Social rules or laws on marriage vary widely between countries．Some countries, still do not have a legal minimum age for marriage, which makes child macriages are very common, there．
In the Western Christian countries, a 13 -year -old is still considered a child．Even getting married in one* s late teens is not usually encouraged because married life is likely to interfere with a young woman' s education and consequently restrict opportunities in later life．And there are also physical dangers in giving birth so young．
In Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan, the age of puberty（青春期）at around 13 or 14 is the legal age for marriage, but in Turkey it is 15, and in Egypt and Tunisia, 18 the same minimum age as in many Western countries．It is argued that by allowing, earlier marriages, Islamic law is promoting stable relationships, while Western laws are encouraging promiscuity among young people．
In many countries, the trends of urbanization and education for girls have seen a drop in the number of child brides．However, early marriages continue to occur in poor rural areas．In India, for example, the legal age of marriage for a girl is 18 and to a boy, 21．Yet, according to government statistics, 18 percent of ten to fourteen-year old girls in the poor, rural state of Rajasthan in the northwest of the country are married．It is clear, then, that child marriages are connected with poverty, lack of education, rural customs as well as religion．So there don't tend to be any child marriages in urban or rich areas．
1.The underlined word "promiscuity" in the third paragraph means ____．
A．permanent partnership B．firm partnership
C．diverse relationship D．single relationship
2.According to the text, which of these women are married lastest?
A．Women from less educated background．
B．Women from poor rural areas．
C．Women from Islamic countries．
D．Wonferi from cities．
3.Child marriages are NOT related to ____ according to the passage．
A．social communication B．rural customs
C．poverty and lack of education D．religious beliefs
4.According to the passage, getting married early leads to all of the following EXCEPT____．
A．reducing a young woman's education
B．limiting a young woman's chances
C．causing baby death
D．doing harm to a young woman's health
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2.Which of the four books mainly deals with the use of the language in a speech?
A．Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speech in History．
B．The Lost Art of the Great Speech; How to Write One and How to Deliver it．
C．In the Spotnight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing．
D．10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking.
3.Which of the authors of the books used to write speeches for presidents?
A．Richard Dowis B．Janet, E．Esposito
C．Lenny Laskowski D．William Safire
4.The common purpose of the above books is to____．
A．give encouragement in making a speech
B．tell readers how to make a forcefuLand impresive speech
C．show readers the skills of writing a good speech
D．tell readers how to get over stage fright and to speak easily and confidently
According to the report by Baekeland and Hartmann, two American authoritative psychotogical research centres, the "short sleepers" had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens．But at about age 15 or so, the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school, work and other activities. These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions, in their daily routines.
In general, these "short sleeps" appeared ambitious, active, energetic, cheerful,, conformist （循规蹈矩的） in their opinions, and very sure about their career choices．They often held several jobs at once, or workers full - or part - time while going to school．And many of them had a strong urge to appear "normal" or "acceptable" to their friends and associates．When asked to recall their dreams, the "short sleepers" did poorly．More than this, they seemed to prefer not remembering．In similar fashion, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed, and then to keep busy m the hope that the trouble would go away．The sleep patterns of the “short sleepers" were similar to, but less extreme than, sleep patterns shown by many mental patients categorized as manic （疯人）.
The "long sleepers" were quite different indeed．Baekeland and Hartmann report that these young men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood．They seemed to enjoy their sleep, protected it, and were quite concerned when they were occasionally deprived （剥夺） of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest．They tended to recall their dreams much better than the "short sleepers．" did．Many of the "long sleepers" were shy, anxious, introverted （内向）, inhibited （压抑） , passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves （particularly in social situations）．Several openly states that sleep was an escape from their daily problems．
1.According to the text, which is probably the writer' s real attitude towards these two living habits ____．
A．both of them are healthy habits
B．not both of them are unhealthy habits
C．either of them is not unhealthy habits
D．neither of them is healthy habits
2.When sometimes they cannot enjoy adequate sleep, the long sleepers might ____．
A．feel extremely depressed B．become energetic
C．appeared disturbed D．feel disappointed
3.The writer implies （ 暗示） that short sleepers _____ in the text．
A．are ideally vigorous even under the pressures of life
B．often neglect the consequences of inadequate（不足的）sleep
C．do not know how to relax properly
D．are more unlikely to run into mental problems
After
finishing my shopping, I headed for the checkout counter but was blocked in the
narrow passage by a young man that appeared to be about sixteen years old. I
wasn’t in ahurry, so I patiently waited for the boy to realize that I was there.
After a little while, he waved his hands excitedly, in the air and shouted in a loud voice, "Mommy, I'm here．Mommy, I'm here．" It was obvious now, he was mentally challenged．Suddenly, he turned and saw me standing so close to him．His eyes widened and watched me surprisingly．He turned and saw me standing so close to him. His eyes widened and watched me surprisingly. I stepped back and asked, " Hey, buddy, what’s your name? " " My name is Denny and I'm shopping with my mother," he responded proudly．"Wow," I said, "that's a cool name．I wish my name was Denny, but my name is Hal．" "Hal like Halloween?" he asked．"Yes," I answered．"How old are you, Denny?" "How old am I now．Mommy?" he asked his mother as she came over from the next passage．"You' re fifteen years old, Denny; now be a good boy and let the lady pass by．" I continued to talk to Denny for several more minutes about summer vacation, bicycles and school．I watched his brown eyes dance with excitement．
As we were talking, he suddenly ran toward the toy section．
Denny's mom thanked me for taking the time to talk with her son．She told me that most people wouldn' t even look at him, much less talk to him…I told her that it was my pleasure and then I said, " Denny is a blue rose and if I didn' t stop and smell that rose with my heart, I would miss a blessing from God．"
She looked more puzzled．I told her that there are plenty of red, yellow and pink roses in God's garden, however, blue roses are very rare and should be appreciated for their beauty and distinctiveness （特殊之处）．Denny is such a "blue rose" in God's garden．
1.The story may happen ．
A．in a school B．during the summer vacation
C．in a super market D．in the toy section
2.The boy's brown eyes dance with excitement because ．
A．he was the center of someone's attention
B．Denny is a cool name
C．he is shopping with his mother
D．he likes summer vacation
3.We can infer from the passage that Danny ______.
A．was mentally challenged B．is 15 years old
C．was often very lonely and neglected D．is a ‘blue rose1’ in God's garden
4.From the passage we can learn that _______.
A．there are plenty of red, yellow and pink roses in God’s garden
B．blue roses'are very rare and should be appreciated
C．most people wouldn’t even look at Denny
D．every person should be appreciated in our life
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四处选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A cat which became famous in Britain for riding on the buses around the southern English city of Plymouth has died after being killed by a car.
Casper, a 12 -year-old black and white cat, 1leave his house, trotted （慢跑） across the street to the bus stop, queued with bus passengers and'waited for his 2．He then hopped（跳跃） on the number3 bus to find his 3seat to curl up on before hopping off at his 4．The cat was so clever that he knew 5stop to get off and drivers made sure that he wouldn' t get off at some random（随意的） 6．Also, the cat seemed to know where to get back 7, and then he trotted off home．Many local people also knew Casper, who loved everyone and also enjoyed the 8ourneys, It seemed that 12 -year-old Casper had discovered a very efficient way to 9the English city of Plymouth in his golden years．
However, one day , 10a motorist hit him and did not stop．Casper was then, in fact, crossing the street to lcatch his usual No．3 bus 11he was struck by the car．Our friend, Caspar ___12his injuries．On hearing the news of his death, many people were 13. A company spokesman said in a statement that Casper _14_ many people' s lives and clearly had a very 15life traveling around Plymouth．He also suspected that Casper was telling all the other cats in the heaven a bout the many 16_he had experienced．
Casper' s owner, 55 -year - old Susan Finden, said he had always been a free spirit and was named 17the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost, because of his habit of 18off．Finden ．posted a sign at Casper' s bus stop to let people know, that they' d no longer be enjoying the company of the cat of whom they'd grown so 19．
Casper was a special cat and he had a wonderful life．A 20of the cat will continue to be used on one of the company' s buses. He will be missed for ever.
1.A．used to B．liked to C．hated to D．had to
2.A．time B．turn C．place D．order
3.A．best B．favpritest C． most D．favorite
4.A．destination B．determination C．decision D．description
5.A．where B．at which C．what D．in which
6.A．station B．stop C．spot D．scene
7.A．up B．down C．off D．on
8.A．bus B．car C．rail D．air
9.A．get across B．get through C．get down D．get around
10.A．sadly B．luckily C．happily D．strangely
11.A．while B．as C．when D．then
12.A．died off B．died from C．died down D．died away
13.A．shocked B．interested C．surprised D．excited
14.A．changed B．touched C．turned D．challenged
15.A．discouraging B．discouraged C．excited D．exciting
16.A．adventures B．accidents C．friends D．incidents
17.A．by B．from C．through D．after
18.A．wondering B．wandering C．cutting D．going
19.A．familiar B．similar C．fond D．popular
20.A．picture B．signal C．movie D．card
The young man had made so much noise that he not have been allowed to attend the concert．
A．should B．must C．could D．need
