I 完型填空：(15×2) In the American family the husband and wife usually share importan

题型：不详难度：来源：

I 完型填空：(15×2)
In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision-making. When the children are 1 enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness (宽容) of American parents. The old rule that “children should be seen and not heard” is rarely 2 , and children are often allowed to do 3 they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him 4 question, and children are encouraged to be 5 at an early age. Some people believe that American p

arents carry this freedom 6 far. Others think that a strong father image would not 7 the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize (强调 ) the importance of independence, young people are expected to 8 their parental families by the time they have 9 their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a 10 , a kind of weak dependence.
This pattern of independence often results in serious 11 for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live 12 the age of 70. The job retirement age is 13 65. The children have left home, married, and 14 their won households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes. 15 the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.
1. A. great B.

big                  C. old                   D. young
2. A. watched                B. followed           C. understood        D. grasped
3. A. what                    B. that                   C. which               D. when
4. A. for                       B. on                    C. without             D. in
5. A. dependent             B. independent       C. sure                  D. safe
6. A. too                       B. almost               C. nearly               D. so
7. A. gain                            B. welcome           C. suit                   D. change
8. A. break up               B. break into          C. break through    D. break away from
9. A. reached                B. come                C. arrived                     D. developed
10. A. reward                B. criticism            C. failure               D. success
11. A. events                 B. problems           C. matters              D. affairs
12. A. on                      B. up                    C. from                 D. beyond
13. A. only                   B. usually              C. sometimes         D. seldom
14. A. set out                B. set aside            C. set up                D. set down
15. A. But                    B. And                  C. So                    D. As

答案

1-5 CBACB 6-10 ACDAC 11-15.BDBCA

解析

略

举一反三

Many teenagers（青少年） feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to tell their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome.
49. Many teenagers think that ____ can understand them better.
A. friends B. brothers C. sisters D. parents
50. When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents, they usually____.
A. stay alone at home B. fight with their parents
C. discuss it with their friends 　D. go to their brothers and sisters for help
51. The sentence （句子） “Your answers are welcome. ” means _______.
A. You are welcome to discuss the questions with us
B. We’ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome
C. Your answers are always right
D. You can give us all the right answers
52. Which of the following is the writer’s attitude（态度）?
A. Parents should choose friends for their children.
B. Children should choose everything they like.
C. Parents should understand their children better.
D. Teenagers should only go to their friends for help.

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

Some English words are made up of the same part and have different beginnings and different endings, such as import, export, report and transport. All these words, you can see, have the same "port", which come from the Latin word, meaning "to carry" or "to move" from one place to another. And according to the bit at the beginning, which we call the prefix the meaning changes. "Import" means "to carry in" or "to bring into a country", "export", "ex" means "out of", so this word means "to carry out of the country", "re" means "back", so the "report" means "to tell somebody, to bring back information to somebody", "transport", "trans" means "across" and it means "to carry across one place to another".
Let"s look at the following words: supporter, reporter, importer and exporter. You can see that in this case these words are nouns which are made up of the verbs plus a suffix, thus meaning a person who completes the verb. So supporter means somebody who supports. A reporter is somebody who reports. Importer is somebody who imports and exporter is somebody who exports, and so on.
小题1: In the first sentence the word "part" means _______.

A．different beginnings and different endings

B．the same part that has several meanings

C．the root of the word

D．the same root that has different meanings

小题2:By adding a prefix or a suffix to a root, we can get a word which has _______.

A．the meaning of a Latin word	B．a different meaning
C．the meaning of "in" or "out of"	D．a lot of meanings

小题3:We can get a noun _______.

A．just by adding "er" to verbs	B．by changing a prefix
C．only by adding "er" to a root	D．by adding a suffix to a verb

小题4:According to the passage, if we talk about a man of refinement, you may guess that he must be _______.

A．a man having good manners and education

B．a person who should be educated

C．somebody having bad manners

D．a person punished by somebody else

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

It is believed that it took about 800 thousand to 1 million years for the earth"s population to reach the 250 million total which existed at the end of the first century AD. For some time after that, disease, famine(饥饿) and war kept the population increase down to a rate of 1 percent a year so that more than 15 centuries passed before the population reached 500 million. But in the next 250 years, up to 1850, the population of the world shot to 1 billion and today it has reached 3.5 billion. Scientists say that in the next 35 years the population of the world will double, reaching almost 7 billion by the year 2010.
When experts are asked what are the most effective measures that can stop over population, they reply that at least three measures can be considered.
(A) Increasing sources and supply of food for under-developed countries.
(B) Increasing the industrialization of under- developed countries.
(C) Controlling birth.
The experts add, however, that none of the above measures can be effective by itself, and that all must be combined into one whole program. They also agree that without controlling of births, any other measures are doomed (注定) to failure.
小题1:The population _______ because of disease, famine and war.

A．didn"t increase	B．became less
C．increased slowly	D．still increased very fast

小题2: The population of the world doubled between the year _______.

A．1850 and today	B．100 and the year 1400
C．100 and the year 1600	D．1 and the year 100

小题3:Which of the following is true?

A．the richer the country is, the faster the population increase.

B．Birth control is the most important way to control the growth of population.

C．the population in the developed countries is increasing faster than that in the underdeveloped countries.

D．It is impossible to control the increase of the population.

小题4:The passage was written in ________.

A．1850

B．1936

C．2001

D．1975

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June.
Mother’s Day was proclaimed宣告 a day for national observance by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation康乃馨.
In 1909, Mrs. Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910，the first Father’s Day was observed in Spokane. Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to established Father’s Day as a national commemorative纪念的 day in 1972.
These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead．Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
小题1:According to the passage, which of the following about the second Sunday in May is not true ?

A．It is a day to show love to mothers

B．It is a day to wear carnations

C．It is a day for people to visit the cemetery

D．It is a day for many people to attend religious services

小题2:Choose the right time order of the following events.
a. The first Father’s Day was observed
b. Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance
c. Father’s Day became a day for national observance.
d. The idea of honoring fathers was bought up

A．a b c d

B．d a b c

C．b a c d

D．d a c b

小题3:Who plays the most important role in Father’s Day becoming a national commemorative day?

A．Mrs. Do	B．Margaret Chase Smith
C．Ann Jarvis	D．Woodrow Wilson

小题4:From the passage, we know in the U.S ________________.

A．one should wear a red carnation if one’s mother pass away

B．on Mother’s Day, families often go out to have barbecues

C．on Father’s Day, people often stay at home to celebrate the special day.

D．The purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parents

小题5:The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to __________

A．call on people to love and respect their parents.

B．introduce Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

C．tell the difference between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

D．show how important fathers and mothers are

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you are awake because you can control your behavior, but when you are asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their positions. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to displease people. So you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t quite sure of yourself.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You always stick to your own opinions or judgment, but you don’t raise your hope too much. You usually live for today not tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well—balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You believe in yourself. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get sad. You always say what you think even if it makes people rather angry.
小题1: According to the passage, a person, who is not willing to change his mind and hard to deal with, probably sleeps ___.

A．on his side

B．on his back

C．curled up

D．on his stomach

小题2: If a person prefers to sleep curled up rather than on his back, he may be well content to ____.

A．do things personally.	B．stay alone
C．keep things secret	D．trust others easily

小题3: What the author mainly intends to tell us is that _______.

A．one’s sleeping position has something to do with one’s character.

B．everyone has got both real and secret personalities.

C．the position in which one goes to sleep is the most important one.

D．when awake, one does not show one’s secret personality.

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案