Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp .There ,husbands and children are not allowed (允许). Why would a woman want to take a vocation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.
At Mother's Camp, a woman has room of herself. She can sleep, read, or watch TV, and no one will disturb (打扰)her. No children will ask, "Mom ,what's for dinner?" No husband will say, "Oh, dear. I can't find any clean socks." In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full time and then come back to a second job --- taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United Stated, working wives do about 75% of the housework Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather ,walking ,swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp.
1.What can't the women do at Mother's Camp?
A . Watch TV. B. Read newspapers.
C. Swim in the lake D. Bring their husbands and children.
2.Why would some mothers like to be alone?
A. Because they don't like their husbands or children.
B. Because they have to work full-time.
C. Because they are too busy to relax themselves.
D. Because they want a new life.
3. What do most working women have to do after they get home?
A. Look after their children and families.
B. Read novels.
C. Play computer games
D. See a film
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A. Busy Working Mothers
B. Welcome to Mother's Camp.
C. Mother Relax away from Home
D. Mothers in the US.
请认真阅读下列材料，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。答案写在答题卷上。
A
Here is an advertisement about two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao.
Two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao Date: July 15 th ～16 th Travel: Sightseeing bus in the city and the ship/boat/speedboat(快艇) between Hong Kong and Macao Places to visit: Hong Kong: Ocean Park and Victoria Peak Macao: Mazu Temple, the Ruins of St. Paul Cost: HK ＄600, including travel, three-star hotel, meals and admission tickets. 40% off for students. For more information, call 852 3881 3502 or 852 3882 3503. |
Bill is a student in Beijing Sunshine Secondary school. Last week he joined the two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao with his parents.
1.Bill enjoyed the beautiful views(风景) in the city by last week.
A. ship B. boat C. bus D. speedboat
2.In Hong Kong you can visit .
A. Victoria Peak B. Mazu Temple
C. the Ruins of St. Paul D. Moon lake
3.The tour cost Bill’s family .
A. HK ＄1,800 B. HK ＄1,560 C. HK ＄1,320 D. HK ＄1,080
完形填空 请先通读下面的材料，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。答案写在答题卷上。
One midnight, a little girl was thirsty and got up to drink some water. She walked to the bedroom door and it. The little girl looked outside but walked and stood in the center of the room, because it was so in the hall and she was afraid. Her mother said: “Don’t be afraid, honey. Have courage (勇气), I believe you can do it yourself!”
“ is courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed. “Courage is the brave breath (呼吸),” her mother answered.
“Mom, do you have courage?” “Certainly.” her mother replied, The little girl held out her cold hands, saying: “Mom, blow some of your breath of courage to .”
After her mother blew into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists (握拳) , afraid that the “breath of courage” would away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the kitchen with to be afraid of. Her mother said to herself: “It will be nice someone can blow some courage to me. Then I can also hold it in my hands when I feel terrified.”
In a word, the thing that we are afraid of is nothing but the in our mind. The person who we should win is nobody but ourselves.
1.A. closed B. knocked C.opened D.kicked
2.A. in B. back C. out D. down
3.A. bright B. dark C. cold D. warm
4.A. What B. How C. Where D. Why
5.A. me B. you C. her D. it
6.A. politely B. happily C. luckily D. carefully
7.A. pull B. run C. move D. took
8.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
9.A. because B. though C. if D. until
10.A. fear B. idea C. worry D. secret
---- Please don’t smoke here. Look at the sign. ---- ________.
A. No, I will. B. Yes, I will
C. Sorry, I will D. Sorry, I won’t
-_______is the old bridge over the river?
- Not very wide. It's about three meters.
A. How long B. How heavy C. How wide D. How high
We didn’t find________ in the picture.
A. interesting anything B. nothing interesting
C. anything interesting D. interesting something
