1 . Improving your family life can help make your family members closer and prevent conflicts from getting in the way of everyone’s happiness.     1    .

Talk to your family members at the end of the day.     2    . That way, they can understand you and generally know what’s going on in your life. In turn, it is equally important that you know about their lives too, so that they feel understood, supported and realize that they are not alone.

Set aside time for regular family activities. You can do fun activities together to relax yourselves.     3    . If possible, leave at least an afternoon or evening per week for a family activity. Keep it low-key, and focus on having fun together and enjoying each other’s company.

Show sincere concern about your family members.     4    . If you love them, then tell them that you love them. If you care about them, tell them this. Go out of your way to remind each family member what glues you all together—love, care and support.

    5    . Do not always give a lot of advice to your family members. Just hear them out at times. That is all they need. Make eye contact with them, nod your head, and say things like, “I understand,” when appropriate. Make sure they know that whatever they are talking about, you are there to listen and be supportive.

By doing so, you can surely develop a close family relationship with your family members.

A．Be an active listener

B．Do not keep your feelings bottled up

C．You can also surprise them with presents

D．Remember to make eye contact with them

E．It is very important that you let them know about your life

F．These could include bike rides, walks, playing cards or board games

G．The following ways can make your time with your family more enjoyable

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will John get?

A．A bike.

B．A toy car.

C．A football.

2. Who is learning Chinese probably?

A．John.

B．Jane.

C．Jack.

3. When will the woman buy the gifts?

A．On Friday.

B．On Saturday.

C．On Sunday.

4. Why will the man take the kids to the McDonald’s?

A．To have lunch.

B．To keep a secret.

C．To make them quiet.

3 . The oldest is the first, the youngest is the baby — but where does that leave the middle-borns? For National Middle Child Day, you’ll recognise these annoying, and sometimes surprisingly advantageous things about growing up in between.

When middle children want to know if they’re old enough to do anything (like sleepover at a friend’s house for the first time or wear makeup) they may as well just look to their older siblings to see when they were allowed to pursue the same milestone. That’s the bar they have to clear to maintain family “fairness”.

How often have you been referred to in relation to your older or younger sibling? Your parents gave you a name at birth, but typically you’re known as someone’s little brother or sister, or even worse, so-and-so’s older brother or sister. It’s easy to have an identity crisis sometimes. In fact, you may have wished you had one of these unusual names so you would stand out from the pack.

Not only do middle children find themselves under a mountain of hand-me-downs (别人用过的东西), unless they’re living in a large house, they also tend to have to share a bedroom. Whether living with the older or younger sibling, your space was never really your own.

Middle children are the only family members who get the life experience of being both a younger and older sibling, giving them unique perspectives on just about everything.

However, the less attention you were given wasn’t necessarily a bad thing — it let you explore and discover your world in your own way, and usually prevented you from getting in trouble for doing so because your parents didn’t even notice! “I think a middle child can fly under the radar,” says middle child Andrea Smarrelli. “I was very good at hiding my crazy moments and childish mistakes from my family.” From harbouring a frog in your room to sneaking out at night, you could get away with a lot. If you’re a troublemaker, we can guess your birth order.

This standing-outness might not have proved in becoming a great performer, but you developed your originality in some way. Without super-high expectations from your parents, you were allowed to think outside the box, leading you to become creative in artistic, entrepreneurial, or other activities.

1. What’s the topic of the text?

A．Older sibling.	B．Younger sibling.
C．Family members.	D．Middle children.

2. What annoys middle children according to Paragraph 3?

A．The relation with their older or younger sibling.

B．The names given by their parents.

C．The identity problem.

D．The unusual names.

3. What leads middle children to become creative according to the text?

A．Standing-outness.	B．Free thinking.
C．Expectations from parents.	D．Activities.

4. What’s the purpose of the text?

A．To analyse the problems of middle children.

B．To introduce who the middle children are.

C．To explain middle children’s relation with family.

D．To illustrate the strengths of middle children.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does Joanna feel?

A．Tired.

B．Happy.

C．Anxious.

2. Why does Joanna want to make breakfast?

A．To practice cooking.

B．To pay back her mum.

C．To look after her sick mum.

3. What can we know about Joanna?

A．She has got married.

B．She can get up early every day.

C．She loves her father more than her mother.

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Dottie's Thanksgiving Dinner

Dottie, a puppy, knew today was special. It was Thanksgiving and everyone was getting ready for a big dinner. The doorbell kept ringing as cousins, grandparents, uncles and aunts all came to visit.

Amazing smells were coming from the kitchen. Dottie was not allowed to be in the kitchen today. Mom said that she would get in the way. Dad said she would lick (舔) everything she could reach. They were both right.

The children had been asked to keep the dog out of the way. They did, at first. However, once their cousins arrived, they forgot about Dottie and started playing with each other. The dog got closer and closer to the kitchen. Everything smelled so good! On the edge of the table was a plate filled with slices of ham (火腿) . Before she had a chance to eat it, Dad saw her.

“No! Leave that alone, Dottie! No food for you,” he said. Then he let the dog out into the yard where some family members were playing football. Dottie smiled. This was good! She liked running. She grabbed (抓住)   the football from a small boy and wouldn’t give it back. He started to cry, and Dottie got in trouble.

“That's enough, Dottie,” said Uncle Bill, taking the ball away from her. “Maybe you should go back in.” He opened the door again, and the sad puppy went inside.

The puppy went into the dining room and no one was there. Dottie went under the table. The tablecloth was so long that it hung down to the ground. This was a good place for a sleep, she thought.

In the kitchen, everything was ready. Mom and Dad began carrying big bowls and plates of delicious food into the dining room. “Before we get started, we should take a family picture,” suggested Mom. Dad agreed. They went to tell everyone to go outside for a Thanksgiving photo together.

Dottie's nose woke up before she did. She came out from under the table. She looked around. The house was empty. She remembered what Dad had said. “No food for you.” He was wrong.

注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“Oh, YES, food for me!” Dottie thought, excitedly.
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“Oh my goodness!” said Mom.
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6 . “5.15”是国际家庭日。为响应国家注重家庭亲子教育及培养德智体美劳全面发展的青少年的号召，家校委员会鼓励每个家庭组织家庭日活动。请你写一篇英文日记，记录“5.15”与家人共处的美好时刻。
内容包括：
1.家庭活动； 2.感想。
注意: 1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Sunday   May 15th, 2022                    Sunny

Today is the National Day for Families.

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7 . My parents have very different parenting styles. Dad brings out the best in me. He is calm(镇静的）and reasonable and treats me like an adult. Mum, like so many parents of my friends, makes me want to rebel(反抗）．    1    

My friends and I think that our parents care too much about us. Take me for example.     2    It was a journey I'd taken with Mum before. Dad was fine with the idea of me going alone, but it took weeks of arguments(争吵）before Mum agreed. In her eyes, I'm not old enough to go on the trip alone. But I' m sixteen years old!

Parents need to learn to trust us. There is no point in becoming angry, which just makes things worse. A few months ago, Mum went crazy when I told her I'd been receiving e-mails from a stranger I'd met online. Since then she hasn't allowed me to use the Internet.     3     They use monitoring software(监控软件）to secretly   watch what their teenagers are looking at online.

I understand them, but they overreact(反应过激）.     4     I think what they should do is keep calm and help us find a way to deal with it.

We love the idea of being really close to our parents.     5     But part of being a teenager is feeling free to take steps down new paths and learning from our own mistakes. Our parents have to let us get on with what is just a natural stage of life.

A．She speaks to me as though I'm still a child.

B．Some teenagers refuse to open up to their parents.

C．But she isn't so bad as many of my friends' parents.

D．We also know deep down that our parents care about us most.

E．Recently, I wanted to take a train to Portsmouth to see a friend.

F．Mum, on the other hand, kept suggesting other things I could do

G．What they do makes us not want to talk about our personal things with them.