A recent study shows that most adults did household chores 【1】(active) when they were young. Most kids today do not do as many household chores as before, 【2】 same study shows.

An expert said, “Parents today want their kids to spend more time 【3】 things that can bring them money and honour. They have stopped 【4】(do) the one thing that has proven to bring success. That is doing household chores.”

Another study finds that compared with the kids 【5】 didn't do household chores, young adults beginning chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely 【6】(succeed). They had better family relationships, did better in school, performed better at work and were more independent.

Personal happiness 【7】(say) to come from strong relationships. It begins by learning to be kind and 【8】(help) to their parents at home.

If your kids say they have to skip chores because it's time they 【9】(deal) with their homework, you’d better not let them off the hook. If you do, your child may think grades are more important than caring about others. “What may seem like small 【10】(message) at the moment add up to big ones over time，” says an expert.

Growing up on a small farm, I lived a life that I took for granted. My father worked in the city as a plumber(水暖工).He was not highly educated, but he was smart, looking at problems in an engineer’s way. He was a man made of leather, brass and chewing tobacco who tried to teach my brother and me useful things, including respect. He also had a temper and was strict with us for he would scold us when we made some careless mistakes. Sometimes, my father seemed like a distant enemy to me and I didn’t like him very much.

One day I came home from primary school and his car was already there. Once inside, I was told by my mother that he didn’t feel well. His back hurt. My father never missed work; in fact, when he came home, he went to the barn to work even more. I remember looking at him secretly around the corner as he lay on his bed in the middle of the day.

Later, my mother told me he got multiple myeloma(多發(fā)性骨髓瘤),a type of cancer. As the cancer grows, the person will shrink because the disease destroys the body’s energy and the abnormal antibodies cause problems for other cells and tissue. Bones eventually look like Swiss cheese, and when they break, they may never heal. But I didn’t realize that my father’s time was rather limited and just treated him the same way I used to.

For the last year of my fathers life, his entire day consisted df rising from his hospital bed in the living room and walking to his chair to sit and think. He was predictably in that chair when I came home one day during the ninth grade. I do not remember where my mother and brother were, but the two of us were alone.

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He asked me to sit down and what he told me still moves me these decades Later.

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At that moment, I realized that he was doing more than telling.

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【2】For a long time doctors have told people not to drink too much coffee, because it may lead to heart problems，high blood pressure，and headaches．

Scientists have now found out that it is the quality of coffee and the way it is made that hold the key to our health．【3】Among other things，this is linked to the consumption of a strong coffee．Experts also point out that different roasts and types of coffee beans have different effects on our health．Milk and sugar change the different levels of caffeine in a cup of coffee．

A new study by a Harvard research group says that there is no link between coffee and health problems．Drinking several cups of strong coffee a day is not connected with early death or other heart diseases．Coffee has many advantages，as the new study suggests．While alcohol makes people sleepy and slow moving，coffee gives them energy．【4】

Although a lot still needs to be uncovered about coffee，it seems to reduce the risk of cancer and diabetes(糖尿病)．【5】 But reports show that people who drink coffee may develop Parkinson’s disease later in life，or maybe not at all．

A．There are many different types of coffee．

B．Scientists ask people not to drink coffee at night．

C．Elderly people in Greece live longer than normal．

D．Doctors think that coffee may have a positive effect on our brain．

E．Sugar can change the different levels of caffeine in a cup of coffee．

F．However, food experts are still undecided on how healthy coffee is．

G．Getting together for a cup of coffee also has a positive effect on relationships．

漏字符號(hào)（ ∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（ ﹨）劃掉。

刪除：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意： (1)每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

(2)只允許修改 10 處，多者（從第 11 處起）不計(jì)分。

Dear Li Ming,

I am writing to express my congratulation to you on your winning the first place in the English Speech Competition holding recently. It is no wonder that you have made such a great progress in your English study because you had always been working hard. Your efforts have paid back at last. To be honest, what I admire most are your hard work. It’s from you who I have learned a valuable lesson. Your experience will be great helpful to me in my learning. If only I can be successful like you, I will appreciate if you can write me back and give me your advice. Looking forward to your early reply.

The research quizzed 1，000 women who work in offices and revealed that on a typical working day women prefer to have at least three snacks，which adds up to almost 500 calories．

Crisps were named as the top weak point of female workers，with an average of 135 bags eaten at work annually and 45 per cent of those surveyed admitting to having “hidden” food personally in the office．Unsurprisingly biscuits were also a favorite desk snack with 39％admitting to hiding away packets of biscuits and the average woman dipping 135 biscuits in their tea every year．Office“cake culture’’ likely has a role to play in the ninety slices of cake women are wolfing down each year．The study also revealed we’re indulging(放縱)our sweet tooth by ploughing through 90 packets of sweets and 45 doughnuts throughout the working year．

Just over a fifth of female workers admit they have absolutely no willpower when it comes to office treats，while three in ten say they eat the food purely because it's there．Women also mentioned being bored，tired or stressed as common reasons for them to eat more in the office．

The survey revealed that so-called “l(fā)ow fat’’ treats are actually adding to that yearly calorific total，with the average female employee consuming 45 packets of high-fat nuts and another 45 bags of sugary dried fruits，every year．The most popular times to reach for a snack are 10：30 am and 3：30 pm，with 48％ of women saying they are always too hungry to wait until lunch．Women also admitted sugary coffees and energy drinks help get them through the day．

【1】How did the researchers find the result of their study?

A. They found it met their expectation． B. They felt confused and puzzled．

C. They found it quite amusing． D. They felt quite surprised．

【2】Women have snacks almost at any time because they_______________.

A. are free to go out when hungry

B. have put them away in advance

C. have too little work to do in the office

D. have the same favourite food with the colleagues

【3】When are women more likely to have snacks in their office?

A. When they have finished hard jobs．

B. When they get their new work started．

C. When they feel tired or anxious．

D. When they feel relaxed and comfortable．

【4】What does the passage want to tell us?

A. Snacks in office time make women fat．

B. Office women having snacks work harder．

C. Female workers have more power in offices．

D. Women working in offices are easy to get fat．

One day I was riding with my dad when he noticed a hitch-hiker(搭便車(chē)的人) with a backpack. Without hesitation, he pulled the car over and offered him a ride. Dad asked him his name, and proceeded to talk to him about all sorts of things. Dad asked him where he was going. The hitch-hiker told him that he was heading for the west. I can’t recall why but he told Dad a lot of things that had occurred to him and that persuaded him to make that decision. He talked about the tragic events that occurred to him several years before. He was low in spirits, but I could see that the hitch-hiker’s attitude was changing as someone was really listening to him.

We drove 45 minutes before the hitch-hiker got off. We pulled over and Dad told him to keep his head up and things would start looking up for him soon. He reached into his pocket and handed the hitch-hiker a twenty-dollar bill. The guy smiled. He nearly lit up right there on the cold, dark highway.

We drove on and my dad did not say a single thing. I was still completely amazed by what I had just witnessed. I was always told by everyone never to pick up a hitch -hiker and yet my dad did it every single time he saw one. While reflecting upon that story I came to understand that just one single kind act could change someone’s life, and I am sure that my father’s deed made that poor man’s day.

【1】What made the hitch-hiker become less upset?

A.The writer’s father offering him a free ride.

B.The writer’s father really listening to him.

C.The writer’s father agreeing to drive him to his destination.

D.The writer’s father talking to him about all sorts of things.

【2】The underlined words “that decision” in Para. 2 refer to______.

A.catching the carB.heading for the west

C.talking about his experiencesD.driving 45 minutes

【3】Which of the following words CANNOT be used to describe the father?

A.Willing to help.B.Easy-going.

C.Far-sighted.D.Full of sympathy.

【4】The author wrote the text mainly to ______.

A.show his respect for his fatherB.tell a story of his father

C.prove his father is the best teacherD.advise people to learn from their father

1.展覽時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)；

2.展覽內(nèi)容；

3.期待回復(fù)。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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(1) I_______(遺憾) that the United States added its voice to such protests.

(2) Doctors expected him to make a full________(痊愈) from a leg operation.

(3) Susan speaks ______(流利) though not very correct English.

(4) It has drawn you closer together, ______(鞏固) the bond of your relationship.

(5) I believe every student has unlimited_______(潛能) to be exploited.

(6)The joy of screen interaction is increasingly_______(吸引) to young people.

(7) These rules are easy to grasp but difficult to apply_______(靈活) in practice.

(8)The article made no_______(參考) to previous research on the subject.

(9)This is the attitude that everyone should______ (采用) towards their frustrations.

(10) Our school considers it a duty to prepare students to make_______(貢獻(xiàn)) to society.

近期的一項(xiàng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，近七成受訪者表示他們不愿對(duì)父母開(kāi)放微信朋友圈；“屏蔽父母”的主要理由是，認(rèn)為父母“過(guò)度關(guān)心、管教太多、無(wú)法溝通”。談?wù)勀銓?duì)“屏蔽父母”這種做法的看法。你是否對(duì)父母開(kāi)放你的朋友圈呢？請(qǐng)說(shuō)明理由

屏蔽父母：don’t share my moments with my parents

微信朋友圈：WeChat Moments

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增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Last Friday, I was standing near a subway exit, tried to call a taxi. But no luck. Then I thought of the taxi-booking app my friend has recommended and I booked a taxi through my cellphone. Soon it came, and I stepped in, feeling pretty proudly of my high-tech way and satisfied with the convenience brought by the app. So later, I was upset to find that the driver was busy looking his cellphone to get the next order. It was just then when I began to worry about my safety. What’s bad, the driver’s informations might be unreliable. How can we passengers’ legal rights be protecting if something bad happens? So be careful when you use the taxi-booking app the next time.