1 . 阅读短文，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。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Many people have old phones, computers, and cables that are just sitting in boxes or bags in their homes. Here’s how you can tidy up your home by recycling these items (物品).

Get organized

Before you start, prepare rubbish bags, recycling bags and a box for charity. You need to have different places for different things.     1    

Small victories matter

It doesn’t matter how much you can do at once. Start with one area and work on it until it’s done. If you don’t finish everything, that’s okay.     2    

Donate and recycle

    3     Clothes, shoes, books, wood, toys, batteries. There’s always a place for them. Look around your neighborhood for drop-off points.

Use photos to save space

Did you know that taking a photo of something can help you remember it without actually keeping the item? You keep things because you have memories with them.     4     It may help you let go and clear the space.

People often get upset when they don’t throw away as much as they hoped to. Don’t worry if you feel like that. Always revisit areas where you have worked. You’ll probably find more things to go.

A．You may really miss things sometimes.

B．Don’t just put them back in the cupboard (橱柜).

C．Try taking a photo and see how it makes you feel.

D．Even cleaning up a small area can give you big excitement.

E．You may be surprised that most things can be reused or recycled.

2 . One day, Nick’s mother bought some plums (李子) from a market. She washed them and put them on the table. His mother wanted to give the plums to the children after dinner.

Nick hadn’t tasted plums and really wanted to taste them. He said to himself, “No one will notice if I take one.” He looked around and didn’t find anyone in the room. Then he took a big plum and ate it quickly. The plum was really delicious.

When it was time for dinner, his mother counted (数) the plums and found out that one was missing. She told her husband about it.

After a while, the whole family sat around the table to have dinner. Nick’s father asked, “Did anyone eat a plum without telling your mother?” Nick’s heart began to beat very fast. His face turned red. He lied and said that he hadn’t eaten the plum.

The father said again, “Plums have small stones inside. If you swallow (吞下) a stone, you will die the next day. That’s what really makes me worried.”

The father’s trick worked. Nick became very upset. He stood up and said. “I didn’t eat the stone. I threw it out of the window.”

The parents laughed and knew who ate the plum. The father touched Nick’s head and said, “It doesn’t matter you ate the plum, but it’s wrong of you to tell a lie.”

1. How did Nick’s mother make sure one plum was missing?

A．By asking her husband.	B．By counting the plums.
C．By asking Nick a question.	D．By asking her other children.

2. Nick’s father said plums had small stones inside because ________.

A．he wanted to know who ate the plum

B．he wanted to collect the stones together

C．he worried one of his children would die

D．the stones were bad for his children’s health

3. From the passage we can infer (推断) that Nick’s father is ________.

A．quiet

B．serious

C．shy

D．clever

4. From the passage, we learn that ________.

A．Nick ate the plum and lied to his father

B．Nick ate the stone of the plum and was sick

C．Nick washed the plums and put them on the table

D．Nick picked up a plum and threw it out of the window

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

A．The Love for Our Family	B．The Problems between Parents and Kids
C．Be Honest and Never Tell Lies	D．Be Good to Our Parents

3 . Should parents ask their children to do chores?     1    . They think that children are too young to cook or clean for themselves or their parents. But many people believe that children can learn a lot from doing regular chores. Parents should help children learn to do the housework that they will have to do when they live on their own.     2    .

Most experts (专家) do agree.     3    . Parents shouldn’t, of course, ask a schoolboy to cook when he is doing his homework. If the child has activities after school, the time left to do chores may be short.     4    .

When a child does what his parents ask him to do happily, he will probably have the feeling of growing up. Chores can be useful. They are a teaching tool (工具). Parents use the tool to teach children so that they can take care of themselves someday.     5    . If parents don’t keep a clean house, children won’t find any reason to do chores.

从下面选项中选出适当的句子补全短文，使短文意思通顺，结构完整。

A．And doing chores also gives children a sense of responsibility, importance and confidence

B．And please make sure that parents also do chores

C．However, the time of doing chores should suit children

D．Some believe that children should not do chores

E．Perhaps more chores on weekends can be helpful

F．Nowadays children spend too much time on their schoolwork

4 . 听下面一段短文，请根据所听内容完成下面的填空。每空一词。该短文读三遍。
1. On weekends and she often ________ ________ with friends.
2. Sometimes she read novels when she went to the ________.
3. She usually ________ by herself.
4. She is happy to ________ ________ ________ them at home.
5. She has a feeling of ________.

5 . 阅读下面的短文，从方框里选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空。

through；use；communicate；over；several；condition；popular；run；with；hard

    1     the last few centuries, there have been many changes in our lives.

To start with, people were not able to travel such a long distance in such a short time in the past. Planes were not very     2     at that time because they     3     to be a very expensive way to travel. Nowadays, we have fast, comfortable vehicles, such as cars and high-speed trains.

Secondly, in the past, people had to work much     4     because they did not have the tools that we have today. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is done by computers and machines.

Thirdly, in the past, the living     5     were not as good as they are now. There were no bathrooms or     6     water in many houses, and many people could not buy things like fridges, TV sets or washing machines. Now, most families have     7     of these things.

Lastly,     8     have become much easier than before. In the past, we kept in touch     9     others by writing letters or sending faxes, but now we have many other ways to choose from, such as making a phone call, sending emails or messages and chatting online. Moreover, we can even see the people whom we are making a phone call with     10     mobile phones, and we can see each other while chatting online. The most surprising thing is that we can make a phone call with the astronauts and see them when they are in space. What a magical thing!

Thanks to the technology, especially the Internet, our lives have become much easier and happier than before. I’m sure they will become more wonderful in the future. Don’t you think so?

6 . Chores were not popular at my house. My children didn’t like to do chores. They always saw me do chores, but they hardly ever helped me do them.

A year ago, I made a game called “The Endless Chore Game”. It is really great. Here’s how the game works.

I make a card with forty squares (方框), and I write a different chore on each square. These chores can be easy and interesting like making dessert. Then my family rolls the dice (骰子) to decide what chores we have to do. The card also has a few squares with fun things, like watching TV and singing. If you are lucky, you can watch TV when the others are doing the chores.

My son likes the game very much. He goes to the kitchen happily every morning to do the game. It is really a good way to make my children do chores. You can have a try if you have the same problem as me.

1. The writer’s family began to do the game ________ ago.

A．one year

B．one month

C．two years

D．two months

2. What do you need to do “The Endless Chore Game”?

A．A card.

B．A dice.

C．A card and a dice.

D．A card and forty dice.

3. When does the writer’s family do the game?

A．In the morning.

B．In the afternoon.

C．In the evening.

D．We don’t know.

4. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．the writer only has one child

B．everyone in the writer’s family likes playing the game

C．the writer wrote this passage to parents

D．everyone in the writer’s family has to do the chores every day

7 . 从方框中选择正确选项，其中有一个选项与对话内容无关。
A: Hey, Amy!
B:     1    
A: Oh, you are busy.     2    
B: I’m making a list. I have to do a lot of things today.
A:     3    
B: I have to clean my room, study for my English test and prepare a birthday gift for a friend.
A: OK. Can you help me when you’re free?
B:     4     What do you need me to do?
A:     5    
B: All right. I can do it now.
A: Thank you! Remember to put the recyclable bottles in the right place.

A．What do you have to do?

B．Yes? Mum, I am busy.

C．Take out the rubbish, please.

D．What are you doing?

E．No problem!

F．You are late for school.

8 .

The World for Teenagers

Question in June: What do you often do after class? Maria from Russia I often use old clothes that people don’t wear any more to make bags. I opened a small shop in my neighbourhood and set up a website to sell the bags online. Many customers think they are wonderful. Now I plan to write a new book about ways to use old clothes. Lele from China Museums often teach me a lot. I have ever been to many museums, such as the ones in Beijing, Xi’an and so on. But the Hangzhou National Tea Museum is my favorite. It’s in this museum that I knew about the history of tea. I watched the tea art performances. They showed how to make a perfect cup of tea with tea sets. Angela from France I often cook Chinese food at home. I can make dumplings and Yangzhou Fried Rice. My favorite is Yunnan Rice Noodles. To make the food, we need to have rice noodles, chicken soup, vegetables and eggs. My parents often cook Chinese food as well, especially gongbao chicken.

1. What does Maria often do after class?

A．Visits museums.	B．Writes some books.
C．Makes Chinese food.	D．Uses old clothes to make bags.

2. What does Lele learn from the Hangzhou National Tea Museum?

A．The history of tea.	B．The stories of Hangzhou.
C．The performance of tea art.	D．The skill of making tea sets.

3. What is Angela’s favorite food?

A．Dumplings.

B．Gongbao chicken.

C．Yunnan Rice Noodles.

D．Yangzhou Fried Rice.

10 . 你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据所听内容在每小题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
1. Where did the speaker find her toy bear?

A．On her desk.

B．Under her bed.

C．Under the sofa.

2. Who bought the toy bear for the speaker?

A．Her parents.

B．Her sister.

C．Her uncle.

3. How did the speaker feel when she saw Tim again?

A．Happy and surprised.

B．Happy and sad.

C．Happy and excited.

4. Why did the speaker feel happy when she saw Tim again?

A．Because she could have a friend to talk with.

B．Because she remembered her cheerful old days.

C．Because she would show it to her family.

5. What did Tim bring to the speaker’s whole family?

A．Sweet food.

B．Good memories.

C．Funny games.