— Let’s eat in the garden, shall we?
—______—it’ll make a change.
A. Forget it B. Take it easy
C. Why not D. Certainly not
假如你是李华，现在高中二年级学习。请你根据表格内容，以The Highlight of My Senior High School Life为题，用英语写一篇短文，简要介绍你的高中生活。
师生关系 | 谈谈师生关系 |
课程学习 | 介绍你在校的学习情况 |
课外活动 | 介绍你的课外活动 |
自己的感受 | …… |
说明：1.短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。
2.在内容要求的基础上可适当发挥，以使短文意思通顺、连贯。
3.词数120～150.
The Highlight of My Senior High School Life
I’m Li Hua. Now I’m studying in senior 2 and experiencing an unforgettable and tense life.
[1] Busy work schedules are creating a generation of “ Maybe Later” children. Thought those children are the most important to their parents, they are too busy with their work to spare time for them.
[2] In a study, working parents spend less than an hour a day with their children. Almost eight out of ten children said they hated being parked in front of the television instead of being entertained and 60 percent said they wished their parents worked less and had more time to play with them.
[3] The generation of “ Maybe Later” kids shows a worrying trend of parents not spending as much time as they should with their children. Parents admit their children aren’t getting enough of their attention, and children are also feeling the effect of this, longing fro their parents to spend more time with them.
[4] “We live in ever busier times with many parents taking work home with them, but it seems this is having a negative effect on the relationship they have with their children,” Dr James Carnd said, “ Trying to balance work an home life can be difficult, but parents need to remember that playing with your kids is a great way to relieve stress.”
[5] The research also found that on top of a normal working week, tired parents check their emails as soon as they get home at least four nights a week. And at least one of the two parents misses dinner twice a week because they work late. When they’re at home, they spend much of their spare time cooking and cleaning______ playing with their children .And more than half parents often find themselves promising to play with their children after they’ve finished work, checked their emails or completed housework.
1.What children are called “ Maybe Later” children ? (no more than 10 words)
2.What has a negative effect on the relationship between parents their children? (no more than 6 words)
3.What benefit can parents get from playing with their children according to what Dr James Carnd said? (no more than 6 words)
4.Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words. (no more than 4 words)
5.Write a sentence of wish to parents in the name of a “ Maybe Later ” child. (no more than 15 words)
When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said "the phone". Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.
Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?
Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. !' The mobile saved my life, "says Crystal Johnstone. She had
an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.
Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last meeting went.
Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, "We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near--but we didn't meet for the first two weeks!"
Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously (同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn't know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they're space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(进入) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.
1.How do you understand" Point 1—The telephone creates the need to communicate,... "？
A. People don't communicate without telephone.
B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.
C. People communicate more since telephone has been created.
D. People communicate more because of more traffic.
2.Which of the following best shows people's attitude towards mobile phones?
A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.
B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people.
C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.
D. Mobile phones are part of people's life.
3.Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people's life?
a. Point 1. b. Point 2. c. Point 3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5.
A. c, d B. a, e C. a, c D. b, e
4.It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through .
A. the TV screen B. a fax machine
C. the phone line hooked up to the computer D. a microphone
5.The best heading for the passage is .
A. The power of Phones B. Kinds of Phones
C. How to Use Phones D. Advantage of Phones
I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a customer on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy back in 1954. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in forgiveness that I can only hope to pass on to someone else someday.
On a Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing rocks onto the roof of the old lady's house. I found a smooth rock and sent it. The stone headed straight for a small window on the old lady's back door. At the sound of broken glass, we took off from the old lady's yard.
I was too scared about getting caught that first night. However, a few days later when I was sure that I hadn't been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her misfortune.
I decided to save my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a note explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window. Then I put the envelope through the letter slot in her door. My soul felt redeemed (救赎) and I couldn't wait for the freedom of, once again, looking straight into the old lady's eyes.
The next day, I. handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and said, "Here, I have something for you. " It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I continued my route.
After several cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I'm proud of you. ”
1.What work did the author do at the age of 12?
A. Repairing roofs. B. Collecting old papers.
C. Picking rocks. D. Delivering newspapers.
2.Why did the author and his friend escape from the old lady's yard?
A. They broke the old lady's back door.
B. They broke the old lady's window.
C. They heard the old lady shouting.
D. They were seen by the old lady.
3.What did the author do to make up for his mistake?
A. He gave the old lady papers for free.
B. He saved some money to cover the cost.
C. He apologized in the old lady's presence.
D. He bought cookies for the old lady.
4.According to the passage, the old lady was a person who was .
A. strict B. patient C. generous D. helpful
5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Seven dollarsB. Being honest C. A silly mistake D. True forgiveness
Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to see all of your friends again. But most exciting of all, the new term is an opportunity to take up new hobbies. As you know, it is common in Britain for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Promising to begin something new is a common New Year resolution for many school teenagers.
Most schools offer different kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free periods or after school. Some classes you have to pay for and others are free of charge. For example, I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics class that my school offered. But when I learnt how to play the drum my parents had to pay for the lesson, and they did so, like most parents, without any complaint.
The most popular extra classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club: Both classes offered exams students could take. Because the extra classes may take up much time of the students, students with many hobbies sometimes felt more stressed than those without any. But they could enjoy their life better than those who didn't foster (培养) any hobbies at school. For example, they could build up good friendship with the persons who shared the common interest with them. Most important of all, the students with hobbies left school with many extra skills.
Frankly speaking, I haven't continued any of the hobbies I began at school. But I have never regretted taking them. After all, my best friend today is someone whom I met in my gymnastics class. The reason why we are still keeping in close touch with each other is that we have much in common.
1.The first paragraph suggests that it's children's nature .
A. to value friendship
B. to make a promise easily
C. to copy others' behavior
D. to be curious about the new
2.The author's parents' attitude to hobby classes might be that of .
A. approval B. doubt C. unconcern D. disapproval
3.What is the biggest benefit children can get from taking up a new hobby?
A. They can enjoy a good time.
B. They can learn extra skills.
C. They can make more friends.
D. They will have things to share.
4.From the author's experience, we can learn that .
A. free hobby classes are very popular
B. hobbies are a way of making friends
C. we must be careful when choosing a hobby
D. hobby classes may not last a long time
5.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce some hobby classes at school.
B. To tell readers how to choose hobby classes.
C. To encourage readers to take up new hobbies.
D. To report a trend among British school children.
