一、任务型阅读。
阅读下面短文，从 A—E 中选出适当的选项填在横线上，并回答第 5 小题。有一项多余。
Have you ever heard the saying “Home sweet home”? This is just another way of saying that it's nice to be home! 1.
What do you like best about being at home? Maybe you like to play with your brothers and sisters. Maybe you enjoy staying with your mum and dad. 2. Spending time with them is one thing that makes being at home special.
Your bedroom is another thing that makes home special. Your toys, your books and your favourite things are in your bedroom. 3. Maybe you like to have a quiet place to read a book or to think about your day. Mealtime can be a special time at home. Families sit around the table to eat the food Mum or Dad has prepared. It's a time to share interesting stories about your day.
There are a lot of things to do to make your home a special place. Who does the chores like cleaning, cooking and yardwork? When families work together to do the chores, it makes them easier and more fun for everyone. 4. Or maybe you can pull weeds (杂草) out of the flower garden. Maybe you can water the vegetable garden or the houseplants. Think about what you can do so that when you come home every day, you can say, “Home sweet home!”
|A. They are your loved ones.|
|B. Think about what you like best about it.|
|C. A lot of people and things we love are at home.|
|D. Maybe you can help to lay the dinner table or clean the places.|
|E. Home is the sweetest place in the world, but leaving it is a part of growing up.|
5. Do you think home is the best place? Why? (回答 15 词左右)

1—4.CABD 5.Yes,I do.Because when I am sad and tired,my parents are always there to help me.(合理即可)

二、完形填空。
Maria Green doesn't like weekends at all because when weekends come, she has to stay at home alone. Her parents are 6. They seldom have 7 to stay with her. So Maria really 8 to have a weekend with her parents.
Last Friday night, Maria's parents came home from work very 9. When Maria got home, dinner was already ready. “Dear, what's your 10 for this weekend?” asked her mum.
“11 special. Do my homework and watch TV as usual!” Maria 12 sadly. “Let's do something 13 this time,” her mum smiled.
“I'd love to, 14 both of you are always too busy!” said Maria.
“What about a picnic? We went 15 and got the food and drinks ready this afternoon.” Maria couldn't 16 her ears! She was so excited.
So the next day, the Greens were in the West Hill Park. They 17 kites, went boating and had a big meal together. Everybody 18 the picnic and it was a very pleasant (令人愉快的) weekend.
“Thanks for such a great picnic!” Maria said 19 tears in her eyes.
“We're 20 we didn't spend much time with you, Maria. But we'll have more time to stay together from now on!” her parents said with a smile.
()6. A. unhappy
B. busy
C. good
D. careful
()7. A. time
B. money
C. ideas
D. skills
()8. A. happens
B. begins
C. wishes
D. hurries
()9. A. slowly
B. carefully
C. late
D. early
()10. A. plan
B. housework
C. homework
D. problem
()11. A. Anything
B. Nothing
C. Something
D. Everything
()12. A. talked
B. told
C. spoke
D. answered
()13. A. ancient
B. familiar
C. useful
D. different
()14. A. but
B. and
C. because
D. so
()15. A. fishing
B. swimming
C. shopping
D. working
()16. A. hold
B. find
C. cover
D. believe
()17. A. flew
B. took
C. blew
D. described
()18. A. celebrated
B. left
C. enjoyed
D. fought
()19. A. for
B. with
C. over
D. from
()20. A. afraid
B. sorry
C. happy
D. surprised

6—10.BACDA 11—15.BDDAC 16—20.DACBB