题目内容
Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games instead of cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs. Black, has good and right ways to get their children to do housework. Here is an example.
“Mom,have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can’t wait. It’s fun.” When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card“clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up“wash vegetables” and Robert chose“feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.
To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.
【小题1】From the passage we know that most children like .
| A．doing homework | B．playing computer games |
| C．playing cards | D．doing housework |
| A．two | B．four |
| C．eight | D．ten |
| A．clean the bathroom | B．make the bed |
| C．feed the fish | D．sweep the floor |
| A．looked at | B．gave up |
| C．thought out | D．gave away |
| A．Jim | B．Robert |
| C．The parents | D．The whole family |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】C
解析试题解析：本文大意：多数的孩子不喜欢做家务，而是喜欢玩电子游戏。但吉姆和罗伯特的妈妈有一个好的正确的方法引导他们去做家务。他们的妈妈做了好多卡片，他们从周一到周五每天选两张卡片，完成做家务，他们感觉很有趣。父母在周末做家务，让吉姆和罗伯特休息。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据They like playing computer games instead of cleaning the rooms. 他们喜欢玩电子游戏而不是打扫房间，可知选B
【小题2】细节理解题。根据Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. 吉姆和罗伯特从周一到周五每天选两张卡片，可知选A
【小题3】细节理解题。根据Jim likes to clean the bathroom, 吉姆喜欢打扫卫生间，可知选A
【小题4】推理判断题。looked at看，gave up放弃， thought out想出，gave away送出；根据 this idea这个主意，可知选C
【小题5】细节理解题。根据the parents did the housework on weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free父母在周末做家务，让吉姆和罗伯特休息，可知选C
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A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms (习语), though my teacher told us the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently shaking his head，shrugging his shoulders, he said，“You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought , perhaps this is not a right topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted (打断) again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’？” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” I realized I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.
【小题1】A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because .
| A．I had no interest in them |
| B．English idioms were very difficult |
| C．I did not realize the importance of them |
| D．my teacher didn’t tell us the importance of them |
| A．I had talked too much |
| B．I had to stop talking |
| C．he was not interested in the topic |
| D．he was only interested in the Great Wall |
| A．interesting | B．important | C．terrible | D．unlucky |
| A．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide. |
| B．The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall. |
| C．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it. |
| D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting. |
| A．I felt very silly |
| B．the Englishman became a real fool |
| C．I became more carefully in everything |
| D．I thought the Englishman had made me a fool |
Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is in the south of Scotland.
A collection of nearly 150 different animals from all over the world can be seen within the peaceful and natural setting. Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is to provide a living shelter for small animals, to protect wildlife, to provide chances for the public to enjoy and learn about the area they live in. A main aim of the park is to protect endangered animals.
Facilities(设施) available to visitors mainly include restaurants, gift shops picnic areas, facilities for babies, facilities for disabled people free parking, etc.
There is a programme of improvement to condition for the animals, birds and visitors. Through the programme, the park plays an important part in the international effort to protect rare and endangered animals. Click here to see what improvement the park has to make.
As some of our animals are free in the park area, dogs and other pets are not allowed.
Open from 1st February to 30th October, 10:00 a.m to 6:00p.m.
| Tickets | |
| Adult | £ 6.50 |
| Child | £ 4.50(4-15 years old) |
| Elderly | £ 5.50 |
| Family | £ 20.00 (2 adults & 2 children) |
By buying a ticket to visit the park, you can help us do so much more so HELP SUPPORT CONSERVATION!
You can help us continue our work by making a donation here >>> SUPPORT
Contact us:
E-mail: infor@gallowaywildlife.co.uk Fax/Tel:01557 331645
【小题1】You can visit Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park ___________.
| A．at 9:00a.m on 7th December |
| B．at 11:00a.m on 7th December |
| C．at 9:00a.m on 7th September |
| D．at 11:00a.m on 7th September |
| A．£24.50 | B．£25.50 | C．£26.50 | D．£27.50 |
| A．There are endangered animals in the park. |
| B．There aren’t any picnic areas in the park. |
| C．You can’t take the babies to the park. |
| D．You can visit the park with your dogs. |
Do you ever find yourself getting really unhappy for almost no reason? Or suddenly feeling down without knowing why? Going from sadness to anger to joy in a matter of minutes can make many teens feel as though they're losing control. But why is the feeling so common among teens?
Maybe you're starting a new school and not able to see old friends as much. Getting good grades or wanting to be better in sports or other activities can be a concern (关注)for many teens. Being accepted by friends is important. Teens also may notice, for the first time, a sense of distance from parents and family. You may feel you want to be on your own and make your own decisions, but it can also seem a bit lonely at times.
Another important cause for mood swings is biology. When puberty begins, the body starts producing hormones（荷尔蒙）. These hormones cause physical changes in the body. But in some people, they also seem to cause emotional(情绪的)changes.
Here are some things you can do that might make those bad moods a bit easier to deal with.
Recognize you're not alone. Although not every teen experiences mood changes to the same degree, they are common.
Talk to people you trust. Friends can help each other by realizing that they're not alone in their feelings. Talking to parents is important, too. Parents can share their own experiences dealing with bad moods. Teachers are often good resources and a doctor can help to answer questions about development.
Get enough sleep. Though it can be hard to find enough time, getting enough rest is very important. Being tired can lead to more sadness.
Create. Taking part in some kinds of activities, like building something out of wood, or starting an art or music piece. Writing can help you organize and express your thoughts and feelings. Get your thoughts on paper. Do the same thing with paint, music, or other art forms. Put your feelings into your artwork.
【小题1】When puberty begins, many teens feel__________.
| A．unhappy | B．angry |
| C．joyful | D．emotional |
| A．成长期 | B．青春期 | C．情绪化 | D．变化期 |
| A．Study pressure |
| B．Getting good grades |
| C．The sense of distance from parents |
| D．Missing old friends |
①realizing they are common
②explaining your feelings to people you trust
③playing computer games
④being creative
⑤breaking school rules
⑥getting enough sleep
| A．①②③④ | B．①②③⑥ |
| C．①②④⑥ | D．①③④⑤ |
| A．parents | B．teenagers |
| C．teachers | D．doctors |
If you had a chance to prepare dinner for your mother, would you choose to make it right now or some day in the future? Watch the video Paradise (天堂) Dinner by Liu Xiaoyu, a junior at[Hebei Institute of Communications, and you will find a right answer.
Recently the six-minute film Paradise Dinner won a great success on the Internet. It told the story of a son who made a big lunch for his mother, but he can only send the dinner to paradise, because his mother has been dead.
"If you do not show your filial piety to your mother right now, you might never have the opportunity in the future, because your mother is growing older and older day by day-this is the main theme of my film, " said the 21-year-old Liu.
Liu conceived(构想) the story for Paradise Dinner over his 2010 summer vacation.
One day during that holiday, Liu found his parents were not young any more. " So I decided to write a story for Paradise Dinner to call for all people, especially young people, to show more filial piety to their parents," he said.
With the help of his teachers and his schoolmates, he found actors, Zhang who played the mother and Yuan Zhen who played the son. At last he finished the film.
Many Web users said they liked the film very much and most of them cried like Liu's parents when they watched it.
【小题1】 From the passage, we know Liu Xiaoyu _____.
| A．made a big dinner for his mother |
| B．made a short video on the Intemet |
| C．has graduated from a university |
| D．sent a dinner to paradise himself |
| A．She didn't know the film. |
| B．She didn't feel moved. |
| C．She couldn't help crying when she saw the film. |
| D．She acted the mother in the film. |
| A．友善 | B．同情心 | C．仁慈心 | D．孝心 |
| A．when Liu Xiaoyu wrote the story |
| B．Liu Xiaoyu's parents were old |
| C．why Liu Xiaoyu wrote the story |
| D．why our parents should love their children |
| A．encourage p.eople to care more about their parents |
| B．introduce a short video |
| C．think highly of the talent of Liu Xiaoyu |
| D．show the kind heart of most people |
We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. Actually, though,
we know that this is not true. But we still wonder where that strange feeling comes from.
In fact, this is one of the ways that we're tricked by time, according to the website All That Is Interesting. The website lists several wrong impressions we often have about time. Let's have a look.
First of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities: Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time. However, when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to lose track of（失去对….的意识） time.
Here is another example. In 2007, a group of scientists carried out a test. In the test, people fell 50 meters into a safety net and were then asked about their experience. Although the experience took shorter than 3 seconds, the people thought it was much longer than it actually was.
This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger, according to the scientists. Our bodies produce a chemical called adrenaline (肾上腺素) when we are faced with danger. It allows us to concentrate better so that we can stay alive. As a result, we are able to remember far more details(细节)over a short period of time, which makes it seem like time is going more slowly.
Another situation when we make mistakes about time is when we take afternoon naps（午觉）． Have you ever had trouble telling what time it is after a long nap? That's because the best amount of time for a nap is 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, you enter a new stage of sleep called slow-wave sleep. If you wake up mid-way in this stage, it will take a while before you can correctly perceive（感知） time again.
Yes, time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute.
【小题1】 According to the passage, what possibly makes people feel so long ?
| A．weekends and holidays | B．weekends and work |
| C．classes and work | D．holidays and work |
| A．negative emotions | B．positive emotions |
| C．adrenaline | D．scientists |
| A．We have many problems left in the test paper, but the time is up. |
| B．We have a math test when we fall down from a high place. |
| C．We may have trouble telling what time it is after a long nap. |
| D．We go to school on the school bus as usual on weekdays. |
| A．Our bodies will produce a chemical called adrenaline. |
| B．We are able to feel that time seems to go more slowly. |
| C．Adrenaline will make us concentrate better to stay alive. |
| D．We will forget far more details over a short period of time. |
| A．Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time. |
| B．When we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and we are able to feel like time is going more slowly. |
| C．If we wake up mid-way after a long nap, it will take a while before we can correctly perceive time again |
| D．Time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it. So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute. |
Eighth-grader Victoria Bills is talking about money with her classmates. She is worried that a company’s stock (股票) price could fall. It may be an unusual topic of conversation for a 13-year-old. But at Bills’ school in Chicago, US, you hear it all the time.
The Chicago school’s 420 students learn about economic(经济学). They also get a chance to make money. Each 1st grade and 5th grade, students learn the basics of economics and investing(投资).
Then in 6th grade, they put what they’ve learned to work. Students join a junior group that manages the $20,000. The group, made up of 12 to 14 students, decides which stocks to buy.
After graduating, students pass on $20,000 to the next 1st grade class. They keep half of the rest of the money; the other half goes toward improving the school. They can choose to put their money in a college-savings program or take the cash.
In 2007, Bills suggested that her class buy the stock of the Apple computer company. This was just before the iPhone came out. “We bought stock just at the right time,” she says. The kids bought Google stock as it reached $400 a share. It is now worth over $500. “It was a good buy,” says Myles Gate, 13. He hopes to be a banker one day.
The school’s two graduating classes of 2005 and 2006 have each earned about $10,000 in profits(利润).
【小题1】 At Bills’ school, students can’t .
| A．learn the basics of economics | B．learn how to invest money |
| C．get a chance to make money | D．share all the money they make |
| A．The teachers. | B．The school. |
| C．The students. | D．The parents. |
| A．$500 | B．$400 |
| C．$10,000 | D．$20,000 |
| A．Bills’ class bought the Apple stock after the iphone came out |
| B．it was a mistake for the class to buy Google stock |
| C．the students get some investing experience in the school |
| D．the class bought the two kinds of stocks at the same time |
| A．How students make money in the US. |
| B．Students learn economics and investing at school. |
| C．Myles Gage hopes to be a banker one day. |
| D．What US students hope to do after graduation. |