【题目】 I grew up in Point Breeze. It's 【1】(probable) best-known for Frick Park, which is a public park with many picnic areas, gardens, paths not only for hiking and biking 【2】 also for playing sports.

Besides great green space, Point Breeze also has excellent public and private 【3】(school). Therefore, until 14 years old, my w【4】 world was Point Breeze. My neighborhood lived in 【5】(I) memory is a world ruled by kids. I remembered h【6】 my friends and I would walk around with a football. We'd race to 【7】 candy store that near our home 【8】 foot. We'd go home when it 【9】(get) dark outside, tired from playing but eager (渴望) to wake up and do it all again. We never felt scared, and we also never felt 【10】(bore). That's how childhood should be.

【题目】 A few months a【1】, a strange thing happened in my life. I heard a strange sound outside the window every night. I was 【2】(scare) and didn't know what to do. I thought there might be 【3】 thief standing outside the window. I asked 【4】(I) parents to see what it was. But they didn't find anything.

That lasted for a few 【5】(day). I couldn't sleep 【6】(good). Sometimes I even couldn't fall asleep. One day, I 【7】(buy) a flashlight (手电筒) in a market. 【8】 midnight, as soon as I heard the strange sound, I was the 【9】(one) person in my home to jump out of the bed with the flashlight. I saw a black cat jumping up and down near the window. I was in relief (如释重负). At that moment, I understood that when you find something unusual, you can try finding the a【10】 in your own way. Have you ever had such kind of experience in your life?

【题目】①Many parents think that it's very difficult to get their children to do chores. But I don't think so.

My daughter is ten years old.At night，I write down her chores for the following day.Then I stick(贴) the paper with chores on her door.Usually she gets three to eight chores a day.

It ②d________ on how she does chores.If she does all of her chores well，she can get fewer chores the next day.③一些杂务是容易的，比如扫地、叠衣服和晚饭后擦桌子。

For my other two children，the chores are different because they are very young.They both know how to put their empty(空的) dinner plates in the dishwasher(洗碗机)．My 19－month－old son helps me put the dirty clothes in the washing machine(洗衣机) when I am washing the clothes.They can also help me when I'm working in the yard.They help me pick up the sticks(树枝) and throw them away.

根据短文内容，完成下列任务。

【1】任务一：将文中画线的英语句子译成汉语。

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【2】任务二：根据首字母提示补全句子中的单词。

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【3】任务三：将文中画线的汉语句子译成英语。

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【4】任务四：回答下列问题。How many kids does the writer have?

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【5】任务四：回答下列问题。How does the writer's ten－year－old daughter know her chores?

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【题目】 One day Frank was walking with his mother when they came to 【1】 pretty garden. "Mum, I wonder whether I can o【2】 the gate and walk in." said Frank. The 【3】(garden) heard what Frank said and kindly invited 【4】(they) to come into the garden.

Frank looked at everything while walking 【5】 touched nothing he saw. When Frank was admiring the beauty of the 【6】(flower), another little boy came to the gate and wanted to come in but was 【7】(refuse) by the gardener. "I couldn't let you in because you meddled (乱动) with my flowers yesterday." The boy looked embarrassed and went away 【8】(slow).

Frank and his mother then continued their walk i【9】 the garden. Before they left, the gardener gave them some pretty flowers. This maybe the 【10】(happy) time for Frank and his mother this week.

【题目】 假如你是李华，你们班正在举行以“Whether Should We Eat Breakfast？”为主题的班会活动。请你根据以下提示和要求，写一篇短文谈谈你对吃早餐的看法及理由。

提示：(1)What are others' opinions?

(2)What's your opinion?

(3)Why do you think so?

要求：(1)短文须包含所有提示内容，可适当发挥。

(2)短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。

(3)词数80个左右(开头已给出，不计入总词数)。

As more and more people are busy with their work, they go to work directly in the morning without eating breakfast. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【题目】Sometimes，it is not easy to get your kids to help with chores. Here are some ways to deal with kids who don't want to help with chores.

First，let them help with chores. Make it very clear that you need their help，and make sure that there are consequences (后果) for not doing chores.

Second，follow the consequences you said to them. For example，your child's chore is to do the dishes each evening after dinner. If they don't do it，they can't watch TV for a week. This will help your child know that you're serious.

Third，give some incentives (激励) to help your child do chores. For example，an incentive could be one day off from doing chores in a month.

Fourth，make a chore list. Write down the chores your child did and those he or she is going to do in a notebook.

【1】____ ways are mentioned (被提及) in the passage.

A. Two B. Four C. Five D. Six

【2】The main idea of the passage is how to get kids to ____．

A. do homework B. watch TV C. help with homework D. help with chores

【3】Follow the consequences if your child doesn't do ____．

A. his or her chores B. the dishes C. homework D. in a notebook

【4】Incentives can make ____．A. children lazy B. your child do chores C. us happy D. them sad

【5】Let your child know what chores he or she ____．

A. can say B. is going to write C. is going to do D. could watch

【题目】Research says that husbands do not do their fair share of work around the house.A study from an American university says that men seldom do the same share of housework.Researchers interviewed 182 working couples who became first－time parents.Both husbands and wives worked almost the same number of hours in full－time jobs.However，men did five hours a week less housework than women after their baby was born..

It is a different story for mothers.Becoming a parent added about 21 hours a week to a mother's work.Most of this was looking after her baby.New fathers did not do more work because they did not realize the mother was doing so much more.Another reason is that after a baby is born，fathers follow the “traditional” roles.That is，the mother looks after the baby and the father works outside.This happens even when the mother is working the same number of hours in her job.

【1】It is found that ________ do less housework.

A. wives B. husbands C. parents D. babies

【2】The underlined sentence “It is a different story for mothers.” probably means “________”．

A. Mothers come from different families B. Mothers like reading different stories

C. Mothers work more hours than fathers D. Different mothers have different children

【3】What is the “traditional” role of a father?

A. Working outside. B. Looking after the baby.

C. Doing housework. D. Doing part－time jobs.

【4】Which part of a newspaper can this passage be taken from?

A. Sports. B. Medicine. C. News. D. Society.

【5】How many couples were interviewed according to the passage?

A. One hundred and eighty－two. B. Twenty－one. C. Five. D. Many.

【题目】My mother is a doctor.She is unable to get back home _____ every day.And she has to work on weekends sometimes.So it's hard for her to do all the _____ after work.

As a member of the family，I think it's my duty (义务) to _____ some housework._____ Mom always says she doesn't need any help，there are always things I can do._____，I can help do the dishes and set the table.I'm sure Mom loves me _____ to help her.

What's more，I'm trying to be _____．I wash my own clothes，tidy up my bedroom and take care _____ my things.I'm old enough to do these things.And I can't _____ on my parents forever.

Always show your ______ to your mom for everything she does.I believe she will feel sweet.Try it now.

【1】A. all the time B. at the time C. in time D. on time

【2】A. schoolwork B. chores C. training D. exercises

【3】A. share B. make C. clean D. provide

【4】A. Because B. If C. Though D. But

【5】A. However B. To my surprise C. First D. For example

【6】A. volunteering B. asking C. planning D. giving

【7】A. independent B. happy C. same D. important

【8】A. for B. to C. of D. after

【9】A. lie B. go C. come D. depend

【10】A. notice B. thanks C. fairness D. results

【题目】At the age of six，our kids began to help us with the housework. They helped _____ their pets and clean the house. Now my daughter Cindy can do many _____ of housework. Last week，she even helped me _____．We were happy because it was very delicious. I think doing housework is a good way for them to learn a lot of life skills (技能)．

I like getting kids to start doing housework early for a few _____．First，it is fun for kids to help. Kids like to _5__ together with their parents. They don't want their parents to get everything ready for them. Sometimes they like to do things by themselves. It's a good idea to _____ them help you when you are busy. Second，it's never too ____ for them to learn some things. However，having kids do chores doesn't ____ taking away their play time. It's to let them feel the ____ of working together with family.____，it works well. Now our children always help me with the housework and they feel happy about it.

【1】A. look after B. look at C. get back D. worry about

【2】A. differences B. kinds C. ways D. boxes

【3】A. sweep the floor B. do the dishes C. do the cleaning D. cook dinner

【4】A. words B. reasons C. lessons D. ideas

【5】A. work B. play C. sit D. bring

【6】A. borrow B. let C. drive D. invite

【7】A. early B. popular C. important D. easy

【8】A. raise B. teach C. mean D. think

【9】A. sadness B. joy C. time D. team

【10】A. Finally B. Hardly C. Firstly D. Lonely

【题目】Li Mei is a member of Chongqing Volunteer Service. She often takes part in its a【1】 on weekends. These days the service is helping Mrs. Liu, an old lady. Mrs. Liu has no husband or children. She lives a【2】There is something wrong with her eyes and legs, so she s【3】 most of her time at home and has a hard life. When Li Mei and other v【4】 knew about Mrs. Liu’s story, they d【5】 to help her. Last Saturday they went to Mrs. Liu’s home and helped her c【6】 up the house, cook l【7】 and do the laundry. In the afternoon, they walked around the nearby park. Mrs. Liu was happy in the c【8】 of them. Before they left, the volunteers r【9】money and bought some necessary things for Mrs. Liu. They said, “Take c【10】 of yourself, Granny Liu. We will see you again next weekend.”