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When I was growing up, 16 was always a magical age, a symbol of maturity, responsibility and of course more independence and freedom. I sat through the hours of Driver’s Ed classes eager to get out on the road. I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license.
But it’s a different story for today’s teens. In January, the U.S. Department Transportation released 2012 data that showed only 30.7 percent of U.S. teens got their license at age 16, Twenty years before, that number was almost 45 percent.
There are numbers of reasons for the fall – off. The growing responsibilities like paying for insurance and high gas prices discourage teens from getting behind the wheel. Plus, many teens today are so busy with homework, endless hours of activities and part-time jobs, that finding the time for Driver’s Ed classes may be more difficult that ever.
In addition, many states have raised the driving age, or restricted when teens can drive and who they can have in the car. Parents may also be making their own personal restrictions until they feel their teens are responsible enough to drive safely.
Driving is part of the American culture, but it’s not the central focus like it was 25 years ago. They have so many other things to do now. One of the more interesting factors delaying teens driving might be the change of their social life. Today, teens need to look no further than Face book or other social networking sites to connect with their friends. There is simply less need, maybe less desire, to be able to grab the keys and go.
Michelle Wei got her license as a senior in high school because her digital social life made it easy no to drive. “If I couldn’t get a ride to see my friend who lives a town over,” the 19-year-old said, “I could talk on IM or Skype.”
Research has shown that these online relationships can lead to higher quality friendships, so it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However, it’s important to find a balance. If old face-to-face friendships are good, why not drive to find them?
【小题1】We can infer from the first paragraph that .

请根据句子的上下文语境，给下划线的单词或词组选择恰当的英文解释，并将其对应的英文编号写在答卷上

1.I love to explore new places and nose around in churches.

2.Tomorrow will be a busy day, so please list your must-dos as soon as possible.

3.I want to make an enquiry about train time.

4.It’s shaped like a giant sail, and it rises dramatically out of the Arabian Gulf.

5.I always potter around the house with a delightful mood.

6.She has every qualification for being a superb singer, hasn’t she?

A．the good characteristics（特征）that people have which are part of their nature（天性）

B．to move around aimlessly; to do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying

C．in a noticeable and impressive manner

D．the action of asking for something formally and politely

E. things that should not be missed

F. a request for information about somebody or something

G. a skill or type of experience that you need for a particular job or activity

H. an exam that you have passed or a course of study that you have successfully completed

I. to look around a place that belongs to someone else, to see if you can find something interesting

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When I was growing up, 16 was always a magical age, a symbol of maturity, responsibility and of course more independence and freedom. I sat through the hours of Driver’s Ed classes eager to get out on the road. I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license.

But it’s a different story for today’s teens. In January, the U.S. Department Transportation released 2012 data that showed only 30.7 percent of U.S. teens got their license at age 16, Twenty years before, that number was almost 45 percent.

There are numbers of reasons for the fall – off. The growing responsibilities like paying for insurance and high gas prices discourage teens from getting behind the wheel. Plus, many teens today are so busy with homework, endless hours of activities and part-time jobs, that finding the time for Driver’s Ed classes may be more difficult that ever.

In addition, many states have raised the driving age, or restricted when teens can drive and who they can have in the car. Parents may also be making their own personal restrictions until they feel their teens are responsible enough to drive safely.

Driving is part of the American culture, but it’s not the central focus like it was 25 years ago. They have so many other things to do now. One of the more interesting factors delaying teens driving might be the change of their social life. Today, teens need to look no further than Face book or other social networking sites to connect with their friends. There is simply less need, maybe less desire, to be able to grab the keys and go.

Michelle Wei got her license as a senior in high school because her digital social life made it easy no to drive. “If I couldn’t get a ride to see my friend who lives a town over,” the 19-year-old said, “I could talk on IM or Skype.”

Research has shown that these online relationships can lead to higher quality friendships, so it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However, it’s important to find a balance. If old face-to-face friendships are good, why not drive to find them?

1.We can infer from the first paragraph that .

A．Driver’s Ed classes allowed teens to know what maturity was

B．getting a driving license at 16 was a must for American teens

C．16 was considered an age when one could get his driver’s license

D．teens could drive on the road without taking Driver’s Ed classes

2.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Desire to drive on the road declines among American teens.

B．Getting a license costs much more than ever before.

C．Social networking sites are changing the life of American teens.

D．American teens are becoming more responsible than ever.

3.Michelle’s Wei’s example is used to explain ________.

A．why American teens are crazy about digital social life

B．what social networking websites are bringing to American teens

C．to what degree the Internet is affecting the American car culture

D．what the Internet does to help teens to get a driving license

4.The last paragraph is reminding the readers that .

A．the Internet h as a bad effect on the teen’s social life

B．teens should keep a balance in choosing their lifestyle

C．actual contacts can be replaced by talking on line

D．face-to-face friendship is always the best choice

阅读下面的短文，用三种形式完成短文，使文章语义完整、连贯。（①根据上下文填空；②用所给单词的正确形式填空；③根据单词所给首字母填空。每空一词。）请将答案写在右边对应题号的横线上。

Lin Qiaozhi, a specialist in women's diseases, lived from 1901

to 1983．She had devoted her whole life to ____（help） women of 72．_____

China, especially those in the countryside．To cut the ____ （die） 73．_____

rate from having and caring____ babies in the country, she gave 74．_____

some simple rules in h____ book for women to follow for keeping 75．_____

their babies clean, ____ （health） and free from sickness．She has 76．_____

been very busy in her ____ （choose） career．It is said that about 77．_____

50,000 babies were safely d____ by her．She was so considerate 78．_____

and devoted to her patients ___ she chose not to have a family of 79．_____

her own and often went I____ at night to deliver a baby for a poor, 80．_____

family after a day's tiring work．Now her great a___ are inspiring 81．_____

more and more women to become doctors．

第二节完形填空。（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

Christmas was an exciting season for my six-year-old son. For weeks, he’d been memorizing 36 for the “Winter Ceremony” in his kindergarten class. I went to 37 their rehearsal(排演).

As I waited, students were led into the room. Each class, 38 by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one 39 to perform their song. I didn’t expect anything other than fun.

My son’s class rose to sing “Christmas Love”. Those in the front row on the center stage held up large 40 , one by one, to spell out the 41 of the song. When the class sang: “C is for Christmas,” a child would hold up the letter C, then another would hold up “H” for happy, and on and on, 42 each child was holding up a letter, presenting the 43 message, “Christmas Love”.

The performance was going 44 , until suddenly we noticed her, a small, quiet girl in the 45 row holding the letter “M” upside down-totally 46 that her letter “M” appeared as a “W”. The audience began to laugh at this little girl’s 47 . But she had no idea that they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, 48 holding her “W”. 49 many teachers tried to quiet the children, the 50 continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A 51 came over the audience and eyes began to 52 . In that instant we understood the 53 why we were there, and even though it was such a busy holiday, there was a(n) 54 for celebrating Christmas. When the 55 letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: “ CHRIST WAS LOVE”. And I believe that this is why Christmas is so important.

36. A. songs B. message C. texts D. performance

37. A. direct B. celebrate C. design D. attend

38. A. led B. accompanied C. looked D. pulled

39. A. stood B. turned C. rose D. came

40. A. letters B. words C. names D. boards

41. A. topic B. title C. idea D. theme

42. A. when B. after C. until D. while

43. A. exact B. complete C. proper D. right

44. A. smoothly B. happily C. heatedly D. joyfully

45. A. back B. middle C. left D. front

46. A. ignoring B. unknown C. unaware D. recognizing

47. A. action B. play C. mistake D. joke

48. A. highly B. proudly C. clearly D. bravely

49. A. Unless B. As C. Although D. In spite of

50. A. performance B. laughter C. audience D. message

51. A. fear B. worry C. pride D. silence

52. A. widen B. close C. rise D. wink

53. A. cause B. reason C. way D. place

54. A. purpose B. excuse C. reward D. song

55. A. seventh B. middle C. last D. full

________ so busy, he would have come to help you．

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