Some students are talking about doing chores in their families.
| Jenny: My father is strict with us. He thinks everyone in the family should help out with the chores. My sister and I are our parents’ great helpers. My sister helps to do the dishes and sweep the floor. My job is to take out the rubbish and clean the living room. |
| Allan: In my family, my brother and I don’t do lots of chores. I only make my bed and my brother folds his clothes. In fact, my mom does most of the chores although she is busy. Many people say my brother and I are spoiled (惯坏的). But my mom thinks children should spend a lot of time studying instead of doing chores. |
| Grace: I have a sister and she is eight years older than me. She is independent and she used to do the chores in my family. But she went to another country to go to college last year. So I took over the job and started to do the chores. |
1. What does Jenny’s sister do at home?
| A．Take out the rubbish. | B．Make the bed. |
| C．Sweep the floor. | D．Clean the kitchen. |
| A．Allan. | B．Allan’s brother. | C．Allan’s father. | D．Allan’s mother. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Because she was an independent girl at home. |
| B．Because her sister studied in another country. |
| C．Because she thought doing chores was interesting. |
| D．Because her parents asked her to do the chores strictly. |
| A．Jenny doesn’t often help her parents do chores. |
| B．Jenny has a brother but she doesn’t have a sister. |
| C．Grace’s sister didn’t do chores in the past. |
| D．Allan’s mother is always busy. |
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He reads a lot of books and his wife Mrs Green often writes books for the students. He gets up at five in the morning. He leaves home at ten to six. He begins the first lesson at 8:00. He teaches English every day except Sunday. At ten to twelve he finishes his lessons. Ten minutes later he has lunch.
In the afternoon he often plays games with his students at about four o’clock. Sometimes he teaches his students in his room. Supper time is at about six. After that he reads newspapers and watches TV. At about ten to eleven he goes to bed.
1. Mr Green comes from ________.
| A．China | B．Australia | C．England | D．America |
| A．5:00 | B．5:50 | C．6:10 | D．6:30 |
| A．Friday | B．Saturday | C．Sunday | D．Monday |
| A．11:30 | B．12:30 | C．12:00 | D．11:50 |
| A．at six | B．after supper |
| C．before supper | D．in the afternoon |
【推荐2】Ted is not old, but he does not have much hair. His wife, Kay, has thick black hair. They have a son. His name is John, and he is three years old. There is a photo of Ted in the living room, and John looks at it for a long time and then says to his mother, “Mum, why does Dad have little hair?” “Because he thinks a lot, John. He’s a clever man.” John looks at his mother’s thick black hair for a few seconds, and then he asks, “Mum, why do you have a lot of hair?”
1. There are ________ people in Ted’s family.| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．Yes, he does. | B．No, he doesn’t. | C．We don’t know. | D．Sure. |
| A．John | B．John’s parents | C．John’s father | D．John’s mother |
| A．下面 | B．第二 | C．第二次 | D．秒 |
| A．Ted’s brother | B．Ted’s son. | C．Kay’s son | D．both B and C |
【推荐3】Dale Smith is thirty-two years old. He works at a radio station. His home is in the center of the city, and he walks to his workplace every day. From Monday to Friday, he gets up early, usually at six o’clock. He needs to have a quick breakfast and then gets to the radio station before half past six. People always listen to his program (节目) at that time. He has worked for five years at the station and he is never late for work.
Dale Smith likes his job and he also likes doing sports. On weekday she usually runs for half an hour after work. On weekends he always joins his friends to play basketball in the afternoon. It’s his favorite sport. Sometimes he goes swimming with his family. He does a lot of exercise, so he is really healthy. For food, he likes vegetables with rice best. He also likes chicken and he says it tastes good. He doesn’t like ice-cream because it is not good for his teeth. At night, Dale often goes to bed early. He really has a happy life.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. How old is Dale Smith?
| A．31. | B．32. | C．41. | D．42. |
| A．At 6:00. | B．At 6:15. | C．At 6:30. | D．At 6:45. |
| A．Basketball. | B．Volleyball. | C．Baseball. | D．Swimming. |
①vegetables ②rice ③ice-cream ④chicken
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ | D．①②④ |
| A．What Dale does on weekdays. | B．Dale’s happy life. |
| C．How Dale works at the radio station. | D．Dale’s favorite sports and food. |
【推荐1】A blind (盲人) boy sat on the street with a hat by his feet. He held up (举起) a sign which said: “I am blind, please help me.” There were only a few coins (硬币) in the hat.
A man walked by. He put a few coins into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
Soon the hat started to fill up (装满). That afternoon the man who had changed (改变) the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized (认出) his footsteps (脚步) and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth (真相). I said what you said but in a different way.” His words were “Today is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign said the same thing?
Of course, both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign only told people to put some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they could enjoy the day, but the boy could not enjoy it, because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign reminded (提醒) people they were lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least (至少) two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
The first is: Be thankful for what you have.
The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.
1. The boy on the street ________.| A．sold his old hat | B．begged (乞求) for money |
| C．was busy collecting (收集) coins | D．showed his good handwriting (书法) |
| A．He took the boy’s sign away. | B．He only gave the boy some money. |
| C．He changed the words on the sign. | D．He talked to the blind boy. |
| A．scary | B．strict | C．kind | D．interesting |
| A．胜利的 | B．有创新的 | C．有同情心的 | D．感激的 |
| A．Enjoy a sunny day | B．A blind boy on the street |
| C．Help the disabled (残疾) people | D．Different words make the difference |
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A few weeks ago, my school’s ninth grade class went on a trip to the Black Country in England, UK, to learn about geography and history.
Many believe the name comes from the 1840s because of the black smoke put out by factories at that time. There is also a 10-meter-thick coal seam (煤层) close to the ground’s surface (表面), which also makes the Black Country black. However, all the smoke has become part of history now.
The aim (目的) of this trip was to help us get ready for a geography project about rivers. We also learned more about the history of England during the Industrial Revolution (工业革命).
On the first day of our trip, we went to Carding Mill Valley near Birmingham and learned about the changes that can happen to a river as it flows downstream. Our geography teacher gave us a few lessons on how rivers work before the trip, so we were well-prepared for the project.
The next day, we went to the famous Black Country Museum where we learned about coal mining and how local people lived during the Industrial Revolution. One of the best parts of the day was when we visited a coal mine (煤矿) and watched a skilled craftsman (工匠) make iron chain links (铁链节).
The trip was truly satisfying. I like how we could experience (经历) what we learned in class and practice it in real life. It was a useful way to get us more interested in what we were learning about. It also showed us the importance of the journey while learning something new.
1. What is Paragraph (段) 2 mainly about?| A．Where the Black Country is. | B．How people found the area. |
| C．Who worked in the Black Country. | D．Why the area is called the Black Country. |
| A．Making people feel happy. | B．Going on for a long time. |
| C．Making something hard to understand. | D．Leaving someone uneasy. |
| A．The Black Country | B．The Best Part of the Trip |
| C．Coal in Real Life | D．A Trip to the Black Country |
【推荐3】There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). The vegetables in it all grew very well. A large tree grew there, too.
Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影), because he left them only just enough sunlight to live. The tree, on the other hand hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.
The matters became so serious that one day the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.
The gardener saw these, and he finally knew what had happened, so he stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables felt that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those plants around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shadow and the water to grow well.
After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetables patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) them better than any other patch for miles around. The vegetables and the tree lived happily there again.
1. Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?
| A．Because the vegetables wanted more sunlight and the tree wanted more water. |
| B．Because the tree drank almost all the water and didn’t give enough shadow. |
| C．Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as the tree. |
| D．Because the tree grew much stronger than the vegetables. |
| A．自私地 | B．独立地 | C．有效地 | D．和谐地 |
| A．the vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up |
| B．the gardener never knew what had happened |
| C．the gardener was angry with the vegetables and the tree. |
| D．the tree didn’t know how important the sunlight was to the vegetables |
| A．why the sunlight and water are very important to plants |
| B．people should help each other to make both of them win |
| C．why trees always grew beside the vegetables |
| D．people should deal with problems fairly and wise |
| A．The sunlight and the water | B．The tree and the vegetables |
| C．A hard-working gardener | D．The shadow |
【推荐1】There is always a discussion about whether you should get your kids to do chores at home or not. However, getting kids to do housework is really good for children in many ways. So I find it hard to understand why you wouldn’t get them to do chores.
The most important reason is that getting children to do chores teaches them a lot of life skills. They need to know how to clean, how to cook, how to shop, etc. It is, however, one of the things that schools don’t teach completely, so it is one of the main parts of learning that parents should provide for children before they leave home.
Children like to feel proud about their achievements. Making them help around the house can really help to give them a sense of pride. Also, giving them praise for helping will make them want to do more. They will feel happy to be able to help around the house.
Giving your children a job to do or an area in the house to look after will help them learn how to be responsible in their future life. They will see the benefit (益处) of keeping things organized, clean and tidy—and also be more thankful for what you do for them as they grow up.
Planning is a life skill that can be got from helping around the house. As children get older, you can start to teach them how to understand the needs of themselves and others and plan by themselves. For example, if they help with the washing, let them make sure that they do it in time. They may start to plan ahead.
All these reasons for getting kids to help around the house mean that they’ll grow up with a great set of skills that can be good for them throughout their lives. Why not get started today?
1. Who does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Parents. | B．Workers. | C．Teachers. | D．Children. |
| A．Helping around the house. | B．Learning all by themselves at school. |
| C．Learning some life skills. | D．Understanding the needs of themselves. |
| A．By planning ahead. | B．By finishing homework in time. |
| C．By being given a job to do. | D．By being thankful for what they get. |
| A．He is against it. | B．He is surprised at it. |
| C．He agrees with it. | D．He doesn’t care about it. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
【推荐2】It is difficult for the parents of every family to teach their children to be responsible for housework.
The Shuguang School in Shanghai is making its students do housework for their parents. The 3rd graders (三年级学生) must learn how to cook and clean; the 6th graders do the laundry (洗衣服), and the 7th and the 8th graders cook balanced meals with 15 yuan.
Many parents think it’s a good way for children to try housework, but they don’t know how to do it at home. With the following ideas, you can really get your children to help at home.
If you want to make your children think that they can do everything quite well, please don’t always scold (批评) them but give them lots of praise at home. Talk more about what they did right, not about what they didn’t do. If your children finish some difficult work, give them a Sunday trip or a ball game with you as a reward.
1. ________should learn to cook balanced meals with 15 yuan.| A．A third grader | B．A sixth grader | C．A seventh grader |
| A．scold them if they are wrong |
| B．give them a lot of praise |
| C．tell them not to do difficult work |
| A．奖励 | B．惩罚 | C．报答 |
| A．there is no way to make children help to do housework at home |
| B．doing housework is the students’ homework in Shuguang School |
| C．all the parents don’t want their children to do housework |
| A．How to Make Children Do Housework |
| B．How to Teach Children |
| C．School and Housework |
【推荐3】Do you often do chores in the house? After you finish your chores, will your parents give reward ( 奖励)? It is common for parents to reward their kids for doing chores. But some people do not think it is a good idea.
One of them is Susie Walton, an educator. She believes if kids get rewards, they will always think doing chores is not their duty (义务). Kids won’t sweep the floor when they see it is dirty. But they will do it if their parents reward them for it. Since every family is a team, it’s important for kids to see that everyone should do their part in keeping the house clean and tidy.
Other people don’t think so. They believe that rewards can encourage ( 鼓励) kids to do more chores. Rewards can also teach them real world lessons, like how they need to work to make money. Now, there are also apps like ChoreMonster to encourage kids to do chores. With the app, kids earn digital (电子的) point after doing chores. Then they can exchange ( 交换) their points for real rewards, such as time playing video games or a trip to a park. “Kids need rewards to make them do chores” said Chris Bergman, who started ChoreMonster.
1. What do parents reward their children for?| A．For getting good grades. |
| B．For winning some competitions. |
| C．For helping do some housework. |
| A．Children should do some chores with some rewards. |
| B．Children should share some chores with their parents. |
| C．It’s a waste of time for children to do housework at home. |
| A．Because they can get what they want. |
| B．Because they can do their homework better. |
| C．Because they can have a better understanding of the world. |
| A．By giving them digital points to exchange for real rewards. |
| B．By offering them different kinds of online games. |
| C．By paying them for doing some chores. |
| A．From a storybook. | B．From a teenager magazine. | C．From a medical book. |
