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.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 |
Which of the following statements is WRONG?
| A．Children can choose their jobs by themselves. |
| B．Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework. |
| C．Parents think it important for children to choose their own jobs. |
| D．When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home. |
D
Sonia has a sports collection. She has ten tennis rackets, seven basketballs, four volleyballs and five soccer balls. She plays tennis every day and she is in the school tennis club.
Susan also has a sports collection. She has five baseballs, six volleyballs, three ping-pong bats and many ping-pong balls. Oh, she also has two soccer balls. But she doesn't play sports. She only watches them.
Sandy doesn't play sports, and she doesn't have any（任何的） balls.
Sonia has volleyballs.
| A．4 | B．6 | C．10 | D．12 |
Sonia plays every day.
| A．ping-pong | B．tennis |
| C．baseball | D．soccer |
Susan doesn't have a .
| A．volleyball. | B．basketball |
| C．baseball | D．ping-pong ball |
has two soccer balls.
| A．Susan | B．Sonia |
| C．Sandy | D．Susan and Sonia |
Sandy has ball（s）.
| A．5 | B．7 | C．0 | D．12 |
C
I’m Paul. I’m thirteen. My parents, my brother and I are in Beijing now. My brother and I are in Beijing No.1 Middle School. I like soccer very much. I am on the school soccer team （队）. My brother David is fifteen. He likes basketball a lot. After school, he often plays it with his friends.
I’m Linda. I’m twelve. I am a student of Beijing No.5 Middle School. My mother is an English teacher. She works in Beijing No.1 Middle School. I like soccer, but I can’t play it well. I think soccer is difficult. After school, I often play volleyball with my classmates. I want to join （加入） the school volleyball team next term.
My name is Jim. I’m a 13-year-old boy. I look strong. I like ping-pong. When I’m free, I often play ping-pong with my friends. I like tennis, too. But I don’t do well in it. My father is a math teacher in a primary school（小学）. He can play tennis very well.
David often plays _____ after school.
A. basketball B. soccer C. volleyball
Who is in Beijing No.1 Middle School?
A. Paul, David and Linda
B. Linda’s mother and Jim’s father
C. Paul, David and Linda’s mother
What does Linda want to do next term?
A. She wants to play tennis well.
B. She wants to play basketball well.
C. She wants to join the school volleyball team.
______ is a teacher in a middle school.
A. Paul’s mother B. Linda’s mother C. David’s father
下列的陈述哪一项是正确的？
A. Jim thinks soccer is difficult.
B. David and Paul are brothers.
C. Paul, David, Linda and Jim are all 13 years old.
B
One morning the Browns get up very early. They want to buy something in a new shop. They get to the shop at nine thirty. In the shop Mrs Brown buys a shirt for their son, a skirt for their daughter, and a sweater for Mr Brown. Mr Brown looks at his watch. Then he says, “Oh, it’s twelve o’clock. I think we must go home now. It’s quite late.” So they go out of the shop and drive home, but they lose their way.
Mr Brown drives along the street. He still can’t find the way. Then he drives up to an old man and asks, “Excuse me, sir. Where am I?”
The old man looks at him and their car. “You’re in your car, sir.” He says.
根据短文内容选择正确答案。
The Browns go shopping ______ .
A. by bus B. on foot C. by car
They buy some ______ in the shop.
A. food B. clothes C. drink
They are in the shop for about ______ .
A. ten minutes
B. two hours and a half
C. four hours and a half
In the story “lose their way” means ______ in Chinese.
A. 迷路 B. 没有办法 C. 按原路
What do you think the old man? I think ______ .
A. he is very bad
B. he is a very beautiful flower
C. he may not understand Mr Brown’s question
A
Mr. Brown isn’t an old man. But he has a big family. There are six people in his family. They are his parents, his wife, his son and daughter.
Mr. Brown’s father is from Canada. His mother is from America. They don’t work now. They are at home every day. Mr. Brown works in a TV factory （工厂） and his wife is an English teacher. Their children－Kate and Mike are students. Mike’s grandpa and grandma are under the tree. They are very happy.
根据短文内容，判断正（A）误（B）
Mr. Brown is old and has a big family.（ ）
Mr. Brown has two children.（ ）
Mr. Brown’s parents come from the same（相同） country（国家）.（ ）
Mr. Brown’s wife is a worker.（ ）
Mr. Brown’s daughter is Kate.（ ）
C
阅读短文，完成下面各题的要求。
Mr. Smith is a teacher．Yesterday he did a survey（调查）of what his students did on their last day off and this is what he learned.
Linda went to see her grandparents．Her grandparents live in the countryside．They are very old．But they don’t like to live in the city．They want to have a quiet life．Tom helped his parents do some housework．He cleaned the room，washed all the clothes．At noon，he helped his mother cook the lunch．Mary babysat（照顾）her little brother because her mother was ill. Her father had to look after her mother in the hospital．Mike studied history at home．He isn't good at history. He thinks it is too difficult for him．His father helped him．Both his father and his mother hope that Mike Can be good at all his subjects．They want him to study in a famous（著名的）university（大学）．
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。Where do Linda’s grandparents live?
__________________________________Why did Mary babysit her little brother?
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（二）将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。__________________________________
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。__________________________________
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