Going to the park with your family is a time-honored tradition during the warmer months whether you live in the city or in a rural area. The most common thing for kids to do at the park is to play on the playground equipment. This is great for kids. For parents, however, playground time is something not quite as exciting. It’s nice to socialize with other parents and enjoy watching the little ones at play, but grown-ups can’t easily participate in the playground fun. In order to make the most of spring and summer park trips parents might want to consider trying a few new activities.
Soft Frisbees and balls are great things to bring to the park and enjoy with kids. Parents can participate in playing catch. They can enjoy the fresh air and physical activity together. Other lawn games and toys like badminton can easily be taken to the park for an afternoon of fun.
If it is a breezy day, it might be just perfect for flying a kite. Kite flying is a wonderful family fun activity. Children who are too small to fly a kite themselves can have fun chasing it and helping older siblings hold the string. Slightly older children can enjoy learning to fly kites. Teens and parents can enjoy the challenge of making kites. Best of all, kites are inexpensive and can be used in almost any open space on a breezy day.
After these, the first thought might be to head home for a meal or a snack. However, bringing a snack or having a picnic can add an exciting element to the day out and can allow the family to enjoy more park time together. Everyday foods like sandwiches and apples can be very appetising. If you decide to pack a picnic, just remember to bring bags for any garbage you might produce!
【小题1】Why is the playground time not quite exciting for parents?

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在全国“两会”上，“农村留守儿童” 问题成为人大代表和政协委员普遍关注的热门话题之一。请阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

In China, with one or two parents going out to earn money, many children are left in their hometown in the countryside. These children are called “leftover children”. A large number of leftover children have emerged since 1978, and the statistics showed in 2004, the total is 22 million.

Usually their grandparents or their parents’ friends or relatives look after these leftover children. Sometimes they are brought up by one of their parents at home. In most cases, their guardians are not quite educated. To them, making sure that the children are healthy and fed well is the most important task, and that the children are safe and sound is considered to have done a good job. But they seldom care about children’s study, their psychological needs, or mental demands. Neither do they spend  some time teaching kids how to develop good habits.

Therefore, for most of the time, the leftover children can’t get emotional support from their parents, which can result in so many problems.

[写作内容]

1. 以大约30个词概括短文的内容。

2. 然后以约120个词就“如何关心农村留守儿童（leftover children）的成长？”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：

1）农村留守孩子存在的原因是什么。

2）你认为他们面临的最大困难是什么。

3）解决留守孩子问题的关键是什么, 提出解决问题的措施。

[写作要求]

1. 你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不能直接引用阅读材料的句子。

2. 题目自定。

[评分标准] 

概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。

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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.
In China, with one or two parents going out to earn money, many children are left in their hometown in the countryside. These children are called “leftover children”. A large number of leftover children have emerged since 1978, and the statistics showed in 2004, the total is 22 million.
Usually their grandparents or their parents’ friends or relatives look after these leftover children. Sometimes they are brought up by one of their parents at home. In most cases, their guardians are not quite educed. To them, making sure that the children are healthy and fed well is the most important task, and that the children are safe and sound is considered to have done a good job. But they seldom care about children’s study, their psychological needs, or mental demands. Neither do they spend some time teaching kids how to develop good habits.
Therefore ,for most of the time, the leftover children can’t get emotional support from their parents, which can result in so many problems.
写作内容
1、以约30个词概括上文的内容
2、然后以约120词就 “如何关心农村留守儿童（leftover children）的成长？”这个话题发表你的看法,并包括以下要点:
（1）农村留守儿童存在的原因是什么？
（2）你认为他们面临的最大困难是什么？
（3）解决留守孩子问题的关键是什么？
（4）提出解决问题的措施。
写作要求
1、你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，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、题目自定。

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Many cities in the world are benefiting from the nocturnal (夜间活动的) activities of a group of people who call themselves guerrilla (游击队的) gardeners. Armed with trowels, spades and a van full of flowers and plants, guerrilla gardeners turn abandoned urban land into a blaze of color. In city centre locations where there was mud, weeds and empty plastic bottles, residents often wake up to find that the wasted area has been transformed overnight with brightly-colored bedding plants.

In most British cities, local governments and police turn a blind eye to the exploits (开发) of the gardeners, whose activities are always carried out under cover of nightfall. And so far, there has been nothing but praise from the astonished and delighted local residents when they find their neighborhood transformed in such a striking fashion.

Not only do the guerrilla gardeners beautify neglected places, they also return regularly to water the plants and weed the flower beds. They also make sure that at least some of the plants they bring are evergreens, which means that the area doesn’t look dismal (凄凉的) in the winter months.

The first guerrilla gardener in London was Richard Reynolds, whose day job is at an advertising agency. Mr Reynolds, a graduate of Oxford University, began his efforts two years ago when he moved to a flat in a tower block in South London. From his balcony, he could see several empty concrete pots, placed by the local governments to contain plants but never used. He went out after midnight and filled the pots with plants, and then planted more flowers in the path leading to the entrance to the block.

He then set up a website to explain his plan and called upon more gardeners to join him. Cash donations flooded in and, more importantly, volunteers rushed to be part of the campaign. Within six months, there were five hundred people in London prepared to come out at very short notice to revitalize (恢复活力) neglected parts of the urban landscape. There are now unofficial but carefully-organized groups in many cities in Britain and North America and there is also a website where would-be urban gardeners can find out the location of the next expedition.

76. According to the text, guerrilla gardeners got their names ______.

   A. because of the residents’ advice                     B. from the local governments

   C. for the nature of their work                          D. based on the local cultures

77. These guerrilla gardeners do their work ______.

   A. at the request of the government                   B. nearby their house

  C. often in return for others’ help                       D. of their own free will

78. Why do the guerrilla gardeners often return to their former working places?

   A. To look after these plants.                             B. To enjoy these beautiful flowers.

   C. To help plants live through winter months.     D. To change the types of these plants.

79. Richard Reynolds decided to fill the pots with plants with the purpose of ______.

   A. making the neighborhood more beautiful       B. agreeing with his own job

   C. advertising some products in his agency       D. killing his spare time

80. It can be inferred from the text that these guerrilla gardeners ______.

   A. are mainly from the United Kingdom

   B. will later get well paid

   C. are still not accepted by the local people

   D. become more and more organized

阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文

In China,with one or two parents going out to earn money,many children are left in their hometown in the countryside.These children are called “leftover children”.A large number of leftover children have emerged since 1978,and the statistics showed in 2004,the total was 22 million.

Usually their grandparents or their parents’ friends or relatives look after these leftover children.Sometimes they are brought up by one of their parents at home.In most cases,their guardians are not quite educated.To them,making sure that the children are healthy and fed well is the most important task,and that the children are safe and sound is considered to have done a good job.But they seldom care about children’s study,their psychological needs,or mental demands.Neither do they spend some time teaching kids how to develop good habits.

Therefore,for most of the time,the leftover children can’t get emotional support from their parents,which can result in so many problems.

【写作内容】

1.以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2.然后以约120个词就“如何关心农村留守儿童（leftover children）的成长？”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：

（1）农村留守孩子存在的原因；

（2）你认为他们面临的最大困难是什么；

（3）解决留守儿童问题的关键是什么；

（4）提出解决问题的措施。

【写作要求】

1.你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不能直接引用原文的句子；

2.题目自定。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。