1 . In America, there are chores for children of different ages. American people think that it’s important to tell children about their duty in the family. Use this list of age chores for your children.

Ages 2-3 ◆Help make the bed; ◆Pick up toys and books; ◆Take laundry to the laundry room(洗衣房); ◆Help feed pets.	Ages 4-5 ◆Clear and set the table; ◆Help cook dinner; ◆Put away groceries(杂货).
Ages 6-8 ◆Take care of pets; ◆Take out the rubbish.	Ages 9-12 ◆Help wash the car; ◆Learn to do the dishes; ◆Clean the bathroom.

1. This passage tells us something about ________.

A．American children	B．Chinese children
C．Children all over the world	D．people all over the world

2. American people think children should do chores in the family because ________.

A．children have nothing to do except(除了) playing

B．they think children should develop good habits

C．They think it’s important to let children know their duty in the family

D．Parents want their children to be good

3. Bob is 3 years old, he can ________.

A．set the table

B．help make the bed

C．do the dishes

D．take out the rubbish

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Children should help parents do housework.

B．A 5-year-old child can help make dinner.

C．A 10-year-old child should be able to clean the bathroom.

D．12-year-old Mary may not be able to do the dishes.

5. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Why children should do chores.

B．What chores American children of different ages should do.

C．Children have duty in the family.

D．Different opinions on chores.

2 . Different schools have different rules（规则）. Here are some funny school rules:

Japanese rules

Most schools ask the students to wear school uniforms. But in many Japanese schools, if（如果）the schools don't know, students can't go to cinemas, play video games or leave home in the evening.

Different rules in the U.S.

In some schools, students must wear indoor shoes in school every day. So the students can't fall down（摔倒）, and they are safe on the floors. They can keep the schools clean, too. Students can't eat gum（口香糖）, because it's hard to clean.

No long hair In the U.K.

Students can't have long hair in some English schools. But the students can have certain hairstyles（特定的发型）during the World Cup years.

1. The students can't leave home in the evening in_________if they don't tell their schools.

A．Japan

B．the U.S.

C．the U.K.

D．Canada

2. The students can't eat gum at school in the U.S. because_________.

A．it is not safe

B．it's hard to clean

C．they have no time

D．they have no money

3. The underlined word “safe”means_________.

A．干净的

B．安全的

C．漂亮的

D．光滑的

4. This passage is mainly about_________.

A．school uniforms

B．school indoor shoes

C．school hairstyles

D．funny school rules

3 .

Many people believe that technologies (技术) are great for learning. Today, teaching tools such as PDAs ( personal digital assistant掌上电脑) are used in a lot of subjects, such as English.

History and Science.

Many teachers are supporters of using PDAs in language learning. There are several advantages (好处). They say students can have more time for discussion in the classroom because they can get ready for their lessons with the help of PDAs. For example, they can listen to articles at home. They also say that PDAs can help students learn without teachers' help. Some students might need to listen to an article many times to understand it. They can use PDAs to listen to it again and again.

The students are also happy to use PDAs. They think using PDAs is an enjoyable way to learn. It will make the classes much more interesting. And they can learn more in class. Teaching notes are stored in their PDAs and easy to find.

However, many parents complain (抱怨) that PDAs are doing harm to students. They worry that students will use them to download (下载) teaching notes and use them to cheat (作弊) during exams. If a student spends more time on a PDA, he will have less time to talk with teachers and classmates.

In a word, education needs to make changes with times as technology is playing an important part. Let's look forward to a wonderful future when PDAs and other technologies can add a lot to the classroom.

1. What can students use PDAs to do? List one thing from the passage.
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2. Why do many parents complain that PDAs are doing harm to students?
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3. Do you think using PDAs is an enjoyable way to learn? Why or why not?
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4 . It is late at night. A car stops in the middle of a forest. After dropping off their three teenagers, the parents say "good luck" and drive away.    1    .

It may sound crazy to you, but this is a special tradition in the Netherlands(荷兰) called “dropping”. Dutch(荷兰的) people believe that children should not depend too much on their parents.    2    American parenting writer Lenore Skenazy said, “When you let children out doing some things by themselves, all the good things happen -the self-confidence and happiness."

Although the Dutch enjoy this tradition, other people think it's a bad idea.     3    “I don't think it's a nice thing for kids," said one parent from the US. “It's late and long and kids might be scared."

People have many different opinions about parenting.     4    They worry too much about their children and pay attention to everything they do - like something flying over their children. In their eyes, children need to be protected all the time.

What is a good parenting style? An American Parenting expert kenneth Ginsburg says “    5    ”. As Ginsburg writes “parents should make sure their children don't crash (碰撞) against the rocks, yet allow them to ride the waves, even if they get a little choppy (波涛汹涌的) sometimes”.

A．Some parents don't think it is responsible (负责任的) parenting.

B．The teenagers, totally lost, have to find their way back home by themselves.

C．And they should learn how to solve problems through activities like “dropping”.

D．Good parents need to find a balance between protecting their children and letting go.

E．The teenagers have fun singing and dancing together and don't want to go back home.

F．In China, some parents try too hard and become "helicopter parents”, which is basically the opposite of "dropping”.

5 . There was a class of students who were very unruly (难管教的). _________ of the teachers wanted to teach them. So the headmaster called a teacher_______ had just given up her job at a different school. He asked her if she would like to come in and teach at the school for one term. And she_______.

The headmaster decided not to tell the teacher about the class, afraid that she would be scared off. After the new teacher had been on the job for a month, the headmaster sat in the class to see how things were going. _______ , the students were well-behaved. After the class, the headmaster_______the teacher for her work. She_______him for giving her such a well-behaved class to teach.   But the headmaster said he really didn't deserve (值得) any thanks.

She laughed and told him,“You see, I deserved your_______on my first day here. I looked in the desk drawer and found a list of the students' IQ scores. I knew that I had a challenging group of kids here- they're so_______that I would have to work really hard to make school interesting for them.”

She opened the drawer and the headmaster saw a_______with the students' names and the numbers 136, 145, 127, 128 and so on written next to the names.

The headmaster laughed. Those weren’t their IQ __________ , but their locker (储物柜) numbers!

1.

A．Neither

B．All

C．None

2.

A．who

B．which

C．what

3.

A．doubted

B．disagreed

C．agreed

4.

A．Undoubtedly

B．Surprisingly

C．Unluckily

5.

A．questioned

B．punished

C．praised

6.

A．thanked

B．pardoned

C．admired

7.

A．trick

B．mistake

C．secret

8.

A．smart

B．stupid

C．hard-working

9.

A．test

B．list

C．notice

10.

A．cases

B．instruments

C．scores

6 . 请阅读 Amy 在她的个人主页上写的一篇日志,根据所提供的信息,回答下列问题。

A few days ago, I was walking down the street when I met a group of students in uniforms. I was shocked to see that the girls’ skirts were very short and they were wearing a lot of make-up. The boys looked very untidy. Their shirts were dirty and some of them even had their shirt fronts open. I noticed that some of the students had their ears and noses pierced, which should not be allowed at school. And the other day, I was on the subway when I saw some boys wearing uniforms of the same local school. Instead of sitting quietly, these boys kept making noises and saying dirty words. All the other passengers were looking at them and wondering how it was possible for students like these boys. They were really showing a bad image （形象）of their school, which was shameful. I am a mother of two teenagers of the same school. After seeing those boys and girls, I am worried if my children also behave like this. I don’t know about it. Do students in this school know what is allowed when they are wearing the school uniforms ? I think the school should be stricter with the students. And I think all the students should be taught how to be polite.

1. Why was the writer shocked at about the girls’ skirts?
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2. Where did the writer see the badly-behaved boys?
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3. What bad image did these badly-behaved boys showed?
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4. How many children did the writer have?
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5. What does the writer think all the students should be taught?
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7 . 随着网络的发展及网上课程的开设，有人建议中学生从此不必进入学校学习各门课程，只需要在网络上进行学习，该建议在你班同学中引起了热议。在今天的口语课上，老师组织大家对此发表自己的看法。请你根据表格中的提示信息用英语写一篇短文介绍讨论情况并谈谈你的看法。

Study on the Internet or at school
Study on the Internet	choose to study whatever they are interested in. learn at any time and at any place
Study at school	communicate with teachers face to face. make friends easily
Your opinions

要求：1．内容就包括表格中所有的提示信息，可适当发挥；2．80词左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。
       With the development of the Internet, some people think students just need to learn online instead of going to school every day. It is a hot topic and it has caused a heated discussion in our class._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8 . More and more Chinese students are putting study tours in foreign countries on their plans this summer.

Including language courses, sightseeing and international communication(交流), study tours meet the needs of Chinese parents and students for a long and fruitful holiday.

A recent report showed most study tour participants (参与者) were teenagers in middle schools. According to the report, 73 percent were middle school students, 11 percent primary school students and only 3 percent college students. And it’s getting more and more popular in middle schools.

According to a blue book about study tours, developing children’s horizons(视野) was the No. 1 reason for parents, while improving language skills, experiencing independence(独立) and different cultures were also popular.

Zhan Fuman, a 14-year-old girl from Guangzhou, is now on a 15-day study tour in Australia with a price tag of 32,800 yuan (about 4,870 U.S. dollars), and she went to the United States for her first study tour last winter. “She has been much more confident (自信) and independent since her first tour in the U. S. and learnt to use knowledge from books and real life communication,” said Zhu Wanxia, Zhan’s mother. “Going on a study tour does not lead to going to a foreign university in the future,” Zhu said, adding that she preferred her child to go to a top Chinese university instead.

1. Which of the following is NOT included in a study tour according to the passage?

A．Language courses and sightseeing.

B．Meeting friends in foreign countries.

C．International communication.

2. Who is more likely to have a study tour according to the report?

A．Jenny, 3 years old.

B．Mike, 14 years old.

C．John, 22 years old.

3. What is the most important reason for parents to let their children have a study tour?

A．Developing children’s horizons.

B．Improving language skills.

C．Experiencing independence.

4. Zhan Fuman has been much more confident and independent after ________.

A．she went to Australia for a study tour

B．she went to America for a study tour

C．she went to school in Guangzhou

5. Which of the following is NOT true about a study tour?

A．More and more college students want to have a study tour.

B．One may know more about different cultures from a study tour.

C．It may help to learn to use knowledge from books and real life communication

9 . Within half a year, you will enter senior high school. Then, in Senior 2 or even Senior 1, you will have to     1     a choice—become a humanities student (文科生) or a science student (理科生). In the national college entrance examination, humanities students will take exams in history, geography and politics, while science students take physics, chemistry and biology tests. However, some may find the division (划分) is too limiting (限制的): Why must we choose     2     humanities or science?

China is actually changing its national college entrance exams now. Over 12 provincial-level regions have already said they would not have the science-humanities division in the next few years. Students are still required to choose three subjects from the six. But they can choose     3     three. That means they can freely choose the subjects they are good at or interested in.

However, not everyone likes this change. Some worry students have problems making the right decisions because there are too many choices. Others worry this change will cause students to learn more subjects if they are not sure about what subjects to choose.     4    , the division seems easier, but it is not good for students’ future development. Many students are too young to have the clear ideas about their future jobs     5     the subjects they choose to learn now may be useless in the future.

And some schools in Shanghai have already     6     out a lot about how to help students face the new change. Teachers can help students get to know their advantages and disadvantages. Then students can choose the courses they want and take the classes in different classrooms. Students can also experience different jobs in real life to know what knowledge is needed. We can find that     7     not only happen in exams, but also in courses and schools.

In a word, no matter what will happen in the future, for now, you have to get used to the new situation as     8     as possible.