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better. People try their best to press more life out of their time.
To Americans, being on time is a way of showing respect for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes late usually calls for an apology （道歉） and an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know that they can’t be on time. Of course, the less formal the situation is, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes late. But they usually don’t try that at work.
American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks before it. Once the time is fixed, it is almost impossible to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient. Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced （未通知的）. Also, people seldom call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. The time may be different, but most people think twice about calling after 10:00 pm.
Even Americans would agree that no one can master time. Time, like money, slips all too easily through our finger. And time, like the weather, is very hard to predict. However, time is one of life’s most valuable gifts.
36. From Paragraph 1, we can learn that ______.
A. Americans waste lots of money and time B. people can only control 60 minutes a day C. Americans regard time as something valuable D. money is more important than time in America
37. In Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4, the writer mainly tells us that ______.
A. Americans respect others’ time in daily life B. Americans never call after ten o’clock C Americans visit friends without calling first D. Americans arrive days before an event 38. The underlined phrase “drop by” probably means “______”.
A. give you a call B. plan an event C. come to your house D. have breakfast with you 39. According to this passage, ______.
A. most American people treasure their time B. people can master and predict time easily C. Americans like time better than anything else D. people are supposed to be on time in all situations 40. This passage mainly talks about ______.
A. all kinds of ways to spend time B. how Americans treat time C. some of the American lifestyles D. different opinions about time
第II卷 非选择题（共50分） 四、填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A)根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答卷纸上标 号为41—45的相应位置上。
41. She was too nervous to answer her maths teacher’s question （正确地）.
42. If you want to have good English （发音）, you should practise as often as possible.
43. My grandfather always marks the important days in a （日历） so that he will not forget them. 44. In the past five years, the Chinese government has done a lot to （创造） more job chances. 45. Up to now, Linda’s grandparents haven’t got used to the life in the （中心的） part of the city.
B)根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷纸上标号为46—50的相应位置上。
46. He will go to Shanghai as soon as the winter holiday (start). 47. I heard an old man learnt to use the computer in his (eighty).
48. The (speak) made by President Xi always attract a large number of people. 49. Among the three students, who do you think is (suit) for the post in your class?
50. During holidays, many people would rather (stay) at home than travel around the country.
C)根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的短语填空，使短文内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答卷纸上标号为51—55的相应位置上。
as interesting as danger quietly are busy studying search for The outside world is full of secrets. And they are so interesting that quite a lot of people 51 them. All around us are birds, animals, trees and flowers. The facts about how they live and grow are 52 anything could be.
Come then with me, and I will help you find some of Nature’s secrets. Let us go 53 through the woods and fields. Here we shall find how a rabbit tells the other rabbit that there is 54 . We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones when they 55 food and get ready for winter sleep. I will show you many other interesting things, but the best thing that I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears open when you go out of doors. Nature tells her secrets only to people who look and listen carefully. 五、阅读填空。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A)阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第56-65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为56-65的相应位置上。
注意：每个空格只填一个单词。 ．．
Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art. These usually try to represent the things that are important in life such as love, beauty and family. The most common things, from paper to clay to bamboo, are turned into objects of beauty.
According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to ask for help when in trouble. Today, sky lanterns are used at festivals and other celebrations. They are made of bamboo and covered with paper. When the lanterns are lit, they slowly rise into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.
Paper cutting has been around for more than 1,500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be difficult to do. The paper, usually red, is folded before it is cut with scissors. The most common pictures are flowers, fish, animals, and things about Chinese history. During the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.
Chinese clay art is famous because the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry. After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted. Finally, materials such as wood or paper are added to make different things. It takes several weeks to complete everything. These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.
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Beauty in 56 Things
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Introduction Some traditional Chinese art forms which are made of common objects 57 things that are important in life Sky lanterns They are made of 58 and paper. They were used for 59 for help when people first invented them. Now, they are used to celebrate festivals as symbols of happiness and good wishes. Paper 60 It is made of paper. It has a long history of 61 1,500 years. It appears in different 62 , such as flowers, fish, animals and so on. It represents good wishes 63 the Spring Festival. Chinese clay It is made of clay. art It looks very real 64 it is small. It takes 65 four steps to finish after being shaped carefully by hand. It shows love for life and beauty. B)根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为66-75的相应位置。
During the past National Day holiday, there was a nine-episode TV drama of Chinese literature classic, The Dream of the Red Chamber. It has become a h 66 topic on social media.
The TV drama has s 67 9.3 points out of 10 on Douban, a popular movie rating platform in China. It is performed by a group of children a 68 6-12 years old. They are very young, but they performed w 69 and won much praise. To many faithful readers of the book, the young actors and actresses brought the c 70 alive again.
“I was attracted by their p 71 acting in the TV drama. I never expected they could play so well. This one is like the 1987 TV version （版本）, which is thought to be the best a 72 the adaptations （改编） of the book.” said one of the Douban users.
“The acting skill of these young children is excellent; I must give them much praise,” said Ouyang Fenqiang, who played the leading role, Jia Baoyu, in the 1987 version. He was i 73 to guide the young actors.
However, some people doubted w 74 the young performers could understand the characters and even the essence （精髓） of the work they played. “A child should behave like a child, rather than speaking like an adult.” a netizen named Guo said.
All in all, the original book The Dream of the Red Chamber begins the story when the main characters are still in their childhood and t 75 years. The latest TV drama played by these young children is not totally unfaithful to the original work.
h 66 s 67 a 68 w 69 c 70 p 71 a 72 i 73 w 74 t 75 六、书面表达（满分15分） 假定你是苏华，你最近结交的英国笔友David给你发了一封电子邮件，请认真阅读下面的邮件，根据邮件中的内容及你的实际情况用英语回复。 Dear Su Hua, Glad to be your friend. We are both in Grade Nine. Sometimes I feel stressed because I find it not easy to achieve my dream. What about you? Do you have your own dream? What did
you do to achieve your dream? Could you tell me what problems you met in your school life and how you dealt with these problems? I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon. All the best, David 注意：1.词数80左右，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数； 2.回复须包括所有要点，可适当发挥，使全文连贯、通顺；
3.文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。 Dear David,
Thank you so much for your email. I’m very happy to tell you something about myself.
Best wishes,
Su Hua