1 . Grandparents are known as great companions (陪伴) and often give their grandchildren lots of love. Being a grandparent is a big job, but grandparents have a lot of experience. In many cultures, grandparents are looked up to as a source of wisdom (智慧).

Some kids live far away from their grandparents so they stay in touch by phone, through email, and with letters. Other kids live close to their grandparents, making it easy to visit often. And still other kids live with their grandparents.

Sometimes, the family is sharing the grandparents’ house and sometimes the grandparents move into the family’s house. Any change can be difficult to adjust (适应) to. But after the adjustment period, you might find you enjoy having someone else in the house and a new person to spend time with. If your grandparent needs help, you might be the one to lend a hand. And your grandparent might be able to help you by playing a game with you, telling the best stories or fixing you a snack after school.

Quite a few kids live with grandparents who take care of them in place of their parents. Kids who live with grandparents might miss their moms or dads and wish they could live with them instead. The grandparent may find it difficult to keep up with a kid and all of his or her needs. In this situation, both the kid and the grandparent should work together. Loving and caring for each other can be the glue that keeps everything together.

And one more thing: You might want to put the first Sunday after Labor Day on your calendar. Why? It’s Grandparent’s Day!

1. In many countries, grandparents ________.

A．look forward to having a job	B．live far away from their grandchildren
C．are regarded as rich in knowledge and experience	D．are considered to be the best friends and companions

2. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that ________.

A．kids don’t like to live with their grandparents

B．parents shouldn’t leave children to their grandparents

C．grandparents find it too hard to live with their grandchildren

D．living together does good to grandparents and grandchildren

3. How can kids and their grandparents get along well with each other?

A．By sharing the best stories.	B．By having common interests.
C．By meeting each other’s needs.	D．By loving and looking after each other.

4. In the last paragraph, the author reminds the kids________ .

A．to celebrate Grandparent’s Day	B．to visit grandparents on Sunday
C．that Labor Day is an important day	D．that Grandparent’s Day is on Sunday

2 .    Lots of kids like to talk about sports, but Joseph D’Avirro talks about sports like a professional host in a show called Sliders & Curveballs. The 9-year-old from Newington, Connecticut is a natural at sports talk and has been broadcasting the show—which is about baseball, basketball and other sports—with his dad, Mike D’Avirro, since September 2019.

   The D’Avirro started the broadcast after two former college roommates of Mike died, which made Mike want to spend more time with his son. Then the idea came to him. So far, they have done about 50 programs. Joseph’s favorite is when the father-and-son team interviewed Jim Calhoun, the coach leading the Connecticut Huskies to three national titles. They have also interviewed important sports authors.

   The father and son make about one 30- to 40-minute podcast each month. They prepare for the podcasts by deciding on the questions they want to ask the guest. Joseph asks half of the questions, and Mike handles the other half. Joseph reads his questions again and again to get them in his brain well. It is a lot of work, but Joseph says it is “a lot more fun than homework”. Joseph has also learned to speak up and speak clearly. He has to listen and to go with the flow of the conversation. For example, he said, “If the guest is talking about sports in the 1990s, you have to think about sports in the 1990s.”

When asked how long he and his dad will continue doing the show, he answered, “Until my dad starts growing gray hairs.” Joseph has other ambitions when he grows up—to be a sports player, a sports broadcaster or to own a basketball team. Those are big dreams, but Joseph is already living a dream: talking sports and spending time with his dad.

1. What is Joseph’s show about?

A．Some talk shows on sports.

B．Ways to get along with parents.

C．Stories about famous sports players.

D．Sports that his family loves playing.

2. What inspired Mike to start the show with his son?

A．His son’s talent for sports.

B．His wish to be a host since college.

C．The deaths of his college roommates.

D．The encouragement from his roommates.

3. What does Joseph think of memorizing his questions?

A．It’s as boring as homework.

B．It’s challenging to his brain.

C．It takes a lot of time but means a lot.

D．It’s more interesting than homework.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．A rising sports broadcaster

B．A long road to go to success

C．The father-and-son team hosts

D．Joseph D’Avirro’s big dream

3 . How did the man get his desk?

A．His father gave it to him.

B．He made it himself.

C．He bought it.

4 . It was between Covid lockdowns in 2020. My daughter was struggling to care about online schooling. As a distraction, I suggested a driving lesson in my old car. She had her L-plates (临时驾驶许可证) but was unwilling at first because she has never been a fan of not being able to master something quickly.

Teaching a child to drive requires patience and a calm voice. After a week of car park driving, I told her to hit the road. During the second week of driving lessons, she mastered turning and finally remembered to take the handbrake (手刹) off before speeding up. By the third week, her fear had gone. She even wanted the radio on while driving. I told her she had to reach 10 hours without incident and then she could listen to my choice of music.

Each day, we’d drive for hours. It reminded me of all those trips when she was in the passenger seat and conversation would flow. Sitting side by side, she’d tell me many things. Now it was my turn to talk.

For the past year, we’d lived through hundreds of days of restrictions. With my daughter learning to drive came laughter. The more she drove, the more she loved to drive. In all those hours of watching my daughter learn something, and revel in it, I’d handed her the reins (控制权).

My daughter has booked her driving test. I’ll miss the hours we’ve spent, sitting side by side, learning something new about each other.

1. Why was the daughter unwilling to drive at first?

A．She felt driving was unsafe.

B．She disliked the slow leaning process.

C．She wanted to spend more time reading.

D．She had fallen behind with her schooling.

2. When could the daughter listen to the radio while driving?

A．Until she could drive around in circles.

B．Until she could make turns while driving.

C．Until she could drive for 10 hours without any difficulties.

D．Until she could take the handbrake off before speeding up.

3. What does the underlined words “revel in” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Take part in.	B．Take pleasure in.
C．Believe in.	D．Give in.

4. Which would be the best title for this text?

A．My Daughter’s Driving Started	B．My Daughter Passed Her Test
C．The Love for Our Old Car Mattered	D．Driving Lessons Brought Us Closer

5 . My Father, the Family Man

This year, my seasonal depression took me deeperssion the past, and a new portrait of my father came into my mind. He was a sometimes difficult, always determined man.

In my early memories, I was sitting at the kitchen table listening to my father yelling (叫嚷) about his challenges as an Italian immigrant. Back then, I couldn’t have known his pain as he struggled to find his footing in this new land.

“We left Italy to give you three girls more opportunities for a better life,” he said. “But we’d had a shaky start. The apartment your aunt had secured for us fell through at the last minute. It went to someone without children. So the five of us moved into your aunt’s living room.”

Bills mounted up. “And then I saw your mother’s face was as white as a sheet.” He said bitterly but soon stared down at the table to compose himself. “And the baby was crying. I worried that the houseowner would come knocking on the door.”

Dad jumped to the end of his story, “What more can I say? I went looking for a job. I found one.”

Armed with a few English phrases and determination, he’d walked for miles in a city he didn’t know, stopping at every hair salon, asking for a chance to show his skills as a hair stylist, his profession and passion. That’s what he’d been doing all day, supporting for his family.

Forty years later in Toronto, he sat at the table, asking if I thought he’d provided well for his family. I answered. His eyes watered. Mine did, too.

1. What did the author think of her father in the early years?

A．The father left Italy for a better job.

B．He was moved by his father’s story.

C．The father’s early struggle was in vain.

D．He didn’t realize his father’s difficulties.

2. What does the underlined word “compose” probably mean in paragraph.4?

A．Show off.

B．Cheer up.

C．Calm down.

D．Make up.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The father had a big family to support.

B．The author’s eyes watered for her childhood.

C．The father and daughter misunderstood each other.

D．The father learned to be a hair stylist in Toronto.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who is ill in the hospital?

A．Jack’s mother.

B．Jack’s father.

C．Jack’s wife.

2. When will Jack probably go to the hospital?

A．In the evening.

B．Right now.

C．Tomorrow.

7 . When I was young, my sister was diagnosed with “Asperger Syndrome (阿斯伯格综合症) ”, which turned my parents’ world upside down. However, they never let it _________ me and gave me a very peaceful childhood.

It was only at the age of ten that I started to mind it, and become conscious of my social life and self-image that I had carefully developed. My sister, on the other hand, was socially _________. She could not look at people in the eye. She would murmur to herself. She, however, was academically _________ and hence we attended the same primary school. Despite this, I never, ever admitted in public that she was my sister. There was one _________, however, just two years ago, that changed how I _________ my sister and changed me.

In grade six, every student was required to give a performance, whether in a group or individually. Due to her _________ to integrate, my sister was the only one left without a group. “I will sing,” my sister told my parents, somewhat _________. Hearing that, I was completely _________. How could my sister, who was socially clumsy, sing in front of the school? I knew so very well that if I allowed this to happen, she would _________ me, one way or another. “No!”I protested but in vain.

The moment my sister appeared on the stage, I kept telling myself, “No one knows she is my sister. It is fine, you don’t need to tell anyone.” I shifted nervously in my seat, __________ I were somewhere else. Finally, she opened her mouth and sang __________ and melodiously. Her voice rang through the hall, beautiful in its power. I was completely stunned and watched in __________. How did I not know that my sister could sing so perfectly? I listened ever so carefully to the lyrics that she had composed all by herself. I was __________ myself.

Guilt and shame filled my heart as I listened to my sister. Although she knew that I was embarrassed by her and was __________ to attend her concert, she had __________ me; she had never taken everything that I had done to her to heart. It was then that I determined to love her unconditionally.

1.

A．defeat

B．distract

C．assess

D．affect

2.

A．awkward

B．popular

C．influential

D．persuasive

3.

A．weak

B．independent

C．capable

D．mature

4.

A．incident

B．accident

C．story

D．event

5.

A．loved

B．viewed

C．admired

D．valued

6.

A．competence

B．preference

C．inability

D．dislike

7.

A．generously

B．confidently

C．curiously

D．nervously

8.

A．shocked

B．amazed

C．delighted

D．frightened

9.

A．destroy

B．surprise

C．hurt

D．embarrass

10.

A．imagining

B．pretending

C．dreaming

D．wishing

11.

A．anxiously

B．shyly

C．skilfully

D．desperately

12.

A．wonder

B．amusement

C．anxiety

D．joy

13.

A．proud of

B．ashamed of

C．doubtful about

D．ignorant about

14.

A．unfortunate

B．uninterested

C．unwilling

D．unfair

15.

A．ignored

B．trusted

C．loved

D．forgiven

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。

People from different generations often live and work together. Sometimes they’re happy being together, other times they’re not. One of the reasons for their unhappiness maybe a generation gap. A generation gap is the difference between two or more generations—not the differences between their years but the differences between the generations’ ideas, attitudes, and interests. Of course, people can have differences and still be happy together, but according to the experts, communication between the generations helps everyone get along.

Good communication between the generations starts in the family. These days many families are changing their communication style. They are moving from a “one-way” style to a “two-way” style of communication. To show this change, let’s compare two families:

The Smith family uses the “one-way” style of communication. Mr. and Mrs. Smith show interest in their children, but they don’t discuss problems of feelings. The parents make all the rules and decisions. They don’t ask for their children’s opinions. They explain their decisions to their children, but they don’t discuss them. The explanation is clear and the children understand. The communication goes one way: from the parents to the children.

The Jones family uses the “two-way” style of communication. Mr. and Mrs. Jones show interest in their children and ask for their opinions. They discuss problems and express their feelings. The family makes rules and decisions together after a discussion. The communication goes two ways: from parents to children and from children to parents.

Better communication between generations at home means better communication between generations at work and in the community. When people from different generations understand each other better, they learn from each other more. This helps them form stronger bonds, work together more easily. As a result, people of all ages can team up effectively and come up with new ideas in different parts of life.

1. What is a generation gap?
______________________________________________________
2. Where does good communication between the generations begin?
______________________________________________________
3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.

If Jack’ parents discuss with him where to spend their summer vacation, they use the “one-way” style of communication.

______________________________________________________
4. To bridge the generation gaps, what other suggestions would you make besides better communication? (In about 40 words)
______________________________________________________

9 . As we grew up, my mother would sit my sister and me down on the last Sunday of every month and force us to write letters to family in India. Despite being an orphan, my mom came from a large, tight-kmit Anglo-Indian family back in Hyderabad and loved the cousins she was raised with like siblings. At the time, we were the only ones who had left India to go abroad. She missed all our relatives deeply.

It was the 1970s, and my mother was recently divorced, raising two little girls on her own and finding her way in a new country. We lived in a basement apartment and couldn’t afford long-distance calls. Letter-writing was the cheapest and only way for us to maintain contact. The last thing I wanted to do was sit down for an hour after dinner and write letters to people I barely knew. But over time, my sister and I came to enjoy it. My mother would tell us stories about each family member, and it was interesting to get to know a whole clan of people who looked and sounded just like us.

When my mother died, my sister and I took her ashes back to India. We hadn’t been back for over 25 years, having visited only once when I was 10. After the funeral, we spent a month visiting relatives. Each household would take out photo albums full of photographs of us as well as the letters they’d received over the years. They’d saved them all and wanted to show us that they’d never forgotten us.

As we struggled as new immigrants, my mother ensured that we always knew who we were, where we came from and where we were going. She kept us connected to a family that was thousands of miles away but near to our hearts through a lifetime of letter-writing. And she taught me the power of storytelling.

It's a legacy to be proud of and a gift I’m grateful for every day.

1. What can we learn about the author’s mother from the text?

A．She was born into a poor family.	B．She raised her children alone.
C．She left India to study abroad.	D．She once lost touch with her cousins.

2. In the beginning, how did the author feel about writing letters to her relatives in India?

A．Curious.

B．Excited.

C．Confused.

D．Unwilling.

3. During their visit to India, what did the author and her sister discover about their relatives?

A．They lived all over the country.	B．They had forgotten about them.
C．They had saved all the letters from them.	D．They had similarities with the author’s mother.

4. What valuable lesson did the author learn from her mother’s practice of letter-writing?

A．The power of trust.	B．The joy of giving.
C．The impact of storytelling.	D．The importance of caring for one’s relatives.

5. The passage mainly tells us about __________.

A．where the writer’s family came from

B．what the writer’s relatives did with their letters

C．why the writer’s family moved to a new country

D．how the writer’s family kept in touch with their relatives

10 . 语法填空

It is just past five o’clock on the Chinese New Year’s Eve, and the dinner table is already covered     1     white china plates and bowls, full of all sorts of dishes: chicken, duck, pork, fish and vegetables. Luo Yan, 29, lifts the cover of a large bowl to breathe in the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared. Luo Yan’s son, Bofeng, happily takes a bite of the chicken his grandfather     2     (select) for him.

Six-year-old Bofeng has not seen his grandparents for almost a year, and he is full of joy and     3     (excite). Indeed, the whole family could not be happier to be together.     4     the cold outside, their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry laughter rings throughout the house. Luo Yan and his wife and son have settled in the big city, far away from their hometown. Every year, they travel back for the Spring Festival, for their dream of “three generations under the same roof”.

The Luo family’s journey back to their hometown was a long and     5     (tire) one just a few years ago. However, the high-speed train has made it much     6     (convenient) for them to go back home. During the five-hour trip, they chatted excitedly with each other, their minds full of thoughts about their sweet home.

On their     7     (arrive), they find Luo’s parents eagerly waiting for them. Their home has been specially decorated for the joyous occasion. From the neat designs of the paper-cuttings on the windows, to the Spring Festival couplets on the door, and to the New Year paintings on the wall, everything represents joy, luck and happiness. Even the fish on the plate expresses a hope     8     nian nian you yu—yu means both “fish” and “plenty” in Chinese—”May you get more than you wish for every year”.

After dinner, the hours until midnight go slowly by. The whole family are going to stay up late on the Chinese New Year’s Eve. They gather around the television to watch the Spring Festival Gala,     9     eating snacks, chatting with each other and making dumplings that they will eat at the very start of the new year. In the warmth and comfort of the room, Luo Yan talks about his plan for the future. “I hope we won’t have to be separated again,” he says,     10     (look) at his ageing parents. “My parents are getting old, and we should spend more time with them. We’ll come back more frequently and we’re also considering taking them to the city to live with us. After all, home is where all family members are together.”

As midnight approaches, Luo Yan takes his parents, wife and son outside to set off firecrackers.The whole village is lit up with colourful fireworks. All over the country, people are celebrating their good fortune, celebrating their family’s togetherness, and celebrating their nation’s strength.