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III.阅读理解（共15小题计30分）
We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago, most of the people in Europe did not know anything about tea, because it was grown in Asia. There is a story about an English sailor（水手）. Once he went to India and China. When he came home, he brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a tea party. When her friends came to the tea party, the old woman brought out some leaves and asked them to eat tea. Of course, nobody liked the tea leaves.
Just then the sailor came in. He looked at the tea leaves on the table and asked his mother,“What have you done with the tea?”
“I boiled it as you said.”
“I threw it away, of course.” answered the woman.
“Now, you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.
56. Who first grew tea?
A. People in Europe. B. People in Asia.
C.People in China only. D. People in India only.
57. The woman’s friends ________.
A. enjoyed the tea leaves very much B. didn’t like drinking tea
C. didn’t like the tea leaves D. threw away all the tea leaves
58. Before the old woman boiled the tea, ________.
A. she had learned how to enjoy it
B. her son had taught her how to drink tea
C. her son had not told her to drink the boiled water only
D. her son had not told how to eat the tea leaves
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Ⅱ. 完形填空（共20小题，计20分）
In the past, most American mothers were at home to take care of their children during the day. Now, __36__, many mothers are working. More than half of the American women __37__ young children have __38__ outside the house.
American families settle the child care __39__ in different ways. Some parents permit __40__ children to stay home alone after school. The parents __41__ be sure the children, usually not younger than 10 years old, understand __42__ rules and can deal with emergencies (紧急情况). Other parents say they would __43__ permit their children to be at home alone. They usually __44___someone to take care of the __45__.
Some parents in the U.S. find their own way to __46__ the cost of child care in__47__. Each person in one group __48__for the children of other group __49__ at different times. Some parents ask local__50__, schools and social organizations to help __51__ activities for the children. These child care choices often cost __52__ or no money. Many American parents, however, still __53__ with the problem of __54__ good child care at a __55___ price.
36. A. therefore B. otherwise C. thus D. however
37. A. like B. as C. with D. from
38. A. children B. jobs C. houses D. money
39. A. problem B. question C. chance D. choice
40. A. older B. younger C. sicker D. happier
41. A. can B. must C. may D. ought
42. A. dangerous B. safety C. funny D. true
43. A. rather B. certainly C. always D. never
44. A. send B. stop C. pay D. invite
45. A. house B. neighbors C. old D. children
46. A. protect B. end C. reduce D. increase
47. A. schools B. groups C. clubs D. hospitals
48. A. cares B. sends C. asks D. pays
49. A. strangers B. members C. officials D. teachers
50. A. shops B. members C. churches D. restaurants
51. A. equip B. offer C. play D. join
52. A. much B. little C. enough D. more
53. A. enjoy B. discuss C. quarrel D. struggle
54. A. taking B. finding C. losing D. suffering
55. A. high B. low C. reasonable D. real
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---- My watch is out of order.
---- Then why don’t you have ____?
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A．repaired it |
B．to repair it |
C．it repaired |
D．it to be repaired |
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The cloud never hides the sun. The truth will be known to all _______.
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A．on time |
B．in time |
C．by time |
D．from time to time |
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____ no doubt _____ China will become an advanced country in the future.
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A．It; whether |
B．There is ; that |
C．It is ; that |
D．There is; whether |
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A fire ______ in the shoe factory last night but ____ soon.
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A．broke out; put out |
B．was broken out; was put out |
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C．broke out; was put out |
D．was broken out; put out |
