2 . 阅读短文，用方框里所给词或短语填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一个单词或一个短语，每个单词或短语限用一次）

since; much; depend on; fairness; earlier; themselves; keeping; neighbor’s; children’s; first

I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days     1     their parents too     2    . They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to develop     3     independence and teaches them how to look after     4    . It also helps them to understand the idea of     5    .     6     they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in     7     it clean and tidy. Our     8     son got into a good college but during his     9     year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The     10     kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.

3 . For most of the twentieth century, people communicated by telephone or by letter. This is now changing, and e-mail is becoming the preferred way of communication. It’s faster than traditional one.     1     As e-mail is becoming popular, here are some rules we need to know.

Be polite and friendly.

Start your message with a greeting (问候). If you are writing to a friend, you can begin with “Hi Sandra.” If you are writing to your teacher, begin your message with “Dear Mr. Atonso.”     2     Many people just type their names. Others say Bye, Cheers, or use abbreviations (省略语) like BFN (bye for now).

Look good

When someone receives an e-mail message from you, they might not know anything about you.     3     So make yourself look good. Type your message, and then read it again. Sometimes sentences seem clear when you write them, but they don’t make sense when you read them back.

    4    

If you start to use your e-mail several times a week, your message box will soon be filled with e-mails. After a few weeks, you can have a list of 60 or 70 messages. It is easy to delete the message you don’t want any more.     5     If you don’t know how to do that, just ask your friends for help. It only takes a few minutes to learn.

根据短文内容，将下面的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺。(选项中有一项是多余项)

A．If your messages are important, you can save them in folders (文件夹).

B．And it’s cheaper than a phone call.

C．They will judge (评判) you from your e-mail message.

D．You need a closing at the end of your e-mail.

E．Introduce yourself first.

F．Organize your e-mail.

4 .

Event Cinema Free Cinema Childcare (儿童托管) Enjoy a great night with free cinema childcare every third Thursday of the month. Leave the kids with our childcare workers to watch the movie of the month. Time: 5:30 p. m.—9:00 p. m. Children need to be at least 3 years of age in order to stay and play. Food provided: Free hamburgers and chips with juice. Children can bring along their own water. Popcorn can be bought if you need. Please tell children that they only need to ask a friendly worker if they need to go to the toilet (厕所). They are more than happy to help. If you have any questions, feel free to contact (联系) us: E-mail: info@eventcinema.org. Phone: 673-882-7785

根据语言材料内容选择最佳答案

1. Event Cinema provides free cinema childcare ______.

A．once a week

B．once a month

C．twice a month

2. Which of the following children can get the free service?

A．8-month-old Linda.

B．1-year-old Jack.

C．4-year-old Tom.

3. To know more information about the free childcare service, you can contact Event Cinema in ______ way (s).

A．one

B．two

C．three

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．You can get free childcare service at 4:40 p. m. on the third Thursday of May.

B．The cinema provides children with chips for free.

C．Friendly workers are happy to help children if they need to go to the toilet.

5. The material (材料) is probably from a ______.

A．newspaper

B．dictionary

C．storybook

5 . 阅读短文, 用方框中所给词的适当形式填空, 使文章通顺、连贯、合理。(每空只能填一个单词或一个短语，每个单词或短语限用一次)

excite       sun       feel like       us       walk       be       decide       real

I arrived in Penang in Malaysia this morning with my family. It was     1     and hot, so we     2     to go to the beach near     3     hotel. My sister and I tried paragliding. I     4     I was a bird.It was so     5    ! For lunch, we had something very special—Malaysian yellow noodles. They were delicious! In Weld Quay, a     6     old place in Georgetown, we saw the houses of the Chinese traders from 100 years ago. I wonder what life     7     like here in the past. I really enjoyed     8     around the town.

6 . Are you good at something? Maybe you are good at singing or     1     (dance). Everyone is good at something. But some people are     2     (true) talented. Many people like watching talent shows     3     American Idol, America’s Got Talent and China’s Got Talent. They     4     (get) more and more popular now. They have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the     5     (talented) dancers, the most exciting magicians and so on. The people who watch the show play a role in     6     (decide) the winner. And the winner always     7     (get) a very good prize. However, not everybody enjoys     8     (watch) these shows. They think the     9     (life) of the performers are made up. But if you don’t take these shows too seriously, they are fun     10     (watch).

7 . What will our life be like in 50 years? No one knows the answer exactly (确切地), but we are sure that it will be very different from the life today. My brother Jill White makes some predictions. Here are some of his ideas.

First, people will have less work to do, and robots will do most work. People will use robots to make cars, do the housework, look after sick people and teach students. People will spend most of their time playing sports and traveling. So people will become stronger and healthier, and they will live to be about 200 years old.

Second, cars will become very small and computers will control their speed. So there will be fewer accidents on the road. Planes will be very popular, and most people would like to take them to travel.

Third, people will be able to live in the sea, on the moon or on Mars. The earth won’t be crowded or noisy. So there will be much space for people to plant trees. There will be less pollution, and the air will become much fresher.

Finally, water shortage will become one of the most serious problems. If people don’t save water now, there will be water wars in 50 years.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1. The underlined word “shortage” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.

A．清澈

B．浑浊

C．短缺

2. Jill White thinks that robots won’t help to _______ in 50 years.

A．drive cars

B．teach students

C．do the housework

3. Jill White thinks most people will travel _______ in 50 years.

A．by car

B．by plane

C．by train

4. According to Jill White, _______ in 50 years.

A．people won’t need to work

B．computers will control the cars’ speed

C．the earth will become crowded and noisy

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The Cars in 50 Years

B．The Robots in 50 Years

C．The Life in 50 Years

8 . A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her. So she was always unhappy and didn’t like to talk to others. However, one day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip (发卡). When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than before. She decided to wear it to school.

On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her smiled at her. Most of her classmates said “hello” to her, but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip brought her happiness. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. All her classmates wanted to know what happened to her, but she didn’t want to tell them about her beautiful hair clip. When she went back to her home after school, her mother asked her,

“Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I found it by the door this morning.” She understood that she didn’t wear the hair clip to school at all.

It is not important what we wear or how we look. The most important is how we think about ourselves.

根据短文内容判断正、误。(正确的写“A”，错误的写“B”)

1. The little girl was not beautiful because she had no money to buy a hair clip.
2. Her mother gave the little girl a beautiful hair clip.
3. That day the girl felt very happy because most of the classmates liked her beautiful hair clip.
4. Her mother found the hair clip by the door when the girl arrived home after school.
5. From the passage, we can know it is not important what we wear or how we look.

9 . My father was a strong fisherman. He loved the sea and would stay out _______ he caught enough to feed the family.

When we met _______weather, he would drive me to school. And after we arrived, he would give me a _______ on the face and then tell me to be a good boy. I always felt very shy in front of so many other _______. I was already a twelve-year-old young man, but my father still kissed me goodbye!

Then on a rainy day I _______ to tell him my feeling. When we stopped at the school gate, the _______ big smile appeared on my father’s face. I _______ what would happen next. I _______ put my hand up and for the first time said “No” to him. The smile on his face immediately changed into a _______ look. He looked at me for a long time, and tears began to appear in his eyes. I was shocked. I had never __________ him cry! Then he said, “You are right. You are a big boy... a man. I won’t kiss you any more.”

Not long after that, my dad went to the sea on a bad day. Most of the __________ stayed at home, but not Dad, because he had a big family to feed. But after that day, he __________ came back. Later his boat was found with its nets half in and half out. He must have __________ a strong wind and was trying to save the nets.

How I wished I hadn’t __________ my father’s kiss! And from this I have learnt that we should treat every chance with our family and friends as the last one in our lives. We can have __________ regrets(遗憾) by doing this.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.

A．when

B．until

C．after

2.

A．fine

B．cool

C．bad

3.

A．kiss

B．smile

C．touch

4.

A．friends

B．schoolmates

C．passengers

5.

A．decided

B．agreed

C．advised

6.

A．strange

B．usual

C．kind

7.

A．wondered

B．knew

C．remembered

8.

A．happily

B．quickly

C．silently

9.

A．worried

B．surprised

C．satisfied

10.

A．wanted

B．seen

C．minded

11.

A．fishermen

B．workers

C．farmers

12.

A．finally

B．never

C．hardly

13.

A．met

B．missed

C．got

14.

A．forgot

B．hated

C．refused

15.

A．little

B．few

C．several

10 . 请你介绍一下游览北京的经历，内容如下：

1.北京在中国的北方，每年有很多人到北京旅游；

2.来过北京多次，跑遍了北京城；

3.爬过长城，到过颐和园(the Summer Palace) 和故宫(the Palace Museum)；

4.拍下了很多照片，与外国人用英语交谈过。

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