As children get older,what they are able to contribute around the house will increase. For every new duty you introduce,or even for small favors,you might find your child asking ,“How much will you give me?” You shouldn’t have to negotiate “wages” for responsibilities (責(zé)任) that are shared or for things that just need doing.

   By paying children for chores with an allowance,you may be teaching your kids the value of work,but you’ll also be sending the message that work isn’t worth doing unless he/she is getting paid for it. Suppose you’re giving your son an allowance for mowing the lawn,but then your neighbor offers him slightly more for mowing his lawn. Does that mean your son should stop mowing your family's lawn and mow the neighbor's instead?

   As your children grow and mature,they may find other avenues to earn money for themselves— babysitting after school,even birthday money. The fact that they may have outside sources of money should not excuse them from having to do their basic household duties. By keeping chores and allowances separate,parents can avoid this conflict (沖突) altogether.

() 1. By paying children for chores with an allowance,you may be teaching your kids .

   A. the use of work   B. the importance of work

   C. the payment of work   D. the value of work

() 2. Children can't earn money by .

   A. helping others

   B. babysitting after school

   C. mowing their own family's lawn

   D. mowing their neighbor's lawn

() 3. In the writer's opinion,parents give their children payment.

   A. can't   B. mustn't   C. may   D. have to

() 4. The best title for the passage is “”

   A. It's good to give children payments.

   B. How much will I get for doing this?

   C. Chores are easy for children to do.

   D. Parents should ask children to do all the chores.

                      Chores for School Age Children 

   When children begin to study at school,their responsibility with chores should increase as well. School age children should continue with chores that relate to picking up after themselves. For example,teach children to put their shoes and backpacks away when they get home from school.

   School age children can also be given new chores. For example,helping to care for a pet can be a great way for them to begin increasing their responsibility.

   As chores become more complex,it is important to teach them in a step-by-step manner how to do each chore. For example,if a child is expected to put his own clothes away,be sure to teach him where to put the clothes and discuss your expectations. Be sure to praise them for their efforts and encourage them to keep practicing. Don’t expect perfection.

() 1. The passage is about chores for .

   A. women   B. men   C. children   D. parents

() 2. The underlined word “continue” means .

   A. 參加   B. 繼續(xù)   C. 投入   D. 了解

() 3. What kind of chores can't be given to school age children?

   A. Helping to care for a pet.

   B. Putting their own clothes away.

   C. Caring for pet dogs.

   D. Picking up others in the railway station.

() 4. The writer thinks it's to let school age children do chores.

   A. possible   B. impossible

   C. hard   D. bad

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   Some students often smoke cigarettes in the school's washing room. Tang Liang started smoking 1 the age of 14. One day he knew that Yao Ming,an ambassador (大使) to the Chinese Association on Tobacco ControK中國控?zé)焻f(xié)會(huì)) ，asked people not to smoke. Yao Ming was Tang's favorite star,2 his words meant a lot to him. He decided to 3 up smoking.

   According to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control,about 350 million Chinese smoke. 50 million are teenagers among 4 . Sun Ping of Beijing University said ,“When their parents smoke or shops 5 cigarettes to them,teenagers can get cigarettes more 6 . It's very important 7 parents to help their children stop smoking. ”

   A fifteen-year-old boy called Li Chen from Shanghai said his 8 didn't smoke. Because they thought smoking could make people feel badly ill,they didn't 9 him to play with friends who smoked. Living in such a good family helped kids say no to cigarettes. Some of his smoking classmates once told Li Chen that smoking made boys look 10 ,but he disagreed. He said ,“Smoking is unhealthy and it's not cool at all.Please stop smoking now!”

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   Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis has worked with Hershey's for the 34th annual Hershey's Track and Field Games. The chocolate company wants to encourage 1 to get healthy.

   “Everyone should help kids to get active ,” Lewis said He took part in Hershey's Track and Field Games in New York City. He 2 kids how to stretch. He also made a model of a long jump. The kids practiced 3 softballs. They enjoyed 4 in a relay race,too.

   The 5 last from April to August. Kids ages from 9 to 14 6 in softball throws,long jumps and relay races. At last,450 winners will be chosen to take a trip to Hershey,Pennsylvania,for the Track and Field finals. That's a/an 7 thing. Winners will get a tour of the Hershey's 8 company and a medal awarded by Lewis himself.

   More than 10 million kids have 9 Hershey's Track and Field Games by now. You can sign up too.Find out if there are events in your neighborhood at hersheytrackandfield. com.

   “It's good for your 10 . You can also have a lot of fun ,” Lewis said.

() 1. A. babies   B. kids   C. adults   D. olds

() 2. A. showed   B. asked   C. told   D. wondered

() 4. A. runs   B. to run   C. running   D. ran

() 5. A. games   B. displays   C. concerts   D. exhibitions

() 6. A. compete   B. clean   C. change   D. burn

() 7. A. long   B. short   C. exciting   D. excited

() 8. A. clothes   B. chocolate   C. pants   D. softball

() 9. A. looked for   B. taken part in

   C. worried about   D. agreed with

() 10. A. ears   B. hands   C. eyes   D. health

   Some of the factors which make our lifestyle unhealthy are as follows：

   Too much junk food is being put into our hands especially in children's hands. Junk food which is full of fat increases blood cholesterol(膽固醇) levels and increases the risk of heart disease and some cancers.

   Life is full of stress. Modern life is full of trouble,deadlines. Work can be stressful,whether in an office,a factory,or a school. For many people,stress is everywhere and it has become a way of life.

   Western culture is generally dependent on medical drugs and people don't know that medical drugs’ side effects are dangerous to their health. In the world today,many people seem to think that they just want medicines and drugs to solve their health problems;they believe they can always ask medicine for help. But what they do not know is that these medications may have potential adverse reactions (潛在的不良反應(yīng)) . Some drugs are harmful to your liver and do crazy things to your health;perhaps you have those little poisons without considering what they are doing to your body.

   Exposure to pollution and toxic wastes such as poisonous agents from the household items does harm to your health. Our bodies are absorbing (吸收) the harmful chemicals surrounding the environment today. It is thus imperative that we clean up our living environment as much as possible. Those regular detergents,soaps,shampoos,toothpastes and perfumes that we use today contain many chemicals which are toxic to our bodies,some even carcinogenic.

   Less exercise. Exercise always improves our health level. There is no doubt about it. But we don’t exercise enough. We are too busy.

1. In the world today,many people depend on medical drugs,why?

2. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word household in the fifth passage?

3. How many factors make our lifestyle unhealthy?

4. What is the article about?

   A three-year-old boy saved his mum's life by using her mobile phone to call for help.

   One morning,Aaron Green,found his mum Cally Wooton lying on the floor of her bedroom,and was not able to wake her up. He immediately turned to his mum's Blackberry mobile phone on the bed,opened it,found the address book,and called his grandmother,even though he had never been shown how to use the phone. Little Aaron told her ,“Mummy's sick; she's very ill. ”

   The grandmother called Cally's best friend Kara McCoy,who lived nearby. Kara ran to Cally's house. She found Cally was lying on the bedroom floor. She must have fallen off the bed. She was moving but wouldn’t answer. Kara was scared. She didn't know what to do. She was helpless,so she called the ambulance (救護(hù)車) . Cally was sent to hospital and was found that she had a diabetic seizure (糖尿病發(fā)作) . After five days in hospital,Cally was well again.

   “Aaron has just started learning his ABC. ” Kara said “But he was very brave and calm. He did better than me. ”

   “If it wasn’t for Aaron,I wouldn’t be here now. The doctors said I was lucky to be alive ,” the boy's mother said. ‘‘ I don't know how he did it. It is not easy to use that phone. It feels like I must have been watched over by an angel who was guiding him through what to do. I want everyone to know what a Superman he is. ”[2013山東溜博]

() 1. What did Aaron do when he found his mum lying on the floor?

   A. He ran away at once.

   B. He didn't know what to do.

   C. He called his grandmother.

   D. He called his mum's best friend,Kara.

() 2. From the passage we know that .

   A. Cally was well the next day

   B. Cally told his son to call for help

   C. Cally's mother sent her to hospital

   D. Cally's son saved her life by using her mobile phone

() 3. The underlined word “she” in the passage refers to.

   A. Cally   B. Kara

   C. the doctor   D. Cally's grandmother

() 4. This passage may be.

   A. an advertisement   B. a piece of news

   C. a poster   D. a survey

   If you get into a car accident,the first rule of act is to keep everyone safe.

   Make sure tliat no one in your car is injured If no one is seriously injured? exit the car after checking to make sure that no cars are coming. If possible,drive your car to the side of the road to keep yourself out of the way of traffic. Come to the drivers of the other cars involved (牽涉) in the accident,but remember to keep a cool head. 

   After an accident,everyone involved will be shaken up,so levelheaded thinking will be tremendously helpful. It5s a good idea to keep a camera in your glove box so that you can give some accident photos for your insurance (保險(xiǎn)) company. Take pictures of the overall scene of the accident,as well as specific damage to your vehicle and the other vehicles involved After collecting information from the other drivers and documenting the damage,call the police to give an accident report,and then call your insurance company.

   If anyone has been injured in the accident,the very first thing you must do is to call 911. Use any first aid equipment or blankets that may be in your trunk to attend to injured people until an ambulance (救護(hù)車) arrives. If any of your passengers,or the driver of your car,have been injured,you’ll want to contact a personal injury lawyer as soon as you get to a safe place.

() 1. What should we do first if we get into a car accident?

   A. Call the police. B. Keep everyone safe.

   C. Keep a cool head. D. Call 911.

() 2. Why should you keep a camera in your glove box?

   A. It's a good idea.

   B. Take pictures of the overall scene of the accident.

   C. You can give some accident photos for your insurance company.

   D. Collecting information from the other drivers.

() 3. What should you do if anyone has been injured in the accident?

   A. Call the police. B. Call your insurance company.

   C. Take pictures. D. Call 911.

() 4. Who will you want to contact if any of your passengers,or the driver of your car,have been injured as soon as you get to a safe place?

   A. A personal injury lawyer. B. Your insurance company.

   C. The personal doctor. D. The police.

   Modern science now agrees that among all lifestyle reasons,no single reason is more important to our health than the food we eat. The Healthiest Way of Eating is eating for the most nutrition (營養(yǎng)品) and enjoyment. Eating is one of the few things we do every single day. And since most of us eat 3 or more meals a day,we are eating over 1 ,000 meals a year!That means we have the opportunity to make 1 ,000 healthy decisions each year to positively affect our health. The Healthiest Way of Eating is designed to help you make decisions that will keep good health. And it can be done in 3 easy steps：

   Choose healthier,nutrient-rich World's Healthiest Foods

   Combine (結(jié)合) them in the Healthiest Way of Eating Plan to finish your nutritional needs 

   Use cooking plans that keep maximum nutrition and tastes 

   The Healthiest Way of Eating is not only for those for whom eating is a reaction to “hunger” but for those who want to eat for nourishment and better health. This new Healthiest Way of Eating goes far beyond taking in calories to satisfy your hunger;it is a way to enjoy foods that will nourish your body. If you want to eat more healthily,the Healthiest Way of Eating does all the work for you by taking out all of the guesswork and making it creative,fun,easy,and enjoyable. We could be saving millions of lives and several hundred billion dollars in healthcare costs related to obesity,diabetes,heart disease,and cancer if we would eat more health-promoting,nutrient-rich foods.

() 1. How many steps should we do to keep good health?

   A. 3.   B. 4.   C. 1,000.   D. 1.

() 2. What can help us make decisions that will keep good health?

   A. Choose healthier,nutrient-rich World's Healthiest Foods.

   B. The healthiest way of eating.

   C. Use cooking plans.

   D. Combine them in the Healthiest Way of Eating Plan to finish your nutritional needs.

() 3. What do you think of the Healthiest Way of Eating?

   A. A book. B. A way.

   C. A games. D. An article.

() 4. What would be saved if we would eat more health-promoting,nutrient-rich foods?

   A. Medical.

   B. Money.

   C. Millions of lives and several hundred billion dollars.

   D. Meals.

    Our environment is very important for our lives. We need the f 1 air,the clean water and so oa In the past,there w 2 many trees around us; the air was fresh and the river was c 3 . But now,people c 4 down many trees. Air p 5 and water pollution are very serious. The environment around us becomes very t 6 We should p 7 our environment. First,we should plant many trees to keep water. Second,we can r 8 a bike or walk to school or work. Third,we shouldn’t pour the d 9 water into the river.Fourth,we shouldn't use the plastic bags. Finally,we can ask more people to j 10 us.

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Dear headmasters,teachers,classmates and friends：

   I'm very happy to be here. Also,I'm very 1 that I have been chosen to speak to you all today. I'm 2 nervous as I ve never made a speech before so 3 people,so please forgive me if it has some shourtcomings.

   As we all know,the environment 4 us is getting worse and worse. In some places we can't see fish swimming in the river 5 trees on the hills. Some people even have no clean water to 6 . So I think we must do 7 to protect the environment. But what can we do? How 8 our environment? For example,we can go to school on foot or by bike. We can use shopping baskets instead of plastic bags when we go shopping and we can use 9 of the paper when we write. In a word,if everyone pays more attention to our environment,there will be 10 pollution and our life will be better.

   “There is only one earth. ” I hope everyone will protect our environment. Thanks!

() 1. A. worried   B. pride   C. proud   D. scared

() 2. A. a bit   B. a bit of   C. a little of   D. a kind of

() 4. A. in   B. at   C. with   D. around

() 5. A. and   B. or   C. but   D. so

() 6. A. drink   B. eat   C. play   D. wash

() 7. A. anything   B. nothing   C. something   D. some thing

() 8. A. protect   B. to protect   C. protecting   D. protects

() 9. A. one side   B. either side   C. neither side   D. both sides

() 10. A. less   B. fewer   C. more   D. much