Comfort. Safety. Favorite family memories. Future. Root. We asked our readers to share with us the keywords they thought of for their home. Here are some our favorite answers.

“Home is a place, where you and your family can be safe, have all you need, and share your sadness and happiness, where you can help each other as a family. It does not matter how big or small. I live in a small room with my two sons, and we share our thoughts.”

— Honey

“Since 2007, I’ve built four homes with Habitat for Humanity families. The common point that each family has is: faith, hope, family, school, love, even future struggles. Home gave these four great families a safe place out of dangerous living conditions so they could think about the future as well as the present.”

— Chad

“Home is a comfort place to live with our families and pets and enjoy with friends, a place to build memories as well as a way to build future wealth (财富). A place where we can truly just be ourselves. And whether our houses are big or small, they are our shelters.”

— Linda

“Home is my root. When I was a little kid, my parents never had their own place. With 5 kids, my dad worked 7 days a week 12 hours a day; mom worked off and on, always running to get another job. We went from one place to another. I can remember one place we lived in had no bathroom, the windows were missing, and there were holes in the walls. So the first thing I did after I got a job was to buy an apartment where I could live forever.”

— Thomas

“Home means a future. Once we had a stable home, we could think beyond where we were going to live from week to week, and we could begin to look ahead to where we wanted to go. Home is the base where everything begins.”

— Kelly

1.Where is the passage probably taken from?

A.A novel. B.An advertisement. C.A magazine. D.A diary.

2.How many people in the passage don’t care about the size of their home?

A.1. B.2. C.3. D.4.

3.Everyone is talking about their own family EXCEPT ___________.

A.Honey B.Chad C.Linda D.Kelly

4.Which of the following is TRUE about Thomas?

A.He was born into a rich family.

B.He liked travelling and moving.

C.His parents were busy working.

D.He bought an apartment without bathroom.

5.Which can be the best title of the passage?

A.East or West, Home is Best

B.Different Home Patterns

C.Finding a New Home

D.Keywords for Home

Leonardo Nicanor Quinteros is a middle school student in Argentina (阿根廷) , but he runs a little school to help children with their studies.

Leonard’s middle school is far away from his home. He noticed that fewer and fewer children in his town went to school with him. Later he found out the truth that those children had little money to pay for the bus ride to the school. Knowing this, Leonardo decided to do something to help them. He told his grandmother that he decided to build a school and he asked her to help him build it next to her house. His grandmother agreed.

It takes Leonardo 20 minutes to ride to his “school”. Every day, rainy or snowy, he goes there to teach classes on different subjects for free after his school day ends. Sometimes, when his students can’t go to school in the daytime, he teaches the classes at night, to make sure they don’t get behind on their studies.

Now the school has about 40 children. There are also a few adults. Leonardo is still doing his best to help the students and many say that going to his school is great. Leonardo is happy that he can make a big difference to his students.

1.Many children in the town stop going to school because________.

A.they had to work at home B.the road to school was not good

C.they couldn’t afford the bus ride D.they didn’t have money to pay the fee (学费)

2.How long does it take Leonardo to get to his little school?

A.10 minutes. B.15 minutes.

C.20 minutes. D.25 minutes.

3.We know that Leonardo is a_______ boy from the passage.

A.careless and lazy B.smart and strict

C.quiet and smart D.kind and hard-working

4.Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A.Leonardo built a school next to his home.

B.Leonardo goes to his school to teach different subjects.

C.Leonardo is a middle school student in Argentina.

D.Leonardo teaches the classes sometimes in the daytime, sometimes at night.

5.We can learn from the passage that_____.

A.Leonardo built a little school by himself

B.Now Leonardo has more than 20 students

C.Many students say that going to Leonardo's school is boring

D.Leonardo teaches not only children but also adults in his school

书面表达

下面是一份生活方式自我评价表,请在符合自己实际情况的选项方框中打√。根据你选择和以下的问题提示以“My Lifestyle”为题写一篇不少于100词的英语短文。(注意:短文中不得出现考生的姓名、学校及其他相关的个人信息,否则不予评分。)

问题提示(短文须包含下列所有要点):

1. According to the self-assessment (自我测评), please choose at least 3 points to talk about your lifestyle. You can add some other points if they are not included in the form below.

2. What do you think of your lifestyle? Healthy or unhealthy? Good or bad?

3. If you don’t think you have a perfect lifestyle, what can you do to improve it?

Lifestyle Self-assessment

1. I often eat or drink:

□vegetables □fruit □fish □meat □water

□eggs □fried food □hamburgers □ice cream □cola

2. How many hours I sleep every day:

□less than 7 hours □about 8 hours □about 9 hours □more than 10 hours

3. The sports I usually play:

□running □hiking □swimming □skateboarding

□basketball □volleyball □ping-pong □football

4. How to relax in my spare time:

□read stories □listen to music □watch TV □play computer games

5. How many times I brush my teeth every day:

□three times □twice □once □never

My Lifestyle

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