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阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。

Zhang Li, a 12-year-old boy, from Sichuan, was lazy before. He hardly ever did any housework. But now, things have changed. Washing dishes, cooking and making the bed... all of these have become important parts of his daily life.

This big change is the result of a new program at his school. Starting from last term, his school asked all the students to do housework. It wanted to help students to improve their life skills (技能).

At the beginning of each month, every student gets a list of housework to do every weekend.

Their parents help keep an eye on their performance. They can do housework, such as cleaning out closets (壁橱), washing cups and cooking food. On holidays like Mother’s Day, students should prepare (准备) gifts for their mothers.

Wang Dan, 13, has learned several life skills through the program. “I was afraid of fire,” she said. But she tried to overcome (克服) her fear and finish her cooking tasks. At the same time, she also learned how tired her mother is after doing housework every day. On Mother’s Day, she made a cake for her mother to show her thanks. “I’ve begun to know better about my parents and want to help them more.” she said.

Other schools in Sichuan are also developing (发展) programs to teach their students life skills. On May 2, another middle school held a life skill competition. Students had to finish many tasks, such as cooking and washing clothes. They showed their skills and proved (证明) that they are growing up.

1．What was Zhang Li like before?
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2．Why did the school make housework part of the students’ homework?
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3．Who kept an eye on the students’ performance?
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4．What has Wang Dan learned from doing housework?
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5．Do you think students should do housework? Why or why not?
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转眼间，初中的学习生活已经过去了两年，相信你在各方面都有了很大的改变。请以“How I’ve Changed”为题写一篇短文，描述自己的变化（包括身体的变化和心态的变化），以及对未来一年的展望。

要求：
1.文章内容要包含所有提示信息，可适当发挥；
2.文中不得出现真实的人名与校名；
3.80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
提示：注意时态的变化。描述过去的自己时，要用一般过去时；描述现在的自己，可以用一般现在时或者现在完成时；写对未来的展望时，要用一般将来时。
参考词汇：short, tall, play, stress, study, catch up with

How I’ve Changed!

Time passed quickly. I’ve changed a lot with the time going. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

It is a Chinese custom that when guests visit, the first thing a host does is to make and serve them ________.

Tea is made of the young leaves of a tea tree. According to the particular ________ the Chinese use to process the leaves, there are six kinds of tea: green tea, oolong, flower tea, black tea and compressed tea. ________ them, green tea is the most popular.

The time to ________ the tea is very important. For example, Longjing, one kind of the best green tea, is gathered （采摘） several days before Tomb Sweeping Day ________ new leaves have just begun to grow.

Although Chinese people drink tea daily, there are ________ between tea drinking and tea tasting. People who drink tea might just do this because they are ________. Tea tasting, on the other hand, has cultural meanings. Tasting is ________ the shape, flavor, color and the freshness of tea. The water is also ________. In China, people consider spring water from famous natural spring （泉） the best.

The ancestors （祖先） ________ tea as a drink which can refresh （恢复精神） themselves. Tea is also a symbol of elegance （优雅）. Tea tasting has something to do with the idea of harmony with nature.

1．

A．bread

B．tea

C．milk

D．food

2．

A．ways

B．stories

C．secrets

D．places

3．

A．Between

B．Among

C．Besides

D．In

4．

A．drink

B．cook

C．pick

D．heat

5．

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．when

6．

A．stories

B．backgrounds

C．differences

D．articles

7．

A．busy

B．free

C．thirsty

D．hungry

8．

A．watching

B．enjoying

C．guessing

D．comparing

9．

A．easy

B．general

C．young

D．important

10．

A．thought of

B．thought over

C．thought out

D．thought on

If you are interested in something, it’s easy for you to pay ________ to it for a long time.

A．ability

B．attention

C．direction

D．doubt

Don’t worry. We will do anything we can ________ you.

A．help

B．to help

C．be helped

D．helped

Bob is an artist. He owns a house in New York. One afternoon when he drives home from work, his three children are playing in the garden. Some of his flowers are broken. The door of his wife’s car is open, and the front door of the house is open, too.
When he walks in the house, his house is messy. In the living room, the TV is on. Toys and clothes are everywhere. In the kitchen, dirty plates and bowls are in the sink(水槽). Breakfast food and dog food are everywhere. A broken glass is under the table.
Bob runs fast and looks for his wife. He worries about her. Is she sick? He finds her in the bedroom. She is staying in the bed and reading a book. She looks at him and smiles.
Bob ask, “What’s up today?”
She again smiles and answers, “You always ask me what I do today when you come home.”
“Yes.” Says Bob.
“Today I don’t do it.” She smiles again.
1．How many people are there in Bob’s family?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

2．The underlined word “messy” means “         ” in Chinese.

A．凌乱的

B．整齐的

C．安静的

D．嘈杂的

3．What’s Bob’s wife doing when he gets home?

A．Playing in the garden.	B．Reading in the bed.
C．Watching TV in the living room.	D．Washing plates and bowls in the kitchen.

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Bob grows some flowers in the garden.	B．Bob’s wife has a car.
C．Bob doesn’t raise a pet at home.	D．Bob’s wife doesn’t have a job.

John is from New York. His home is near the school. So he often goes to school by bike. Every day it takes him about fifteen minutes to get there. He always gets to school on time.

Mary is a student of a middle school in Tokyo. The school is far from her school. Every day she has to go to school by subway. It takes her about forty minutes. She often gets up very early because she doesn't want to be late for school. She is a good student

Jenny's home is in London. It is far from her school She usually goes to school by bus. This kind of bus has two floors. It takes her an hour every day. She must get up very early every morning. She often gets there early.

Tom is a student of a middle school in Iceland（冰岛）. There is snow all year round. So he usually goes to school by sledge（雪橇）. It takes about twenty minutes to get there. He is sometimes late for school.

1．How does Jenny go to school every day?

A．By bike.	B．By bus.
C．By subway.	D．On foot.

2．How long does it take Mary to get to school?

A．15 minutes.	B．20 minutes.
C．An hour.	D．40 minutes.

3．Sometimes ______ is late for school.

A．John	B．Mary
C．Tom	D．Jenny

4．Why does Tom usually go to school by sledge?

A．Because his home is near the school.

B．Because there is no bus in Iceland.

C．Because there is snow all year round in Iceland.

D．Because he likes it.

5．The text tells us ______.

A．how students can get to school on time

B．students shouldn't get up early

C．students should get up early

D．how students in other countries go to school

He walks to his father’s office _______.

A．many time a day	B．many times a day
C．much time days	D．much times a day

A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is a city. Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn't built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands.1．

Even so, travel isn't difficult. The waterways have always been the best ways to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go.2．They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.

Venice grew out of small island in saltwater lakes when some Italians escape from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.3．

Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little.4．Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years5．Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater. Scientist are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.

A．Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem.

B．This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean melt.

C．Seawater is everywhere around the city.

D．Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters.

E．People in Venice move from place to place by boat.

Last week the Red Star Team __________ (击败) us.