题目内容
After studying English, maths and geography for two years, 17-year-old Henry is about to face his final A-level (Advanced level) exams. They will start at the end of 26 and continue into June. Everyone has said they are the 27 exams he'll ever have to take .
He's been 28 a place to study geography at Manchester University — if he gets an A and two Bs. If he doesn't get the grades , he will go to his second 29 in London, which has _30_ asked for a B and two Cs.
About five months before, he visited lots of universities and 31 six to apply to. His teachers sent these universities his grades 32 on his mock exams (模拟考试), and a report of his _33_ . He wrote a 500-word _34 statement saying why he should be 35 to each place. Two universities called him in for an 36 . Three others offered him a place straight away. And two refused him. He 37 chose his two top places.
A few months after his exams, Henry's 38 arrive. He hasn't 39 well. He got three Cs and neither of his two choices 40_ him.
All is not lost, 41 . He gets on the phone and calls every 42 he can think of. _43_ they have any spare places, he 44 them to give him a place. Finally, he is offered a place to study computing in Wales. It wasn't what he planned to study, _45_ where he had wanted to go. But he doesn't care. He has achieved his goal — he is going to university.
26. A. February B. March C. May D. April
27. A. longest B. shortest C. easiest D. hardest
28. A. ordered B. offered C. taken D. longing for
29. A. school B. club C. department D. choice
30. A. only B. hardly C. nearly D. almost
31. A. chose B. made C. attended D. prepared
32. A. based B. depended C. fixed D. checked
33. A. grades B. school C. manners D. character
34. A. secret B. important C. personal D. immediate
35. A. applied B. accepted C. admitted D. received
36. A. exam B. agreement C. education D. interview
37. A. strangely B. curiously C. finally D. regretfully
38. A. letters B. answers C. invitations D. results
39. A. studied B. got C. done D. taken
40. A. took B. might take C. will take D. had taken
41. A. therefore B. finally C. after all D. however
42. A. teacher B. friend C. university D. school
43. A. While B. As C. If D. Though
44. A. tells B. begs C. requires D. advises
45. A. nor B. but C. and D. either
26. C。从下文的continue into June可判断应该是五月份。
27. D。从下文Henry考试的情况以及上文的A-level (Advanced level) exams可判断。
28. B。注意这里是被动语态,只有offer才符合语境。如果是主动语态,D项成立。
29. D。这是大学入学报名,A、B、C三项显然不对。D项“选择”当然可以是大学的选择。
30. A。his second choice的要求相对低些,“仅仅”是一个B两个C。
31. A。根据语境,这里应是“挑选”。
32. A。老师给大学的成绩是以平时的模拟考试为基础的,“base ... on”符合语境。
33. D。分数以外当然是他的品德(character)报告书。
34. C;35. B。考生本人写的当然是“个人的(personal)”报告书,里面是请求被“主观上(接受)”的理由。
36. D。interview(面试)符合语境。
37. C。这是他“最后”的选择。
38. D。根据语境,这里当然是考试“结果”。
39. C。do well:成功,干得出色。从下文可知道,Henry得到3个C显然是不算成功。
40. C。will表示意愿,其他选项与上下文的时态不合。
41. D。从下文可知,Henry终于在Wales找到一个学习computing的位置,副词however表示转折关系符合语境。
42. C。Henry所填的志愿落空之后给可能想起的“大学”打电话。
43. C。用If引导条件状语从句.
44. B。这里当然是“恳请”哪所大学能给他一席之地。
45. A。Henry最后的结果是既没有得到如愿的学习专业,也未能到自己如愿的学校。
As nanny(保姆), cook, cleaner, shopper, driver, and gardener, she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today. And paying someone else to do the chores(家务活) which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost ?349.
At over ?18,000 a year that’s more than the earnings of 70 percent of the population, including train drivers, firemen, prison officers, and social worker. Looking after a baby less than a year old takes a housewife into a even higher pay league. According to a stud, she earns ?457 a week – at nearly ?24,000 a year, the same as teachers, engineers, and chemists.
Researchers put a price on each chore, then tried to find out how long the average person takes doing them. They found housewives spend an average 70.7 hours a week on housework – with looking after the children (17.9hours) and cooking and cleaning (12.9 hours each) the most time-consuming(费时).
A wife with a part-time job still works and average of 59 hours a week at home. Those in full-time employment put in longer hours at home than in the workplace. The good news is that these hours sharply as children get older. While the average mother with child under one puts in 90 hours weekly, the figure drops to 80 hours from one to four and to 66 hours from five to ten.
Mother-of-four Karen Williams from London said, “Paying the housewives may not be practical, but the government should recognize the value of housework, perhaps through the tax. Running a house takes a lot of time and most husbands don’t understand this. For example, my husband only puts a shelf up now and again. He never cleans the kitchen – that’s the real test.”
【小题1】Who earns most according to the text?
A.A social worker. | B.A fireman. |
C.A gardener. | D.A teacher. |
A.takes more time than doing any other housework |
B.means more duties than being a teacher |
C.requires the mother to be well-educated |
D.prevents the mother from working outside |
A.66 hours a week | B.71 hours a week |
C.80 hours a week | D.90 hours a week |
A.housework is no easy job |
B.her husband has no time to clean the kitchen |
C.a housewife needs to be paid for cleaning |
D.the kitchen is hard to clean |