1 . Many American schools have a student exchange program with foreign countries. Along with this program, there is usually another one called the “American Host Family” program. As its name suggests, the program gets American families involved in foreign students’ lives in America and offers homes for them.
Foreign students generally welcome such an opportunity to have a “family” here, but there are also those who prefer to stay “homeless”.
Many American families volunteer to host foreign students. However, if there is a shortage of host families, schools also get in touch with local people and introduced foreign students to them.
The “American Host Family ”program changes in lengths of time. It can go from a few days to a few years, depending on each individual school. After the first year is over, it is up to foreign students and their “families” to decide if they want to stay together as a “family”. American families can host as many foreign students as they like. They can either have several students or just one at a time. Many families start with new students each year while still keeping in touch with the old ones. Schools usually leave it to Foreign students and their host families to decide their activities after both sides meet.
My school, however, holds activities every year. On major holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, foreign students are usually invited to their themes for dinner. Even schools that do not have host family programs often arrange students to get together with American families on these special holiday occasions.
It is typical that a host family invites its foreign daughter or son over, and they cook the student’s home food together. Undoubtedly, Chinese students are usually considered good cooks, whether or not they are really qualified for such praise at home. Although many Chinese students rarely cooked at home, they often have a hard time making their American friends believe that they cannot cook. It often happens when a Chinese student promises to cook a Chinese meal for his host family, he usually sees a little crowd expecting him: friends or relatives are also invited over for the “special” Chinese food!
1. The best title of the passage might be .| A．Studying in the U.S | B．The “Host Family” Program in the U.S. |
| C．The ”Student Exchange Program“ in the U.S. | D．Activities in American Schools |
| A．To bring foreign students closer to American life. |
| B．To provide help for foreign students. |
| C．To make greater progress in the study of foreign students. |
| D．To supply “sons” or “daughters” for American families. |
| A．Its time, the number of students and families. |
| B．Its activities, the number of schools and students. |
| C．Its lengths of time, the number of students and activities. |
| D．The number of students, the lengths of time and important holidays. |
| A．foreign students must prepare their home food for their host family |
| B．not all Chinese students are good cooks in the eyes of Americans |
| C．it is good manners to invite relatives or friends to taste foreign food |
| D．Americans are very interested in foreign food |
Ashwini was waiting at the door for her children, Amit and Anika. It was the last day of their exams and she had prepared tasty snacks for them.
“Mom, you know Rishit from my class? He always disturbed others during the exam and copied from therm”.
“Hey, let me speak now.” Anika said and kept giggling (咯咯地笑) all the time. “Mom, one of the girls in my class had prepared a matchbox instead of a soapbox.”
He kids continued speaking, gigging, and enjoyed pizzas till late evening. Ashwini was pleased to know that her kids shared everything with her. If the kids faced any problem or had an interesting piece of news, they always shared it with their mother. They were not scared of or nervous about their mother.
In the vacation, Ashwini’s elder sister, Sunita, visited their place along with her two kids, Pranjai and Kanchan. Sunita observed Ashwini’s friendly behavior with her kids and opposed it.
“What is this, Ashwini? You never scold your kids. They are not scared of you.” She said to her younger sister.
“Sunita, kids should never be scared of their parents. They should feel free when they communicate with parents.”
“Weren’t we afraid of our parents? Don’t you remember you used to be nervous while talking to Dad? Yet we had better communication.” Sunita argued.
“Well, we are not living in the same age. We need to be more open: minded with children now.”
But Sunita was not satisfied with her explanation. She continued complaining about how Ashwini’s kids were dependent on her mother for everything.
Until Sunita left, she had almost brain washed Ashwini by constantly reminding her that she was not bringing up kids properly. When Sunita left, Ashwini let out a sigh of relief.
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式作答。
When the school started again, Ashwini’s attitude towards her kids changed a little bit.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ashwini noticed the change in the kids’ behaviors soon and found it unbearable (无法忍受的).
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Arthur was messy. He didn’t try to make messes, but he didn’t try to clean up much, either. There were always small pieces of food on the table when he was done eating. His socks never made it into the hamper (洗衣篮). And he only picked up his toys when Mom threatened to throw them away. Most days, Mom followed Arthur around the house and cleaned up after him. She brushed the crumbs (碎屑) into her hand and threw them away after meals. She picked up his socks and made sure they got washed, dried and folded neatly before going back in the drawer. She often picked up his toys when he left them to do something else.
One day, Mom asked Arthur to pick up his toy trains. “Not right now,” Arthur said. He was reading a comic book. The trains had been on the living room floor since the morning.
“You know what, Arthur? I’m not going to ask you again. I’m done cleaning today.” And with that, Mom put her feet up on the sofa and picked up a book to read.
At dinner time, Arthur noticed that there was a big pile of crumbs at his place at the table. Mom’s spot was nice and clean. Arthur didn’t like the crumbs very much. After dinner, Arthur’s feet felt cold. He went to his room and opened his drawer, but the drawer was empty. “Mom, where are my socks?” Arthur called.
“There weren’t any socks in your hamper, so I didn’t wash them,” Mom said. Arthur felt unhappy. Now his feet would be cold, unless he wanted to wear dirty socks from the floor. He decided to stay barefoot.
When it was time for bed, Arthur said good night to Mom and turned to go upstairs. Arthur stepped right on his toy train in his bare feet. “Ouch!” cried Arthur. “That really hurt.”
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。
However, Mom was still reading and said nothing.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“Mom?” said Arthur. “Tomorrow can you show me how to do the laundry so I can wash my socks?”
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4 . This year my husband and I decided to have a quiet, low-key New Year's Eve. We wanted to spend it with our kids and other immediate family and make it a special
I decided to make doughnuts because my cousins had
This will become an annual
| A．challenge | B．idea | C．occasion | D．opportunity |
| A．hiring | B．training | C．knowing | D．interviewing |
| A．time | B．food | C．money | D．fun |
| A．short | B．messy | C．memorable | D．silent |
| A．tested out | B．turned out | C．moved on | D．picked out |
| A．bought | B．placed | C．made | D．brought |
| A．healthy | B．expensive | C．impressive | D．nutritious |
| A．called for | B．carried on | C．took up | D．cut off |
| A．fortunately | B．absolutely | C．totally | D．possibly |
| A．turned down | B．taken apart | C．sorted out | D．rolled out |
| A．cook | B．steam | C．sink | D．float |
| A．practiced | B．finished | C．considered | D．demanded |
| A．prepared | B．longed | C．waited | D．enjoyed |
| A．celebration | B．idea | C．tradition | D．ceremony |
| A．raw | B．fresh | C．common | D．local |
Little Andy was a 10-year-old kid. He had a younger brother named Johnny. Andy was the elder one, but unfortunately he was the troublemaker rather than his brother Johnny. Besides, he often put Johnny in trouble in front of their parents by lying to them so as not to carry responsibility for his actions. However, they trusted Johnny and believed him more than they believed Andy because they knew the two kids well.
Andy tried to make friends in school, but they quickly discovered how he was used to lying and how he loved to play tricks on others. Moreover, Andy always put others in trouble, which was really annoying to them. As a result, people around him stopped believing him and gradually stayed out of his way.
One day, when their parents were out of the house, Andy and Johnny were watching TV. After a while, Andy found Johnny asleep on the sofa. So Andy went to the kitchen and wanted to play a trick on Johnny. He used flour to make some easy bombs and hung them on the door trim line so that when Johnny went to the kitchen and tried to open the door the bombs would fall on him. Then Andy went to the bathroom quietly to color the soap with paints so that if Johnny washed his hands, his hands would be colored. Suddenly, their parents came back and they found that Johnny was sleeping. Their father was going to the kitchen to wash his hands, and their mother was going to the kitchen to prepare food for them. Andy tried to stop them but failed. Soon Johnny was awakened by screams. He looked at his parents and didn't know what had taken place. Their parents both had colored hands and came out of the kitchen covered with flour.
Paragraph 1:
They were extremely angry and asked who did that.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
They thought up a good idea to make Andy pay for what he had done and get rid of his bad habits.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6 . All parents know that one of their most important tasks is to prepare their children for an independent life, but any parent can tell you that it’s hard to let go of your children. That balance between keeping your children safe and allowing them to learn from their own mistakes can be heartbreaking. Years of experience means that parents often do know best, but on the other hand, the young, being less bound by tradition, are often more creative, more able to find new solutions to old problems. Revolutions are led by the young.
Good teachers make the growth of critical thinking easier in their students, only to find that this can lead to a questioning of the teachers’ basic beliefs. Schools encourage. parents to become involved, but are often embarrassed when parents have reservation about some of the educational methods being used. Governments encourage unimportant groups to empower themselves in order to participate fully in the development process. And they are often surprised when the new leaders of these groups turn around and attack the policies of that same government. The rebellious(叛逆的) young and the newly unimportant groups are important in social development. They are not necessarily representatives of those they want to represent or not realistic in their demands, but their voices must be heard.
Good parents know that just forbidding particular behaviors does not prevent their children from finding ways to engage in these forbidden activities. Indeed, sometimes the forbidden fruit is more inviting, just because it is not accepted by authority. Parents must work with their children to educate them on the facts, know as much as possible about the lives of their children, provide a good example, encourage more wholesome activities but also support their children when they don’t follow what is expected of them. But the most important point is that they also need to learn how to let go.
1. By saying “Revolutions are led by the young”, the author indicates that young people are more ________.| A．conventional | B．realistic |
| C．creative | D．heartbreaking |
| A．teachers’ basic beliefs should be questioned by students |
| B．schools encourage parents to question their education methods |
| C．movement is satisfied with the new leaders’ attack on the policies |
| D．the voice of the rebellious young should be heard by the government |
| A．forbid particular behaviors in their daily life |
| B．know them well and set a good example to them |
| C．educate them with facts and expect much of them |
| D．know as much as possible as their children |
| A．Letting Go—for Children’s Independent life |
| B．Parents’ Tasks—in Children’s Development |
| C．Way of Growth—for the Young Groups |
| D．Teaching Methods—for Teachers and Schools |
When teenagers go through a period of rapid physical and mental development, every aspect of life
8 . “Mom, you’re always on the computer!” Laure complained.
“No, I’m not,” I
“Every day I come home from school you’re working on the computer.”
“Well, at least I’m here
My daughter was right. Day after day, in my home office, I would stare into space as my
“Laure,” I called, “
After I explained my schedule and the fact that I chose home office to be accessible to her and her sister, I offered Laure the following promise.
“Whenever you feel I’m ignoring you or you need my
Years later we still have that
| A．thought | B．refused | C．defended | D．agreed |
| A．for | B．over | C．against | D．after |
| A．feet | B．hands | C．eyes | D．ears |
| A．connected | B．turned | C．gave | D．added |
| A．admit | B．realize | C．believe | D．recognise |
| A．homework | B．exercise | C．housework | D．cleaning |
| A．luckily | B．gradually | C．instantly | D．finally |
| A．anxious | B．valuable | C．busy | D．rare |
| A．leave | B．speak | C．talk | D．come |
| A．help | B．attention | C．decision | D．advice |
| A．kick | B．shake | C．kiss | D．hug |
| A．miss | B．hate | C．need | D．scold |
| A．unknown | B．unexpected | C．unfinished | D．unspoken |
| A．And | B．But | C．Or | D．Yet |
| A．honest | B．real | C．wrong | D．foolish |
One Saturday morning, Jeremy woke up to a quiet house. Usually Mom was awake making breakfast and cleaning the kitchen, but not today. At the sound of his mom coughing, Jeremy knocked on her bedroom door and asked with great concern, “Mom, are you ok?” “Honey,” Mom said weakly. “I have a terrible cold. You can have cereal (燕麦) for breakfast and watch cartoons. I’m going to stay in bed.”
Jeremy poured some cereal into a bowl and ate the pieces dry. Mom must feel very bad if she was staying in bed all day. How could Jeremy help? First, he wiped up the crumbs of cereal he left on the kitchen counter. He also put away the cereal box neatly, so the kitchen looked just as it did when he woke up. But what else could he do? Jeremy thought. Saturday was the day when mom did laundry. Jeremy loved to watch the clothes spinning in the machine. That should be fun! He ran to his room to get the laundry basket, inside which there was his mother’s favorite white dress, among other clothes and a pair of red socks.
Jeremy opened the door to the washer and put the clothing inside. He had watched Mom do laundry lots of times, so he knew where to find the washing powder and how to pour it into the machine. Finally, he closed the door and pressed the big button that said “START.” Jeremy looked through the round glass window. Water was pouring in, and the machine was starting to spin, making his clothing tumble around. That was easy!
Jeremy watched cartoons until he heard the washing machine beep. That meant the washing was done. Jeremy opened the door to take out the damp clothes. He took out a few at a time and moved them into the dryer. Everything seemed clean, and Jeremy felt proud. Then he pulled out a pink dress.
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。
But he remembered there was no pink dress in the laundry basket.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Holding the neatly folded pink dress, Jeremy nervously knocked at his mom’s bedroom door again.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10 . Some of my earliest memories involve sitting with my dad in his study every evening when he came home from the office. I’d watch as he put his personal items away: his watch, wallet, comb and car keys would always occupy the same spot on the table every time.
Dad’s comb was bought when he married Mum. Every evening, he would smile, hand me the comb and say: “Be a good girl and help Daddy clean it, OK?” I was more than happy to do it. This seems a mundane task, but it brought me such joy at that time. I would excitedly turn the tap on, then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I could. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would proudly return the comb to Dad. He would smile at me, and place the comb on top of his wallet.
About two years later, Dad started his own business. I started primary school. That was when things started to change. Dad’s business wasn’t doing so well, and he didn’t come home as much as he used to. Over the years, I stopped waiting for him to come home.
Today, I’ve graduated from college and Dad’s business are better now. Yet the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me continued. Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early and said to me, “Hey, would you like to help me clean my comb?” I looked at him a while, then took the comb and headed to the sink. It’s a new comb. I hadn’t noticed that he’d changed it. I brushed the comb, and it hit me then: why, as a child, helping my dad clean his comb was such a joy.
I passed the clean comb back to Dad. This time, I noticed my day has aged. But his smile is still as heartwarming as before. Dad carefully places his comb on top of his wallet. After so many years, I guess some things never change. And for that, I’m glad.
1. As a child, the author helped her dad clean his comb happily because ________.| A．she was good at cleaning the comb |
| B．she thought that she should do that as a good girl |
| C．her dad was home early to spend the evening with her |
| D．the comb was important for her father and her mother |
| A．important | B．exciting | C．unnecessary | D．uninteresting |
| A．disappointed | B．impatient | C．tired | D．sorry |
| A．Evenings With Dad. |
| B．How to Clean the Comb. |
| C．My Memory with My Dad. |
| D．I Love My Family Members. |
