One terribly cold day, a snowstorm hit our area. Needing firewood, I quickly set out with my best friend, Bruce, to look for a tree to cut down. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. (1) So to have a friend who could warn me of dangerso was important.
When I chose a big 23-meter-tall tree and prepared to cut it down, Bruce suddenly warned me, “Don’t cut down that tree! It’s too close to the power line!” I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I couldn’t wait to finish the job and go back home. I began cutting down the tree. (2) When the tree fell, there was no longer any doubt whether my friend was right.
The tree caught the power line, bringing it to the ground. I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all, electricity can’t travel through wood. As I reached out my finger to touch the tree, pain ran up my arm and through my head. I had been shocked!
After I returned home and told my mother what happened, she quickly called the power company. Workers from the power company soon arrived. One of them asked if I had touched the tree, and when I told him I had, his face turned pale. “You should have been killed,” he said. It was my boots that saved my life.
(3)Within two hours, the workers removed the tree. Soon the snowstorm calmed down——but not my mother. Even though she was glad that I wasn’t hurt, my mother was still serious with me. After all（毕竟）, I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning.
【小题1】将①处改成同义句。
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【小题2】将②处翻译成汉语。
【小题3】将③处用It takes sb. some time to do sth. 句型改为同义句。
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开动脑筋，解读下列词语。

go bike riding, go sightseeing, take walks, go fishing, rent videos, take a vacation, think about, decide on, finish doing sth. the Great Wall

发挥你的聪明才智吧，请你用下列各组词语尽可能多地造句。

(1)as for, at the moment, at home (school), on Monday, on the other hand, on the farm, in the middle of, because of

(2)how often (long, far), once a week, for seven days

(3)be good for, be good at, be different from, be stressed out, have a cold, have a good time (enjoy oneself), have to, go to bed, to camping (bike riding/sightseeing/hiking/fishing/ swimming), take walks, take a vacation, take the train (subway, bus), decider on, think about, stand for, hang out, depend on, come over

(4)want sb. to do sth., try to do sth., help sb. (to) do sth., help sb. with sth., plan to do sth., finish doing sth., enjoy doing sth., would like to do sth., It takes sb. some time to do sth., thanks for doing sth., make sb. do sth., use sth. to do sth.

发挥你的聪明才智吧，请用下列词语尽可能多地造句。

babysit my sister, go camping, go bike riding, go sightseeing, go fishing, take walks, decide on, finish doing sth.

完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Are your parents “helicopters”(直升飞机)? That’s a new term I read about. It means parents who “hover” over(盘旋) their children.They _1    about every little thing in their child’s life: Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Too hot? Too cold? Do you need more books? __2  pens? More anything? More everything?

These  3  love their children and want to 4  that everything in their life is perfect. Some kids may become upset but 5  like being pampered(纵容). The pampered kids like the idea of being waited on hand and foot. They like the idea of not  6  to make decisions.

I don’t think this is a good idea. I think it’s important for kids to do things for   7  . I think it’s important for kids to make decisions. This    8  them grow up. It helps them to   9 an independent(独立的) and responsible(负责任的) person.

   10  can you become independent and responsible? It’s easy, just    11  with little things. You can make your own meals sometimes for help with the cooking. You can also  12   your own bed and clean your room. You can   13  your parents that you can be responsible with money.

Your parents are “helicopter”  14  they love you. So, tell them that you understand and that they really shouldn’t worry. Tell them they can “   15  ” the helicopter because you are a responsible kid.

1.                A．worry          B．change         C．collect   D．bring

2.                A．Many          B．Much          C．More D．Most

3.                A．children        B．parents         C．grandparents  D．teachers

4.                A．make up        B．make sure       C．make of  D．make from

5.                A．another        B．the other       C．other D．others

6.                A．talking          B．doing          C．giving    D．having

7.                A．himself         B．yourselves       C．themselves    D．ourselves

8.                A．asks           B．decides         C．helps D．stops

9.                A．become        B．learn           C．believe   D．develop

10.               A．Why           B．When          C．How  D．What

11.               A．talk            B．start           C．dream D．finish

12.               A．make          B．repair          C．sweep D．move

13.               A．teach          B．train           C．plan D．show

14.               A．so             B．because        C．but   D．though

15.               A．land           B．invent          C．make D．design