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Homestays are becoming more and more popular, and people around the world are offering their homes as hotels. Homestays offer cheap places to stay, and the chance for guests to see the area like a local. They are very popular with people who want to stay in another country to study or on holiday. We asked three families who run homestays to tell us about where they live.

The Atal family

Our family home is in a small village in the north of Pakistan, in the Himalayan mountains. The village is quite small and very quiet. The mountains are extremely beautiful. You can go for long walks and swim in the rivers but there are no shops, cinemas or cafes.

Kate and Julian Foxton

Our two-bed house is by the sea in the south-west of England. It is about five minutes’ drive to the nearest village of Portreath. There are lots of beaches, rivers and forests and it is very quiet. We spend a lot of time reading books, watching films and going for walks. Our area is great for sports like surfing, kayaking and mountain biking. However, the houses here are expensive, which can be a problem for local people. There are no buses or trains here, so it can be difficult to get around without a car 。

Chafic and Aline Halwany

Our home is near the centre of Beirut, Lebanon, one of the largest cities in the Middle East. There are lots of cafes and restaurants, which open late at night. We love it here because it’s so friendly and you can always find what you need—lots of people come to stay to learn Arabic and French. However, it can be noisy at night, and there is quite a lot of traffic during the day.

Homestay holidays — A home 72 ． from home

One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the guqin, one of the four arts—along with go, calligraphy （书法） and painting. It first appeared over 3,000 years ago and stands for China’s solo musical instrument tradition.

At first, the guqin had only five strings （弦） , meaning the five elements （元素） of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Later, in Zhou Dynasty, King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son. King Wu of Zhou, added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang.

Ambience was important in playing the guqin. Usually, it was practiced in a quiet setting and never for public performance. Ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains. The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes （回音） from the mountains, until the musician felt he was at one with nature. Playing it in snow was also an enjoyable activity for ancient artists, who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world. Also, a night with moonlight was considered wonderful for playing the guqin. Wang Wei （ 701—761 ） , a highly talented man of the Tang Dynasty, liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlight most.

Guqin pieces are usually three to eight minutes long, with the longest being Guangling Verse , which is 22 minutes long. Other famous pieces include Plum Blossoms in Three Movements , Wild Geese Landing on the Sandbank and Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute .

Nowadays, there are fewer than one thousand well-trained guqin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters. The original number of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only one hundred works by today. The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity （人类非物质文化遗产） in 2003.

1 ． Today, the guqin has ________ strings.

A ． four B ． five C ． six D ． seven

2 ． What’s the meaning of the underlined word “Ambience” in Paragraph 3?

A ．演奏技巧 B ．环境氛围 C ．天气状况 D ．弹奏曲目

3 ． According to the passage, playing the guqin ________ is a right choice.

A ． at a quiet restaurant B ． at a welcome party

C ． in a peaceful yard with flowers D ． on a dark night with rainstorm

4 ． According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A ． The guqin has a history of less than 3000 years.

B ． The strings mean metal, wood, water, fire and stone.

C ． The longest guqin piece is Guangling Verse.

D ． The guqin is very popular and many people can play it.

5 ． What does the passage mainly talk about?

A ． The guqin and its music. B ． The guqin and its players.

C ． Four Chinese traditional arts. D ． The development of guqin music.

—Ivy, ________ hard you are working!

—President Xi always say that the more hard-working we are, the luckier we will be.

A ． how B ． what C ． what a D ． what an

What beautiful flowers they are!（改为感叹句）

　   　the flowers are!

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I’m going to a senior high school （高中） soon . What will it be like? I will try my best to work harder than before . In class, I will ...

Stuart works in a police station. There is a lot of pressure at work and he is busy catching thieves nearly every day.

One day he felt stressed out and decided to take a long, hot bath to relax himself. He filled the bathtub with water and slowly laid down in it. A few minutes passed. Just as Stuart started feeling comfortable, the doorbell rang. He didn’t want to leave the bathtub. But he still got out, put on his slippers and robe(浴衣) and went to the door.

A salesman at the door wanted to know if he needed any shoes. He shouted “No” at the salesman and shut the door. He already had a good pair of shoes. Because of the salesman, he had to leave his comfortable bathtub!

When he returned to the bathroom, the doorbell rang again. Still in his slippers and robe, Stuart started for the door. He took one step, slipped on the wet floor, fell backward, and hit his back against the hard bathtub. 

While in great pain, Stuart struggled into( 挣扎着穿上) his clothes and drove to the doctor. After examining him, the doctor said, “You know, you’re lucky. Nothing is broken. But you need to relax...Why don’t you go home and take a long, hot bath?”

31. What does Stuart do?

A. A doctor.    B. A driver.        C. A policeman      D. A salesman.

32. How many times did the doorbell ring when Stuart took a bath’

A. Once.        B. Twice.           C. Three times.     D. Four times.

33. What did Stuart do before the salesman came?

A. He laid down in the bathtub.     B. He sold a pair of shoes .

C. He was examined carefully.       D. He drove to the hospital.

34. What does the underlined word “slipped” mean?

A. A            B. B                C. C                D. D

35. What might be the best title?

A. Go to the door again.            B. Buy a good pair of shoes.

C. Drive to the doctor.             D. Take a long, hot bath.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the time train has arrived at the terminal （终点） !” After the train had stopped, I realized that I had come to the 1 2035.

Suddenly, I heard 2 calling my name. I turned around and found a robot waving to me. She told me that she would be my tour guide during the trip. “ 3 me and I will show you around the city!” she said.

Lots of criss-crosing airlanes （纵横交错的空中车道） caught my eyes 4 I walked out of the train station. The robot explained that the new traffic system was designed by famous engineers and it had solved the traffic problems completely.

I felt a little 5 then, so we made our way to a restaurant nearby. Just as I realized that there was no menu, a waiter began to 6 my body with a special instrument. It made me so scared that I jumped out of my seat. The robot told me to calm down and explained that the machine was able to find out 7 dish suits my body most.

At the end of the tour, we went to an amusement park. Amazingly, there were no rides at all. 8 , everything was run through virtual reality （虚拟现实） . I put on a VR headset and tried the roller coaster. It was so real that I could 9 my clothes wet with sweat （汗） by nervousness.

We finally returned to the train station. Just as I got on the train, I heard a familiar （熟悉的） 10 . I opened my eyes to see my mom standing over me.

“Time to go to school now!” she said.

1 ． A ． hour B ． date C ． month D ． year

2 ． A ． everyone B ． no one C ． someone D ． anyone

3 ． A ． Follow B ． Lead C ． Stop D ． Teach

4 ． A ． as long as B ． in order that C ． as soon as D ． even though

5 ． A ． hungry B ． thirsty C ． relaxed D ． excited

6 ． A ． look after B ． take up C ． look through D ． pick up

7 ． A ． whose B ． which C ． where D ． when

8 ． A ． Besides B ． Also C ． Anyway D ． Instead

9 ． A ． smell B ． feel C ． seem D ． taste

10 ． A ． sound B ． noise C ． voice D ． ring

After the argument with his neighbor, Mr. White ________ seriously hurt.

A．felt                        B．had felt                  C．will feel                 D．is feeling

 Captain（船长）Nemo invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. I asked him why he was so interested in Crespo Island. “I thought you preferred the sea to being on land.”

“I do,” replied the captain. “But these forests are under the sea.”

After going through a door, we were about ten meters under the water. The light from the sun reached us. Everything looked very colourful. We were going deeper and deeper. At 100 meters deep, we could see quite well, and Captain Nemo stopped and pointed to some dark shapes. This was the forest. “The trees” in the forest were giant seaweed, and all their “branches” were vertical（垂直的）.We could not stop looking at them. Fish swam around the branches like birds in a forest.

Suddenly, I saw a large sea spider about a meter tall. It was going to attack me. Captain Nemo’s man killed it with his gun, but it reminded me that the sea could be as dangerous as it was beautiful. When we reached 150 meters, it was dark. The sun’s light could not reach this depth. We turned our lights. We could see about 20 meters around us. Finally, we found Crespo Island—where a steep rock wall rose in front of us.

We could go no further, so we walked back toward the Nautilus. Suddenly, Captain Nemo stopped and shot an animal with his gun, it was a beautiful and rare sea otter. At last, we could see the Nautilus. Several large sharks swam over us. Luckily they didn’t see us. We re-entered the Nautilus safely. I was tired but amazed by what I had seen.

31．What do"The tress" in Paragraph3 refer to?

A．Birds                     B．Giant seaweed         C．Fish                       D．Branches

32．When they reached 150meters, how could they see things around?

A．With the hep of the sun's light                     B．The rock's light helped them

C．They used their own lights                          D．With the help of the light from the Nautilus

33．What is the best title of the story?

A．A visit to a Sea Forest                                 B．Rocks Under the Sea

C．Captain Nemo and the Nautilus                    D．Attacked by Giant Spiders

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. In the ancient days, they were important instructions for the farming production as well as people's daily lives. Here are four solar terms and some details about them.

1 ． Spring Equinox begins around________.

A ． March 21st B ． June 21st C ． September 23rd D ． December 22nd

2 ． To celebrate Summer Solstice, people________.

A ． eat spring vegetables B ． give each other colored fans

C ． enjoy chrysanthemums D ． make and eat dumplings

3 ． ________marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year.

A ． Spring Equinox B ． Summer Solstice

C ． Autumn Equinox D ． Winter Solstice

Lang Ping is a great coach who has the ability to         the best in all the team members in each match.

A. give out          B. take away        C. bring out

Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert( 沙漠 ) or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well,next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device( 装置 ) which uses satellite( 卫星 ) to find the user s position( 位置 ). It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car,but at least you will know where you are.

GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boat. Some of these devices have electronic maps. so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of he street.

There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand,or have it fixed into your car,plane,etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting( 绕轨道飞行 ) the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates( 计算 ) its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well. Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate( 精确的 ). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches . Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.

1 ． According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people _________.

A ． can’t be lost in a new city

B ． can’t find their way in different countries

C ． can learn about the culture of an unknown place

D ． can spend the least time getting to another

2 ． We can learn from the passage that _________.

A ． there are three parts to the GPS

B ． a GPS cant be put into u watch

C ． a GPS can help you start your car

D ． the GPS are becoming more and more expensive

3 ． The passage is mainly about _________.

A ． the history of the GPS B ． the introduction of the GPS

C ． the shape of the GPS D ． the three parts of the GPS

4 ． What can we infer （推断） from the passage?

A ． All GPS devices have electronic map.

B ． People in many counties will use the GPS for free.

C ． The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.

D ． The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.

The doctors worked for ten hours, ________ nobody took a break.

A ． so B ． for C ． but D ． or

（2019浙江宁波）回顾初中三年。有许多事令人难忘。校英语报如Have Your Say栏目正面向九年级毕业生征文。假如你是李华，请你选择其中一个话题, 并结合具体事例, 用英语写一封信表达你对某个人的谢意或歉意，参加此次征文活动。

要点如下：

注意： (1) 短文必须包括你所选择话题的所有要点, 并适当拓展；

       (2) 文中不得出现真实的人名和校名；

       (3) 词数:80-100,书信格式已给出；

       (4) 首句供参考Looking back on the past three years, I’d like to say...

Dear Alan,  
    Looking back on the past three years, I'd like to say,_______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                 Yours,

Li Hua

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Many years ago, there lived a very rich man. He wanted to do something nice for the people in his town. So he hoped to find out 1 ． was worth getting his help. 2 ． of all, he put a large stone in the center of the main road in the town. Then he hid behind a tree and 3 ． .

Soon a farmer came along 4 ． his cow. “Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the farmer. But he did not remove the stone. He passed the stone 5 ． and continued his way. Then several other people came and did the same 6 ． as the farmer did. All of them complained about the stone, 7 ． no one removed it.

In the late afternoon, a young man came. He saw the stone and said, “It will be dark soon, and there 8 ． no street lamps （路灯） here. Someone may be fallen over by the stone. It must be very 9 ． .” The young man began to move the stone. After the stone was moved to one 10 ． of the road, he found a bag of money and a note under the stone. The note said, “The money is for the thoughtful person who cares about other people. That person deserves help.”

As a TV _________ , it’s my duty to tell the truth to the public. (report)

I saw her flowers in the garden when I passed by.

A ． to water B ． water C ． watering D ． watered

2020年春节前夕,-一场突如其来的新冠肺炎牵动着全国人民的心。科学家、医生、护士以及众多平凡的人加入到这场战“疫"的队伍当中，贡献自己的力量。人们将这些“逆行而上”的人称为“英雄"。

有人说:“无私忘我,不辞艰险,为人民利益而英勇奋斗，令人敬佩的人就是英雄”。也有人说:“英雄就是发光发热的普通人”。你身边可有这样的人?请你写一篇英语短文，讲一讲你心目中的“英雄"。

提示要点: 1. Who is the hero in your heart? And why?

2. Share a story of your hero.

写作要求: 1. 词数不少于80词;

2.开头已给出,不计人词数;

3.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名。

Just like Stan Lee once said,there’s a hero in all of us.Maybe he’s a great man,or maybe he’s just a common man.In my heart,

It was a cold, rainy day. My mother and I drove to the mountains. It was dangerous to make the two-hour journey along the highway in such weather. I didn’t want to take the risk. But my mother advised that we go to see something at the top of the mountain.

After ten minutes’ driving, we stopped the car and got out. Walking along a path , we turned at a corner. Gradually, the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. From the top of the mountain, I saw several fields full of flowers, shining like a carpet （地毯） before us. It looked as if the sun spilled （播洒） gold down the mountain.

A lot of questions came to my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How?

As we moved on, we saw a sign that read, “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.”

The first answer was, “One Woman—Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was, “One at a Time. ” The third, “Started in 1971.”

On our way home, I was so shocked by what we had seen. “She changed the world. One bulb （一株） at a time. She started almost 50 years ago. It was probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it.” I said, “Imagine, if I had a dream and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have achieved?”

My mother looked at me, smiling. “Start tomorrow.” She said, “ Better yet, start today.”

1 ． The writer didn't want to go to the mountains because ________.

A ． she was tired of driving

B ． their car was running out of petrol （汽油）

C ． it was getting dark

D ． it was not safe to drive in such weather

2 ． The underlined word “path” shares a similar meaning with _________.

A ． beach B ． road C ． bank D ． village

3 ． The person in Picture ________ probably grew the flowers in the mountain.

A ． B ． C ． D ．

4 ． The passage mainly tells us that ________.

A ． beauty always lies on the top of the mountain

B ． even common people have great wisdom （智慧）

C ． sticking to a dream will bring a big change

D ． we should enjoy every moment in life

 As teenagers who         knowledge, we should learn from both books and practical experiences（实践经历）. Just as a saying goes,“Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.”

A. are sure about    B. are thirsty for      C. are full of