第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Upon reaching an appropriate age, usually between 18 and 21 years, children are encouraged, but not forced, to “leave the nest” and begin an independent life. After children leave home they often find social relationships and financial support outside the family. Parents do not arrange marriages for their children, nor do children usually ask permission of their parents to get married, Romantic love is most often the basis for marriage in the United States; young adults meet their future spousesthrough other friends, at jobs, and in organizations and religious institutions, Although children choose their own spouses, they still hope their parents will approve of their choices.

　　In many families, parents feel that children should make major life decisions by themselves. A parent may try to influence a child to follow a particular profession but the child is free to choose another career. Sometimes children do precisely the opposite of what their parents wish in order to assert their independence. A son may deliberately decide not to go into his father’s business because of a fear that he will lose his autonomy in his father’s workplace. This independence from parents is not an indication that parents and children do not love each other. Strong love between parents and children is universal and this is no exception in the American family Coexisting with such love in the American family are cultural values of self – reliance and independence.

1．The writer discusses the marriage of young adults in order to show         .

       A．they choose their spouses according to their own wishes only

       B．they want to win the permission of their parents

       C．they have a strong desire to become independent

       D．they want to challenge the authority of their parents

2．Most young adults in the U.S. get married for the sake of __    __.

　　A．love　　         B．financial concern

　　C．their parents　　            D．family background

3．Based on the passage, it can be assumed that ______.

       A．American young adults are likely to follow the suit of their parents

       B．most American people never make major decisions for their children

       C．American young adults posses cultural values of independence

       D．once a young person steps into his twenties, he will leave his home permanently

4．A son is unwilling to work in his father’s business mainly because           .

       A．he wishes to make full use of what he has learnt in school

       B．he wants to prove his independence

       C．he wishes to do the opposite of what his parents approve of

       D．he wants to show his love for his parents

1．Falling objects are pulled down to the ground by             .

      A．gravity     B．resistance  C．speed D．acceleration（加速度）

2．Why do people make parachutes(降落伞)?

       A．To look pretty and colourful in the air.   B．To slow down the falling speed.

       C．To push against the air in the sky.   D．To accelerate the falling movement.

3．Which did Galileo discover?

       A．A heavy ball falls faster than a light ball.      B．A light ball falls faster than a heavy ball.

       C．A light ball and a heavy ball fall at the same speed.

       D．A light ball and a heavy ball fall at different speed.

4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

      A．Heavy and light objects fall equally when they are different in size.

       B．When air resistance equals gravity, objects fall at terminal speed.

       C．Without air; all falling objects get faster and faster at the same rate.

       D．Slippers（拖鞋） and boots （靴子）fall at the same speed because they have the same shape

Ⅶ.书面表达

最近你校成立了“集邮俱乐部”，下面是有关报名和第一次活动的安排。请你以学生的名义写一则130词左右的通知。

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It ______ be better if I could earn enough money to buy a private car.

   A. will            B. must             C. shall           D. would

 ---I’m afraid I ______ return the book to you before Friday.

   --- Take your time.

  A. must               B. may             C. needn’t            D. can’t

 —How can I thank you?

—Don’t mention it. Any other man in that case _______ the same thing.

A) would have done                                      B) could have done

C) must have done                                 D) should have done

— Hello．Can I speak to Robert, please? 

   — Hold on, please．He ______ in the garage．

   A．works  B．worked  C．is working  D．has worked

At last we came to a mountain, at the top of which ______,

A. a temple stood  B. is there a temple C.stood a temple   D. there is a temple

第二节　完形填空(共20 小题; 每小题1分, 满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意,然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出一个最佳选项。

The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric,  31  his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had  32   set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just  33  the books in the outside return box. But there was a  34  ; it was locked. He went into the building, only a few minutes  35  closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief  36  in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to  37  Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in  38  — the library lights were off! The place was  39 . The doors had been shut. They  40  be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!

He tried to  41   a telephone call, but was unable to  42 . What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building.   43  the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.  44  he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “  45  ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door.  46  , someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant,  47  . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to  48  . He knew he had to  49  , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a  50  thing.

31. A. but         B. because      C. or           D. since

32. A. ever        B. nearly        C. never        D. often

33. A. pass        B. drop         C. carry         D. take

34. A. problem    B. mistake        C. case         D. question

35. A. during      B. after          C. over         D. before

36. A. rest        B. break          C. walk        D. stop

37. A. visit       B. meet           C. catch        D. greet

38. A. delight     B. anger           C. surprise     D. eagerness

39. A. lonely    B. empty            C. noisy       D. crowded

40. A. wouldn’t    B. shouldn’t      C. couldn’t      D. needn’t

41. A. make      B. fix             C. use         D. pick

42. A. get on     B. get up          C. get through   D. get in

43. A. If         B. As              C. Though     D. Until

44. A. On time     B. Now and then    C. By the way  D. At last

45. A. Come      B. Help            C. Hello       D. Sorry

46. A. Surely     B. Thankfully      C. Truly         D. Gradually

47. A. at most     B. after all        C. in short       D. as usual

48. A. watch      B. paly           C. read         D. write

49. A. wait      B. stand           C. sleep         D. work

50. A. bad      B. cool            C. strange        D. nice

Included _____.

A. all kinds of books   B. was all kinds of books

C. were all kinds of books   D. all kinds of books are