Statistics show that nearly three-quarters of 30-year-of Italian males still live at their parents’ home.

The Italian（36） grows up thinking his other is the Virgin Mary, and so （37） he thinks he is Jesus, or God’s gift to the world. It is not （38） that Italian males find it very difficult to （39） home. Their mothers make sure that their（40） are so cosseted（宠爱）that they have no real wish to leave. Even when they are （41）, they continue to behave as if they aren’t, taking their（42） home at least once a week for their mother（43） and iron.

They （44） treating home as a hotel, just like teenagers in northern European countries. Why give up a life of luxury and financial（45） with a woman who treats you as the Son of God for an （46） future with a woman（47） might ask you to do things around the （48） that you have never （49） to do, like making your bed or drying the dishes?

In fact young Italian males (50) no choice. There is little tradition of them(51) away from home during their student years, and it is(52) for them to find decent jobs until they are in their thirties;(53) the absence of suitably priced accommodation makes it practically(54) for them to afford to move out. They find themselves(55) in a trap: wanting to live on their own, but unable to leave the nest and under fire for not doing so.

A．child B．male C．student D．female

A．hopefully B．naturally C．happily D．generally

A．surprising B．exciting C．easy D．convenient

A．go B．come C．leave D．return

A．sons B．sisters C．friends D．children

A．married B．well C．tried D．ill

A．books B．clothes C．cars D．bicycles

A．make B．cook C．wash D．see

A．turn up B．end up C．get up D．pick up

A．difficulty B．problem C．trouble D．security

A．bright B．uncertain C．splendid D．prornising

A．when B．who C．what D．which

A．house B．corner C．place D．school

A．remembered B．forgot C．stopped D．learnt

A．like B．prefer C．hate D．have

A．going B．living C．putting D．getting

A．unusual B．usual C．worried D．nervous

A．but B．when C．while D．where

A．different B．impossible C．important D．casual

A．dressed B．convinced C．determined D．caught

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One good deed deserves another

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one cent left. He was hungry so he decided to 36 a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young woman opened the door. 37 a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I 38 you?”

“You don’t owe me 39 ,” she replied. “My mother has taught me never to accept money for 40 of kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he felt stronger 41 , and it also increased his faith in the human race.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were 42 . They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists were called in to study her 43 disease. Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was also in the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came from, he immediately 44 from the chair and went down 45 the hospital hall towards her room.　　　　　　　　

46 his doctor’s coat he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room, 47 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.

After a long struggle, the 48 against the disease was won. Dr Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The 49 was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 50 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the 51 of the bill 52 her attention. She read these words.

“Paid 53 for a glass of milk.”

Dr Howard Kelly

Tears of joy 54 her eyes as she saw it. She was grateful 55 love could spread widely through human hearts and hands.

A. beg for B. intend for C. seek for D. pay for

A. On top of B. In addition C. Instead of D. In spite of

A. own B. cost C. owe D. spend

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

A. benefit B. reason C. sake D. acts

A. mentally B. thoroughly C. physically D. intellectually

A. defeat B. stuck C. hit D. struck

A. different B. rare C. infected D. casual

A. raised B. stood C. rose D. aroused

A. through B. over C. cross D. beneath

A. With B. Dressed in C. Dressing in D. Wore

A. determined B. concluded C. decided D. tried

A. game B. battle C. disease D. treatment

A. doctor B. patient C. approval D. bill

A. negative B. uncertain C. sure D. unsure

A. back B. side C. front D. page

A. paid B. caught C. fixed D. made

A. in turn B. in vain C. in full D. in return

A. blew B. floated C. flooded D. flew

A. that B. what C. which D. whose

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从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1.vacant A．mature B．giraffe C．gymnastics D．endanger

2.casual A．possess B．visual C．missile D．opposable

3.beneficial A．spectator B．satisfaction C．science D．social

4.changeable A．English B．recognize C．passage D．organize

5.theft A．theory B．thus C．bother D．smooth

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Have you ever seen any students whose trousers hang so low that you can see their underwear? What do you think of that? Fashionable? Some of today’s teenagers are big fans of such a look. But recently this trend has been at the center of an argument in Italian middle schools. The headmaster of a school in central Italy has asked students to stop wearing low-rise jeans that expose underwear and parts of the body. His request came after a class trip, when he saw one boy's baggy trousers slide to his feet. He pointed out that this way of dressing is not suitable for school. But in Italy, a nation that takes fashion very seriously, the suggestion caused a debate among parents, teachers and students. The issue is whether the headmaster's request will limit students' freedom— or whether dress in Italian schools is too casual. A parents' group praised the move in favor of good taste, while others advised schools to stop worrying about fashion and fix up old school buildings. “We do not want to kick fashion out,” the headmaster explained, “but extremes of fashion like this are not right in school.” Many other schools have now requested that their students also stop wearing such trousers. Most students have simply ignored the request. Ludovica Gaudio, 14, wore extremely low trousers exposing orange underwear in class. It was cold, so she wore a matching orange scarf. Another 14-year-old said she would probably respect the request, simply for practical reasons. “I don't really feel comfortable in those sort of jeans，” said Sarah Lattanzi, “in winter, when dressed like that, it's quite cold and I am afraid my stomach will ache.”

1.
What led to the argument in Italian middle schools？
1. A.
  Students' craze for fashions
2. B.
  Clothes that are too exposing
3. C.
  Students' ignoring dress codes.（规则）
4. D.
  Students' underwear
2.
Which of the following supports the headmaster's request?
1. A.
  Fashion should be taken seriously
2. B.
  Fashion should not be followed in school
3. C.
  Students should have their freedom in choosing what they wear
4. D.
  Students should be encouraged to have good taste in clothes
3.
The argument against the headmaster's request is that ______.
1. A.
  dress in Italian schools is too casual
2. B.
  fashion should not be followed in school
3. C.
  schools should pay attention to things more important than students' clothes
4. D.
  low-rise jeans can do harm to youngster's health
4.
The purpose of this story is to ______.
1. A.
  show Chinese students that wearing very fashionable clothes in school is under attack in other countries, too
2. B.
  show that dress code is necessary even in a country like Italy
3. C.
  let us see that Italian students react differently to schools' requests
4. D.
  tell us that a debate started in Italian middle schools over the way students dress in School