【推荐1】It was half past five in the afternoon when Sarah came home from work. She walked into the living room and looked at her three children.

The children were fourteen, thirteen and nine years old. They were happily watching TV. The room was dirty and untidy. There were empty glasses and dirty clothes on the floor. Toys were everywhere.

Sarah got angry. “What a mess!” she said to her children. “I work all day and have to do the housework all evening. I’m very tired. I need to have a good rest. I won’t do the housework anymore!”

Sarah did as she said. She didn’t do any housework. Every evening, she sat on the sofa and watched TV. A week later, every dish in the kitchen was dirty. All the children’s clothes were dirty, too. Every trash can was full. The whole house was out of order.

Then one day when Sarah got home, she got very surprised. The kitchen was clean. The children had cleaned it!

The second day, when Sarah got home, she found the living room was clean, and the children were washing their clothes. Sarah was happy and went to help them.

Now Sarah and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV.

1. What did Sarah usually do in the evening before she got angry?

A．Clean the house.	B．Sit on the sofa and talk to her children.
C．Watch TV all the time.	D．Do the housework with her children.

2. How old was Sarah’s youngest child?

A．Fourteen years old.	B．Thirteen years old.
C．Nine years old.	D．Six years old.

3. Every day when Sarah got home, _________.

A．the dishes were clean	B．the room was dirty
C．the children were studying	D．her mother was looking after her children

4. Sarah’s children all felt _________ when Sarah got angry and didn’t do any housework.

A．happy

B．sad

C．sorry

D．unlucky

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Sarah came home from work at 5:30 p.m.

B．Sarah didn’t do the housework for over a week.

C．The children were too young to wash their clothes.

D．Now Sarah and her children do chores together before watching TV.

【推荐2】Mr and Mrs Brown have two children， Mike and Liz. The whole family are all busy， so they often leave notes(便条) for each other. Read these four notes of today and answer the following questions.

① 3：30pm To Mike， Mr Tyler rang. No football practice today. I’m going to Danna’s house to play and be back at 5：00pm. Liz	② 4：00pm To Liz， It’s your turn to walk the dog. I have to do my homework after school. Remember to play with Teddy when you get home! Mike
③ 6：45pm Has anyone seen my tennis shoes? I’m in my bedroom doing my homework. Mike	④ 9：00pm I saw your shoes this morning. They smelt(闻起来) terrible so I put them outside the backdoor. Good night， dears! Mum

1. When will Liz be back home?

A．At 3：30 pm

B．At 4：00 pm

C．At 5：00 pm

D．At 9：00 pm

2. Who should walk the dog today?

A．Mike

B．Mrs Brown

C．Liz

D．Mr Brown

3. What is Mike doing at 6：50 pm?

A．Practicing football.

B．Going to Danna’s house.

C．Playing tennis.

D．Doing his homework.

4. Where can Mike find his tennis shoes?

A．In his bedroom.

B．Outside the back door.

C．In the living room.

D．At Danna’s house.

5. According to the notes， Teddy is ________.

A．Mike’s mother

B．Mike’s brother

C．Mike’s football couch

D．the dog in the family

【推荐3】Family meals are an important part of living with a family. A recent survey shows that most children and teenagers share a meal with their family at least four times a week. This is a very good sign.     1    

Sharing a meal can help a family stick together. Family meals help to build each family member’s sense of belonging (属性). It can also teach younger people about their culture by eating traditional foods.     2     All these help family members learn patience and respect for each other.

    3     Parents can keep an eye on their children’s feelings at this time. They can discuss problems.     4     Studies show that eating together helps to reduce the risk that a child will smoke, get into fight or do something wrong. Children who eat with their families are likely to get higher grades and make more friends.

Family meals help a family build up a healthy body, too. Families who share meals together often eat more fruits and vegetables. These families don’t eat at fast-food restaurants as often as families that do not eat a shared meal.     5    

A．It is because there are many advantages for families to have dinner together.

B．All these are really helpful in their growth.

C．Family meals also play an important part in children’s development.

D．Family members can also feel relaxed during this time and enjoy each other’s company.

E．So parents can make sure that their children are eating healthy food through family meals.

【推荐1】请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。

Have you been finding yourself in hot water with just about everyone in your life? Have your parents gotten angry with you because you didn’t clean up your room even after they had? Have your teachers been criticizing (批评) you for not handing in your homework on time?     1     Are you yawning (打哈欠) all the time?

Do you answer “yes” to some or even all of these questions?     2     If so, then maybe it’s time to turn off your computer and read this letter carefully.

More and more research has proved that too much gaming can change your brain structure (构造).     3     Your love for games is taking away your freedom to control your own future. This is not a joke!

Luckily, there are ways for you to help yourself so that you can start feeling good about your life again. The first step is to accept that you’ve got a problem. You can say this to your friends. Next, spend some time learning about what is happening inside your brain as a result of its much gaming.     4     As soon as you win a round, do your hands move to start a new game without thinking about it? This is a clear sign of addiction (瘾)—a brain disease.

In order to fight against this disease, you may have to change yourself.     5     You can also get help from your friends. They can, for example, help you to take up some hobbies.

A．Do you consider yourself to be a gamer?

B．Maybe you are even in trouble with yourself.

C．You have to get on well with your parents and teachers.

D．It can also lead to some physical illnesses with you.

E．You’d better spend less time on playing computer games.

F．You maybe can’t wait to play them once you are free.

G．Think about how you feel when you are playing your favorite games.

【推荐2】According to a recent survey on the Double Reduction Policy (“双减”政策) (Chart 1), kids in Wellington Primary School spend much time doing their homework. Therefore, both kids and parents disagree with too much homework.

Is it good for kids to do homework? Of course. A great number of researches do show that kids can remember what they have learned in class better by finishing their homework on time and homework itself plays an important role in developing their learning skills such as independent thinking and creativity.

But for parents in Wellington Primary School the result is not the same. After a day of hard work, most of them feel like they’re attending school a second time when they sit down with their children each night to help with their homework. And a recent survey (Chart 2) found that some parents feel like they don’t spend enough time with their children, because they spend too much time doing the housework or doing their own work. The school surveyed(调查) 1,200 parents and the result shows that 50 percent of parents who have enough time with their kids have arguments with their kids often when they have different answers to the same question.

Now several educators strongly advise parents to stop helping. They say it will give their kids more independence and give parents their free time back. At the same time, the number of homework-connected arguments will be fewer at home. Kate Smith, an educator, says, “Parents don’t have to know everything. Children need to put their hands up for help in school. Moreover, kids can use their resources when they do homework at home—online teachers or even their neighborhood classmates.”

根据图表及短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. How long do the most kids spend doing homework?

A．Six hours a day.	B．Six hours a week.
C．Eight hours every week.	D．More than ten hours a week.

2. What do we know from the researches mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A．Parents enjoy sitting down and helping their kids.	B．Both parents and kids hate homework.
C．Kids love doing homework by themselves.	D．Homework improves learning skills.

3. How many parents have arguments with their kids often when they have different answers to the same question?

A．1,200.

B．600.

C．324.

D．648.

4. When they are helping their kids, most parents feel         .

A．they are school students again	B．they are at work again
C．they are teachers of their kids	D．they are not as good as their kids

5. What’s Kate Smith’s advice for parents?

A．Ask kids to finish everything at school.

B．Ask kids to review everything they learn at school.

C．Ask kids to do their homework with the help of their parents.

D．Ask kids to look for help.