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Until late in the 20th century，most Americans spent time with people of different generations．Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves．
That's because we group people by age．We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers，our 13-year-olds in schools and sports activities，and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes．Why？
We live away from the old for many reasons．Young people sometimes keep away from the old to free themselves from fears of aging and dying．It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes．Sometimes it's so hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most．
Fortunately，some of us have found our way to the old．And we have discovered that they often save the young．
A reporter moved her family into a block filled with old people．At first her children were disappointed．But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbours and had her children deliver it and visit them．Soon the children had many new friends，with whom they shared food，stories and projects．“My children have never been less lonely，”the reporter said．
The young，in turn，save the old．Once I was in a rest home（养老院）when a visitor showed up with a baby，who was immediately surrounded．People who hadn't gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair．Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child．Babies have all astonishing power to comfort and cure．
Grandparents are a special case．They give their grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity．As my husband put it，“My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end．”Grandchildren speak of attention they don't get from worried parents．“My parents were always telling me to hurry up，and my grandparents told me to slow down，”one friend said．A teacher told me she can tell which children have relationships with grandparents：they are quieter，calmer and more trusting．
1．Now in an American family，people can find that________．
A．children never live with their parents
B．not all working people live with their parents
C．aged people are supported by their grandchildren
D．grandchildren are supported by their grandparents
2．The reason that old people are left alone may be that________．
A．the old don't like to live in a big family
B．the young can't get enough money to support the old
C．different generations have different ways of living
D．the old are too weak to live with the young
3．The fact the reporter told us shows that________．
A．old people in America lead a hard life
B．old people in America enjoy banana bread
C．she had no time to take care of her children
D．old people are easy to get along with
4．Why are some children quieter，calmer and more trusting？
A．Because they have relationships with their grandparents．
B．Because their worried parents ask them to act like that．
C．Because they have nothing to worry about．
D．Because their teachers ask them to act like that．
查看习题详情和答案>>阅读下面的短文，从A．B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Every summer，a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure．Most of the 1 are in seasonal work，mainly connected with tourism and 2 ．The pay is usually poor，but most people work abroad for the 3 of travel．You can pick grapes in France，entertain（逗乐）kids on American summer camps，and，of course，there are 4 jobs in hotels and restaurants．
But it is not easy now to find work，“ 5 you speak the language of the country well，there will be very few openings，”says Althea Ellis，an adviser on 6 for students．“If you work with a family in Italy，you'll have to speak Italian．When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris，the owner will expect you to speak 7 ．British students only have a language 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia．”
9 enjoys the experience．Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe．The two teachers with the children had never been 10 ．One child lost his passport；another became seriously ill and was 11 home；the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 12 they made，and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 13 evening of the entire trip．“I did visit a lot of new places，”she says，“but it wasn't worth it．The pay was 14 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job．The kids never slept！”
“The trouble is，students expect to have 15 time of it，”Althea Ellis points out．“ 16 ，they see it as a holiday．In practice， 17 ，you have to work hard．At the same time，all vacation work is casual（临时）work．You'll have a job when the hotel，the restaurant，or the campsite（野营地）is busy． 18 ，you'll work if it's convenient for the company that employs you．But you have 19 employment rights．As soon as the holiday season 20 ，they'll get rid of you．”
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读下面短文，从短文后面各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Every summer a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the 26 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with wourism and 27
The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 28 of travel. You can pick grapes on farms in France, entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 29 jobs in hotels and restaurants.
But it is not easy now to find work. “ 30 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says Althea Ellis, an adviser in 31 for students.
“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Pairs, the owner will expect you to speak 32 . British students only have a language 33 for jobs in the USA and Australia.”
34 enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been 35 .One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 36 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 37 they made, and what’s worse, Sarah herself was robbed on her only 38 evening of the entire trip. “ I did visit a lot of new places,” she says,“ but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was 39 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”
“The troubles is, students expect to have a(n) 40 time of it.” Althea Ellis points out. “After all, they see it as a 41 .In practice, 42 ,you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时的) work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. In the other words, you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that 43 you. But you have 44 employment rights. As soon as the holiday season 45 ,they’ll get rid of you.”
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听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W：I expected you’d come to my birthday party yesterday．
M：I’m terribly sorry，Susan．I had to see off a friend of mine at the airport last night．
1．Why does the man apologize to the woman?
A．He had to say goodbye to his friend at the airport．
B．He didn’t go to the woman’s party last night．
C．He had to go to another city with his friend．
M：I must apologize for not meeting you at the airport this afternoon．You must have been unhappy．
W：Well，you should have let me know that you weren’t coming．
2．How does the woman feel?
A．Very glad．
B．Very painful．
C．A little angry．
W：I’m sorry to have kept both of you waiting．The car was held up in the traffic．
M：That’s all right．We just got here ourselves．
3．How many people are there in the dialogue?
A．Two．
B．Three．
C．Four．
W：You are going to New York today，aren’t you?
M：Yes．I had thought I would fly，but then I decided that taking a bus would be cheaper than driving or flying．
4．How will the man get to New York?
A．By air．
B．By bus．
C．By car．
W：Daddy，have you decided what to do tomorrow?
M：We’ll go boating if it is fine．
W：Wonderful! I’m sure it will be fine．I’ve listened to the weather report．
5．What are they going to do tomorrow?
A．They are going to listen to the weather report．
B．They will go swimming．
C．They will go boating．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
M：Excuse me，I’m trying to do some work．I’m afraid your children are making a lot of noise．Don’t they ever go to sleep?
W：I’m sorry．They are noisy．But you know it’s difficult to keep boys quiet．
M：I couldn’t work and I couldn’t sleep last night．And I was wakened by the noise they made early this morning．
W：I’m terribly sorry．You know they never listen to me．They are only afraid of their father．He’s away on business，but he’ll be back tomorrow．
M：I hope he can do something about it．
6．What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A．They are parent and teacher．
B．They are close friends．
C．They are neighbors．
7．What can you learn from the dialogue?
A．The man is making complaint to the woman．
B．The man is making some suggestion to the woman．
C．The man is satisfied after talking to the woman．
8．What’s not the result of the children’s noise?
A．The man couldn’t work．
B．The man couldn’t sleep．
C．The man couldn’t eat．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
M：Oh，come in．
W：I just dropped in to return these books．Are you getting dinner ready? Something smells good．
M：Oh，I’m just preparing some noodles．
W：I thought your wife did the cooking．
M：She did，but she said she would come home late today．
W：So you’re the cook．What are you having with the noodles?
M：Some cabbages and tomatoes．Why don’t you stay and have dinner with us?
W：Thanks，but not today．I have to hurry off．Maybe some other time．
9．Where does this dialogue take place?
A．At the man’s home．
B．In a restaurant．
C．In a company．
10．Why does the woman come to the man’s home?
A．She wants to have dinner with him．
B．She comes to return some books．
C．She wants to learn how to cook．
11．Who does the cooking now?
A．The man．
B．The woman．
C．The man’s wife．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
M：Don’t you just love this store? Every time I go through all the things here，I always find something interesting．
W：I know what you mean．Look at this box of clothes over here．Each piece costs only one dollar．
M：Look at what I got here!
W：What? So now you’re interested in wool coats all of a sudden．The weather is too warm for it，I think．
M：No，not that．I’m talking about this jacket from the 1950s．Isn’t it nice?
W：Yes，it is．It only costs five dollars，too．
M：I think if I clean it up a little and get the button fixed，it’ll look like it’s worth a million dollars!
W：I think I’m going to buy this little skirt and then I’ll be ready to go．How about you?
M：I’m ready anytime you are．
12．What are the speakers doing?
A．Trying on clothes．
B．Buying new clothes．
C．Buying old clothes．
13．What is the man interested in?
A．A coat．
B．A shirt．
C．A jacket．
14．What can we learn about the piece of clothes the man is interested in?
A．Some buttons are missing．
B．It’s worth millions of dollars．
C．It was made in 1950．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
M：Hi，Jane．It’s nice to see you again．I heard you went to the US during your vacation．
W：Yes．I went to New York to attend a summer course in English．
M：Wow．You were lucky．How long did you stay there?
W：About 50 days．I went there on July 5th and came back on August 25th．
M：How about the course?
W：The course was very good．The teachers were nice．They taught us to listen，speak，read and write in English，but it was mostly speaking．One interesting thing I found was that the American classes are different from our classes here because they are very free．You can sit anywhere you like in the classroom．You can ask the teacher questions at any time during the class，and you are welcome to share your ideas with the class．I really liked this kind of class．
M：How interesting! Maybe our teacher should try that．
15．What was the woman’s main purpose in going to New York during the vacation?
A．To learn English．
B．To visit an American family．
C．To do business．
16．When did the woman come back from America?
A．On July 5th．
B．On July 6th．
C．On August 25th．
17．What in particular did the woman like about the American classes?
A．The teachers were kind．
B．The students were quite free．
C．There were too many activities in class．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
Mr．Grey was the manager of a small office in London．He lived in the country，and came to work by train．He liked walking from the train station to his office unless it was raining，because it gave him some exercise．
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him，“You may not remember me，sir，but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets．I stopped you in the street and asked you to lend me some money，and you lent me five pounds，because you said that you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success．”
Mr．Grey thought for a few minutes and then said，“Yes，I remember you．Go on with your story．”
“Well,” answered the stranger，“are you still willing to take a chance?”
18．Why did he walk from the station to his office?
A．To save money．
B．To buy something necessary．
C．To have more exercise．
19．Which of the following statements may be true?
A．The stranger once asked Mr．Grey for money．
B．The stranger and Mr．Grey knew each other very well．
C．The stranger was going to give Mr．Grey his money back．
20．What did the last sentence mean?
A．He wanted to give Mr．Grey a chance to help others．
B．He wanted to ask Mr．Grey for some more money．
C．He hoped Mr．Grey could help him to be successful in his work．
III．阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Until late in the 20th century, most Americans spent time with people of different generations．Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves．
That’s because we group people by age．We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sports activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes．Why?
We live away from the old for many reasons．Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of aging and dying．It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes．Sometimes it’s so hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most．
Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old．And we have discovered that they often save the young．
A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people．At first her children were disappointed．But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbors and had her children deliver it and visit．Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects．“My children have never been less lonely,” the reporter said．
The young, in turn, save the old．Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded．People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair．Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child．Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure．
Grandparents are a special case．They give their grandchildren a feeling of security(安全) and continuity．As my husband put it, “My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end．” Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents．“My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said．A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting．
41．Now in an American family, people can find that _____．
A．children never live with their parents
B．not all working people live with their parents
C．aged people are supported by their grandchildren
D．grandchildren are supported by their grandparents
42．What may be the reason why old people are left alone?
A．The old don’t like to live in a big family
B．The young can’t get enough money to support the old
C．Different generations have different lifestyles
D．The old are too weak to live with the young
43．The fact the reporter told us shows that _____．
A．old people in America lead a hard life
B．old people in America enjoy banana bread
C．she had no time to take care of her children
D．old people are easy to get along with
44．Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because _____．
A．they had never seen a baby before
B．the baby was clever and beautiful
C．the baby brought them the image of life
D．the baby’s mother would take care of them
45．Why are some children quieter,calmer and more trusting?
A．Because they have relationships with their grandparents
B．Because their worried parents ask them to act like that
C．Because they have nothing to worry about
D．Because their teachers ask them to act like that
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