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  In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making.When the children are   1   enough, they take part   2  .Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness(宽容)of American parents.The old rule that“Children should be seen and not be heard” is rarely   3  , and children are often   4   to do what they wish without strict parental   5  .The father seldom expects his children to obey him   6   question, and children are encouraged to be independent   7   an early age.Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom   8   far.Others think that a strong father image(形象)would not   9   the American values of equality and independence.Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to break   10   their parental families by the time they have   11   their late teens or early twenties.  12  , not to do so is often regarded as a failure, a kind of   13  

  This pattern of independence often results in serious   14   for the aging parents of a small family.The average American is expected to live   15   the age of 70.The job-retirement age is   16   65.The children have left home, married, and set   17   their own households.At least 20 percent of the people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.  18   the major problem of many elderly couples is not   19  .They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation(职业)  20   a close family group.

(1)

[  ]

A.

old

B.

young

C.

good

D.

big

(2)

[  ]

A.

either

B.

though

C.

as well

D.

again

(3)

[  ]

A.

discussed

B.

followed

C.

seen

D.

heard

(4)

[  ]

A.

asked

B.

make

C.

said

D.

allowed

(5)

[  ]

A.

control

B.

support

C.

agreement

D.

criticism

(6)

[  ]

A.

for

B.

on

C.

without

D.

in

(7)

[  ]

A.

in

B.

at

C.

on

D.

for

(8)

[  ]

A.

too

B.

almost

C.

nearly

D.

quite

(9)

[  ]

A.

fit

B.

meet

C.

suit

D.

satisfy

(10)

[  ]

A.

up

B.

into

C.

through

D.

away from

(11)

[  ]

A.

reached

B.

got

C.

arrived

D.

developed

(12)

[  ]

A.

To be exact

B.

In name

C.

Indeed

D.

For example

(13)

[  ]

A.

heaviness

B.

lightness

C.

strongness

D.

weakness

(14)

[  ]

A.

questions

B.

problems

C.

matters

D.

affairs

(15)

[  ]

A.

above

B.

till

C.

from

D.

beyond

(16)

[  ]

A.

only

B.

usually

C.

sometimes

D.

seldom

(17)

[  ]

A.

forth

B.

aside

C.

up

D.

down

(18)

[  ]

A.

But

B.

Therefore

C.

In contrast

D.

On the other hand

(19)

[  ]

A.

local

B.

national

C.

political

D.

financial

(20)

[  ]

A.

or

B.

nor

C.

and

D.

but

答案:1.A;2.C;3.B;4.D;5.A;6.C;7.B;8.A;9.C;10.D;11.A;12.C;13.D;14.B;15.D;16.B;17.C;18.A;19.D;20.B;
解析:

(1)

参与决策需要有一定的思维判断能力,这里选择old表示孩子们的“年龄”足够大,符合文意。

(2)

as well表示“也”,放在句末。either用于否定句,though和again用在此处不符合文意。

(3)

follow a rule是一固定搭配,意为“遵守规定”。

(4)

通读全文可知美国家长注重培养孩子的独立性,因此可判断美国父母允许孩子们做他们想做的事,选项D符合文意。

(5)

联系上下文,可以判断美国儿童可以做他们想做的事,并不受父母的严格支配。其余选项不符合文意。

(6)

without question意为“毫无异议”,该短语可以体现出美国家长注重培养孩子的独立性。

(7)

at an early age意为“在年龄小的时候”。

(8)

too far在这里指“过头”或“过分”,与原文的意思相符。

(9)

suit意为“符合”;meet和satisfy含有“满足(需要、要求等)”的意思;fit意为“适合”,一般用于尺寸的大小。

(10)

break up意为“打碎或结束”;break into意为“闯入”;break through意为“突破”;break away from意为“挣脱,脱离”。

(11)

表示“达到某一年龄”一般用reach a certain age。

(12)

To be exact意为“精确地”;In name意为“名义上”;Indeed意为“实际上,确实”;For example意为“例如”,只有选项C符合文意。

(13)

weakness意为“弱点,缺点”,其余选项不合文意。

(14)

serious意为“严重的”,若与questions连用,不符合文意;matters意为“事情,事件”,是发生的事件,显然也不符合文意;affairs通常指较大的事物、事件,应予以排除。选择B项表示“导致严重的问题”,符合上下文意义。

(15)

文中的原意是一般美国人的寿命预期超过70岁,故beyond是正确的。

(16)

这里讲的是通常的情况,故用usually是恰当的。

(17)

set forth意为“阐明”;set aside意为“留出”;set up意为“建立”;set down意为“写下”。这里用set up their own households表示“建立他们自己的家庭”。

(18)

But在这里表示转折。根据上下文,其他三个选项与原文意思不符。Therefore表示因果关系;In contrast和On the other hand表示对比。

(19)

根据上下文,我们可以判断出老年人的主要问题不是经济问题。

(20)

neither…nor…通常一起连用,意为“(既)不……也不……”。


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(1)

[  ]

A.

seldom

B.

often

C.

sometimes

D.

never

(2)

[  ]

A.

bad

B.

strange

C.

funny

D.

interested

(3)

[  ]

A.

shall

B.

would

C.

was about to

D.

ought to

(4)

[  ]

A.

glass

B.

glasses

C.

box

D.

shoes

(5)

[  ]

A.

liked

B.

happening

C.

took

D.

happened

(6)

[  ]

A.

morning

B.

afternoon

C.

evening

D.

day

(7)

[  ]

A.

quick

B.

quickly

C.

early

D.

suddenly

(8)

[  ]

A.

sorry

B.

hello

C.

goodbye

D.

luck

(9)

[  ]

A.

joy

B.

surprise

C.

delight

D.

fun

(10)

[  ]

A.

matter

B.

wrong

C.

about

D.

it

(11)

[  ]

A.

cinema

B.

office

C.

theatre

D.

party

(12)

[  ]

A.

woman

B.

boy

C.

man

D.

doctor

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[  ]

A.

interested

B.

disappointed

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frightened

D.

surprised

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[  ]

A.

Seat 1

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Seat 2

C.

Seat 3

D.

Seat 4

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[  ]

A.

different

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usual

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the same

D.

likely

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[  ]

A.

shown

B.

taken

C.

named

D.

told

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[  ]

A.

wondering

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wanting

C.

looking

D.

making

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[  ]

A.

designs

B.

prices

C.

shapes

D.

colors

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[  ]

A.

sorry

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shy

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worried

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right

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action

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speech

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film

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play

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(1)

[  ]

A.

operator

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assistant

C.

waiter

D.

secretary

(2)

[  ]

A.

good

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poor

C.

big

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usual

(3)

[  ]

A.

so

B.

when

C.

therefore

D.

but

(4)

[  ]

A.

sold

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knew

C.

gave

D.

sent

(5)

[  ]

A.

making

B.

letting

C.

getting

D.

keeping

(6)

[  ]

A.

wish

B.

insist

C.

declare

D.

suppose

(7)

[  ]

A.

when

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if

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because

D.

though

(8)

[  ]

A.

food

B.

fruit

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vegetables

D.

drink

(9)

[  ]

A.

admit

B.

expect

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announce

D.

promise

(10)

[  ]

A.

yet

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only

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just

D.

even

(11)

[  ]

A.

told

B.

said

C.

spoke

D.

talked

(12)

[  ]

A.

serious

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strange

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polite

D.

familiar

(13)

[  ]

A.

as well

B.

as usual

C.

either

D.

also

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[  ]

A.

sayings

B.

questions

C.

words

D.

speeches

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[  ]

A.

and then

B.

and so

C.

even if

D.

but if

(16)

[  ]

A.

preparations

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jokes

C.

repairs

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friends

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[  ]

A.

according to

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due to

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instead of

D.

up to

(18)

[  ]

A.

never

B.

ever

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seldom

D.

always

(19)

[  ]

A.

took

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moved

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threw

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turned

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[  ]

A.

something

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anything

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somebody

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anybody

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[  ]

A.

name

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game

C.

match

D.

one

(2)

[  ]

A.

idiom

B.

sentence

C.

word

D.

use

(3)

[  ]

A.

remembering

B.

making

C.

hearing

D.

watching

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[  ]

A.

to play

B.

play

C.

to play with

D.

play with

(5)

[  ]

A.

realized

B.

called

C.

gave

D.

found

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[  ]

A.

street

B.

village

C.

place

D.

park

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[  ]

A.

as

B.

like

C.

for

D.

to

(8)

[  ]

A.

/

B.

for

C.

in

D.

against

(9)

[  ]

A.

money

B.

others

C.

their countries

D.

honour

(10)

[  ]

A.

playing

B.

winning

C.

cheating

D.

fighting

(11)

[  ]

A.

permitted

B.

advised

C.

forbidden

D.

introduced

(12)

[  ]

A.

other

B.

old

C.

new

D.

cheating

(13)

[  ]

A.

became

B.

got

C.

put

D.

took

(14)

[  ]

A.

mostly

B.

almost

C.

at most

D.

always

(15)

[  ]

A.

America

B.

Europe

C.

Asia

D.

Africa

(16)

[  ]

A.

recognized

B.

learned

C.

suggested

D.

insisted

(17)

[  ]

A.

liked

B.

was used to

C.

do

D.

had

(18)

[  ]

A.

Returning

B.

Bringing

C.

Using

D.

Leaving

(19)

[  ]

A.

got

B.

put

C.

took

D.

gave

(20)

[  ]

A.

difficult

B.

excellent

C.

popular

D.

practical

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(1)

[  ]

A.

faced

B.

met

C.

filled

D.

please

(2)

[  ]

A.

question

B.

matter

C.

problem

D.

business

(3)

[  ]

A.

get

B.

stay

C.

stand

D.

wake

(4)

[  ]

A.

lose

B.

break

C.

miss

D.

leave

(5)

[  ]

A.

awake

B.

wake

C.

asleep

D.

sleep

(6)

[  ]

A.

look

B.

stare

C.

glare

D.

watch

(7)

[  ]

A.

hopefully

B.

busily

C.

gladly

D.

successfully

(8)

[  ]

A.

liked

B.

feared

C.

surprised

D.

hated

(9)

[  ]

A.

answer

B.

tell

C.

ask

D.

search

(10)

[  ]

A.

sadly

B.

unluckily

C.

possibly

D.

fortunately

(11)

[  ]

A.

it

B.

they

C.

I

D.

we

(12)

[  ]

A.

morning

B.

midnight

C.

evening

D.

daybreak

(13)

[  ]

A.

filling

B.

sewing

C.

mending

D.

preparing

(14)

[  ]

A.

present

B.

stocking

C.

hike

D.

tree

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[  ]

A.

going

B.

sure

C.

glad

D.

excited

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[  ]

A.

troubled

B.

frightened

C.

woken

D.

shocked

(17)

[  ]

A.

Before

B.

After

C.

Until

D.

Since

(18)

[  ]

A.

Even

B.

And

C.

Soon

D.

Then

(19)

[  ]

A.

with

B.

on

C.

over

D.

by

(20)

[  ]

A.

all

B.

nearly

C.

happily

D.

completely

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