书面表达

    现在是非典时期，白天你的爸爸、妈妈要去上班，只有你一人呆在家里,请把爸爸、妈妈请求你在家做的事情写出来，请写出五种表示请求的句子.

Dear my son/daughter,

We have to go to work. I need your help.

(1)Would you _________________________________________

(2)___________________________________________________

(3)___________________________________________________

(4)___________________________________________________

(5)___________________________________________________

If you finish these tasks, you can play computer tonight.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    Love,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    Mom

阅读理解

　　It is sometimes said that the English are polite people. This can make life difficult for foreigners. Suppose a foreign boy asks an English girl to go out with him and she says, “I finish my work, I'll meet you in the cafe at 7 o'clock.” Is she saying “yes” or “no” to his invitation?

　　In grammatical terms, she is using the conditional structure(表示条件的句子). By using the conditional, speakers of English can avoid giving a “yes” or “no” answer to a question. It enables people to be diplomatic(婉转的). If the girl doesn't want to go out with the boy, she won't turn up at the cafe. She will let him understand she is still working, if she wants to go out with him, but doesn't want to appear too easy to catch, she has achieved that with her reply. But in this case, as she uses the first conditional which shows probability, she is quite likely to turn up at the cafe. Being polite can make life very difficult!

　　The conditional is often used by people in the news－politicians, for example－who wish to avoid speaking out their ideas. This is very important if they are on their way to discuss an agreement. No one wants to give away his or her points before he or she starts. A government spokesman might say to a group of workers, “If we could pay you more, we would.” The use of the conditional here makes room for argument although the speaker is using the second conditional form, which shows improbability. So it is unlikely the workers will get their rise.

　　“If” is a small word, which appears often in the English language. It can show politeness, reported speech and conditionals such as the First－probability－if I can come to your party, I will; the Second－improbability－if I saw you tomorrow, I'd give you the book; and the Third－impossibility (meaning it is too late to change something that has happened)－if you have told me, I would have helped you.

1．The using of the conditional can make a speech ________.

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2．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．Language used in the news should make room to argue.

B．Usually English girls are not easy to catch.

C．English people never speak out their ideas in public.

D．The word “if” can show different meanings.

3．In the passage, “If we could pay you more, we would.” probably means “________.”

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A．the workers will make more money

B．the spokesman doesn't give any promise

C．the spokesman keeps his word

D．the workers' problems aren't difficult

4．This passage is mainly talking about ________.

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A．the conditional in communication

B．how to invite a girl in Britain

C．British people and their life

D．some language points in daily English

书面表达

    现在是非典时期，白天你的爸爸、妈妈要去上班，只有你一人呆在家里,请把爸爸、妈妈请求你在家做的事情写出来，请写出五种表示请求的句子.

Dear my son/daughter,

We have to go to work. I need your help.

(1)Would you _________________________________________

(2)___________________________________________________

(3)___________________________________________________

(4)___________________________________________________

(5)___________________________________________________

If you finish these tasks, you can play computer tonight.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    Love,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    Mom