2 . Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents.They don’t know how to do ________. Because their parents do almost everything for them at home. This is a big problem.

Joy is 14 years old. One day her parents went away ________ business, so she had to stay at home alone. At first she thought she would be happy ________ her parents were not in. She could do everything ________ she like. But it was six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt ________ “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 _______ know how to cook. At that moment, she missed her ______ very much. At last she could only go to the supermarket and ________ some food to eat.

Many of teenagers are as _______ as Joy. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking or dressing themselves ________. They shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.

1.

A．homework

B．shopping

C．business

D．housework

2.

A．in

B．at

C．on

D．with

3.

A．so

B．because

C．but

D．until

4.

A．that

B．where

C．what

D．why

5.

A．hungry

B．angry

C．tired

D．bored

6.

A．couldn’t

B．didn’t

C．hadn’t

D．wouldn’t

7.

A．cousin

B．aunt

C．brother

D．parents

8.

A．made

B．bought

C．gave

D．saw

9.

A．similar

B．hard

C．different

D．kind

10.

A．badly

B．carelessly

C．properly

D．slowly

3 . 听材料，回答下列小题。
1. What does the speaker spend less time doing than before?

A．Cooking meals.

B．Working in the office.

C．Ordering a take-away

2. What does the speaker have for lunch during the week?

A．A pizza.

B．A pancake.

C．A sandwich.

3. Who does the speaker often talk with on the phone?

A．Her mother.

B．Her daughter.

C．Her son.

4. When did Pam get married?

A．Last week.

B．Last month.

C．Last year.

4 . ChoreMonster: make chores fun for kids!

ChoreMonster is a must-have app for families. It makes chores fun.

Kids get points by finishing their chores.

Kids get gifts like ice-cream, an hour of computer games, or a camping trip.

Parents plan their children’s chores and the gifts they can get.

Here’s what ChoreMonster users and newspapers said:

             I’ve always been surprised since I downloaded the ChoreMonster app. My girls can’t wait to help around the house!

——Jenny

The kids were excited about ChoreMonster. They woke up early and asked for more chores.

——Lisa

ChoreMonster seems to make the room tidy and the clothes clean.

——The New York Times

ChoreMonster is best for kids from 4 to 12. If you need help in teaching your kids how to do chores, download ChoreMonster today.

1. What does ChoreMonster help kids do?

A．Make ice-cream.

B．Play computer games.

C．Plan camping trips.

D．Do housework.

2. Who is ChoreMonster best for?

A．Amy’s three-year-old boy.	B．Jack, an 11-year-old student.
C．Mary, a 15-year-old girl.	D．Betty, a 17-year-old teenager.

3. What can we learn about ChoreMonster?

A．Kids can get money by using ChoreMonster.

B．Parents plan what gifts their kids can get.

C．People need to pay for downloading ChoreMonster.

D．ChoreMonster can help kids with their homework.

5 . 在今天的英语课上，同学们就“中学生是否应该做家务”这一话题进行了讨论。有部分同学认为做家务浪费时间，而且那是父母的事情；还有的同学认为做家务得要报酬。你同意他们的观点吗？请谈谈你的看法。

写作要求：
要求：
1、语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，书写工整；文中不出现真实的人名学校；
2、词数：90词左右；
3、卷面整洁，排版工整，书写漂亮。
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6 . 在校 “劳动教育月” 期间，你校英语报发起了“A Helper at Home” 主题征文活动。请根据下表信息，用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你经常做的至少两项家务以及你的感受。

What you often do at home	What you have learned
◆cook meals               ◆water flowers ◆wash the dishes        ◆look after pets ◆take out the rubbish        ◆…	◆life skills； ◆responsibility (责任)； ◆…

注意：
(1)表格中的内容要点仅供选择使用，可适当增加细节；
(2)词数：80-100；
(3)短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。
短文首句：I have always been a good helper at home.
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7 . I have three children and I make them do housework. However, my mother-in-law (婆婆) doesn’t agree with me. She thinks I’m much too harsh. In her opinion, it is adults’ job to do housework.

I think our family is made up of five family members. No one in the family is more important than others, so each member should help with chores. I don’t ask my children to do the same chores, because their ages are different.

At the end of the day, after they finish playing with their toys, I ask them to put the toys away. If they don’t, they will have to say goodbye to their toys. I expect my children to set the table at night and help fold their own clothes. I don’t think I’m asking too much.

I know they are tired after a long day’s study at school, but that’s life-harsh but real. I don’t want to pay them for doing some chores. They live in the house, so they should help out with some things in the house. No one is going to pay them for cleaning up their rooms later in life and I’m not about to start doing it now.

Some parents protect their children too much from anything unpleasant (使人不愉快的) and make their children’s lives too comfortable and safe, but I’m not interested in that way. I hope my children are able to look after themselves and can be independent early.

1. What can we learn about the writer’s mother-in-law?

A．She doesn’t get on well with the kids.

B．She doesn’t like doing housework.

C．She doesn’t want the children to do housework.

D．She doesn’t want the writer to do housework.

2. The underlined word “harsh” here means “_________” in Chinese.

A．严厉的

B．幼稚的

C．纵容的

D．嚣张的

3. If the children don’t put away their toys, the writer _________.

A．won’t give the children pocket money	B．will ask her mother-in-law to do it
C．will just put the toys away by herself	D．will probably throw the toys away

8 . 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.

9 . 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

10 . 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