【题目】Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence (自信心)—it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.

__________________ are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy(读写能力). You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.

Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write:

▲having everyday conversations with your children

▲trying to ask more “wh-” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions

▲encouraging your children to talk about events you don’t know

▲reading to your children each night

▲listening to your children read

▲teaching your children how to use dictionaries

▲talking about your children’s writings

▲practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails

You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What’s more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage(鼓励) them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive(肯定的,积极的) comments as much as possible.

【1】 This passage is for __________.

A. children B. teachers

C. parents D. doctors

【2】 __________ is the best for the missing(缺失的) part in Paragraph 2.

A. “Listening and speaking skills” B. “Reading and writing skills”

C. “Listening and writing skills” D. “Reading and listening skills”

【3】 __________ is NOT mentioned(提及) in the 8 tips above.

A. “Listening to the radio every day”

B. “Listening to your children read”

C. “Reading to your children each night”

D. “Talking about your children’s writings”

【4】In the Reading Challenge Club, children have to read ______ in one year.

A. 5 books B. 10 books C. 15 books D. 20 books

【5】Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to_______.

A. draw pictures or take photos B. listen to pop music

C. write diaries or book reviews D. play computer games

【题目】 首字母填空

How time flies! The winter holiday is coming. It makes me feel happy. In order to improve myself and e____ a happy holiday, I’d like to make a plan for it.

Firstly, I will go on with my study carefully. As we all know, one is never too late to learn. It’s necessary for me to finish my h____ as soon as possible. Mum has bought several new books f____ me, such as those books on my subjects and some novels. I will try to finish r____ them in the holiday and take notes.

S____, since it is the holiday, I will spend it with my family. You know the spring festival will soon come. Mum will be very b____ doing housework and b____ delicious food at the supermarket, so I must help mum do some washing and cleaning. I will have a good time watching the Spring Festival Gala with my parents. It is my favourite programme.

Finally, it is important for us students to k____ healthy and safe during the holiday. I plan to go to the sports centre with my dad to do some exercise l____ running, playing basketball and so on.

W____ a great holiday I will have!

【题目】–Many people think women are better at cooking than men.

--_____. Most top chefs(厨师) in the world are men.

Exactly. B. I agree.

C. I don’t think so. D. Not at all.

【题目】写作

假设你叫李俊，你的美国朋友David想要在中国结交更多的朋友。你通过电子邮件，把你的最好的朋友Tom介绍给他。王明情况见下表：

要求：1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下连贯；

2）必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥；

3）词数：80词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

4）不使用真实姓名和校名等。

Dear David,

How are you? I’m writing to introduce my best friend Tom to you.

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

I hope you can make friends with him as soon as you can. Maybe he can show you around our country at the Spring Festival.

Best wishes,

Li Jun

【题目】假如你是Sandy，请给观鸟协会写一封申请信，要求加入观鸟协会。包括以下要点：

1．我想成为观鸟协会的一员。

2．我是八年级的学生，我对了解不同的种类的植物、动物和鸟类很感兴趣.

3．我热爱鸟类，热爱大自然。人们砍伐树，鸟越来越少，想做些事情来保护鸟。

4. 我认为……（至少2点）。

5．每个星期天上午9点到10点可以参加活动。

6．联系方式：Tel: 0519-7088888. E-mail address: Sandy @ sunshine.com

Dear Sir or madam,

Yours sincerely,

Sandy

【题目】日常交谈。请从B栏中找出与A栏各句相应的答语 。

【1】Whar’s the weather like today? A. Yes.Just go straight and turn right.

【2】Why do you like penguins ? B.Yes ,it is .

【3】What do they do ? C. It’s sunny .

【4】Is it a boring job ? D. Because they are cute .

【5】Excuse me. Is there a post office near here? E. They are waiters .

【题目】词汇运用 根据句意及汉语意思填空,每空一词，缩写词算一词。

【1】这个用英语怎么说?

______ this in ________?

【2】茶杯在桌子上面吗？

______ the cup _______the desk?

【3】—非常感谢。—别客气。

— _____ very much. — You’re _______.

【4】他们是我的好朋友。

________are my good ________.

【5】我们看电视吧。

________ ______ TV.

【题目】书面表达

请你根据下表中所提供的信息以“Learn to express thanks”为题，用英语写一篇演讲稿。

小词典：enter society进入社会sense of thanks感恩意识

要求：1．短文应包括所提供的所有内容，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2．词数：90词左右。开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

3．演讲稿中不得提及所在学校及本人姓名。

Good morning, boys and girls! The topic of my speech today is “Learn to express thanks”…

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【题目】翻译句子

【1】那时，当玻璃砖瓦片掉落时人们正朝四面八方跑去。

【2】事实上，人们不应该再买皮外套了。

【3】中国政府希望更多人明白保护湿地的重要性。

【4】狼以吃小动物为主，但有时也吃水果。

【5】外面风很大，所以你最好用围巾捂住脸。

【题目】根据所给汉语完成下列句子。

【1】你应该按来时原路返回，否则，你很容易迷路。

【2】悲伤的是，猎人们为了皮毛和爪子捕杀熊

【3】我们写这篇报告的目的是在于帮助更多的人明白湿地的重要性。

【4】 寒冷的天气使得鸟儿们飞往南方过冬。

【5】这个自然保护区有许多野生动物，包括稀有的丹顶鹤。