阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每空只填一个单词。

Hey! Mother's Day is coming. Have you planned something good for your mom? If not, try one of these tips.

　　What's Her Favorite?

　　Most teens don't know what their mom's favorite is. You do? Then, what are you waiting for? Buy her something she likes and wrap it carefully. The best time to give her that is while she is sleeping at night. Put it on the drawer next to her so that when she wakes up she'll be surprised to see it.

　　Treat a Queen

　　Your house is a palace with a king and queen (it doesn't matter if you're rich or poor). Our mother is the real queen in our life and in our family though her duties make her look like she is not. Give the lady a day off and you can do the housework.

　　Because of stress and the problems that she is facing right now, she doesn't look good any more. Perhaps you could take some of your savings to treat her in a salon or the department store. Then, choose nice clothes that would make her look beautiful!

　　Have Some of Your Time

Our mothers have special memories in mind. It is the time that they gave birth to their healthy baby. How about you? What's your best moment with her? Have you ever had a good time with your mother not talking about your problems and arguments? Have you ever told her how much you thank her for the life she gave to you, the time she cared for you? Maybe you can tell her how happy you are when she was there looking after you during your painful days in your life.

Tell the magic words

Life is short. We don't know what will happen tomorrow. Those three words can make her heart jump for joy, you know? Just tell her “I love you!” and it would make her smile so sweetly. Just try! We don't want to miss a thing, right?

Tips on   1.   to make your mother happy
Buy a   2.    for your mother	Buy her something that she   3.  best; Put it on a drawer next to her to give her a    4.  .
Treat your mother as a queen	Do the housework instead of her to make her    5.  ; Buy her nice clothes to make her   6.   again.
Have some of your time	Remind her of your best moment with her; Don’t  7.   with her about some problems; Tell her you were so happy when she   8.   care of you during painful days.
Tell the magic words	Tell her “I love you!” to make her heart jump for   9. . Just have a    10.   and take action right now.

 

 

Ⅰ．听力情景反应：根据听到的内容选择正确答案。

1．

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A．Not at all.　　B．Certainly.　　C．You're welcome.

2．

[　　]

A．He's writing.　　B．He's doing OK.　　C．He's a teacher.

3．

[　　]

A．Last week.　　B．Yesterday evening.　　C．Sometimes.

4．

[　　]

A．Spring.　　B．Summer.　　C．Autumn.

5．

[　　]

A．Yes, I do.

B．Yes, I like summer.

C．No, I like spring better than summer.

Ⅱ．听力对话理解：根据听到的对话内容回答问题。

6．Where does this conversation probably take place?

[　　]

A．On the street.

B．At a department store.

C．In a college.

7．Where is John probably now?

[　　]

A．In the classroom.

B．At the hairdresser's.

C．In his bedroom.

8．What is Henry going to do?

[　　]

A．Visit Betty.

B．Ask Betty to come.

C．Ring up Betty.

9．What's the man's problem?

[　　]

A．He can't do anything.

B．He isn't good at tidying the room.

C．He can't do everything with hands.

10．What does the woman want the man to do?

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A．Turn on the TV.

B．Turn off the TV.

C．Make the volume of the TV low.

Ⅲ．听力篇章理解：根据听到的长对话或短文回答问题。

听第11段材料，回答11～13小题。

11．Who is ill in hospital?

[　　]

A．Jim's aunt.

B．Ann's aunt.

C．Ann's uncle.

12．What does Jim decide to do at last?

[　　]

A．Tell Ann the way.

B．Ask a policeman.

C．Go together with Ann.

13．How will they go to the hospital?

[　　]

A．By bus.　　B．On foot.　　C．By bike.

听第12段材料，回答14～16小题。

14．What was the man's excuse for having been late this time?

[　　]

A．His clock was broken.

B．He forgot to set alarm clock(闹钟).

C．His alarm clock did not work.

15．What had they planned to do that night?

[　　]

A．Go to the cinema.

B．Go to the park.

C．Go to the theatre.

16．What can we see from the dialogue?

[　　]

A．The man is honest.

B．The man is impolite.

C．The man is dishonest.

听第13段材料，回答17～20小题。

17．What are the people all over the world doing?

[　　]

A．They are building their cities.

B．They are busy working.

C．They are moving into new cities.

D．They are busy traveling.

18．How about today's cities?

[　　]

A．They are very beautiful.

B．They're very modern.

C．They are very dangerous.

D．They're very crowded.

19．Where are many of these new cities being built?

[　　]

A．They are being built in America.

B．They are being built in China.

C．They are being built in England.

D．They are being built all over the world.

20．Who have tried to make their new cities nice places to live in?

[　　]

A．The Americans.

B．The English.

C．The Chinese.

D．People all over the world.

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Father Christmas

　　I can still remember Christmas holidays when I was a child. I always  1   presents at Christmas. My mother always took me to one of the biggest shops to meet Father Christmas. I always met  2  in a big shop. I  3  lots of presents and he always brought them to me. Two weeks before Christmas one year, I went to London with my mother. I  4   forget the day. The streets were   5  people. The shop windows were very bright. My mother held my hand and we both went into a big shop. We went to the toy department. The toy department was full of  6  . There were lovely toys  7  . Then I saw my old friend at one end of the department store. Father Christmas himself! I pulled my mother  8  the hand. “Please  9  me to Father Christmas,”I said. There were lots of children near Father Christmas. They were standing in a line. Father Christmas spoke to every one of them. At last it was my  10  . “Hello, little boy,” he said to me.“Where do you live?”“  11  you know?” I answered.“You came last year!” I can't remember what Father Christmas answered. But I remember one thing. I was very   12   Father Christmas hadn't remembered my name. He called me “little boy”. And he hadn't remembered my address. I got my presents but it wasn't the same. Something had changed.

1.

[　　]

A. bought　　　B. kept　　　C. had　　　D. received

2.

[　　]

A. my friends　　　B. the toys

C. Father　　　　　D. my father

3.

[　　]

A. asked　　　　 B. got

C. paid for　　　D. asked for

4.

[　　]

A. shall never　　　B. don't

C. always　　　　　 D. have forgot

5.

[　　]

A. crowds of　　　B. full of

C. many　　　　　 D. filled with

6.

[　　]

A. people　　　B. children　　　C. parents　　　D. friends

7.

[　　]

A. anywhere　　　　B. somewhere

C. everywhere　　　D. nowhere

8.

[　　]

A. in　　　B. at　　　C. with　　　D. by

9.

[　　]

A. let　　　B. ask　　　C. bring　　　D. take

10.

[　　]

A. time　　　B. turn　　　C. chance　　　D. pleasure

11.

[　　]

A. Did　　　B. Didn't　　　C. Do　　　D. Don't

12.

[　　] A. sad　　　B. moved　　　C. happy　　　D. surprised

As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” （DIY）trend（趋势）in the U.S. continues to grow.

　　“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs”. John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling（奋斗）to make a home.

　　At a time when the cost of living is very high, the Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

　　Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix the car by myself.” He said.

　　John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a do-it-yourselfer, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

　　1.We can learn from the text that many newly married people ________.

　　A. find it hard to pay for what they need

　　B. have to learn to make their own furniture

　　C. take DIY courses run by the government

　　D. seldom go to a department store to buy things

　　2.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to ________.

　　A. run a DIY shop　　　　　　　　B. make or repair things

　　C. save time and money　　　　　 D. improve the quality of life

　　3.When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim ________.

　　A. makes shoes in his home　　　　 B. does his own car and home repairs

　　C. does his own car and home repairs D. keeps house and looks after his children

　　4.Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when ________.

　　A. his car repairs cost too much　　　B. the car repair class was not helpful

　　C. he could not possibly do two jobs　D. he had to raise the children all by himself

　　5.What would be the best title for the text?

　　A. The Joy of DIY　　　　　　　　B. You Can Do It Too!

　　C. Welcome to Our DIY Course!　　 D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY

 

Can you tell me ________ to get to the Xidan Department Store?

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