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 . 根据句意填空

Seeing the mess, Dad’s jaw dropped open. Jenna lowered her head, and     1     (为此向爸爸道歉), with tears on her cheeks. Half surprised, half concerned,       2     (一种关心孩子们的责任感) drove the father to wipe away her tears. Then Dad said, “Let’s do it together!” Dad helped them and made the breakfast successfully. With the breakfast in hand, the twins were a little nervous     3     [接近妈妈的房间(状语从句的省略)]. The moment Mom opened her eyes, she     4       (无法控制自己的情绪). “Thank you, my darling!” she choked.

4 . 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.

5 . 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.

6 . What is the dog’s name?

A．Scott.

B．Michael.

C．Robert.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man work so hard?

A．To support his family.

B．To help his friend.

C．To get a promotion.

2. What does the man do during the day?

A．He is a typist.

B．He is an editor.

C．He is a manager’s assistant.

3. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A．Wait for a pay rise.

B．Write more articles.

C．Change his job.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A．Bring him a snack.

B．Walk the dog.

C．Stay quiet.

2. What is the real reason why the man can’t get up?

A．The dog is sleeping on his legs.

B．He has injured himself.

C．He is very tired.

3. How far does the woman usually walk her dog around the park?

A．5km.

B．10km.

C．15km.

9 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the man doing?

A．He is painting a picture.

B．He is painting the house.

C．He is painting the fence.

2. What is the woman going to do to help the man?

A．Clean the house.

B．Buy a carpet.

C．Make some curtains.

3. Why does the man say sorry to the woman?

A．Because he didn’t make curtains himself.

B．Because he dropped some paint on the carpet.

C．Because he used a color that woman doesn’t like.

4. What colour does Tom paint the house?

A．Green.

B．Red.

C．Yellow.

10 . When parents consider the work they do around the house, it can be fairly easy to construe lists of chores (家务) for kids.    1    . Overly difficult chores will turn kids off housework quickly. In contrast, chores that are too simple maybe rejected by older kids, since they prefer work that shows they’re growing up and are more mature.

Chores for pre-schoolers should probably be overseen by parents. Kids aged two to six maybe eager to help. Remember to make chores easy to complete and give lots of praise to them.    2    . Some sample chores for pre-schoolers include picking up toys or setting the table.

    3    . These can include making the bed, picking up laundry from their bedroom floors, and making sure all toys are put away. Beyond keeping bedrooms neat, household chores for kids can include drying dishes, sweeping the floor, and pulling up weeds.

Preteens and teens can help prepare meals, like a simple breakfast or lunch, wash dishes, and do laundry. Other chores include changing bed sheets, folding laundry, and taking care of pets.    4    . That way, they can make sure things like feeding pets are being done as needed so a pet doesn’t go hungry or thirsty. Older teens, especially if they’ve been doing chores all their lives, are quite capable of doing most things adults do.    5    .

A．School-age kids can do more complicated chores

B．On this last chore, parents may want to follow up

C．In this way, they associate good feelings with housework

D．They can prepare almost any meal and do intensive cleaning

E．Each family member should find some time to get things done

F．However, remember to make sure that chores are age appropriate

G．Chores for kids of this age include helping dust with a cloth and set the table