1. A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper about 2 ,000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book.

Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting paper， there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. Every day， people throw away about 2，800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting nearly 48,000 trees every day. Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow, we must start using less paper from now on.2. If we don't, we will not have enough time to grow more trees.

So how can we save paper? 3. Some people suggest we should use both sides of every piece of paper. We can also choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs（手帕） and not paper ones.4. 當(dāng)我們逛街時，我們可以使用更少的紙袋子。If the shop assistant gives use paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later.

Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. 5. 讓我們現(xiàn)在采取行動節(jié)約用紙。

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要點：1. 你的個性；2. 你的煩惱以及你的處理方式；3. 你的希望。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)80—100之間；2. 文中不得出現(xiàn)真實的地名、校名和人名等信息。

Dear Daniel,

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Yours,

Tommy

“I’m happy to write something every day. I have been writing all the years and will never stop,” says Wang.

Wang has lived a meaningful and rich life. Besides being a writer, Wang also has a heart of gold. She has a great love for charity work.

“We should do our best to end poverty,” says Wang.

She has helped more than 100 children living in the poor mountain villages. She donates much money and books to them. She hopes to help them with their studies and their lives.

“Doing good deeds, like passing on love and justice(正義) and doing charity work, can make me keep a peaceful mind. I have always been trying my best to have complete peace of mind,” says Wang. With a peaceful mind, Wang can write all the way, and her peaceful mind comes from her good deeds. She is a beautiful writer with a beautiful heart.

We will soon read another book of hers Flowers fall in Chang’an(《花落長安》). It is a thick book with about 600,000 words.

根據(jù)上面短文回答下列問題，每題答案不超過6個詞。

【1】What is Wang Jie?

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【2】What does Wang Jie usually do in her daily life?

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【3】How many books are mentioned in the passage?

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【4】Is her peaceful mind from doing good deeds or writing?

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【5】How does she help the poor children with their studies and their lives?

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The answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils (災(zāi)禍).

People’s choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions (反應(yīng)) toward them. Green is said to be the most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically. People who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomachaches.

Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites (食欲). Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. Similarly, many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that easily catches a person’s eye.

Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite. So if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.

The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room, think about the color carefully.

【1】Muslims regard green as a symbol of heaven mainly because of their ________.

A.cultural valuesB.commercial purposes

C.personal experiencesD.physical reactions to the color

【2】Why will many commercial websites have a red “Buy Now” button?

A.To relax people physically.B.To increase people’s appetites.

C.To encourage people to buy the goods.D.To cause a person’s blood pressure to rise.

【3】What color might help lose weight according to the text?

A.RedB.Green.C.Blue.D.Purple.

【4】Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?

A.Colors and Human BeingsB.The Cultural Meaning of Color

C.Colors and Personal ExperiencesD.The Meaning and Function of Color

However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.

We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探討它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.

And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看見的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.

【1】According to the passage ________.

A.boxing rings should be roundB.pineapples are the apples on the pine tree

C.there should be egg in an eggplantD.sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things

【2】Which of the following is the correct plural (復(fù)數(shù)形式) form?

A.Beeth.B.Meese.C.Geese.D.Tooth.

【3】Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?

A.Quite a lot and quite a few.B.Overlook and oversee.

C.A wise man and a wise guy.D.Hot as hell and cold as hell.

【4】Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ________.

A.lazyB.crazyC.cleverD.stupid

—Not until it ________next week.

A.repairsB.will be repairedC.is repairedD.will repair

Scientists at the University of Newcastle in the UK recently did a test. They asked people to pick up things (some wet and some dry). And take them from one place to another. Some people did this with dry hands, while others had to leave their hands in water for 30 minutes first so that their skin was wrinkled. The study found the second group with wet hands had an advantage when carrying things that were also wet.

The scientist Tom Smulders said that “this wrinkling of our fingers in wet conditions could have helped with gathering food from wet vegetation or streams. Wrinkling happens when blood vessels contract (血管收縮) and pull the skin back.

A long time ago, humans lived a very difficult life in a brutal world, where the smallest advantage could make a huge difference. Having wrinkled skin might have helped people catch fish. This would help them get through the winter. These humans would then have had an advantage. Their genes would be accepted by natural selection.

【1】The test in paragraph two shows that _ .

A.people can carry dry things more easily than wet ones

B.people can carry wet things more easily than dry ones

C.people with dry hands carry wet things easily

D.people with wet hands can carry wet things easily

【2】Tom Smulders believes that the Wrinkling of our fingers _ .

A.is something nature has built into our bodies

B.does great harm to our health

C.has great advantages for people in wet conditions

D.happens when there is something wrong with blood vessels

【3】From the last paragraph, we learn that _ .

A.having wrinkled skin helped people keep warm in winter

B.humans lived on fish a long time ago

C.humans with wrinkled skin had an advantage over those without wrinkled skin

D.humans with wrinkled skin lived longer than those without wrinkled skin

【4】The underlined word “brutal” in paragraph 4 means __ in this passage.

A.beautifulB.hardC.peacefulD.harmful

【5】The article mainly talks about _ _ .

A.the advantages of the wrinkling of our fingers

B.the reasons for wrinkling of our fingers

C.some physical changes of people through history

D.problems of people with wrinkled skin

A.is going to; isn’t rainyB.are going to; isn’t raining

C.is going to; won’t rainD.are going to; doesn’t rain

注意：1.詞數(shù)：90 詞左右；

2.寫你在外貌、性格、愛好等方面的變化（例如：你過去喜歡什么，你 現(xiàn)在又喜歡什么... ...）；

3.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

4.開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

My Changes

I’m in Grade 9 and I have changed a lot.

When we dream about the future, many like to think of owning a personal flying car.The advantages are obvious.This technology would allow total freedom of movement.We could fly at 480km per hour, avoiding traffic lights and busy roads.However, some people believe there will be problems with traffic control.If the cars become popular, there is likely to be an air traffic jam.Another big problem is mechanical failure( 機械故障 ).What will happen if the cars stop working? These are problems we must expect if flying cars become a reality.

Three-dimensional(3D) printing is another new technology with exciting possibilities.3D printers are used to build an object with liquid plastic.They build the object layer by layer until it is complete.Car companies already use 3D printers to make life-size models of car parts, and medical companies use the technology to make man-made body parts.As we move into the future, 3D printing will revolutionize( 徹底改變 ) the way we shop, the way we manufacture products and the way we treat sick people.The disadvantage is that such equipment will be extremely expensive.

So, in the future, we might be able to fly to work or print out new shoes.Although there are some problems to solve before this will be possible, we can certainly dream of a world where technology makes life easier and safer for millions of people.

【1】The underlined word “predictions” means in Chinese.

A.計劃B.條件C.預(yù)言D.發(fā)展

【2】A personal flying car in the future may have problems.

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

【3】 build the object layer by layer until it is complete.

A.Car companiesB.Flying carsC.Body partsD.3D printers

【4】From the passage we can infer that the writer . about the future life with technology.

A.doesn’t careB.feels hopefulC.feels disappointedD.really worries

【5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Environmental protection.B.The world of tomorrow.

C.Advantages of tomorrow.D.Future plans.