1. How long have you studied English, Jane?<br />2. How often do you watch an English movie on the Internet?<br />3. What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?<br />4. Why didn't you take notes in class?<br />5. What is the most difficult for you to learn English, Vera?
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A . Last yearB . In two years.C . For about two years
（2）
A . For an hour.B . Twice a week.C . On my computer.
（3）
A . I hope so.B . You're right.C . Sounds like a good idea.
（4）
A . Because I forgot to bring my pen.B . Because I was having an English class.C . Because I couldn't answer the question.
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A . Writing.B . I like writing.C . You should write often.
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(2023九上·咸丰期中)
How is the population of the man's country now?
Does the population increase very fast in your country?<br />It used to increase very fast, but now it grows more slowly.<br />Does the population increase very fast in your country?<br />It used to increase very fast, but now it grows more slowly.
A . It increases as fast as before.B . It increases more slowly than before.C . It increases much faster than before.
Look, there are many dead fish near the bank.<br />Too much dirty water is poured into the lake every day.<br />No fish can live in it.<br />Look, there are many dead fish near the bank.<br />Too much dirty water is poured into the lake every day.<br />No fish can live in it.
A . Air pollution.B . Noise pollution.C . Water pollution.
Hi, Jack. Long time no see. Do you still live in the village?<br />No, I have already moved to the town five years ago.<br />Hi, Jack. Long time no see. Do you still live in the village?<br />No, I have already moved to the town five years ago.
What are you doing, Linda?<br />I'm reading an article.<br />Oh, what's the article about?<br />It's about some disabled people.<br />What are you doing, Linda?<br />I'm reading an article.<br />Oh, what's the article about?<br />It's about some disabled people.
Hello, this is Ann speaking.<br />Hello, this is Michael.<br />May I speak to Mr. Bass?<br />Sorry, he has gone to New York on business.<br />It doesn't matter.<br />I'll call him later.<br />Hello, this is Ann speaking.<br />Hello, this is Michael.<br />May I speak to Mr. Bass?<br />Sorry, he has gone to New York on business.<br />It doesn't matter.<br />I'll call him later.
A . To do business.B . To visit his friends.C . To take a vacation.
What did you do last night, Gina?<br />I watched a movie with my cousin.<br />What's it about?<br />A war between two countries.<br />The cruel war made so many people homeless.<br />Oh, that sounds very terrible.<br />I hate wars.<br />So do I.<br />What did you do last night, Gina?<br />I watched a movie with my cousin.<br />What's it about?<br />A war between two countries.<br />The cruel war made so many people homeless.<br />Oh, that sounds very terrible.<br />I hate wars.<br />So do I.
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Who did Gina watch the movie with last night?
A . Her sister.B . Her friend.C . Her cousin.
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Whom did they see in the movie?
A . Many famous stars.B . Many homeless people.C . Many happy children.
Cindy, I heard you moved in the new house last Sunday.<br />Yes.<br />Is your new house nice?<br />Yes, but I loved my old one. It was near a lake. I could walk to the bank to enjoy the beautiful scenery.<br />Why did you move then?<br />We moved because it's quieter opposite the park, and it's near my office.<br />How do you go to work now?<br />On foot, of course. I used to go to work by car.<br />Cindy, I heard you moved in the new house last Sunday.<br />Yes.<br />Is your new house nice?<br />Yes, but I loved my old one. It was near a lake. I could walk to the bank to enjoy the beautiful scenery.<br />Why did you move then?<br />We moved because it's quieter opposite the park, and it's near my office.<br />How do you go to work now?<br />On foot, of course. I used to go to work by car.
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When did Cindy move in the new house?
A . Last Thursday.B . Last Saturday.C . Last Sunday.
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Where was Cindy's old house?
A . Opposite the park.B . Near the lake.C . Opposite the town square.
Susan is an English girl. She is 14 years old. She came to China with her parents two<br />years ago. Her father is a teacher and her mother is a doctor. Now they both work in<br />Guangzhou. It was the Dragon Boat Festival yesterday. When Susan got up in the morning,<br />it was raining. After she had some zongzi for breakfast, the rain stopped. She walked<br />towards the Pearl River with her parents, and they arrived there 20 minutes later. At<br />half past nine, the sun came out and the Dragon Boat race started. It was really exciting,<br />and it lasted one and a half hours. In the end, the team from Zhuhai won first place,<br />the team from Shenzhen won second place, and the team from Guangzhou won third place.<br />Susan is an English girl. She is 14 years old. She came to China with her parents two<br />years ago. Her father is a teacher and her mother is a doctor. Now they both work in<br />Guangzhou. It was the Dragon Boat Festival yesterday. When Susan got up in the morning,<br />it was raining. After she had some zongzi for breakfast, the rain stopped. She walked towards<br />the Pearl River with her parents, and they arrived there 20 minutes later. At half past<br />nine, the sun came out and the Dragon Boat race started. It was really exciting, and<br />it lasted one and a half hours. In the end, the team from Zhuhai won first place, the team<br />from Shenzhen won second place, and the team from Guangzhou won third place.
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How old was Susan when she came to China with her parents?
A . 12B . 14C . 16
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What does Susan's father do?
A . A doctor.B . A teacher.C . A driver.
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How was the weather when Susan got up yesterday?
A . Rainy.B . Sunny.C . Cloudy.
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When did the dragon boat race finish?
A . At 9:30 a.m.B . At 10:30 a.m.C . At 11:00 a.m.
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Which team won first place in the dragon boat race?
A . The team from Guangzhou.B . The team from Shenzhen.C . The team from Zhuhai.
When Emma left school at the age of 18 in 2010, her aunt Rose gave her 750 pounds for<br />her birthday.<br />Most of Emma's friends decided to go to college, but Emma used the money to start her own business.<br />She learned to make dried fruit, sold it to her friends, and got more money.<br />Emma's parents hoped that one day she could be a doctor, but Emma wasn't interested in medicine.<br />In 2011, she kept on making dried fruit.<br />After a few months, Emma opened a small shop and started selling dried fruit to the local<br />supermarkets.<br />After four years, her business had grown to 15 shops.<br />She made more kinds of snacks.<br />She was so busy that she needed more people to work for her.<br />At the end of 2015, she has got 100 workers.<br />It was the biggest success for her.<br />When Emma left school at the age of 18 in 2010, her aunt Rose gave her 750 pounds for her birthday.<br />Most of Emma's friends decided to go to college, but Emma used the money to start her own business.<br />She learned to make dried fruit, sold it to her friends, and got more money.<br />Emma's parents hoped that one day she could be a doctor, but Emma wasn't interested in medicine.<br />In 2011, she kept on making dried fruit.<br />After a few months, Emma opened a small shop and started selling dried fruit to the local<br />supermarkets.<br />After four years, her business had grown to 15 shops.<br />She made more kinds of snacks.<br />She was so busy that she needed more people to work for her.<br />At the end of 2015, she has got 100 workers.<br />It was the biggest success for her.<br />She has got more people to work for her, and she has got more people to work for her.<br />She has got more people to work for her, and she has got more people to work for her.<br />She has got more people to work for her, and she has got more people to work for her.<br />She has got more people to work for her, and she has got more people to work for her.<br />She has got more people to work for her, and she has got more people to work for her.
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Emma's aunt, Rose gave her pounds(英镑) for her birthday.
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Emma used the money her own business.
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Emma wasn't in medicine, but her parents wanted her to be a doctor.
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In 2011, Emma a small shop and started selling dried fruit to the local supermarkets.
Once upon a time, a rich old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to 1 himself so he decided to hire (雇佣) a nurse to help with housework and look after him.
One day, the old man 2 two nurses — Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a(n) 3 young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make 4 for him. After Anthony left, the old man said to Peter, "Anthony has given me a very bad opinion of you. He said you are impolite and untrustworthy (不可信赖的). Is this correct?"
Peter thought for a minute and said, "5 Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to 6 these things."
The old man was very moved(感动) by Peter's 7 . Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, "Peter spoke very 8 of you while you were gone. What do you 9 this?" After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started saying bad language.
10 , the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner (内在的) beauty.
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A . make up ofB . take care ofC . get on withD . come up with
（2）
A . affectedB . interviewedC . invitedD . introduced
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A . uglyB . commonC . handsomeD . normal
（4）
A . teaB . coffeeC . breakfastD . dinner
（5）
A . UnlessB . IfC . AfterD . Although
（6）
A . repairB . changeC . hideD . miss
（7）
A . problemB . answerC . questionD . doubt
（8）
A . highlyB . happilyC . hardlyD . badly
（9）
A . worry aboutB . care aboutC . think aboutD . talk about
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A . In a wordB . In the endC . In other wordsD . In a hurry
A son went to the restaurant with his old father for an evening dinner. His dad wasweak that he could hardly behave well at table. Some food from his hand and mouth (drop) on his T-shirt down to his trousers. During this act, other diners(用餐者) watched the son in amazement. They couldn't really believe how someone could embarrass(使尴尬) himself public.
But the son seemed not to be(worry) at all. After they finished
(eat), he gently lifted his dad up and took him to the washroom. There he wiped(擦) away the left food from his dad's clothes. Not just doing that, he even combed(梳理) his dad's hair and wiped off the remaining water on his mouth.
As they came out of the washroom, the restaurant went silent. The son (pay) the bill and started (walk) out with his father.
Just then, another old man in the restaurant called out to the son and asked him, "Don't you think you have left (something) behind?"
The son looked at his table and said, "No, sir. I haven't."
The old man said, "Well, you left two (thing) behind. You left a lesson to every son a hope for every dad here."
Welcome to our dance party!Don't miss this great chance to communicate with old friends and maybe even make some new ones:
The theme(主题)for this party is"Under the Sea",so you need to wear a costume related to the sea.
At the beginning of the party,you will watch a video made by Tommy about the present situation of the sea and what can we do to make a difference.Then you can talk,eat,dance,play games,etc.At 2:30 p.m.There will be a dance competition for Grade 9 students,with a prize going to the best dancer.DJ Bonanza will provide the music for the party.Food and drinks will be supplied throughout the party.
To know more information,please call John at 3257-1468.To buy advance tickets
(预售票), please meet Mary in Room 301 in the office of the library or visit
//dance-party.cm
When: Saturday,November 5 10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.
Who: All Grade 7,8 and 9 students.
Where:School gym
Ticket: ¥50 at the door
Advance tickets online are ¥45 (from November 1 to November 4).
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The dance party will last ____.
A . 4 hoursB . 5 hours.C . 6 hours.D . 10 hours.
（2）
Linda plans to buy two tickets for herself and her pen pal on November 1, she'll pay____
A . ¥45.B . ¥50.C . ¥90.D . ¥100
（3）
Everyone goes to the dance party, he or she needs to____.
A . join in the dance competitionB . bring some foodC . bring some drinksD . wear a sea-themed costume
（4）
To know more information about the dance party, you can____.
A . call John at 3257-1468B . meet Mary in Room 301 in the libraryC . visit //dance-party.cmD . All of the above
Some of you may play Ant Forest（蚂蚁森林）.It is a game on Alipay（支付宝）.Users collect"energy"to make their"trees"grow.When the"energy"reaches a certain（某种） level, some organizations will plant a real tree in a desert area of China.To users, it's an easy work, but it's very difficult to plant trees in deserts.However, there are some heroes in the deserts.They have been working hard on controlling the deserts.
Bai Chunlan, a common farmer , is one of them.She was born in 1953.She married when she was 18 years old.She lived in a village.The village was so poor and short of water.One day in 1980, the villagers decided to plant trees to control the desert with ten other families.Early in the morning, they went into the desert to plant trees.At noon, strong sun seemed to burn everything.They didn't have time to think about themselves, because those young trees needed protection.The next spring, a heavy sandstorm destroyed all the trees.
In 1997, her husband（丈夫） died from hard work.Her eldest son died of cancer in 2008.But Bai didn't lose heart.She continued to fight against the desert.So far, only her family has planted more than 20, 000 trees.And now more and more people follow her to take part in the sand controlling.
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What's the purpose（意图）of Ant Forest？ ____
A . To teach people how to plant trees.B . To sell trees on the Internet.C . To encourage people to protect the earth.D . To teach people how to save energy.
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What was the village like when Bai Chunlan married？ ____
A . Poor.B . Rich.C . Quiet.D . Noisy.
（3）
How long has Bai Chunlan planted trees？ ____
A . Since 1953.B . For more than forty years.C . Since 1997.D . For less than ten years.
（4）
What destroyed all the trees？ ____
A . A floodB . A drought.C . A big fire.D . A heavy sandstorm.
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Which of the following about the passage is RIGHT？ ____
A . Bai Chunlan's husband died of cancer.B . The villagers have planted 20, 000 trees.C . Bai Chunlan is nearly seventy years old.D . It's easy to plant trees in the deserts.
Artificial intelligence AI (人工智能) is good for humans in many ways. It will make everyday tasks easier and bring efficiency to many industries. It might be one of man's greatest inventions (n.发明).
And yet, like any other technology, AI will also bring risks. In February 2018, a group of AI experts（专家） got together to discuss the possible disadvantages of AI. What they found was that "Every AI developed by the good persons is also helpful for the bad ones, too." according to Quartz.
Their biggest worry was that the bad persons could use AI for bad things. One of the areas they looked at was the use of AI to create websites that could be used to steal people's personal information. Another possibility is that AI programs could be used to hack software (n.软件) and break into computer secure systems (安全系统).
There are some other worries as well. It is possible that AI could be used to create fake(伪造的,虚拟的) imagines and videos. Baidu, in fact, has developed a program called Deep Voice that can "clone (克隆)" anyone's voice by studying a 3.7-second audio sample (音频样本).
Many leading people have expressed worries about AI. People like Bill Gates and Elon Musk have called for the industry to be more strictly controlled, as there are few laws right now on the use of AI.
However, this is set to change. In March 2018, the European Union plans to set up a group that will discuss the moral and ethical (伦理道德的) dangers of AI, and it will help to keep it safe for humans.
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____ might be one of man's greatest inventions according to the passage.
A . Many industriesB . AIC . BaiduD . Clone
（2）
The underlined word "hack" in Paragraph 3 means ____ in Chinese.
A . 保护B . 对比C . 入侵D . 学习
（3）
The program Deep Voice can be used for ____.
A . protecting computer secure systemsB . stealing people's personal information.C . controlling all the industryD . cloning people's voice
（4）
____ have called for the AI industry to be more strictly controlled.
A . Bill Gates and Elon MuskB . The European UnionC . A group of AI expertsD . All of the mankind
（5）
What does this passage mainly talk about?
A . The benefits of artificial intelligenceB . How to use artificial intelligence.C . People's worries about artificial intelligence.D . The future of artificial intelligence
Dr.Jack Tod is very interested in cleaning water.So it's natural that he is to develop a small and cheap system(系统) to clean waste water.His"Living Machine" can clean waste water in your home or in your business.
.The waste water goes into a big plastic tank where bacteria(细菌)start to break down the waste.A few days later after it is dealt with,the water is brought into a greenhouse filled with plants and Fish. the plants and animals remove(去掉)more chemicals from The water, making it cleaner. Then the water can be reused for washing or Bathing., but the water is clean enough for watering the flower, washing the dog, or even for bathing or swimming.
The advantage of this technology is that it is cheap and good for the environment.,it can help to use less fresh water, and it can help save water
A. If enough homes and businesses use"Living Machines"
B. He is also interested in saving money
C. It cannot be used for drinking or cooking
D. The"Living Machine" is a system for cleaning waste water
