【正文】 分）（ 2022?綿陽） Josh and Amy are like many teenagers these days． They have jobs to do to help out around the home． Josh washes cars for his neighbors while Amy helps their neighbor’s kids with their homework． Like many families， both of Josh and Amy’s parents work outside the home． Everyone in Josh and Amy’s family is busy． Their mom works in an office and often has to stay late for meetings． Their father owns his own small business and stays late to finish his work． Josh and Amy go to school． Both belong to clubs and sports teams． They also have lots of friends with whom they want to spend time． Josh and Amy’s mom leaves for work at 7： 00in the morning and does not get home most days until 6： 30pm． The same is true for their dad， but he leaves home in the morning even earlier． Josh and Amy’s parents work to be able to provide for their family． They need money to pay for their home and to pay their bills． Next year they want to buy a new car． The family also wants to go on a vacation to California． Josh and Amy need clothes， books， and other things for school． Their parents are also saving money so Josh and Amy can go to college when they finish high school． 36． How many people are there in the family？ A． One． B． Two． C． Three． D． Four． 37． What does the father do？ A． Work in an office． B． Run his own business． C． Plan vacations to California． D． Drive kids to school． 38． What do the kids do to help their parents？ A． Take part﹣ time jobs． B． Join clubs and sports teams． C． Spend time with their friends． D． Go to school early． 39． Where do the parents spend most of their daytime？ A． At home． B． At workplace． C． In their kids’school． D． On business trips． 40． What’s the best title for this passage？ A． Lovely kids B． Hard﹣ working parents C． Family wishes D． A busy family． 41．（ 10 分）（ 2022?綿陽） Got a bad grade， afraid to show my parents Report cards are going out this Friday， and I realized I had failed in chemistry． My parents are probably going to kill me for that． What should I do？ It is better to be honest with them and tell them it is a very difficult course and you are trying your hardest． Promise them you will work harder． Study a little every night so when your next test es you39。ll be much more prepared． Let me guess， you have always been a great student and slipped up just this one time？ Explain that to your parents． You should learn from insects﹣ when they try to cross a wall， they fall down again and again until at some time they get success． Do what I did…show your parents your report cards and then simply ask them…“Did any one of you guys ever fail a test？ ” I never showed my parents my test scores． It’s none of their business! 41． Lady Rita put her question here to ． A． ask for help B． draw others’attention C． please her parents D． share her grades with others 42． How many people advised Lady Rita to tell the truth？ A． Five． B． Four． C． Three． D． Two． 43． According to Butterfly， ． A． nobody can do well in chemistry B． better preparation may lead to better grades C． you won’t get bad grades if you do your best D． parents don’t care how their kids do at school 44． What can we learn from Male T’s suggestion？ A． Good news never goes beyond the gate． B． Knowledge is power． C． Failure is the mother of success． D． There’s no smoke without fire． 45． What do we know about Naughty？ A． He does well in all his subjects． B． His parents used to be great students． C． He thinks it’s normal to fail sometimes． D． He dare not show his grades to his parents． 46．（ 10分）（ 2022?綿陽） Students who get tired of looking at the four walls of a classroom might like to take the nature course being offered by Carvel College again this summer． Groups of about a dozen students each， led by an experienced guide， will go on ten﹣ day camping trips to the mountains to study the plants and animals that grow and live there． Students carry their own things， which includes sleeping bags， warm clothing， food and water，and other useful tools． And what do the students do all day？ Well， as soon as the sun es up，they eat breakfast and start climbing up the mountain trail to the next campground， which is five to ten miles away． As the students take notes， the guide points out different plants and animals alongside the trail． The climb is usually over by early afternoon， so the group spends the rest of the day resting or swimming in a mountain lake． Before dinner each night， they all e together and discuss the day’s activities． At the end of the course， the students write reports using the information they have collected． But they don’t mind at all． What they do mind is leaving the beauty of the wilderness and the good friends they’ve made to return to their normal lives in the city． 46． What can the course offer to the students？ A． Better grades in tests． B． Free vacations in mountains． C． A different learning experience． D． Better chance to study in Carvel College． 47． How far does a student have to walk throughout the course？ A． About five to ten miles． B． About two hundred miles． C． About fifty to one hundred miles． D． About sixty to one hundred and twenty miles 48． What do the students have to do before dinner？ A． Wash themselves up in a mountain lake． B． Attend classes by the experienced guide． C． Write about what they see along the trail． D． Review what they learn through discussion． 49． What can we tell about the course？ A． They will change campgrounds everyday． B． The students have to learn all by themselves． C． Pens and books will be useless in the course． D． Carvel College will provide everything for the students