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1、Childlabor,theemploymentofchildreninindustry,oftenagainsttheirwill,hasbeenaproblemformanyyears.
Overahundredyearsago,CharlesDickensshockedmanyofhisreaderswhenhedescribedtheconditionsunderwhichyoungchildrenworkedinBritishfactories.TheconditionsDickensdescribedcontinuealmostunchangedtodayinmanypartsoftheworld.Theonlydifferenceisthattodayemploymentofchildrenisconfinedtosmallindustriesandfamilybusinesses,suchashotels,restaurantsandparticularlyfarms,ratherthantolargefactories.
Girlssuffermorefromchildlaborpracticesthanboys.Manyofthemareforcedtostartworkwhentheyareonlytenyearsold.Althoughtheworktheyaregiventodoisoftenlight,itisoftenharmfultotheirhealth.Recently,childrenasyoungassixyearswerefoundtobeworkinginAsianfactories,andthechildrenwereworkingfromeighttofourteenhoursadayinovercrowdedandunhealthyworkingconditions.Sometimesawholefamilygroupisemployed,withthepaymentgoingtoaparentorolderrelative.Thechildrennotonlyreceivenothingorverylittlefortheirlonghoursofwork,butalsotheyarepreventedfromattendingschools.Therefore,whentheybecomeoldertheyareunabletodoanyotherkindofwork.
Thesolutiontotheproblemofchildlabourisclearlybetterlawstoprotectyoungchildren,greatersupervisionofindustryandheavierfinesforthosewhobreakthelaws.Onlyinthiswaycanyoungboysandgirlsbeallowedtoenjoythemostvaluabletimeoftheirlives-childhood.
（1）、Theconditionsunderwhichyoungchildrenwork______.
A：
haveimprovedsinceahundredyearsago
B：
areevenworsethanthoseahundredyearsago
C：
aresimilartothoseahundredyearsago
D：
areexactlythesameasthoseahundredyearsago
答案：
C
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1
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（2）、Girls'workis______.
A：
notharmfultothehealththoughitisheavy
B：
notharmfultothehealthbecauseitislight
C：
harmfultothehealththoughitislight
D：
harmfultothehealthbecauseitisheavy
答案：
C
难度：
1
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（3）、Youngchildrengotowork______.
A：
becausetheyareforcedto
B：
inordertobeskilfulinacertainkindofwork
C：
inordertoearnmoneyforeducation
D：
inordertobepaidwell
答案：
A
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1
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（4）、Tosolvetheproblemofchildlabour,thewritersuggests______.
A：
punishinglawbreakerswithsevererfines,improvingchildren'sworkingconditions,andconfiningemploymentofchildrentolightindustries
B：
improvinglawsofprotectingchildren'sinterests,lookingoverfactoriesmoreclosely,andpunishinglawbreakerswithsevererfines
C：
improvinglawsofprotectingchildren'sinterests,givingthemlighterwork,andraisingtheirpayment
D：
confiningemploymentofchildrentosmallindustriesandfamilybusinesses,lookingoverfactoriesmoreclosely,andimprovingthesystemofeducation
答案：
B
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1
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（5）、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardchildlabor?
A：
indifferent
B：
disapproving
C：
supportive
D：
admiring
答案：
B
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1
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2、Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?
Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?
Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?
Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.
Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mental（donewiththemind）exerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologiststhinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoften,andgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.
Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas"Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid"or"Youaresuchasmartchild".
（1）、Thewords"intelligent"and"brilliant"inthefirstparagraphmean______while"dull"inthesecondparagraphmea
A：
brightandsplendid...slowinthinkingandunderstanding
B：
prettyandhandsome...ordinary-looking
C：
greatandmon
D：
hopefulandhelpful...careless
答案：
A
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1
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（2）、Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis______whileanidiotis______.
A：
anormalperson...afunnyperson
B：
astrongperson...aweakperson
C：
ahighlyintelligentperson...afoolishorweak-mindedperson
D：
afamousperson...anordinaryperson
答案：
C
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1
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（3）、Aperson______ismorelikelytobecomeagenius.
A：
whoseparentsareclever
B：
whooftenthinksaboutdifficultproblems
C：
whoareoftenhelpedbyhisparentsandteachers
D：
whoarebornwithagoodbrainandputtingittoactiveuse
答案：
D
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1
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（4）、Itisbetterforparents______.
A：
topraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften
B：
tobehardontheirchildren
C：
toleavetheirchildrenalongwithnothingtodo
D：
togivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossible
答案：
A
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1
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（5）、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?
A：
Parentsplayanimportantpartintheirchildren'sgrowth.
B：
Thelessyouuseyourmindthedulleryoumaybecome.
C：
Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.
D：
Parentsshouldalwaysencouragetheirchildren.
答案：
C
难度：
1
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3、Throughoutthecolonialperiodtherewasaremarkableshortageofwomen,whichvariedwiththeregionsandwasalwaysgreatestinthefrontierareas.Thisshortageenhancedwomen'sstatusandpositionandallowedthemtopursuedifferentcareers.Thepuritansregardedidlenessasasin,andbelievedthatlifeinanunderdevelopmentcountrymadeitnecessarythateachmemberofthecommunityperformedaneconomicfunction.Thusworkforwomenwasnotonlyapprovedbutalsowasregardedasacivicduty.Puritantowncouncilsexpectedwidowsandindependentwomentobeself-supporting.Therewasnosocialprohibitionagainstmarriedwomenworking;onthecontrary,wiveswereexpectedtohelptheirhusbandsintheirtradeandwonsocialapprovalfordoingextraworkinoroutofthehome.
Thevastmajorityofwomenworkedwithintheirhomes,wheretheirlaborproducedmostarticlesneededforthefamily.Theentirecolonialproductionofclothandclothingandpartlythatofshoeswasinthehandsofwomen.Inadditiontotheseoccupations,womenwerefoundinmanydifferentkindsofemployment.Theywerebutchers,silversmithsandgunsmiths.Theyranmills,plantations,shipyards,andeverykindofshop.Theyweregatekeepers,jailkeepers,journalists,printers,nurses,andteachers.
（1）、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
A：
Colonialmarriages.
B：
Thepuritanreligion.
C：
Colonialwomen'semployment.
D：
Educationinthecolonies.
答案：
C
难度：
1
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（2）、Accordingtothepassage,whereincolonialNorthAmericaweretherethefewestwomen?
A：
Puritancommunities.
B：
Seaports.
C：
Frontiersettlements.
D：
Capitalcities.
答案：
C
难度：
1
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（3）、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthePuritanswere______.
A：
uneducated
B：
hardworking
C：
generous
D：
wealthy
答案：
B
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1
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（4）、Accordingtothepassage,Puritansbelievedthatanunmarriedadultwomanshouldbe______.
A：
financiallyresponsibleforherself
B：
returnedtoEngland
C：
supportedbyherfamily
D：
trainedtobeanurse
答案：
A
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1
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（5）、Accordingtothepassage,whatdidthePuritansexpectfrommarriedwomen?
A：
Theyshouldadoptneedychildren.
B：
Theyshouldassistintheirhusbands'tradeorbusiness.
C：
Theyshouldworkonlywithintheirownhomes.
D：
Theyshouldbeapprenticed.
答案：
B
难度：
1
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4、Halloween（October31）isaholidaywidelycelebratedwithdifferentnamesinmanycountries.Althoughitoriginatedasareligiousholiday,ithaslostitsreligiousconnectionsintheUnitedStates.Itisnowcelebratedlargelyasachildren'sday,andmanyAmericanchildrenlookforwardtoitfordaysandweeksbeforehand.
Theorangepumpkinisharvestedatthistimeofyearandishollowedout,afunnyfacecutintoit,andacandleplacedinsideasdecorationsinthewindow.Cityfolks,nowadays,sometimesusepaperpumpkinsfordecorations.Someyearsago,theholidaywascelebratedbydressingupinstrangeandfrighteningcostumesandplayingtricksonone'sneighborsandfriends,suchasringingdoorbells,throwingbitsofcornonthewindowpanes,andinotherwaysmakingminordisturbances.Morerecently,childrencometothedoortohavefriendsandneighborsadmiretheircostumesandguesswhotheyarebehindthefalsefacesandreceivetreatsofcandy,fruitorcookies.Theysay,"TrickorTreat",meaning"Iwillplayatrickonyouifyoudonotgivemeatreat."
Thispracticehasevenmorerecentlydevelopedintoasignificantinternationalactivity.Insteadoforalongwithcandy,thechildrencollectmoneyforUNICEF（UnitedNationsInternationalChildren'sEmergencyFund）.Thisspecialcollectionofmoneybychildrenforneedychildrenthroughouttheworldisknownas"UNICEFTrickorTreat".Begunonlyrecently,itresultsinseveralmilliondollarseachyearcontributedtoUNICEF.Thecollectionboxisorange,reminiscentofthepumpkin.
（1）、WhatdoesHalloweenoriginatefrom?
A：
Achildren'
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