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In America, there are chres fr children f different ages. American peple think it’s imprtant t tell children their duty in the family. Use this list f age chres fr yur children.
1. American peple think children shuld d chres in the family because ________.
A. parents are lazy
B it’s imprtant t let children knw their duty in the family
C. children shuld develp gd habits
2. If Bb is 5 years ld he can ________.
A. set the table
B. wash the dishes
C. take ut the rubbish
3. What’s the passage mainly abut?
A. Chinese children’s duty in the family.
B. What chres American children f different ages shuld d.
C. Why children arund the wrld shuld d chres.
D yu ever feel like yu are just running frm ne activity t anther? In schl, d yu rush frm ne subject t anther? When things happen s fast, it is easy t get lst f what yu are ding r learning. It is imprtant t stp yurself every nw and then t think abut what yu’ve been ding r learning.
Self-reflectin (反省) means slwing dwn and calming (使平静) yurself including calming yur mind. By being calm and ging slwly yu give yur brain a chance t think abut what it has already received. Sme peple like t d these self reflectins nly in their mind. Others keep a diary r written ntes. Either methd wrks depending n yur wn persnal learning.Yu can fllw the step t d self reflectin.
First, chse the prper time t d it. Schl textbks are divided int units f study. This makes it easier fr smene t begin self reflectin. Lk fr time when yu cmplete a unit f study. Smetimes yu knw the unit is ver because there is sme kind f test. Use these natural breaks t stp and d self reflectin.
Then, find a quiet place and take ut paper r yur reflectin diary. Write dwn sme ntes n the new things that yu learned in the unit. Let yur mind think abut the ntes yu have written and make sme cnnectins.
Finally, think abut things that yu are nt sure f. Maybe yu learned a new way t wrk ut a math prblem but yu’re nt sure when t use it. Writing dwn yur questins will help yu remember t lk fr answers the next time yu are wrking with the same tpic.
Self-reflectin is imprtant fr a successful student. If yu have never taken the time t d self reflectin, try it nw.
4. Accrding t paragraph 2, peple CANNOT d self-reflectin by ________ .
A. wrking quickly
B. keeping a diary
C. thinking t themselves
5. What des the underlined wrd “cmplete” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. stpB. finishC. cntinue
6. The structure f the passage can be ________ .
A ①/②③④⑤/⑥
B. ①/②/③④⑤⑥
C. ①/②/③④⑤/⑥
7. What’s the best title fr the passage?
A. Try ding self refectin nw!
B. Keep yurself busy!
C. Why is self reflectin imprtant?
Ants are everywhere. They live in frests, fields, deserts and cities,all ver the Earth. But hw much d yu knw abut them?
Ants are scial animals. They live and wrk in grups. They always build nests, find fd, and raise babies tgether. They have their wn clnies (群体). Ant clnies are large r small, frm just a few nes t millins!
Usually, ants are divided int (被分成) several different classes (等级) such as queens, wrkers, males and s n. Queens are females and they eat mre as larvae (幼虫). Queen ants are usually the biggest ants in clnies. They lay all the eggs. A queen ant can live fr several tens f years. Males have wings and they never help with the chres. They can nly live fr a few weeks.
Wrkers are females and they eat less as larvae. Wrkers d all the “husewrk” frm building and cleaning the nest t cllecting fd. Wrkers are wingless and usually live fr several mnths.
Ants are als clever architects. They can build their hmes in different places. Yu may find their nests under rcks r in the trees. What’s mre, the nests that they build are perfect fr ant larvae t grw up. One ant by itself cannt d much harm t many larger animals. But they can beat much bigger and strnger enemies in large grups. By acting tgether, ants can even prtect their clnies against animals. If yu are lucky enugh, yu may see such a wnderful fight!
Ants are successful in the animal wrld.But have yu learned the secret behind their success?
8. Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut ants?
A. Yu can’t find ants in cities.
B. Ant grups are different in size.
C. Queen ants’ life is very shrt.
9. We knw that wrker ants ________.
A. have big wings
B. eat the mst as larvae
C. help keep their nests clean
10. Why can ants prtect their clnies successfully?
A. They are lucky enugh.
B. They always act in grups.
C. Their enemies are nt strng.
11. In which part f a newspaper can we read this passage?
A. Nature.B. Travel.C. Fd.
第二节(共1小题;每小题8分，满分8分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文。
There is an ld Chinese saying, “If smene gives yu a little drp f water, yu shuld return a spring f water.” ____12____
We thank ur parents wh give us lives. They wrk hard all the time in rder t give us a better life. They give us fd and clthes t keep us frm hunger and illness. ____13____ We are taken after well by them.
We thank ur teachers wh give us dreams. It’s nt easy fr teachers t educate us. They teach us a lt f things besides knwledge. But they ask fr nthing frm us. We are well-educated by them.
Meanwhile, we even thank peple wh hurt us, because they teach us imprtant things. We thank peple wh give us up, ____14____ We thank peple wh are selfish (自私的), because we learned the imprtance f being kind.
There are lts f peple that we shuld thank in ur life. ____15____ Fr example, we culd d what can d t ffer help if they are in need. Als, it’s a gd chice t prepare sme small gifts n special days. What’s mre, taking care f urselves and trying ur best t live a meaningful life is als a gd way t thank thse wh lve us and really care abut us.
A. They teach us what is right and what is wrng t make us better men.
B. because they teach us hw t be independent.
C. That means if smene helps yu a bit, yu shuld thank him a lt.
D. We shuld express ur thanks with actins, nt just wrds.
E. We shuld shw peple ur thanks.
第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分15分)
第一节(共10题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案。
Arn just mved t a big city t start a new jb. It didn’t take lng fr Arn t feel the ___16___ f city life. The peple, the nise, his heavy all made him feel like ___17___.
But ne day, as Arn was n his way t wrk, he saw a hmeless man n the street. He didn’t see a hmeless persn befre. He ___18___ and had a shrt talk with him. Then, he pened up abut his life and cmplained（抱怨）abut the ___19___ he was facing. The man ___20___ listened all the time.
“I was did yu end up hmelessness?” Arn asked.
“I was in a war. I saw lts f death. I gt badly hurt and culdn’t find a jb when I came hme. Unluckily, my wife decided t ___21___ me. I lst ___22___. Life hurt me s much,” the man said.
“___23___ I’m thankful fr every day fr I’m alive. My life might be hard smetimes, but when I see smething as simple as sleeping, I remember that even when life hurts, life means a lt.”
Cmpared（比较）t lsing in a war, getting hurt and becming disabled, Arn’s wn prblems seemed ___24___ t slve. If this hmeless man culd still see the gd side f life ___25___ all he was thrugh, then maybe Arn culd t.
16. A. jyB. interestC. stress
17. A. giving upB. putting upC. giving ut
18. A. stppedB. ranC. laughed
19. A. huseB. prblemsC. failure
20. A. angrilyB. friendlyC. patiently
21. A. helpB. leaveC. depend
22. A. nthingB. everythingC. anything
23. A. ButB. SinceC. S
24 A. mre difficultB. less interestingC. less difficult
25. A. afterB. befreC. under
第二节(共1小题，计10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。
It was late in the afternn, nearly dark. Little Tm made his way hme with tears in his eyes while the sun ____26____(drp) dwn the muntains. “What’s the matter, Tm?Hw’s yur trip?” His mther asked with a big smile. “I wasn’t ____27____(success) in getting t the tp. The muntain is s high and full f stnes n the way. I kept ging n. But I was s tired ____28____ I had t give up climbing it.” Tm cried. “It desn’t matter. Yu are nly 14 years ld.When yu get lder, yu will have ____29____ (much) chances (机会) than nw.” his mther said. “But, my dream is t stand ____30____ the tp f the muntain!” Tm said.
Then, his father came ver, “Did yu see the green trees n yur way t the muntain? Did yu hear the birds ____31____(sing) at that time?”, his father asked, “Sure.There were many kinds f birds singing in the trees, and the sund was very sweet.” Tm said. “Did yu feel the beauty f nature?” his father asked. “Yes, the blue sky, the green ____32____ (tree) and the clrful flwers made a nice picture.” Tm answered. “That’s enugh!” his father smiled and said. “Please remember, sn.Mre ften, achieving (取得) what yu expect is nt the ____33____ (imprtant) thing in yur life. ____34____ yu didn’t reach the tp f the muntain, yu gt a lt n the way.”
It is true that nt every gal will be achieved, nt every jb will end up with (以……结束) a ____35____(satisfy), and nt every dream will cme true. The mst beautiful scenery (风景) is always n the way.
第四部分综合技能(共2节，满分10分)
第一节(满分10分)阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
根据短文内容回答问题。
What Wuld Yu D? is a TV prgram n American ABC. The prgram which is hsted by the news reprter Jhn Quinnes is ppular with many peple. It tests what peple will d when they see smene is in truble s as t remind us t stand up fr the peple in need. Here is last week’s prgram.
In a cake shp, an actress acted as a blind wman named Pamela, and an actr acted as a man clerk wh lked dwn upn the blind wman. Hidden cameras were recrding what wuld happen. The blind wman came int the shp and bught a bx f twelve cup cakes. The clerk treated the wman badly at first. Then he cheated her when he gave her the change. He nly gave her 6 single dllar bills instead f 34 dllars.
Wuld smene be brave enugh t stand up fr the blind wman? Yes! A custmer in the cake shp stpped the clerk frm cheating the blind wman and treating her badly. And ther custmers jined in sn. Jhn appeared in the end and interviewed the first custmer wh helped Pamela ut. She said it was necessary t give a hand t the peple in need. “A psychlgy (心理学) prfessr nce said,” she said. “It’s difficult t take the first step t stand up. It needs curage.”
Answer the fllwing questins:
36. What’s the name f the TV prgram?
________________
37. What’s the purpse f the TV prgram?
________________
38 Where was the blind wman?
________________
39. Wh treated the blind wman badly?
________________
40. What d we need t stand up fr the peple in need?
________________
第二节(共1题;满分15分)
41. 生地会考在即，Tm压力大但却沉迷手机游戏，甚至和父母产生争吵。假如你是他的朋友Jhn，请你根据以下要点和要求写一封信给他，给他建议。
参考词汇：becme pr in study, get angry with, cmmunicate with
要求：
(1)沉迷手机游戏不对;
(2)建议他用手机做更多有益学习的事情;
(3)希望他多和父母沟通交流以及缓解学习压力的方法
(4)文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称;
(5)词数80左右 (开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。
Dear Tm,
I am srry t hear that yu quarreled with yur parents abut playing mbile phne games.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes t yu!
Yurs，
JhnAges 2—3
◆Help make the bed;
◆Pick up tys and bks;
◆Take laundry (要洗的衣服) t the laundry rm;
◆Help feed pets.
Ages 4—5
◆Clear and set the table;
◆Help ck dinner;
◆Put away grceries (食品杂货).
Ages 6—8
◆Take care f pets;
◆Take ut the rubbish.
Ages 9—12
◆Help wash the car;
◆Learn t wash the dishes;
◆Clean the bathrm.