第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

In Japan, most people still feel that a woman’s place is in the home; and most women willingly accept their traditional role as wives,  31     (leave) the business of making a living to their husbands. For those  32         do want a career of their own, opportunities are limited, and working women usually have to settle for   33            (low) wages, fewer promotions, and less responsible positions.

In America,   34     the other hand, most women, including wives and mothers, work most of their lives. But until recently, few have had real careers. American women work mainly because they have to ; in these days of inflation and luxurious living, only one income per family is  35    (simple) not enough to live on. So American women actually have   36     jobs: one nine-to-five position   37     the home, and the other in-the-home job as wife, housemaid, cook and nurse.

One of the main goals of the modern women’s liberation movement, which started in   38   early 1960s, was to eliminate(消除) sex discrimination in the work force, and to open up opportunities for women  39     were previously reserved for men. And   40     there is still a long way to go, a lot of progress has been made.

Bayfield Shopping Coupons (赠券)

1. Six Hours Free Parking

If you spend $ 100 or more in our stores you will receive six hours of free parking. When you have spent $ 100 or more, just take this coupon and your receipts to the customer service desk on level 4. They will stamp your parking ticket to allow 6 hours of free parking.

Offer until November 14.

2. Win a $ 1,000 CD Collection

Win your choice of $1,000 worth of CDs from JB Music Store. Just buy any two CDs and your name will go into the competition. Select your own prize from our wide variety of rock, pop, jazz, and classical music.

Competition ends November 14. Prize drawn on November 21.

Check store for more information.

3. Buy One, Get One Free

Buy one shirt or tie at Daniel’s Men’s Wear, and get another shirt or tie of the same value free.

Choose from any of our dress shirts and we will give you another one at no cost.

Hurry! Offer ends November 14. Offer limited to one per customer.

4. 10% Off

Present this coupon at The Book Store to get a 10% discount on any books you buy.

We have lots of books to choose from, including children’s books, novels, travel guides, and science works. You are sure to find something that you will enjoy. Shop now for Christmas. We have plenty of toys as gifts for you and avoid the rush.

Offer here until November 14.

5. Half-price Movie Tickets

Buy a full-price movie ticket on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, and you can buy a second ticket for a friend for only half price. The latest movies are here, shown in one of our five theaters at Bayfield Shopping Center.

Offer good through December 1. Limit one per customer.

6. Free Soft Drink

Buy any meal for at least $ 6 at Mike’s Cafe, and receive a free soft drink. We serve the best fast food in the Shopping Center. Come in and try our delicious meals and our excellent service.

You won’t be disappointed! Free soft drink offer ends November 14.

1.What are these ads for?

A．Food you can order for delivery.????????????? B．Places to go on vacation.

C．Special offers at a shopping center.????????????? D．Things on sale in a big store.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the ads?

A．Spending $ 50 means 3 hours of free parking.

B．One person can buy 4 tickets for the price of three.

C．After buying two CDs, you can get another two CDs for free.

D．At Mike’s Cafe, people can get a free soft drink after spending $ 6.

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned at this mall?

A．Clothes store.????????????? B．Music store.????????????? C．Restaurant.????????????? D．Toy store.

4. We can know from this passage _________.

A．there is more than one theater in the center

B．if you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the price

C．you may get a free one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoes

D．you won’t get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the meal

The rise of the so-called “boomerang generation” is revealed in official figures showing that almost one in five graduates in their late 20s now live with their parents.

By contrast, only one in eight university graduates had failed to fly the nest by the same age 20 years ago. It also found that grown-up sons are twice as likely as their sisters to still be living with their parents in their late 20s. With nearly a quarter of men approaching 30 still living at home, the findings are bound to lead to claims of a “generation of mummy’s boys”.

Young professionals in their late 20s or early 30s have been nicknamed the “boomerang generation” because of the trend toward returning to the family home having initially left to study. Recent research has suggested that young people in Britain are twice as likely to choose to live with their parents in their late 20s than their counterparts elsewhere in Europe.

Rising property prices, mounting student debts and the effects of recession on the job market have forced a wave of young people to move back into the family home at an age when they would normally be moving out. But commentators warned that the phenomenon may have more to do with young people facing “dire” prospects than simply a desire to save money.

While the proportion of those of university or college age moving out from the family home has continued to rise in the last 20 years, among those in their mid and late 20s the trend has been reversed. Overall 1.7 million people aged from 22 to 29 now share a roof with their parents, including more than 760,000 in their late 20s. In 1988, 22.7 per cent of men aged 25 to 29 were still living with their parents but last year the proportion was 24.5 per cent.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

  A. The economic crisis has shown its effect on the young generation.

  B. More young professionals are returning home to live.

  C. British parents are suffering more loads from their grown-up children.

  D. Britain is suffering more than any other country in Europe.

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

  A. Male children seem to more independent than females.

  B. Eighty percent of university graduates were able to live independently two decades ago.

  C. The grown-up children choose to live with their parents only to save money.

  D. More and more children are moving out at university age.

3. What does the underlined word “dire” probably mean?

  A. promising.     B. inconvenient.   C. very bad.    D. hopeful

4. The following factors may account for the phenomenon except _____.

  A. that living prices have risen a lot.

  B. that it’s difficult to land a job.

  C. that education has already cost them a lot

  D. that parents can help them more

 Recently, online high schools in America have sparked (激发) a debate about whether or not taxpayers’ money should be used to support online education. Online schools receive the same amount of funding as all other public schools, even though they don’t have to pay for rent or school equipment. States should use their educational funds to improve education at real schools, not to support online programs.

Some students only use online classes to supplement their school work. They benefit from the social experience of a traditional high school, while still taking online courses.

However, about 90 thousand students in America receive their education only from online schools. 50 thousand of these students take courses at Florida Virtual School, the largest online school in the country. While this method of schooling helps students who live in remote regions, most school systems are upset that they are losing more students each year to these online programs. 

Although online learning allows children to work at their own pace, these online schools have only one teacher per several hundred students. Often, teachers can’t give struggling students the help they need as they are unable to talk face-to-face with them, to find exactly what they’re having difficulty with.  

Additionally, even though online schooling accommodates (顾及) students who live in more remote states, students in online programs may suffer in social situations because they will not learn valuable communication skills from their schooling. Similar to students who are home schooled, those who take only online classes won’t learn social etiquette (礼节), and will be treated differently by their peers.

Online schooling might be useful for places where there are not enough students for a real school, such as agricultural regions, but states should only spend taxpayers’ money on online schools in extreme cases.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

2.According to the passage, online schooling _____.

3.According to Paragraph 5, the author worries that students at online schools _____.

4. What is the author’s attitude?

Given Australia’s size and the fact that early settlements were far apart, Australian society is remarkably homogeneous (同种的). Its citizens are fundamentally prosperous and the way of life in the major cities and towns is much the same however many miles divide them. It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents. However, there is some difference in lifestyle between city dwellers and the country people. Almost 90 per cent of the population lives in the fast-paced cities along the coast and has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert. The major cities preserve pockets of colonial heritage, but the overall impression is modern, with new buildings reflecting the country’s youth. In contrast, the rural communities tend to be slow-moving and conservative. For many years, Australia was said to have “ridden on the sheep’s back”, a reference to wool being the country’s main money earner. However, the wool industry is no longer dominant. Much of Australia’s relatively sound economy is now achieved from natural coal and wheat, and by being the largest diamond producer in the world. Newer industries such as tourism and wine making are also increasingly important. Australians are generally friendly and relaxed, with a self-deprecating sense of humor. On the whole, Australia is a society without hierarchies (等级制度), an attitude generally held to stem from its prisoner beginnings.

Yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few Australians have true prisoner origins. Within only one generation of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Australia had become a nation of immigrants. Originally coming almost entirely from the British Isles, today one in three Australians comes from elsewhere. Australia’s liberal postwar immigration policies led to an influx of survivors from war-torn Europe, most notably Greeks, Italians, Poles and Germans.

The emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia. Today Australia is a ‘blend of nations’ and although some racism exists, it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is justifiably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.

1.What does the writer mean by saying “It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.” in the first paragraph?

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

3.The underlined pronoun ‘it’ in the final paragraph refers to “_______”.

4.We can infer from the passage that _____.

5.This passage mainly focuses on Australia’s ______.