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 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有三处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Happy is important in our life. In fact, it is always around us unless we put our heart into it.

I will never forget one thing. Once, I get a poor mark in math. I was worried and afraid go home. But when I got back home later, my parents had known which happened to me. He said to me,“It doesn’t matter, my child. Remembering we’ll be always beside you when you need help. We believe you can do the better next time. Never give up! ”I was moving and made up my mind to study harder and harder.

Whenever I am in troubles，I can feel my parents’ love. I want to be a good child for my parents.

3 . Like many children with autism(自闭症), my son Noah loves planes. He carries a toy________with him wherever he goes. Last month, Noah________ a 2008 Matchbox Sky Busters Continental Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on the computer and became very________. Although his language is just three or four words at a time, he clearly told me "This is the little Continental I want!” ________enough, I thought. I usually have no problem finding toys on the Internet.

But this Matchbox Sky Buster, made only in 2008, was difficult to________. It was not on any of the places from which I had ________ toys for Noah. I spent hours at the computer________the plane. I discovered several Matchbox collectors online, and over the next few weeks I sent emails to them ________none of them had Noah's dream plane. So I decided to________Matchbox in California. My email made its way to Abe Lugo, lead project designer for Matchbox, who________ to let me know he was looking for the 2008 Continental Boeing 787-8.

While________to hear good news from Abe at Matchbox, I continued my________.Although for weeks I had no________on the Internet, I tried again and saw there was still no auction(拍卖)for Noah's dream plane! Noah's impatience(不耐烦)was growing, and I was starting to lose _________

A week later ,received a(n)________from Abe saying he had a plane in hand for Noah and would be________ it that afternoon !

Last week, we________ the package (包裹)from Abe. Noah opened it. He held the toy plane close to his face. He turned it over. He was filled with ________

We sent a________ to Abe, whom we havent met or even talked to on the phone. I wanted Noah to say thank-you in his own________. In the video, Noah say, “Thanks, Mr. Lugo. You're welcome, honey.”

1.

A．car

B．gun

C．plane

D．telephone

2.

A．saw

B．collected

C．sold

D．copied

3.

A．interested

B．worried

C．bored

D．surprised

4.

A．Hard

B．Easy

C．Expensive

D．Cheap

5.

A．produce

B．carry

C．fly

D．find

6.

A．provided

B．made

C．bought

D．prepared

7.

A．playing with

B．reading about

C．a looking for

D．picking out

8.

A．since

B．when

C．.so

D．but

9.

A．visit

B．turn to

C．choose

D．head for

10.

A．replied

B．accepted

C．arrived

D．helped

11.

A．hoping

B．promising

C．refusing

D．offering

12.

A．study

B．search

C．sleep

D．speech

13.

A．trouble

B．luck

C．fun

D．change

14.

A．weight

B．face

C．heart

D．touch

15.

A．prize

B．invitation

C．call

D．email

16.

A．showing

B．checking

C．improving

D．shipping

17.

A．got

B．posted

C．borrowed

D．lost

18.

A．sadness

B．happiness

C．fear

D．bravery

19.

A．postcard

B．letter

C．video

D．picture

20.

A．life

B．thoughts

C．time

D．words

4 . A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s _____, she said she would go. This _____be the first time that his classmates and teacher ____ his mother and he felt _____ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（疤痕）that _____ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ______ why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were _____by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of (不管) the _____, but the little boy was still embarrassed（尴尬）and _____himself from everyone. He did, however, get within _____   of a talk between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked ______ ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “ _____ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was _____ afraid to go in because the fire was _____ , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless but luckily, a fireman came in and saved ____ of us.” She   ____the burned side of her face. “This scar will be _____, but to this day, I have never ______what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with _____ in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great sense of the sacrifice（牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand _____for the rest of the day.

1.

A．enjoyment

B．disappointment

C．surprise

D．excitement

2.

A．would

B．could

C．should

D．must

3.

A．noticed

B．greeted

C．accepted

D．met

4.

A．proud

B．ashamed

C．happy

D．tired

5.

A．included

B．passed

C．covered

D．shaded

6.

A．talk about

B．think about

C．come about

D．hear about

7.

A．impressed

B．surprised

C．excited

D．comforted

8.

A．humor

B．face

C．body

D．scar

9.

A．hid

B．protected

C．kept

D．stopped

10.

A．understanding

B．reminding

C．hearing

D．learning

11.

A．carefully

B．seriously

C．nervously

D．anxiously

12.

A．If

B．When

C．Since

D．Because

13.

A．so

B．much

C．quite

D．too

14.

A．out of control

B．under control

C．in control

D．over control

15.

A．either

B．neither

C．both

D．all

16.

A．pointed

B．showed

C．hit

D．touched

17.

A．long

B．lasting

C．beautiful

D．ugly

18.

A．forgot

B．recognized

C．considered

D．regretted

19.

A．anger

B．tears

C．smile

D．failure

20.

A．actually

B．slowly

C．tightly

D．suddenly

5 . As high school students, we must spend the vast majority of our time in class and reading books.     1     Without a friend, our world would be a wilderness. What kind of friends should we pick? What are the dos and don’ts of friendship? Here are some of my opinions.

    2     We may consider different people we meet every day to be nice and feel like making friends with them. However, not all good people are matches for us. Rather than make friends with the popular students, we should spend time with those we have things in common with, or who will be there to listen to us. Moreover, we should be careful about students with many bad habits, since they could pass those habits on to us.

Being tolerant is a good idea. No one is perfect.     3     Therefore, we should try to understand our friends and be patient with them when they make mistakes since we’re all on a journey to being better people. Gradually, our friendships will last longer and become more solid.

Be honest.     4     However, it’s better to be honest with friends, to tell them what is bothering us and seek their advice. Being honest will not annoy your friends, but it will bring you and your friend closer together.

We need to be open-minded. Listen to others’ ideas, whether you agree with them or not, and be happy to make friends with your friends’ friends.     5    

A．We must be careful.

B．We need to be well-informed.

C．As is said, honesty is the best policy.

D．A friend without faults will never be found.

E．None are so deaf as those who will not hear.

F．Still, spending time with friends is also necessary and good for us.

G．We all tend to show our positive side to friends and hide our true feelings.

6 . When I was about twelve，I headed to a restaurant for dinner with my family．It was winter，and on that night，the wind was really blowing hard．

As my mom and I headed to the restaurant from our car，a girl about my age and her mother came up to us. They asked if we had any spare change （零钱）. My mom right away asked where they lived．They pointed to an old car in a parking lot across the street. The girl said there were six of them living in that car．My mom said she had something to do after handing the people a few dollars. She sent me inside the restaurant with my dad and my three siblings （兄弟姐妹）. But she didn't come．Later，I found out she had gone home and put all the food in our cupboards （食橱） into a few bags．Then，she brought that food over to the car and handed the bags to the family．I wasn't there when that happened，but I can only imagine the joy it brought to those people．

A few days later, when I actually found out about what she had done, I asked her why she helped those people. She told me that they were not lucky. I remember the face of that girl who had asked us for change. She was the same age as me, yet we looked so different．

Here I stood，dressed in almost new clothes, headed to eat in a restaurant and then back home to the bedroom I shared with my younger sister. I remember thinking that the other girl didn't have any food to eat and she was heading back to a cold car shared with five other people．

After painting this picture in my mind, I understood why my mom had done what she did. I will never forget what she did that night, and how she taught me one of the best lessons I ever learned．

1. From the passage, we can know the writer's mother was ______ ．

A．humorous	B．determined
C．kind-hearted	D．selfish

2. From Paragraph 2, we can learn that ______ ．

A．the poor family had no place to live

B．the poor girl was older than the author

C．the writer's mother didn't know how to cook

D．the poor girl lived near the restaurant

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ ______

A．It was a winter morning when the story happened．

B．There were six people in the writer's family．

C．A few months later the writer found out what her mother had done．

D．The writer couldn't understand what her mother did．

4. What is probably the writer's purpose of writing this passage？ ______

A．To tell us why to help poor people．

B．To give an introduction to her mother．

C．To tell us to show love to others．

D．To talk about a social problem．

5. What is the best title of the passage？ ______

A．How to support a poor family

B．A friend in need is a friend in deed

C．The hard life of a little girl's family

D．A lesson in kindness from my Mum．

7 . On one occasion, while visiting my parents, I happened to meet the little boy who lived next door. It was obvious that his mother had told him not to come over uninvite. He was standing on the very edge of his yard with an anxious look on his face, seemingly about to burst.

My father waved him over and performed the introductions. “Eliot, this is my son, Gary. Gary, meet my little friend, Eliot.” To my delight, he reached out his small hand and I accepted the formality(遵守礼节) with a smile.

Unlike most children, this teenager was not shy of meeting a stranger. As a matter of fact, he turned out to be quite a chatterbox. Eliot had me laughing as I listened to the excitement in his voice..for, as you know, it was a big deal to find a toad (蟾蜍)! His descriptions were priceless as I asked the obvious questions concerning the capture(捕捉). He was pleased that I showed interest in his adventure and gladly explained its details.

Since Eliot seemed so willing to invest in our budding friendship, I asked him a question, “Do you like banjo music?” He got very excited and answered me with a hearty “Yes!”

I took out my banjo from the car, but when I sat next to him and started playing, Eliot looked at me with a puzzled expression. He asked me “What’s that?” in all seriousness.

My dad and I smiled. The boy who just “loved” the banjo didn’t recognize that I was holding one and that what I was playing was “banjo music”.

I realized that his heart was in the right place. Eliot just wanted to please his new friend with that “Yes”, thinking it was what I wanted to hear.

Well anyway...Eliot likes the banjo for real now. And I like Eliot.

1. When Eliot saw the author, he _______.

A．came into the yard to greet the author	B．gladly introduced himself to the author
C．showed no interest in visiting a stranger	D．was eager to get to know the author

2. From the passage we know Eliot was ________.

A．serious

B．shy

C．talkative

D．dishonest

3. The underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph suggests_________.

A．Eliot hoped to make profits by making friends with the author

B．Eliot would like to spend money in developing friendship

C．Eliot looked forward to developing friendship with the author

D．Eliot was regretful for not making friends with the author

4. Why did Eliot say he loved banjo music?

A．Because he hoped that the author was in high spirits.

B．Because he believed banjo music was very beautiful.

C．Because he was really fond of such strange music.

D．Because he hoped the author would teach him the music.

8 . 假如你叫李华，进入高三的学习，压力很大，想和父母说说心里话，请你用英文在你的博客上用书信形式表达出来。主要内容如下：

知心话	感恩——感谢父母的关心、鼓励 对父母的期望——(1)多加交流 (2)适时提供帮助
学习打算	考生自拟(至少写两点)

注意：(1)短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥。
(2)词数：100左右(开头与结尾已给出，不计入词数)。
Dear Mom and Dad,

With the College Entrance Examination approaching, I really hope to have a heart-to-heart talk with you!

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mom and Dad, I am quite confident about my future. Wish you good health and a happy life.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

9 . My father is a strong fisherman. He loved the sea and would stay out until he caught enough to ________ the family.

When we met ________ weather, he would drive me to school with his old truck. And after we ________, he would bend over and give me a ________ on the face and then tell me to be a good boy. I always felt very ________ in front of so many other ________. I was already a twelve-year–old young man, but my father still kissed me goodbye!

Then on a rainy day I ________ to tell him my feeling. When we stopped at the school gate, the ________ big smile appeared on my father’s face. I ________ what would happen next. I ________ put my hand up and for the first time said “No” to him. The smile on his face immediately changed into a ________ look. He looked at me for a long time and ________ began to appear in his eyes. I was shocked. I had never ________ him cry! Then he said, “You’re right. You are a big boy… a man. I won’t kiss you ________.”

Not long after that, my father went to sea on a bad day. ________ of the fishermen stayed at home, but not Dad, because he had a big family to feed. But after that day, he ________ came back. Later his boat was ________ with his nets half in and half out. He must have ________ a strong wind and was trying to save the nets.

How I wished I had not ________ my father’s kiss! And from this I have learned that we should take every chance with our family and friends as the last one in our lives. We can have ________ regrets by doing so.

1.

A．enjoy

B．keep

C．feed

D．save

2.

A．fine

B．hot

C．cool

D．bad

3.

A．arrived

B．separated

C．appeared

D．drove

4.

A．welcome

B．smile

C．touch

D．kiss

5.

A．excited

B．embarrassed

C．amazed

D．funny

6.

A．passengers

B．workers

C．schoolmates

D．friends

7.

A．agreed

B．determined

C．advised

D．happened

8.

A．strange

B．usual

C．beautiful

D．kind

9.

A．doubled

B．wondered

C．knew

D．remembered

10.

A．clearly

B．quickly

C．quietly

D．carefully

11.

A．disappointed

B．worried

C．surprised

D．surprising

12.

A．anger

B．tears

C．understanding

D．happiness

13.

A．wanted

B．liked

C．seen

D．minded

14.

A．forever

B．immediately

C．sometimes

D．any longer

15.

A．Most

B．All

C．Majority

D．Every

16.

A．later

B．finally

C．never

D．seldom

17.

A．bought

B．found

C．caught

D．returned

18.

A．missed

B．caught

C．met

D．hoped

19.

A．refused

B．forgotten

C．hated

D．accepted

20.

A．little

B．few

C．small

D．good

10 . Four months into her pregnancy(孕期), my mother learned that my brother would be born with Down syndrome(唐氏综合征). Never having dealt with anyone with the disease, the entire family began to _______. Would he learn to walk and talk _______ like the other kids? Would he be liked by others? Would he have some _______? All these thoughts and every detail _______ us, though we knew we would _______ him exactly the way he is.

Thankfully, after birth, Lipe was _______ than we expected, with no heart problems in general connected with Down syndrome. He is the most _______ person I have ever met. Anything is a reason for him to flash a smile. Even if it took him some extra _______ to learn new things, he always did extremely well. Although we were glad to see that, we still _______ what others would say about him. In order to ________ him, I kept his condition a secret. I was also afraid of being treated ________ by others because of his condition. But I soon realized ________ I truly loved him, I shouldn’t be ________ of him. The first time I told a friend about Lipe’s disease, she just reminded me that all that my brother needed was my love and ________. It was my friend’s understanding that ________ me to be proud of Lipe.

Because of my brother, I have learned the meaning of ________. Before his birth, if I saw someone who acted or looked differently, I simply thought it to be ________ and started laughing. I am now glad that I have changed in these ways. I now consider what they could possibly be ________ in life, and the many reasons why they could be behaving like that. We may live in a world in which the society coldly ________ every inch of you, but we can at least treat others with ________. Only in this way can we expect to create a better society.

1.

A．practice

B．worry

C．complain

D．understand

2.

A．quickly

B．easily

C．quietly

D．normally

3.

A．friends

B．classmates

C．teachers

D．students

4.

A．left

B．troubled

C．helped

D．inspired

5.

A．change

B．shock

C．accept

D．remember

6.

A．younger

B．happier

C．calmer

D．healthier

7.

A．curious

B．cheerful

C．honest

D．hardworking

8.

A．luck

B．praise

C．effort

D．power

9.

A．gave up

B．believed in

C．learned from

D．cared about

10.

A．care

B．protect

C．follow

D．comfort

11.

A．badly

B．excitedly

C．seriously

D．politely

12.

A．if

B．although

C．because

D．unless

13.

A．proud

B．afraid

C．fond

D．ashamed

14.

A．hope

B．peace

C．support

D．interest

15.

A．made

B．encouraged

C．required

D．attracted

16.

A．pride

B．honesty

C．patience

D．respect

17.

A．poor

B．troublesome

C．strange

D．difficult

18.

A．achieving

B．choosing

C．enjoying

D．experiencing

19.

A．judges

B．refuses

C．improves

D．discovers

20.

A．pleasure

B．difference

C．kindness

D．determination