九年级初中英语中考模拟试卷含答案

九年级英语中考模拟试卷含答案

英语试卷

学校姓名准考证号

知识运用（共14分）

一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）

从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.一Isthatbook?—No,it'snotmine.It'sMary's.

A.herB.myC.yourD.his

2.—WhenwillMr.BlackcometoBeijing?

一September5.

A.InB.AtC.OfD.On

3.—areyougoingnextSunday?

一I'mgoingtoShanghai.

A.WhereB.WhatC.WhenD.Who

4.—Whosings,LilyorJane?

—Jane,ofcourse.

A.wellB.betterC.bestD.thebest

5.—MustIreturnthisbooktomorrow?

——No,you.Youcankeepituntilnextweek.

A.can'tB.mustn'tC.needn'tD.shouldn't

6.1liketakingphotos,mycousindoesn'tlikeit.

A.andB.butC.orD.so

7.—Iatthistimeyesterday.

—Me,too.

A.willcookB.iscookingC.cookedD.wascooking

8.EveryyearmanyforeignerstoChinatolearnChinese.

A.comeB.havecomeC.cameD.willcome

9.Don'tgoout!Itnow.

A.rainsB.willrainC.israiningD.wasraining

10.—YourChineseisprettygood,Tom.

-Thanksalot.BecauseIitforaboutthreeyears.

A.learnB.havelearnedC.willlearnD.learned

11.—Who'sthelittlebabyinthephoto,Susan?

——It'sme.Thisphototenyearsago.

A.takesB.istakenC.tookD.wastaken

12.GreatchangeshavetakenplaceinChina.Whocantellinanotherfiveyears?

A.whatitwillbelikeB.howitlookedlike

C.whatwillitbelikeD.howdiditlooklike

二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，

选择最佳选项。

Barrywasgoingthroughaverydifficulttimeinhislife.Hiswiferecentlydied.Sheand

Barryhadmanyhappyyearstogether.Withouthiswife,Barryfeltthatlifewasmeaningless.

Formonths,Barrystayedinhishouseallday.Feeling13..Hisfriendsandhis

familytriedtogethimoutofthehouseandencouragehimtostartdoingthings,butthey

werenotsuccessful.

Oneday,Barrysneighbor,averyoldwomannamedGertrude,calledhimtocometo

thefenceinfrontofherhouse.

“Hello,Barry!Lookatthisfence,it's14.Youareastrongman,andyouhavesome

freetime.Iwantyoutofixthisfenceforme,"saidGertrude_15_.

Barrywasn'thappy.Hethoughthewastheonewho16helpandsupport,because

herecentlylosthis.wife.Hethoughttheoldladywasbeingveryrude.However;heknewshe

wastoooldtofixthefenceherself,soheagreedtofixherfence.

Barryworkedonthefencefordays.Whenhefinished,Gertrudewasverythankful,and

Barry_17forthefirsttimeinmonths.

“Barry,youdidsuchawonderfuljobfixingmyfence.Doyouthinkyoucould18it

formeP^Gertrudesmiledathim.

Barrycouldn'tbelieveshewasaskingformore19.Didn'tsheknowhowsadhewas?

Butbecausetheyhadbeenneighborsforyears,Barryagreed.Heworkedhardpaintingthe

fence.Hefeltproudofthebeautifulfencehewaspainting.

Overthenextfewweeks,GertrudekeptgivingBarryjobs.Herepairedherdoorand

evenbuiltabeautifulpatio（露台）forher.Barrynolongerfeltthatlifewasmeaningless.He

finally20thatshewasneverbeingrude.Instead,shewaswiseandshesavedhim.

13.AnervousB.excitedC.sadDsurprised

14.A.newBbrokenC.strangeD.beautiful

15.A.angrilyB.carefullyC.rudelyD.directly

16.AneededB.gotC.offeredD.refused

17.AcookedBsmiledCsleptD.traveled

18.ApaintBbuyCbuildD.clean

19.A.adviceB.moneyC.helpD.attention

20.AhopedB.worriedCrememberedD.realized

阅读理解（共36分）

三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,

选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）

A

SilverStarMovieTheatre

JohnnytheSuperheroStargirl

MrsBlazelooksathersonAyounggirlseessomethingfalltoEarth

angrilyandsays,"Yourdadand1onenight.Whenshediscoversitssecret,herlife

aresuperheroes.Yourlittlecanneverbethesameagain.Meanwhile,acrazy

sister'sasuperhero.Eventhescientistisbusyplanninganexperimentthat

dog!”ButyoungJohnnyknowscouldmakehimavery,veryrichman...

thatthingswillbedifferentwhenRated15

hegoestoSuperSchool.OrwillToday'sshowtimes:

they?11:30|1:20|3:10|5:00|6:50|8:40

Rated12|10:30

Today/sshowtimes:

11:20|1:30|3:40|5:50

|8:05|10:20

SuperThree:GameOverAlantheAlien

Theexcitingteamisback!Itisaheart-warmingstorybythe

Butsoistheevil（邪恶的）Doctorbest-sellingchildren'sauthorEllaWood.Alan,an

Max,whohasformedanewalienboywhocomestoEarthtolearnabout

groupofpowerfulcreaturestohumansociety,travelstheplaneanddiscovers

helphim.CanPower-Man,manyproblemsfacingtheenvironment.A

SpeedsterandElasticostophimtouchingstorywithacleargreenmessage...

thistime?Rated12

Today'sshowtimes:

Rated1511:30|2:0014:00|6:20|8:30

Today'sshowtimes:

11:00|2:3014:30|6:30|

8:30|10:30

Adults-$12.50|Students&Seniors-$9.00|Childrenunder12-$6.50

Don'tforgetHALF-PRICEMONDAYSandTWO-FOR-ONETUESDAYS!

GGeneral—Suitableforallaudience（观众）

PGParentalguidance-Audienceunder12mustbewithaparent

12Audiencemustbe12orover

15Audiencemustbe15orover

RRestricted-Audiencemustbe18orover

21.Whichmoviehasthemostshowtimes?.

A.JohnnytheSuperheroB.StargirlC.SuperThree:GameOverD.Alanthe

Alien

22.AstudentwantstowatchamovieonSunday,heshouldpayforit.

A.$12.50B.$6.50C.$4.50D.$9.00

23.AlantheAlienisabout.

A.analienboyB.afamilyofsuperheros

C.ayounggirlandacrazyscientistD.anexcitingteam

APassion（热情）forDriving

ItwasaFridaymorning,7:30am.Ifelttoolazytodrivemycar;somysonbookedan

Uber.Infiveminutes,theUberreachedourdoor.Icheckedthecabnumberandgotinside

thecar.Iwasbusysearchingmybagforanimportantpaper,soIjustsaid,“Please,goquickly!

I'minahurry!”

Thedriverreplied,/zYes,ma'am!”

IwassurprisedwhenIheardafemalevoice.Istoppedforasecondandlookedatthe

driver.Shewasayounglady.Maybearound30or32yearsold.Ihadneverhadafemale

Uberdriverbefore.Ibecameinterestedinwhyshechosethisjob.Istartedtheconversation,

“Ifyoudon'tmind,canIaskyousomequestions?*,

“Yes,ma'am!Noproblem/shesaid.

〃lguessyouarewell-qualified/Isaid.

“Yes,ma'am!Ihavecompletedmyeducation.IhaveevengottenmyMBA."

“Whatmadeyouchoosetodothisjob?”Icouldseehersmilingfaceintherear-view

mirror（后视镜）.

Ilovedriving.Idon'tcarehowbigorsmallmyjobis.IwantedajobwhereIcanget

satisfaction.Ihaven'tmademuchmoneyfromityet,butasItoldyou,Ilovedriving!That's

allthereistoit?Verypolitely,shesaid,“Drivinghasbeenmypassionsincechildhood.Of

course,Irespecteachandeveryjob.Inthiscase,atleastIrealizedmydream.

24.Whentheauthorfirstgotintothecab,shewassurprisedbecause.

A.sheenteredthewrongcabB.shecouldn'tfindanimportantpaper

C.shewasrunninglateD.shenoticedthedriverwasawoman

25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthedriver?

A.Shewaswell-qualified.B.Shewasyoung.

C.Sheearnsgoodmoneybydriving.D.Herchildhooddreamwastobeadriver.

26.Whatdoyouthinkofthedriver?

A.Well-educated.B.Lazy.C.Impolite.D.Funny.

C

Whenyou'renotathome,manyworriesmaystarttocrowdyourmind.DidIturnthe

coffeemakeroff?DidIlockthedoor?Arethekidsdoingtheirhomeworkorwatching

television?Withasmarthome,youcanquietalloftheseworries.

Asmarthomeisahomewithacommunicationnetwork.Thisnetworkconnectsdevices

（装置），suchaslightsandTVsets,andallowsthemtobecontrolledfromfarawaythrough

electricalwiring,mobilephonecommunicationorWiFiovertheInternet.

Moreandmorepeoplemaystarttoconsiderowningasmarthome,becauseitmakes

lifemuchmoreconvenient.Itcanhelpkeepyourroomatacertaintemperature.Itcan

recordwhathappensinsidethehomeandsendthevideotoyourphone.Whenyouareon

vacationabroad，youcanuseasmarthomecontrollertoswitchonorofftheelectricitywhen

necessary.Somesmarthomescanreceiveavisitor,allowinghimtocomeinandofferinghim

adrink.Theycanevenfeedthecatandwatertheplants.

Besides,smarthomesareeasytofix.Mostsmarthometechnologyanddevicesare

wirelessandcanbesetupwithaminimumoftools,usingonlytheguiding

information.Whenaproblemappears,youcandealwithityourselfwithoutpayinga

professional.

However,forhome-users,thesmarthometechnologyisfarfromperfect.Itcanbe

ratherexpensivetoownthetechnologyandthedevices.Also,becausethesmarthome

systemallowitsownertogethomeinformationfromanywhere,itleavesthehomeeasyto

beattackedbyhackers,whomaysecretlyuseorchangetheinformationinthesystem.

Now,manyscientistsareexcitedatthefutureofsmarthometechnology.Imaginebeing

abletogetfashionadvicefromyourmirror,orreceivefoodshoppingsuggestionsfromyour

refrigerator.Whilethereareotherswhoworrythatthosesmartdeviceswillmakepeople

lazierandlonelier.Whateveritis,onethingisforsure—smarthometechnologywillchange

thewayweliveandwork.

27.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanasmarthomelockthedoorthrough?

A.Electriclights.

B.Mirrortechnologies.

C.Mobilephones.

D.Shoppingprograms.

28.Whatisthethirdparagraphofthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thestepstousesmartsystems.

B-Thepricesofsmartprograms.

C.Theadvantagesofasmarthome.

D.Thetoolsforsettingupsmartdevices.

29.What'sthewriter'sopinionaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplewillbecomelesshappyinthefuture.

B.People'slifestylewillbedifferentinthefuture.

C.Mobilephonesarethemostimportantinsmarthomes.

D.Smarthomesaremuchbetterthanothersmartsystems.

D

BuildingKids'Fun

MickeyMouse,Cinderella,SnowWhiteandWinniethePooh...everykiddreamsofthe

daythey'llgettovisitthesefamouscharacters,and,mostimportantofall,themagicalworld

ofaDisneythemepark.Andfiveveryluckykidsgettoexperiencealltheexcitementasoften

asthey'dlikeintheirgrandpa'sbackyard-nowaitinginlinesnecessary.

AFullerton,Californiagrandfatherwasinspiredtocreatesomethingsofuninhisown

backyardthathisgrandkidswouldalwayswanttovisit.

SteveDobbs,68,saidhisgrandchildrengoteasilyboredwithatoytrainthathegot

themtoplaywithinhisbackyard.Luckyforthem,hehappenedtobeanamazingaerospace

engineer（航空工程师）.

〃MyyoungergrandkidsarenutsaboutDisneyland/DobbstoldTheOrangeCounty

Registerwebsite/'Iwantedtogivethemareasontocomeovertomyhousetospendtime

withme,andDisneylandistoughtocompetewith.”

Itallstartedwitha“SmallWorld"themedrideandit'sonlygrownfromthereovertime.

Theminithemeparkisfullofthesamekindofprincesses,castles（城堡）,trainsand

tunnels（隧道）you'llseeattheactualDisneylandpark,whichhappenstobenottoofarfrom

theFullertonhome.

It'snowcompletewithattractionsinspiredbyDisneymoviefavoritessuchasFinding

NemoandFrozen.

Andasthekidsgotolder,theirgrandpawassuretoprovidethemwiththefulltheme

forarollercoaster（过山车）.DobbsisaprofessoratCaliforniaStatePolytechnicUniversity,

Pomona,andheaskedhisstudentstohelphimbuildtheride.

Allinall,thethemeparkhascosthimabout$6500（43470yuan）butit'swellworthit.

"It'sanoldman'shobby/Dobbssaid.

Buttohisfamily,it'ssomuchmorethanthat.

“Dobbslandmightbeminiature（微型的）insize,butit'shugeintheheartsofourfamily

andfriends/Dobbs'daughterCoriLinderwroteinablogfortheBabblewebsite.Z/Thebest

partaboutDobbsland?Gettinginisfree”.

30.SteveDobbsbuiltaparkinhisbackyardbecause

hewantedtocreateamagicalworldthatwasbetterthanDisneyland

hisgrandchildrenwouldwanttopayhimmorevisits

hisgrandchildrenaskedhimtobuilditforthemtoplayin

hewantedtoshowhistalentsasanaerospaceengineer

31.WhatdoesDobbsmeanbysaying"Myyoungergrandkidsarenutsabout

Disneyland”?

HisyoungergrandkidsarefoolishforlovingDisneyland.

HisyoungergrandkidsgetboredwithDisneyland.

HisyoungergrandkidsreallyloveDisneyland.

HisyoungergrandkidshaveneverbeentoDisneyland.

32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthegrandfather'sthemepark?

Itstartedwitharollercoaster.

Itisonlyopentofamilymembers.

Itwasbuiltbythegrandfatherwiththehelpofhisstudents.

ItislocatedinanareawherethereisnoDisneythemepark.

33.What'sthemostimportantthingaboutthebackyardthemepark?

Dobbshastriedouthisgrandchildren/sinspirations.

Dobbsisproudtohaveturnedhishobbyintosomethinghuge.

AdmissionisfreeforDobbs'family.

ItishighlyvaluedbyDobbs'familyandfriends.

四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

ErdenEruchasrowedacrossthePacificOceaninarowboatsinceheleftCaliforniain

Novemberlastyear.HehasbeenheadingforAustraliawithonlybirds,fish,andsharksever

since.

CrossingthePacificisonlypartofjourney.Eruchasdecidedtogoallthewayaroundthe

worldusinghisownenergy.Hewillrow,bike,walkandclimbtheworldwithouthelpfrom

anymotorsatall.Hisplanincludesclimbingthetallesttoponsixofthecontinentsalongthe

way.

Forthefirstpartofhistrip,herode5,546milesfromSeattle,WashingtontoMount

McKinleyinAlaskaandback,walked67milestobasecamp,andclimbed20,320feetto

McKinley'stop.Nowinthesecondpartofhisadventure,heisrowingtoAustralia.

Whywouldhetrytogoaroundtheworldthisway?Heexplainsthathewantsto

encouragekidstorealizetheirdreamsandtogettheirowngoals.Hewantstoshowkidsthat

theremightbehardpartsalongtheway,andsometimestheymightnotevengetthatfinal

goal.Buttheycanhavegreatadventuresandlearnalotalongtheway.

Eruchasalreadyfacedsomedifficulties.Forexample,windsandwaveskeeppushing

himwestwardwhenhewantstogosouthtowardstheSolomonIslands.Ifhisluckdoesn't

change,hewillcheerfullychangehisplan,andaimtolandatPapuaNewGuinea.Inoneway

oranother,he'ssurehe/llgettohisnextgoal:Australia.

Whenhistriparoundtheworldtakeshimacrossland,heenjoysmeetingpeople-

especiallychildren.Hehasalreadyvisitedmanyschoolsandsharedhisstory.Eruc

encouragesallkidstosettheireyesonagoalandnotgiveup.Hesays,“Withgoals,wewill

makeprogress,andwewillbefartheralongthanwhenwestarted,evenifwedon'tgetsome

goals.That'scalledlife!”

34.HasErdenErucrowedacrossthePacificOcean?

35.WhathasErdenErucdecidedtodousinghisownenergy?

36.HowmanymilesdidErdenErucwalktobasecamp?

37.Whereishegoingtointhenearfuture?

38.Whywouldhetrytogoaroundtheworldthisway?

书面表达（共10分）

五、文段表达（10分）

39.从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词

的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的

校名和姓名。

假如你是李华，为了帮助贫困地区的人们，你们学校下周五将组织以“友爱、互助"

为主题的献爱心捐赠活动。请你给你们班交换生Peter同学写一则捐款通知，告诉他活

动的目的，捐赠的时间和地点，以及需要做的准备。

提示i可语：donate（捐赠），poorchildren,oldpeople,clothes,books,money

提示问题：•Whyareyougoingtoholdtheactivity?

•Whenandwhereareyougoingtodonatethethings?

•WhatdoyouadvisePetertopreparefortheactivity?

DearPeter,

Howisitgoing?

I'mwritingtotellyoutotakepartinCaringActivity.

Yours,

LiHua

假如你是李华，为了帮助贫困地区的人们，你们学校上周五组织了献爱心活动。请

你用英语写一篇短文给某英文网站投稿，谈谈你在这次活动中做了什么，为什么这样做,

以及你的感受。

提示词语：donate(捐赠),book,schoolbag,clothes,toy,help,proud

提示问题：•Whatdidyoudointhisactivity?

•Whydidyoudothat?

•Howdidyoufeel?

Atmyschool,weheldCaringActivitytohelpthepeopleinthepoorareaslastFriday.

英语试卷参考答案

一、单项填空

CDABCBDACBDA

二、完形填空

CBDABACD

三、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。

(A)BDA

(B)DCA

(C)CCB

(D)BCCD

四、阅读短文，回答问题。

34.Yes,hehas.

35.Hehasdecidedtogoallthewayaroundtheworld(usinghisownenergy).

36.Hewalked67milestobasecamp.

37.ToAustralia.

38.Becausehewantstoencouragekidstorealizetheirdreamsencouragekidstoget

theirowngoals/Withgoals,wewillmakeprogress,andwewillbefartheralongthanwhen

westarted,evenifwedon'tgetsomegoals.That'scalledlife!/Toencouragesallkidstoset

theireyesonagoalandnotgiveup.

书面表达

五、文段表达

39.参考范文（略）

高级中等学校招生考试

英语试卷

姓名准考证号考场号座位号

Z~~1.本试卷共10页，共五道大题，39道小题，满分60分。考试时间90分钟。

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72.在试卷和草稿纸上准确填写姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号。

生

/二3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

须/4.在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。

知

5.考试结束，将本试卷、答题卡卡和草稿纸一并交回。

知识运用（共14分）

一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）

从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.MybrotherandIlikefootball.______playittogetheronceaweek.

A.IB.TheyC.WeD.You

2.Happybirthday,Peter!Here,sagift______you.

A.forB.inC.withD.from

3.----------doyouusuallygotoschool,Mary?

----Bybike.

A.WhenB.HowC.WhereD.Why

4.Manypeoplelikepandas______theyarecute.

A.thoughB.ifC.whileD.because

5.I______gonow,orV11missmytrain.

A.canB.mightC.mustD.could

6.Tonyis______ofthethreeboys,butheisthetallest.

A.youngB.youngerC.youngestD.theyoungest

7.Billlikesreading.He______picturebookswithhisdadeveryevening.

A.readB.readsC.isreadingD.hasread

8.----Paul,whatwereyoudoingatnineLastnight?

----I______amovieinthecinemawithmyfriends.

A.waswatchingB.watchC.havewatchedD.willwatch

9.Davidatennisplayer,He______toplaytenniswhenhewassixyearsold.

A.beginsB.willbeginC.beganD.hasbegun

10.----Lucy,isyouruncleateacher?

----Yes,heis.Hehistoryfornearly20years.

A.teachesB.hastaughtC.isteachingD.willteach

11.Anewinternationalairportinthecitynextyear.

A.completesB.iscompleted

C.willcompleteD.willbecompleted

12.----Alice,couldyoutellmeLondon?

----Sure.LastSunday

A.whenMr.SmithleftB.whenMr.Smithwillleave

C.whendidMr.SmithleaveD.whenwillMr.Smithleave

二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的的A、B、C、D四个选项

中，选择最佳选项。

RealSolutions（解决方法）toProblems

Thirtyengineerswereworkingasateaminacompany.Theywereyoungand

eagertolearn.Themanagementdecidedtoteachthemaboutfindingrealsolutions

toproblems

Oneday,theteamwascalledfora13inahall.Theywerequite

surprisedandallreachedthehallholdingvarious14,Astheyentered,

theyfoundaboxplacedinthecenter,fullofflatballoons

Themanageraskedeveryonetopickaballoonandblowitup.Thentheywere

askedtowritetheirnamesontheirrespective（各自的）balloons15sothat

theballoonswouldn,tblowout.Alltried,butnoteveryonewas16,Five

balloonsblewoutduetopressure（压力）.

Thosewhofailedtomarktheirnamesontheballoonswere17

outofthegame.Asaresult,25engineerscametothenextlevel.

Alltheballoonscarryingtheirnameswere18andthenput

intoaroom,hereandthere.

Theengineersweretoldtopicktheballoonwithhisorher

nameon,Allthe25engineersbegantosearchfortherespective

balloonsinarush.Itwasalmost15minutesbutnoonewasable

to19therightone.Thesecondlevelofthegamewasover.

Thencamethefinallevel,theengineerswereaskedtopickanyballoonand

giveittopersonnamedontheballoon.Withinacoupleofminutes,allballoons

20thehandsoftherespectiveengineers.

Themanagerannouncedthiswastherealsolutiontotheproblem.Manytimes

inourlife,sharingandhelpingothersgiveusrealsolutionstoproblems.

13.A.gameB.showC.concertD.patry

14.A.purposesB.suggestionsC.thoughtsD.plans

15..A.quietlyB.carefullyC.secretlyD.clearly

16.A.bonestB.readyC.patientD.succeesful

17.A.checkedB.helpedC.ruledD.cleaned

18.A.collectedB.weighedC.tiedD.cleaned

19.A.markB.hideC.numberD.find

20.A.freedB.reachedC.liftedD.hit

阅读理解（共36分）

三、阅读下列短文.根据短文内容，从文后各所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最

佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）

APT71

Roger:Hi,there!Itwasmy15thbirthdaylastSaturday.Someofmyfriendsand

Alan,mycousin,cametocelebrateit.Everyonebroughtmeagift,weplayedgames,HI

sangsongsandhadabigbirthdaycake.Itwasreallyawonderfulday!DidyouRoger

doanythingspeciallastweek?

Jessica：Yes,Myclasswereonaschoolfieldtriplastweek.First,Wewenttothe

UniversityofNorthCarolinatolearnaboutthehistoryofitsbasketballteam.

Manybasketballstarswerestudentsthere.Thenwevisitedamuseum.Welearned

abouthowtheplanewasinventedandtookmanypicturesthere.

Sara:Well,Iwasluckyenoughtogotoaconference（会议）oncharity（慈善）

lastWednesday.Iwasexcitedtomeetalotofkindpeoplethere.Oneofthem

wasaboynamedRichard.Hespokeattheconferenceaboutthecharityworkthat

hehaddoneinthepastfewyears.

Martin:Itwasadifferentweekthanusual,LastThursday,myschoolband（乐

队）wenttoAtlantatoperforminacompetition.Iplayedtheviolinandwewon

aprize!OnFridaywewenttotheGeorgiaAquariumandgottoseedifferentkinds

ofsealifefromovertheworld.Itwasreallycool!Martin

21.WhendidRogerhavehisbirthdayparty?

A.LastWednesdayB.lastthursday

C.LastFridayD.LastSaturday.

22.Whowentonaschoolfieldtriplastweek?

A.Alan.B.JessicaC.SaraD.Richard.

23.MartinwenttoAtlanta

A.speakataconferenceB.organizeaparty

C.performinacompetitionD.visitauniversity

B

ABeautifulMoment

WhenIwasinhighschool.Iworkedpart-timehelpingDadsellfruitsand

vegetablesatamatket.Oneday,asIwaspreparingthefruits.Alittleboy

camebywithhismomandsister.Hewasabouteightyearsold,andthegirl,five

orsix.Theywerelookingthefruitsinfrontofme.Iheardthekidssayto

theirmom（inFrench）,，，They，regood!z，IknewitwasFrench.BecauseIcanspeak

andunderstandit.

ThenInoticedhowmomwaspickingthefruits.AtfirstIthoughtshewas

reallylookingatthefruitsbecauseshewasfacingthem.ButthenInoticed

howmuchshehadtofeelandsmelleachoneasshepickedthemout.Andoften

askedhersonifitlookedokay,butlookedwayabovewherehisfacewas.Putting

whatIsawtogether,Iwassureshewasblind.

Bothofthekidscontinuedtohelptheirmompickoutthefruits.Theson

madesurethefruitswerenotobviouslybad,andthedaughterhandedthemto

hermom.Thewomanthenfelteachoneandsmiled,andthedaughterwouldput

themintotheirbasket.Thekidsweresmilingwhilehelpingtheirmompickthe

fruitsout.

Theirsmileandgentlemannermovedmeinawaythatneverhappened

before.Itwassobeautifultoseesuchyoungkidssowillinglyhelp.Mostkids

thatagewouldbepickingoutcandiesortoysinastoreforthemselves,instead

ofhelpingtheirmompickoutfruitsasthetwokidsdid.

Itwasgreattowitnessthemoment,butnotsogreatbecauseIdidn'ttell

themomhowbeautifulherchildrenwereintheirlanguage.thisiswhatIregret

tothisday.

24.Thewomenandherkidscametothemarkettobuy.

A.fruitsB.vegetablesC.cand