A.What will you do when you graduate
B.They will be home by now.
C.Who will go with me
D.Why will you go there alone
A.That’s not the point
B.So what?
C.Oh, come on!
D.It’s up to you
A.must leave now, I have something important to do
B.Im afraid I must go now, it is too late
C.Im afraid I must be leaving now, for I have something important to do
D.I must be leaving now, for I have something important to do
“it’s only fair, ” mr. el explained to his new fourth graders as they stood in line waiting for the lunch bell 3 , “that we turn things around. every year you guys line up in alphabetical order(按字母次序). alphabetical order to go to lunch, to go to gym, to go home, and so on. this year we’re using reverse(相反) alphabetical order.”
mindy vale put her hand down as mr. el pointed 4 her. “i’ve always had to stand at the back of the line, ever since kindergarten! now i’m near the 5 . thank you, thank you!”
the teacher smiled. 6 , he called on christopher cash, a serious and thoughtful young man. “mr. el, i think you should 7 ” this policy. this is very drastic and unnecessary. this could confuse our fragile young minds!
“put a lid on it, chris!” shouted david tyler.
“we won’t have any outbursts like that, david! ” mr. el said firmly. he turned 8 “don’t 9 , christopher. we only have strong minds in this class.” christopher.
“how many of you think this is a good idea? ” mr. el asked. as you would probably 10 , most of the hands that went up were in the latter half of the line.
1. a. hated b. liked c. heard d.needed
2. a. no b. that c. his d.her
3. a. ring b. to ring c. ringing d. rung
4. a. out b. for c. in d. to
5.a. last b. front c. bottom d. forward
6.a. so b. therefore c. then d. after
7. a. reconsider b. carry c. think d. make
8.a. at b. in c. toward d. down
9. a. move b. worry c. scream d. speak
10. a. expect b. doubt c. forget d. review
In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in a bed near them.
The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs.Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it.Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone.
Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressures.It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs.
26.The passage is chiefly concerned with _______.
A.American way of living
B.living conditions in different countries
C.space requirements in different cultures
D.space requirements and economic factors
27.According to the author, the amount of living space a person needs is decided by ______.
A.his cultural background
B.the relationship between the family members
C.his financial situations
D.how many rooms there are in his house
28.The example of American families seems to suggest that ______.
A.Americans are more eager to be alone when they are at home
B.psychological space needs are developed when one is very young
C.it is advisable to let the baby sleep with his parents
D.it is advisable to let the baby sleep in a separate room
29.Some families gather close to each other at home because _______.
A.they have limited living space
B.it satisfies their psychological space needs
C.they have been brought up in a small family
D.they haven’t small corners for themselves
30.According to the author, psychological space needs _______.
A.will change as one’s incomes reduced
B.can be changed at will
C.will change if you move to a smaller house
D.can hardly be changed altogether
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
The more time children spend watching television the poorer they perform. academically, according to three studies published on Monday.【S1】______television viewing has been blamed for increasing rates of childhood obesity(肥胖)and for aggressive behavior, while its【S2】______on schooling have been inconclusive, researchers said.
But studies published on the topic in this month' s Archives of Pediatrics(小儿科)& Adolescent Medicine concluded television viewing【S3】______to have an adverse effect(反作用)on academic pursuits. For【S4】______, children who had televisions in their bedrooms--and【S5】______watched more TV--scored lower on standardized tests than those who did not have sets in their rooms. In contrast, the study found having a home computer with【S6】______to the Internet resulted in comparatively higher test scores.
"Consistently, those with a bedroom television but no【S7】______home computer had, on aver age, the lowest scores and those with home computer but no bedroom television had the highest scores," wrote study author Dina Borzekowski of Johns Hopkins University.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has【S8】______parents to limit children' s television viewing to no more than one to two hours per day--and to try to keep younger Children away from TV altogether.
In two other studies published in the same journal, children who【S9】______watched television before the age of 3 ended up with lower test scores later on, and children and adolescents who watched more television were less【S10】______. to go on to finish high school or earn a college degree.
A)Inadequate I)urged
B)available J)Excessive
C)regularly K)instance
D)therefore L)reception
E)access M)tended
F)likely N)Ordinary
G)impact O)Limitless
H)converted
【S1】
A.go ?to home
B.go /to home
C.go %to home
D.go ^to home
Husbands help with the children now.They stay more in the home and have more interest in the home.We shall give some examples of what husbands do in consequence, firstly, in sharing work with their wives, and secondly, in their largely independent domain (领域,范围) of house repairing.
Some husbands, as well as doing much of the heavy work in the home, carrying the coals and emptying the rubbish, act as assistants to their wives for at least part of the day.Mr.Hammond washes up the dishes every night and lays the breakfast for the morning.Mr.Clark said that on Sunday mornings “I usually hover(徘徊;转悠) around for her while she does a bit of washing.” Mr.Davis polishes the floors and helps to make the beds at the weekends, and during the week takes the dog out for one of his twice-daily walks.So it goes on ....
36.“In the old days” means ()
A.in the winter
B.in the past
C.when you are old
D.yesterday
37.“The husband was the husband”means ()
A.there was a clear division of roles in the family
B.most couples were married
C.most men stayed at home
D.there were two husbands in one family
38.“In consequence” means ()
A.job by job
B.as a rule
C.as a res ult
D.at last
39.“Act as assistants to their wives”means ()
A.they read plays aloud
B.they are paid by their wives
C.they help their wives
D.they teach their wives
40.“To make the beds”means ()
A.to make the bedclothes tidy
B.to work in the bed
C.to produce beds out of wood, etc
D.to go to bed