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 important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.

Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.

1.The size of most American families is         that of other countries.

A．larger than                            B．smaller than

C．a(chǎn)s big as                              D．a(chǎn)s small as

2.When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to        .

A．go to better schools

B．make more friends

C．find jobs

D．spend a holiday

3.They visit their parents       .

A．on weekdays                           B．on weekends

C．every day                             D．on holiday

4.Which of the following statements 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．Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.

D．When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.

5.Some parents pay their children for doing housework because                  .

A．children can learn how to make money for themselves

B．their children wanted them to do so

C．they are rich

D．they live far from each other

A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi driver about his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” The man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi driver. This was very dear (昂貴的), but the man said it was OK.

The taxi driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?” The taxi driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow is another 100 dollars.” And the man said, “That’s OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi driver was very pleased.

The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi driver 100 dollars again and said, “I’m going home tomorrow.” The driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you are going home. Where do you come from?” He asked. “I come from New York.” “New York,” the taxi driver said, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?” “Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you!”

1.Where did the traveler come from?

A．England           B．America           C．Canada           D．France

2.Why did the traveler take the third taxi?  Because _                  _____ .

A．the other taxi driver asked more money

B．the third driver was a kind-hearted(熱心腸的) man

C．he didn’t want to spend his own money on the coming visit

D．the other driver didn’t like him

3.Usually the cost of the traveling one day may be ______.

A．$ 100            B．$ 200             C．less than $ 100     D．more than $ 200

4.Who asked the traveler to give the money for the taxi driver?

A．The traveler’s sister                    B．The traveler himself

C．Nobody                               D．The driver’s sister

5.The driver was unhappy __                      ____ .

A．when he heard the traveler’s last words

B．when the traveler asked every taxi driver his name

C．when the traveler asked him for his sister’s name

D．during the two—day visit

完成對話。選擇合適的句子完成對話，方框中有兩句是多余的。

A: What are you going to do next weekend?

B: I have no idea.     1.  

A: I don’t know. Do you want to do something together?

B: Sure. What do you want to do?

A:    2.  

B: OK.    3.  

A: Let’s meet at my house. My uncle has a boat. He can take us to go fishing.

B:    4.  

A: Let’s leave early in the morning. How about 8 o’clock? Fishing is good at that time.

B: Great! This is going to be fun.     5.  

A: See you.

A. How about you?

B. See you next time.

C. Well, see you then.

D. Where are you going?

E. Where are we going to meet?

F. What time are we going to leave?

G. How about going fishing on Saturday?

任務(wù)型閱讀：讀下面短文，完成后面的問題

Many students get ill easily. They have to go to hospital and may miss（錯過）a lot of classes. What can we do to keep healthy? Here are some tips:

Healthy food. You should eat less fast food but more vegetables and fruit. You’d better drink 500 ml milk every day. Remember to eat breakfast.

Enough exercise. Doing exercise is important. It makes you more athletic. You can play some sports after class or on weekends.

Happy smiles. Smile is a good way to make you healthy. Try to find things that can make you laugh. Remember that smile is the best medicine to cure（治療）your illness.

Good rest. If you want to get a good grade, you must have a good rest. As a famous saying goes, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy（富有的）and wise（聰明的）.”

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列任務(wù)。

任務(wù)一：將劃線句子翻譯成漢語。

1.                                      

任務(wù)二：完成下列句子。每空詞數(shù)不限。

2.If you get ill, you have to                     and may                   .

3.You can play sports                    or                   .

任務(wù)三：回答下列問題。

4.How much milk should we drink every day?

5.Why is smile important?

根據(jù)首字母或中文意思寫單詞

1.I’m  t              , I think I should have something to drink.

2.He talked too much yesterday, so he had s sore t                 .

3.I am sorry I can’t go to my friend’s party, because I am b       my little brother tomorrow.

4.People who have something wrong with their teeth should see a d            .

5.Doing morning exercises is a good way to keep h               .

6.Her writing _________ （習(xí)慣）are pretty good.

7.It ________(花費)him forty minutes to go to the bank every day.

8.Could you give me some______(建議) about my English?

9.Please tell me the ________(整個的) story,  we want to know all about it.

10.I’m _________(安靜的) than most of the kids in my class.

從方框內(nèi)選擇符合的單詞或短語，并用其適當(dāng)形式填空。

1.It is about 5                 from here to the hospital.

2.I help my father          the sheep on the farm on weekends.

3.I really enjoy             at the beach because it is so cool and relaxing!

4.Many people like him. And he is             than you.

5.My sister is lazy and unhealthy because she           exercises.

書面表達

假如你是David，你的同學(xué)Vince邀請你去參觀他家的農(nóng)場(farm)，但你因為太忙而不能去。請根據(jù)以下提示寫一封80詞左右的電子郵件。

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Dear Vince,

Thank you for                                                                  

Write soon.

Yours

David

Mike is _____ eight-year-old boy. But he plays_____ guitar very well.

A．a(chǎn)n , the           B．a(chǎn)n, a             C． a, the            D．the, /

Dave is a reporter.  He works ______.   

A．in a bank                              B．in a police station

C．in a TV station                          D．in a hospital

------____________?

------He has short straight hair and is of medium build.

A．How is he?                            B．What doe he look like?

C．What does he do ?                      D．Where did he go last weekend ?