Dear Annie,
I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.
Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.
I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up (带大)children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.
But now I have a serious problem:the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Tnternet every day , He chats with pelple that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.
I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldomdoes his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.
What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I
wonder how the Internet is so attractive(有吸引力的).You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!
Yours,
Ellen Smith
(   ) 【小题1】 Mrs Snith wrote to Annie because　　　　　　　.

1阅读短文或图表，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，回答问题或完成句子。

One day a red rose blossomed(开花)in a forest. A pine tree not far away said: "What a beautiful flower. I wish I could he that lovely.

The rose said: "I am the most beautiful plant in this forest. "

Then the rose looked at a cactus（仙人掌）and said_: " Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)"

The pine tree said： "Red rose, you have thorns, too. " Sometimes, the rose would look at the cactus and say _: "This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor. "

Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw birds stick(刺) their beaks(鸟嘴) into the cactus and then fly away. The rose asked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the rose_: "You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "

The rose fell ashamed(羞愧的), but asked the cactus for help. The cactus kindly

agreed and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots(根).

So the rose learned：never judge(判断) anyone by appearance(外表).

1. At the beginning of the story the rose thought that the cactus was     .

A. ugly   B. lovely  C. beautiful

2. Both the rose and the cactus have_______.

a .thorns  B. leaves  C. fruit

3. The underlined word "useless" in this passage means "____ " in Chinese

A. 无营养的 B. 不友好的 C. 无用的

4. Which of the following is True according to the story?

A. The birds could get water from the pine tree.

B. The rose got water from the cactus at last.

C .The pine tree wanted to get water from the rose.

5. What’s the best title (标题) for the passage?

A. Plants and birds

B. Ways of growing roses

C. Appearance isn't everything.

阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。注意：①每个词只能用一次。②每空限填一词，有些词需要做相应的变化。③其中有两个多余选项。

  In many European countries it is normal to have a long break in the middle of the day when all members of the family return to their houses to eat together. This is not very ___1.______in Britain because normally it is a long way from the place of work or school to the home. The __2._____ people often have a big breakfast before they go to work and the meal at midday is not __3.____with the members of the family but with workmates or schoolmates. Lunch is normally ___4.____ between 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm. Most people finish work at five thirty. It often take at ____5._____ an hour to get home from the school or workplace so people eat their meal ___6.___ "dinner" between 6:30 pm and 9 pm.

   On Sundays people don't have to work so they take the ___7.____ to eat together with their family. Sunday lunch is ____8.____ the best meal of the week and many of the meals which are considered real British food are eaten for Sunday lunch, such as roast beef and pudding.

   _____9.______ everyone in Britain understands that "breakfast" is the first meal of the day, there is a lot of confusion(混乱) about the words for other meals such as "dinner, lunch, tea, high tea, elevenses, brunch, supper". And if you ask a British person what these words ___10._____, most of them will give you a different answer according to what part of the country they are from.

Dear Annie,

I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.

Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.

I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up (带大)children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.

But now I have a serious problem:the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Tnternet every day , He chats with pelple that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.

I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldomdoes his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.

What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I

wonder how the Internet is so attractive(有吸引力的).You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!

Yours,

Ellen Smith

(   ) 1. Mrs Snith wrote to Annie because　　　　　　　.

     A. she often asked others for help

     B. she thought she was a great mother

     C. she didn’t know how to stop his son surfing the Internet

     D. she didn’t know how the Internet was so attractive

(   ) 2.What might NOT Mrs Smith’s son do on the Internet?                        

     A. Send e-mails to his friends         B. Prepare for his lessons

     C. Chat with strange people           D.Read the news

(   ) 3. What does the phrase “he sees red”mean in this passage?                   

     A. He feels sorry                    B.He feels happy

     C. He becomes frightened             D. He becomes angry

(   ) 4. What do you think of Mr.Smith?                   

     A. An irresponsible(不负责任的)father who nerver taught his son

     B. A very excellent doctor who was busy with his work and had no time to teach

his son

     C. A very kind man who loved his son

     D.A man who always made his son be afraid of him but failed