一、阅读理解
Growing older. These words used to strike fear in the hearts of old men and women, who imagined days spent in nursing homes and lack of control over their lives. Truthfully, there are few people who do feel comfortable with the thought of growing older. For most people, who experienced the height of their economic and political power during their fifties, entering the " golden years" can be a disappointment.
But it may not be that way forever. Actually, society as a whole is now beginning to discover the bright side of old age. Even if a person is over 65, it doesn't mean he or she will suddenly become useless. Social workers stress the fact that the old people are the sum of their life experiences and do not suddenly change just because they have reached the age of 60 or 65.
Social workers have divided the elderly into two basic groups: young old---people aged 60 to 75; and old old---75 to 100. These groups have also been broken down into other categories. Of the two main groups, the young old are better off. They are more likely covered by a pension, and generally have good health. People aged 75 and older may not have the financial benefits this group is enjoying and are also more likely to develop diseases. They are sometimes called the weak elderly.
1.According to the passage, old people used to ______.
A.be satisfied with their “golden years”
B.be in fear of a heart attack
C.like living in nursing homes
D.feel uneasy about growing old
答案：D
2.The author agrees to the view that ______.
A.old people remain valuable to the society
B.people become useless when they reach the old age
C.social workers are mainly formed by old people
D.old people are in lack of control over their lives
答案：A
3.According to the passage, why are the young old better off?
A.They still have their economic and political power.
B.They are experienced in making money.
C.They are the sum of their life experiences.
D.They have good health and pension.
答案：D
4.According to the author, old people are ______.
A.more useful than young people
B.enjoying financial benefits
C.rich in experience
D.still very energetic
答案：C
5.What is discussed in this passage?
A.The meaning of growing old.
B.Better life for the elderly.
C.Groups of the old people.
D.The bright side of old age.
答案：D
“You’re trying to control my life,” says my nine-year-old son. “I don’t know why you think you can do that, but you can’t.” I received this bit of information after I asked Gabriele to put his dirty socks in the basket. And I get no sympathy from my mother, who says,“You let him have his way from the beginning.”
It’s true. I have always asked Gabriele’s opinion, found out how he felt about things - treated him as my peer, not my child. And what have I got from my troubles? A lot of back talk. At least I’m not alone; it’s a complaint heard among parents across the country.
It’s not just that we’re confused by the contradictory advice offered in parenting books. The fact is, in an effort to break away from how we were raised - to try something more liberal than our parents’ “do it because I say so”approach - our generationhas gone too far. “Today’s parents want to be young, so they try to be friends with their children,”says Kathy Lynn, a parenting educator.
“When it comes to discipline, our society has gone from one extreme to the other,”says Ron Moorish, a behavior specialist. “We used to use the strap, to intimidate. Then we had permissiveness, and now it’s about giving children choices and allowing them to learn from their own experiences.”
Real discipline, says Moorish, is about teaching. “By correcting our children when they do something wrong, we teach them how to behave properly,”he says. But this only works, he emphasizes, if parents regain their position of authority. Children will always be children. The key is for parents to choose to take the time to guide and teach their kids.
Rita Munday, a mother of four children, couldn’t believe the dramas that played out in the children’s shoe store she operated. She often saw children insist on having the high-priced, brand-name shoes. And even when the mother didn’t want to spend the money, she would give in when the kid started acting up and throwing shoes around.
Rhonda Radice, Munday’s younger colleague, is one parent who has bucked the trend and is proud of it. “I don’t negotiate with them. You can’t. I’ve seen parents come into the store and bribe their children to behave. You shouldn’t have to buy love and respect.”
6.The author’s way of treating her son ____________.
A.is shared by many parents
B.is encouraged by her mother
C.proves to be quite successful
D.shows little concern for the child
答案：A
7.It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
A.parents should learn to make friends with their children
B.parents need to follow the advice of parenting books
C.today’s children enjoy more freedom than the previous generation
D.today’s parents are better at raising children than the previous generation
答案：C
8.According to the passage, to have “discipline”means that parents should ___________.
A.adopt the “do it because I say so”approach
B.teach their children to understand the rules
C.negotiate with their children for a decision
D.never allow their children to have their ways
答案：B
9.If Ronda Radice is the parent who has “bucked the trend”, which of the following can also be cited as the example for “bucking the trend”?
A.Parents buy whatever their children want.
B.Parents treat their children as their equals.
C.Parents make decisions for their children.
D.Parents maintain authority over their children.
答案：D
10.The main point of the passage is to __________.
A.compare different ways of raising children
B.analyze the problems faced by today’s parents
C.explain the importance of understanding children
D.point out the mistakes made by the older generation
答案：B
二、词汇与语法
11.Eventually, they gave up the project to build a bridge over the river because of the _______ high costs it would involve.
A.excessively
B.expensively
C.effectively
D.efficiently
答案：A
12.With your help, I believe I can _____the problem.
A.bring about
B.work out
C.speed up
D.remember of
答案：B
13.The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ________ as the plane was making a landing.
A.seated
B.seating
C.seat
D.to be seating
答案：A
14.Frequently single-parent children ____some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.
A.take off
B.take after
C.take in
D.take on
答案：D
15.Not until 1868 ______ made the capital of the state of Georgia.
A.Atlanta was
B.was Atlanta
C.when Atlanta was
D.when was Atlanta
答案：B
16.When the girl heard the news, she could do nothing but ________ back home.
A.going
B.went
C.to go
D.go
答案：D
17.- How exciting! I drove my new car at a speed of 110km/h on Sunday morning.
- Were you crazy? You ________ yourself!
A.must have killed
B.would have killed
C.should have killed
D.could have killed
答案：D
18.Watching sport was _________ the most popular activity on Saturday afternoons.
A.so far
B.by far
C.far from
D.much far
答案：B
19.His answer was so confusing that I could hardly make any ________ of it at all.
A.sense
B.meaning
C.intelligibility
D.interpretation
答案：A
20.Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it means standing in a queue all night.
A.as if
B.provided
C.even if
D.whatever
答案：C
三、完型填空
When I was young, most of the books I read described heroes who were __21__ and heroines who were beautiful. So, I believed I had to be beautiful if I wanted to be __22__. Whenever I looked at someone prettier than me, I was unhappy.
As I grew up, I began to __23__ outer beauty was not so important to make someone good. A friend of mine was so beautiful that everyone wanted to talk with her, but she was very arrogant. She believed that she could do everything she wanted, so she __24__ friends one by one. Then she learnt a good lesson: __25__ beauty is more important. After she learnt that, she changed her attitude and had many __26__ again.
In our society, beauty also gives us many advantages, such as getting a job. It is true that attractive people are __27__ easily. We know good-looking guys usually get higher scores on job interviews. So, what is real __28__? I want to say that inner beauty is the real one because if someone has beauty in his soul, he looks more charming.
The beauty looked at with __29__ doesn't last forever. We should concentrate on inner one. The point is that inner beauty is more important than outside beauty. So, if we make the effort to make our __30__ beautiful, we'll be happier.
21.
A.successful
B.handsome
C.enthusiastic
D.ordinary
答案：B
22.
A.happy
B.pretty
C.normal
D.great
答案：D
23.
A.realize
B.doubt
C.imagine
D.suggest
答案：A
24.
A.missed
B.made
C.lost
D.loved
答案：C
25.
A.outer
B.single
C.inner
D.random
答案：C
26.
A.students
B.children
C.dreams
D.friends
答案：D
27.
A.seen
B.hired
C.fired
D.left
答案：B
28.
A.beauty
B.knowledge
C.happiness
D.friendship
答案：A
29.
A.fingers
B.mouth
C.cameras
D.eyes
答案：D
30.
A.bodies
B.faces
C.minds
D.words
答案：C
四、汉译英
31.我们不应该嘲笑犯错误的人。
答案：We should not laugh at those who have made mistakes.
32.我们会尽最大努力来帮助她做这个工作。
答案：We will do/try our best to help her with her/the work.
33.为了提高生活水平，他不得不找一份兼职工作。
答案：In order to improve his living standard, he has to find a part-time job.
34.女性职员占这个公司的三分之一。
答案：The women/female clerks/staff make up one-third of the company.
五、写作
35.写作
Instructions:Your essay should be no less than 150 words.
Some people think that the automobile has improved modern life. Others think that the automobile has caused serious problems. What is your opinion? Write an essay on the topic “Automobiles and Modern Life”. You should base your essay on the outline below:
a)汽车如何改善了现代生活
b)汽车带来的严重问题
c)你对汽车的看法
答案：无
