—What do you think of Beihai?
—It’s great. ______ air is so fresh.
A. A B. An C. The D. /
书面表达（满分15分）
三年的初中学习生活即将结束，你的父母亲一路艰辛，在学习和生活上给予你关怀、鼓励、支持与帮助，你心存感激。假如你的名字叫谢恩，请你给你的父母亲写一封感谢信，谈谈你对他们的印象，回忆他们是怎么帮助你的，并表达你对他们的祝福。
提示词： kind, help, encourage, thanks, hope.
注意：1. 格式要完整、正确；词数：60~80；书写日期不限。
2. 考生可以根据情节需要适当发挥；文中不得出现真实姓名和地名。
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单词拼写
根据题意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式，将单词完整地写在答题卡上，每空一词。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1.The guide told me to take care of my ________(护照) during traveling abroad.
2.It is very hot and dry, don’t forget to ________(浇水) the flowers.
3.We haven’t done sports ________(自从) we began to prepare for the graduation exam.
4.On Children’s Day, primary school students always go to the ________(公园) and spend their holiday in it.
5.The ship “The East Star(东方之星)” turned over and sank on ________(六月) 1st, with more than 400 people killed.
6.The head teacher should stay in t______ with parents more often.
7.It is Tuesday today and it will be W______ tomorrow.
8.As we all know, the Y_______ River is the second longest river in our country.
9.The little bird is lovely, but it is too young to eat by i______.
10.There are usually t______ days in February in a year.
选词填空
根据短文内容，用方框中所给的单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思完整。每个单词只能用一次。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
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A lot of people are crazy doing shopping through the Internet now. We call this way of shopping -- __1.__ shopping. Why is it so popular? There are some __2.__. First, more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet. So many of them do shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can _3._ them some money and a lot of time. Third, they don’t need to go to shop themselves. But some people __4.__ for the old don’t like this new way of shopping. They are worried __5.__ safety when they are paying over the Internet. They can’t see the real products and they can’t enjoy the pleasure of buying things in large supermarkets or stores. But this new way of shopping is accepted by more and more people especially for the young generation nowadays.
Reform the gaokao
The college entrance examination is one of the most important tests in our lives. Now, the big exam has got a big change.
the government announced a reform(改革) plan on Sept 4, 2014. According to the plan, there are only three required(要求的) tests that everyone to take – Chinese, maths and foreign language. Each subject is marked out of 150. Students can take foreign language tests twice.
Students also have to learn six other subject – physics, chemistry, biology, geography, politics and history. They will have a final test after finishing their studies in each subject. They can choose three to hand in when applying for(报考) universities.
Nowadays, liberal arts(文科) and science(理科) have different tests. For example, in some places, liberal arts students get easier math questions. Under the new system, everyone will have same tests.
The reform will begin trials(试验) from this year in some cities. Current Senior 1 students in Shanghai and Zhejiang don’t have to choose between studying liberal arts and science.
Liu Yunsong, and English teacher at Beijing 101 Middle School, believes the reform is good news for junior students, especially for the English tests. “Two opportunities help the students show their real level better. As a result, we will pa y more attention to helping students be interested in the language instead of just teaching them the skills of dealing with tests. We will give them more chances to use the language, such as reading English.”
1.What will be reformed according to the passage?
A. The college graduation examination.
B. The middle s chool graduation exam ination.
C. The college entrance examination.
D. The middle school entrance exanmination.
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the reform plan?
A. Everyone has to take five tests.
B. Students can take all of the tests twice.
C. Students choose their best English scores.
D. Only Chinese and math are marked out of 150.
3.How many subjects do students have to learn?
A. Three. B. Five. C. Six. D. Nine.
4.The underlined word “opportunities” in the passage means ________.
A.机会 B. 相反 C.看法 D.操作
5.According to Liu Yunsong, ______.
a. students can’t show their real level
B. the reform is bad news for students
C. students have to read more newspapers
D. students can benefit from the two English tests
In Britain, when people meet each other for the first time, they talk about things like family, work, school,or sports. They ask question like “Do you have any brothers or sisters?” “Where do you work?” “What school do you go to?” and “Do you like sports?” They also ask questions like “Where do you come from?” and “Where do you live?” These are polite questions. They are not personal or private. But some things are personal or private, and questions about them are not polite. People don’t ask questions about a person’s salary(薪水). They don’t ask how much or someone is paid for something. It is not OK to ask people questions about politics, party(政党) or religion(宗教) unless you know them very well. People don ’t ask unmarried people “Why are you single?” and they don’t ask a married couple with no children “Why don’t you have any children?”
1.Which is a polite question in Britain when people meet?
A. How’s your family?
B. You’re not married, why?
C. What do you think of the Labor Party?
D. How much does your boss pay you each week?
2.The British usually don’t ask questions about a person’s _______.
A. interest B. work C. religion D. family
3.It’s not polite for a person to show interest in the ______ life of others.
A. school B. private C. hard D. happy
4.In Britain, which of the following questions is NOTpolite?
A. Where are you from?
B. Do you like play football?
C. Which subject do you like best?
D. You look much older than your husband. How old are you?
5.This passage is mainly about ______.
A. school life B. politeness C. working D. sport
