题目内容
It seems as if cell phone could be the protection that parents expecting the kids to have freedom and be safe have been looking for. Let’s 1 your 11-year-old son is going on a long bike ride with a friend, so they take along your cell phone 2 they need help. Not only could they call you if necessary, but 3 Global Positioning Systems (GPS) equipped on many mobile phones today, your son and his friend could also be 4 easily. Plus, with a special service, you could track the boy’s 5 location. Or consider this: If your daughter is 6 herself and three friends to a concert, she could 7 out exactly how to locate the concert and get back home by using her equipped cell phone. And through a(n) 8 software package, you could 9 __her whereabouts (行踪).
10 tracking devices as we all consider useful, however, have 11 . If the boys urgently needed help during the ride, 12 might be too late by the time someone found them. And if they wanted to, the concert-going girls could deviate (偏离) from the 13 route and go to a night club after the 14 —they could turn off the phone or leave it in their own car and drive with someone else.
Cell phones and their accompanying programs are tools for 15 children safety today, but all of them are 16 extremely reliable. Under no circumstances does 17 else replace a well-established parent-child relationship 18 love and trust.
If you do decide to let your kids use these devices, don’t rely 19 on them for protection. Your children need you to watch them, but 20 will never take the place of your time, attention, eyes, and ears when overseeing your child’s whereabouts.
1．A．pretend B．see C．prove D．say
2．A．even if B．only if C．in case D．so that
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4．A．called B．observed C．contacted D．located
5．A．obvious B．clear C．exact D．safe
6．A．leading B．driving C．heading D．guiding
7．A．point B．make C．turn D．get
8．A．additional B．universal C．international D．exceptional
9．A．learn B．know C．follow D．search
10．A．These B．Such C．Some D．Few
11．A．faults B．shortages C．difficulties D．disadvantages
12．A．parents B．it C．policemen D．we
13．A．considered B．established C．designed D．planned
14．A．drive B．ride C．show D．party
15．A．guaranteeing B．providing C．making D．finding
16．A．never B．always C．usually D．merely
17．A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something
18．A．relied on B．based on C．laid on D．kept on
19．A．specifically B．believably C．only D．particularly
20．A．relationship B．science C．protection D．technology
1—5 DCADC 6—10 BBACB 11—15 DBBCA 16—20 ACBCD
While reading a story on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruiningg their life plans, I couldn’t help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled who grew up expecting everything to be easy for them. As a 20-something myself, certainly share their disappointment : my husband and I probably won’t be able to buy a house until we’re in our 40s, and we two are burdened by student loans(贷款). But why should it be any different? Being young persons in America, shouldn’t they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?
Consider some of these views shared in the story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won’t be able to have children for at least a decade because they can’t afford to buy a house yet.
I read that, and I thought what planet she is living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury(奢华), not a fertility requirement.
A 26-year-old in the story is disappointed that he can’t afford to get a Ph. D in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.
Yes, it’s sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality. Beth Kobliner, author of Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people’s expectations grew up at a time when everyone’s wealth appeared to be increasing, Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments. “So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means,” says Kobliner.
This recession(经济衰退) will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group. In the meantime, it seems a lot better for our mental health to focus on being grateful---for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day---than on longing for some kind of luxury life.
1.. What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?
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A．They expect everything to be easy for them. |
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B．They complain that the economy is spoiling their life plans. |
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C．They are unwilling to face all of the challenges. |
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D．They are burdened by student loans. |
2.. The underlined word “fertility” in paragraph 3 probably means“_____”.
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A．baby production |
B．pleasant |
C．baby comfort |
D．comfortable |
3.. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the complaints of the 20-somethings?
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A．They can’t have children for at least a decade a decade to buy a house. |
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B．They have only a one-bedroom apartment to live in. |
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C．They can’t buy a house until 40 and are burdened by student loans. |
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D．They despair at not being able to afford a PH. D in literature. |
4.. What’s the Kobliner’s attitude towards the 20-somethings with high expectations?
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A．Unbearable |
B．Opposite |
C．Doubtful |
D．Understanding |
5.What is the best title for this passage?
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A．Young people afford to continue their study |
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B．Young people can’t afford to buy a house |
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C．Young people’s high hopes create despair |
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D．The 20-somethings’ high expectations |
The story happened on a hot heavy rainy day.
After class, I took a few bottles to go and 36 some water from the water room. Oh! There were so many people! I had to wait 37 the rain. My hair didn't get wet because I wore a hat, but my clothes 38 .
When at last it was my 39 , I filled the bottles as quickly as possible. I began making my way back when I saw a boy 40 towards me. He 41 two umbrellas in his hand. He shouted hello and as he came 42 , I recognized that it was Tom.
He 43 my classmate for nearly three years, but we never 44 more than ten sentences. He was silent, but I liked talking. We were quite 45 people and had nothing in common. I didn't 46 him and even didn't want to see him.
"Hey! What's wrong?" His words 47 me out of my thought. "I saw you 48 in the rain, so I brought you this umbrella. But it seems a little 49 , your clothes are already wet,"
On hearing this, I was so 50 that I couldn't say a single word.
"Don't just stand there. Let's go!" He said and held the umbrella for me. We walked towards 51 and this time we talked 52 .
"I know you don't like me, but I want to 53 with you." he said, "You may think I am silent, but it is because I can't find the right 54 to say."
The rain finally stopped and we saw a rainbow in the blue sky. I said to myself, "It is wrong to 55 someone only by his appearance.
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