covered with snow.

This is why I am writing to you from my hospital bed with two broken legs and a weak head. I did not win anything at the Olympics after all. I need the factory to build me two new legs and an even bigger head. Then I will be able to compete once more. Let's hope for greater success in the next Olympics!

( ) 39. Wei Hua finished _________ in the 78th Olympics high flying sport. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth ( ) 40. Why didn't Wei Hua feel so confident about himself before this year's game? A. His programmer was sick. B. He had a great pain in his leg.

C. He himself fell ill before they were leaving. D. He couldn't meet robots from other countries.

( ) 41. According to Paragraph 3, how many reasons led to Wei Hua's failure in the

competition?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. ( ) 42. How is Wei Hua feeling now? A. Full of hope.

B. Unsure about himself. C. Heart-broken.

D. Satisfied with his result this year.

四、词语运用（共16小题；每小题1分, 满分16分）

A）选用方框内的单词或词组填空, 其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。 no longer compare later under earlier traffic 43. Can you help me pick up the pen? It's ____________ the desk. 44. -What time will you arrive?

-I have no idea. It depends on the __________________.

45. Don't __________ your children with others. Just let them be themselves. 46. It's not raining at the moment, but it might rain ______________. 47. The computer caught a virus and __________ worked properly. B）根据句子意思, 用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。（每空限填一个单词） 48. You are lucky, Linda. You didn't hurt __________(you). 49. We should behave ___________ (polite) in public.

50. How happy I am to celebrate my ___________ (fifteen) birthday tomorrow!

51. If you don't know the name of the plant, please write\ notebook.

52. Thomas Edison, one of the greatest ____________ (invent) in the world, created over 1,000 things.

C）用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空, 使短文完整。

My favourite clothing is an old biker jacket. It 53 (make) of thick black leather and it has a red lining. It belonged to my mother when she was young, so it's very old now!

Why do I love my jacket? Because it 54 (be) once my mother's and because it is very practical. I 55 (not need) to iron it and I never need to get it cleaned. It 56 (keep) me warm and dry, so I wear it all the time, except in summer. Also, leather jackets never go out of fashion and you can wear them with jeans, skirts and dresses.

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The other day, I was in a cafe and I left the jacket on the back of my chair. I 57 (realize) it when I was on the bus and I thought I'd lost it forever. At that moment a young guy jumped onto the bus and he 58 (hold) my jacket in his hand! He had run after me down the road with it. We started chatting and I made a new friend. Now I think of it as my lucky jacket. 五、阅读填词（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）

阅读短文, 根据所读内容在文章后表格中的横线处填入一个最恰当的单词。

There are long rivers, and there are famous rivers. The Nile（尼罗河）is the world's longest and most famous river. It runs 6,650 kilometers. Crocodiles and hippos（河马）live in its waters. Pyramids built by ancient Egyptians rise along its banks.

The main branch of the Nile, the White Nile, starts just above Lake Victoria, the world's second largest fresh-water lake, in east central Africa. Then it flows to the north. At Sudan's capital, another great river called the Blue Nile joins the White Nile. Together, they form one very powerful river. Then it goes through Egypt's famous Nile Valley before reaching the Mediterranean Sea.

Ancient Egypt, the first great African civilization（文明）, started along the banks of the Nile more than 5, 000 years ago. Ancient Egypt ruled the Nile Valley for thousands of years. Great pyramids and temples were built on the banks and we can still visit them today.

Without the rich farmland along the banks of the Nile, there might be no ancient Egypt civilization. Every year, the Nile flooded its banks. The floodwaters covered the banks with a rich soil. The Nile's banks were easy to farm and produce crops.

The Nile also made a perfect highway for boats. The river runs north, but the wind on the river blows south. To go south, boaters put up sails to catch the wind. To go north, they took the sails down. Ancient people traded along the river for hundreds of miles. The Nile - the 59 and most famous river in the world ? The White Nile is the 60 branch of the Nile. It starts 61 Lake Victoria and then runs to the north. ? The Blue Nile joins the White Nile at the 62 of Sudan. They form a powerful river. ? Then the Nile goes through the Nile Valley. Finally it 63 the Mediterranean Sea. ? Ancient Egypt started along the banks of the Nile over 5.000 years ago. Its people 65 pyramids and temples we can still visit today. ? Every year the Nile flooded its banks. The floodwaters covered the banks with a rich soil. Rich farmland made this ancient civilization 66 . ? The Nile made a perfect highway for boats. To go south, boaters put up sails to catch the wind. To go 67 , they took the sails down. Ancient people bought and 68 goods along the river for hundreds of miles. Where does the Nile flow? The Nile's long and rich 64 六、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分） 阅读短文, 按要求回答问题。

The face-down generation（一代）

If you were born in the 2000s, you are called the oh-ohs. The 21st century. That would make you young, creative, connected, world-wide, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right? But what do other people think about your generation?

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Some adults worry that you're more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think of you as the \generation\because you use your phone so much. They wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family.

Other adults worry that today's youth are spoilt(溺爱）and don't want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by \were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and after-school activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. With parents who do everything for them, today's youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.

Does the face-down generation need a heads-up? Well, probably not. The fact .is that many of today's teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. They seem to be willing to become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities. There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls' rights to go to school.

So if you're one of the oh-ohs, there's reason to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation. Chances are that you do great and laugh out loud. 69. If Alice was born in 2004, is she an oh-oh?

__________________________________________________________________________ 70. Why do some adults think of the oh-ohs as the \

_________________________________________________________________________ 71. What are the parents called who always guide and plan everything for their children?

_________________________________________________________________________ 72. How does the writer organize Paragraph 4?

A. Time order. B. Space order. C. General to specific. D. Specific to general. 73. What does the writer encourage the oh-ohs to do? Please list TWO.

_________________________________________________________________________ 七、书面表达（满分20分）

假设你是阳光中学九年级学生李平。你的英国笔友Henry向你请教成语“守株待兔”。请你给他写一封邮件, 内容包括： (1) 描述故事； (2) 概括寓意。 注意：

(1) 词数90左右。

(2) 邮件中不得出现真实姓名、校名和地名。

右图供参考。参考词汇：野兔hare树桩 tree stump

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参考答案

一、选择填空

1-5 DABCC 6-10 DBCBD 11-15 ACBAD 二、完形填空 16-20 BCADC 21-25 DAABB 26-30 CACBD 三、阅读理解 A) 31-34 CCBD B) 35-38 DDAB C) 39-42 BACA 四、词语运用 A) 43. under 44. traffic 45. compare 46. later 47. no loner B) 48. yourself 49. politely 50. fifteenth 51. unknown 52. inventors C) 53. is made 54. was 55. don’t need 56. keeps 57. realized 58. was holding 五、阅读填词

59. longest 60. main 61. above 62. capital 63. reaches 64. banks 65. built 66. great 67. north 68. sold 六、任务型阅读 69. Yes, she is.

70. Because they use their phones so much. 71. Helicopter parents. 72. C

73. To become leaders./ To volunteer to help their communities. 七、书面表达 略。

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