B
In China, if you are not married by the time you are 30, you are in for trouble: social blame and pressure from family and friends can get you down. And if you are a woman it’s even worse.
Many young people get married simply to get other people off their backs(免受别人的指责) . This is a serious compromise (妥协) with their ideals (理想). One ends up not marrying the ideal partner.
There are, however, a few young people who refuse to compromise: if they can’t find a good marriage partner,they say, they would rather not many at all.
34-year-old Kate is university lecture in English.She said she would not describe herself as backelorette(独身主义者) but simply a woman who hasn't come across the right man yet. She has sharp comments for the way in which the old generation looks at marriage.
“Many people think marriage is a duty —— to your parents, family and society. Nobody cares if your marriage is happy or not. she said, I think this is very wrong and I intend to live and act according to my own will.”
Happily for her, her parents are open-minded and not put pressure on her. But the same does not apply to her friends. They are .constantly trying to get her together with some young man or another. She always refuses politely.
59. The main idea of this passage is that ____ .
A. marriage is duty to society
B. people should get married before 30 years old
C. late marriage should be respected
D. women should get married earlier than men
60. Miss Kate refuses to get together with some young man or another because____.
A. she doesn’t think he is the right man she wants
B. he is either too old or too young
C. he is either important or little learned
D. he doesn’t have good manners
61. In the first paragraph the underlined words “in for”  refer to ____.
A. interested in   B. satisfied with    C. worried about   D. possible to suffer
62. Which is not true according to this passage
A. In China, one mil face social blame and family pressure if one hasn’t got married at he age of 30.
B. Miss Kate’s parents are always worried about her marriage.
C. Miss Kate won’t compromise with her ideal marriage.
D. Miss Kate wants to many a worthy young man.
63. If marriage is regarded as a duty to society,_______.
A. everybody will be happy and satisfied
B. nobody will pay attention to whether you are happy or not in your family life
C. you can easily find an ideal partner
D. young people will have nothing to worry about in marriage

B

In China, if you are not married by the time you are 30, you are in for trouble: social blame and pressure from family and friends can get you down. And if you are a woman it’s even worse.

Many young people get married simply to get other people off their backs(免受别人的指责) . This is a serious compromise (妥协) with their ideals (理想). One ends up not marrying the ideal partner.

There are, however, a few young people who refuse to compromise: if they can’t find a good marriage partner,they say, they would rather not many at all.

34-year-old Kate is university lecture in English.She said she would not describe herself as backelorette(独身主义者) but simply a woman who hasn't come across the right man yet. She has sharp comments for the way in which the old generation looks at marriage.

“Many people think marriage is a duty —— to your parents, family and society. Nobody cares if your marriage is happy or not. she said, I think this is very wrong and I intend to live and act according to my own will.”

Happily for her, her parents are open-minded and not put pressure on her. But the same does not apply to her friends. They are .constantly trying to get her together with some young man or another. She always refuses politely.

59. The main idea of this passage is that ____ .

A. marriage is duty to society

B. people should get married before 30 years old

C. late marriage should be respected

D. women should get married earlier than men

60. Miss Kate refuses to get together with some young man or another because____.

A. she doesn’t think he is the right man she wants

B. he is either too old or too young

C. he is either important or little learned

D. he doesn’t have good manners

61. In the first paragraph the underlined words “in for”  refer to ____.

A. interested in   B. satisfied with    C. worried about   D. possible to suffer

62. Which is not true according to this passage

A. In China, one mil face social blame and family pressure if one hasn’t got married at he age of 30.

B. Miss Kate’s parents are always worried about her marriage.

C. Miss Kate won’t compromise with her ideal marriage.

D. Miss Kate wants to many a worthy young man.

63. If marriage is regarded as a duty to society,_______.

A. everybody will be happy and satisfied

B. nobody will pay attention to whether you are happy or not in your family life

C. you can easily find an ideal partner

D. young people will have nothing to worry about in marriage

【小题1】They sat at the back of the hall, talking in           (耳语) in order not to disturb others.
【小题2】The Chinese team o               the Japanese team through good teamwork in the final and won the gold medal.
【小题3】Please go a            the ship quickly. There is only ten minutes left. Let’s hurry!
【小题4】Farmers benefit a lot from the new a                （农业的）laws and regulations.
【小题5】New Zealand’s culture is rich because of the m          of Polynesian and different European settlers.
【小题6】The boss,     ____      （代表） the company, expressed sincere thanks to all employees for their efforts
【小题7】As a famous actress, she has to be p            about what she wears in public.
【小题8】He suggests            （出口）our products so that we can make higher profits.
【小题9】The government immediately started a nationwide c             against drunk driving to ensure the road safety.
【小题10】Yuan Longping not only works the land to do his research in China, but also c        farm knowledge in other Asian countries.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children’s books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland. She has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, interesting story, and art work.
The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll. In fact, Lewis Carroll was not the writer’s real name. His real name was Charles Dodgson. One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family. To keep them entertained on the ride, he told them a story in which Alice, the middle child, was the main character. They enjoyed the story very much.
Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice’s Adventures Under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The book was an immediate success. One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll’s works. She was surprised to find that they included many works on math. In fact, Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems.
Since the story was first printed, it has kept selling up to the present day. It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it.
【小题1】The passage is mainly about _________.

▲Hong Kong’s pop star Kelly Chan will hold a concert in Hong Kong this month. She has been working on it for two years. She will dance with a group of 40 dancers. Chan is going to wear a dress with quite a number of diamonds on it.
▲ Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova, 17, won the Japan Open on Saturday. She beat America’s Mashona Washington. It was her second win in a week. She also did well in South Korea.
▲More than nine million American children have health problem because they are too fat. An American medical group announced this last week. The group said children should have less fast food and fewer soft drinks and that schools should have more sports for all students, not just the best athletes.
45. What is Kelly Chan going to do?
A. To hold a concert.  B. To go on a diet.   C. To watch a game.    D. To make a dress.
46. According to the news the player from ________ won the tennis match on Saturday.
A. Russia                 B. Japan                  C. South Korea           D. America
47.The medical group from America said last week that _________.
A. America has too many good athletes     B. children shouldn’t have too many soft drinks
C. schools should organize more picnics    D. most parents in America have health problem
48. From the news we know that __________.
A. Kelly Chan has been dancing with 40 people
B. Maria Sharapova has won the Japan Open 17 times
C. soft drinks and fast food are really good for children’s health
D. many American children have too much fast food and too little exercise