第三节. 听短文，选答 案。

16. When do children in Western countries usually start to do chores to get money?

A. When they're 6.        B. When they're 10.     C. When they're 12.

17. Children do chores only on weekends because        .

A. they have to study from Monday to Friday

B. they want to play from Monday to Friday

C. they have nothing 10 do on weekends

18. Which of the following do younger kids often do?

A. Cook dinner for the family.  B. Cut grass.       C. Feed t he family cat or dog.

19. Older kids have to do more chores to      .

A. give the younger Ones more candy   B. get more money      C. have more candy

20. The writer wants to tell us that       .

A. getting money is not easy  B. doing chores- takes time   C. doing chores is good for kids

第二部分 基础知识运用(共二节，30小题，每小题1分，满分30分)

第一节 单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

21. There is _____ pencil on the desk.

A. an       B. a        C. the        D. /

22. _____ necessary for us to protect our earth.

A. Its       B. This      C. It’s       D. That

23. I can’t hear what it is saying on TV. Would you please _____.

A. turn it up              B. turn it down

C. turn it on              D. turn it off

24. —What about going to the zoo?    —_____!

A. Nice idea             B. This way

C. Guess what           D. I see

25. —Which would you like to drink, coffee or water?

—_____. Please give me a cup of tea.

A. Neither     B. Both      C. All      D. None