You eat to stay fit and keep your body working, right? Then reading is food for your mind and soul. Reading informs you of what’s happening around. Reading encourages you to think and imagine, think out of the box and imagine the impossible.

In the past, people just read books, only books. Today, we have books online, which makes reading easy. The web, our new storehouse of information is just a click away.But this in no way has stolen the magic of reading books ,the sound of their pages’ flutter（翻頁） and their smell…… .You can lie in bed with a book, but with a computer you possibly can’t. No matter how you read, reading is important.

Remember those bedtime stories? We read fun facts about animals, plants and the universe. We ask “whys” and “hows”. In books, we find their answers. Children who are introduced to reading at an early age are seen to have a better understanding of phonics (語音學(xué)). They master language skills easily, have a richer vocabulary and have greater reading abilities. Children, who grow up reading good books, mostly stand out. The way they think and act is very different from those who have never been introduced to reading. Reading not only adds to their knowledge but also shapes their personalities. Reading has a great influence on one’s life. Teenagers are easily influenced by whatever they read. If inspirational stories and life experiences are read in one’s teens, they can change a person for the better. They stay with him and keep encouraging him to achieve his goals and choose the right against the wrong.

The more you read, the more creative and imaginative you will become. Reading develops vocabulary, improves language skills and sharpens your problem-solving abilities. It leads to a better understanding of self. Reading gives you knowledge, it makes you more confident. The more you read about others’ lives and experiences, a better decision-maker you will become.

Reading about the importance of reading should lead you to read more, and more, and more. So choose a book you like and don’t stop reading until you reach the end. And even after that read as much as you can.

1.Which of the following is true?

A. Children should start reading at a young age.

B. Parents should tell their children stories every day.

C. Teenagers should think and act differently from others.

D. Students should find answers to their questions in books.

2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means ______.

A. reading books is no longer a pleasure to people

B. reading books is less interesting than reading online

C. reading online can’t take the place of reading books

D. reading online can’t be difficult for people

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. More teenagers read online now.

B. What teenagers read builds their future.

C. What children should learn first is phonics.

D. More practice makes reading easier.

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Why Is Reading Important?

B. What Should Teenagers Read?

C. How Is Reading Ability Improved?

D. When Should Children Start Reading?

According to an official report on youth violence（暴力）, “The greatest danger to the lives of children is not disease or food shortage, but violence”. Why aren’t students taught to manage conflict（沖突）the way they are taught to solve math problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit?

First of all, students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable. A report on violence among middle school students shows that most violence between students begin with small things. For example, a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandwich each lunchtime. Laughter over the sandwich can then lead to a fight. The problem isn’t in the sandwich, but in the way students deal with the conflict.

Once students realize that conflict is unavoidable, they can practice the golden rule of staying calm（平靜的）. Once the student feels calmer, he or she should choose words that will calm the other person down as well. Rude words only make things worse. On the other hand, soft words can put out the fire before it is out of control.

After both sides have calmed down, they can use another key way to help: listening. Listening allows the two sides to understand each other. One person should describe his or her side, and the other person should listen without getting in a word. Afterwards, the listener can ask some questions to make the speaker’s position clear. Then the two people should change roles.

Finally, students need to consider what they are hearing. This doesn’t mean trying to work out what’s wrong with the other person. It means understanding what both sides are trying to deal with. For example, a shouting match over a peanut butter sandwich might happen because one person thinks the other person is unwilling to try new things. Students need to ask themselves questions such as these: How did this start? What do I really want? What am I afraid of? As the problem becomes clearer, the conflict often simply becomes smaller.

There will always be conflict in schools, but that doesn’t mean there needs to be violence. Learning to resolve conflicts can help students deal with friends, teachers, parents and coworkers. In that way, conflict resolution（解決）is a basic life skill that should be taught in schools across the country.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The lives of school children.

B. The causes of fights in schools.

C. How to explain youth violence.

D. How to deal with school conflicts.

2.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A. A small conflict can lead to violence.

B. Students seem to lose their temper easily.

C. Violence is more likely to happen at lunchtime.

D. The eating habit of a student often causes a fight.

3.Why do students need to ask themselves the questions in Paragraph 5?

A. To make clear what the real problem is.

B. To find out who should take responsibility.

C. To show more considerations for both sides.

D. To work out how to stop the shouting match.

4.What’s the writer’s purpose for writing this passage?

A. To tell the latest studies on school violence.

B. To teach students different skills for school life.

C. To describe some problems in school education.

D. To suggest teaching conflict management in schools

口語運用。（每小題1分，共5分）

A: What’s the matter, young lady?

B: 1. . I can’t do any work, doctor

A: Do you have a cough?

B: No, I don’t have a cough.

A: 2.

B: Yes, I sleep very well.

A: Do you have breakfast every morning?

B: No, I don’t have breakfast. And I have only a little food for lunch and supper because I want to keep thin.

A: Oh, I see. 3. you need to eat more food and have three meals a day. 4. .

B: OK. I’ll do like that.

A: 5.

We are told breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and dinner the most enjoyable. But what about lunch? In today’s fast-paced society, not many people take time to enjoy this midday meal. We just take a quick salad, or buy a sandwich and eat at our computers. Sometimes, if there is a deadline around the corner, we just give up lunch. The development of technology hasn’t done our eating habits much good, either. We are constantly distracted（分神） by e-mails, social media, 24-hour news, and hand-held electronic devices.

Long working hours can cause all kinds of health problems. Employers should encourage workers to take time off for lunch. This is because long lunch breaks can benefit both people and society. To take a lunch break is to slow down and gain some views. A break from work allows us to think cleverly and outside the box. It also puts our daily tasks into a wider context（環(huán)境）.

What we eat at lunch is also important. A fast-food lunch is more harmful than not having lunch at all. And it’s not just about calories and unhealthy food. Recent studies show that fast food also has negative effects on how we think. However, if we sit down at a proper restaurant and chat leisurely with colleagues, we are more likely to slow down and talk about something that hardly can be achieved in a noisy and crowded fast food chain.

1.Do many people take time to enjoy the midday meal?

2.What can cause all kinds of health problems?

3.Why should employers encourage workers to take time off for lunch?

4.Which is more harmful, having a fast-food lunch or not having lunch at all?

完成句子（每空1分，共10分）

1. Li Lei does his homework at seven. (改為否定句)

Li Lei ________ ________ his homework at seven.

2.His sister had lunch at school yesterday. (改為一般疑問句)

_________ his sister _________ lunch at school yesterday?

3.The sweater costs 200 yuan .(劃線提問)

_______ _______ does the sweater cost?

4.要下雨了.你最好帶把傘.

It is going to rain. Take an umbrella with you.

5.我們倆都不知道他的電話號碼。

_______of us ______ his telephone number

Learning English is not an easy job. Almost every student sometimes asks questions 1. these: Can I really learn English well? Can I really learn it well enough to communicate with foreigners?

The answer is yes. From some studies, we know that almost anyone can learn a foreign language well 2. she or he wants to. Some might learn faster and some might learn it slower. Some might learn it 3. and some might learn it with difficulty. But anyone can learn it well if he or she has the 4. ways instead of the wrong ones.

Many students have their own special ways in learning English. The following are some 5. .

Milie gets up early every morning and the first thing she does is to listen to an English radio program. This has really 6. improve her English in listening. Daniel often practices speaking English in class. At first he was nervous when he was asked to speak. After trying several times, he found 7. was not as difficult as he thought. He becomes more active and now he speaks English 8. of all the students in his class. Jim likes to watch American movies. He will watch it many times if it is a good film. And he also likes to read English aloud.

書面表達（16分）

生活中每個人都有過與他人分享的體驗，如分享一本有趣的書、一段難忘的經(jīng)歷、一個閃光的想法…….現(xiàn)在，某英文報紙舉行“分享(Sharing)”為話題的征文，請你投稿。描述一次你與他人分享的經(jīng)歷，并談?wù)勀愕母惺堋?/p>

要求：根據(jù)中文和英文參考詞匯，寫出意思連貫、符合邏輯，不少于80—100詞的短文。文中不得出現(xiàn)真實人名和校名等相關(guān)信息。

參考詞匯：share…with…;experience; interest; change; encourage; enjoy; happiness; confident

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Can we ________ in the classroom?

A. to eat B. eat C. eating D. eats

——Miss Read is good ____music.

——Yes，she can also be good ____children in the music club.

A. at, at B. with, with

C. at, with D. with, at

——I have ___rules in my home. What can I do？

——You can talk with your parents.

A. too many B. too much C. a lot D. lot of