题目内容
For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.
Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.
She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the impact(影响) working couples and single parents were having on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.
The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.
1.The main idea about “latchkey children” is that they _______.
A．are growing in numbers
B．are also found in middle-class neighborhoods
C．watch too much television during the day
D．suffer problems from being left alone
2.Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?
A．We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.
B．A lot of kids had chains around their necks.
C．I was constantly telling them to put inside their shirts.
D．They were house keys.
3.The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _______.
A．tiredness B．freedom C．loneliness D．fear
4.We may draw a conclusion that _______.
A．latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone
B．latchkey children try to hide their feeling
C．latchkey children often watch TV with their parents
D．it’s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are
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假设你是Annie，你的笔友Mary发邮件问起你的家乡、学校生活等情况，请你用英语回一封邮件告之。
内容包括以下几个要点：
家乡 | 现代化城市，离上海不远。以美味的食物闻名全国，是个居住的好地方。 |
学校 | 位于城市的西南部，干净、美丽。有图书馆、阅览室、电脑房…… |
班级 | 教室在三楼。班上同学很友好，乐于助人……（举一例） |
学习 | 勤奋，……（补充1点） |
爱好 | 喜爱户外活动，……（补充1点） |
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．邮件的开头、结尾已为你写好，不计人总词数；
3．邮件须包括所有内容要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使其连贯、通顺；
4. 邮件中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
Dear Mary,
Thanks for your last e-mail. Now let me tell you something about my home town, my school and my life here.
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I love my hometown and enjoy my school life.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Annie