Great changes have been made in family life because of science and industry．
In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical family had many children．In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents．Often too, uncles and aunts lived nearby．But when industry became more important than agriculture(农业)in American life, families became smaller because industry requires workers who are ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary．And large families cannot be moved from place to place as smaller families can．Therefore, at present people tend(易于)to have smaller families．
In the future, because of industrialization(工业化), a typical family will be required to move even more often than now, so families will be even smaller．The typical family may remain childless and consist only of a man and a woman．A small number of families may take raising children as their chief work．At the same time they may also raise other people’s children, leaving those families free to move from job to job．
(1)
What kinds of families are described in the passage?
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A．
Families of the past．
B．
Families of the present and of the future．
C．
Families of the past and of the future．
D．
Families of the past, the present and the future．
(2)
What is one of the reasons that families are getting smaller in America?
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A．
People don’t like having children．
B．
Children want to leave their families when growing up．
C．
The need for workers who can move at any time is increasing．
D．
Both old and young people prefer to live by themselves．
(3)
What can you learn about from the passage?
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A．
Americans are very choosy with their jobs．
B．
Children do not live with their parents or grandparents．
C．
Large families have difficulty surviving in the modern society．
D．
Science and industry have caused lots of families to split(破裂)．
Lang Lang, the young Chinese pianist, was born in Shenyang in 1982．He began to play the piano when he was 3．At the age of 5, he won first place in a piano competition in Shenyang．People thought he was a genius(天才)．From then on, playing the piano became the dream of Lang and his parents．
When Lang was 9 years old, he and his father went to Beijing to study piano．His father even left his work．Although he endured(忍受)great pressure(压力), Lang never gave up his dream of becoming a concert pianist．When he was 17, Lang became famous after he played in a great concert in Chicago, US．
Now 28-year-old Lang is famous all over the world for his great performances．He played at the Beijing Olympics in 2008．He was also one of Times magazine’s 100 Most Influential(有影响力的)Peoplein the World in 2009．He is one of the world’s great musicians．
(1)
What does Lang Lang do?
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A．
He is a violinist．
B．
He is a pianist．
C．
He is a music teacher．
D．
He is an engineer．
(2)
When did Lang Lang win first place in a piano competition in Shenyang?
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A．
In 1982．
B．
In 1985．
C．
In 1987．
D．
In 1991．
(3)
Why did Lang Lang’s father leave his work?
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A．
Because he wanted to find a job in Beijing．
B．
Because he wanted to learn the piano．
C．
Because he could find better jobs in Shenyang．
D．
Because Lang Lang went to Beijing to study piano and he wanted to give much help．
(4)
Which is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．
Lang Lang works very hard at piano．
B．
Lang Lang wasn’t famous before 2009．
C．
Lang Lang was born in Liaoning Province．
D．
Lang Lang played at the Beijing Olympics in 2008．
阅读理解
How do you feel if you make a speech in front of the whole class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get relly shy?
Shyness meansfeeling nervousor frightened when you are around other people．Expert s(专家)have found that more than 80 percent of the middle school students feel afraid to be the center of the attention．Some kidsare born shy．Some become shy later because of the living experience s．
It'sOK if it takesyou a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people．In fact, everyone getsa little shy sometime s．It'sju st a case of how much．
Most people have red facesand talk in brokensentenceswhen they get shy．But some become too shy and they won't go to a re staurant because they are too nervousto order and pay for their food．Some are afraid of meeting new people, so theyseldom go out side．Thiskind of shyness can be bad for a per son．
If shyness doe sn't stop you doing what you want to do, being shy isn't a very big problem．Some expertssay shy people are cleverer because they think more and talk less．Shy people are also good at working with othersbecause they think more for other people．Some great people in history were shy, too．
You see, being shy isn't all bad．But remember-don't let good opportunity(机会)pass by ju st because of it! If you have to sing at a birthday party or practice your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There isnothing to be afraid of．
(1)
The underlined phrase " to feel yourself again" means________．
[ ]
A．
to find yourself
B．
to be yourself
C．
to enjoy yourself
D．
to help yourself
(2)
What kind of shyness can be bad according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
You find yourself hard to enjoy yourself at a party．
B．
You feel a little nervouswhen you go to a new place．
C．
Youseldom go out side, afraid of meeting new people．
D．
You have a red face when you are a sked to an swer a que stion in class．
(3)
Ifyou have to practice your spoken English in class, ________．
[ ]
A．
ju st do it
B．
ju st refuse to do it．
C．
you'd better ask someone to help you．
D．
tell your teacher you are shy to do that
(4)
We can infer(推断)from the passage that ________
[ ]
A．
kidsare born shy
B．
you can't change yourself
C．
shy people can al so be successful
D．
shy people are not good at working with others．
(5)
What'sthe be st title of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Are you too shy?
B．
Think more for others．
C．
Find out what you are like!
D．
Once he was shy ju st like you!
阅读理解
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(1)
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(2)
If you go to the House of Pizza，you can buy 3 medium pizza with _____ on it．
A．pepperoni,onions and olives
B．olives and cheese
C．green peppers and onions
D．mushrooms，tomatoes and cheese
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(3)
If you only have \$1．50 with you，you can buy _____ at lunch time．
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