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14．"Tweenager"is the new term being used in the UK to describe kids at either 8-12or 10-13years old．
More and more companies are beginning to create products and services for tweenagers．The Disney company sells music and films to tweenagers and their parents．You can get everything from branded lunchboxes and mobile phone covers，to monthly fan magazines and clothing．It's all about sales，which suggests that tweenagers must have more money，freedom and influence upon their parents than they've ever had before．
Most kids in the UK today get more pocket money than kids did a decade ago．Parents have more money to give their kids than previously，since parents are having fewer children．In addition，the divorce rate in the UK is continually rising and parents spend less time with their children than they used to，so many parents try to compensate by buying presents for their children．It's a bad habit for both parents and kids to get into，but parents are under constant pressure from commercial marketing and the pleas of their children．
UK kids today are very media and computer-literate．A lot of kids have a TV，if not a computer，in their bedrooms．They have access to much more information about life and the world．They may have experienced a lot in life as well，since 24% of UK kids live in single-parent families，so people now say that"Kids are getting older younger"．With such maturity at such a young age，it's no wonder tweenagers are able to influence their parents and have more freedom than previous generations．
UK tweenagers never used to be worried about spending money on clothes．That's changed．Now，they are much more fashion conscious and concerned about their image．Many tweenagers outgrow the bright colours and fashions of their tweenage years and go for something darker and more rebellious．
Surely none of the above is a good thing．The UK government is certainly concerned，and for that reason has strict laws preventing companies from explicitly marketing their products and services at children．

36．Why are more products and services created for tweenagers？B
A．Because children education is becoming more important．
B．Because children have more money to buy them．
C．Because it is better to study music from an early age．
D．Because more companies are creating products and services．
37．Kids today can get more money partly becauseC．
A．parents always accompany their kids
B．parents have more expectation of kids
C．more and more parents divorce nowadays
D．kids know how to make money
38．Tweenagers have more freedom due to the following facts EXCEPT thatA．
A．their parents can not influence them any more
B．they know more information than kids before
C．they become mature at a younger age
D．they have a lot of experience in life
39．Which is true about kids in the past？D
A．They used to have more money to spend．
B．They couldn't influence their parents．
C．They looked older than their age．
D．They preferred to wear brighter clothes．
40．What is the purpose of the passage？B
A．To teach a new word"tweenager"．
B．To introduce a new phenomenon．
C．To urge parents to care about their kids．
D．To blame today's young people．

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了青少年中存在的一种新的现象--小孩子手里的钱越来越多，与他们相关的商品也多了，这是由于父母的不关心导致的，并不是好现象．

解答 36．B．推理判断题．根据文章第二段中"…that tweenagers must have more money，freedom and influence upon their parents than they've ever had before"可知，现在小孩子手里的钱越来越多了，所以与他们相关的商品也多了，故选B．
37．C．细节理解题．从文章第三段"In addition，the divorce rate in the UK is continually rising and parents spend less time with their children than they used to"可知，孩子少了是小孩子零花钱增多是因为父母离婚率上升，故选C．
38．A．细节理解题．从文章第四段"They have access to much more information about life and the world．They may have experienced a lot in life as well，since 24% of UK kids live in single-parent families，so people now say that"Kids are getting older younger""可知B、C和D项都涉及了，而A项过于绝对，所以错误，故选A．
39．D．推理判断题．从倒数第二段的内容"Many tweenagers outgrow the bright colours and fashions of their tweenage years and go for something darker and more rebellious"可反推知，过去的小孩子更喜好色彩鲜艳的衣服，故选D．
40．B．主旨大意题．通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了青少年中存在的一种新的现象，所以B项能较好地概括全文；故选B．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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A．The interpretation of"the American dream"．
B．The significance of the current economic crisis．
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D．The traditional American way of life．
62．What might Cheryl Russell agree with according to the article？D
A．A traditional lifestyle is much better and healthier．
B．The new study based on the members'financial reports．
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D．American lifestyles are being reshaped and will continue to change
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b．A lower divorce rate
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A．Because they don't like carpool．
B．Because more and more people are out of work．
C．Because the share of people driving to work alone is increasing．
D．Because the proportion of people aged 16-64 in unemployment dropped greatly．
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29．Why are locals used to having to make a noise to get heard？D
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66．The underlined word"a subconscious act"in the first paragraph refers to an actB．
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67．Young people addicted to the use of FacebookC．
A．are good at dealing with the social relationships and concentrate on their study
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C．have been influenced mentally in the aspects of behaviors and habits
D．are always in bad mood and have poor performance in every respect
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A．the employers will not accept young people's sending text messages
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D．the employers will find it hard to control the interaction among young people
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A．like to break rules and have the same means of sending messages
B．are always the big problem for the educations and their parents
C．like sending text messages but those today do it in a more secret and skillful way
D．cannot live without a cellphone
70．What's the best title of the passage？B
A．Teenagers and Cellphones
B．Teenagers'Texting Addiction
C．Employers and Teenagers
D．Teenagers'Education．
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A．writers with best books for children        
B．children with best books on adult themes
C．writers with best books for grown-ups      
D．children with best books on nature
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B．It won a Newbery Medal in the 1980s．
C．Some people think it's for adults only．
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D．began writing books with serious themes
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The students go to Lomond Elementary School，in Shaker Heights，Ohio．Each week，all
students in Grades One through Five in this school attend a one-hour Chinese class．"We're trying to generate great interest in the language，"school official James J．Paces said．
Other US schools are doing so，too．The number of schools where Chinese is taught has grown，according to a report．Ten years ago，about 300schools had Chinese programs．Today，about 1600schools teach Chinese．"Schools are looking to the future，"says Nancy，one of the author of the report．"China is becoming a real powerful nation，and it makes sense that we have young people who not only know the language but also understand the culture．"One-fifth of the world's people live in China．The country's products，including clothes，toys and electronics，are sold around the world．
Some US schools are working with the Chinese government and the College Board，a nonprofit educational group，to bring Chinese teachers to this country．Teachers can stay in the US for one to three years．Instructors give lessons in their language and teach about China．Other Schools offer more intensive language programs．Instead of studying only the language itself，students learn all of their subjects in Chinese．They don't begin to learn in English until they are in the second grade．Students are expected to know both languages．The goal is to foster（培养） true bilingual （双语的） students．
More people speak Chinese than any other language．Students who learn Chinese may have greater opportunities in the future．If you know how to speak Mandarin Chinese，you open a huge door for yourself．

60．Which of the following is not true according to the passage？A
A．Only Chinese can be taught in the classes of Lomond Elementary School．
B．Kids of the school learn the Chinese language very fast．
C．Many other US schools offer Chinese teaching．
D．Chinese is taught in many other US Schools as well．
61．The followings are the reasons why the American students learn Chinese exceptC．
A．China is becoming more and more powerful
B．China has the largest population in the world
C．the American students show great interest in learning Chinese
D．Knowing Chinese may give them more chances in their future
62．What's the author's attitude towards learning Chinese？B
A．Friendly    B．Positive      C．Negative      D．Sympathetic
63．What's the best title of the passage？C
A．Why do people learn Chinese               B．How to learn Chinese in the US
C．Learning Chinese is popular in the US     D．How to teach Chinese in the US．
4．Have you got any particular plans for the coming winter holiday？
Yes．______，I'm going to go abroad．（　　）
A．If everB．If busyC．If anythingD．If possible

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