题目内容
— It appears that your relationship with Mike is not normal, doesn’t it?
—I thought of him as a trustworthy friend _____, to my shock, he gave me away to the boss.
A.unless B.since C.for D.until
D
解析:
略
When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents.Every day they were busy earning money so that they could 36 the high tuition my brother and I needed.They didn’t 37 in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.
One day, Mom was sewing a quilt(被子).I 38 sat down beside her.“Mom, I have a 39 here,” I said after a while.“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very 40 voice.
Mom stopped her work and raised her head with 41 in her eyes.She didn’t answer immediately.She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt.I was 42 if I had hurt her.I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do.But at last she said, very 43 , “Susan, look at this 44 .Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt.The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting.If 45 is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. 46 is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until years later.
One day, Dad accidentally got 47 while on duty.Ever since then he could no longer 48
properly.Every morning and dusk Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road.Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees.The leaves were gently glistening 49 the sun shining upon them.All of these made up the most beautiful 50 in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?”” I asked him one day. “Susan, don’t worry shout me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom.I like this kind of life.” Looking into his eyes, I 51 what they meant.
The doctor had said Dad would 52 in two months.But that day never came.He 53 away in peace.
54 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses.But from this 55 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm…
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It may not be news to parents of teenage girls, but researchers have confirmed that no one can stop their 16-year-old daughter from deciding how the family spends its money.
The willpower and determination of teenage girls give them a big say in how a family’s money is spent on everything from food and meals to mobile phones, and, of course, clothes. Teenage boys did not show up at all in the analysis, which was designed to find out the influence of young people on household spending.
The findings on the spending power of teenage girls were calculated from Office for National Statistics records of family spending during the 1980s and 1990s. Researchers examined how much money went on services and leisure goods in different kinds of homes. They checked spending on food, restaurant meals, alcohol, tobacco, services, heating, transport, clothes and sports in 2,745 British families.
They found that teenage girls in the UK typically played an active role in family decisions about the allocation(分配)of household resources. But older children— those over the age of 21 who are still living with their parents—appear to have no say in household decisions.
They also tried to calculate to what extent the bargaining power of a teenager affected family budgets. “Every parent knows that children, even at a very early age, have their own preferences with regard to consumption, researchers said. “But children are only interested in a limited range of goods—mainly sweets and toys—and parents are able to use punishment to reduce their children’s bargaining power or remove it.” When they become teenagers, however, girls are much more independent and they are capable of earning their own money, which improves their bargaining power in family decisions.
The researchers could not explain why girls have more influence over spending while the evidence for boys is much less conclusive. However, this study could be of great significance to market research and how marketers target children.
【小题1】 From the passage we can learn that .
| A.teenage girls have more influence over family budgets than teenage boys |
| B.teenage boys don't want to decide on household spending |
| C.teenage boys have some influence over household |
| D.teenage girls have weaker willpower and determination than teenage boys |
| A.Make them dare to say something. |
| B.Make them want to know. |
| C.Make them say something meaningful. |
| D.Make their influence stronger. |
| A.girls living with parents |
| B.girls over 21 |
| C.girls over 12 |
| D.girls living alone |
| A.By persuading them |
| B.By offering them sweets or toys. |
| C.By threatening to punish them. |
| D.By allocating household resources. |
I am quite ______ that the new cosmetics, whether it appears in the form of tablet, capsule, powder or injection, will _______ through the country among young ladies.
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A.optimistic about; sweep |
B.optimistic ; sweep |
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C.pessimistic; spread |
D.pessimistic about; spread |