Romantic love is a culture trait found primarily in industrialized societies. Elsewhere in the world, pragmatic(重实效的) considerations rather than flights of fancy are often used to make a choice of partner, and romantic love is seen as an unfortunate inconvenience that gets in the way of the ordinary, rational process of mate selection. Traces of this attitude persist in the American upper classes, where daughters are expected to marry “well”-----that is, to a male who is eligible by reason of family background and earning potential. Most Americans, however, see romantic love as essential for a successful marriage, and tend to look askance（轻蔑地）at anyone who marries for a more practical reason in which love plays no part.

The phenomenon of romantic love occurs when two young people meet and find one another personally and physically attractive. They become mutually absorbed, start to behave in what appears to be a flighty（充满幻想的）, even irrational manner, decide that they are right for one another, and may then enter a marriage whose success is expected to be guaranteed by their enduring love. Behavior of this kind is portrayed and warmly endorsed（赞同）throughout American popular culture, by books, magazines, comics, records, popular songs, movies, and TV.

Romantic love is a noble ideal, and it can certainly provide a basis for the spouses to “live happily ever after.” But a marriage can equally well be founded on much more practical considerations”----as indeed they have been in most societies throughout most of history. Why is romantic love of such importance in the modern world? The reason seems to be that it has some basic functions in maintaining the institution of the nuclear family（小家庭）.

1. Romantic love is less frequently found in many non-industrial societies because people in these societies_______.

A . firmly believe that only money can make the world go round

B. fail to bring the imaginative power of the mind into full play

C. fondly think that flights of fancy prevent them from making a correct choice of partner

D. have far more practical considerations to determine who will marry whom

2. The word eligible (in Line5, Para. l), could best be replaced by ____.

A . qualified   B. available  C. chosen  D. influential

3. According to the passage, most Americans _____.

A. expect their daughters to fall in love with a male at first sight

B. regard romantic love as the basis for a successful marriage

C. look up to those who marry for the sake of wealth

D. consider romantic love to be the most desirable thing in the world

4. What can we learn from the second paragraph about romantic love?

A. It is a common occurrence among the old.

B. It is primarily depicted by books.

C. It is characterized by mutual attraction and absorption.

D. It is rejected as unreasonable.

5. The author seems to believe that ___________

A. romantic love makes people unable to think clearly in the process of mate selection

B. only romantic love can make a marriage happy ever after

C. much more practical considerations can also be the basis for a successful marriage

D. romantic love plays an insignificant role in maintaining the institution of the nuclear family                           

It’s very easy to see why people have bad attitudes. A quick look at the news revealing _21___ with crime, war and corruption (腐败) can easily bring us down. Is it possible to _22__ a healthy, happy attitude when surrounded by these negative things?

   Sure it is! It is possible to wake up each morning with a good mood and _23__ the day. Having a positive _24__not only allows us to enjoy life more but also _25__ our health and relationships with others.

   To lead a happy life, we need to have a positive attitude. We are responsible for our own _26__; other people can’t make us happy. We need to decide to make ourselves happy. This is wonderful because we don’t have to wait around for someone else to do it for us.

   We should surround ourselves with __27_ people. We are influenced by those people with whom we spend the most time. When we have positive friends, we become positive. Otherwise, we become _28__.

   We should also use positive_29__. A. L. Kitselman once said, “‘I am…’ are powerful words; be careful when you use them.” We need to replace our negative self-talk with positive words. Don’t say “I hate getting up in the morning.” Instead, try to say “I am _30__to see a new day.” Changing our self-talk will lead us to the changes in our behavior.

21. A. affairs          B. questions       C. troubles         D. problems               

22. A. change          B. refuse          C. keep           D. invent

23. A. look forward to         B. look down on    C. look up to       D. look back on

24. A. opinion         B. attitude       C. influence         D. answer

25. A. damages         B. improves        C. affects        D. weakens

26. A. satisfaction       B. decision        C. happiness       D. development

27. A. positive         B. friendly        C. easy-going        D. good-mannered

28. A. anxious         B. nervous        C. satisfied        D. negative

29. A. writings         B. pictures        C. expressions      D. signs

30. A. painful          B. bored         C. thankful              D. surprised

Young people usually ______ sports heroes,like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods,who are really amazing.

A.live up to                          B.go up to                           C.look up to                        D.play up to

二，完形填空(共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Prince was a dog. My husband found him   21   at the corner of the street, shaking in the cold and   22 dead, so he rescued him and   23   him home. He gave him the name Prince. I soon liked this little dog;   24    , I was not satisfied with his name. "Prince" sounded too formal. It was more like the   25   of a German shepherd dog (牧羊犬). I tried to   26   a name more fitting, but I seemed to be stuck with (无法摆脱) "Prince". Before long Prince   27  some of his princely attributes (品性,品质) to our family. It started when our young son Luck was   28   in bed. Prince didn’t usually go upstairs where the boys’ rooms were. He usually   29   me wherever I went like glue, since I was the one who fed him, but on that __30___ day, when I went upstairs to check Luck’s fever, I found that Prince was __31____beside my sick boy. He didn’t leave Luck’s side until Luck began to feel better. The same thing happened repeatedly. Whenever anyone in our family was sick, Prince would be right by that person’s side __32___ it was his job to take care of them until they __33__ . It was incredible to see this little dog set aside his active nature to show his care for a sick family member. Our little Prince lived for nearly sixteen years. He remained___34___to our family the whole time. Even in his final days, when he was in pain,  I___35__he would sacrifice his life for any of us. By then I had realized that his name was proper after all —he truly was a Prince among dogs.
21. A. lying       B. running         C. walking      D. screaming
22. A. completely   B. suddenly       C. unfortunatelyD. nearly
23. A. made       B. supplied        C. arranged     D. brought
24. A. otherwise     B. instead              C. however     D. therefore
25. A. name       B. head         C. body      D. character
26. A. put up with  B. come up with     C. look up to  D. pay attention to
27. A. analyzed      B. described       C. created       D. showed
28. A. asleep      B. playing         C. sick       D. staying
29. A. served     B. grasped         C. searched     D. Followed
30. A. particular     B. warm         C. meaningful D. Relative
31. A. smiling     B. quarreling     C. fighting      D. resting
32. A. even though B. now that        C. as if       D. ever since
33. A. disagreed     B. returned        C. recovered   D. cheered
34. A. tender      B. common        C. loyal      D. sensitive
35. A. doubted          B. observed       C. noticed       D. knew

You should ______ what your parents expect of you.

A. live up to      B. stand up to           C. look up to        D. run up to