Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries.Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.
Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up.They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs.They often write to their parents or telephone them.And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.
Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs.Americans think it is important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Parents ask children to do some work around their house.And in many families, parents pay their children for doing some housework so that hey learn how to make money for their own use.The size of most American families is ____ that of other countries’.
| A．larger than |
| B．smaller than |
| C．as big as |
| D．as small as |
When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to __.
| A．get married |
| B．be free |
| C．find good jobs |
| D．study |
They visit their parents ______ .
| A．on weekdays |
| B．on weekends |
| C．at any time |
| D．on holiday |
Which of the following is NOT true ?
| A．Children have the freedom to choose their own job. |
| B．Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework. |
| C．When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home. |
| D．Parents think it is important for children to make their own decision. |
Some parents pay their children for doing housework because _____ .
| A．they want their children to learn how to make money for themselves |
| B．their children asked them to do so |
| C．they are rich |
| D．the law requires(要求)them to do so |
When we talk about the UK，what will you think of？Big Ben，Downing Street and Tower Bridge are always our hot topics（话题）.But there are many other facts about the UK.Come and see!
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The most popular museum is the British Museum in London. Over six million people visit it every year.It is open from 10：00 a.m to 5：00 p.m.But on Friday，the closing time is 8：30 p.m. |
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The River Severn starts in Wales and flows （流） through western England.It's well known for the Severn Bore一a tall wave （波浪）of water that regularly （定期地） flows up the river from the sea. |
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Hungry？Beef and chicken are tasty，fruit and vegetables are healthy，and sandwiches are simple.Short of money？The cheapest food is fish and chips （炸鱼薯条）.And it's delicious. |
（1）When can we visit the British Museum？
A.At 9：00 a.m，Monday.
B.At 10：30 a.m，Tuesday.
C.At 9：30 p.m，Friday.
（2）What is the River Severn famous for？
A.Its tall wave of water.
B.Its beautiful riverbank.
C.Its deep river bed.
（3）The reading material（材料） above is most probably .
A.a business plan
B.a travel guide
C.a science report
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（1）How long should the workers at Isabella Hotel work in a day？
A.For three hours.
B.For seven hours.
C.For eight hours.
（2）What will Isabella Hotel provide for the workers？
A.400 dollars a month.
B.Two free days a week.
C.All meals for free.
My name is Alice Black.I am thirteen years old，and I come from Mount Elm Sheep Station in South Australia.I have got two sisters﹣Jenifer is eleven and Lisa is seven.We are all pupils at the School of the Air.
The School of the Air is a school for children who live far from the cities，and who are in a place which does not have a local school.So we have "air" lessons over the radio or on the computer.Our teachers are at Port Augusta，a city which is about 160 kilometers away.
In the morning，we go to our school at 8：45. △ When we get there，we turn on the radio or computer and listen to what we should do.From then until twelve，we just do our usual lessons.In the afternoon，our mum makes us do some homework﹣﹣well，not homework，but more work around the house.
We send our exercise "books" to our teachers by email on Friday night.They mark them on Monday and Tuesday，and then send them back.We get them on Wednesday.
The Internet and the telephone help us get in touch with our teachers quickly and easily.We talk to our teachers once a week for about ten minutes.They tell us if we are making progress.Next year I will start at a new school in Port Augusta.I will spend the weekdays there and come home at weekends.It will be good to be with teenagers of my age，but I will miss my family.I hope I will be happy there.
（1）From the passage we know that .
A.the Black family is very poor
B.the Blacks lives far from Port Augusta
C there is a small local school near the Black family
（2）Which sentence can best replace"△"in the passage？
A.It is really just a small building.
B.What fun it is to go to school
C.It is really an early time.
（3）In the 4th paragraph，the underlined word "them" means in Chinese.
A.课本
B.作业
C.课程
（4）What do the teachers probably say to their pupils on the phone？
A.Do you have any suggestions about our lessons？
B.Will you come to our school in Port Augusta？
C.How are you doing with your lessons？
In Darayya，a city in Syria，there's a library and it has 15，000 books on almost every subject you can think of.However，it is different from any libraries you know：It is a secret underground library，and only people in Darayya know where it is.
Over the years，war has shaken Darayya badly.△ Stores are closed one after another，and so are schools.To help the kids in Darayya with their learning，Anas Ahmad，a 19 year﹣old student，and his friends decided to build a library.They built the library under the ground to keep it safe from bombing.But it is dangerous to collect books for the library.Often，Ahmad and his friends lo for books in houses that were bombed.They need to be careful because they may be killed in another bombing.
You may ask， "In a place like Darayya，would people be interested in books？" "Just like the body needs food，the mind needs books， "says one library user.In the library，people enjoy their time of reading and forget about the terrible world above，so their life doesn't seem so hard.Through reading，they are able to dream of a better life after war.
（1）What do we know about Darayya's library？
A.It was built during the war.
B.It has been bombed many times.
C.Most of its books are from outside of Darayya.
（2）Which can best replace "△" in the passage？
A.Every day，houses are bombed and people are killed.
B.Every night，people come to help to build the library.
C.Every Monday，kids come to the library to read different books.
（3）Why do people in Darayya go to the library even during the war？
A.They can get free food.
B.They find joy and hope in reading.
C.They want to learn how to win the war.
（4）The sentence﹣ "Just like the body needs food，the mind needs books， "says one library user. ﹣is used .
A.to answer the question above
B.to offer a solution to a problem
C.to give a supporting example for a topic
Usually I wouldn't cross the park at this time of night.But walking around the park would take more time，and it was raining so hard that I couldn't even see clearly what was right before me.So I entered the park.And that was the first stupid thing I did tonight.
Soon after I walked into the park.I saw a man under a tree up ahead.My heart fell.The stories I'd heard about the park were all coming into my head at this moment.Anyone with a clear mind would just turn back.But me？No.I did another stupid thing：I decided to hurry past him.
Just when I was passing the man，he raised his head and gave me the strangest smile ever I got scared and started running. ""Hey" the man shouted from behind. "Wait" He was running after me!
I ran like crazy.I had hoped the trees would keep some rain off.And they did.But they also made the park look even darker.I couldn't see what was ahead of me.Then，I ran into something.It was the man!
"Don't kill me!" I cried.
"What？I was trying to give back your bag!You dropped it" The man gave me my bag.
Now，I felt saying that to the man was the stupidest thing I did tonight.
（1）Why did he writer enter the park？
A.It was safer to go across the park.
B.To go across the park would save time.
C.The trees in the park could keep the rain off.
（2）What did the writer mean by "the first stupid thing" "another stupid thing" "the stupidest thing"？
A.He felt proud of himself.
B.He regretted what he had done.
C.He felt ashamed of making so many mistakes.
（3）The "drop" in has the same meaning as the underlined one in the last but two paragraph.
A.He dropped off from his bike.
B.Oh，they have had to drop their prices.
C.Excuse me，Miss，you've dropped your umbrella.
（4）What's the best title for the passage？
A.A Strange Man
B.A Scary Park
C.A Brave Cross
