4．A．nothing B．much C．most D．none——青夏教育精英家教网—

As we all know “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world” and “__1__ every successful man there is a woman.” Both these __2__ mean the same things. Men rule the __3__ but their wives rule them.

Chinese people and other foreigners often say，__4__ of the American women like making their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want __5__ for themselves. They want good __6__. When they work they want to __7__ better paid. They want to be as __8__ as men.

In 1960s, the American women's liberation __9__ was started by women who don't want to __10__ behind successful men. They want to stand beside them, with the same __11__ for success. They don't want to be told that certain jobs or __12__ are closed to them. They refused to work side by side with men who do the __13__ work for higher pay.

In America, a liberation woman must be __14__ of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “You have come a long __15__， baby”， she will __16__ and answer, “Not nearly as __17__ as I am going to go, baby ”．

On the other hand, this movement is quite __18__， and many American women do not agree. __19__ it has already made some important __20__ in women's lives.

1. A. Before B. Behind C. Near D. Beside

2. A. writings B. words C. letters D. sayings

3. A. family B. society C. earth D. world

4. A. most B. Few C. All D. None

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

6. A. jobs B. clothes C. food D. houses

7. A. be B. have C. make D. receive

8. A. good B. wonderful C. successful D. much

9. A. activity B. movement C. affairs D. incident

10. A stand B. co－operate C. work D. help

11. A. work B. job C. position D. chance

12. A. offices B. schools C. shops D. places

13. A. better B. same C. less D. important

14. A. tired B. afraid C. fond D. proud

15. A. place B. walk C. way D. journey

16. A. cry B. smile C. laugh D. sob

17. A. long B. far C. soon D. much

18. A. new B. good C. important D. pleasing

19. A. So B. And C. But D. Or

20. A. progress B. improvement

C. decisions D. changes

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　　Among rich countries, people in the United States work the longest hours．They work much longer than in Europe．This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed．

　　In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less．In other words they have decided to “spend”a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life．Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply．But not in the United States．We do not fully know why this is．One reason may be more satisfying work, or less satisfying personal lives．

　　Longer hours does of course increase the GDP(国内生产总值)．So the United States has produced more per worker than, say, France．The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home．The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40％ higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same．

　　It is not clear which of the two situations is better．As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in interest．It is too early to explain the different trends(趋势)in happiness over time in different countries．But it is a disappointing idea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe．Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance(平衡)?

(1)

From the text we know that the author ________．
[　　]
A．	believes that longer working hours is better
B．	prefers shorter working hours to longer ones
C．	says nothing certain about which pattern is better
D．	thinks neither of the patterns is good

(2)

Which of the following countries has none of its people at work?
[　　]
A．	Spain．
B．	France．
C．	Germany．
D．	America．

(3)

In the last paragraph, the underlined word “which” refers to ________．
[　　]
A．	family life
B．	situations
C．	other values
D．	trends

(4)

What message can we get from the text?
[　　]
A．	The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America．
B．	Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the US．
C．	People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer．
D．	Americans are happier than Europeans．

(5)

Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
[　　]
A．	Americans and Europeans
B．	Staying at Home
C．	Work and Productivity
D．	Work and Happiness

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题的四个选项（A 、B、C 、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 21 person.

When I first knew Bill, back in 22 , he was one of the most carefree (无忧无虑) people I had ever 23 . He was always ready to have a party. He thought 24 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old 25 he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 26 was never dull when he was 27 . With him there was one wild 28 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 29 to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 30 , I wasn’t even sure it was 31 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 32 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 33 thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main 34 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never 35 Bill changing so much. My image of him 36 the one I had formed 37__ the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s 38 to expect people to remain the same, especially 39 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 40 the same way about me.

21. A. proper B. same C. usual D. right

22. A. childhood B. the army C. his thirties D. college

23. A. considered B. supposed C. met D. expected

24. A. nothing B. much C. most D. none

25. A. man B. hospital C. movie D. country

26. A. learning B. life C. work D. fun

27. A. in B. out C. away D. around

28. A. adventure B. mistake C. chance D. joke

29. A. decided B. intended C. managed D. hoped

30. A. First of all B. At first C. Now and then D. All the time

31. A. that B. us C. there D. him

32. A. thought B. talked C. argued D. spent

33. A. first B. last C. next D. only

34. A. interest B. event C. subject D. problem

35. A. forgot B. minded C. liked D. imagined

36. A. remained B. reminded C. suggested D. became

37. A. since B. from C. at D. till

38. A. unnecessary B. foolish C. common D. unusually

39. A. because B. that C. how D. when

40. A. felt B. acted C. looked D. discovered

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　　I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as Mother sat doing letters．Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world．

　　Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother．“But the desk”, she said, “is for Elizabeth”．

　　I never saw her angry, never saw her cry．I knew she loved me, she showed it in action．But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter．

　　They never happened．And a gulf opened between us．I was “too emotional”(感情易激动的)．But she lived “on the surface”

　　As years passed and I had my own family, I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family．I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me．

　　I posted the letter and waited for her answer．None came．

　　My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest, finally, peace－it seemed that nothing happened．I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother．I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not．

　　Now the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work, I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside－a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times．

　　Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words．

(1)

The writer began to love her mother’s desk _________．
[　　]
A．	after Mother died
B．	before she became a writer
C．	when she was a child
D．	when Mother gave it to her

(2)

The passage shows that _________．
[　　]
A．	Mother wrote her daughter in careful words
B．	Mother cared much about her daughter in words
C．	Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
D．	Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

(3)

The word “gulf” in the passage means _________．
[　　]
A．	part of the sea going far in land
B．	free talks between mother and daughter
C．	different ideas between the mother and the daughter
D．	deep understanding between the old and the young

(4)

What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter?
[　　]
A．	She had never received the letter．
B．	She read the letter again and again till she died．
C．	For years, she often talked about the letter．
D．	She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in her life．

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　　Sometimes, something that is considered to be negative turns out to be an advantage on the job．Though he is only l8 years old and blind, Suleyman Gokyigit is among the top computer technicians and programmers at InteliData Technologies Corp．, a large software company with several offices across the United States．

　　“After our company united with another one last October, two different computer networks were driving us crazy,”recalls Douglas Braun, the InteliData president．“We couldn't even send e-mail to each other．”In three weeks Mr Gokyigit created the software needed to connect the two networks．“None of the company's 350 other employees could have done the job in three months,”says Mr．Braun．“Suleyman can 'see' into the heart of the computer．”

　　Mr．Gokyigfi's gift, as Mr．Braun calls it, is an unusual ability to form an idea of the inside of a machine．“The computer permits me to reach out into the world and do almost anything I want to do,”says Mr．Gokyigit

　　The young programmer is at home with hardware as well, thanks partly to a highly developed sense of touch．Mitzi Nowakowski, an office manager at InteliData, remembers how he easily disconnected and reconnected their computer systems during a move last year．“Through feel, Suleyman can find the position of connectors, pins and wires much faster than most other people with sight,”he says．

　　Much of the student programmer's speed comes from his ability not to be interrupted while at the computer．When typing, he listens carefully to the synthesizer(合成器)．His long, thin fingers fly over the keyboard．“Nothing seems to shake his attention,”says Mrs．Nowakowski, his boss．

　　Mr．Gokyigit is the only company employee who is available(可找到的)24 hours a day．“We consider him our top problem solver．”says Mr．Braun．

(1)

According to Mr．Braun, Suleyman ________
[　　]
A．	can work wonders on computer
B．	is the best technician in the world
C．	has done a hard job in three months
D．	has united InteliData Technologies Corp．with another computer company

(2)

The underlined part“is at home with hardware”(paragraph 4)means ________
[　　]
A．	is good at dealing with computer hardware
B．	is fond of computer hardware
C．	works with computer hardware at home
D．	feels comfortable when working with computer hardware

(3)

Suleyman was quick while at the computer mostly because of ________
[　　]
A．	his blindness
B．	his attention on the synthesizer
C．	his long, thin fingers
D．	his ability not to be interrupted

(4)

What does the text mainly tell us?
[　　]
A．	Computer technicians are more likely to be gifted．
B．	One's disadvantages may prove to be advantages．
C．	The disabled can also play an important role in society．
D．	Top computer scientists have unusual abilities to form ideas of computers．

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