【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 Pair in Stamford, for example, has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4,000 since that’s true all across the country.“I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age” Joseph Stock, the managing director of a pany, says of his 2year old son.“I would at least like togive him the chance to use the language in the future,” After only six months of being cared by 25yearold woman from China, the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from didn’t want her children to miss out on their roots.” Because I am Chinese, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接觸)the language and culture.” she says.“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,” says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of Children.” But parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12.”The popularity of au pairs from china has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children who want their children to learn is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few does that term” au pair” in the text mean? mother raising her children on her child learning a foreign language at professor in language education of children young foreign woman taking care of Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them live in China some speak the language at catch up wit other children learn about the Chinese culture can we infer from the text? Chinese is being popular In America, woman do better in looking after au pairs need to improve their English can learn a foreign language well in six Metro Pocket Guide 地鐵)Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go to two children under age five may with a paying machines are in every small bills because there are no change machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to $5 in one ticket of unlimited Metro rail rides with a One Day it from a farecard machine in Metro it after 9:30 a, closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and midnight train times times Posted in stationsWhen paying with exact charge, the fare is $ paying with a SmarTrip?card , the fare is citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or Smar/Trip ? more information about buying senior disabled farecard, SmarTrip?cards and passes, please visit or call 2026377000and citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorall services by calling tips(提示).Avoid riding during weekday rush periods –before 9:30 between 4and ..If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost amp。Found at should you know about farecard machines? start selling tickets at 9:30 are connected to change offer special service to the make change for no more than $ what time does Metrorall stop service on Saturday? 3 5 is good about a SmarTrip?card? is convenient for old saves money for its users C It can be bought at any train is sold on the Internet number should you call if you lose something on the Metro? 第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Tips for Cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: Money is a topic I’ll save for another today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spent in the are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:Think moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there’s nothing ready to think ahead of the ing will you have time to Make your time worth you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later you making one loaf of bread?.It takes around the same amount of time to make more of save yourself the effort for future may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your that gives you a good don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live! new is easily three or four your food is a burden for many cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later （共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A, B, C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes reached the top 21______, but on their way back conditions were very fell and broke his both knew that if Simon 23_______ alone, he would probably get back Simon decided to risk his 25_______ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope（ they 26_______ down, the weather got another 27_______ couldn’t see or hear each other and,28_______, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（ was 29_______ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him ’s 30_______ was pulling Simon slowly towards