As nanny(保姆), cook, cleaner, shopper, driver, and gardener, she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today. And paying someone else to do the chores(家务活) which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost ?349.

   At over ?18,000 a year that’s more than the earnings of 70 percent of the population, including train drivers, firemen, prison officers, and social worker. Looking after a baby less than a year old takes a housewife into a even higher pay league. According to a stud, she earns ?457 a week – at nearly ?24,000 a year, the same as teachers, engineers, and chemists.

   Researchers put a price on each chore, then tried to find out how long the average person takes doing them. They found housewives spend an average 70.7 hours a week on housework – with looking after the children (17.9hours) and cooking and cleaning (12.9 hours each) the most time-consuming(费时).

   A wife with a part-time job still works and average of 59 hours a week at home. Those in full-time employment put in longer hours at home than in the workplace. The good news is that these hours sharply as children get older. While the average mother with child under one puts in 90 hours weekly, the figure drops to 80 hours from one to four and to 66 hours from five to ten.

   Mother-of-four Karen Williams from London said, “Paying the housewives may not be practical, but the government should recognize the value of housework, perhaps through the tax. Running a house takes a lot of time and most husbands don’t understand this. For example, my husband only puts a shelf up now and again. He never cleans the kitchen – that’s the real test.”

Who earns most according to the text?

   A. A social worker.                    B. A fireman.

   C. A gardener.                        D. A teacher.

We lean from the text that looking after children ______.

   A. takes more time than doing any other housework

   B. means more duties than being a teacher

   C. requires the mother to be well-educated

   D. prevents the mother from working outside

According to the text, a housewife with a baby less than one year old may work _____.

   A. 66 hours a week               B. 71 hours a week

   C. 80 hours a week               D. 90 hours a week

By mentioning her husband, Karen Williams wants to show that ______.

   A. housework is no easy job

   B. her husband has no time to clean the kitchen

   C. a housewife needs to be paid for cleaning

   D. the kitchen is hard to clean


As nanny(保姆), cook, cleaner, shopper, driver, and gardener, she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today. And paying someone else to do the chores(家务活) which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost ?349.
At over ?18,000 a year that’s more than the earnings of 70 percent of the population, including train drivers, firemen, prison officers, and social worker. Looking after a baby less than a year old takes a housewife into a even higher pay league. According to a stud, she earns ?457 a week – at nearly ?24,000 a year, the same as teachers, engineers, and chemists.
Researchers put a price on each chore, then tried to find out how long the average person takes doing them. They found housewives spend an average 70.7 hours a week on housework – with looking after the children (17.9hours) and cooking and cleaning (12.9 hours each) the most time-consuming(费时).
A wife with a part-time job still works and average of 59 hours a week at home. Those in full-time employment put in longer hours at home than in the workplace. The good news is that these hours sharply as children get older. While the average mother with child under one puts in 90 hours weekly, the figure drops to 80 hours from one to four and to 66 hours from five to ten.
Mother-of-four Karen Williams from London said, “Paying the housewives may not be practical, but the government should recognize the value of housework, perhaps through the tax. Running a house takes a lot of time and most husbands don’t understand this. For example, my husband only puts a shelf up now and again. He never cleans the kitchen – that’s the real test.”
【小题1】Who earns most according to the text?

A.A social worker.B.A fireman.
C.A gardener.D.A teacher.
【小题2】 We lean from the text that looking after children ______.
A.takes more time than doing any other housework
B.means more duties than being a teacher
C.requires the mother to be well-educated
D.prevents the mother from working outside
【小题3】According to the text, a housewife with a baby less than one year old may work _____.
A.66 hours a weekB.71 hours a week
C.80 hours a weekD.90 hours a week
【小题4】By mentioning her husband, Karen Williams wants to show that ______.
A.housework is no easy job
B.her husband has no time to clean the kitchen
C.a housewife needs to be paid for cleaning
D.the kitchen is hard to clean

I have a friend named John Roberts who owns a horse ranch (牧马场)in San Ysidro.  The last time I was there he shared a story with me. “It is a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer. When he was a senior,he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.”

That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings,the stables and the track.  

“The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’”

  “The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F?’”

  “The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There‘s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”

  “The boy went home and asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’”

  “Finally,after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.‘”

  John continued, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “If I had changed my paper at that time, maybe we would not have the chance to be here talking about the dreams .”

1.What was the boy’s goal described in his seven-page paper? (No more than 6 words)

2.Why did the teacher give him a F”?                    (No more than 14 words)

3.How did John’s father respond to his son’s puzzlement?    (No more than10 words)

4.What can we learn from the article?                    (No more than 8 words.)

 

写作。
     阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
     I have a friend Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (牧马场) in San Ysidro. When he
was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
The next day he handed it in to the teacher. On the front was a large red F. He asked, "Why did I
receive an F?"
    The teacher said, "This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money.
You come from an itinerant(四处奔波的)family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch
requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding
stock and later you'll have to pay large stud (种马) fees. There's no way you could ever do it."
    He stated, "You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream."
   The best part of the story is that two summers ago that same school teacher brought 30 kids
to camp out on Monty's ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, "Look, Monty,
I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During
those years I stole a lot of kids' dreams. Fortunately you had enough belief not to give up on yours."
     [写作内容]
    学校最近组织了一次中美学生交流活动,你参加其中的"坚守信念"的讨论.读完
Monty Roberts 的故事之后,你准备写一份发言稿,题目是 "Belief can change one's fate" ,
内容要点包括:
   1. 以约30个词概括Monty Roberts的成长故事;
   2. 然后以约120个词谈谈你对信念的看法,内容包括:
     (1) 坚守信念对一个人成长的重要性;
     (2) 举一两个例子去论证"坚守信念能改变人的命运";
     (3) 你的感想.
     [写作要求]
   1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容但
不得直接引用原文中的句子;
   2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
   [评分标准]
   概括准确,语言规范内容合适,篇章连贯。
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I have a friend named John Roberts who owns a horse ranch (牧马场) in San Ysidro. The last time I was there he shared a story with me.“It is a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant(流动的) horse trainer. When he was a senior,he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.”

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings,the stables and the track.”

“The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’”

“The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked,‘Why did I receive an F?’”

“The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There‘s no way you could ever do it.’Then the teacher added, ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”

“The boy went home and asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’”

“Finally,after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated,‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.‘”

John continued, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “If I had changed my paper at that time, maybe we would not have the chance to be here talking about the dreams.”

81. What was the boy’s goal described in his seven-page paper? (No more than 6 words) (2 marks)

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82. Why did the teacher give him an F”? (No more than 14 words) (2 marks)

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83. How did John’s father respond to his son’s puzzlement? (No more than10 words) (3marks)

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84. What can we learn from the article? (No more than 8 words.) (3 marks)

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