由于父母的溺爱，现在许多孩子基本不做学习以外的事情，导致独立生活能力不强。请你根据下面表格中的内容按要求用英语写一篇60-80词的短文，谈谈作为中学生，我们应该如何培养自己的独立性。
Ways | Things we can do |
begin with our own things | 打扫我们自己的房间…… |
help with housework | 煮饭…… |
learn actively | 准时完成作业…… |
think about things by ourselves | 独自做决定，不依赖别人…… |
注意：开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数，可适当发挥。
要求句子通顺，语法正确，并注意标点符号和大小写。
As middle school students, it's very important for us to be independent. What should we do to make us independent?
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I think if we keep on doing these, we'll become more and more independent.
请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容补上所缺句子，使对话通顺、合理、意思完整。（每空一句）
A: Hello, Tom! 1.
B: I'm helping my mother cook in the kitchen.
A: Do you know about the rainstorm yesterday afternoon?
B: Yes. It was terrible.
A:2.
B: I was at school at that time.
A: 3.
B: I was having P.E. Class outside. I got wet.
A:4.
B: My father drove me home. The rain was really heavy.
A: Oh, I was making my way to my cousin's birthday party at that time.
B:5.
A: I got to the party at about 7:00. The party had just finished.
B: What a pity!
A.What did you think of it?
B.How did you get home?
C.When did you get to the party?
D.What were you doing at that time?
E.What was the weather like?
F.Where were you at that time?
G.What are you doing?
Americans' Weekends
What do American families usually do on weekends?1.. Running, playing volleyball, biking and swimming are all popular sports. The weekend is also a time for American families to work in the yard, the garden or the house.2.. Sometimes some families spend the weekend painting their houses. They are busy on weekends, but they are very relaxed.
3.. They can go to the park, the zoo, the cinema and many other places they want to go.4.. Sometimes they help their parents do some work at home and their parents will take them to the restaurant to have a good dinner.5..
A.At weekends, some people like to stay at home.
B.They think the weekend is the best time of a week.
C.Many American families often do some sports on weekends.
D.Children are also very happy on weekends.
E.Children don't like weekends because they have a lot of homework to do.
F.They can play games, fly kites and play any ball games.
G.Many families plant flowers and vegetables in the garden.
DNA is the whole “map” of the human body. It is something that all human have, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our parents, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Mr. Mendel discovered why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things called “genes”(基因) in our body. In 1953, two scientists, Watson and Crick, found out that those small parts are really messages. They’re written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961, another two scientists found the first “word” that they could understand in that language. It shows how DNA tells the cell(细胞) to build its parts. So far, scientists have found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help to save people from several illnesses. So the more we understand, the more doctors will be able to do.
Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when we learn more “words” and find out more information, we will use it in the wrong way, just to make people more attractive(吸引人的), or stop sick people getting jobs.
1.What did the two scientists find in 1961? They found ______.
A. all the words in the DNA map
B. small things called “genes” in our body
C. the first “word” they could understand in that language
D. those small parts are written in the DNA with a special language
2.Which one is not true according to the article?
A. We look like our parents because of “genes” in our body.
B. We have understood what all the words in the DNA map do.
C. DNA is the whole “map” of the human body.
D. DNA tells the cell to build its parts.
3.What do people think about this research about DNA?
A. It can be only bad. B. It can be only good.
C. It can be good but won’t work. D. It can be good and bad.
4.How can we help sick people if we understand more “words” in the DNA map?
A. Make better medicine. B. Make them get jobs.
C. Make maps for them. D. Make them attractive.
While I was waiting for my wife outside her office building, I saw a beggar (乞丐) coming to me.
"I hope he won't ask me for any money," I thought.
He didn't. He came and sat in front of the bus stop, but it seemed that he didn't have enough money to take the bus. "That's a pretty car," he said after a few minutes, pointing to my car. I gave him a smile and went on cleaning my car. He sat there quietly as I worked. "Do you need any help?" I asked. "Don't we all?" he said. The three simple words surprised me and I should never forget. I was feeling successful and important. above a beggar in the street, until those three words hit me like a gun (枪).
Don't we all? I needed help, maybe not for money or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I gave him some money not only enough for a bus, but enough to get a warm meal and a place to sleep. Those three little words are true. No matter how much you have, you need help. No matter how little you have, no matter how many problems you have, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help.
1.Where was the writer while he saw beggar coming to him?
A.In an office building. B.Outside an office building.
C.In a taxi. D.We don't know.
2.What did the writer hope when the beggar came to him?
A.He hoped the beggar wouldn't ask him for a warm meal.
B.He hoped the beggar wouldn't ask him for a place to sleep.
C.He hoped the beggar wouldn't ask him for help.
D.He hoped the beggar wouldn't ask him for money.
3.What simple words surprised the writer?
A.Don't we all? B.That's a pretty car.
C.Do you need any help? D.I hope he won't ask me for any money.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Beggars needs money. B.No one needs money.
C.Beggars needs help. D.Everyone needs help.
People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem, because most families love home cooking. The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another at the same time.
Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies(曲奇饼)is not just satisfying a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The messages says, "I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that maybe you will eat up in 15 minutes .
There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking please people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved----even if we are the ones doing the cooking, "Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention(关注)to your mood(心情)。”
1.Why do fewer people cook now?
A.They like to eat in restaurants B.Many people are too busy
C.Many people don't like cooking D.They don’t like family meals
2.Parent spends an hour making cookies______.
A.just to satisfy her or his child's sweet tooth B.only to send a message
C.to let a child eat up in 15 minutes D.often to show her or his love
3.What does the underlined word “satisfying” mean here?
A.令人生气 B.使人满意 C.填满 D.修补
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Home cooking is important. B.How to make cookies.
C.People are too busy to cook. D.Home cooking cookies taste better.
