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During the twentieth century there has been a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and she is likely to take paid work until sixty.

This important change in women’s life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic（经济的） position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen; many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to full-time or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life.

63. We are told that in a typical family in about 1900________.

     A. few children died before they were five

B. seven or eight children lived to be more than five

C. the youngest child would be fifteen

D. four or five children died when they were five

64. One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she _______________.

A. is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves

B. does not like children herself

C. needn’t worry about food for her children

D. can be free from family duties when she reaches sixty

65. Many girls are now likely to _______________________.

A. give up their jobs after they are married

B. leave school as soon as they can

C. marry so that they can get a job

D. continue working until they are going to have a baby

66. According to the passage, it is now quite common for women to______________.

A. stay at home after leaving school

B. marry men younger than themselves

C. start working again later in life

D. marry while still at school

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九部分：阅读与选择（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）。

    根据短文内容，从方框中选择能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项是多余选项。

将字母标号写在后面答题纸上相对应的题号后.

A. There are also often special Chinese characters on them.

B. Nowadays restaurants in many Chinatowns are social gathering places.       .

C. In return, storekeepers usually donate some money to the performers.

D. Chinatowns are usually popular destinations for various ethnic(异域风味的) Chinese foods, 

E. Most Chinatowns are well known for their restaurants.

F. Small herb shops are common in most Chinatowns.

G. Many Chinatowns focus On commercial tourism, whereas others are actual living and working communities, 

  Many Chinatowns have large red arch(拱门) entrances known as Paifangs. Some Paifangs are  made of wood or steel and may include elaborate(精心制作的) or simple designs. They are  sometimes accompanied by stone lion statues on both sides of the street that greet visitors.

29.____________ Usually these Paifangs were donated to a particular city as a gift by the Chinese  government.

30. __________For example, San Francisco's Chinatown has many historic restaurants,

including those established from the 1910s to the 1950s. Some of the restaurants have lasted for

generations while others have shut down in recent years. Some others have changed their menus.

31, _________Some Chinatowns such as those in Singapore have their local style of Chinese food.

In the Chinatowns in the Western countries, restaurant work may be the only career available to  poor newcomers. Most Chinatowns generally have many social and touristy restaurants. 32.____

    Most Chinatowns celebrate Chinese Spring Festival with dragon and lion dances. The lion performance is typically conducted by two performers and may involve several stunts(特技表演)．

33. _______Some Chinatowns also hold a "Miss Chinatown" beauty pageant（选美大赛）every year,such as "Miss Chinatown San Francisco", “Miss Chinatown Hawaii", “Miss Chinatown Houston"and “Miss Chinatown Atlanta".

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 My tutor explained that I ________read lots of different texts that contain different opinions.

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

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 Online learning is being widely____to help adults further their education.

  A. attended       B. adopted     C. adapted        D. adjusted

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We don’t have to feel curious about him. Actually he leads _______ we ordinary people do.

   A. as a life normal as                        B. as normal as

  C. as normal a life as                         D. as a normal life as

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题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。

In the 1880’s, Mark Twain established and operated his own publishing firm. He also became interested in various investments, especially an elaborate typesetting machine. He lost almost $200,000 in investments in the machine between 1881 and 1894. Also, his publishing company declared bankruptcy (破产) in April 1894. Thus, in January 1895, Mark Twain found himself publicly shamed by his inability to pay his debts.

Mark Twain eventually recovered from his financial difficulties, through his continued writing and a successful lecture tour in 1895 and 1896. During this much-publicized tour, Twain lectured in such places as India, South Africa and Australia. By the time he returned, he had become an international hero. Twain enjoyed this attention, and his habits of smoking cigars or a pipe and wearing unconventional white suits contributed to his showy image. He also made use of his position as a public figure to criticize the US foreign policy.

Although he was recovering from his financial problems by 1898, Mark Twain had begun to experience tragedy in his personal life. Susy, his oldest daughter, died of meningitis (脑膜炎) in 1896, while her parents and sister Clara were abroad. In 1903, Mark Twain sold the beloved house in Hartford, which had become too closely associated with Susy's death. His wife, Olivia, who had developed a heart condition, died on June 5, 1904. His youngest daughter, Jean, died on Dec. 24, 1909.

56. Which is not the reason why Mark Twain found himself in debt?

A.Because he devoted all his energy to his writings.

B.Because his publishing firm bankruptcy.

C.He lost almost $ 200 000 in investments in the machine between 1881 and 1894

D.Because he lost a large quantity of money in various investments.

57. How did Mark Twain pay off his debts?

A.By borrowing money from the bank.

B.By investing in foreign countries.

C.By writing articles and a successful lecture tour.

D.By printing his own articles and selling them for money.

58. It can be inferred that Mark Twain ________________.

A.hated smoking cigars

B.liked wearing black clothes

C.hated the US foreign policy at that time

D.hated giving lectures in the foreign countries

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B卷（共40分）

    V 根据提示完成下列句子。（每小题1分，共10分）

   1. 众所周知吸烟对身体健康危害很大。

   As is known to us, smoking ________________________________________________.

   2. 至于那一大笔钱, 我也不知该如何处理。

      ______________________________________, I don’t know how to deal with it.

   3. 任何人不得再实验室里抽烟

      Nobody is ________________________________________________________.

   4. 这个话题我不觉得乏味，正相反，我觉得它很有趣。

     The topic doesn’t seem boring to me; ______________________, I think it’s very

     interesting.

   5. 我们应该想办法防止有害气体的蔓延。

       We should find some ways to _____________________________________.

   6. 水对于生命的发展会起关键作用，这一点在当时并不明显

  It was not obvious at that time that water was to be _______________________.

   7. 吃饭时擤鼻涕是不礼貌的。

      _________________________________________ to blow your nose at dinner.

   8. 他的话铭刻在我的记忆里。

      His words ____________________ themselves ________ my memory.

   9. 母亲有一种使客人感到宾至如归的能力。(gift)

      Mother always _____________________________ making guests feel at home.

  10. 依我看，你没有做错任何事

      _________________________________________, you’ve done nothing wrong.

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 ______ surprised me most was the news ______ our team won.

   A. That; that          B. What; which        C. What; that        D. That; which

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 ______ everyone is here, let's go for work!

A. Even if         B. As though           C. Ever after       D. Now that

He was _________down for several days after he heard  the bad news .

A. broken      B. cast    C. cut       D. discouraged