一、单选题 ( )1．---Could you please sweep the floor? ---_____________. I have to do my homework. A．Yes, sure. B．Why not C．Sorry, you can’t D．Sorry, I can’t ( )2．Susan，please ____ your quilt after you get up in the morning. A．make B．fold C．take D．sweep ( )3．Remember，boys and girls.________ you study，________ grades you will get. A．Harder；better B．The hard；the good C．The harder；the better D．The hardest；the best ( )4．—Can I ________ your car? —Sorry，I ________it to Jane yesterday. A．borrow；borrowed B．lend；lent C．borrow；lent D．lent；borrowed ( )5．Mr.Wang did his best to make money ________have a better life. A．in order to B．in order that C．so that D．such that ( )6．Could you please ____________ pictures on the wall? A．not to draw B．don’t draw C．not draw D．not drawing ( )7．—Why are you so upset，Nancy? —I didn't ________ the math exam. A．develop B．throw C．raise D．pass ( )8．—Why did your brother looked at you _____surprise? —Because I didn't help him take out the rubbish. A．in B．on C．at D．with ( )9．Playing computer games for a long time is a _____ of time. A．kill B．use C．cost D．waste ( )10．--Remember this,children.___careful you are,____mistakes you will make. --We know Mr.Li. A．The more,the more B．The fewer,the more C．The more,the fewer D．The less,the less ( )11．—Do you mind ________ the problem in the room? —Of course not. A．discuss B．discussing C．to discuss D．discussed ( )12．Could you please ________ some tea ________ me? A．provide；to B．provide；with C．give；for D．provide；for ( )13．Whether you will succeed or not ________ how hard you work. A．depends on B．depends at C．looks after D．in order to ( )14．It' s your job to ________the kids. A．take care well B．take care of well C．look good after D．take good care of ( )15．If you have remembered the words.There is no need for you ________． A．write B．to write C．writing D．wrote ( )16．—I don’t like doing chores. —_____. A．So do I B．Neither did I C．Neither do I D．Neither I do ( )17．—Could you please help me choose an MP4 on line? —_______. My computer doesn’t work. A．I think so B．I hope so C．I’m afraid I can’t D．I don’t agree ( )18．Jack invited me ________ to the movie. A．go B．going C．went D．to go ( )19．—Could I go out with my friend on Sunday? —________. A．No，you don't B．Yes，you could C．Yes，you can D．Yes，you do ( )20．Could you please ________ loudly here？Emma is doing her homework. A．don't talk B．not talk C．no talk D．not to talk 二、完型填空 At the age of six，our kids began to help us with the housework. They helped ___21.__ their pets and clean the house. Now my daughter Cindy can do many __22.___ of housework. Last week，she even helped me __23.___．We were happy because it was very delicious. I think doing housework is a good way for them to learn a lot of life skills (技能)． I like getting kids to start doing housework early for a few ___24.__．First，it is fun for kids to help. Kids like to _25__ together with their parents. They don't want their parents to get everything ready for them. Sometimes they like to do things by themselves. It's a good idea to ___26.__ them help you when you are busy. Second，it's never too __27.__ for them to learn some things. However，having kids do chores doesn't __28.__ taking away their play time. It's to let them feel the __29.__ of working together with family.__30.__，it works well. Now our children always help me with the housework and they feel happy about it. ( )21．A．look after B．look at C．get back D．worry about ( )22．A．differences B．kinds C．ways D．boxes ( )23．A．sweep the floor B．do the dishes C．do the cleaning D．cook dinner ( )24．A．words B．reasons C．lessons D．ideas ( )25．A．work B．play C．sit D．bring ( )26．A．borrow B．let C．drive D．invite ( )27．A．early B．popular C．important D．easy ( )28．A．raise B．teach C．mean D．think ( )29．A．sadness B．joy C．time D．team ( )30．A．Finally B．Hardly C．Firstly D．Lonely 三、阅读理解 (A) Research says that husbands do not do their fair share of work around the house.A study from an American university says that men seldom do the same share of housework.Researchers interviewed 182 working couples who became first－time parents.Both husbands and wives worked almost the same number of hours in full－time jobs.However，men did five hours a week less housework than women after their baby was born.. It is a different story for mothers.Becoming a parent added about 21 hours a week to a mother's work.Most of this was looking after her baby.New fathers did not do more work because they did not realize the mother was doing so much more.Another reason is that after a baby is born，fathers follow the “traditional” roles.That is，the mother looks after the baby and the father works outside.This happens even when the mother is working the same number of hours in her job. ( )31．It is found that ________ do less housework. A．wives B．husbands C．parents D．babies ( )32．The underlined sentence “It is a different story for mothers.” probably means “________”． A．Mothers come from different families B．Mothers like reading different stories C．Mothers work more hours than fathers D．Different mothers have different children ( )33．What is the “traditional” role of a father? A．Working outside. B．Looking after the baby. C．Doing housework. D．Doing part－time jobs. ( )34．Which part of a newspaper can this passage be taken from? A．Sports. B．Medicine. C．News. D．Society. ( )35．How many couples were interviewed according to the passage? A．One hundred and eighty－two. B．Twenty－one. C．Five. D．Many. (B) It was early on a sunny Sunday.Mark got up and decided to do some chores around the house. He thought it would be good to feed the cat first.He got the cat food out of the kitchen.He also gave the cat some fresh water. It was nine o'clock.He thought that to do the dishes should be the next.Mark hated doing the dishes.So，he began and finished the dishes in half an hour. Around ten，he started to clean the house.He spent one hour and a half on it.It was difficult to clean the floor because there were lots of cat hairs. Then Mark began to sort(把……分类) all of his rubbish.It was an easy chore for him to do，and he thought it was good to the environment，so it was his favorite chore.About twenty minutes later，he finished it. The morning of doing chores was over.What did Mark do next? He had a rest and enjoyed his lunch. ( )36．Mark ________ first that day. A．cooked breakfast B．fed the cat C．washed the clothes D．walked the dog ( )37．Some ________ made cleaning the floor difficult. A．cat hairs B．dirty food C．old books D．waste paper ( )38．It took Mark ________ minutes to do the dishes. A．twenty B．thirty C．sixty D．ninety ( )39．Which chore did Mark like doing best? A．Doing the dishes. B．Cleaning the house. C．Feeding the cat. D．Sorting the rubbish. ( )40．Mark finished all his chores ________. A．at about ten am B．in the evening C．before twelve o'clock D．after 1：30 pm (C) Linda，14My mother does most of the housework like cooking and folding the clothes.My father can only do the washing，sweep the floor and take out the rubbish.He really needs to learn how to do the housework. Celina，13My mother and my father do 50% of the housework each.My mother does the washing and cleans the living room.My father makes the bed and drives me to school. Paul，16My father doesn't do a lot but he tries to help.He hangs__up the clothes after my mother washes them and my mother is happy that he always gives her a hand. Bill，15My mother is a doctor.She is busy with her work every day，so she has little time to do the housework.In fact，she isn't good at doing it.So my father has to do most of it.Sometimes my grandmother comes to help. ( )41．Linda's father doesn't ________ at home. A．do the washing B．take out the rubbish C．sweep the floor D．fold the clothes ( )42．How does Celina go to school? A．By bike. B．By bus. C．By car. D．By subway. ( )43．The underlined phrase “hangs up” means “________” in Chinese. A．闲逛 B．晾晒 C．熨烫 D．清洗 ( )44．Whose father does most of the housework? A．Linda's. B．Celina's. C．Paul's. D．Bill's. ( )45．Which of the following is TRUE? A．Linda is one year older than Celina but one year younger than Bill. B．Celina's father needs to learn how to do the housework. C．Paul's mother is angry with his father because he never helps her with the housework. D．Bill's grandmother helps Bill with his school work. 四、用所给单词的正确形式填空 46．Why not mind _____________(open) the door? 47．I think two hours of TV ____ (be) enough for you. 48．“Why are you late again？” my teacher shouted at me ___________(angry)． 49．Can you tell me how _____________(work) on the computers? 50．I spent all the morning _________(help) my mother clean the house. 51．The small factory __________ (develop) well two years ago. 52．David always thinks it's __________ (fair) for him to do so much housework. 53．His notebook _____________(drop) on the floor when he came into the room. 54．Don't worry.I will take _______ (careful) of your little son when you're out. 55．Could you please _______ (fold) the clothes? 五、填写适当的单词补全句子 56．My mother is watching TV w______my father is reading the magazine. 57．Zhang Ling h________ talk shows because he thinks they are boring. 58．Don't t________ the rubbish everywhere.You should put it in the dustbin(垃圾箱)． 59．Look! How dirty the floor is! Please s_________ it right away. 60．Tom doesn't care about the problem.It's only a w_________ of time to talk about it with him. 六、句型转换 61．You’d better take out the trash. (改为否定句) You’d better ______ ______ ______ the trash. 62．It’s a very boring thing. (改为感叹句) ______ _______ ______ ______! 63．I have to study for the math test.(改为否定句) I ______ _____ ______ study for the math test. 64．She cleans her room twice a week. (划线部分提问) _____ ______ _____ she clean her room? 65．He’s making his bed. (对划线部分提问) _____ _____he ______? 七、补全对话 A：Hello，Scott.I have many chores to do today.66．____________________________________ B：Sure! What do you want me to do? A：I'm going to have a party at home.Could you please help me clean the living room? B：67．____________________________________ A：Oh，I also want to move the table away. B：68．____________________________________ A：I want to put it next to the window. B：69．____________________________________ A：Oh，my cat.Could you help me feed it? B：OK.I like to look after cats. A：70．____________________________________ B：Not at all. 八、书面表达 71．在上周的英语课上，老师组织全班同学就“做家务”这个话题进行讨论。假如以下是你所做的小组讨论记录，请你根据这个记录用英语向全班同学作一个汇报。 Name Housework Toby clean the room and make his bed on weekends Ann help Mom cook dinner and do the dishes Sandy wash the clothes I … 要求：1.词数70左右；2.开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear class， Good morning！Now let me report the result of our group discussion last week___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________