1 . 俗话说：“家和万事兴。”和睦的家庭能给每一位家庭成员带来温暖、快乐、健康、智慧和前进的力量。英语课上，你们开展了一次“What can we do to make home a happier place?”为主题的讨论，同学们都把自己的想法写在了卡片上，并由你作为代表整理同学们的观点向校刊投稿。

要求：
1. 短文应包含卡片上的观点，可适当发挥；
2. 文中不能出现真实的人名、校名；
3. 词数80左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

What can we do to make home a happier place?

Recently, we have had a discussion about what we can do to make home a happier place in our English class.

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2 . Hi Dave,

I’m writing to you because I want a penfriend. I can share my ________ with you and get to know yours! I live in a village on Sark. Sark is a very ________ island (岛). You can ride a horse and get around the island in just an hour. Only 600 people live on Sark. I’m ________ here because my family and friends are with me. I love school, too. There’s only one ________ on Sark. Here my classmates and teachers are all very nice. We don’t often play sports like ________ or basketball because there aren’t many people to make teams. Beaches here are always ________ as we never leave things here and there on the beaches. There is a library ________ there aren’t any shopping centres on the island. We have to go by boat for an hour to other places to ________ things! On Sark, there aren’t any cars on the road. We ride our bikes everywhere.

I love this small island and I want to make friends from other places too. I know New York is a big ________. Do you like living there? Also, would you like to send some ________ of it to me? In this way, I can know what your life look like there. Please email me soon.

Yours,

Alex

1.

A．life

B．friend

C．future

D．tour

2.

A．busy

B．safe

C．fresh

D．small

3.

A．afraid

B．healthy

C．famous

D．happy

4.

A．theatre

B．school

C．club

D．team

5.

A．swimming

B．running

C．football

D．tennis

6.

A．clean

B．free

C．large

D．open

7.

A．but

B．so

C．because

D．or

8.

A．make

B．buy

C．try

D．study

9.

A．country

B．village

C．city

D．island

10.

A．shirts

B．photos

C．watches

D．products

3 . It’s Friday evening. My daughters sighed (叹息) when I gently took the iPads away from their laps. One by one, our screens were turned off. We lit the candles and sat down to have a big meal.

We call it our “Technology Shabbat” (科技安息日), which lasts from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday.

I first understood the importance of “Technology Shabbat” in 2008, when my father had got brain cancer. Some days he would have only one awake hour, and the only thing I wanted to do was to be with him. When I looked after my father, I turned off my mobile phone.

During our “Technology Shabbat”, time slows down. Our Saturdays now feel like mini-vacations. We drive cars or ride bikes. We work in the garden, play board games and cook meals with our kids. I feel like a better mother, wife and person.

Keeping a balance between the good and the bad of technology is important for my family. The technology helps us share knowledge and funny ideas all over the world. But the technology also takes something away from us. When we stay up late at night linking (连接) from website to website or sending messages, we click again and again until we have been overloaded (超负荷的).

Now we’re rushing into the time full of high technology. We should pay attention to what we are doing online and when we should go offline.

I will always remember the most important thing in my family: Technology Shabbat.

1. When is “Technology Shabbat” in the writer’s family?

A．From sunrise on Friday to sunrise on Saturday.

B．From sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday.

C．From sunrise on Friday to sunrise on Sunday.

D．From sunset on Friday to sunset on Sunday.

2. Why did the writer’s family have “Technology Shabbat” every week?

A．To save energy.	B．To save money.
C．To enjoy life together.	D．To stay away from others.

3. What do the writer’s family do during their “Technology Shabbat”?

A．They drive their car or ride bikes for mini-vacations.

B．They turn on the light and sit down to have a big meal.

C．They play computer games in the park and cook meals.

D．They stay up late at night linking from website to website.

4. What’s the main idea of this text?

A．Every family must have “Technology Shabbat”.

B．A woman should learn to be a good mother or wife.

C．People need to stay away from technology properly.

D．People had better not send messages, e-mails or chat online.

4 . Everyone has different ways of getting their kids to do housework. Here are some ideas which I think would work.

Start young. Of course, when your kids are babies, you can just talk to them, but at the same time, letting them see you at work might help especially if your kids are toddlers (学步的儿童).

You can give them some easy housework to do like washing vegetables, handing you things, and taking out the rubbish. And when they do a good job, you can reward them with some candies or ice-cream.

You can get them to clean or tidy their things. For example, you can let them clean their own room and put away their own toys.

Do the housework together. Let them help you while you are folding clothes. They can pass you the clothes. When you get back home from shopping, they can help you to put away your items (物品). They can pass the items to you while you put them in order.

Remember: When you get your children to help you, you should make them feel as if they’re doing a great thing by praising them .You can say something like “What a strong boy you are!” or “You’re so helpful.” It will make them feel happy and be ready to help you next time.

1. How many ways does the writer mention to make children do housework?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Six.

D．Seven.

2. What does the underlined word “reward” mean in Chinese?

A．考查

B．关爱

C．对待

D．奖励

3. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 5?

A．Let children do housework with you.

B．Folding all the clothes is difficult for children.

C．Children can do some housework by themselves.

D．Children can help you with some shopping items.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Children can only help to pass you clothes.

B．For toddlers, you can let them see you at work.

C．Washing vegetables is a kind of easy housework for children.

D．Words like “You’re so helpful.”can make children feel happy.

5. Where can we probably read the passage?

A．In a science book.	B．In a family letter.
C．In a life newspaper.	D．On a school noticeboard (布告板).

5 .

Lily’s Weekly Chores      Lily’s mother wants her daughter Lily to do some chores every day. She doesn’t want Lily to depend on her too much. Lily can learn some life skills and get some pocket money (零花钱) at the same time. Let’s take a look at what chores Lily does in a week.
Paid (付费的) Chores
Monday	Wash clothes	¥3
Tuesday	Help cook dinner	¥4
Wednesday	Do the dishes	¥2
Thursday	Sweep the floor	¥2
Friday	Take out the rubbish	¥1
Saturday	Clean the bathroom	¥3
Sunday	Wash the car	¥5
Unpaid Chores (Every day) *Make her bed*Set the table*Walk the dog *Collect her own things (toys, books, clothes…)

1. What chores does Lily do on Thursdays?

A．She washes clothes.

B．She helps cook dinner.

C．She sweeps the floor.

D．She takes out the rubbish.

2. How much money can Lily get in total by doing chores in a week?

A．¥18.

B．¥20.

C．¥23.

D．¥25.

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Lily’s weekly chores?

A．Lily’s mother wants Lily to be independent.

B．Lily can get the most money by cooking dinner.

C．Lily can get pocket money for all of her chores.

D．Lily doesn’t need to walk the dog on Fridays.

7 . Nick is like (像) many other boys in his town. He goes to school, does his homework, has fun with his friends and likes to do sports. But in his free time from Monday to Friday. Nick does something different. He makes dinner for his mom, dad, brother and sister. They all like the food Nick makes for dinner.

“I think it’s ________ for children to learn how to cook (做饭). It isn’t only parents’ work,” Nick’s mother says, “Children need to learn school subjects, but they also need other life skills (技能) to help them in today’s world. I teach Nick how to make some easy meals. Now he can use recipes (食谱) in books to make dinner.”

“I love cooking and I think I’m really good at it. No friends around me can cook. I don’t know why. It’s not difficult and it’s great fun!” Nick says.

At first, like other children, Nick is kind of lazy and doesn’t help with the housework at home. So his mom isn’t happy with him. But now, things are different.

1. What doesn’t Nick do in his everyday life?

A．Study.

B．Exercise.

C．Write recipes.

D．Stay with friends.

2. Which word can be put in the blank (空白处) “________” in the second paragraph?

A．funny

B．boring

C．interesting

D．important.

3. Nick’s mother’s words show us that ________.

A．cooking is a useful life skill

B．cooking is difficult for children

C．children doesn’t need to study well

D．cooking is only parents’ work

4. Nick thinks cooking is ________.

A．difficult

B．interesting

C．boring

D．tiring

5. What can we know from the passage?

A．Nick’s mother never cooks dinner at home.

B．Nick’s mother is happy when he cooks dinner.

C．Nick’s father often teaches him to cook.

D．Nick’s father doesn’t like the food Nick cooks.

9 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，每空一词(空白处所填词为虚词)。

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 15, a white gardenia (栀子花) was     1     (send) to my house. No card or no note came with it.

I never stopped     2     (imagine) who the giver might be. My mother helped me to imagine. She’d ask me if I had been kind     3     someone else. Perhaps it was the neighbor I helped. Or maybe it was the old man whose mail I picked up during the winter in order not to let him fall down. As     4     teenager, I had more fun guessing that it might be a boy l liked.

I still remembered my father died of a heart attack (心脏病) before     5     (graduation) from the high school. At that time, I was so sad. Before my father died, my mother and I had gone shopping for a dress. We found a really nice one,     6     it was the wrong size. After my father died, I     7     (complete) forgot about the dress.

One day, I suddenly found that     8     (beauty) dress, in the right size, on the sofa in the living room. It’s my mother that wanted me to feel loved all the time and believe that there was the very magic in the world although we were in the face of trouble.       

My mother died ten     9     (day) after I was married. Unluckily, that was the year without gardenias. However, what my mother hoped is deep in my mind. My mother wants     10     (I) to be like the gardenia because the language of gardenia flowers includes hope, love from family, persistence and effort (坚持和努力), thanks, as well as health.

10 . 本学期很快过半，相信你的生活一定发生了一些变化。假如你是李华，根据以下提示问题，从学习状况、课外活动、家务劳动等方面给你的好友Mario写一封信，介绍这学期以来你的生活。

How is your schoolwork? Do you feel stressed?
What do you do after school? How do you like it?
How do you share the housework?
Something more about it.
注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数100词左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dcar Mario,

How’s everything going? Something has changed in my life this term.

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Anything new about your life? Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua