1、Anyone who has been a parent knows that raising children is a tough job. It is filled with as many difficult and 1 moments as with moments of joy. Children dont e with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is 2 . So parents sometimes feel 3 , not knowing what to do. But in raising childrenas in
2、 all of lifewhat we do is 4 by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American 5 . To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children bee 6 . Fromchildhood, each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more 7 to make their own choices.Teenag
3、erschoose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends tosharethem with. When theyreach young adulthood, they 8 their own jobs and marriagepartners. Of course, many young adults 9 seek their parents advice and approval for the choice they make. But once they “ 10 thenest” at around 18 to
4、 21 years old, they want to be on their own, not tiedto their mothers apron strings (围裙带). The 11 between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to treattheir children as individuals(个体)not as 12 of themselves. They 13 them to achieve their owndreams. Americans praise
5、 and encourage their children to give them the 14 to succeed. When children bee adults, their relationship with their parents bees more like a 15 among equals. Butcontrary to popular belief, most adult Americans dont make their parents pay for room and board when they e tovisit. Even as adults, they
6、 respect and honor their parents.1.A. delightfulB. meaningfulC. hopefulD. painful2.A. strangeB. differentC. newD. similar3.A. excitedB. frightenedC. puzzledD. surprised4.A. influencedB. madeC. controlledD. changed5.A. servicesB. standardsC. languageD. values6.A. braveB. activeC. independentD. optimi
7、stic7.A. freedomB. spaceC. timeD. money8.A. loveB. changeC. designD. choose9.A. stillB. thenC. thusD. therefore10.A. buildB. getC. enterD. leave11.A. conversationB. relationshipC. petitionD. gap12.A. friendsB. childrenC. teenagersD. extensions13.A. allowB. forceC. forbidD. persuade14.A. dependenceB.
8、 trustC. beliefD. confidence15.A. friendshipB. citizenshipC. membershipD. leadership第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分) 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。 At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroad with a traffic light. I was alone on the road, bu
9、t 16 I drove up to the light, it turned red, and I braked to 17 stop. I look left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Nota car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, waiting for the light 18 (change) .I was the only human being for at least a mile in any direction. I started wondering 19 I refus
10、ed to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught by the police, because there was 20 (obvious) no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no danger in goingthroughit. Much 21 (late) that night, the same question of why I 22 (stop) for that light came backto me. I think I s
11、topped because its part of a contract (合同) we all havewitheach other. Its not only the law, but its an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor 23 : we dont go through red lights. Like most of 24 , Immore ready to be stopped from doing something bad by the social agreement that disapprove
12、s of it than by any law 25 it.II.阅读(共两节,满分50分) 第一节 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A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A “I think its a great thing when I know its going to help someone else.” said l3-year-old Spencer Goldstein, after collecting hundreds of pieces of baseball equipment for kids who ca
13、n not afford to buy their own. Spencer collected the bats, balls, gloves, helmets and masks for his mitzvah(德行)project, which is a munity service project that many Jewish kids do around their bar or bat mitzvahs(成人礼). A bar mitzvah is a ceremony for a boy while a bat mitzvah is intended for a girl.
14、The ceremony means that you are old enough to take on a grown-ups responsibilities. Spencer got the idea for his mitzvah project after seeing the Ugandan national team at last years Little League World Series. Some of the Ugandan players didnt even have their own gloves. And Spencers donations are going to a group called “Pitch fo
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