1 . 我们国家提出了将劳动教育 (Labor Education) 纳入中小学国家课程的方案，在校“劳动教育月”期间，校英语报发起了以“A Helper at Home”为主题的征文活动。请用英语写一篇短文投稿，呼吁同学们争做家中好帮手。

内容要求：
1. 你在家里最经常做的家务是什么？（至少2项）
2. 你从家务劳动过程中学习或收获了什么？
3. 谈谈中学生帮忙做家务的必要性。
注意：
(1) 词数：不少于80词。
(2) 结构完整，要点齐全，可适当发挥。

A Helper at Home

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2 . 根据短文内容，从每小题所给的三个选项中，选出一个正确答案。

Ron was 10 years old and he loved watching TV. However, Ron’s ________ thought he watched too much TV. One day his mother saw a newspaper story about a boy. He didn’t watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Ron. Ron liked the idea. His parents said that ________ he didn’t watch TV at all for one full year, they would give him $600. He turned off the TV right away, and said, “I can stop watching TV. I just want the money.”

At first Ron’s parents were very ________. Ron read books and newspapers, played outside and talked with his parents. But after some time, he got bored. Every morning, he asked his parents, “What are we going to do tonight?” His parents wanted him to watch TV just for one evening, but Ron always said, “No, it would ________ me money!”

Finally the year was over. Then Ron started watching his favorite TV shows all day long again. Ron got the money from his parents. What did he ________ to do with the $600?

“I want to buy myself a TV set,” he said.

1.

A．dog

B．parents

C．friends

2.

A．if

B．because

C．until

3.

A．sad

B．happy

C．worried

4.

A．cost

B．spend

C．pay

5.

A．ask

B．help

C．plan

4 . 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空， 必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

Cindy is a middle school student. After breakfast, she usually goes to school on foot because the school is very near.     1     (She) teachers and classmates are nice to her.

Cindy     2     (have) four classes in the morning. The first class starts at 8:00 a.m. Each class lasts 40 minutes. There is a ten-minute break (休息) between two classes. Her favorite subjects     3     (be) math and music. Some students     4     (think) math is boring, but she think s it’s cool. She doesn’t have time     5     (go) home for lunch. So she eats it at school. For lunch, she likes     6     (eat) chicken and     7     (tomato) very much. Then she has three classes in the afternoon. Her afternoon classes start at 2:30 p.m. and     8     (finish) at 4:50 p.m. After that, she can play volleyball for two hours.She thinks it’s     9     (interested). She is always happy at school.

On weekends, she often     10     (watch) ball games on TV. She wants to be a sports star when she grows up (长大). Do you think her dream can come true?

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My good friend Linda was a student in our school. She was ill, but her family was poor and didn’t have enough money to take her to the hospital. So I decided to have a yard     1     (sell) to raise some money for her with my sister last Sunday.

We found many old things, such     2     a toy tiger, a CD player, a scarf and some storybooks. Many people came to look and buy them that day. Of all those     3     (buy), a boy made a deep impression (印象) on us.

He looked at the old things for a while. Then he chose a scarf among(在……之中)     4     (they). “How much is this?” he asked. “Twenty yuan,” I answered. He     5     (take) out some coins (硬币) from his pocket and counted (数数). Then he said, “Could I have it for 15 yuan? This is all I own.”

We wondered     6     the boy wanted to buy the scarf. So I asked, “Why do you want to buy it?”

“Tomorrow is my     7     (mother) birthday. I want to give this scarf to her as a gift. At the same time, I can also do something for the student. I think my mother will be happy about     8     I have done.”

His words moved my sister and me,     9     we agreed to let the boy take it for 15 yuan. After saying thanks to us, he went away with the scarf     10     (happy). And we were happy, too.

6 . John and I are in the same school. He is my best friend. He is two years     1     (young) than I am. He is never late for school and he does his homework carefully. He is always helpful and he often helps me     2     my English after class.

His parents are     3     (violin) and they are     4     (real) busy, but they love their job. John’s grandparents live in the countryside. Last Sunday, he     5     (invite) me to his grandparents’ farm. Everything was great there. We fed some hens and       6     (see) some baby pigs. They were so cute. We enjoyed     7     (we) a lot.

John likes playing sports. He plays football     8     (two) a week. We often play football together and he plays it well. Everyone in his class likes him. But I am more     9     (interest) in art. I want to be     10     artist when I grow up.

But now it’s time to graduate and we are going to leave school. We believe our friendship will be forever.

7 . 阅读下面短文， 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

Friday is Parker’s favorite day of the week. Every Friday, Parker and his mom     1     (order) a pizza (比萨饼) from their favorite pizza house. So it was surprising when Mom came home from work this Friday with a full grocery bug (食品杂货袋).

Mom started     2     (take) things out of the bag. Parker saw a bag of     3     (cheese), a jar of tomato sauce (一罐番茄酱) and some color peppers. “I thought it would be fun to make our own pizza,” Mom said.

Parker had never made a pizza before, but he was happy     4     (try).

    5     (one), Mom took two pizza crusts (比萨饼皮) and said, “We can each make our own pizza with the toppings (配料) we want.”

Parker put a big spoon of tomato sauce on the crust. Mom did the same.

Then, Mom took some cheese and put it     6     (careful) on her crust. Parker did the same.

Next, Mom cut the peppers into small pieces. She covered her pizza with pieces of green, red, yellow and orange peppers. “I     7     (enjoy) a vegetable pizza,” Mom said. “It’ll be nice to have something different.”

Parker had an idea. Wouldn’t it be fun to make his pizza look like a work of art? Parker     8     (use) the different colored peppers to make a picture. There was a green tree, a yellow sun and many red and orange     9     (flower) on his pizza.

“What a pretty pizza!” Mom said.

Mom put the pizzas in the oven. Fifteen minutes later, their pizzas were ready and they ate them together. They thought their own pizza was the     10     (good) pizza in the world.

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays more and more Chinese     1     (teenage) find life more difficult without their parents. They don’t know how to do housework. Because their parents do almost     2     for them at home. This is a big problem. Joy is     3     14-year-old girl. One day, she stayed at home alone. At first, she thought she would be happy     4     her parents were not in. But it was six o’clock in the afternoon, and she felt very     5    . “Oh. It’s time to have supper. Where can I get my food?” she said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge but she didn’t know how     6     (cook) it.     7     (final), she went to the supermarket and     8     (buy) some food for herself to eat. Many teenagers are the same     9     Joy. So I think they should learn some basic (基本的) life skills, like cooking, tidying up their rooms or dressing     10     (them). They shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.

9 . 根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项剩余。

Our school has some colorful labor lessons this term.     1     And you can know more about the nature around you.

Do you want to be a great cook? Maybe it’s a good chance. You don’t need to bring anything to the classroom, as long as you are free from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. every Thursday.

You must feel tired when helping parents do housework, or you might find it difficult to make the house clean and tidy.     2     You can learn some useful ways to do better. Miss Rome, a master (能手) in cleaning, is waiting for you at 3:30 p. m.

    3     Teachers guide students to plant flowers and vegetables in the garden. If the weather is fine, you can take lessons every day at 4:00 p. m. from March 20th to April 30th.

Have you ever dreamed of feeding animals, milking the cows, helping farmers harvest (丰收) or picking fresh fruit on the farm?     4     You will take the lesson from 14:00 to 18:00 every Sunday.

Please click (点击) www.courseplan.com to know more about the labor lessons.

A．This lesson can make your dream come true.

B．It’s a good way to help you get some living skills.

C．In this lesson, students can know where the rice comes from.

D．Every Wednesday, a two-hour lesson can help you a lot.

E．Would you like to take lessons out of classrooms?

10 . Jackie is my good friend.     1     They are his grandparents, parents, a brother and a sister. His grandparents are seventy-five years old. They have gray hair. They don’t work. They like reading and playing Taiji. His father is an office worker. He works in an office.     2     He is tall. He looks strong. His mother is a waitress. She works in a restaurant. She has a round face. Her hair is long and black.     3     Jackie is a student, too. They are in the same school but in different grades.     4     They usually have breakfast and lunch at school. Jackie’s grandparents cook for them at home.     5     They often have dinner at home. They are very happy.

A．They don’t go out for dinner.

B．He often goes to work by car.

C．Jackie’s brother and sister are students.

D．He has a big family.

E．They usually get up at half past six.