阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

    On Sundays my father always wore that dull gray apron (围裙). The ritual began after breakfast when Dad always announced, "Go ahead everyone. I'll take care of the dishes!" Off came the suit coat he had worn to church that morning. Up went the shirtsleeves. On went that apron. For the next hour Dad did the dishes, singing songs like "Who Put the Chow in Mrs, Murphy's Chowder?"

    I suppose it was strange for a boy's father to wear an apron but I never thought much of it until the day that Dad broke with tradition. It was the last Sunday in August.

    "Tommy," he said letting my name roll off his tongue. My mind raced ahead of his words: A new bike? A part-time-job?

   "There comes a time in every boy's life when he must take on responsibilities."

    "Responsibilities?" I asked.

    "Yes, It's time you took a greater role in the household." Power tools? Boss my baby brother?

    "Starting today, I want you to do the dishes on Sunday morning so your mother and I can work the crossword puzzle together."

    "The dishes ! ?"

    "Anything wrong with taking over the dishes, son?"

     Ask me to run through a rainstorm. Command me to ride the roller coaster-backward.These things I would do. But I could never do those dishes. There was nothing left but to refuse.

    People often say there is a special chemistry between a father and a son. He came back into the kitchen just as I was about to storm out. In his right hand was the old apron.

     "I want you to have this, Tommy. It'll keep your clothes from getting wet." And before I could mount a protest, he had put the thing on me. "Thanks, Son. Your mother and I appreciate this.".

     With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper. Soon I was singing about Mrs. Murphy's chowder. The words came out of nowhere. And out of nowhere I knew the kind of man I wanted to be.

【写作内容】

1．以约30个词概括短文的内容；

2．然后以约120个词表达你对“承担家务责任”的看法，并包括以下要点：

  (1)你觉得现在孩子做家务的情况如何；

  (2)你认为孩子在家是否需承担家务的责任；

  (3)以你自己或他人的体验，说明承担家务责任对孩子成长带来的影响。

【写作要求】

1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

  概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

    假设你是Tom，刚收到一封旅居英国的阿姨的来信，她在信中祝贺你被英国诺丁汉大学(Nottingham University)录取，请用英文给她回一封信，告诉她你将于2012年2月到英国,并想麻烦她帮你在大学附近找一住所，条件如下表：

[写作要求]

    1．只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；文章开头与结尾已给出。

    2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

  句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

Dear Aunt,

     Thank you for your congratulations on my acceptance to Nottingham University

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If there's any apartment suitable, please let me know as soon as possible.

Thanks!

                                                                                                  Yours,

Tom                                                                                           

 阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填涂在答题卡标号为46～50的相应位置上。

  首先，请阅读以下各类网站的信息：

A. www.bbc.co.uk--- the latest information about Britain and from around the world is just a click away at this site. Contains separate section for education, film, sport and business to give the most up-to-date news about any topic as it happens. And best of all, all online services are free!

B. www.chinablog.com --- this is the perfect site for anyone interested about what people in China are thinking about today. Chinablog already hosts the weblogs (blogs-opinion web pages that allow readers to also post comments about the article featured) of over 50,000 people and is growing every day. For a monthly fee of $10 join chinablog and share your opinions with the world.

C. www. alternet.com --- this is a new news and current affairs website containing articles from over 80 different progressive news web-sites from around the world. If you think the major media outlets are not giving you the full story then surf over to altennet.com to find out what's really going on in the world. And if you don't agree with what we say feel free to post a comment saying why.

D.  www.youtube. com --- is a website containing literally millions of video clips posted by the site's users. The videos range from people personal home movies to clips from the latest TV show, news reports, and sports events. Viewing video clips is totally free of charge but to upload your own videos registration (also free) is required. Use the site's powerful search engine to find  whatever you're looking for in seconds.

E. www, chinadaily.com.cn---The website of China's official English language national newspaper, chinadaily.com.cn has all the stories you will find in China Daily plus much, much more. There are sections on sport, traveling in China, entertainment and news plus our free archives (档案) allows you to search for any article that we have published in the last 10 years.

F. www.myspace.com --- is a free social networking website that allows member to get to know each other and communicate through combination of photos,, webblogs, user profiles, e-mail, web  forums, and groups, as well as other media formats. Myspaee is a very active site with over 10 million members, and additions and new features are being added all the time.

请阅读下列人物的信息，然后匹配人物与其拟选择的网站；

46. Jessie was out last night and missed the big football match that was shown on TV. He already knows the result of the match but he would like to see the highlights of the game online.

47. Robert is a university student studying political science and has a great interest in news and politics from around the world. However, he feels that mainstream news sources do not provide balance analysis of most of these stories so he is looking for a site with a different perspective(角度) where he can also voice his own opinions about the topics discussed.

48. Killah is a student planning to travel to China in the summer and wants to find out more about the country, its people and interesting places to visit. Being on a limited budget however, he has no money spare to pay for this kind of information.

49. Jordan is a business analyst with a large financial company. In order to write a report for the general manager he needs the latest data about the performance of the London Stock Exchange.

50. Bluey is a man of many opinions and is interested in what people think about his ideas. He therefore wants to start his own blog where he can tell the world what he thinks and where he can get feedback on his ideas from the readers. However, Bluey is currently unemployed so he can't afford to play for the privilege.

　 In the kitchen of my mother's houses there has always been a wooden stand with a small notepad and a hole for a pencil.

　 I'm looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later,the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can't be the same pencil The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.

　 "I'm just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years." I say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. "You still use a pencil. Can't you afford a pen?"

　 My mother replies a little sharply. "It works perfectly well, I've always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in these days.,

　 Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, "One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back, It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I Was working on."

　 This story, which happened before I was born, reminds me how extraordinary my mother was,and is also a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a

cheap wooden breadboard, invisible exhibits at every meal.

41. Why has the author's mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?

　 A. To leave messages.　　　　　　　　 B. To list her everyday tasks.

　 C. To note down maths problems.　　　　 D. To write down a flash of inspiration.

42. What is the author's original opinion about the wooden stand?

　 A. It has great value for the family.

　 B. It needs to be replaced by a better one.

　 C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood.

　 D. It should be passed on to the next generation.

43. The author feels embarrassed for____________

　 A. blaming her mother wrongly

　 B. giving her mother a lot of trouble

　 C. not making good use of time as her mother did

　 D. not making any breakthrough in her field

44. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

　 A. The mother is successful in her career.

　 B. The family members like traveling.

C. The author had little time to play when young.

　 D. The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.

45. In author's mind, her mother is__________

　 A. strange in behavior　　　　　　　　　　 B. keen on her research

　 C. fond of collecting old things　　　　　　 D. careless about her appearance

They once seemed more at home on the bustling streets of Asia like Delhi, Calcutta and Bangkok but cycle-powered rickshaws can now be seen taking people across town in many European cities.Many people believe that rickshaws are a good way of experiencing a city close-up, while also cutting down on traffic jams and pollution.

　 In Berlin, one of the first cities to introduce this new mode of transport, more than 200 bike-taxis go along 15 km per hour, past many tourist attractions and city parks.

　 "It is completely environmenatally friendly; we have new models with an engine to help the driver up the hills but they use renewable energy," said a spokesman for VELOTAX, the leading rickshaw company which has carried a quarter of a million people this year.

　 While the city still has 7,000 motor-taxis, rickshaw company officials say their taxis' green ethics,speed and safety make them more than just a tourist attraction. While now increasingly out of fashion in Delhi, Berlin people have eagerly accepted the new fleet since their launch in 1997.

　 "It's better than a taxi, better than a bus, better than the train," said UlfLehman, 36, as he leapt out.of a rickshaw near the world famous Brandenburg gate. "It feels so free."

　 "This is something out of the ordinary you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin,"said another traveler.

　 In Amsterdam, driver Peter Jancso said people like to be driven around in his bright yellow rickshaw and pretend to be a queen in a golden carriage. "I like my passengers to feel important," he said as he dropped another passenger. Another visitor noted how cheap it was compared with a normal taxi.

　 Although increasingly popular in Europe, it is the opposite in India, where hand-pulled rickshaws are considered inhuman and a symbol of India's backward paSt.

　 Nearly 500 bike-rickshaws are running in London and are not required to pay the city's road tax but things may change as other taxi drivers complain of unfair treatment.

36. Where are rickshaws becoming more popular?

A. Delhi, Berlin, Paris.　　　　　　　　　 B. Amsterdam, Bangkok, Delhi.

C. Athens,London, Berlin.　　　　　　　　 D. Berlin, Amsterdam, London.

37. Why are rickshaws no longer as widely used in India as in the past?

　　 A. They are a reminder of a bad period in India's history.

　　 B. They have been banned because they are too cruel.

　　 C. The streets of India are too crowded for them to move through easlly.

　　 D. Indians now prefer to travel by car because they are richer.

38. What does the underlined sentence "This is something out of the ordinary you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin"(para.6) suggest?

A..The passenger didn't like taking a rickshaw as it reminded him of Bangkok.

B. The passenger enjoyed being on holiday in Berlin more than in Bangkok.

C. The passenger was impressed when taking a rickshaw and considered it unusual.

D. The passenger disapproved of rickshaws because they were not original to Berlin.

39. Which of the following is mentioned in the text?

　 A. Rickshaws may need to pay tax for causing traffic jams.

　 B. Rickshaws and taxis are treated differently in London.

　 C. Rickshaws will eventually take the place of taxis.

　 D. Rickshaws will always be a cheap means of transport."

40. What is the author's attitude towards rickshaws?

　 A. He gives no personal opinion.　　　　　 B. He believe they will be of no use.

　 C. He thinks they will reduce pollution.　　 D. He thinks they are old-fashioned.

     Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman? His name was Laurent Clerc. He became a friend of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and together they founded America' s first school for the deaf.

     Laurent Clerc was born in a small village near Lyons, France, on December 26, 1785. When he was one year old, he fell into a fire, losing both his hearing and his sense of smell.

     At 12, Laurent entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris where he excelled in his studies. After he graduated, the school asked him to stay on as an assistant teacher.

       Meanwhile, in America, Thomas Hopkins Galaudet was studying to be a minister. He was very concerned about the lack of educational opportunities for the deaf. Therefore, in 1815, Gallaudet sailed to London, England to seek ideas on how to teach deaf people. While he was there, he met a French educator of the deaf who invited him to go to Paris to spend three months learning at the Royal Institution for the Deaf, the school where Lauren Clerc was teaching. Gallaudet accepted the offer. The two men worked and studied well together. When the time came for Gallaudet to return, he asked Clerc to come with him. Clerc accepted on one condition: that he would stay in America only a short time.

     The two men set sail on June 1816. The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean took 52 days; however,Clere and Gallaudet put the time to good use. Clerc studied English, and Gallaudet studied sign language. They discussed the school for the deaf which they planned to open. On the long trip, they had many conversations about education and deafness. The year after they arrived, they founded a school for the deaf in Harford, Connecticut.

     At the school, Clerc led a busy life. He taught signs to Principal Gallaudet; he taught the pupils;and he taught hearing men who came to the school to study deaf education.

     In 1819, Clerc married Eliza Crocker Boardman, one of his pupils. They had six children. He retired from teaching in 1858. Although he had intended to return to France, he never did. He died on July 18, 1869 in the United States.

31. Why did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet sail to London?

    A. He needed to finish his studies to become a minister.

    B. It was the easiest way to get to France.

    C. He wanted to study their system of deaf education.

    D. He wanted to marry Alice Cogswell.

32. From this passage we can infer that

   A. Clerc was an intelligent man

    B. Clerc had great difficulty in learning language

    C. Clerc married Eliza in order to get his green card

    D. Clerc was paid well because he made such important contributions to the society

33. On their trip from Paris to America, Clerc and Gallaudet

    A. played cards and studied Spanish

    B. studied and discussed their plans for a deaf school

    C. founded a school for the deaf

    D. Gallaudet studied English and Clerc studied sign language

34. Which is the right order of the things Clerc did?

    A. Met Gallaudet, moved to America, got married, went to school in Paris.

    B. Met Gallaudet, went to school in Paris, moved to America, got married.

    C. Went to school in Paris, met Gallaudet, moved to America, got married.

    D. Got married, went to school in Paris, met Galiaudet, moved to America.

35. The main idea of this passage could be best stated as

    A. Clerc managed his time well and could teach much information in a short time

    B. Thomas Gallaudet was indebted to Clerc for all he taught him

    C. Clerc preferred teaching deaf students to hearing students

    D. Clerc, an educated Frenchman, had a great impact on American deaf education.

     For shopoholies, the post-Christmas period means only one thing --- sales! Across the country,prices are reducing sharply on clothing, electronics, home furnishings and more, but London is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains.

     The sales start on Boxing Day---26^th  December, and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors. In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of pre-dawn openings for the start of their sales. At Brent Cross, in north London,more than 1,000 people were queuing at 3:30 a.m. for the "Next" clothing store's sale which began at 4 a. m. Some eager individuals even camped outside the shops to be first in the line.

 Consumers who hit the shops were rewarded with discounts of as much as 80% as department stores joined the sales frenzy. The shops are absolutely crowded as the sales get into full swing, with more than half a million people gathering on London's West End.

     Famous sales include the biggest, most popular shops such as Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty and John Lewes. Department stores are always a good bet ---you're likely to find everything you need under one roof, including much-needed food and drinks!

     It's a good time to stock up on cheap gadgets, and there's no better time to invest in some designer clothes.

     Some people are taking their partners shopping with them, and buying their Christmas presents in the sales --- a practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want, For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online sellers are also getting into the act with January sales of their own.

     The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas, in the January sales!

26. All of the following are included in the sales except__________

    A. fashionable clothing         B. bestsellers     C. TV sets   D. bookcases

27. We can learn from the passage that the sales___________

    A. actually start before the end of December

    B. generally last for two months    

    C. basically benefit all the people

    D. are a time to buy Christmas gifts in a romantic way

28. Which of the following is NOT involved in the sales?

    A. Individual consumer.

    B. Department stores.

    C. People who are doing the present shopping for next Christmas.

    D. Online shoppers.

29. The underlined phrase "hit the shops" in the third paragraph means" ______"

    A. attack the shops                     B. arrive at the shops

    C. affect the shops                     D. find the shops

30. What is the best title for this passage? 

    A. January Sales                          B. Sales in London at Christmas

    C. Practical but Unromantic Shopping      D. Shopping under One Roof

     Lu Wenfei, 22, is a senior student majoring in broadcasting and TV. engineering at the Communication University of China.           

     She enjoys chatting with her friends or playing Texas Hold 'em Poker on her iPad over this festive season. She plays all night and sleeps    16   the day,“I like to put everything out of my mind-   17   I have a chance to relax,” said the student from Shanghai. "However, I find    18  more exhausted and flat than when I'm studying hard on campus."

     With half of her holiday    19    (go), Lu suffered a series of common post-festival syndromes: stress, fatigue and a sense of frustration. Exhausted and a bit concerned about her graduate project and    20    (find) a job, Lu fell ill with   21    fever.

     Lots of college students are hit by   22   (anxious) and depression before a new academic session. Too many parties, gaming and fat eating is exhausting. Sina.com has reported that some training agencies   23   (offer) tutorial service to help the youth to shift from "holiday mode" to"study mode".

     Zhang Sheng, 19,    24    is right into watching live English Premier League soccer until 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning, or following the popular British teen drama, Skins, is wondering   25   he can throw off his blue holiday mood.

It's a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes and candies. The young man behind thecounter knows his   l    by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children andadults with equal    2    He reads scicnce fiction behind the counter when business is   3    .

One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could,   4   not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and locked the front door. It was obvious they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren't going anywhere with their ill-gotten gains. They   5  the food and simply crowded together in panic --- knowing the police were on the way.

Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were   6    .“We have food in the back， expired but still Safe to eat. If you need food, you can have some.”

     They Were told to pick up what they had dropped and put it back， and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that when the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer7   

This wasn't what they had    8    .They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done    9    ,they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to   10   up.

Soon three   1l   people walked out with all the   12   their arms could hold. They were    13   that, if they  needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.

And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the last person in the world to claim he was a/an  14     But he gave three people something they were in  desperate need of--- a small amount of self-respect and a little bit of    15   

1．A. passengers         B. guests           C. customers        D. friends

2．A. respect            B. pride            C. wisdom           D. imagination

3. A. busy               B. swift            C. heavy            D. slow

4. A. bravely            B. obviously        C. hardly           D. reasonably

5. A. hid                B. lifted           C. dropped          D. swallowed

6. A. hungry             B. cautious         C. courageous       D. anxious

7. A. popular            B. necessary        C. reliable         D. important.

8. A. wanted             B. desired          C. expected.        D. admired

9. A. Shocked            B. Scared           C. Delighted        D. Frightened

10. A. ring              B. dress            C. look             D. clean

11. A. dirtier            B. cleaner           C. cleverer          D. quicker

12. A. money            B. cigarettes        C. drinks            D. food

13. A. warned           B. reminded          C. ordered           D. persuaded

14. A. hero             B. figure            C. expert            D. adviser

15. A. encouragement    B. expectation       C. pressure          D. hope

假定你是李华，作为一名交换生（an exchange student）刚结束在英国为期一个月的学习。学习期间，你和房东Mr． Wilson结下了深厚的友谊。请按下列要点给Mr．Wilson发一封邮件表示感谢：

1．生活上的照顾；

2．学习上的帮助；

3．希望保持联系。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头语已为你写好。

Dear Mr．Wilson，

       Time flies！I’ve been back home．

Best wishes，

Li Hua