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It’s not just an American phenomenon: 1 the globe, single-parent homes are on the 2 . Numbers for one-parent families increased from England to Australia during the 1990s, mirroring demographic (人口统计学的) changes reflected in the US census.
Just as in America, those changes 3 new questions about how 4 government should be in helping single-parent families, which often are less well-off 5 than those led by a married mom and dad.
Should single parents be afforded tax breaks to help pay for child 6 ? Should employers be monitored to make 7 flexible work hours are offered?
Annie Oliver, a 32-year-old single mother from Bristol, England, thinks so. “You wouldn’t believe 8 becoming a single parent suddenly made me a second-class 9 ,” said Oliver, who struggles to 10 a full-time job and give the extra care her disabled son needs.
( ) 1. A. on B. in C. across D. through
( ) 2. A. rise B. way C. fall D. decrease
( ) 3. A. asked B. answered C. avoided D. raised
( ) 4.A. included B. concluded C. involved D. intended
( ) 5. A. physically B. financially C. mentally D. spiritually
( ) 6. A. care B. growth C. happiness D. concern
( ) 7. A. clear B. known C. out D. sure
( ) 8. A. when B. what C. how D. why
( ) 9. A. employee B. citizen C. partner D. mother
( ) 10. A. keep B. look for C. find D. own
第二节：语法填空
There are two main reasons 11 the temperature of the air is always 12 （change）. One reason is that the air around you moves in from somewhere else . Air usually moves in large bodies 13 (call) air masses. Some air masses move in from the north. These air masses usually have cold air that cause the temperature 14 (drop). Air masses also move in from the south. They usually have 15 (warm) air that causes the temperature to rise.
Temperature changes during the day or night can be great 16 small. This depends partly 17 how many clouds are in the sky. 18 there are many clouds during the night, they act like tile covers on your bed. They blanket the earth and keep the air from losing much of 19 heat. The temperature usually does not drop much during such a night. When there are many clouds during 20 day, some of the sun's energy will not reach the earth. The temperature usually does not rise much on such a day.
第二节：语法填空
On keeping a Diary in English
Keeping a diary in English is one of the 11._____ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.
12.______ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 13.______ time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. 14.______ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 15.______. In the first place, 16.______ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. 17.______ it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I 18.______ (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is 19.______ great use to keep a diary in English for 20.______ development of our writing skills.
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People joke that no one in Los Angeles reads; everyone watches TV, rents DVDs, or goes to the movies. The most popular reading material is comic books, movie magazines, and TV guides. City 21 has only 10 percent of the traffic that car washes have.
But how do you explain the following? An annual book festival in west Los Angeles is “22 ”，year after year. People wait half an hour for a parking space to become 23 ．
This outdoor festival, 24 by a newspaper, occurs every April for one weekend. This year’s attendance was about 145,000. There were about 90 talks given by authors, with an 25 question period following each talk. Book lovers were also able to collect some of the signatures of their favourite authors. A food store sold all kinds of popular foods. 26 a＄7 parking fee, the festival was free. Even so, some people 27 the food store prices by 28 taking in their own sandwiches and drinks．
The idea for the festival occurred years ago, but nobody knew if it would succeed. 29 book festivals were already popular in other US cities, would Los Angeles people welcome one?“Los Angeles people are very 30 ，”said one of the festival founders．
1. A. cinemas B. libraries C. supermarkets D. parkings
2. A. broken out B. carried out C. sold out D. run out
3. A. possible B. available C. acceptable D. useful
4. A. bought B. discovered C. taken D. sponsored
5. A. expert B. accurate C. audience D. optimistic
6. A. Except for B. Consisting of C. Rather than D. Along with
7. A. avoided B. increased C. asked D. bargained
8. A. openly B. secretly C. slowly D. naturally
9. A. As if B. When C. Even that D. Although
10. A. confident B. unexpected C. friendly D. unpredictable
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In the past few years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something less competitive. They are afraid that the stress and strains of work will rob them ____11_ ___ joy and happiness and ____12 ____ them harm both physically and mentally.
In fact, however, stress isn’t the bad thing ____13____ it is often supposed to be. Above all, ____14____ it gets out of control, a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and challenge, and to give purpose and significance to ____15____, otherwise meaningless, idle life. ____16___, people under stress tend to express their full range of potential and to actualize their own _____17____(person) worth—the very aim of a human life.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and _____18 ___ is no way to avoid it. What we can do is ____19____(develop) our adaptive abilities to deal with it rather than to escape ____20___ it.
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You’ve just finish you’re a-levels and you’ve got a place at university, but you’d really like a break from the academic world. Why not think about taking a year out? While most students go 1 from school to university, more and more people today are choosing to spend a year at “the university of life” 2 . There are lots of things to choose from. You could work in a bank or do community work. You might even do something challenging, such as 3 an exploration（探险）to the Amazon rainforest. The experience will 4 your horizons and teach you new skills. It may also give you the chance to earn some money, which will be very helpful when you 5 start your studies. If you are interested in taking a year out, you must make sure that the university will 6 your place for you till next year. Most are quite happy to do this, 7 they find that year-out students are 8 experienced, confident, and independent. But don’t forget: it’s a year out not a year 9 . Your university will want to know what you’re going to do. They won’t be very pleased if you just want to do _10 for a year. So what would do with a year out?
( ) 1. A. easily B. simply C. fast D. straight
( ) 2. A. last B. first C. at last D. at first
( ) 3. A. participating B. joining C. attending D. expecting
( ) 4. A. broaden B. spread C. improve D. raise
( ) 5. A. hopefully B. willingly C. eventually D. happily
( ) 6. A. hold B. leave C. occupy D. remain
( ) 7. A. however B. though C. as D. when
( ) 8. A. less B. much C. even D. more
( ) 9. A. in B. off C. away D. through
( ) 10. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
