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D)They’llgetbacktotheirschoolonceinawhile
3.A)Peachesareinseasonnow.
B)Peachesarenotattheirbestnow.
C)Thewomandidn’tknowhowtobargain.
D)Thewomanhelpedthemanchoosethefruit.
4.A)Theyjointhephysicsclub.
B)Theyaskforanextensionofthedeadline.
C)Theyworkontheassignmenttogether.
D)Theychooseaneasierassignment.
5.A)SheadmiresJean’sstraightforwardness
B)ShethinksDr.Browndeservesthepraise
C)ShewilltalktoJeanaboutwhathappened
D)ShebelievesJeanwasrudetoDr.Brown
6.A)Helikedwritingwhenhewasachild
B)HeenjoyedreadingstoriesinReader’sDigest
C)HeusedtobeaneditorofReader’sDigest
D)Hebecamewellknownattheageofsix
7.A)Heshowsgreatenthusiasmforhisstudies
B)Heisaveryversatileperson
C)Hehasnotalentfortennis
D)Hedoesnotstudyhardenough
8A)Johnhaslostsomethingattherailwaystation
B)Thereareseveralrailwaystationsinthecity
C)ItwillbeverydifficultforthemtofindJohn
D)ThetrainthatJohnistakingwillarrivesoon
9.A)Itsrapidgrowthisbeneficialtotheworld
B)Itcanbeseenasamodelbytherestoftheworld
C)Itssuccesscan’tbeexplainedbyelementaryeconomics
D)Itwillcontinuetosurgeforward
10.A)Ittakesonly5minutestoreachthecampusfromtheapartments
B)Moststudentscan’taffordtoliveinthenewapartments
C)Thenewapartmentsarenotavailableuntilnextmonth
D)Thenewapartmentscanaccommodate500students
SectionB
11.A)TheroleofimmigrantsintheconstructionofAmericansociety
B)TheimportanceofofferingdiversecoursesinEuropeanhistory
C)Theneedforgreaterculturaldiversityintheschoolcurriculum
D)ThehistoriclandingofEuropeansontheVirginiashore
12.A)HewaswonderingifthespeakerwasusedtolivinginAmerica
B)Hewastryingtoshowfriendlinesstothespeaker
C)Hewantedtokeeptheirconversationgoing
D)Hebelievedthespeakerwasaforeigner
13.A)TheUSpopulationdoesn’tconsistofwhiteEuropeandescendantsonly
B)AsiantouristscanspeakEnglishaswellasnativespeakersofthelanguage
C)ColoredpeoplearenotwelcomeintheUnitedStates
D)Americansareinneedofeducationintheirhistory
14.A)Bymakinglaws
B)Byenforcingdiscipline
C)Byeducatingthepublic
D)Byholdingceremonies
15.A)Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers
B)Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand
C)ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans
D)Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans
16.A)Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus
B)Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument
C)Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled
D)Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair
17.A)Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag
B)Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag
C)Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed
D)Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs
PassageThree
18.A)Punishmentbyteachers
B)Pooracademicperformance
C)Truancy
D)Illness
19.A)TheBoardofEducation
B)Principalsofcityschools
C)Studentswithgoodacademicrecords
D)Studentswithgoodattendancerecords
20.A)Punishingstudentswhodamageschoolproperty
B)Rewardingschoolsthathavedecreasedthedestruction
C)Promotingteacherswhocanpreventthedestruction
D)Cuttingthebudgetforrepairsandreplacements
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Passageone
Toomanyvulnerablechild-freeadultsarebeingruthlessly(无情的)manipulatedintoparent-hoodbytheirparents,whothinkthathappinessamongolderpeopledependsonhavingagrand-childtospoil.Weneedanorganizationtohelpbeatdownthepersistentcampaignsofgrandchildlessparents.It’stimetoestablishPlannedGrandparenthood,whichwouldhavemanyglobalandlocalbenefits.
Partofitsmissionwouldbetopromotetherisksandrealitiesassociatedwithbeingagrandparent.Thestaffwouldincludedepressedgrandparentswhowouldexplainhowgrandkidsbreaklamps,bite,screamandkick.Otherswoulddetailhowanhourofbaby-sittingoftenturnsintoacryingmarathon.Moregrandparentswouldtestifythattheyhadtopayfortheirgrandchild’sexpensivecollegeeducation.
Plannedgrandparenthood’scarefullywrittenliteraturewoulddetailallthejoysoflifegrand-child-freeacalmlivingroom,extramoneyforluxuriesduringthegoldenyears,etc.Potentialgrandparentswouldberemindedthat,withoutgrandchildrenaround,it’spossibletohaveaconversationwithyourkids,who----incidentally-----wouldhavemoretimefortheirownparents.
Meanwhile,mostchildrenarevulnerabletotheenormousinfluenceexertedbygrandchildlessparentsaimingtopersuadetheirkidstoproducechildren.Theywilltakeacallfromapersistentparent,evenifthey’reloadedwithworks.Inaddition,someparentsmakehandsomemoneyofferspayableuponthegrandchild’sbirth.Sometimesthesegiftsnotonlycoverexpensesassociatedwiththeinfant’sbirth,butextras,too,likeavacation.Inanycase,cashgiftscanweakentheresolveofeventhenoblestperson.
AtPlannedGrandparenthood,childrentargetedbytheirparentstoreproducecouldobtainnon-biasedinformationabouttheinsanityofhavingtheirownkids.Thecatastrophicpsychologicalandeconomiccostsofchildbearingwouldbeemphasized.Thesymptomsofmorningsicknesswouldbelistedandhorrorsofchildbirthpictured.Amonthlynewsletterwouldcontainstoriesaboutoverwhelmedparentsandofferguidanceonhowchildlessadultscanrespondtothedifferentlobbyingtacticsthatwould-begrandparentsemploy.
WhenIthinkaboutalltheproblemsofouroverpopulatedworldandlookatourboygrabbingatthelampbythesofa,IwishIcouldhaveturnedtoPlannedGrandparenthoodwhenmyparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme.
IfIcouldhave,Imightnotbeinthisparenthoodpredicament(窘境).Buthere’sthecrazyirony,Idon’twantmychild-freelifeback.Dylan’stoomuchfun.
21.What’sthepurposeoftheproposedorganizationPlannedGrandparenthood?
A)Toencouragechildlesscouplestohavechildren.
B)Toprovidefacilitiesandservicesforgrandchildlessparents.
C)Tooffercounselingtopeopleonhowtoraisegrandchildren.
D)Todiscouragepeoplefrominsistingonhavinggrandchildren.
22.PlannedGrandparenthoodwouldincludedepressedgrandparentsonitsstaffinorderto____.
A)showthemthejoysoflifegrandparentsmayhaveinraisinggrandchildren
B)drawattentiontothetroublesanddifficultiesgrandchildrenmaycause
C)sharetheirexperienceinraisinggrandchildreninamorescientificway
D)helpraisefundstocoverthehighexpenseofeducationforgrandchildren
23.Accordingtothepassage,somecouplesmayeventuallychoosetohavechildrenbecause_____.
A)theyfindithardtoresistthecarrot-and-stickapproachoftheirparents
B)theyhavelearnfromotherparentsaboutthejoysofhavingchildren
C)theyfeelmoreandmorelonelyadtheygrowolder
D)theyhavefounditirrationaltoremainchildless
24.Bysaying“…myparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme”(Line2-3,Para.6),theauthormeansthat_________.
A)herparentskeptpressuringhertohaveachild
B)herparentslikedtohaveagrandchildintheirarms
C)herparentsaskedhertosavefortheexpensesofraisingachild
D)herparentskeptblamingherforherchild’sbadbehavior
25.Whatdoestheauthorreallyoftheideaofhavingchildren?
A)Itdoesmoreharmthangood.
B)Itcontributestooverpopulation.
C)Itistroublesomebutrewarding.
D)Itisapsychologicalcatastrophe
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AskmostpeoplehowtheydefinetheAmericanDreamandchancesarethey’llsay,“Success.”ThedreamofindividualopportunityhasbeenhomeinAmericansinceEuropeansdiscovereda“newworld”intheWesternHemisphere.EarlyimmigrantslikeHectorSt.JeandeCrevecoeurpraisedhighlythefreedomandopportunitytobefoundinthisnewland.HisglowingdescriptionsofaclasslesssocietywhereanyonecouldattainsuccessthroughhonestyandhardworkfiredtheimaginationsofmanyEuropeanreaders:
inLettersfromanAmericanFarmer(1782)hewrote.“Weareallexcitedatthespiritofanindustrywhichisunfettered(无拘无束的)andunrestrained,becauseeachpersonworksforhimself…Wehavenoprinces,forwhomwetoil(干苦力活),starve,andbleed:
wearethemostperfectsocietynowexistingintheworld.”Thepromiseofalandwhere“therewardsofaman’sindustryfollowwithequalstepstheprogressofhislabor”drewpoorimmigrantsfromEuropeandfuelednationalexpansionintothewesternterritories.
Ournationalmythology(神化)isfullofillustrationtheAmericansuccessstory.There’sBenjaminFranklin,theverymodeloftheself-educated,self-mademan,whorosefrommodestoriginstobecomeawell-knownscientist,philosopher,andstatesman.Inthenineteenthcentury,HoratioAlger,awriteroffictionforyoungboys,becameAmerican’sbest-sellingauthorwithrags-to-richestales.Thenotionofsuccesshauntsus:
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