1、阅读理解（建议用时：25分钟）A体裁说明文话题住家保姆词数339A full-time nanny is employed by the parents to provide high quality childcare for their children and to undertake all tasks related to the providing of that care. Nannies provide childcare in the familys private home. Full-time nannies with parents meet the physical,
2、 social, emotional and intellectual needs of the children. They typically do the childrens laundry, keep the childrens areas neat and clean, and prepare meals and snacks for the children. Depending on the age of the child and the familys needs, the nanny may be responsible for bathing the child, tra
3、nsporting the child to activities and assisting the child with homework. Since nannies work in the private home and serve as caretakers, and educators, nannies must be trustworthy. Nannies are often hired so that parents can fulfill their personal and professional tasks. For this reason, nannies mus
4、t be dependable and reliable. Full-time nanny work on average 40 to 60 hours per week and may live with the family as a live-in nanny. For parents who hire a live-in nanny, at minimum they should provide a separate bedroom and bathroom and all meals and snacks. One of the benefits of nanny care is t
5、hat the parents set the nannies weekly schedule. Nannies are typically required to have some scheduling flexibility. Nanny employers must pay what is commonly referred to as the nanny tax, which includes social security taxes and medicare taxes, total about 7. 65% of the nannys wages. The other fede
6、ral tax is referred to as FUTA. It is the Federal Unemployment Tax. State unemployment taxes may also apply and vary state to state. In addition to nanny employer taxes the nanny is responsible for her share of the FICA taxes. Nannies are responsible for paying their own income tax payments, however
7、 many employers agree to manage the payments for them. Typical nanny benefits include 2 weeks of paid vacation, paid sick days and paid personal days and full contributions to health insurance. Nanny employers may also wish to contribute to a retirement savings plan for their nanny. 1. What does a f
8、ull-time nanny usually do? A. She should do all the tasks connected with childcare. B. She must be able to communicate well with parents. C. She should provide excellent care for the family. D. She must avoid dealing with her private secrets. 2. We can learn from the second paragraph that. A. the na
9、nny should stop the kid from eating snacksB. the parents must prepare every meal for the nannyC. the nanny should be a person with educationD. the parents must take responsibility for the nanny3. If you applied to be a full-time nanny. A. you would work at most 8 hours a dayB. you would get your pri
10、vate spaceC. you would work seven days a weekD. you would have no time of your own4. What do you know about the nanny tax? A. The nanny must pay such a tax according to their wages. B. The tax almost covers one-fifth of the nannys wages. C. The employers should pay the nanny tax for nannies. D. The
11、tax is said to be the highest of all walks of life. 5. Which one is NOT the benefit of the typical nanny? A. Having a 2-week holiday with payment. B. Getting paid for sick leave. C. Having full contributions to health insurance. D. Having personal days but without pay. B体裁记叙文话题智能化住宅词数358Before leavi
12、ng work, Steve Lee likes to use his cell phone to turn on his heat and air condition system at home. So by the time he gets through traffic into his front door, the temperature inside is perfect. You may wonder what a so-called smart home can do inside. Lee works for a company called Smarthome. com,
13、 testing and living with many of his companys home automation gadgets(自动化小配件), like this multifunction touch screen that controls devices around the house and even connects to the Internet traffic cameras. “I have cameras, and they follow all the way down the freeway to work, ”said Lee with pride, “
14、Whats going on at home when you are away? No problem, install some wireless cameras and controllers and from any computer in the world with an Internet connection, you can watch your house. ”“You can check on the house, and I can look at the temperature. Believe it or not, if I want to turn on light
15、s ahead of time, I can, ”added Lee. We sat in Steves California kitchen and with the right password, turned on the kitchen counter lights at his bosshouse in Wisconsin. Steve did have permission to log on(登录). “If you do know the password and you want to play a trick on your wife, you could turn lig
16、hts on and off remotely. ”This new technology, which can automatically turn on water sprinklers when humidity is low, or turn off a pool pump when it is not in use, is no longer expensive. Several hundred dollars for a basic system is enough and it is not hard to install. Sure the convenience is nic
17、e but many people who like the security advantages like making sure kids are safe with the help of camera monitors and bedside alerts. “I can notice that maybe one of my children wakes up in the middle of the night once the light switch is turned on. ”What a smart home cant do is get you a snack and
18、 you have to leave the couch for that. 6. What does the underlined word“password”in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Security code.B. Crossword. C. Passport.D. Touch screen. 7. What can be inferred from this passage? A. Steves boss trusted him very much. B. Steve doesnt like to play jokes on his family. C. Stev
19、e could log on his bosshome because he had been given the key. D. Its expensive and difficult to apply a basic smart home system. 8. According to the passage, the following is often a must for a smart home EXCEPT a. A. cell phoneB. computerC. cameraD. car9. What cant a smart home do according to the
20、 passage? A. Turning on the light automatically. B. Getting the owner some food. C. Turning off a pool pump. D. Watching over the homes safety. 10. In which section of a newspaper will this passage probably be found? A. Entertainment. B. Science & Technology. C. Health & Care. D. Biography. C体裁应用文话题
21、友谊词数342(2013衡阳模拟)Tired of doing the same things week in week out with the same people having the same conversations? Youre in a friendship rut(老一套), but help is at hand. Get the spark back: Do something different together, like joining a club or an evening class. It will make you both busy and give
22、you something new to talk about! Make some new friends. Theyll bring new life into your circle of friends and offer fresh ideas for things to do and places to hang out. Try something new by going out to different places. Check your local“whats on”guide for events and give them a try. If the nights t
23、urn out to be disasters, at least youll have something to laugh about. Take a break/Cut down on the time you spend together. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Instead, after a while, youll probably find that you have a lot to talk about and have a great time together. In other words, you are livi
24、ng in each others pockets. Interview each other. Even if youve been friends for a while, you may find there are lots of things you dont know about one another. Be spontaneous(自发的): Do something on the spur of the moment, be it booking a holiday, having a day trip, or buying a gift. Make your mates f
25、eel special. Be outrageous(反常的): Go and have a few wild nights out, then you can relieve the events with your mates. See more films. You can talk about the characters over a drink or two afterwards. If all the above fail maybe you havent fitted in with each other. It can be hard to accept, but frien
26、dships do come to an end, and maybe its time to move on and find a new friend. 11. If you are in a friendship rut, you will be. A. reluctant to do things week after weekB. bored to do the same things with the same friendsC. eager to talk with your same friendsD. tired from chatting with your friends
27、12. The underlined sentence in the text may mean. A. you have much influence on your friendsB. you make a living by spending your friendsmoneyC. you are in a close relationship with your friendsD. you take good care of your friends13. How can you deal with a friendship rut? A. To do something as you
28、 please sometimes. B. To act as a reporter to interview someone. C. To break away from your friends. D. To laugh about a disaster. 14. From the last paragraph, we can infer that. A. friendships will end if a friend moves awayB. friends find it hard to accept a new friendC. friends can grow faster or
29、 taller than each otherD. friendships may come to an end sometimes15. The purpose of writing this passage is to. A. advise us on how to make friendsB. tell us what to do with a boring friendshipC. warn people to care for friendshipsD. remind us of when to find a new friend【拓展训练】根据A篇文章回答问题。1. The mea
30、ning of the underlined word“them”in Para. 6 is _. 2. Translate the following sentence into Chinese. Nanny employers must pay what is commonly referred to as the nanny tax. _答案解析A【文章大意】全职保姆也叫住家保姆, 她们帮助雇主看小孩, 照顾孩子的起居、住行, 给孩子提供所需的一切。1. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。依据文中的A full-time nanny is employed by the parents to p
31、rovide high quality childcare for their children and to undertake all tasks related to the providing of that care. 可知, 一个全职保姆是家长雇来照顾孩子的, 她需要做一切与孩子有关的保育工作。因此选项A正确。2. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。依据文中的the nanny may be responsible for bathing the child, . . . and assisting the child with homework可知, 全职保姆必要时还要协助孩子做作业。因
32、此做全职保姆应该是受过教育的人。因此选项C正确。3. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。依据文中的For parents who hire a live-in nanny, at minimum they should provide a separate bedroom and bathroom and all meals and snacks. 可知, 聘请住家保姆的父母, 至少应该给保姆提供一间独立的卧室和浴室。因此选项B正确。4. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。依据文中的Nanny employers must pay what is commonly referred to as the nan
33、ny tax可知, 保姆的雇主必须支付保姆税。因此选项C正确。5. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章的最后一段可知D项错误。B【文章大意】随着科技的发展, 我们的住宅又要上一个新台阶, 我们可以下班时就将家里的一些电器通过手机进行远程遥控。读完本文, 我们会对这种智能化住宅有一个大致的了解。6. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题。联系后句里的log on可知是需要密码才能登录。7. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。从第五段Steve可以在网上登录老板的家可以推知老板很信任他。8. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。手机、相机和电脑是智能住宅的配套装置, 它们起着遥控和监控的作用。9. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。从
34、文章最后一段可知答案为B。10. 【解析】选B。文章出处题。本文讲的是随着科技的发展, 智能化住宅产生了。故本文很可能出自报纸中的“科技”栏目。C【文章大意】当你厌倦老一套的友谊时, 你该怎么办? 11. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段中Tired of doing the same things. . . 可知B为正确选项。12. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据youll probably find that you have a lot to talk about and have a great time together你将会发现你有很多话要(和朋友)讲, 而且玩得很高兴。可推断C为正确选项。13. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一条Do something different together, 可知A为正确选项。14. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段It can be hard to accept, but friendships do come to an end. . . 可知D为正确选项。15. 【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知本文主要介绍了当友谊出现了烦闷时应做些什么。【拓展训练】1. nannies 2. 保姆的雇主必须支付通常所称的保姆税。
