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[1]With the average number of children in a British family falling beneath an average of two, the population of the UK has been falling for quite a few years．This trend is quite worrying for the British economy．

[2]Why aren’t the British having as many children as they used to? Well, there is a range of reasons．One of them is that British people are now having their children at a much older age than previously．Most young people today want a well-paid job, so they have to go to university．After years of study at university, they need a few years of work experience to get a job they want．They might then get married, but it’s incredibly expensive to buy a house in the UK．That explains why British young people now don’t move out of their parents’ home until they are around 30 years old．It is not until that age that they can afford to have their home, get married and start thinking about having a child．

[3]So a British person manages to get a job, get a home and get married．Why isn’t he or she having at least two children on average? The main reason is that it is relatively expensive to bring up a child in the UK．Both parents need to work just to pay for their home and living expenses, they then need to pay someone to _____________________ during the day．Paying for this child care is always expensive．

[4]The recent financial crisis is making things even harder for families, since unemployment is rising and even fewer people can afford to have children．

1．What is the text mainly about? （within 10 words）

2．Which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one?

   British young people don’t have enough money for houses, marriage and raising a child until they are almost in their thirties．

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words or expressions．（within 8 words）

4．What do you think the text will probably talk about next? （within 15 words）

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph．

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　　“Hello, Jill. How nice to see you here,” said Jack, “ 1 here often?” “Not as much as I’d like. I often used to meet my friends here, but now I live a long way away,” Jill explained. “In fact, it’s exactly three years 2 ” “Well,” said Jack, “tell me what 3 here today, then.” “Last week my mother had an accident in her car. She 4 when it happened, suddenly a motorcycle came out of another street and she 5 stop very quickly, and she 6 another car from behind. She banged her head on the car roof.” “ 7 her safety belt on at the time?” Jack asked. “No, she never wears one. I don’t think 8 in that car,” Jill explained. “I hope your mother 9 ,” said Jack. “No, thank goodness, but the doctor said she 10 stay in hospital 11 completely better,” explained Jill. “And so you 12 see her now?” Jack wanted to know. “Yes,” said Jill, “every day someone goes to the hospital 13 . She’s a lot better now.” “I’m glad 14 that,” said Jack. “Anyway 15 coffee.”

1. A. Are you coming    B. Are you going

   C. Do you come　　   D. Do you go

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2. A. since then we moved    B. since we moved

   C. that we moved us　　   D. that we move

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3. A. you’re doing    B. you do

   C. do you do　　    D. takes you

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4. A. went the Oxford Street along

   B. was going Oxford Street along

   C. was going along Oxford Street

   D. went along the Oxford Street

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5. A. must　　　　  B. had to

   C. ought to　　  D. had better

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6. A. was beaten with    B. was hit with

   C. was beaten by　　  D. was hit by

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7. A. Was she having　　 B. Did she have

   C. Has she put　　    D. Was she put on

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8. A. they were any　　    B. there were any

   C. they were any ones   D. there were any ones

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9. A. wasn’t badly hurt　　   B. wasn’t hurt bad

   C. wasn’t so much hurt　　 D. wasn’t too much hurt

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10. A. need　　   B. ought  

    C. should　　 D. would rather

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11. A. until she is　　    B. until after she will be

    C. until she will be   D. until she’s going to be

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12. A. just were at　　　　 B. just were in

    C. have just gone to    D. have just been to

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13. A. for seeing her　　 B. as to see her

    C. that we see her    D. to see her

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14. A. hearing　　  B. hear

    C. to hear　　  D. that hear

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15. A. let me pay you your　　 B. let me to pay your

    C. let me pay for your　　 D. let me to pay for your

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    “Hello, Jill．How nice to see you here, ” said Jack．“   1   here often?  Not as much as I’d like．I often   2   my friends here, but now I live a long way away, ”Jill explained．“ In fact, it’s exactly three years   3   .”

“ Well, ” said Jack, “tell me what   4   here today, then．” “Last week my mother had an accident in her car．She   5   when it happened．Suddenly a motorcycle came out of another street and she   6   stop very quickly, and she   7   another car from behind．She banged her head on the car roof．” “   8   her safety belt on at the time?” Jack asked．“No, she never wears one． I don’t think   9   in that car,” Jill explained．“I hope your mother   10   ” said Jack．“No, thank goodness, but the doctor said she   11   stay in hospital   12   completely better,” explained Jill, “And so you   13   see her now?” Jack wanted to know．“Yes,” said Jill, “every day someone goes to the hospital   14   ．She’s a lot better now.” “I’m glad to hear that,” said Jack．“Anyway   15   coffee.”

1．A．Are you coming

B．Are you going

C．Do you come

D．Do you go

2．A．meet

B．used to meet

C．use to meet

D．am use to meet

3．A．since then we moved

B．since we moved

C．that we moved as

D．that we move

4．A．you’re doing

B．you do

C．do you do

D．takes you

5．A．went to Oxford Street along

B．was going Oxford Street along

C．was going along Oxford Street

D．went along the Oxford Street

6．A．must

B．had to

C．ought to

D．had better

7．A．was beaten with

B．was hit with

C．was beaten by

D．was hit by

8．A．Was she having

B．Did she have

C．Has she put

D．Was she put on

9．A．they were any

B．there were any

C．they were any ones

D．there were any ones

10．A．wasn’t badly hurt

B．wasn’t hurt bad

C．wasn’t so much hurt

D．wasn’t too much hurt

11．A．need

B．ought

C．should

D．would rather

12．A．until she is

B．until after she will be

C．until she will be

D．until she’s going to be

13．A．just were at

B．just were in

C．have just gone to

D．have just been to

14．A．for seeing her

B．so as to see her

C．that we see her

D．to see her

15．A．let me pay you your

B．let me to pay your

C．let me pay for your

D．let me pay your

“ Well, ” said Jack, “tell me what   4   here today, then．” “Last week my mother had an accident in her car．She   5   when it happened．Suddenly a motorcycle came out of another street and she   6   stop very quickly, and she   7   another car from behind．She banged her head on the car roof．” “   8   her safety belt on at the time?” Jack asked．“No, she never wears one． I don’t think   9   in that car,” Jill explained．“I hope your mother   10   ” said Jack．“No, thank goodness, but the doctor said she   11   stay in hospital   12   completely better,” explained Jill, “And so you   13   see her now?” Jack wanted to know．“Yes,” said Jill, “every day someone goes to the hospital   14   ．She’s a lot better now.” “I’m glad to hear that,” said Jack．“Anyway   15   coffee.”

1．A．Are you coming

B．Are you going

C．Do you come

D．Do you go

2．A．meet

B．used to meet

C．use to meet

D．am use to meet

3．A．since then we moved

B．since we moved

C．that we moved as

D．that we move

4．A．you’re doing

B．you do

C．do you do

D．takes you

5．A．went to Oxford Street along

B．was going Oxford Street along

C．was going along Oxford Street

D．went along the Oxford Street

6．A．must

B．had to

C．ought to

D．had better

7．A．was beaten with

B．was hit with

C．was beaten by

D．was hit by

8．A．Was she having

B．Did she have

C．Has she put

D．Was she put on

9．A．they were any

B．there were any

C．they were any ones

D．there were any ones

10．A．wasn’t badly hurt

B．wasn’t hurt bad

C．wasn’t so much hurt

D．wasn’t too much hurt

11．A．need

B．ought

C．should

D．would rather

12．A．until she is

B．until after she will be

C．until she will be

D．until she’s going to be

13．A．just were at

B．just were in

C．have just gone to

D．have just been to

14．A．for seeing her

B．so as to see her

C．that we see her

D．to see her

15．A．let me pay you your

B．let me to pay your

C．let me pay for your

D．let me pay your

第二部分阅读理解
Can you imagine a classroom which misses the one thing that’s long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing? Paper. No notebooks, no textbooks, no test paper. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to use up ink at the critical(关键的) moment.
Such a “paperless classroom” is one that more and more schools are trying to get.　　
Students never do any handwriting in the class. Instead, they use specially-designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student’s personal computer.　　
Having computers also means that students can use the Internet. They can look up information on any subject they’re studying, from maths to social science.　　
A middle school teacher Judy Harrell in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to learn about the war in Iraq in 2003.　　
“We could touch every side of the country through different sites: from the forest to refuges(难民营),” she said. “Using a book that’s three or four years old is impossible.”　　
And exams can go online too. At a high school in Tennessee, US, students take tests on their own computers. The teacher records the grades on the network for everyone to see and then copies them to his own electronic grade book.　　
A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper. High school teacher Stephanie Sorrell in Kentucky, US, said she used to give about 900 pieces of paper each week to each student.　　
“Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers,” she said.　　
But, with all this technology, there’s always the risk that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still widely available for these hi-tech students.
41．What does the underlined sentence “use up ink at the critical moment” in the 1st paragraph mean?
A．Pens use ink, while pencils don’t.
B．Pens get lost easily at any moment.
C．Pens may have little or no ink at the key moment.
D．Pens may not write well at the critical moment.
42．What did the middle school teacher show while using the example of her class?
A．the Web could take them everywhere.
B．the Web taught them a lot.
C．the Web is a good tool for information.
D．the Web, better than the textbooks, can give the latest information.
43．What does the phrase “break down” in the last paragraph mean?
　 A．Break up.        B．Stop working.       C．Fall down.     D．Lose control.