“Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it’s a girl.”

    Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different answer from every

Man who hears these words. Some feel proud when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good fathers．Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them， others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them．Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time．For other couples， pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.

Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child， it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task．Yet， unfortunately， few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this remobilization process．Although numerous books have been written about American mothers， only recently has literature focused on the role of a father.

It is argued by some writers that the transition to the father‘s role， although difficult， is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother‘s role．The mother‘s role seems to require complete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative adaptation; on the other hand， the fathers role is less demanding and immediate．However， even though we mentioned the fact that growing number of women are working outside the home， the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household.

According to the author，being a father_________.

       A．brings a feeling of excitement to some men

       B．has a different meaning for those who have daughters

       C．makes some men feel proud and others uneasy

       D．means nothing but more responsibilities

It is stated in the passage that__________.

       A．some parents are not prepared to have a child

       B．young couples do not like children at all

       C．do not have much time to take care of their children

       D．many parents look forward to having a boy as their first child

The transition to the mother‘s role requires that the wife__________.

       A．change her lifestyle in a highly innovative way

       B．make a complete change in her everyday life to deal with the new situation

       C．stay at home to take care of the baby

       D．help her husband in his remobilization process

Some writers argue that with respect to the change of roles， fathers， compared with mothers， ___________.

       A．have to shoulder more burdens

       B．have to make more difficult adaptations

       C．have an easier job to do

       D．can usually do a better job

“Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it’s a girl.”

Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different answer from every man who hears these words. Some feel proud when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good fathers. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy(怀孕) was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.

Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the change from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this re-socialization process. Although many good books have been written about American mothers, only recently have some books discussed the role of a father.

It is argued by some writers that the transition to the father’s role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother’s role. The mother’s role seems to require a complete transformation of daily routine and adaptation to a new life, on the other hand, the father’s role is less demanding and immediate. However, even though we have mentioned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home, the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household.

According to the author, being a father _______.

A. brings a feeling of excitement to some men

B. has a different meaning for those who have daughters

C. makes some men feel proud and others uneasy

D. means nothing but more responsibilities.

It is stated in the passage that ________.

A. some parents are not prepared to have a child

B. young couples do not like children at all

C. working couples do not have much time to take care of their children

D. many parents look forward to having a boy as their first child

The transition to the mother’s role requires that the wife _______.

A. changes her life style in a quite different way

B. makes a complete change in her everyday life to deal with the new situation

C. stays at home to take care of the baby

D. helps her husband in his re-socialization process

Some writers argue that with respect to the change of roles, fathers, compared with mothers, _______.

A. have to do more in the household   B. have to make more difficult adaptations

C. have an easier job to do           D. can usually do a better job

Sometimes I feel like going to the countryside to _______ the noise, the dirt and the people.

第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31~40的相应位置上。

Five years ago, when I founded the Garden of Friendship, I had no idea it would play such  31   important role in the lives of so many of our members.

To many of us, the Garden of Friendship  32  (become) a home in our lives. Many of our members are disabled,  33  (limit) to our homes and the Garden gives us  34  may not be possible in everyday life. The Garden has touched our lives and hearts in many ways, yet the  35  (big) reward of membership is our friendship.

36   the Garden celebrates five years of friendship, I would like to say “thank you” to each of our members  37  the role you take in our success. I’d also like to express   38  deepest thanks to the Garden keepers. Together, the ten Garden keepers handle all the Garden of Friendship administration and website maintenance, discuss new ideas, and keep in touch with all our group leaders.

Congratulations to all our Garden family! I look forward to celebrating many more years of friendship together in the future. Special thanks to everyone for the love  39  care you give to the Garden.

Happy the  40  (five) Birthday to the Garden of Friendship!

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除

或修改。

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 Bob,

　　 Hello. I learn about you from my English teacher, Miss Fang. I’d like to your penfriend, and get to know more about your country. First, let me tell you something more about myself.My name is Li Hua. I live in Beijing, where is the capital of the  China. I go to Hongqi Middle School.  We study quite a few subject, such as maths, Chinese,English and physics. I use to play ping-pong a lot in my spare time, but now I am interesting in football.Do you play any ball games?  What your favorite sport? I look forward to hear from you soon.

Yours,

Li Hua