1 . I grew up in the 1950s with very practical parents. My mother washed aluminum foil (铝箔纸) after she cooked in it, and then she reused it.She was the earliest recycle (回收利用) queen before people had a name for it.

My father was no different.He preferred getting old shoes fixed to buying new ones.Their marriage was good and their dreams were focused (集中).Their best friends lived just a wave away.Though my parents have passed away,I can see them now-Dad in trousers,a T-shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress,lawnmower (割草机) in one hand and dishtowel in the other.

It was the time to fix things-a curtain rod (挂帘杆) the kitchen radio, the screen door, the oven door, and so on. They fixed all things we had.It was a way of life,and sometimes it made me crazy.All that re-fixing and renewing made me want to scream.I wanted just once to be wasteful.Waste meant being rich.Throwing things away meant you knew there’d always be more.I often thought like that.

But then my mother died,and on that clear summer night,in the warmth of the hospital room,I learnt that sometimes there isn’t any more.Sometimes,what we care about most gets all used up and goes away and it will never return. So, while we have it, it is the best that we love it,care for it,fix it when it’s broken and cure it when it’s sick.

This is true for marriage,old cars,children with bad report cards,dogs with bad hips and aging parents and grandparents.We keep them because they are worth it and because we are worth it.

1. We can learn that when the writer was young, she________.

A．thought highly of her parents’ habits

B．often helped her parents fix old things

C．often threw things away without being noticed

D．at times hated it when her parents fixed old things

2. What did the writer realise after her mother’s death?

A．Her mother truly loved her.

B．She had wasted a lot of money.

C．Things may never return once they are gone.

D．She had hurt her parents for many times.

3. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To advise us to love what we have.

B．To encourage us to recycle old things.

C．To explain why her parents recycled.

D．To help us know about life in the past.

2 . 根据汉语提示完成短文

I,     1    (17岁), come from a family of three. My father,     2     (我以他为自豪), is an excellent teacher. The factory,     3    (我妈妈曾在那工作过), closed down, and she is now a housewife looking after my father and me. I am in senior two and next year,     4     (那时我将高中毕业), is approaching. I will study harder in order to be admitted to a key university,     5    (它能给我提供更好的学习环境).     6    (众所周知), hard work will lead to success. So I believe my dream will surely come true.

3 . 课文内容填空

Luo Yan and his wife and son travel back to their hometown     1    the Spring Festival. Their parents     2    (decorate) the house beautifully and prepared many delicious dishes. The whole family could not be    3    (happy) to be together.     4     the cold outside, bright smiles fill the air with warmth       5     laughter rings throughout the house.     6     dinner, the whole family are going to stay up late on the New Year’s Eve. They gather around the TV    7     (watch) the New Year’s programme, while eating snacks,     8    (chat) with each other and making dumplings. As midnight     9    (approach), Luo Yan takes his parents, wife       10     son outside to set off firecrackers.

4 . 用本单元所学语法知识补全短文

After breakfast, Mom was doing housework in the kitchen. She talked to Tom     1     (洗碗时) and plates. She said to Tom, “Dear son.     2    (过街时当心车辆). ” Tom usually said to his mom “    3     (再见), mom. ” However, this time, she heard nothing. Tom hurriedly left home     4     (好像很着急). She     5     (认为汤姆很无礼) this time, but she     6    (不知道为什么). She thought she would     7     (让汤姆意识到) his wrong doings when he came back from school.

5 . 语法填空

Though Max’s mum sees him every day, she wrote a letter to him, in which she showed her worries about Max’s     1    (use) his phone too much.

In her opinion,Max seems to be checking his phone all the time, even when they     2    (have) a family meal. His phone is like a drug, which makes Max fail     3    (put) it down. If she ask him to leave his phone at home, he may sulk and get     4    (anxiety). It seems that Max never relaxes, always in a state of being     5     alert.

Of course, she has ever tried to talk with Max about this problem, but Max always puts it off. She even doesn’t remember the last time she communicated with Max face to face. As     6    result, she has to write this letter, showing her concern about his suffering withdrawal     7    (symptom).

She knows that Max is a good boy, who won’t hurt her     8    (intentional), but she feels worried more when she heard about something     9    (call) “nomophobia”—the fear of being without a phone, which is really an illness. She advises Max to see an addiction expert so that Max can get rid of the problem. She expects Max to consider     10     she has written seriously.

6 . 语法填空

I will tell you a story     1     is very interesting. It is about a good man    2     is called Tom. Tom married a girl     3     name is Jane. They live in a house     4       was built by Tom’s father. It is an old house     5     Tom was born. Tom likes to write stories and Jane loves all the stories     6     Tom writes. Tom once said he would never forget the day     7     he met Jane. Tom believes that Jane is the most beautiful girl     8       he has ever met. They are really a happy couple. Their children grow up in a family     9     their parents treat them like friends. We all admire the way     10       Tom treats his children.

7 . 在空白处填入适当的单词或短语。

Today I want to relay to you that I’m proud of the work my mother has done, and I am now     1     of it. Is her work worth it? Yes, to the lives of the people she is helping, it is worth it. But by any     2     this work is worth it to us as well, because it shows that we are global citizens interested in world     3    , and that we feel responsible for others and are ready to build a community with a     4     future for mankind. Everyone deserves a fair chance in life. When I think of all the things that we as Chinese citizens can be most proud of, helping others     5     at the top of this list. Now that I understand     6     important my mother’s work is, I’ve decided to become a volunteer myself to help people in other lands. In the future, I     7     that you will do the same.

8 . 语篇填空

Some people see a hero     1     someone they look up to.Some people think a hero is someone     2     achieves his or her goals and dreams.To me,a hero is someone who overcomes many of life’s     3     (difficulty),who is determined and never gives up,even in the hardest of times.

My hero is my grandmother.Her life was not always easy.World War Ⅱ started     4     she was little.Her father died when she was five years old,and she lived in the ghetto(犹太人区)with her mother and brother.She survived on apple skins,     5     (eat)anything she could find,sometimes even picking     6     deserted food.She faced hunger,thirst,illness,and freezing temperatures.Although times were     7     (extreme)difficult,my grandmother never lost hope.She was determined to make it through the hard times and stay alive.She never gave up.

My grandmother     8     (influence) me greatly.She has taught me that I need to work hard in order to succeed.She has helped me understand that I can do anything I set my mind to,as long as I never give up.My grandmother has made me     9     determined and hard-working person.She has inspired me     10     (chase) my dreams,no matter what.For that,she is my hero.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

An Italian health care center in Milan recently posted a video of a wedding ceremony online. The man     1     (accompany) the bride down the aisle (走道) at the local church was her father, Giacomo Chiametti,     2     has advanced ALS (渐冻症).

Mr. Chiametti     3     (be) in the health care center since 2012. He gets around in a wheelchair and has already lost the ability     4     (speak) due to his illness. But he surprised his daughter Hannah by standing up and attending her wedding.

Only the     5     (determine) and love of a father could make this small     6     extraordinary deed possible. Thanks to the efforts of the     7     (profession) medical team that “coached” him for a few weeks ahead of the event, the dad managed to slowly walk down the aisle alongside his daughter and accompany her until she reached her groom (新郎), Mario. It is     8     (true) the slowness that makes those     9     (moment) impressive. “I asked my father to go slow so I could enjoy the excitement of those steps.” Hannah recalled.

This warm ceremony reminded me strongly     10     a sentence I once read at a hospital: “The hospital can be a place of pain, but also of hope.” Mr. Chiametti’s shining face told us of his hope.

10 . 语法填空

I’d spent nearly every waking minute of the past ten years helping to build the company from its beginning. My husband and I didn’t have children—I often called the office my extended family.     1     my boss fired me one morning. “You’re no longer a good fit here,” he said. “Your father’s lung cancer has spread to his brain.”     2     (sudden), my job didn’t seem so important.

The next months were busy with doctor appointments and     3     (treat). Every waking minute, I tried to make Dad as     4     (comfort) as I could. I may have been out of work, but it didn’t feel like it. I had a new job. I even wore my nicer clothes,     5     Dad preferred “a lady in a dress”. Our days together     6     (be) painful, yet precious. We laughed, we cried and we told old stories. His sense of humor never failed. He died almost four months later after I thought nothing could be more painful     7     losing my job.

Now I know     8     (well). I got a new job, a far less time-consuming one. Family     9     (come) first. I’m thankful I got the chance     10     (learn) that before it was too late.