BMy grandfather is an eighty-year-old man． He always complains about how fast things have changed，and he often says that life used to be better．Families aren’t families the way they used to be． A lot of families have broken down． If husband and wife have
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My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man． He always complains about how fast things have changed，and he often says that life used to be better．
Families aren’t families the way they used to be． A lot of families have broken down． If husband and wife have problems with their marriage，they no longer stay together． And moth-ers used to stay at home and take care of their children，but now not any more． Everyone is working． No one has．time to look after children at home．
And the cars! No one walks anymore; everyone drives， We used to walk five miles to school every day，even in winter． But now we don't． And in school，the children don’t have to think anymore．In math class，for example，we used to add，subtract(减)，multiply(乘) and divide．(除) in our heads， Kids don't use their heads anymore ;instead，they use calculators(计算器)．
Most families have computers now． In the past，we didn’t have computers． We didn't even have lights． My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen． But now nobody eats home-cooked food anymore．
And people don-t talk to each other anymore． They are too busy to talk，too busy to eat，too busy to think．Life used to be simple，but it isn’t anymore．
( )26． What does the writer's grandfather think of the life now?
A． He thinks the life is the same as it used to be．
B． He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be．
C． He thinks the life now is better than it used to be．
D． He thinks the life now is very good．
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26.B【解析】由第一段的第二句“…．and he often saysthat life used to be better.”可知B项正确。
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第1题：
Passage One
Sharon Keating was worried about her kids when she got a divorce. Her daughter, says, "I was feeling.., like down and sad and even though I didn't really show it."
Judith Wallerstein says problems from divorce can stay for many years. They can show up when the kids are adults. As adults the kids have trouble.
Wallerstein studied 93 children over a generation. The results can only be found in her book.
She says children of divorce are more likely to have problems with drugs. They are far more likely to seek therapy. About 40-percent of them do not marry. Their marriages fail at nearly twice the usual rate. It is hard for them to trust. They are afraid of failing.
Critics say Wallerstein had too few children in her study. Other things may be the cause of the kid's problems. The study does not compare kids from divorced families with kids from "healthy" families.
Wallerstein's families divorced a generation ago. Times have changed. People feel different about divorce. Today programs like Kid's Turn try to lessen some of the effects of divorce with family counseling. Talking about their feelings helps the kids get through it.
Since they know more about the problems, maybe the kids will be able to handle it.
31. Children of divorce ______.
A. are always happy
B. Sometimes feel sad but don't really show it
C. are not affected
D. are always very angry
正确答案：B第一段。当Sharon Keating离婚时，她的女儿承认很难过，虽然她并不表现出来。
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第2题：
-Larry is the biggest airhead I've ever met. He always makes careless mistakes, and he's a pain to work with. - ________ . You'll always have some co-workers that are harder to work with than others, you know.
：A I have the same feeling to you ;
B You really have it ;
C You shouldn't be so negative
参考答案:C
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第3题：
In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or more children were common. Over the years, the size of the family is becoming smaller. One reason for this is an increase in the cost of living.
Generally children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them financially dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on entertainment. The parents are usually responsible for all the expenses. And families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away from home. The break-up of the family appears when the parents' divorce.
A lot of children in the U. S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Children grow up feeling unsettled as they are moved between their parents. Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are forced to develop brother or sister relationship.
The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs show that things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining(降低). Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.
21. In the past, American families tended to be().
A. quite small
B. medium sized
C. quite large
22. To parents who take the responsibility for children's expenses, the cost of living increases because().
A. children attend school for more years
B. children are better dressed and spend more money on entertainment
C. all of the above
23. Children whose parents divorced always feel unsettled because().
A. they are moved between their parents
B. they are forced to develop brother or sister relationship
C. they have little money to spend
24. According to the author, the situations of American families in the future may().
A. get better
B. remain the same
C. become worse
25. The title of the article might be() .
A. American Children
B. American Families
C. American Parents
参考答案：21、C 22、C 23、B 24、A 25、B
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第4题：
阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是正确(T)，还是错误(F)。
In Britain people usually have a doctor near their home or in their town. This is the local doctor. You have to register with a doctor before you can make an appointment. You usually have to fill in a form. and the doctor examines you. Families often all register with the same doctor.
Doctors often work together in groups, and the name of the place where they work is a Doctor's Surgery. The government pays for this system, and it is free to go to see your doctor.
If the doctor decides that you need treatment he can prescribe medicine. For example he can prescribe antibiotics for an infection. Medicine can be tablets to take with water or liquid to drink. The doctor writes the prescription. You take the prescription to the chemist's, and the chemist will make up the medicine for you. You usually have to pay some money for the medicine but you don't have to pay the full price.
()21. British people usually go a long way to see a doctor.
()22. British families often register with the same doctor.
()23. Doctors always work alone in their own Doctor's Surgery.
()24. British people don't have to pay when they see their doctor.
()25. British people usually have to pay for their prescription at the chemist's.
参考答案：21-25：F T F T T
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第5题：
We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald .
A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.
B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army
C. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down
D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital
正确答案：C
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第6题：
E)根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。（10分）
About three years ago，l felt very lonely．I didn’t like my classmates，my parents or an-Yon e else． My classmates didn’t want to talk (26) me and my parents were always saying that other kids were better than me．I thought l was the (27) unlucky person in the world．
One day l had a big fight with one of my classmates．I was so angry (28) I hit him in the face．Just at that moment，a boy stood up and (29) the fight He was the monitor of our class．
After that，he often helped me and we became good (30 ) ．Whenever I got angry or sad，he would help (31) to cool down． My life began to change because of the boy，my best friend． We spent a lot of interesting days together． As (32) goes by，l have become happier with people and things． And it (33) that people around me have changed，too． My parents don't shout at me (34) more and my classmates become friendly to me．
But now l can't often see my best friend because he is seriously (35) and is staying in hospital． How I miss the days when we were together !I hope he will be all right and come back to school soon．
26．________
正确答案：
26． wrth／to【解析】“与某人说话”用talk with/to sb．。 -
第7题：
The Theory of Everyone
If Stephen Hawking lives until the year 2017, he will have lived more than 50 years longer than his doctors expected. When he was a college student, doctors discovered that he had a rare disease. This disease causes a gradual disintegration(分解)of the nerve cells in the brain cells that regulate voluntary muscle activity. Death almost always occurs within two or three years.
Today Stephen Hawking cannot walk or speak. He cannot move his arms or his head. He cannot taste or smell anything. And yet this man is Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, a position held by the famous scientist Isaac Newton in 1669.
Hawking is often described as the greatest scientist since Albert Einstein, but to the world outside science, he is also known as the man who made scientific theory understandable. His book, A Brief History of Time, has sold over eight million copies.
He says that since he does not have to think about his body or do any of the things other men have to worry about, such as washing the car or working in the yard, he can dedicate all of his time to thinking. This puts him in the perfect position to find the answer to the question that he has dedicated his life to. His question is: Is there a complete theory of the universe and everything in it?
Despite his tremendous physical disabilities, he has already made some very important discoveries about the origin of the universe, how the universe holds together, and how it will probably end. He has also been able to explain the secrets of “black holes” in space. Now he is looking for a set of rules that everything in our universe must obey. He calls it the Theory of Everything. He thinks that someone will have found the answer within the next 20 years.
If Stephen Hawking is able to find his Theory of Everything, he will have given the world the opportunity to understand things that will change the whole nature of science and probably also the way we live.
文章(16~22)
Stephen Hawking will be 50 years old by 2017.A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned答案：B解析： -
第8题：
Things have changed a lot since I was a child.A:gradually
B:suddenly
C:greatly
D:frequently答案：C解析：本句意思：自从我不再是孩子起，事情己经变化了很多。a lot在此作副词，意为“许多， 很多”。greatly意为“极大地，极多地”，与a lot意思最接近。 -
第9题：
单选题The descendants of prominent families have to learn to protect their privacy in one way or another.Aeminent
Baffluent
Cthrifty
Dconsiderable
正确答案： D解析：
句意：地位显赫的家族的后代必须学会以某种方式保护隐私。prominent的意思是“著名的，突出的，明显的”。eminent著名的。affluent富裕的；丰富的；流畅的。thrifty节俭的。considerable相当大的；重要的，值得考虑的。 -
第10题：
问答题练习4 Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. (1) It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child—things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. (2) But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things, or being punished for what he has done wrong.正确答案：
(1) 在他的生活里,不可能再有得到这么多而无需付出和回报的时候了。
(2) 但是孩子也有自己的痛苦:他没有做自己想做的事的自由,人们总是告诉他不能做什么,或者为他做的错事惩罚他。解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
单选题Why do organizers (组织者) advise students to live with American families?AStudents are not rich enough to live in hotels.
BStudents can have meals with American families.
CStudents can experience life in the USA.
DStudents can teach American how to cook Chinese food
正确答案： C解析：
根据第二段第二句“You live with an American family and take part in American life.”可知选C。 -
第12题：
单选题The police chief argued that first-time offenders who have no high school diploma but who have families with a record of crime will probably break the law again.Awho have no high school diploma but who have families with a record of crime
Bwithout a high school diploma and families having a criminal record
Cwithout a high school diploma whose families have a record of crime
Dwhose families have criminal records and lacking high school diplomas
Elacking high school diplomas and also having families having criminal records
正确答案： C解析：
通过通读全句，可知C项的表达在逻辑和语义上优于其余选项，故选C项。 -
第13题：
Greenspan is aware of these problems, but he doesn't seem to believe there was any way he could have done__________ about them.
A． anything
B． something
C． nothing
D． everything
正确答案：A
一般情况下，something用于肯定句，anything额头于否定句和疑问句。此句存在否定转移，所以选项A正确。题干意思：Greenspan知道这些问题，但似乎他并不认为他可以做些什么来解决它们。 -
第14题：
When we talk about intelligence we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows to do.
For example, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him. He tries to find out all he can do, and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it. He probably isn’t sure how it all works out, but at least he tries. And if he cannot make things work out right, he doesn’t feel ashamed that he failed, he just tries to learn from his mistakes. An intelligent person, even if he is very young, has a special outlook in life, a special feeling about life, and a special way of how he fits into it.
If you look at children, you’ll see a great difference between what we call ”bright” children and “not bright” children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amounts of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out about life—he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream world; he seems to have a wall between him and life in general
1、According to this passage, intelligence is the ability to______.
A、work by oneself do well in any
B、situation
C、know what is right and wrong
D、adapt oneself to a new situation
2、In a new situation, an intelligent person ____________.
A、knows more about what might happen to him
B、is well-prepared for his action
C、pays greater attention to the situation
D、completely ignores himself
3、If an intelligent person failed, he would ________
A、feel ashamed about the failure
B、learn from his experiences
C、find out what he can’t do
D、make sure what’s wrong with
his outlook in life
4、An intelligent child ________
A、learns more about himself
B、shows interest in things around him
C、studies everything that may be interesting
D、looks down upon unintelligent children
5、Why does an unintelligent child seem to have a wall between him and life in general?
A、Because he can hardly see the outside world.
B、Because life is far away from him.
C、Because he knows nothing about life in general.
D、Because he has little interest in things around himself.
正确答案：1D 2C 3B 4B 5D
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第15题：
How did David prove that the goods have quality problems()A. He had them re-examined.
B. He used them according to specifications.
C. He looked into the contract.
参考答案：A
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第16题：
By the time the course ends, ( ) a lot about the British way of life.
A. we have learned
B. we'll learn
C. we are learning
D. we'll have learned
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第17题：
We ______ very close，but things have changed recently. A. used to be B. are used to being C. are used to be D. were used to being
正确答案：A
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第18题：
How often one hears children wishing they were grown up，and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains，and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities. If a child has good parents，he is well fed，looked after and loved. It is unlikely that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition，life is always presenting new things to the child-things that have lost their，interest for older people because they are too well known. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain，or in the snow. His first，visit to the seaside is a marvelous adventure. But a child has his pains：he is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks older people are；he is continually being told what to do and what not to do. Therefore，a child is not happy as he wishes to be.
When the young man starts to earn his own living，he becomes free from the discipline of school and parents；but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities. With no one to pay for his food，his clothes，or his room，he has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child，he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents，he may get himself into trouble. If，however，he works hard，goes by the law and has good health，he may feel satisfied in seeing himself make steady progress in his job and in building up for himself his own position in society.
Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be；but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age comes wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life；they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them；and，perhaps best of all，they can，if their life has been a useful one，feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest，leaving everything to others.
The happiest people should be those who______.
A．face up to difficulties in life
B．hope to be young again
C．enjoy life in different ages
D．wish to be grown up
正确答案：C
解析：见第一段，每一个年龄段有快乐和烦恼，最快乐的人不会浪费他的时间去后悔，而是享受每个午龄段所带给他的。 -
第19题：
共用题干
第三篇
Stress and Heart Disease
if you feel stress in your life is spinning out of control,then you may be hurting your heart. If you don't want to break your own heart,you need to learn to take charge of your life where you can and recognize there are many things beyond your control.
So says Dr. Robert S.Eliot. He's a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Nebraska.Eliot says there are people in this world whom he calls"hot reactors".For these people,being tense may cause tremendous and rapid increases in their blood pressure.
Eliot says researchers have found that stressed people have higher cholesterol levels,among other things."We've done years of work in showing that excess alarm or stress chemicals can literally burst heart muscle fibers.When that happens it happens very quickly,within five minutes.It creates many short circuits,and that causes crazy heart rhythms.The heart beats like a bag of worms instead of a pump.And when that happens,we can't live."
Eliot,64,suffered a heart attack at age 44.He attributes some of the cause to stress.For years he was a"hot reactor".On the exterior,he was cool,calm and collected,but on the interior,stress was killing him.He's now doing very well.
The main predictors of destructive levels of stress are the FUD factors一fear,uncertainty and doubt一together with perceived lack of control,he says.
For many people,the root of their stress is anger,and the trick is to find out where the anger is coming from."Does the anger come from a feeling that everything must be perfect?"Eliot asks.
One step to calming down is recognizing you have this tendency.Learn to be less hostile by changing some of your attitudes and negative thinking.
Eliot recommends taking charge of your life."If there is one word that should be substituted for stress,it's control.Instead of the FUD factors,what you want is the NICE factors一new,interest-ing,challenging experiences."He suggests that people write down the six things in their lives that they feel are the most important things they'd like to achieve.Ben Franklin did it at age 32."He wrote down things like being a better father,being a better husband,being financially independent, being stimulated intellectually and remaining even-tempered一he wasn't good at that."
From Eliot's viewpoint,the other key to controlling stress is to"realize that there are other troublesome parts of your life over which you can have little or no control一like the economy and politicians.What should we do not to break our heart?
A:We need to control our life and recognize that there are many things beyond our control.
B:We need to relax ourselves.
C:We need to have body examinations often.
D:We need to be with our families.答案：A解析：文章第一段第二句话：假如你不想损害自己的心脏，你就需要努力学会右力所能及的范围内控制自己的生活并且承认有许多东西你是无法控制的。因此仅有选项A是正确的。
根据文章第二段最后一句和第三段的叙述，我们知道仅有选项A“心脏纤维受到伤害”是正确的。
文章第四段第四句话：表面上，他沉着、冷静、泰然自若，但他内心深处鱿压力使他筋疲力尽。因此“热核反应堆式的人”是指外表沉着、内心压力大的人。选择D项。
文章第六段第一句话明确告诉我们，对许多人来说，压力的根源是愤怒。因此只有选项D是正确的。
文章倒数第二段：本?富兰克林在32岁时就是这样做的。“他写下了诸如要做一个更好的爸爸、更好的丈夫、经济上独立、智力上活跃，而且还要保持性情平和―这一点他也做得不好。”所以当时的富兰克林经济上没有独立，而且性情不平和，所以只有选项A的表述是正确的。 -
第20题：
单选题Mr. Smith knows a lot about the movie. He _____ it, I am sure.Amust see
Bcan have seen
Cmust have seen
Dshould have seen
正确答案： B解析：
句意：对于这部电影，史密斯先生知道很多东西。我可以确定，他一定看过这部电影。must have done sth.是对过去的肯定猜测，故C正确。 -
第21题：
单选题It is worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English because _____.AEnglish words have changed a lot since Shakespeare’s time
Bby doing so one can be fully aware of the richness of the English language
CEnglish words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeare’s days
Dof none of the above
正确答案： A解析：
细节题。由“There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it.”可知，正确答案应为B项。 -
第22题：
单选题In the first paragraph, the writer recalls some things that happened between him and his friends. He ______.Afeels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him
Bfeels he may not have “read” his friends true feelings correctly
Cthinks it was a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend, Helen
Dis sorry that his friends let him down
正确答案： A解析：
从第一段中的“When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad”，可知作者认为自己并不清楚他朋友的真正意思，故正确答案为B项。 -
第23题：
问答题His hands and fingernails suggested that he hadn't done heavy manual work in this life-he could have been a rich man.正确答案：解析：