The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is 36 . So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration(挫折), not  37

what to do. But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is  38  by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American  39 . To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children   40  on their own two feet. From  41  each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more  42  to make their own choices.  43  choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to  44  them with. When they  45  young adulthood, they choose their own jobs and marriage  46  . Of course, many young adults still  47

their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the  48  ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own , not  49  to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带). The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to  50  their children as individuals—not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to achieve their own   51  . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the  52  

to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a (an)  53  among equals.  But  54  to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to  55  . Even as adult, they respect and honor their parents.

A. strange           B. different             C. new                 D. unlike

A. noticing         B. remember                    C. knowing            D. deciding

A. influenced          B. made             C. controlled             D. changed

A. services         B. standards                  C. rules                D. values

A. sit                    B. get                C. stand                     D. rise

A. adulthood            B. girlhood                C. boyhood                D. childhood

A. freedom              B. space                 C. time                     D. money

A. Adults          B. Teenagers               C. Americans                     D. Parents

A. help               B. join              C. share                   D. provide

A. gain               B. pass                 C. become                D. reach

A. wives              B. partners            C. husbands               D. couples

A. seek                 B. invite               C. try                    D. choose

A. room               B. house               C. nest                   D. place

A. connected           B. held                 C. stuck                D. tied

A. serve                 B. treat                C. describe                     D. recognize

A. jobs                B. plans             C. dreams                D. hopes

A. dependence          B. trust              C. belief                  D. confidence

A. friendship            B. companion         C. membership         D. association

A. known             B. similar            C. contrary            D. due

A. travel             B. visit              C. see               D. live

请阅读下列应用文和相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请把相应选项字母涂在答题卡相应题号上。其中E用AB代表,F用CD代表。

首先,请阅读下列有关电器的介绍:

[A] This 1000-wat electric boiler rapidly boils up to 1 quart of water for coffee, tea and more. It provides a rapid and quiet heating process, making it ideal for the office, home or students’ bedroom, and unit’s easy-open lid is designed with a security lock to prevent spilling.

[B] This 12-inch everyday pan is made of aluminum, allowing for quick heat giving. The stainless-steel handles are comfortable to grasp, plus they decrease heat moving so handles stay cool on the stovetop. The included lid is ideal for moist-heat cooking. It cooks fast and is easy to clean and can cook everything with little oil or no oil.

[C] This lightweight carpet(地毯) cleaner comes with a display of convenient features. It gets under furniture and in hard-to-reach areas, and it is removable for easy clean-up. It provides heavy-duty cleaning for the worst type dirt, like high-traffic areas and pet stains, and dirty water and clean water always remain separate. It is ideal for carpeted stairs.

[D] This electric pressure washer is an ideal choice for home and auto cleaning projects. It features an instant stop or start function. It also includes an adjustable pressure nozzle(喷嘴), so you can adjust pressure from 100 PSI to 1300 PSI, and owns effective cleaning power.

[E] This solar light turns on automatically at dark and off at dawn. Show off garden accessories like fountains or light a path through your yard with a solar light that needs neither electricity nor maintenance. Solar lighting saves money and energy by gathering power from the sun.

[F] Keep the air in the home, office, or workplace circulating with this high-performance fan. It features a design for fast, focused cooling and effective air circulation. It also comes equipped with a three-speed motor and a specially-designed blade, which provides different power. Thoughtfully designed, the fan can also be wall mounted to help save floor space.

阅读以下消费者的信息,然后匹配他们拟要购买的电器。

Final examination is coming near and it is getting hotter and hotter. Jojo studies hard at her desk, often wet through with sweat. Now what she most wants to get is some kind of instrument that can cool her while she is doing her lessons at the desk so she can have a better learning result.

It is only a few days before Christmas Day. Fan and his family are to give their house a thorough cleaning. As his father has some trouble with his health, Fan volunteers to take the task of cleaning the walls. In order to do a better job, he is eager to find an ideal instrument to match his aim.

For the purpose of being admitted by a key university, Lena has been burying herself in lessons and often studies until late into the night so that she often feels tired out and sleepy. “Why not refresh myself with a cup of coffee now and then?” She thinks and then she comes up with an idea….

Jean has decided to go hiking with her classmates for a holiday and hopes to have a picnic by cooking in the open air to add pleasure and fun to their trip. Now she is given the task that she should get an instrument with which they can cook delicious dishes.

Rachel’s mother is a cleaner whose job is to get clean kinds of floors, including carpets of many buildings. The boring work—especially the stair carpet cleaning—often makes her mother worn out. So Rachel is anxious to buy her an easy-to-use machine to take the place of her mother’s heavy work.

根据短文内容, 从下面A到F选项中选出能够概括每段主题的最佳选项, 选项中有一项为多余项

A. Tools of thought

B. A reflection of your personality

C. An indication of your intelligence

D. The explosive effect of words

E. A direction of the history

F. Change the direction of your life

(填涂说明:E=A+D   F=B+D   G=C+D )

The extent of your vocabulary indicates the degree of your intelligence. Your brain power will increase as you learn to know more words. Here's the proof. Two classes in a high school were selected for an experiment. Their ages and their environment were the same. Each class represented an identical cross-section of the community. One, the control class, took the normal courses. The other class was given special vocabulary training. At the end of the period the marks of the latter class surpassed those of the control group, not only in English, but in every subject, including mathematics and the sciences. Similarly it has been found by Professor Lewis M.Terman, of Stanford University, that a vocabulary test is as accurate a measure of intelligence as any three units of the standard and accepted Stanford-Binet I.Q. tests.

The study of words is not merely something that has to do with literature. Words are your tools of thought. You can't even think at all without them. Try it. If you are planning to go down town this afternoon you will find that you are saying to yourself: "I think I will go down town this afternoon." You can't make such a simple decision as this without using words. Your words are your keys for your thoughts. And the more words you have at your command the deeper, clearer and more accurate will be your thinking.

A command of English will not only improve the processes of your mind. It will give you assurance; build your self-confidence; lend color to your personality; increase your popularity. Your words are your personality. Your vocabulary is you. Your words are all that we, your friends, have to know and judge you by. You have no other medium for telling us your thoughts-for convincing us, persuading us, giving us orders.

Words are explosive. Phrases are packed with TNT.A simple word can destroy a friendship. The proper phrases in the mouths of clerks have quadrupled the sales of a department store. The wrong words used by a campaign orator have lost an election. For instance, on one occasion the four unfortunate words, "Rum, Romanism and a Rebellion" used in a Republican campaign speech threw the Catholic vote and the presidential victory to Grover Cleveland. Ears are won by words. Soldiers fight for a phrase. "Make the world safe for Democracy." "All out for England." "V for Victory." The " Remember the Maine" of Spanish war days has now been changed to "Remember Pearl Harbor."

Words have changed the direction of history. Words can also change the direction of your life. They have often raised a man from mediocrity to success. If you consciously increase your vocabulary you will unconsciously raise yourself to a more important station in life, and the new and higher position you have won will, in turn, give you a better opportunity for further enriching your vocabulary. It is a beautiful and successful cycle.

Today’s opportunity erase yesterday’s failures.

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