The fat lady threw her sick pet into a river．She is the cruelest woman I have ever seen．The fat lady threw her sick pet into a river．I havenever seen acrueler woman．题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

9．We have anemergent（紧急的） need for he lp．We are running out of food．

10．By tradition，in Britain，21guns are fired as a general rule _____ the Queen on her birthday．（　　）

	A．	in memory of		B．	in salute to
	C．	on behalf of		D．	in celebration of

7．My father coughs frequently as a consequence of smoking．

14．When the teacher came in，the students pretendedto be reading（read） the text．

4．Have you ever been in a situation ___ you know the other person is right yet，but you can't agree with him？（　　）

11．During a recent Senior Three English lesson，the teacher caught Xiao Di，a female student，busily （61）typing（type） messages on her cell-phone．To the teacher's surprise，Xiao Di wasn't just texting her friends the latest small talk．She was （62）actually（actual） blogging about what was being taught in the classroom，sharing her opinions about the information and material（63）withher classmates．
The case caused a heated （64）discussion（discuss）among teachers and students city-wide．Miss Li，an English teacher from another nearby school said，"I am amazed at how（65）creative（create）the students can be when writing on their blogs．To me it's a great way for students to improve their writing skills while writing about personal feelings and（66） experiences（experience）．"（67）But/While other teachers are worried that blog-addiction may disturb their students'study．
A supporter and classmate of Xiao Di said，"We love her blog!We all read it each day and can't wait to see （68）whatshe writes about next．Her interesting stories and great suggestions on study really help to encourage us．And it adds a little fun to （69）our（we） stressful life．"Another student blogger admitted that he often works late into the night，writing his blog and responding to comments posted there．He said，"Sometimes I don't even have time （70）．to finish（finish） my homework．I can't help myself．I really have a lot to say．"

8．Last night after several hours of suffering the young mother was safely delivered a healthy baby．delivered 后加of．

12．Poverty is not first thing that comes to mind when you think of Japan．After all，there are no children begging on the streets in major cities here．You do not often see Japanese citizens publicly letting out their complaints over the country's economic decline．But senior government researcher Aya Abe says Japan has the fourth highest rate of child poverty among developed countries．
She says she sees that poverty in schools where students admit to only bathing once a week．Some cannot afford to buy pencils for class．
"They may not be on the streets begging or they may not be turning into criminals，but it's there．It's just that we have to open our eyes and see，"Abe said．
Abe owes the increase in child poverty to the country's changing demographics（人口统计），struggling economy and high social security premiums（保险费）．She says fewer people live in three-generation households，where the parents and grandparents work．The number of single mothers has increased．The salary for young fathers has declined with the economic downturn．Social security premiums have increased in the last 20years，putting families on the edge of poverty．
Abe says studies conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development （OECD ） point to rising poverty in Japan before the global economic crises in 2008．But the Japanese government and the public refused to acknowledge it until then partly because of the shame associated with poverty．
"It was very unpopular for Japanese media to say anything about Japanese poverty，"said Abe．"Even though OECD Japan announced it in Japanese，Japanese media didn't make it into the articles．"
Abe says new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has taken one important step to help alleviate （缓解） the problem．Next year，his Democratic Party of Japan plans to double monthly child care allowances given to families．
But Abe wants the government to expand its financial help even more．She wants it to simplify the process to apply for public assistance and provide educational grants for students struggling to pay for tuition at high schools and colleges．The country now only offers loans．
Abe also says the government must act quickly because she says the problem will only get worse in the next few years．

36．The passage is intended toB．
A．report the result of the studies conducted by OECD
B．tell us about the increase in Japanese child poverty
C．prove that Japan is no longer a developed country
D．introduce Aya Abe，a senior government researcher
37．It seems to be hard to associate Japan with poverty becauseA．
A．no children are seen begging in the streets of main cities in Japan
B．its citizens never complain about the country's economic decline
C．it is one of the few wealthiest countries in the world
D．its government and public refused to acknowledge it
38．According to Abe，several things contribute to the rising child poverty exceptD．
A．high social security premiums
B．the increase of the number of single mothers
C．the decrease of the salary for young fathers
D．the expansion of three-generation households
39．Why was it unpopular for Japanese media to say anything about Japanese poverty？C
A．The Japanese public didn't think it true．
B．It was forbidden by the Japanese government．
C．The Japanese public regarded it shameful to be poor．
D．OECD Japan had already announced it in Japanese．
40．Which of the following is NOT the author's suggestion for alleviating this problem？A
A．Doubling monthly child care allowances given to families．
B．Expanding government's financial help even more．
C．Providing educational grants for poor students．
D．Simplifying the process to apply for public assistance．

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