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1、8910答案11121314151617181920II. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word from the bracket and make changes where necessary. （每小题 1 分，共 10 分）III. Reading Comprehension（每小题 2 分，共 30 分）. Cloze（每小题 1 分，共 20 分）. Translation（每小题 4 分，共 20 分）1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 试 题I. There are four choices in each sente

2、nce. Choose the one that best fits into the blank. （每小题 1 分，共 20 分）1. Lets go to a movie after dinner. No, Id like to have a _ evening at home. A. silent B. lonely C. good D. quiet2. Would you like more of the chocolate cake? No thanks. My doctor said I should _ my weight.A. watch B. control C. lose

3、 D. put on3. My sister _ and makes all her clothes. A. prepares B. designs C. buys D. washes4. As soon as a movie star appears, reporters will _ round. A. stand B. move C. crowd D. run5. His mother always cooks with fresh _ from the farms nearby.A. products B. things C. food D. ingredients6. The lit

4、tle boy cannot make up his _ about what to do with the money.A. decision B. mind C. head D. difference7. Spring Festival celebrations in my hometown _ for days. A. have B. go on C. start D. go on with 8. The Lantern Festival falls _ the 15th day of the 1st lunar month and is the first full moon of t

5、he Lunar New Year. A. on B. in C. at D. around9. Are you _ a drink, or do you have to go?A. feeling like B. preparing for C. gathering D. staying for10. Small talk is especially useful at social _ when you meet someone for the first time.A. gatherings B. classes C. studies D. talks11. Reading is one

6、 of the best ways of improving your _ .A. oral English B. vocabulary C. words D. listening12. Your essay is full of _ mistakes. A. spelled B. spelling C. existing D. complete13. Peters sudden arrival _ all our plans.A. spoiled B. broke C. transferred D. influenced14. There _ growing concern about th

7、e effects of pollution health.A. will be, to B. is, in C. is, on D. was, toward15. _ you may find it hard, but as time goes on you will find it easier, along with lectures.A. Although B. From the beginning C. At first D. While16. The family lives in a big house and all the children have _ bedrooms.

8、A. their B. separate C. own D. themselves17. Her accent is so strong that we cant understand a word she is _.A. telling B. speaking C. pronouncing D. saying18. Over the past year, we _ gradual changes in her behaviour.A. have improved B. have noticed C. have felt D. have heard19. Do you think you ca

9、n find _ by yourself? A. your way to home B. your way home C. your home way D. the way to home20. He was so well prepared that he gave the speech _ referring to his notes.A. without B. after C. not D. before1. It is already mid June. All the students should start to _ （prepare, prepare for） the fina

10、l exam.2. Mother _ （prepare, prepare for） dinner as soon as she comes home.3. Dont forget to _ （bring, take） your dictionary with you tomorrow. We will have an open-book exam here.4. Please _ （bring, take） the plates to the kitchen.5. The Smith family _ （is, are） all musical （喜欢音乐）.6. His family _ （

11、is, are） very large.7. There are over 100 people at the wedding （婚礼） _ （feast, meal）.8. We have three _ （feast, meal） every day at home.9. It is interesting to _ （see, watch） their faces and costumes （装束）.10. You can _ （see, watch） the supermarket on your way to school. You cannot miss it.Part 1Grea

12、t changes have taken place in the make-up of families over the last 100 years. In the past, parents, their children, and their children often lived together in a big family. Such a big family is called an ex-tended family. In some places, this type of family even included relatives by marriage, who

13、are called in-laws, as well as the sons and daughters of brothers and sisters, in other words, nephews and nieces.Nowadays, in many countries, the extended family is no longer very common. Instead, only two generations, parents and children, live together. This is called a nuclear family. There is d

14、ependent in economy. Therefore, they are unwilling to depend on their parents. Secondly, the youth are looking forward to having their private room so that can enjoy their lives more freely. Thirdly, children are with their parents. However, in the United States, the number of the nuclear family is

15、also decreasing, due to the influences of some factors such as divorce and the ending of marriage. As a result, there is an increasing number of single-parent families, or families with only a mother or only a father. In addition, another kind of family is appearing, which is called a blended family

16、. This refers to a family in which two persons remarry. These two persons both once got divorced but have children. In the new family, they make both groups of children live together.There is another type of family with double incomes but no kids, namely DINK. DINK family chooses not to have childre

17、n because of many different reasons. However, the tendency is that, more and more young couples dont want to take too many responsibilities. They just want more freedom for themselves.1. An extended family refers to _. A. a family in which only two generations, parents and children, live together.B.

18、 a family with only a mother or only a fatherC. a family in which two persons who have already divorced remarry.D. a big family in which parents, their children, and their childrens children often live together.2. In an extended family, which of the following is （are） included?A. Grandparents B. Rel

19、atives by marriageC. Parents D. All of the above.3. Which of the following statement is wrong?A. The extended family is no longer very common.B. A nuclear family is a result of young peoples independence in economy.C. A blended family only has one group of children.D. DINK family chooses not to have

20、 children because of many different reasons.4. In a DINK family, which of the following statements is true?A. It has only one income.B. The young couples dont want to take too many responsibilities.C. The couples will have children in the future.D. The couples dont want more freedom for themselves.5

21、. What is the passage mainly about?A. Blended families including relatives by marriage.B. Nuclear families.C. The increase of single-parent families.D. Great changes in the make-up of families over the last 100 years.Part 2A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a C

22、hristmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin （顽童） was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cos

23、t you anything? Boy, I wish .” He hesitated.Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he

24、said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”“Oh yes, Id love that.”After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted, He wanted to show his neighbours that he c

25、ould ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled （残疾） brother. He sat him down on the step and poi

26、nted to the car.“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im going to give you one just like it. then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you

27、about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.6. The street urchin was very surprised when _.A. Paul received an expensive car B. Paul told him about the carC. he saw the shining car D. he was walking around the car7. From the story we can see the urchin _.A. wished to give his brother a carB. wanted Pauls brother to give him a carC. wished he could have a brother like PaulsD. wished Paul could be a brother like that8. The urc