词语填空。（共10小题，计10分）

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）

learn, bored, drive, young, until, live, enough, move, with, teenager

“Can I borrow the car, Dad?”

“Not   1   you finish mowing the lawn(除草).”

“But I have to go to work!”

Such conversations often happen to American   2  . A job, a car, spending money, walking the dog and mowing the lawn, this isn’t just the   3   life of middle age but, in fact, this is the life of many American teenagers.

In the US, it is common for kids as   4   as 14 to hold part-time jobs.

They might save up their money to buy a car and, at 16,   5   it. But this kind of independence (独立) isn’t always fun. US kids have to take care of themselves and their younger brothers and sisters so that they are ready   6  alone.

The average (平均的) age of a high school graduate in the US is 17. Traditionally, a US student graduates(毕业) in June and  7   out of his or her parents’ house by September. Of course, one must be ready for this.   8   a small amount of homework, US high school students have more time for working and   9    adult(成人) responsibilities (责任).

Is it better to live this way? It is good to cook for oneself and do the laundry, but US students don’t study    10  . While American kids are working, Chinese and Indian students are studying. But, whatever you do now, you will never feel ready to be an adult.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文完整.通顺。

Gary has a robot. It is made in the USA. It looks1.l        a real person. On the face of the robot, there are two big2.e       . In fact, they are cameras. The robot3.u        them to take photos of everything it sees. Also the robot has a speaker as its mouth. It can talk to people and4.a            their questions. It is humorous. It can tell a lot of jokes and make people laugh. The robot also has two5.a          connected to its chest. At the end of each arm, there is a 6.h       , so the robot can do whatever it is asked to, such as sweeping the floor, 7.d       the laundry and making the bed. Sometimes it can help him go 8. s        at the supermarket. The robot stands on four small wheels. It can use them to move around 9.e       . It never goes wrong. Gary is satisfied 10.w         it. It has become his best friend.

-______ I do the laundry first?

-No,you _____. You can do your homework first.

A new survey of 100 hard-working mothers shows that they spend about 70 hours a week doing chores and looking after their families.

They spend more than ten hours a day cooking, cleaning the house, getting children ready for school and helping with homework. Cooking takes up (占用) about one hour and nine minutes a day. Doing the laundry takes about 61 minutes. Mothers also spend about 55 minutes getting children ready for school, about 53 minutes putting them to bed and about 47 minutes helping with homework.

However, 30% of those mothers with children under 16 get less than six hours’ sleep at night. 83% are not happy because they have less than an hour of their own(自己的) time every day. Only 17% are happy with this kind of life.

1.In the survey, mothers spend about 70 hours a week __________.

A. going shopping                           B. doing chores

C. looking after their families                 D. Both B and C

2.It takes mothers _________ to cook every day.

A. about 69 minutes                     B. about 55 minutes    

C. about 47 minutes                     D. about 10 hours

3.In the survey, ________ mothers with children under 16 sleep less than six hours at night.

A. 100              B. 70               C. 83           D. 30

4.From the survey, we know that _________________.

A. no mothers like this kind of life

B. a few mothers are hard-working

C. most mothers want to have more time to do their own things

D. all mothers would like to work harder

Do you know “homestay”? What is a homestay? When you go to another   1 , you can live in a local   2  as a member of the family. This is called a homestay. It’s a great experience (经历)   3  you can learn more about the country and its people.

I’m Lily from   4 . I came to study in Canada with some English teachers. We are living  5  an old Canadian couple (夫妇), Mr. and Mrs. Green. They have a wonderful five-bedroom house. And I have a bedroom of   6  there. They also have two bathrooms and a   7  with many beautiful flowers and big trees.

Mrs. Green   8  does the housework. She does the laundry (洗衣) and cooks meals for us. At the weekend, my friends and I cook some Chinese food for the couple sometimes. They are very happy and they think   9  tastes good. We also celebrated the Canadian festivals with them and get to know   10  about their culture and custom (文化和风俗).

1.                A．country        B．town           C．village    D．street

2.                A．school         B．restaurant       C．hotel D．home

3.                A．when          B．after           C．because  D．if

4.                A．Canada         B．China          C．America  D．England

5.                A．in             B．for            C．with D．at

6.                A．my own        B．their own       C．me  D．my

7.                A．balcony        B．garden         C．living room    D．kitchen

8.                A．sometimes      B．never          C．seldom   D．usually

9.                A．Chinese food    B．Chinese people   C．English food   D．English people

10.               A．little           B．lot            C．a lot  D．few