短文還原(2015 •山東德州) (10分)

“Homestay is a form of study-abroad programme. It allows the visitor to stay with a local family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor's language ability. If you wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience,you should join this kind of holiday. 1 ，” said a teacher

during a school meeting last term.

After this meeting,2 . At last,I had such a chance to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates

last month. We went to London,a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.

After we got to London,we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家

庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. 3 . They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of

things from then on.

4 . After breakfast,a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go

on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like Big Ben. London Bridge and Beckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.

The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. 5 . Three weeks later,we

had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.

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        (2015 •北京東城二模)

Parents do anything they can to give their kids the best education. According to a report published by the Sutton Trust,a third of “professional parents” with children aged between 5 and 16  have moved to an area be-cause they think it has good schools.

Some go further: 6% of the 1 ,000 parents surveyed said they started to attend church(教堂) services to help their children get a place at a church school; 3% said using a relative's address to get children into a better school; and 2% said they had bought a second home and used that address for a better school.

It seems strange that parents,while paying close attention to school,seem often to forget a much cheaper way of improving their children's educational situation — a stable (穩(wěn)定的) family. There's plenty of research to back all this up： a recent study by the Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre found that children aged seven and older usually did more poorly in exams and behaved badly at school if their parents broke up. Another report by the Economic and Social Research Council, found that a stable family life meant children were more likely to take in what was offered in the classroom. According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, teenagers whose par-ents were fighting or separating might find it difficult to concentrate (集中注意力) at school.

Of course,many marriages are progressing well even if there’re unpleasant matters in life. I've been married for more than a quarter of century,and the one thing I'm sure of is that it's not a bed of roses. I've also got four children aged between 11 and 21; and while Tm truly thankful to the many teachers who have taught them,and the schools theyVe been pupils at,iVe felt fairly certain as the years go by that a stable home is much more important than where their school sits in the local league tableC^Ni¹^) .

So paying a few hundred pounds for a family relationship course could be a much better use of the family money than spending thousands on moving houses. I can't help wondering whether the only sure winners from the fight to live by the best school gates are house sellers rather than the very children the move is designed to help.

4. According to the Sutton Trust,what^?s the most common way for parents to send their children to a good

school?

   A. Asking their relatives for help.

   B. Going to church every Sunday.

   C. Moving to a house in a certain area.

   D. Buying a second house near the school.

5. What can we learn from the researches in Paragraph 3 ?

   A. Children above seven usually behaved badly at school.

   B. Going to good schools improved the children's behaviour.

   C. Parents’ relationship had an influence on their children's study.

   D. Parents usually fought for their children's poor performance at school.

6. The writer agrees that .

   A. a longer marriage means a stronger family relationship

   B. the local league table of schools is important for parents

   C. parents should have better communication with teachers and schools

   D. it's worthwhile to spend some money improving a family relationship

7. What's the best title of the passage?

   A. More money can help “buy” better education

   B. Parents should provide the best start for their children

   C. Moving houses gives great benefits to children's education

   D. Parents staying together happily is the best way to help children 

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     Wildwood school library guide

This will offer you some information about our school library.

You can use this guide to help your kids use our library.

Service hours：

3：00 pm—5：30 pm on school days; Sj^SB

8：30 am—11：00 am on weekends.

On school days,your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to. At the weekend,our library is open to I both you and your kids.

Borrowing：

Each student can borrow one or two books at a time. More books can be borrowed only for class reading activities and school research.

Returning：

Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days. The books must be returned on time,or the kid can't borrow other books. _%

Damaged (受損的) or Lost Books:

When a book is returned in a damaged condition,the kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage. Full price must be paid if a book is lost. We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather.

Please call us at 3362 —1323 for more information. 

1. On weekends,the library opens from .

   A. 8：30 am to 11：00 am   B. 3 ： 30 am to 5 ：00 am

   C. 8：00 pm to 11：30 pm   D. 3 ： 30 pm to 5 ：00 pm

2. You can keep the library books for .

   A. a week   B. two weeks   C. 10 school days   D. 15  school days

3. The students are advised to carry their library books in plastic bags in weather.

   A. windy   B. rainy   C. sunny   D. cloudy

Several days ago,some students from the US visited our school. When we talked,I discovered 1 differences in school life between the US and China. For example,each class 2 fifty minutes in the US. It is a little 3 than that in China. We usually have forty or forty-five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less breaktime between 4 Besides,although most schools in both countries finish their 5 classes at 12 o’clock,the students in the US only have an hour-long break,so they 6 eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1 ：00 pm and school is over 7 3：00 pm. Then they take part in club activities or play

sports.

Many Chinese students don^ work during their high school years,while the US students like to find a part-time job in 8 free time. They don't have a dream job in mind. They think 9 is no difference between jobs. Working is a useful experience for them and they can make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs 10 they leave high school and then go to college.

1. A. no   B. few   C. little   D. some

2. A. lasts   B. finishes   C. starts   D. stays

3. A. shorter   B. longer   C. earlier   D. later

4. A. schools   B. classes   C. meals   D. students

5. A. day   B. night   C. morning   D. afternoon

6. A. can't   B. mustn't   C. need to   D. are able to

7. A. in   B. for   C. during   D. around

8. A. my   B. his   C. their   D. your

9. A. it   B. there   C. that   D. this

10. A. after   B. with   C. while   D. during

15. (2013 .江蘇盆城) 一Thanks for taking my friends and me out tonight.

   A. Don’t worry   B. You are welcome  

    C. That's a good idea   D. I'm afraid not

14. (2015 .福建福州) 一 does your father go to the fitness centre?

—He exercises there twice a week.

   A. How soon   B. How often   C. How long

13. (2015 •安徽) 一What do you think of your Junior Middle School life?

—I think it is colourful,   I am always busy.

   A. if   B. though   C. while   D. until

12. (2014 •山東苛澤) My teacher gave me much on how to study English well when I had some

trouble.

   A. advice   B. question  

    C. suggestion   D. problem

11. (2014 .浙江溫州) 一Mr Green,do you know ?

一July 10. It will last a month.

   A. when our summer camp begins   B. when does our summer camp begin

   C. where our summer camp begins   D. where does our summer camp begin

10. 1 $ 300 for the bike two years ago.

   A. took   B. spent   C. cost   D. paid