Have you ever heard the saying, “Home, sweet home’? This is just another way of saying that it’s n56． to be home! A lot of the people and things we love are at home.
What do you like about being at home?
What do you like best about being at home? Maybe you like to play with your brothers and sisters. Maybe you e57． staying with your mum and dad. Maybe you have a pet you like to play with. Spending time with your family is one thing that makes being at home special.
Your bedroom is a58． thing that makes home special. Your toys, your books, and your favourite things are in your bedroom. Consider what you like best about your room. Is it how it looks? Is it your comfortable b59． that you sleep on? Maybe you like to have a q60． 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 s61． about your day.
How do you help at home?
There are a lot of things to do to make home a special place. Who does the chores (家庭杂务) l62． cleaning, cooking, and yardwork (庭院劳动) at your house? When families work t63． to do the chores, it makes them easier and more fun for everyone. Maybe you can h64． lay the dinner table or clear the places. Maybe you can pull weeds (草) out of the flower garden. Maybe you can water the vegetable garden or the houseplants. Think about what you can do, so that w65． you come home every day, you can say, “Home, sweet home!”
56．nice
57．enjoy
58．another
59．bed
60．quiet
61．stories
62．like
63．together
64．help
65．when
【分析】
文章介绍了谚语“回家真好”，人们喜欢家里的什么，以及在家能帮忙做什么家务事等等。
56．句意：这只是另一种方式说回家很好！
根据句意理解及前句Have you ever heard the saying, “Home, sweet home”?可知，这里表达的是“回家真好”，空格表示的是“好的”，在句中作表语，所以用形容词nice，故答案为nice。
57．句意：也许你喜欢和爸爸妈妈呆在一起。
根据句意理解及前句Maybe you like to play with your brothers and sisters.可知，这里表达的是“喜欢”，英语是enjoy，前句用的是一般现在时，所以这里也用一般现在时，主语是第二人称，所以动词用原形，故答案为enjoy。
58．句意：你的卧室是另一个让家变得特别的东西。
根据句意理解及前句Spending time with your family is one thing that makes being at home special.可知，这里表达的是“另一个”，英语是another，表示不确定数目的另一个，故答案为another。
59．句意：这是你在上面睡的舒适的床吗？
根据句意理解及空格后that you sleep on可知，这里说的是“床”，英语是bed，而这里指的是“你睡觉的床”，所以应该用单数形式，故答案为bed。
60．句意：也许你喜欢有一个安静的地方看书或思考你的一天。
根据句意理解及后句to read a book or to think about your day可知，这里表达的是“安静的”，英语是quiet，在句中修饰的是空格后面的名词place，故答案为quiet。
61．句意：现在是分享你一天中有趣故事的时候了。
根据句意理解及空格前的share interesting以及空格后的about your day可知，这里指的是“故事”，英语是story，是一个可数名词，所以这里应该用复数形式，表示很多有趣的故事，故答案为stories。
62．句意：你家里的家务活是谁干的，比如打扫卫生、做饭和庭院劳动？
根据句意理解及空格后面的cleaning, cooking, and yardwork可知，空格后面是举例家务，所以这里表达的是“像，比如”，英语是介词like，故答案为like。
63．句意：当一家人一起做家务时……
根据句意理解及后句it makes them easier and more fun for everyone.可知，这里表达的是“一起工作”，英语是work together，所以空格缺的是“一起”，故答案为together。
64．句意：也许你可以帮忙摆好餐桌或者清洁一下。
根据句意理解及后句lay the dinner table or clear the places可知，这里表达的是“帮助”，英语是help，而空格前有情态动词can，所以这里应该用动词原形，故答案为help。
65．句意：想想你能做些什么，这样当你每天回家时，你可以说，“家，温馨的家！”
根据句意理解可知，这里是一个含有时间状语从句的复合句，所以空格缺的是时间状语从句的连词，表示的是“当……时”，所以空格应该用when来引导，故答案为when。
The Blog of Rosie
The Weekend
By Rosie | June 6, 2016
Hi! I’m on vacation here in London… and it’s fantastic! On Saturday I was in the British Museum for three hours. On Sunday I visited Tower Bridge. Where were you over the weekend? Tell me your news!
DISCUSSION
Sophia·9:30
Glad you’re having a great vacation. I was in the Summer Palace in Beijing on Saturday. I was there for a flower show. It was amazing! And there were lots of people. But on Sunday it was rainy and I wasn’t very well. I stayed in bed for a whole day.
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Steve·10:10
It was cloudy the whole weekend in Paris. On Saturday I was at a football game with my classmates. It was exciting! On Sunday I was at the shops with Ann for four hours.
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Jack·11:00
I wasn’t at home over the weekend. On Saturday I was in Scotland for a trip. It was a lovely, warm day and I had a picnic with friends. It was great! Sunday was boring. It took me five hours to get back home. It was a long journey.
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Kate·11:20
On Saturday I was at Heathrow Airport. I met a friend there and we talked together for two hours. I was very happy. On Saturday I was in Sydney for a concert. It is winter in Australia. And it was windy and cold!
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32．On Saturday Sophia was .
A．in the Summer Palace
B．in the British Museum
C．at Tower Bridge
D．at Heathrow Airport
33．What was the weather like when Steve was in Paris?
A．Rainy. B．Warm. C．Cloudy. D．Cold.
34．How long did it take Jack to get back home?
A．Two hours B．Three hours
C．Four hours D．Five hours
35．Kate was in Sydney for .
A．a picnic B．a concert
C．a football game D．a flower show
Tony and Jane give their opinions about keeping pet dogs.
| Keeping pet dogs is a good idea, says Tony | Keeping pet dogs is not a good idea, say Jane |
74．Tony would probably think it____ to put pet dogs on beds.
A．uncomfortable B．acceptable C．dangerous
75．The underlined word “they” in the passage refers to(指) “ ____”.
A．beds B．sofas C．pet dogs
76．From the underlined part, we can guess “vet” means“ ____”.
A．兽医 B．宠物店 C．驯兽师
77．Tony and Jane disagree on ____.
A．the growth of pets
B．the sound made by dogs
C．the money paid for pets
78．It can be learned from the passage that ____.
A．people are not allowed to keep pet dogs
B．people are encouraged to keep pet dogs
C．opinions are divided on keeping pet dogs
