,.

57. A creative egg cooker can cook eggs without a saucepan. (easy) 58. Don't get too

if you see men walking around with the skirts in Edinburgh. (surprise)

59. Goku, the character in Japanese film, may not be as as the monkey we see on the traditional version(版本）of the classic Journey to the West 《西游记》. (power) 60. How about

the matter again after school is over? (discussion)

soon? (appear)

61. Have you ever made a wish that all your troubles will

空格限填 一词。68 题注意大小写):

(共 14 分)

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。62-67 题,每

62. Everyone tries his best to achieve a higher score in Grade Nine. (改为一般疑问句)

everyone

his best to achieve a higher score in Grade Nine?

63. The naughty boy broke his grandma's vase by mistake. (对划线部分提问）

vase

the naughty boy break by mistake?

64. Please tell us when we should attend the meeting. (改为简单句) Please tell us

attend the meeting.

65. Frozen 《冰雪奇缘》is really an attractive movie. (改为感叹句)

attractive movie Frozen is!

66. It rained heavily this morning. Most of the students couldn't go to school on time. (保持句意基本不变) It rained so heavily that most of the students to school on time this The noise must

morning.

under 50 dbs in this estate.

go

67. In this estate, we must keep the noise under 50 dbs (分贝). (改成被动语态)

68. hasn't, Wendy, heard from, for, her close friend, a month (连词成句)

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)

.

VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共 50 分)

A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 12 分)

Touch is one of the most important of our five senses. It is one of the first senses we develop. One of the most commonly accepted forms of touch among people is also one of the first experiences we have in the world---A hug!

There is no better way to understand the importance of hugs than to lose them. For those who have experienced the loss of hugs, you will know how important they are to share.

A recent research has shown that when people hug, the brain releases the chemical which increases our willingness to trust and reduces fear. It has also shown that hugs are great for

,.

your heart.

In 1995, a pair of newly born twins was being cared for in hospital. While one of the twins seemed quite healthy, her sister was not. After trying different medical treatments, the nurse on duty, Gayle Kasparian, placed the twins in bed

together. The twins immediately snuggled ( 依偎 ) up to each other. As one

placed her arm around the other, the weak baby became better gradually. How great the power of a hug is!

The need for hugs doesn’t disappear as we grow older, though it seems we are less willing to give them. Research on people of all ages has proven that a hug is necessary for physical and emotional health.

Without hugs we can become sad. A hug provides safety and gentleness. A hug provides us with social contact, a sense of health and a feeling of importance and belonging.

69. The writer believes that

.

,.

A) touch is the most important sense C) touch is the first developed sense important they B) hug is one of human's five senses D) hug is one of the forms of touch

70. In the sentence \are to share. \they\. A) touches

B) people

.

B) hug is good for people’s heart D) hug reduces the feeling of trust .

C) hugs

D) experiences

71. A recent research has shown that

A) hugs can release a kind of chemical C) hug increases people’s fear 72. The story of the twins tells us

A) twins should be placed in bed together B) the power of a hug is great C) twins should be looked after together D) medical treatments are important 73. A hug provides all the following except

A) a sense of social contact C) a sense of belonging

74. The best title of the passage can be

A) The great importance of Hugs C) The traditional cultures of Hugs

.

B) The different ways of Hugs D) The interesting stories of Hugs .

B) a sense of health D) a sense of power

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文): （12 分）

World Post Day is celebrated on October 9. This day is the date when the first postal union, the Universal Postal Union (UPU,万国邮联)，was started in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland.

Post is one of the oldest way of

75 . The postal service is part of people's

daily life all over the world. People send or 76 letters and parcels through the postal service.

Did you know that China was one of the first countries to have a postal service? Experts disagree about the date, but it is likely that there was a system during the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC).

77

, some experts think that there may have been a postal system before

then. In the Zhou Dynasty (1122-256 BC), Confucius(孔子) (551-479BC) said: \deeds travels faster than the mail.\

Experts believe that the Chinese Postal Service has been

,.

in use for the longest amount of time in the world

Many students collect stamps for a

78 . This,

according to UPU, helps young people to learn about the world.

\

79

way to learn about a country is probably

through stamp collecting,\official.

Through stamp collecting you can 80 in time to hundreds of years ago or go into outer space. You can meet famous people, or learn about places and animals from around the world.

\of fun,\

World Post Day is celebrated in many ways. Postal service in many countries use this day to have stamp exhibitions and use special stamps.

75. A) travelling 76. A) receive B) communicating C) living B) borrow C) accept D)

D) deliver