In the opinion of many people, the twoparent family is the correct way to raise
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In the opinion of many people, the twoparent family is the correct way to raise children. Traditionally, this has been as the most natural way, but singleparent families have had to face prejudices(偏见) against their lifestyle. However, the singleparent family is the fastest growing type of family. In the United States, a national survey showed that at least 50% of children will be members of a singleparent family. So we think it is important to throw prejudices away and to see the advantages of singleparent families.
When compared to twoparent families, singleparent families are usually at a disadvantage in some ways. They are often in short of money, and children receive less attention. What’s more, single parents can find themselves under too much pressure(压力) of both work and home. Despite(尽管) these disadvantages, it is possible for singleparent families to look for support from friends, schools, communities or other organizations. They need to remember that nobody can do it alone.
Surprisingly, singleparent families also have some advantages over twoparent families. Single parents have greater flexibility(灵活性) in spending time with children, because they don’t have to consider the needs of a husband or wife. So they can develop closer relationships with their children. Another advantage comes from the fact that single parents often work together with their children to solve problems, which makes children feel more needed and valued.
It’s important to remember that singleparent families have, until now suffered prejudices from some people. They think that it’s easier for the children in singleparent families to drop out of school in teens, and to be jobless in their early twenties. But, with the support from friends, schools and communities, singleparent families become more accepted by society, and this situation is certain to improve. In the future we will probably see these prejudices disappear.
小题1:What does the writer mainly tell us in Paragraph 1?
A. People shouldn’t have prejudices against singleparent families.
B. The singleparent family is not good for raising children.
C. The twoparent family is the correct way to raise children.
D. 50% of children will be members of a singleparent family in the USA.
小题2:Which disadvantage of singleparent families is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 2?| A．They are often in short of money. | | B．Children may receive less attention. | | C．Children also suffer from the prejudice. | | D．Parents are under pressure of both work and home. |
小题3:How can single parents make their children feel more needed and valued?| A．Don’t consider the needs of others. | | B．Pay more attention to their children. | | C．Develop closer relationships with their children. | | D．Discuss and solve problems together with their children. |
小题4:Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?| A．Advantages and Disadvantages | | B．Changing Views on Singleparent Families | | C．Best Lifestyle for Children | | D．Comparing Two Types of Family |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B |
解析
小题1:根据文章内容we think it is important to throw prejudices away and to see the advantages of singleparent families.以及第一段内容可知答案为A
小题2:根据文章内容第二段，可知答案为C
小题3:根据文章内容Another advantage comes from the fact that single parents often work together with their children to solve problems, which makes children feel more needed and valued.可知答案为D
小题4:根据文章内容可知答案为B |
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Now the idea of “car sharing” has become popular in Europe and the United States. That’s to say, people share（分享） one car, not each person has one . (65)As we know, most cars are parked in garages for much time. In fact, we drive our own cars as long as one or two hours a day on average. When we don’t use them, We have to pay for parking and other things. (66)We spend too much money on that. If we share a car, we’ll only pay when we use it. (67)Because some people want to save money, they come up with the idea of “car sharing”. Now many people are starting to do car sharing. In Switzerland, almost 40,000 people have joined it. Japan is also trying to make “car sharing” popular around the country. (68)car, is, of, new, sharing, transportation, beginning, a, idea, the, in .（69）This is also very easy for us to travel here and there without buying cars. Do you love to share a car with others?
任务1：请将（65）处的句子翻译成汉语。
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任务2：在下面的空白处填上一个适当的单词，使句意与（66）处相同。
小题2:That us too much money.
任务3：对（67）处的划线部分提问。
小题3: ?
任务4：请将（68）处的单词组合成一个完整的句子。
小题4:
任务5：(69)处有一处错误，请找出错误并改在下面的横线上。（可用文字叙述）
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The American expression “shoo-in” means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition.
Before a big football game, supporters of each are certain to argue about which side will win.
Sometimes, however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will win.. The stronger team is a shoo-in. There is no way that it can lose.
The expression “shoo-in” comes from horse racing. It comes from the world “shoo”. That is not the shoe we wear on our feet. It’s another word, S-H-O-O. To shoo is an expression hundreds of years old that means to force an animal to move in a desired direction.
Many years ago dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that one chosen horse would win the race. but one of the riders would hold back their horses. The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others, and win the race.
The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win. The public soon learned about such about such race. They began to call the winners of such a race a “shoo-in”
These days, people use shoo into describe any athlete or competition that seems certain to win, even without cheating.
American runner Edewin Moses won more than hundred races before he ran the hurdle race in the 1984 Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, and that he could not lost. And they were right. He won the gold medal.
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小题1:One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because_______.| A．be used to be the best in riding | | B．the pubic had belief in him | | C．he could not control his horse easily | | D．the other riders had agreed to fail in the race |
小题2:The reason why American runner Edewin Moses was regarded as a
“Shoo-in” is _________.| A．due to his honest in the races he ran in | | B．duo to his great effort(努力) shown in more than one hundred races | | C．that he won over 100 competitions before the 1984 Olympic Games | | D．that the old meaning of “shoo-in’ had changed |
小题3:Which is the following statement is not true?| A．“Shoo-in” came from the word “shoo”. | | B．The US runner Moses was worthy of (配得上 ) a shoo-in. | | C．The public did not know they were being cheated | | D．Some riders bet a lot of money on the chosen horse. |
小题4:The main idea of the passage is that “shoo-in” is_______.| A．used for anyone or anything that is certain to win a game | | B．used to admire( 钦佩 ) a person who seems to be sure to win a race | | C．A word used to describe a dishonest person | | D．used for any athlete or competitor that too clever to be cheated |
小题5:In the last paragraph the author means to tell us ________.| A．who Edewin Moses was | | B．Moses won a lot of races | | C．Moses was the best runners in America | | D．We can use “shoo-in” to describe an excellent runner. |
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Nobody is happy all the time, but some people are really happier than others. Here are some tips for you to be happy.
Make enough money to meet your basic needs: food, shelter, and clothing. In the US, that magic number is $40,000 a year. Any money you make beyond that will not necessarily make you happier. Once you make enough money to support your basic needs, your happiness is not affected by how much money you make.
______________________________ Or move to where other members are－so you can see them more. Now, people follow jobs around the country and sometimes around the world. As a result, our relationships with our friends and family have a far greater impact (影响) on our happiness than our jobs do. So next time you think about moving, consider a place where most of your friends and families live.
Find happiness in the job you have now. Many people expect (期待) the right job to change their level of happiness. But happiness research makes it clear that changing jobs can’t bring you happiness. If you want, you will make the best of any job. If you have good relationships with people, you won’t depend on (依赖) your job to give your life a greater sense of meaning. You will find it in your interactions with the people you care about.
If you are unhappy for a long time, you should ask an expert (专家) or a doctor for help. I hope you will be happy all the time.
小题1:The writer wrote this passage mainly to _____________.| A．make friends | | B．give suggestions | | C．put on an advertisement | | D．complain about your actions |
小题2:The underlined word “interactions” means ____________.| A．arrangement | B．choice | C．communication | D．agreement |
小题3:What is the title for the third paragraph?| A．Ask family members for help. | | B．Borrow money from family members. | | C．How to make family members be happy. | | D．Stay close to friends and family. |
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Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind was a million miles away? You probably felt sorry and decided to pay attention and never have daydreaming again. Most of us have been told from earliest school days that daydreaming is a waste of time.
L. Giambra, a psychologist（心理学家）, says,” On the contrary , daydreaming is quite necessary. Without it, the mind couldn’t do all the thinking that it has to do during a normal day. You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious （神志清醒的）mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states （状态）of mind have silent conversations .”
Early psychologists paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even thought they were harmful. At one time people thought that some psychological illness caused day dreaming. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinges, a professor, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinges says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures. Daydreams really are a window on the things that we fear and the things we long for (渴望) in life.”
Daydreams are usually very simple and direct（直接）, quite unlike sleep dreams. Sleep dreams may be hard to understand. It’s easier to get a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine (分析)your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you know the difficult situations（情况）in your life and found out a possible way of dealing with them.
Daydreams cannot be predicted（预言）: they move off in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy.
小题1:The passage is mainly about _______ .| A．winter sleeps | B．sleep dreams | C．daydreaming | D．predictions |
小题2:The underlined phrase On the contrary means _________ .小题3:The writer of this passage thinks daydreams are__________.| A．hard to understand | B．important and helpful | | C．harmful and unimportant | D．the same as sleep dreams |
小题4:Psychologists now believe that ________.| A．daydreams are usually very simple and can be predicted | | B．daydreams are usually difficult to understand | | C．daydreams cause some psychological illness | | D．daydreams may be creative and full of useful ideas |
小题5:The writer quoted (引用 )L. Giambra and Eric Klinges to ________.| A．list out two different ideas | | B．point out the wrong ideas of early experts | | C．support his own ideas | | D．report the latest research on daydreams |
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There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of them. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads(广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…” “Easy and funny…” “Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. Of course, it never happened quite like that.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.
So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts and takes much time. Good teachers, record, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.
小题1:How many languages are very important in the world?| A．A few | B．Few | C．About 1500 | D．Many |
小题2:If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?| A．We should study it without any help. | | B．We must do a lot of practice. | | C．We need to get much money back. | | D．We must live in England or America. |
小题3:How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?| A．He thinks the ads very expensive. | | B．He thinks the ads are true. | | C．It never happened quite like what the ads said. | | D．He believes” Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back”. |
小题4:Which language is easy to learn?| A．English | B．Chinese | | C．Japanese | D．The mother language |
小题5:Which countries use English as the mother tongue?| A．China and France | B．Japan and Italy | | C．England the America | D．Germany and France |
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