1 . With the young unable to afford to leave home and the old at risk of isolation(孤独), more families are choosing to live together.

The doorway to peace and quiet, for Nick Bright at least, leads straight to his mother-in-law, she lives on the ground floor, while he lives upstairs with his wife and their two daughters.

Four years ago they all moved into a three-storey Victorian house in Bristol - one of a growing number of multigenerational families in the UK living together under the same roof. They share a front door and a washing machine, but Rita Whitehead has her own kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room on the ground floor.

“We floated the idea to my mum of sharing at a house,” says Kathryn Whitehead. Rita cuts in: “We spoke more with Nick because I think it’s a big thing for Nick to live with his mother-in-law.”

And what does Nick think? “From my standpoint, it all seems to work very well. Would I recommend it? Yes, I think I would.”

It’s hard to tell exactly how many people agree with him, but research indicates that the numbers have been rising for some time. Official reports suggest that the number of households with three generations living together had risen from 325,000 in 2001to 419,000 in 2013.

Other varieties of multigenerational family are more common. Some people live with their elderly parents; many more adult children are returning to the family home, if they ever left. It is said that about 20% of 25-34-year-olds live with their parents, compared with 16% in 1991.The total number of all multigenerational households in Britain is thought to be about 1.8 million.

Stories like that are more common in parts of the world where multigenerational living is more firmly rooted. In India, particularly outside cities, young women are expected to move in with their husband’s family when they get married.

1. Who mainly uses the ground floor in the Victorian house in Bristol?

A．Nick.

B．Rita.

C．Kathryn

D．The daughters.

2. What is Nick’s attitude towards sharing the house with his mother-in -law?

A．Positive.

B．Carefree.

C．Tolerant.

D．Unwilling.

3. What is the author’s statement about multigenerational family based on?

A．Family traditions.

B．Financial reports.

C．Published statistics.

D．Public opinions.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Lifestyles in different countries.	B．Conflicts between generations.
C．A housing problem in Britain.	D．A rising trend of living in the UK.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How much money does Chris have?

A．25 yuan.

B．50 yuan.

C．100 yuan.

2. What does Chris say about Pookie?

A．He is lost.

B．He is dead.

C．He is sick.

3. What do we know about Stan?

A．He has several kids.

B．He loves dogs.

C．He is helpful.

3 . When I was a boy, our big family would sometimes gather(聚集) together at my aunt's tiny house over the summer. _______ from all over the country would come in to _______. The adults would sit together in the living room to _______ and catch up on each other's lives. The kids would be sent out into the front yard to _______ while dinner was cooking for all of us.

We would play a good old-fashioned game of tag(捉人游戏). I remember one of those times_______ I was the youngest and smallest of all the kids there so I got _______ first and couldn't catch anyone else. Hard as I ran after my brothers and cousins, they were all too _______ for me. I grew more and more _______

As I sat thinking how I could _______ this difficult game, a good ________ came to me. I aimed at one of my brothers. Unluckily, I ________ I got up with tears in my eyes. Then things started to ________ I saw one of my cousins whom I met for the first time standing there. She ________ to run but was going much slower than before. I ________ caught up and tagged her. Then she ________ to me and smiled, ''You'd better run! '' I ran off laughing ________ she turned and started to run after others.

Now I see how her act of ________ that day saved me from ________ and returned me to joy. Although we hardly ever ________ each other, we were family and she loved me. I always remember what she did for me and would try my best to share ________with everyone.

1.

A．Coworkers

B．Friends

C．Classmates

D．Relatives

2.

A．work

B．visit

C．help

D．learn

3.

A．drink

B．read

C．sing

D．talk

4.

A．play

B．study

C．exercise

D．stand

5.

A．especially

B．carefully

C．quickly

D．naturally

6.

A．ignored

B．caught

C．punished

D．warned

7.

A．clever

B．strong

C．fast

D．tall

8.

A．lonely

B．frightened

C．popular

D．upset

9.

A．win

B．control

C．stop

D．leave

10.

A．purpose

B．idea

C．event

D．opinion

11.

A．broke down

B．gave in

C．fell down

D．moved off

12.

A．change

B．happen

C．develop

D．appear

13.

A．promised

B．started

C．voted

D．remembered

14.

A．happily

B．proudly

C．easily

D．simply

15.

A．joked

B．agreed

C．shouted

D．turned

16.

A．if

B．since

C．when

D．although

17.

A．kindness

B．bravery

C．honesty

D．confidence

18.

A．pain

B．danger

C．unfairness

D．sadness

19.

A．comforted

B．saw

C．helped

D．judged

20.

A．success

B．time

C．love

D．fun

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who is Macy?

A．Ed’s mother.

B．Ed’s teacher.

C．Ed’s friend.

2. How does Ed usually go to kindergarten?

A．By car.

B．On foot.

C．By bus.

3. What does Ed enjoy doing at the kindergarten?

A．Telling stories.

B．Singing songs.

C．Playing with others.

4. What do the teachers say about Ed?

A．He’s clever.

B．He’s quiet.

C．He’s brave.

5 . What is your most memorable(难忘的) Thanksgiving? For me, it was on the eve of the day.

The church had the names of ten families with more children and less pay planned to receive food baskets. As we packed the boxes in the fellowship hall, these families were excited over the food they were taking home. It would be the best meal many hadn’t enjoyed for months. As they were picking up their boxes happily, another family arrived. Father, mother and three children got off an old pickup truck and came inside the hall. This was a new family, not on our list. They had just heard there was food being given by a church.

I explained that we did not have enough for an extra family. And as I tried to make them sure that I would do what I could, an amazing thing happened. Without a word, a woman put down the box she was carrying and quickly found an empty box to place beside it. She began moving items from her box to share. Soon others followed her lead, and these poor people made an eleventh box for the new family.

1. The story happened on ____.

A．Thanksgiving Day Eve	B．Christmas Eve
C．New Year’ Eve	D．a church party

2. “ a new family ” here means____.

A．they were new here

B．they came the church for the first time

C．they hadn’t lived here long

D．their family name was out of the list

3. At last, _____families got the Thanksgiving Day presents.

A．11

B．10

C．12

D．no

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

A．A New Family.

B．A Thanksgiving Day.

C．The eleventh Box.

D．Delicious Food.

6 . Where did Jane grow up?

A．In Sweden.

B．In Switzerland.

C．In the US.

7 . I quietly placed my ear against the kitchen door. Mom had a male______! I peeked(偷看) around. Sitting there was a gentleman, the most handsome man I’d_____seen.

Mom was a young widow then with three children. My sister was ten, my brother four and I six. I______having a daddy. And I knew he was the one. Then I marched right into the______.

“Hi! I’m Patty. What’s your name?”

“George.”

Looking towards Mom, I asked, “Don’t you think my mom’s pretty?”

“Patty!” Mom scolded with______. “Go and check on Benny.”

George leaned forward and______, “Yes, I do. I’ll see you later, Patty. I think we will be good friends.”

George started______Mom more often. He always seemed happy to see me and never grew______of my endless questions.

Soon they entered into a______. For George, who’d never been married before, coming back from World War II and into a ready-made family took some______. One evening was especially bad. Benny was crying on the kitchen floor. Annie was______loudly it wasn’t her place to______that spoiled child. And I spilled a whole pot of butter milk. With a(n)______look, George muttered(嘟囔), “I must have been______to marry a woman with three kids.”

Mom fled to their bedroom in______, and George walked out. I hurried to the porch. “I’m sorry. I’ll be more careful next time. Please don’t______!”

____wiping my tears, he said, “We’re friends, and friends never______the people they love. Don’t worry. I’ll always be here.” Then he went to______Mom.

Over the years, George has always been there for me. I still turn to him with my______though he is 85.

1.

A．volunteer

B．visitor

C．supporter

D．scholar

2.

A．ever

B．always

C．never

D．seldom

3.

A．recommended

B．stopped

C．missed

D．minded

4.

A．kitchen

B．bathroom

C．bedroom

D．garden

5.

A．excitement

B．doubt

C．embarrassment

D．pride

6.

A．yelled

B．complained

C．reported

D．whispered

7.

A．taking on

B．calling on

C．focusing on

D．putting on

8.

A．tired

B．uncertain

C．fond

D．confident

9.

A．conflict

B．contact

C．marriage

D．competition

10.

A．planning

B．pretending

C．adjusting

D．misunderstanding

11.

A．warning

B．complaining

C．wondering

D．demanding

12.

A．look after

B．depend on

C．stand for

D．set up

13.

A．exciting

B．energetic

C．curious

D．vacant

14.

A．talented

B．mad

C．brave

D．unbelievable

15.

A．shock

B．vain

C．tears

D．ruins

16.

A．leave

B．refuse

C．approach

D．escape

17.

A．Deeply

B．Gently

C．Properly

D．Skillfully

18.

A．betray

B．force

C．abandon

D．threaten

19.

A．persuade

B．inform

C．attract

D．comfort

20.

A．suggestions

B．problems

C．experiences

D．achievements

8 . 假定你是李华，经常帮助你学习英语的朋友Alex即将返回自己的国家。请给他写一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 表示感谢；

2. 回顾Alex对你的帮助；

3. 临别祝愿。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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9 . I arrived at my mother’s home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt (被子) after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this?” I asked.

“Oh?” Mom said, “That’s Mama’s quilt.”

I spread the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together; irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right.

“Grandmother made this?” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made.

“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is what I’ve done so far.”

I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched (缝) a piece of cloth with these words: “My mother made many quilts. She didn’t get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”

“Ooh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said. It occurred to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.

1. Why did the author go to mother’s home?

A．To see her mother’s quilts.	B．To help prepare for a show.
C．To get together for the family dinner.	D．To discuss her grandmother’s life.

2. The author was surprised because      .

A．the quilt looked very strange	B．her grandmother liked the quilt
C．the quilt was the best she had seen	D．her mother had made some changes

3. The underlined wood “crooked” in the passage most probably means       .

A．unfinished

B．broken

C．bent

D．unusual

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．A Quilt Show

B．Mother’s Home

C．A Monday Dinner

D．Grandmother’s Quilt

10 . Whether you' re a child, teenager, young adult or are middle-aged, respect for your parents is an important value. Your parents are the people who raised you, devoting time, energy and money to your development.     1     No matter your age is, there are 5 ways to show respect.

●Respect their belongings.

One important way to show respect is to show regard for the things important to your parents. For younger children, this may mean not touching jewelry or other valuable things. For grown children, respect may mean returning a borrowed tool in good condition and on time. Lack of respect for a parent's belongings is a violation of personal boundaries.     2    — And never borrow things without asking first.

●Punctuality .

    3     Therefore, always be on time. For teenagers, showing up on time means coming home by curfew （宵禁）.Adult children should show up on time for family dinners or events, or to pick a parent up for a medical appointment. Call if you're going to be late because parents worry about children, no matter their age is.

●    4    

Remembering birthdays, anniversaries and other special days is a sign that you honor your parents. Make plans to take them to lunch or dinner or bake a cake or cookies. Most parents don't expect expensive gifts, but a handmade gift is always appreciated .A phone call from a grown child who lives too far for a visit is a welcome sign of respect.

●Be kind.

Kind words and affection are simple ways to show respect. Tell your parents you love them. Listen and allow your parents to speak without interruption. Show a sincere interest in what your parents have to say. Be patient with your parents and don't rush them. Never talk back or be rude or disrespectful. Acknowledge your parents' achievements.     5    

A．Celebrate with them.

B．Be a good listener.

C．Don't take advantage of your parents' kindness and generosity.

D．Treat your parents the way you would like to be treated.

E．Being respectful helps build positive relationships with others.

F．And they love you unconditionally throughout your life.

G．Lateness indicates a lack of respect.