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Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the   31  ended.

I was tall and she was small. I was one of the oldest in the class while she was the youngest. I was   32  and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t   33  her, considering her my enemy. But she wanted to be friends.

One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too   34   to say no. Actually no one has invited me over to play before. But this girl, who wore the latest  35  , wanted to see me.

She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she    36  with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies(芭比娃娃)- which was my next  37  . I would have thought she’d outgrown them. I has never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we  38  crazy stories about the Barbies. That’s   39  we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older. We both had wile   40  .

We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from   41  so much. She showed me her outfits, which had   42   come from a designer clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her   43   a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes    44  .

Paris had the whole neighborhood   45  . The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free   46   and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was   47  in her magic world. We slept over at each other's houses, spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being   48  .

Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me   49   the through teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your “worst enemy” can  50  to be your best friend.

A.differences    B.similaritiesC.story               D.legend

A.awkward       B.brave      C.beautiful           D.clever

A.like               B.hate       C.stand             D.help

A.happy         B.worried    C.shamed             D.shocked

A.clothes       B.shoes     C.fashions            D.trousers

A.stayed       B.shared      C.built              D.repaired

A.surprise       B.puzzle      C.issue              D.question

A.took up       B.thought up       C.set up               D.made up

A.where        B.how      C.why                D.when

A.imaginations  B.image       C.profile              D.thinking

A.crying       B.shouting   C.smiling             D.doing

A.hardly       B.mostly      C.greatly              D.rarely

A.as           B.for        C.of                 D.from

A.in turn       B.in line      C.in exchange          D.in advance

A.confused       B.charmed   C.addicted            D.annoyed

A.permission    B.price        C.clothes              D.passes

A.included       B.taken       C.controlled         D.closed

A.short          B.high      C.tall                D.funny

A.go through   B.see throughC.look through         D.get through

A.lookout     B.turnout   C.watch out           D.work out

During the twentieth-century there has been a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman's youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until sixty.

   This important change in women's life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life.

46. We are told that in a family in about 1900        .

     A. few children died before they were five

     B. seven or eight children lived to be more than five

     C. the youngest child would be fifteen

     D. four or five children died when they were five

47.One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she         .

     A. is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves

     B. does not like children herself

     C. needn't worry about food for her children

     D. can be free from family duties when she reaches sixty

48. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to         .

     A. stay at home after leaving school         

B. marry men younger than themselves

     C. start working again later in life          

D. marry while still at school

49.Many girls are now likely to        .

     A. give up their jobs for good after they are married

     B. leave school as soon as they can

     C. marry so that they can get a job

     D. continue working until they are going to have a baby

50. Now a husband probably        .

      A. plays a greater part in looking after the children

      B. helps his wife by doing more of the housework

      C. feels dissatisfied with his part in the family

      D. takes a part-time job so that he can help in the home

A few years ago when my youngest son Matt was eight years old, we were getting things together to take to the Salvation Army (救世军) at Christmas time. The boys would go through their old 36  and give away what they didn’t 37 . I made cookies and got together blankets and clothes. After that Matt and I 38 the Christmas package to our local Salvation Army. We unloaded 39 and headed home.

40 we took the corner out of the parking lot, Matt 41 that a baseball glove he had put in the bag had 42 . He said, “Mom, we forgot my glove.” Just then he saw a little boy and his mom sitting on a bench on the side of a building 43 a small playground was. He said, “Mom, can we 44 so that I can give the glove to him?” I said, “ 45 .” And we drove to the side of the 46 and went through the gate.

Matt handed the boy the glove and said, “Here, Santa 47 me to give it to you.” He was so 48 to get it! His mom 49 and gave Matt a huge hug. Her eyes were full of tears. “It is the best 50 he could get,” she looked at us and said, “because the 51 thing I could get him this year was a baseball.”

When we got back in the car, Matt said to me, “Mom, God must have made me 52 the baseball glove inside so the little boy could have it — it was 53 to be!” That moment proved my 54 that everything happens for a 55 and I have tried my best to get people to see that ever since!

36. A. friends    B. ideas        C. toys             D. days

37. A. buy        B. eat          C. ensure          D. need

38. A. threw      B. delivered    C. posted          D. offered

39. A. everything  B. anything    C. something      D. nothing

40. A. When      B. Though     C. Until            D. Since

41. A. added      B. noticed      C. announced      D. remembered

42. A. found out  B. pointed out   C. missed out      D. fallen out

43. A. that        B. which        C. where          D. what

44. A. look over   B. climb over   C. pull over       D. roll over

45. A. Thanks     B. That’s right   C. You’re welcome  D. Sure

46. A. boy         B. road         C. bench           D. park

47. A. wanted     B. persuaded    C. allowed         D. forced

48. A. angry       B. nervous      C. happy          D. disappointed

49. A. sat down     B. stood up     C. went out      D. left behind

50. A. property    B. gift           C. material        D. information

51. A. first          B. worst       C. only            D. cheapest

52. A. leave        B. get           C. find            D. take

53. A. intended    B. planned      C. decided         D. meant

54. A. suggestion  B. chance        C. belief          D. thought

55. A. cause        B. reason        C. time           D. person

The private automobile(私家车) has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned at least one car, and thirty-eight percent had more than one. By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.

For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure, and also to transport their children to distant schools.

Family life has been affected(影响) in various ways. The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can’t keep an eye on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. Mothers of victims(受害者) of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD(Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to prevent further tragedies(悲剧). They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age. Students have formed a similar organization, SADD(Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends.

For many Americans the automobile is a necessity. But for some, it is also a mark of social position and for young people, a sign of becoming an adult. Altogether, cars mean very much to Americans.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. Cars have encouraged the growth of the cities.

B. Cars can bring families together when they go for picnics.

C. Cars have enabled people to live far from their place of work.

D. Cars help city families to transport their children to faraway schools.

What has been done to deal with the problem of drunk driving?

A. Parents have paid more attention to their children.

B. Some organizations have been set up against drunk driving.

C. Mothers have tried to persuade their children not to drink alcohol.

D. University students have asked the government to solve the problem.

We can infer from the text that in America.

A. it will be more difficult for people to get new cars

B. parents will not allow their children to have their own cars

C. the government will encourage people to use public transportation

D. cars will still be popular though they have caused many problems

The Conservative(保守的) Party leader David Cameron has become the British prime minister. The 43-year-old Cameron is the youngest to hold the post in almost 200 years.

Cameron grew up with poor school reports but has become a famous political figure. He is reportedly a descendant(后裔)of King William IV. Cameron studied at the elite(精英的)Eton College. He went to Oxford University, where he graduated with a first-class honors degree in philosophy, politics and economics.

At Eton, Cameron was a problem boy. In 1983, he allegedly(涉嫌) took drugs. He was punished, and ordered to copy 500 lines of Latin text. He later passed the Oxford entrance exam. Now he is British’s prime minister, he has to deal with the country’s deep economic troubles.

46. How old was David Cameron allegedly took drugs?

A.15                           B.16                          C.17                         D.18

47. What can you infer about David Cameron from the text?

A. He is the youngest prime minister in history.     B. He often got high scores at school.

C. He is handsome.                                                         D. He didn’t behave well at Eton.

48. Which was David Cameron’s favorite subject?

A. Internet                   B. biology                        C. politics                    D. maths

49. According to the text, we know that      

A. As a punishment, he copied 50 lines of Latin text.

B. David Cameron passed the Cambridge entrance exam.

C. British has trouble with economy now.

D. David Cameron is a heavy smoker.

 

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