3 . Looking for some fun activities to do as a family? Why not play games together with your relatives!     1     Here’s more on why you should consider organizing family game nights!

    2     By playing games together, parents can teach kids how to interact with others, how to deal with losing, how to resolve conflicts, and showcase teamwork, strategy, adaptability and perseverance.

Next to learning life skills, playing family games aids future academic performance.     3     These skills can later be used in math, languages or other classes and facilitate their academic success.

Playing family games together can prevent antisocial behavior.     4     They learn how to make healthy decisions during games. Through spending time together, people get a sense of belonging, contributing to reducing the need for violence and substance abuse.

Last but not least, playing games together is a fantastic way of spending time together! It helps to bond emotionally with your kids, parents, or siblings and strengthens the overall health of the family. People tend to build respect between each other when getting to know them better, adding to the family’s unity.     5    

A．Games need energy and teamwork.

B．Playing games together is helpful to academic success.

C．Playing games together is not only fun, but also beneficial.

D．Playing games together allows parents to model essential life skills.

E．When playing, kids learn how to control their emotions by waiting for their turn.

F．It’s great to create some family traditions that your kids hopefully recreate later on.

G．Some games help kids grow the skills they need in school, like memory and logic.

4 . A cousin sent an email saying she had been out cutting her lawn (草坪) for two hours in the hot Nebraska sun and the smell of grass was in her nose. She said it reminded her of her dad working outside.

“Not a breath of cool air out there, unbearable for all the crew but Dad. During their lunch break, Dad would have a couple of sandwiches and skip the iced tea. He’d have creamed coffee. That was my hero—loyal, very, very hard-working, so wonderful. Funny what a smell can remind you.”

Her dad and my dad were brothers. There were five boys in the family. The boys were cut from the same cloth. Every one of them enjoyed hard work.

It wasn’t easy raising a large family during the Depression (大萧条), yet their farm was the first one for miles around to have electricity. Their dad made a small power station using batteries. Resourcefulness (足智多谋) was second nature.

When my parents married, they didn’t have much. When they got a dog, he managed to build a doghouse from wood.

I think of my dad when I see a barbecue. He loved to grill (烧烤). Burgers, hot dogs, steak. For years, he and Mom hosted a huge Fourth of July brunch and grilled pancakes and sausages before the neighborhood parade.

He loved grilling out especially when it was hot — 90℉ (about 32℃) was good, even 100℉ (about 37.8℃) wasn’t too high. That was also his favorite time to mow (割草). He and all his brothers were most comfortable outside. It came from the farm imprint, spring planting, summers in the fields and fall harvest.

At my dad’s retirement party, at a large university where he had worked his way up to purchasing director, he was standing by himself, looking at the crowd, having a good time when he laughed and said, “I never did want a desk job.”

I don’t think I realized until that moment how much our dad loved us. He had enjoyed his career and the people he worked with, but until the day he died, there was nothing as beautiful as a stand of wheat or a field of corn.

Here’s to dads everywhere who work hard and do what needs to be done for the love of family.

1. What made the cousin think of her Dad?

A．The hot sun.

B．The smell of grass.

C．The unbearable crew.

D．The hard work.

2. What can be inferred about the brothers of the family?

A．They had similar sizes.	B．They had similar clothes.
C．They had similar hobbies.	D．They had similar qualities.

3. Which of the following best describes the author’s father?

A．Humorous.

B．Creative.

C．Devoted.

D．Demanding.

4. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To show her respect for fathers.	B．To stress the importance of working hard.
C．To show that raising a family is never easy.	D．To describe the important role a father plays in a family.

5 . Sherif Baioumy’s morning begins at around 7 a.m. in a carport in Queens, where he o ads up his cart (手推车)   with the day’s food: chicken, lamb, rice, vegetables, hotdogs, and soon. A partner attaches the cart to the back of a pickup truck, and by 9.30 a.m. they’ve rolled it into place on the south-west corner of 48th Street and 6th Avenue, in the heart of office worker Midtown.

Too many people consider food vendors(摊贩) a trouble. In fact they play a vital role—not just by feeding people, but as living records of their cities changing habits and population.

The next eight hours area steady stream of frying, wrapping and never-ending joking. Calling Mr Baioumy friendly is like calling water damp; he is cheerful and warm, whether fist-bumping(击拳)with his regulars or attracting passers-by. In restaurants, where chefs are generally secreted in the kitchen, they can afford to be unfriendly. Buying lunch from a vendor is a closer experience, and chatting to him a she cooks is part of the attraction.

Mr Baioumy runs one of Manhattan’s halal carts, a term with a meaning specific to New York. Usually overseen by Afghans, Bangladeshis or Egyptians like him, they mainly serve chicken or lamb over rice. Much like food trucks in Los Angeles, New York’s halal carts have similar menus, but each vendor has his own style: Mr Baioumy’s chicken has an almost Mediterranean flavour.

These carts were unknown a couple of decades ago, when souvlaki a Greek dish, was the street lunch of choice. But as immigration(移民) from Greece slowed and Greek vendors aged, newer arrivals took their place.

In time, the chicken and lamb that Mr. Baioumy sells may seem as unremarkably American as hot dogs, which were once the province of immigrant vendors. But as food develops, New York’s food carts serve the same function: offering a quick meal and friendly greeting to a city forever in a hurry.

1. Why are food vendors important?

A．They strengthen bonds between passers-by.

B．They solve the eating problems of all residents.

C．They help raise regional employment.

D．They witness a place’s past and present.

2. What can be said about Baioumy from paragraph 3?

A．He is a native of New York.

B．He doesn’t like damp weather.

C．He is enthusiastic and pleasant.

D．He doesn’t respect other chefs.

3. What contributed to the rise of Manhattan’s halal carts?

A．The cheap prices they set.	B．The decline of Greek dishes.
C．The stylish foods they provide.	D．The ever-growing population.

4. What does the author think of the food Baioumy sells?

A．It should include more varieties.	B．It will be part of the city one day.
C．It will be more popular than hot dogs.	D．It should be improved for a better taste.

6 . My father was the kind of guy who could walk into a room full of strangers and leave with new best friends for life! He was a hard worker and was known as “Mr Fix-It” to everyone. He was also one of the most cheerful, affable (和葛可亲的) and gentle people you would ever meet, which made us, his beloved daughters feel proud.

But when Dad was in his fifties, my family began to notice him struggling. His work and skills began to become worse and worse, and he became depressed and withdrawn. This was not the man I knew. At the age of fifty-eight, Dad was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. As for our family, it was the worst.

Our first step was to attend a meeting hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association to learn more about the disease and programs that might help us. That meeting inspired me to start a Walk to End Alzheimer’s^® team. But I still wanted to do more. In 2017, I became a board member of the Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter.

The loss from this disease is gradual. My father’s decline continued for several years. Losing my father more and more each day was leaving a big hole in my heart and my life. I decided to fill that hole with action to honor my father.

That’s why I recently decided to leave a gift to the Alzheimer’s Association by naming it as a beneficiary of my retirement plan. My future gift will provide money to support research because I don’t want another person in my family or someone in other families to have to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.

I am so proud to be able to honor my father and other family members who lost their fights to Alzheimer’s in this way. My dad was an inspiration to me, and I hope, through my gift, I can inspire others to join in the fight to end Alzheimer’s.

1. What can we infer about the author’s father before having Alzheimer’s?

A．He was an outgoing man.	B．He hiked with strangers.
C．He made a living by sales.	D．He was a popular repairer of cars.

2. What did the author initially do for her father’s disease?

A．She consulted many experts.	B．She established a research team.
C．She gained more relevant information.	D．She funded the Alzheimer’s Association.

3. What gift does the author leave to the Alzheimer’s Association?

A．Research funds for the disease.	B．A record of her father’s mental state.
C．Her research papers on families like hers.	D．Experts’ suggestions on her father’s disease.

4. What does the author focus on in the last paragraph?

A．Her precious gift.	B．Her father’s firm confidence.
C．Her future expectation.	D．Her father’s original motivation.

7 . Setting boundaries (界限) with people, especially those you care about, can be difficult. You may feel guilty about doing so, but there’s no need to. You won’t be able to care for others if you can’t care for yourself.     1    

Offer alternatives (选择) to what they want.

You may have a friend who wants to come over and stay all day. Being a good friend doesn’t mean doing everything they want you to do. You have every right to decide what you feel comfortable with.     2     However, you can offer alternatives. You can say, “It’s OK to come over, but only one hour is available.”

Tell your friend you’ll help, but you expect help, too.

You may find that you are always asked for help but never receive any in return.     3     For example, if your friend always asks for a lift, you could say, “I don’t mind taking you places, but I’ll need some gas money if this is going to continue.”

    4    

Let them know you’ll be there for them with conditions. Some “friends” want to use up all you’ve got, but never offer anything in return.     5     These are “friends” you don’t need, and you’ll need to let them know now. Offer a warning about boundary violations to let your friend know when they occur. You might say, “Hey, you failed to keep an appointment as arranged and that wasn’t cool.”

A．Give a warning.

B．Do some helpful acts.

C．You don’t have to cut them off completely.

D．They may borrow things from you but refuse to return the favor.

E．Setting up boundaries gives you a chance to practice this self-care.

F．They may constantly borrow things from you but refuse to return the favor.

G．Let your friends know that you expect the same amount of help that you give.

8 . When I turned twelve, I worked in summer at my father’s small brick cleaning business. I remember the harsh acid smell of the cleaning solution, the dim bulb light reflecting the busy figures and the scraping sound of stiff iron brushes against rough brick. It was tempting to have your job just finished. But anybody who worked for Thomas Kahoon had to meet his standards, and that included me. If I messed up, he made me stay late until I got it right. My father wasn’t being mean. He demanded the exact same of himself. Every brick he cleaned on the house stood out like a red jewel in a white setting. It was his signature.

In 1970, when I was twenty, I was to get married. I moved out of my parent’s modest place into a housing project. Drugs and gang violence were just beginning to damage the projects. Some of my friends went to jail. Some were killed. My wife Verllen, was 18, and nobody gave our marriage a chance. But we believed in each other. And our faith made us strong.

When we married, I worked as a stock clerk at Southwest Super Food. It was hard, tedious work. Each Friday night a truck came, with cases of food that had to be unloaded, priced and placed on shelves. Most of stock clerks try to get Friday night off. But I was always ready to work. By Saturday morning, all the cans and jars in my aisle were placed with a label facing smartly out, like a line of soldiers on review. That was my signature. I took pride in a job nobody wanted.

Years past since I established my belief in doing the job, influenced profoundly by my father’s persistence and standards. In my mind, it has become a tradition I hope this generation and the generations behind can keep to and follow.

1. What do we learn about the author’s father?

A．He is a tough person.	B．He is quite mean to others.
C．He is very demanding in his work.	D．He usually works very late.

2. What can be learned about the housing project?

A．It was a promising industry.	B．It was bothered by drugs and gang violence.
C．It enabled the author to get married.	D．It forced many people to go to prison.

3. Which of the following best described the author’s work as a stock clerk?

A．He was mainly responsible for unloading food.	B．He had to sign his name on every label.
C．He had to endure the hardship and boredom.	D．He was required to work at Friday night.

4. What can be implied from the author’s working experience?

A．Persistence can be passed on to the next generation.

B．Hardship can help develop a person’s patience.

C．Demanding jobs are hard to address for a beginner.

D．Strong will must be cultivated in the harsh working environment.

10 . While family fun is often connected with new and exciting activities, family leisure (休闲) spent at home may be a better way to find happiness, according to a study. “That may be because when the brain is focused on new information, such as taking part in an unfamiliar activity with unfamiliar people in a new location, less ‘brain power’ is left to focus on the family relationships,” said lead author Karen Melton.

While research results suggest that all quality time together helps to lead to satisfaction with family life, “all family leisure is not equal,” she said. “The best predictor (预示物) of happiness for families may be spending quality time together in familiar activities inside the home. And that’s great news for families who have little time or few resources.”

For the study, researchers followed 1, 502 people in 884 families in the United Kingdom. Each family taking part in the online research had at least one child between the ages of 11 and 15. They answered questions about whether they took part in family leisure in the past year and if so, what activities (from 16 types) they did, how much time they spent doing them and how frequently they did so.

The study showed that the expression “The family that plays together stays together!” is not always true. “Family members can also express stress and anger as well as pleasure during leisure time.” Melton said. “The activities alone will not heal the wounds of hurting families.”

Melton noted that some studies support the idea that eating together is one of the best predictors of happiness for families, while watching TV is seen as less helpful for people’s happiness. But families should question one-size-fits-all ideas. “For some families, quality togetherness is having dinner together or playing games; for others, it may be hobbies, videos, TV or music,” Melton said. “At the end of the day, what matters is that we are social beings who want to belong to a group and have close relationships.”

1. According to the study, which activity may bring the most happiness to a family?

A．Watching a movie at home.

B．Traveling to another city.

C．Climbing a mountain with strangers.

D．Attending a community event with neighbors.

2. What do Karen Melton’s words in Paragraph 4 suggest?

A．Family members always argue with each other.

B．Family members sometimes need some time alone.

C．Family leisure makes it hard to share your true feelings.

D．Family leisure can include sharing positive and negative feelings.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Happy families often take part in creative activities.

B．It is important that family members have common interests.

C．Different families have different ways to spend quality time.

D．It is hard for some families to find the perfect family leisure.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Family leisure can do good to your health.

B．Fun at home makes your family happier.

C．How to organize good family activities at home?

D．Why should we spend more time with loved ones?