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  For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house.Some deal with the situation by watching TV.Some may hide.But all of them have something in common.They spend part of each day alone.They are called latchkey children.They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work.And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.

  Lynette Long was once the headmistress of an elementary school.She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys fastened.I was constantly telling them to put them inside their shirts.There were so many keys.It never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

  She and her husband began talking to the children who had them.They learned of the impact(影响)working couples and single parents were having on their children.Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone.One in each three latchkey children The Longs talked to reported being scared.Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.

  The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding.It might be in a shower stall, under a bed, or in a closet.The second is TV.They’ll often play it at high volume.The Longs learned it’s hard to get statistics(情况)on latchkey children.Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

(1)

The main idea about “latchkey children” is that they ________.

[  ]

A.

are growing in numbers

B.

suffer problems from being left alone

C.

watch too much television during the day

D.

are also found in middle-class neighborhoods

(2)

The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is ________.

[  ]

A.

tiredness

B.

freedom

C.

loneliness

D.

fear

(3)

We may draw a conclusion that ________.

[  ]

A.

it’s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are

B.

latchkey children try to hide their feelings

C.

latchkey children often watch TV with their parents

D.

latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone

答案:1.B;2.D;3.A;
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  When people don't know the language, the most common way is 1 communicate through 2 . However, many gestures have different meanings, or on meaning at all, in different parts of the world. In the United States, 3 example 4 your head 5 means “Yes”. In some parts of Greece and Turkey, 6 , this motion can mean “ 7 ”. In Southeast Asia , nodding your head 8 a polite way of 9 “I heard you”.

  In ancient Rome, 10 the emperor wanted to spare someone's life, he would put his 11 up. Today in the United States, when someone put his/her thumb 12 , it means“ 13 is all right”. However in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and 14 not be used there.

  In the United States, 15 your clasped hands 16 your head means “I' m the champion” or “I'm the winner”. It is the sign fighters make 17 they win a fight. When a leading Russian Statesman made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign of 18 .

  In the United States, 19 your hand tip with the thumb and index finger in a circle and the 20 three fingers spread out means “Everything is OK” and is frequently used by astronauts and politicians. In France and Belgium, it can mean “You are worth nothing”.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  

(1)A.to   

  
  

B.on   

  
  

C.for   

  
  

D.of   

  
  

(2)A.smiles   

  
  

B.with   

  
  

C.of   

  
  

D.language   

  
  

(3)A.for   

  
  

B.with   

  
  

C.of   

  
  

D.about   

  
  

(4)A.nodding   

  
  

B.tossing   

  
  

C.nodded   

  
  

D.tossed   

  
  

(5)A.upAnd    down   

  
  

B.toAnd    fro   

  
  

C.backAnd    forth   

  
  

D.neckAnd    neck   

  
  

(6)A.but   

  
  

B.otherwise   

  
  

C.however   

  
  

D.yet   

  
  

(7)A.No   

  
  

B.Yes   

  
  

C.OK   

  
  

D.Go   

  
  

(8)A.be   

  
  

B.is   

  
  

C.am   

  
  

D.are   

  
  

(9)A.say   

  
  

B.said   

  
  

C.says   

  
  

D.saying   

  
  

(10)A.when   

  
  

B.after   

  
  

C.since   

  
  

D.while   

  
  

(11)A.finger   

  
  

B.thumb   

  
  

C.index   

  
  

D.hand   

  
  

(12)A.down   

  
  

B.above   

  
  

C.up   

  
  

D.below   

  
  

(13)A.Nothing   

  
  

B.Everything   

  
  

C.Nothing   

  
  

D.Anything   

  
  

(14)A.must   

  
  

B.can   

  
  

C.might   

  
  

D.should   

  
  

(15)A.to    raise   

  
  

B.raising   

  
  

C.to    be raised   

  
  

D.raised   

  
  

(16)A.above   

  
  

B.down   

  
  

C.below   

  
  

D.up   

  
  

(17)A.when   

  
  

B.after   

  
  

C.since   

  
  

D.while   

  
  

(18)A.friends   

  
  

B.friendship   

  
  

C.friendly   

  
  

D.being    friend   

  
  

(19)A.hold   

  
  

B.holding   

  
  

C.held   

  
  

D.to    be held   

  
  

(20)A.no   

  
  

B.other   

  
  

C.another   

  
  

D.either   

  

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(A)

 Everyone told me to make my travel preparations early but I thought I had plenty of time I had no idea how much there was to do and I waited too long before I began getting ready

 First I had to apply for a passport (护照) and visa (签证) because I was going to  1 I had to get several inoculations (预防注射) at 2 office Then I needed to drop by the bank and get some traveler's checks(支票)

  3  there were many things  4 at home I had the phone disconnected (断开) and the dog  5 the kennels () but I almost forgot to have the milk and newspaper deliveries stopped The postman had to remind me to leave my forwarding address at  6 office I know it would have slipped my mind if he hadn't mentioned it

 The day I was supposed to leave I realized I still hadn't received my passport and visa I simply couldn't believe the time  7 to quickly I was really afraid I would be left behind

 Fortunately the mail was delivered early and my passport arrived 8 I got to the airport they were already calling my flight I just barely had time to make it As soon as I sat down  9  I remembered that I hadn't taken my camera but it was too late to worry about that I would have to buy another one if I wanted to take pictures

 I did have a wonderful time during this trip, but the next time I plan to travel, I'm going to be sure to start preparing  10 to avoid all the last minute problems

                                                                                                                                                     

1A visit a new part of the country

  

  B visit my native place in the country

  

  C visit a foreign country

  

  D visit a beautiful place far from the city

  

[  ]

  

2A the doctor's

  

B. the teacher's

  

  C the police

  

D. the post

  

[  ]

  

3A At one time

  

B. At the same time

  

  C At a time

  

D. At no time

  

[  ]

  

4A to take care of

  

B. to take care

  

  C to be taken care of

  

D. to be taken care

  

[  ]

  

5A take to

  

B. being taken to

  

  C took to

  

D. taken to

  

[  ]

  

6A the doctor's

  

B. the teacher's

  

  C the police

  

D. the post

  

[  ]

  

7A had passed

  

B. had pasted

  

  C had passing

  

D. had pasting

  

[  ]

  

8A In the time

  

B. At the time

  

  C By the time

  

D. To the time

  

[  ]

  

9A outside the plane

  

B. inside the plane

  

  C under the plane

  

D. beside the plane

  

[  ]

  

10A enough early

  

B. earlier enough

  

   C enough earlier

  

D. early enough

  

[  ]

  

(B)

 Rice was original (原来) a plant that only grew in warm areas There was  11 when it was considered to be very valuable food in cold areas Now ice  12  and grows not only in warm areas but also in cold areas Rice is one of  13 foods of the human being There are three groups of rice eaters in the world The biggest group is that of those who  14 rice Most of them live in the Far East These people number more than 1, 000 millionabout one third of the world population They usually grow their own rice To them rice is even more important than wheat is  15 of Europe and North America China is the biggest of all the countries  16 people live on rice Well over 400 million of the Chinese are riceeaters So are most of  17 living in the Far East They number more than 600 million The next group is  18 people who eat rice from time to time They live in the towns and cities of West Africa, parts of Latin Americaand Asia To the third group  19 the people who live in countries in Europe and North America, there rice is eaten only as a special dish 20 rice have grains that are from 1/5 to 2/5 of an inch long Many people like the long grain rice better, and so its price is 21 than that of the short grain rice in the world market Rice is often polished (磨光) before cooking so food may  22  But it loses much of its vitamins (维生素) through polishing How to make  23 richer is a very useful subject of study

 People began to  24 this problem in the early part of the twentieth century when some scientists thought of adding vitamins to rice 25 we now have what is called enriched rice (营养米)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

11A a time

  

B. one time

  

  C.    the time

  

D. at times

  

[  ]

  

12A has improved

  

B. has been improved

  

  C.    has improving

  

D. has been improving

  

[  ]

  

13A more important

  

B. the very important

  

  C.    the less important

  

D. the most important

  

[  ]

  

14A live in

  

B. live for

  

  C.    live on

  

D. live by

  

[  ]

  

15A for the people

  

B. to the people

  

  C.    by the people

  

D. against the people

  

[  ]

  

16A that

  

B. in there

  

  C.    which

  

D. in which

  

[  ]

  

17A another

  

B. any other

  

  C.    the other

  

D. other

  

[  ]

  

18A made up of

  

B. made of

  

  C.    made by

  

D. made form

  

[  ]

  

19A belong to

  

B belongs to

  

  C.    belonging to

  

D.    belongs

  

[  ]

  

20A Most types of

  

B Most kinds of

  

  C.    Most piles of

  

D.    Most pieces of

  

[  ]

  

21A more expensive

  

B less expensive

  

  C.    much higher

  

D.    more higher

  

[  ]

  

22A be mading tasty

  

B be made taste

  

  C.    be made tastful

  

D.    be made tasty

  

[  ]

  

23A polishing rice

  

B polish rice

  

  C.    polished rice

  

D.    polishful rice

  

[  ]

  

24A pay attention to

  

B. paid attention to

  

  C. make attention to

  

D. give attention

  

[  ]

  

25.A. For a result

  

B. As a result

  

  C. At a result

  

D. In a result

  

[  ]

  
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Nicolette Morganti’s friends can’t understand why she joined a dating agency(婚姻介绍所).

She has a good job    1    a personal assistant with a television news agency, her own house, and a full social life. But she, a 29-year-old woman, who has a degree in English Literature(文学),is so    2    with British    3    that she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in touch with single American males.

“English men are usually materialistic and have    4    imagination,” she says.

“I have    5    years being bored by men who never do anything    6    .”

“I’m almost 30 now and I would really love to    7    a husband and have    8   .I’d like to live in London for six months of the year and in the States for   9     six months.”

In her search for the perfect man, Nicolette once    10    an advertisement in a magazine for    11    people and had 400 replies.

But she says, “I only met one or two of them.  12    of the others sounded very   13   .”

Nicolette joined English Rose about 18 months    14    and has met    15    then.

She says, “I    16    that American men are more romantic and thoughtful than British men. I rang   17    in the States, and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to    18    the call.”

“I’ve met five so far but I’m looking for someone very    19   . I’d like to find a caring, well-educated, non-smoking, animal-lover with a professional job and a    20    of adventure.”

1.A.like                               B.being

C.as                                D.with

2.A.tired                               B.bored

C.pleased                           D.angry

3.A.men                              B.games

C.music                             D.master

4.A.some                              B.much

C.a little                             D.no

5.A.passed                             B.spent

C.entered                           D.wasted

6.A.exciting                           B.moving

C.interesting                         D.living

7.A.marry to                            B.accept

C.receive                           D.find

8.A.friends                            B.work

C.a home                           D.children

9.A.another                            B.some

C.the other                           D.other

10.A.wrote                            B.put

C.gave                             D.posted

11.A.single                             B.married

C.only                             D.lonely

12.A.Most                             B.Few

C.All                                D.Some

13.A.worrying                              B.encouraging

C.boring                               D.surprising

14.A.before                           B.later

C.more                                 D.ago

15.A.from                             B.since

C.after                               D.until

16.A.expect                           B.suppose

C.know                             D.feel

17.A.one                             B.it

C.them                                 D.him

18.A.pay to                            B.pay off

C.pay for                           D.pay back

19.A.ordinary                           B.handsome

C.special                            D.lovely

20.A.feeling                           B.sense

C.way                             D.kind

 

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  Mr Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders (stupid mistakes). Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party. Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation.

  At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity(尊严). The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr Smith before. She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second

6 of the meal, she turned to Mr Smith and said,“Do you 7 that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one 8 glasses.”

  “Ah, yes. Who is he?” asked Smith.

  “He's the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.

  Mr Smith said, “So 9 is the Secretary of the Interior! I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him, although he is the Secretary.”

  The woman sat still and did not reply. Smith continued in spite of her 11 .“I really can't see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”

  “It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 . If he does the job well, you should have no complaint(抱怨).”

  “That's just it,” said Smith.“No one 16 the things he does, unless he is a complete 17 !”

  “Sir!” said the woman in all her 18 . “Do you know who I am?”

“No,” replied Smith.

  “I am the Secretary's wife,” she said coldly.

  Mr Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment(困窘),“Madam, do you know who I am?”

  “No, I don't,” the woman replied.

  “ 20 !” cried Mr Smith, as he quickly left the table.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  

(1) A.by      

  
  

B.of      

  
  

C.to      

  
  

D.for      

  
  

(2) A.got      

  
  

B.preferred      

  
  

C.took      

  
  

D.accepted      

  
  

(3) A.seated      

  
  

B.placed      

  
  

C.arranged      

  
  

D.kept      

  
  

(4) A.lively      

  
  

B.careful      

  
  

C.friendly      

  
  

D.patient      

  
  

(5) A.calmly      

  
  

B.politely      

  
  

C.plainly      

  
  

D.perfectly      

  
  

(6) A.course      

  
  

B.choice      

  
  

C.pause      

  
  

D.turn      

  
  

(7) A.recognize      

  
  

B.see      

  
  

C.remember      

  
  

D.know      

  
  

(8) A.of      

  
  

B.at      

  
  

C.with      

  
  

D.for      

  
  

(9) A.there      

  
  

B.this      

  
  

C.here      

  
  

D.that      

  
  

(10) A.honor      

  
  

B.respect      

  
  

C.admire      

  
  

D.look      

  
  

(11) A.appearance      

  
  

B.coldness      

  
  

C.sadness      

  
  

D.action      

  
  

(12)A.position      

  
  

B.invitation      

  
  

C.possession      

  
  

D.instruction      

  
  

(13) A.minds      

  
  

B.expects      

  
  

C.happens      

  
  

D.matters      

  
  

(14) A.picked    out      

  
  

B.selected      

  
  

C.made    out      

  
  

D.chosen      

  
  

(15) A.business      

  
  

B.job      

  
  

C.service      

  
  

D.chance      

  
  

(16) A.wishes      

  
  

B.does      

  
  

C.needs      

  
  

D.cares      

  
  

(17) A.joker      

  
  

B.dreamer      

  
  

C.fool      

  
  

D.stranger      

  
  

(18) A.manner      

  
  

B.dignity      

  
  

C.wealth      

  
  

D.quality      

  
  

(19) A.moved      

  
  

B.interested      

  
  

C.frightened      

  
  

D.shocked      

  
  

(20) A.Thank    goodness      

  
  

B.Great    fun      

  
  

C.Thank    you      

  
  

D.Big    mistake      

  

 

完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

  Mr Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders (stupid mistakes). Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party. Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation.

  At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity(尊严). The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr Smith before. She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second

6 of the meal, she turned to Mr Smith and said,“Do you 7 that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one 8 glasses.”

  “Ah, yes. Who is he?” asked Smith.

  “He's the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.

  Mr Smith said, “So 9 is the Secretary of the Interior! I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him, although he is the Secretary.”

  The woman sat still and did not reply. Smith continued in spite of her 11 .“I really can't see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”

  “It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 . If he does the job well, you should have no complaint(抱怨).”

  “That's just it,” said Smith.“No one 16 the things he does, unless he is a complete 17 !”

  “Sir!” said the woman in all her 18 . “Do you know who I am?”

“No,” replied Smith.

  “I am the Secretary's wife,” she said coldly.

  Mr Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment(困窘),“Madam, do you know who I am?”

  “No, I don't,” the woman replied.

  “ 20 !” cried Mr Smith, as he quickly left the table.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  

(1) A.by      

  
  

B.of      

  
  

C.to      

  
  

D.for      

  
  

(2) A.got      

  
  

B.preferred      

  
  

C.took      

  
  

D.accepted      

  
  

(3) A.seated      

  
  

B.placed      

  
  

C.arranged      

  
  

D.kept      

  
  

(4) A.lively      

  
  

B.careful      

  
  

C.friendly      

  
  

D.patient      

  
  

(5) A.calmly      

  
  

B.politely      

  
  

C.plainly      

  
  

D.perfectly      

  
  

(6) A.course      

  
  

B.choice      

  
  

C.pause      

  
  

D.turn      

  
  

(7) A.recognize      

  
  

B.see      

  
  

C.remember      

  
  

D.know      

  
  

(8) A.of      

  
  

B.at      

  
  

C.with      

  
  

D.for      

  
  

(9) A.there      

  
  

B.this      

  
  

C.here      

  
  

D.that      

  
  

(10) A.honor      

  
  

B.respect      

  
  

C.admire      

  
  

D.look      

  
  

(11) A.appearance      

  
  

B.coldness      

  
  

C.sadness      

  
  

D.action      

  
  

(12)A.position      

  
  

B.invitation      

  
  

C.possession      

  
  

D.instruction      

  
  

(13) A.minds      

  
  

B.expects      

  
  

C.happens      

  
  

D.matters      

  
  

(14) A.picked    out      

  
  

B.selected      

  
  

C.made    out      

  
  

D.chosen      

  
  

(15) A.business      

  
  

B.job      

  
  

C.service      

  
  

D.chance      

  
  

(16) A.wishes      

  
  

B.does      

  
  

C.needs      

  
  

D.cares      

  
  

(17) A.joker      

  
  

B.dreamer      

  
  

C.fool      

  
  

D.stranger      

  
  

(18) A.manner      

  
  

B.dignity      

  
  

C.wealth      

  
  

D.quality      

  
  

(19) A.moved      

  
  

B.interested      

  
  

C.frightened      

  
  

D.shocked      

  
  

(20) A.Thank    goodness      

  
  

B.Great    fun      

  
  

C.Thank    you      

  
  

D.Big    mistake      

  

 

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