C More surprising.perhaps.than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and thriving ．As Skolnick notes.Americans are marrying people-relative to Eur 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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More surprising，perhaps，than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and thriving (兴盛)．As Skolnick notes，Americans are marrying people—relative to Europeans，more of us marry and we marry at a younger age．Moreover，after a decline in the early 1970s，the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing．Even the divorce rate needs to be taken in this pro-marriage context: some 80 percent of divorced individuals remarry．Thus，marriage remains，by far，the preferred way of life for the vast majority of people in our society．

What has changed more than marriage is the nuclear family．Twenty-five years ago，the typical American family consisted of a husband，a wife and two or three children．Now，there are many marriages in which couples have decided not to have any children．And there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wife’s previous marriage，or the husband’s，or both．Sometimes these children spend all of their time with one parent from the former marriage;sometimes they are shared between the two former spouses．

Thus，one can find the very type of family arrangement．There are marriages without children;marriages with children from only the present marriage;marriages with “full time”children from the present marriage and “part-time” children from former marriages．There are stepfathers，stepmothers，half-brothers，and half-sisters．It is not all the unusual for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents！ There are enormous changes from the traditional nuclear family．But even so，even in the midst of all this，one thing remains constant: most Americans spend most of their adult lives married．

1.By calling Americans marrying people the author means that ______．

A．more of Americans，as compared with Europeans，prefer marriage and they accept it at a younger age

B．Americans expect more out of marriage than Europeans

C．there are more married couples in USA than in Europe

D．Americans are more traditional than Europeans

2.Which of the following can be presented as the picture of today’s American families？

A．A typical American family consists of only a husband and a wife．

B．Many types of family arrangements have become socially acceptable．

C．Americans prefer to have more kids than before．

D．There are no nuclear families any more．

3.Even though great changes have taken place in the structure of American families ______．

A．the functions of marriage remain unchanged

B．most Americans prefer a second marriage

C．the vast majority of Americans still have faith in marriage

D．marriage is still enjoyed by all Americans

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A. compromise B. squeeze C. burden D. passion

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焦虑症状:头晕、乏力、睡眠不好等

建议：1.考前制定好合适的复习计划

2.考试期间正常作息

3.睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠

其他建议(内容由考生自己拟定)

注意: 1.根据以上内容写一篇短文,不要逐句翻译,可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

2.要准确使用语法和词汇;使用一定的句型、词汇,清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思;

3．词数:100个左右。开头已给出,不计词数。

参考词汇:头晕—dizzy(adj.) 症状—symptom(n.) 焦虑—anxiety(n.)

Dear editor,

I’m Li Ming of Senior Three, Guangming Middle School．I’m writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams．_____________________________

___________________________________________________________________

LiMing

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Snow is a subject of great interest to weather experts . 1. . One reason is that heavy amounts of snow fall in surprisingly small areas . Another reason is that a small change in temperature can mean the difference between snow and rain .

Just what is snow , anyway ? Snow is a form of frozen water . 2. . These crystals grow from water droplets in cold clouds . They usually grow around dust particles（颗粒）. All snow crystals have six sides , but they grow in different shapes . The shape depends mainly on the temperature and water levels in the air .

3. . About two and one-half centimeters of rain has as much water as 15 centimeters of wet snow . About 76 centimeters of dry snow equals the water in two and one-half centimeters of rain .

Snowfall helps to protect plants and some wild animals from winter weather . Fresh snow is made largely of air trapped among the snow crystals . 4. .

Snow can also influence the movement of sound waves . When there is fresh , soft snow on the ground , the surface of the snow absorbs , or takes in , sound waves . 5. . Then , the snow’s surface will help to send back sound waves . Under these conditions , sounds may seem clearer and may travel farther .

A. Much of the water the world uses comes from snow .

B. It contains groups of ice particles called snow crystals .

C. It is difficult to predict where , when or how much snow will fall .

D. Under some conditions , these particles may grow larger and form solid pieces of ice .

E. Snow contains much less water than rain .

F. However , snow can become hard and flat as it grows older or if there have been strong winds .

G. Because the air has trouble moving , the movement of heat is limited .

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增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(︿)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear friends,

I have some advices about computers to share with you.

Now the computer had become a good friend of students. It has made our life more colorful. We can get information fast under its help. Through the Internet we can talk with people thousands of miles away.

However, there have some disadvantages. It gives us some trouble. I’m afraid that we spend a bit too much time play games in front of the screen. Our studies and health are getting worse. Our parents are beginning to worry us. In the addition, we surely have less time leaving to get together with others. In this case, the computer is taking away our human nature.

I suggest that we would use the computer to improve our life and work on the one hand, and enjoy the sunshine or fresh air with our fiends on the other hand.

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Patience is of great important in our daily life．Once I waited a bus to come at a stop．30 minutes past, but no bus came．Both upset and annoyed, I decided to walk on feet．But no sooner had I left when the bus arrived．I thought if I had waited for one more minute, I would have caught it．If I chose to take a next bus, I would have to wait for other 30 minutes．Only then do I realize my problem．Being impatient will possibly waste all the effort that we have put it in．Now whenever I am close to lose my patience, I’ll think of this experience

(D) Only two countries in the advanced world provide no guarantee for paid leave from work to care for a newborn child．Last spring one of the two，Australia，gave up the bad distinction by setting up paid family leave starting in 2011．I wasn’t surprised when this didn’t make the news here in the United States—we’re now the only wealthy country without such a policy．

The United States does have one explicit family policy，the Family and Medical Leave Act，passed in 1993．It entitles workers to as much as 12 weeks’ unpaid leave for care of a newborn or dealing with a family medical problem．Despite the modesty of the benefit，the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups fought it bitterly，describing it as “government-run personnel management” and a “dangerous precedent（先例）．” In fact，every step of the way，as (usually) Democratic leaders have tried to introduce work-family balance measures into the law，business groups have been strongly opposed．

As Yale law professor Anne Alstott argues，justifying parental support depends on defining（定义）the family as a social good that，in some sense，society must pay for．Parents are burdened in many ways in their lives: there is “no exit” when it comes to children．Society expects—and needs—parents to provide their children with continuity of care．And society expects—and needs—parents to persist in their roles for 18 years，or longer if needed．

1.What do we learn about paid family leave according to Paragraph 1？

A．It came as a surprise when Australia adopted the policy．

B．Setting up this policy made Australia less influential．

C．It has now become a hot topic in the United States．

D．No such policy is applied in the United States．

2.What makes it hard to take work-family balance measures in the States？

A．The incompetence of the Democrats．

B．The opposition from business circles．

C．The lack of a precedent in American history．

D．The existing Family and Medical Leave Act．

3.What is Professor Anne Alstott’s argument for parental support？

A．Children need continuous care．

B．Good parenting benefits society．

C．The cost of raising children has been growing．

D．The U．S．should keep up with other developed countries．

4.Why is the author against classifying parenting as a personal choice？

A．Parenting is regarded as a moral duty．

B．Parenting relies largely on social support．

C．Parenting produces huge moral benefits．

D．Parenting is basically a social responsibility．

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Last year, my brother and I went to Mianyang for a vacation．Some of my friends who had been there before said __1.__ was a wonderful holiday destination．Before we went, we had planned for months．When the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel．We had made our reservation six months ___2.__ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake．We ___3.___（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, but for the week after．I didn’t understand why this would happen and my credit card had already been ___4.__ (charge) for the reservation．What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked．When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out．She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on __5.__ top floor．We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.

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Doctors Say Most Heart Disease Is Preventable

Heart disease is the number one killer, worldwide, of men and women over the age of 60. But people of all ages die of heart attacks each year. And while death rates have declined in the U. S. and many western European countries, they are on the rise in the developing world. 1.

No one would have guessed that Barbara Teng would have a heart attack. She was not overweight. She did not smoke or exercise. “In 2004, the week after I turned 49, when I was on a business trip in Chicago, I had a major heart attack, ”she said. 2. She now exercises daily, and monitors her heart health.

Dr. Patrice Nickens, who is with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, thinks that heart disease is 82 percent preventable. “3. ”she said, “Men are also facing the same problem, and the key to staying healthy is knowing your numbers. ”

“Your weight, your blood cholesterol, blood sugar and your blood pressure are important numbers that can help you take action and reduce your risk, ”she said.

“And the steps to take are simple: don’t smoke, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, know your numbers and talk to your physician and control these risks, ”she said.

African-Americans are at higher-than-average risk of heart disease and stroke; people don’t even know they have it, which increases the risk. Medstar Washington Hospital Center is trying to reach this population. 5. For example, helping the people monitor their blood pressure. If people realize they are at risk of heart disease, they’ll make lifestyle changes: lose weight, exercise, eat the right foods and keep in touch with a doctor.

A. A healthy lifestyle can prevent heart disease.

B. So we must cure heart disease.

C. It is the leading cause of death for women.

D. With the right training, they can play an important role in community health.

E. And that changed her life.

F. Lack of exercise causes heart attacks.

G. Yet most heart disease is preventable.

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