值的) Player” in 1987. He once set a record (创纪录) by getting 63 points in one game.

1. Michael Jordan was born in_________.

A. in China           B. in France

C. in America         D. In England

2. He began to become famous in _____________.

A. the university basketball team

B. the NBA

C. his high school at first

D. the Chicago Bulls

3. He is often called“__________”.

A. Rookie       B. the NBA

C. Air Jordan   D. Most Valuable Player

4.The NBA was very surprised at the superstar when _________.

A. he was young

B. he joined the basketball team in his high school

C. he joined the university basketball team

D. he joined the Chicago Bulls

Leeds Castle

One of the most popular places of interest in Britain

Opening times

Open all year round except(除了) 7th and 8th November and Christmas Day（25th December）2014．

1 April to 30 September 2014

Open：10:30 am—5:30 pm;  Gates close at 6pm

1 October 2014 to 31 March 2015

Open：10:30 am—4 pm ; Gates close at 5pm

Prices

Adults：￡16.50

Students：￡9.50

Children under 4：free

1.Leeds Castle is closed on _________．

A.7th January        B.8th August

C.25th December      D.1st April

2.John and Mary will take their three-year old son to Leeds Castle．How much should they pay?

A.￡33．  B.￡16.50．   C.￡26．    D.￡9.50．

3.What time does Leeds Castle close on 29th October?

A.6 pm．   B.6:30 pm．   C.5:30 pm．    D.5 pm．

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

阅读下列短文，从文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They  36  ea ch other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning  ______night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.

One late autumn evening, after their work in the_______was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will________take it.”

So, la te that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found_______strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night,____ ____ I still have the same number of bags in my barn.__________ did that happen?”

Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the________number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he_______again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another______coming down the road. He was carrying something on his_______, too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was_____you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is_____ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly______that they had been taking rice to each other. They________what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.

1.A. disliked   B. hated      C. loved      D. enjoyed

2.A. until        B. at        C. through   D. with

3.A. shops       B. fields      C. hospitals D. factories

4.A. never       B. sometimes   C. usually    D. ever

5.A. everything  B. anything    C. nothing     D. something

6.A. so           B. and        C. but         D. or

7.A. How         B. What        C. Why         D. Where

8.A. small        B. different   C. big        D. same

9.A. planned     B. failed      C. hoped      D. tried

10.A. brother     B. person      C. sister      D. wife

11.A. back        B. shoulder  C. head        D. hand

12.A. proud of    B. polite to  C. angry with D. worried about

13.A. Smaller     B. richer      C. larger     D. happier

14.A. remembered   B. knew      C. believed    D. hoped

15.A. laughed about B. dreamed about   C. pointed at  D. shouted at

---I had a pleasant weekend at your birthday party.    ---_________.

A. Oh, that’s very nice of you         B. It’s a pleasure

C. Congratulations                      D. I’m glad to hear that

---What’s the________ of this word “sorrow”?   ---It _______ “sadness”.

A. meaning; meaning               B. means; meaning

C. mean; mean                      D. meaning; means

________all the cities, Yangzhou is __________to live in.

A. In; the comfortable place

B. Of ; the most comfortable place

C. In ; the comfortablest place

D. Of ; the more comfortable place

---What did you do last night?

---I didn’t play the piano, _______, I watched a film with my parents.

A. but               B. and            C. instead of      D. instead

---When something _______me, I always go to my parents for help.

---Me too, parents are always behind us.

A. worry about       B. worried

C. worries          D. worries about

---I can’t find my scissors , can you help me buy______?   ---Ok

A. the other one    B. other pair

C. another one      D. another pair

--- Could you help me ______a shelf on the wall?     ---No problem

A. put on         B. put in

C. put up         D. put off

--- My son is two years old, but he can _________ draw.    ---How clever!

A. teach himself to                  B. teach to himself

C. learn by himself                  D. study with himself

--- __________ is the cost of the trip to Nanjing ?  --- About forty yuan per person.

A. How          B What             C. How many      D. How much

---The students look very tired after the sports meeting.

---We’d better make them ____a rest in the classroom.

A. stop to have      B. to stop to have

C. stop having      D. to stop having

--- What do you think of the film?

--- The story ____is good, but I felt ____because of its length---over three hours.

A. itself; boring     B. myself; boring

C. itself; bored       D. themselves; excited

---What about going to the Slim West Lake?    ---_________.

A. No, I won’t      B. That sounds good.

C. Yes, let’s go.     D. That’s right.

---My bike is ________ yours.

--- But mine is much more expensive than yours.

A. so big as          B. the same size as

C. as bigger as        D. the same big as

When the man walked _______ the library, he found a cat at the corner.

A. pass          B. past           C. passed         D. by

Running Man is________ very popular TV programme in China. One of______ most famous actresses, Angelababy, always appears in it.

A. a; /          B. the; the         C. a; the          D. the; /

写作 (20分)

假如你是Millie, 请你根据以下内容，用英语写一封邀请信。词数90词左右。

1.请你的网友Daniel一起参加你们学校下周五的旅游。

2.计划一天的旅游：早上七点在学校门口碰头，乘两小时的长途汽车到达世界公园，那里有很多名胜古迹的模型，你们将游览金字塔，金门大桥，埃菲尔铁塔等（the Pyramids, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Eiffel Tower）

3.中午乘船游玩，在船上用餐。

4.下午五点左右返回，旅游很累，但很开心。

5.你们一定为每个人安排好愉快的一天，如果他来，请尽快让你知道，你希望他能参加。

Dear Daniel,

I’m writing to invite you to join in our school trip.

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes.

Yours

Millie

根据首字母完成下列短文

My friend Bruce isn’t tall enough but he likes doing sports. He’s good at running and p__1.__ basketball, s__2.__ he is stronger than us all. Last summer, Bruce went to see his grandpa. The old man lives on a farm. He likes a__3.__ and has three dogs, two cats and a horse. Bruce wanted to l__4._ to ride a horse. He a__5.__ his grandpa to teach him. The old man agreed. At first he rode carefully and soon he enjoyed h_6.__ there. One afternoon Bruce rode the horse a__7.__. When it walked by a house, a large dog ran out. The horse very afraid and began to run away q__8.___. Bruce fell down and hurt his leg. The horse p__9.__ him to a tree and then ran to call a doctor. “What a c_10.__ horse!” I said after my friend told me about it half a month later. “I don’t think so,” said Bruce. “It came back with a vet(兽医)!”

用所给单词适当形式填空

1.He reached the park at ______ one hour earlier than us.  (little)

2.Many people care about their diets in their ________ life. (day)

3.Mr. Gao can speak not only English but also _________. (France)

4.Chinese basketball team won the match, all Chinese felt excited and ____. (cheer)

5.__________, Simon passed the exam with the help of his English teacher.(lucky)

根据汉语意思完成单词

1.I ________ you to think carefully before you write down your answers.(建议)

2.Peter looked _________ the letter , then he hurried home by car.(从头到尾)

3.Why didn’t you _________ (出席) the important meeting last Sunday?

4.If you are careless, you may make ________ when you do the work.(错误)

5.It is __________ (可能的) for you to finish the paper well if you do it carefully.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Li Haoqin is a 14-year-old girl in Sichuan. She studies English very hard. Every day, she listens carefully in class and does many exercises after class. However, in the last exam, her score(分数) of 68 made her very sad. “Why didn’t I get a good grade though I worked hard?” Li said to herself.

Lots of middle school students are facing this problem—they try their best at something but can’t make it. “They don’t have effective(有效的) learning ways. This is the main reason for their difficulties,” says Bi Qin. Bi Qin is a well-known English teacher in Beijing No.4 High School, a key school in the capital city. She thinks that hard work is far from enough for middle school students. “Students have more subjects now. They should learn in many different ways so that they can get twice the result with half the hard work,” says Bi. “The more you use new words, the better you can remember them. For example, making sentences with new words is an effective way to learn.”

Chen Xiping, a 13-year-old boy from Shandong, has his own way of learning English. “I study hard in school, and I also like watching CCTV-9. On the channel(频道), I always see the English words I have learned from my textbook,” says Chen. “It’s really useful.”

Lin Pingyi, a 13-year-old girl from Shanghai, has a habit of reading. “I like reading English novels like The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. While reading I take notes,” says Lin. “This way, I can remember more words and improve (提高) my reading and writing.”

1.What made Li Haoqin very sad?

____________________________________________________________

2.Why do lots of students try their best at subjects but can’t get good grades?

____________________________________________________________

3.Where does Bi Qin teach?

____________________________________________________________

4.Which TV channel does Chen Xiping like watching?

____________________________________________________________

5.What does Lin Pingyi like to do when she reads English novels?

____________________________________________________________

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格。

Do you like traveling? How can you make your trip interesting? Here’s some advice.

Read!

Before you leave, you should find some information about the place, such as its geography, history and people. You can understand that place better by reading.

Take photos!

If you want to take some photos, don’t forget to choose the most special sights. Choose different sights you can see in other places. For example, Qingdao and Ningbo are coastal cities, so don’t only take photos of the sea. You should take photos of something else too.

Taste!

You’d better taste some specials in that area. Food in some places is very delicious. So why not taste it? Maybe you have just one chance to taste it in your life.

Write!

When you visit a place, you should take a pen and a notebook, so you can write down what you see and what you think during the trip.

Do you know Su Bingtian? He is a Chinese runner. He was born in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province on August 20th, 1989.

When he was a child, he liked running in the school running team. His parents supported him in practicing running and they often encouraged him to run. Though it’s very hard for him to win every race, he never gives up. He tries his best to run well every day. He took part in the regular match in November, 2004 for the first time. After that, he won many first prizes in all kinds of matches.

On May 31st, 2015, in Saturday’s Eugene Grand Prix, the 1.72 meters-tall runner finished third in 9.99 seconds, behind American Tyson Gay in 9.88 seconds and Mike Rodgers in 9.90 seconds. Su Bingtian becomes beats 10-second barrier as the first Asian-born.

China’s Zhang Peimeng, who raced to his personal best of 10.00 seconds in 2013, is considered the closest to beating the barrier. Now Su Bingtian broke his record.

“I am so proud of my result. I can write my name into history now and I will work harder and run faster,” said Su Bingtian.

Now let’s congratulate to Su Bingtian! We hope Su Bingtian will have a better future and good luck to him!

1.Where was Su Bingtian born?

A. Beijing.   B. Shanghai.

C. Guangdong  D. Jiangsu.

2.What did Su Bingtian like when he was a child?

A. running   B. swimming  C. dancing    D. drawing

3. How old was Su Bingtian when he first took part in the regular match?

A. Eleven.   B. Thirteen.   C. Fourteen.   D. Fifteen.

4. Who becomes beats 10-second barrier as the first Asian-born?

A. Zhang Peimeng.      B. Su Bingtian.

C. Tyson Gay.          D. Mike Rodgers.

5. Where can we most probably find the above reading?

A. In a storybook.        B. In a travel magazine.

C. In a health report.     D. In a PE magazine.

Dear Linda,

I have got your letter. I know that you want to have your own club, but you don’t know how to start one. Do you know what makes a club, such as an English Club or a Basketball Club, successful? Here is some advice.

◆Decide what kind of club to have, and come up with a nice name. Since you are interested in music, why not start a Music Club? A club is to bring people with common interests together.

◆Look for members. You can start with your friends, but it isn’t really a club until people you don’t know want to join.

◆Make rules. Get together with the members and agree on rules. Make sure that if someone breaks any rule(违反规定), he or she should be punished.

◆Have regular meetings. For the first time, you should make sure that all the members attend. Call the members to remind(提醒) them of it, and use the meeting to organize future meetings and other activities. I hope that these ideas may help you and that you can have your own club soon.

Yours,

Mrs. Smith

1.What does Linda want to do?

A. To play basketball.

B. To have her own club.

C. To be a successful musician.

D. To give people advice.

2.A club isn’t really a club if ________.

A. its members aren’t interested in music

B. there are only ten people in it

C. only your friends want to join it

D. activities are organized once a week

3.Mrs. Smith gives Linda _______ pieces of advice.

A. one    B. two    C. three   D. four

4.What does the underlined word “punished” mean?

A. 惩罚   B. 表扬    C. 鼓励   D. 拘留

5.Which of the following is NOT true about the members of a club?

A. They have common interests.

B. They should have regular meetings.

C. They have the same dream jobs.

D. They should be punished if they break the rules.

What do you think robots will be like in the future? Do you think robots will work better than humans? Now come and see the movie Robots.

1.How long will the movie be on?

A. Five days. B. Six days.

C. Seven days.  D. Eight days.

2.Jim is a high school student. When can be go to see the movie?

A. At 2:00 p.m. on Sunday.

B. At 2:00 p.m. on Monday.

C. At 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.

D. At 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

3.How long does each show last?

A. For 2 hours.  B. For 3 hours.

C. For 4 hours. D. For 5 hours.

4.The Greens want to see the movie with their 5-year-old daughter and 7–year-old son on Sunday morning. How much will they pay?

A. $110.   B. $120.   C. $130.   D. $140.

5. What cannot people find in the ad?

A. The name of the movie.

B. The name of the cinema.

C. The telephone number.

D. The email address of the cinema.

完形填空 (15分)

Mary was happy to take a seat in the plane. Then ___ air hostess(空姐) came up to her and asked, “Can you change your ____? A man would like to sit with his wife.” The only available seat in the plane was next to a boy ____ his arms broken, a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression(表情). “It’s ____ to sit there,” Mary thought at first. But a quiet voice from her heart said, “He ____ help.” Finally, Mary ____ to that seat.

The boy ____ David had been in a car accident and was on his way to another ____. When the snacks and juice arrived, Mary found that he could eat ____ food by himself. Mary wanted to feed him ____ hesitated(犹豫), because it didn’t seem proper.

But then Mary believed that helping others was more ____. She started to help him eat. Although David was uncomfortable to accept(接受), he ____. They became _   _in a short time. ___ the five-hour trip, Mary felt glad to sit next to David and help him.

When we reach out our hands ____ others, we get to live in a bigger and more loving world.

1.A. a         B. an         C. the         D. /

2.A. food     B. chair      C. plane      D. seat

3.A. of        B. in        C. with       D. about

4.A. terrible  B. funny    C. good       D. interesting

5.A. has       B. gets     C. sees        D. needs

6.A. worked    B. moved      C. bought     D. cared

7.A. won       B. expected   C. called     D. planned

8.A. cinema    B. hospital   C. school     D. library

9.A. some      B. any        C. no          D. all

10.A. but      B. or         C. and        D. so

11.A. careful  B. exciting   C. possible   D. important

12.A. agreed  B. refused   C. shared      D. replied

13.A. farther and fartherB. closer and closer  C. more and more  D. less and less

14.A. Before    B. Across      C. During     D. Between

15.A. help      B. to help   C. work       D. to work