1 . 短文填空

In the morning,    1     (按照所安排的), the twins got up early, tiptoed to the kitchen and scooped some flour out of the bag. Once they set about making bread,    2     (感到迷惑). At that time, their father slid into the kitchen, patted the twins’ shoulders and comforted them in a soft voice, “    3     (不要放弃，你们可以战胜这个挑战).” The twins made the bread smoothly. Then they carried the breakfast,    4     (向楼上走去，喊醒他们的妈妈).With her eyes glittering with excitement, the mother       5     (是如此满足，她紧紧地抱住孩子们).

2 . Quite often my mother would _________ me to set the family table with the “good china.” Because this _________ with such frequency, I never _________ these occasions. I assumed it was just my mother’s desire.

One evening as I was setting the table, Marge, a neighbor woman, _________ unexpectedly. She _________ on the door, and mother, busy at the stove, invited her to come in. Marge entered the kitchen and, _________ at the beautifully set table, remarked, “Oh, I see you’re expecting _________. I’ll come back another time.”

“No, it’s all right,” replied my mother. “We’re not expecting company.”

“Well then,” said Marge with a(n) _________ look on her face, “why would you have the good china out?”

“Because,” my mom answered, “I’ve prepared my family’s favorite meal. If you _________ your best table for special guests when you prepare a meal, why not for your own __________?”

“Well yes, but your beautiful china will get chips,” responded Marge.

“Oh well,” said Mom __________, “a few chips in the china is a small __________ to pay for the way we always feel as we gather as a family at the dinner table. Besides, all these chips have a story to tell, now don’t they?”

Mom walked to the cupboard and __________ a plate. Holding it up she said, “See this chip? This plate was broken the day we brought our newborn son home. Trying to be __________, my six-year-old daughter dropped that plate as she carried it to the sink. I’ll never forget that day.”

We all laughed. At that moment, I knew for sure that the china held for mother a number of love __________ about our family.

1.

A．beg

B．request

C．push

D．stop

2.

A．occurred

B．started

C．covered

D．exchanged

3.

A．remembered

B．admitted

C．questioned

D．observed

4.

A．settled down

B．came across

C．dropped by

D．passed on

5.

A．knocked

B．beat

C．lay

D．hit

6.

A．aiming

B．laughing

C．glaring

D．glancing

7.

A．company

B．delivery

C．cooks

D．strangers

8.

A．annoyed

B．puzzled

C．exhausted

D．depressed

9.

A．buy

B．set

C．polish

D．repair

10.

A．guest

B．neighbor

C．family

D．boss

11.

A．coolly

B．calmly

C．cautiously

D．casually

12.

A．mistake

B．trouble

C．debt

D．price

13.

A．turned in

B．tidied up

C．took down

D．threw away

14.

A．helpful

B．harmful

C．grateful

D．graceful

15.

A．accidents

B．stories

C．explanations

D．dishes

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the girl want a baby brother?

A．To please her dad.

B．To enjoy being a big sister.

C．To raise ‘animals together with him.

2. What does the girl hope to do at last?

A．Keep a dog.

B．Get a cute cat.

C．Look after her brother.

4 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.   

Bob’s problems began during his formative years. His parents got divorced when he was young, and neither of his parents wanted to raise him or his brother and sister, so he     1     (bring) up by a foster family chosen by a social worker in the community.

Unfortunately, his foster father was a strict authoritarian and often beat him. Bob rebelled against this strict upbringing, and by the time he was eight years old, he     2     (run) wild, stealing from shops and playing truant. When he reached adolescence, sometime around his thirteenth birthday, he had already appeared in court several times, charged     3     juvenile crimes. The judge blamed his foster parents,     4     (explain) that children needed responsible parents and guardians who would look after them properly. The foster father didn’t agree with the judge and objected to this, pointing out that Bob’s two brothers and sister were well-adjusted children who behaved at home and worked well at school.

This has raised some interesting questions about the modern family system.     5     it is true that parents should not be too lenient with children by letting them do     6     they want,     7     too over-protective by sheltering them from the realities of life, it is also true that they should not be too strict. It has also highlighted the disadvantages of the modern nuclear family     8     the child has only its mother and father to rely on or the single-parent family, in which the mother or father has to struggle particularly hard     9     (support) their dependents.     

In fact, many people believe that we     10     return to traditional family values and the extended family: extensive research has shown that children from these families are generally better behaved and have a better chance of success in later life.

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the man drink?

A．He just did it for fun.

B．It was part of his life.

C．He was showing his bravery.

2. What has the woman been teaching the man?

A．To be responsible for other people’s lives.

B．To know right from wrong.

C．Never to neglect his responsibilities.

6 . This Sunday is grandpa’s birthday. The Smith family are going to celebrate it at home, so they will have a busy weekend.

	Saturday	Sunday
Morning	Dad — clean the car in the garden. Mum — clean the kitchen and bedroom of their house. Amy — have dance lessons in the gym. Rose — work on science projects in the library.	Mum — make a big birthday cake. Amy and Rose — wrap grandpa’s gifts.
Afternoon	Mum and dad — buy some food at the supermarket. Amy and Rose — choose gifts and cards for grandpa.	Amy — help Mum cook delicious food. Rose — help Dad decorate the room.
Evening	Watch TV together	Amy and Rose — give gifts to grandpa. The whole family — have a party.

1. What will Mum do at this weekend?

A．Clean the kitchen and bedroom.	B．Buy some food.
C．Make a big birthday cake.	D．All the above.

2. What will Amy do on her own at this weekend?

A．Decorate the sitting room.	B．Choose gifts and cards for grandpa.
C．Have dance lessons in the gym.	D．Buy some food at the supermarket.

3. ________ maybe likes science best.

A．Dad

B．Mum

C．Rose

D．Amy

4. There are ________ people in the family.

A．two

B．three

C．four·

D．five

5. According to the passage, what will the whole family get together to do?

A．Clean the home.	B．Eat the birthday cake.
C．Cook delicious food.	D．Give gifts to grandpa.

7 . 你班“英语角”准备出一期有关“中小学生周末做家务劳动情况”调查的板报，请根据以下表格调查结果为板报写一篇稿件。
内容包括：
1. 情况介绍；
2. 你的评论；
3. 你的建议。

总体情况	利用周末做家务的中小学生占91.50%
技能比例	打扫卫生	洗碗	烹调	做农活
	85.50%	81.60%	36.80%	22.2%

注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the “ikumen” course?

A．It’s for parents.

B．It’s organized by the government.

C．It’s charged 30,000 yen.

2. What is taught to do in the course?

A．Cooking for kids.

B．Getting a baby dressed.

C．Wearing a 5 kg pregnancy jacket.

3. What is the main purpose of this talk?

A．To introduce the “ikumen” course.

B．To help bachelors look for love.

C．To recruit students for a university.

9 . When children are growing up, what they see in their families is what they tend to consider normal. That means family traditions and other activities are generally seen as just normal. If a family eats dinner together or spends time talking with each other, that’s what the child absorbs and internalizes.

Our family traditions are declining as we move toward a more isolated (孤立的) society. How many families no longer share meals around the dinner table, instead choosing to watch TV or text friends on their phones? This tends to isolate and disconnect family members from each other. It also stops families from communicating and catching up on each other’s lives.

For those of us who grew up in a household where families shared meals together and spent time talking with each other, chances are that we are passing along those traditions to our own families. The problem is, children today often want to spend their time in front of screens rather than people. Cell phones, computers and other attention-grabbing devices often mean parents get resistance to traditional family togetherness time. This pressure can lead to parents giving in and letting children do what they want rather than fight with them over sitting at the dinner table. This creates a new normal that no longer values the idea of families and the society at large, connecting with each other.

Family and community traditions are important, not just for the current shared experiences, but for the future as well. Since children internalize their experiences, that means generations to come may not know what it’s like to sit together around the dinner table and truly connect as a family.

That is why it is so important that parents and caregivers create boundaries of behavior that help to keep family traditions alive. If you remember the shared experiences you had with your parents and grandparents, you know the important bonding that took place during those times. It is this shared experience that brings people closer together and is well worth preserving.

1. What is the phenomenon the author describes at the beginning of the text?

A．The increase in shared family meals means a shift towards isolation.

B．Increased use of technology replaces traditional family interactions.

C．More and more children prefer to spend quality time with the family.

D．Family members are more likely to share their updates with each other.

2. What is the central concern expressed in paragraph 3?

A．The inability of parents to understand technology.

B．The challenge of preserving traditional family values.

C．The influence of technology on children’s education.

D．The necessity of controlling children’s digital devices.

3. What can be inferred about future generations if current trends continue?

A．They will be more addicted to advanced technology.

B．They will maintain stronger and closer family bonds.

C．They may create new and irreplaceable family traditions.

D．They may not understand the value of family gatherings.

4. How does the author view the role of parents in preserving family traditions?

A．Insignificant	B．Irresponsible
C．Crucial	D．Overemphasized

10 . Why doesn’t John go to school today?

A．It’s the weekend.

B．He’s too tired for school.

C．His school is closed down.