— How do you like ________nature reserve you visited last weekend?
— It’s nice. It is________ ideal home for wildlife.
A.the; a B.the; an C.a; an D.an; an
A：
提示：伴随年龄增长，知识丰富，我们对人，对物的认识也更加深刻。如我们越来越意识到健康、学习、家庭、朋友、旅行……的意义、请以“The Meaning of…”为题写一篇英语作文。
B：
提示：当前，大多数孩子普遍存在逆反心理，孩子与父母的关系不和谐，隔阂越来越大。作为一名初中生，你会怎样与自己的父母相处呢？请以“How to Get on Well with Our Parents”为题，写一篇英语作文。
要求：
1．根据所给题目，写一篇短文，词数不少于60个；（两个题目，考生任选一个写，分值相同）
2．语言流畅、书写规范，卷面整洁。文中不得使用你的真实姓名、校名，否则以零分计；
3．书面表达必须写在答题卷上，如在本卷上作答，一律不得分。
将句子中的汉语部分译成英语，注意使用适当的形式，并将答案写到答题卷的相应位置上。
1.David is the only child in the family．He always ________ his parents too much．He should learn how to look after himself．（依靠）
2.West or east, home is best． Parents like to spend time with their children at home together and share the happiness of ________．（家庭生活）
3.________, no one plays the piano better than Frank in our school．（说实在的）
4.________ we try our best to everything, we will get a chance to achieve our dreams．（ 只要）
5.In China, spring is the best season to pick green ________．（茶叶）
第三节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。将所选答案填到答题卷的相应位置上。
What must you do when you receive a present for your birthday? 1. The words "thank you" are very important．We have to use them very often．We say them when someone gives us a drink, helps us to pick up things, hands us a letter or lends us a hook．
2. Many people forget to use it．It is rude to ask someone to do something without saying "please"．3. It maybe a book or pencil, more rice or help．We have to use "please" to make request pleasant．
We have to learn to say "sorry", too．When we have hurt someone, we'll have to go up and say we're sorry． When we have forgotten something, we will also say sorry．4.
These three words are simple but important．5. They are pleasing words to use in any language．
A．We should say sorry to them．
B．Our children must learn to use them．
C．You have to sit down and write a thank-you note．
D．She is polite to him．
E．Another important word is "please"．
F．We can make people forget wrong by saying it．
G．We have to use it when we ask for something too．
Night after eight, she came to help me sleep, even long after my childhood years．
I don't remember when it first started making me a little angry--my mom's hands pushing my hair that way． But it really made me uncomfortable, for they felt rough（粗糙的）against my young skin．Finally, one night, l shouted at her, "Don't do that anymore．Your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything, but she never did it again．
Years later, I missed my mother's hands and her good night kiss on my face． I was not a little girl anymore．My mom was in her mid-seventies, and her rough hands were still doing things for my family and me．Now my own children have grown up．It was late on Thanksgiving Eve．As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my face to push the hair from my head．Then a kiss, ever so softly, touched my forehead（额头）．
Taking my mom's hand, I told her how sorry I was for that night I shouted at her．But my mom didn't know what I was talking about．She had forgotten it for long．
That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation（感激）for my mother's caring hands．And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
1.Why did the writer feel angry when the mother pushed her hair?
A.Because she didn't like her mother． B.Because her mother was a little dirty．
C.Because her mother's hands were too rough． D.Because she hoped her mother could have a rest．
2.When did she begin to miss her mother's hands?
A.When her mother died． B.When she finished her school．
C.When she was twenty years old． D.When her mother was in her mid-seventies．
3.What happened on one Thanksgiving Eve?
A.She had a baby． B.She lost her mother．
C.Her mother kissed her again． D.She gave her mother a kiss．
4.What feeling did the writer have on Thanksgiving Eve?
A.Thankful． B.Worried． C.Sorry． D.Excited．
5.The story develops with the change of ________．
A.the mothers' and the daughter's hands B.the daughter's attitude to her mother
C.the mother's attitude to her daughter D.the mother's love to her daughter
A young woman took great pride in growing flowers in her yard. Her grandmother had taught her to love and care for flowers, so her yard was full of beautiful flowers.
One day, she found a flower that she had never seen before in a shop. “I must have it," she said to herself, and she ordered it. When it arrived, she planted it at the foot of a stone wall at the back of her yard. It grew vigorously, with beautiful green leaves all over it. Day after day, she continued to take care of it, but there were no flowers.
One morning，as she stood looking at the plant, she felt disappointed. She wondered why her plant hadn't bloomed (开花).
However, at this moment, her neighbor invited her to his yard and said, "Thank you so much! You can't imagine how much I have enjoyed the flowers that you planted." The young woman walked through the gate into her neighbor's yard. She saw that on the other side of the wall the plant was full of flowers.
They were, indeed，the most beautiful flowers she had ever seen. The plant had grown up through the crevices (裂缝）in the wall.
Just because you can’t see the results of your labor (劳动), it doesn’t mean that there isn’t any fruit.
1.Who taught the young woman to look after flowers?
A.Her neighbor. B.Her grandmother.
C.Her grandfather. D.Her mother.
2.What does underlined word "vigorously" mean in Chinese?
A.困难地 B.萎靡地 C.缓慢地 D.旺盛地
3.Why was the neighbor thankful to the young woman?
A.She taught him how to plant flowers.
B.She often gave him some tasty food.
C.He enjoyed the flowers she planted.
D.She always helped him to do the housework.
4.What did the neighbor think of the flowers?
A.Big. B.Colorful. C.Natural. D.Wonderful.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.The Other Side of the Wall B.The Neighbor
C.A Beautiful Flower D.How to Plant Flowers
