最近，你校准备就“家务劳动（housework）”这个话题进行征文比赛，你打算投稿，请根据以下内容写一篇英语短文。

（1）表明自己的观点：应该做家务；

（2）列举自己做的家务；

（3）做家务的感受或体会（至少三点）；

（4）你打算假期为家里做什么？

注意：1. 词数80左右（文章的开头已给出，不计入词数）

      2. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

Every family has lots of housework..                                                                                         

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根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空只写一词）

71. 你哥哥为什么急着离开了家？

   Why did your brother leave home ______  _______  ________?

72. 这部电影真令人激动啊！

   ________  ________ exciting film it is!

73. 他问我是否会放风筝。

   He asked me ________  ________  _______  fly a kite.

74. 这些食物应该放在冰箱里保存。

   The food ________  _________  ________ in the fridge.

75. 这个小女孩够年龄去上学了。

   The little girl is ________  _________ to go to school.

  根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在答卷填写时，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）

66. She loves taking photos and always takes her c________ with her wherever she goes.

67. The old man is d_________. He can hardly hear anything.

68. — Could you l________ me your dictionary?

   — Sorry. I am using it at the moment.

69. Don’t run so f________! I can’t catch up with you.

70. Please don’t w________ about Jim. He can take good care of himself.

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Buses to the downtown

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Delicious seafood

Swimming pool

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Five minutes’ walk to the nearest beach

Breakfast is free

Night Club

Buses to the downtown

Departure Date     Price

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April 8, 2013        ￥1,666

May 10, 2013        ￥1,766

   To book, choose your

Preferred date

Business Hours

Monday~Thursday:24 hours

Friday: 8:00 am~10:00 pm

Weekends: 8:00 am~6:00 pm

61. When you live in ______, you won’t pay for the breakfast.

   A. Beijing Hotel     B. Changcheng Hotel     C. Haitian Hotel     D. Blue Sea Hotel

62. Sally wants to have fun swimming and enjoying beautiful sunshine, she should call the travel

agency at _________.

A. 400-581-620       B. 400-581-258       C. 400-581-278       D. 400-581-467

63. Bill would like to visit the Palace Museum, he can book________.

   A. at 9:00 pm on Sunday             B. at 7:00 am on Saturday      

C. at 10:00 pm on Monday           D. at 9:30 pm on Friday

64. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

   A. You can book tickets online or make phone calls.

   B. It takes you five minutes to the nearest beach by bus from Haitian Hotel.

   C. You can go to the downtown on foot in Blue Sea Hotel and Changcheng Hotel.

   D. Tian’anmen Square is far away from Beijing Hotel                                  

65. This passage is a/an ________.

   A. story        B. newspaper report       C. advertisement       D. traveling diary

  

On June 6^th, 2012 Tiangong-1 welcomed its first guests, the Shenzhou Ⅸ manned spacecraft(载人飞船). The Shenzhou Ⅸ has two male astronauts and one female astronaut. At that time, Liu Yang, a thirty-three year-old woman, became the first Chinese woman in space.

Joining the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force in 1997, Liu Yang became an experienced pilot after flying safely for 1,680 hours. In 2010, she became an astronaut because of her good job.

“When I was a pilot, I flew in the sky. Now that I am an astronaut, I will fly in space. This will be a much higher and farther flight. I always couldn’t help wondering: What would the Earth look like from outer space?” Liu said.

In June 2012, Liu took Shenzhou Ⅸ to the space as China’s first female astronaut. “I have full confidence,” Liu said before the task. “There are many foreign female astronauts that have been into space. Men and women have their own advantages in carrying out space tasks. They can encourage each other and better complete their task.

However, the difficulty of her training has not affected her life’s pleasure. “I love children and I love life. I love reading, especially novels and history books. I am also a great cook. To be with my family is one kind of happiness, but to fly is another kind that people can’t experience.”

“I am grateful to the motherland and the people. I feel honoured to fly into space on behalf of(代表) millions of female Chinese citizens. ” Liu said after coming back to the Earth safely.

56. Liu Yang worked as an astronaut when she was ________ years old.

   A. 18              B. 33             C. 31           D. 25       

57. From the passage, we know Liu Yang is very________.

   A. quiet            B. confident        C. beautiful        D. safe

58. The main idea of the fifth paragraph________.

   A. Liu Yang is a good wife and mother   B. Liu Yang enjoy reading novels and history books

   C. Liu Yang loves her job as well as her family      D. Liu Yang has to work hard every day

59. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. There were three astronauts in the Shenzhou Ⅸ manned spacecraft

   B. Liu Yang had been a pilot before becoming an astronaut.

   C. Liu Yang was the first Chinese woman astronaut who had been into space.

   D. Liu Yang thinks she can do better than the male astronauts in the space.

60. The best title of the passage is _______.

   A. The Shenzhou Ⅸ Manned Spacecraft         B. The First Chinese Female Astronaut

   C. Love Work and Family                      D. How to Achieve Your Dream?

As we all know, the ocean moves. But waves breaking on the beach make the ocean fun. When you stand on the shore and look at the waves, it seems like the water is moving towards you. But the water is not really moving forward. The moving you see is wave energy. And wave energy comes from the wind.

Let’s think about how this works. As wave energy passes through the water, the energy makes particles （粒子） of water move up and down. Just give you an example of a wave passing under a basketball. We put a basketball on the sea. When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball. The basketball moves up to the top with the wave. Then the wave continues and leaves the basketball behind. The basketball looks lower, but it doesn’t move forward. That’s because the wave energy just moves the water which is under the basketball.

　  So why can you see a wave knock you down on the shore？When a wave moves toward the shore, the bottom of the wave slows down because it meets the ocean floor. But the top, which is called crest(浪峰), keeps moving. The different action causes the wave to fall over or break onto the shore. If a wave is very large, it carries a lot of energy when it hits the land. As time goes by, waves can break up and carry away the rocks and other things on the shore. Shorelines are changing all the time because of wave action.

51. ______ is really moving forward when you look at the wave.

  A. Water      B. The basketball     C. Water and wave energy     D. Wave energy

52. Match the sentences with the pictures and the right answer.

   (1) The basketball moves up to the top with the wave.

   (2) The basketball continues and leaves the basketball behind.

   (3) When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball.

A. a—(2)  b—(1)  c—(3)              B. a—(3)  b—(1)  c—(2)

C. a—(1)  b—(3)  c—(2)              D. a—(3)  b—(2)  c—(1)

53. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

  A. Wave energy comes from the water.

  B. Large waves carry plenty of energy.

  C. Wave action makes shorelines change all the time.

  D. The bottom of the wave is easy to slow down.

54. The underlined word “it” ( Paragraph 3) refers to “________”.

A. particles of water      B. the shore      C. the wind    D. the bottom of the wave

55. The main idea of this passage is ______.

  A. what makes particles of water move         B. how a basketball moves on the ocean

C. how wave energy causes wave action        D. why a wave can knock you down

That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.

 “Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.

One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.

Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.

46. Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.

A. had no one to look after her              B. disliked all her relatives

C. didn’t want to live with her family         D. was looking for someone to look after her

47. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The old lady was not kind.      

B. The writer didn’t have any good friends.

C. The old lady didn’t know how to make food.

D. The writer got on very well with the old lady.

48. The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A. leave      B. appear         C. try            D. change

49. In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________.

A. give the writer her favourite flowers.     B. let the writer know she was her best friend.

C. give the writer a key to her house.       D. leave all that she had to the writer.

50. In what order did the following take place in the story?

a. The lady died.

b. They became good friends.

c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.

d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.

e. They got to know each other.

A. c, d, a, b, e       B. b, e, d, c, a        C. c, e, b, a, d      D. b, d, c, a, e

Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “You won’t be a real man until you begin to  36   helping others.”

    One morning, his parents gave him some money to  37   some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”

    The old man answered, “I’m   38  . I haven’t had any food for two days.”

    At the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the  39  .”

    When they got there, Bill asked the   40  to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter   41  the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for giving you too much  42  . I’m fine now. I’ll   43  forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”

    Bill was  44  when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned    45   that he food was free because it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer that day.

36.	A. think about	B. depend on	C. give up	D. go on
37.	A. lend	B. buy	C. drink	D. borrow
38.	A. full	B. thirsty	C. hungry	D. dirty
39.	A. bank	B. library	C. hospital	D. restaurant
40.	A. waiter	B. cook	C. manager	D. boss
41.	A. sent out	B. got down	C. gave back	D. took away
42.	A. excuse	B. money	C. trouble	D. difficulty
43.	A. never	B. always	C. usually	D. sometimes
44.	A. nervous	B. pleased	C. sorry	D. shy
45.	A. surprisingly	B. angrily	C. unhappily	D. easily

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26～35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并填在答卷相应的位置。

A poor woodcutter and his wife lived in the forest in a small hut.   26   was so small that there was space only for him and his wife to sleep.

One cold night, somebody knocked   27  the door. The woodcutter asked his wife   28  the door and let the stranger in. She said, “ But there is no space.” The man laughed   29  said, “ Two can sleep well, three can sit.” And then the woman opened the door. The stranger   30   to come in, and they all sat telling stories to each other.

Then came   31  knock. The woodcutter told the stranger, “Friend, open the door.” And the man said, “But there is no space.” The woodcutter said, “If three persons can sit comfortably, four persons can sit a little  32  than before.”

The stranger opened the door, and a man entered. Suddenly, a strange knock   33  did not seem to be human’s! The woodcutter said, “Open the door. I know who   34 .  It is my donkey.”

Everyone said, “  35  is the donkey going to stand?” The man said, “Right now we are sitting, when the donkey comes in, we will all stand.”

26. A. That	B. This	C. It	D. There
27. A. in	B. at	C. of	D. to
28. A. open	B. opening	C. opens	D. to open
29. A. and	B. so	C. but	D. or
30. A. invite	B. invited	C. was inviting	D. was invited
31. A. other	B. the other	C. another	D. others
32. A. closest	B. closely	C. closed	D. closer
33. A. that	B. who	C. what	D. whose
34. A. knocks	B. knocked	C. is knocking	D. was knocking
35. A. When	B. Where	C. How	D. Which

 — Have you finished your homework?

— Not yet. But I _______ it in half an hour.

A. finished                  B. have finished       C. will finish         D. finish