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    A person’s home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) “______ home”. But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical ______ of cash and location on achieving that idea.
    Cash ______, in fact, often means that the only way of ______ when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things ______ financially. There are obvious ______of living at home—personal laundry is usually ______ done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to ______. And there is ______ the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc.
    On the other hand, ______ depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family—______do you like them? Are you prepared to be ______ when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot strike a(n) ______, and that you finally have the money to leave, how do you ______ finding somewhere else to live?
    If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are ______well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always ______. If you are going to work in a ______ area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies, ______ these should be approached with ______. Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the ______ of the first week’s rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.
    小题1:
    A．idealB．perfectC．imaginativeD．satisfactory
    小题2:
    A．demeritsB．weaknessesC．insufficienciesD．restrictions
    小题3:
    A．cutB．shortC．lackingD．drain
    小题4:
    A．getting withB．getting along withC．getting byD．getting back
    小题5:
    A．improveB．proceedC．developD．enhance
    小题6:
    A．concernsB．issuesC．problemsD．merits
    小题7:
    A．stillB．alwaysC．habituallyD．consequently
    小题8:
    A．call throughB．call overC．call onD．call out
    小题9:
    A．scarcelyB．lessC．littleD．sometimes
    小题10:
    A．littleB．muchC．adequateD．enough
    小题11:
    A．neverthelessB．whileC．howeverD．or
    小题12:
    A．moderateB．hostileC．indifferentD．lenient
    小题13:
    A．agreementB．consensusC．compromiseD．deal
    小题14:
    A．continueB．commenceC．commendD．confirm
    小题15:
    A．seldomB．lessC．absolutelyD．likely
    小题16:
    A．availableB．anaccessto informationC．valuableD．accessible
    小题17:
    A．time-honoredB．similarC．humidD．conversant
    小题18:
    A．thoughB．whileC．sinceD．as
    小题19:
    A．passionB．prudenceC．carelessnessD．concern
    小题20:
    A．sameB．equivalentC．equalD．similarity

    小题1:A
    小题2:D
    小题3:C
    小题4:C
    小题5:A
    小题6:D
    小题7:C
    小题8:C
    小题9:A
    小题10:B
    小题11:A
    小题12:D
    小题13:D
    小题14:B
    小题15:D
    小题16:B
    小题17:D
    小题18:A
    小题19:B
    小题20:B

    试题分析：文章介绍学生或新的“打工仔”，在现金和位置的不足的情况下，往往选择和家人住在一起，这时就要考虑如何和家人相处，
    小题1:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。文章说到，受性格的影响，每个人都有自己“……的家”，四个选项中，A项“理想的”，表示想象中完美的形象，符合题意。B项“完美无瑕的”，指的是对事物的评价；C项“想象的、虚构的”，与上文in mind意思重复了，不适合；D项“满意的”，是对结果的评价，也不符合上文in mind的说法。选A
    小题2:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。对学生或刚上班的人来说，要想拥有一个理想的家，必定会受到资金和地点的限制，因此D项“限制，局限性”为正确选项。A项demerits和C项insufficiencies不能与location搭配，B项“弱点”，一般指人不指物。选D
    小题3:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。A. cut切断，B. short短缺C. lacking缺少，D. drain喝光，喝干，使（精力、金钱等）耗尽，从后面的句子：the only way of ___39 ___ when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things ___40 ___ financially.可知是缺钱，选C
    小题4:固定搭配题。“缺钱就意味着，毕业后暂住家里，才是……的唯一办法”， A. getting with着手，开始，B. getting along with相处，C.getting by“设法过下去”D. getting back拿回，选C
    小题5:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。缺钱时就先住在家里，“直到经济状况……”，显然此处要表达的是“经济情况好转”，故选择A项。B项“继续进行”C项“发展”，D项“提高、增强”，与things无法搭配，选A
    小题6:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。“住在家里有明显的……”，破折后面紧接着详细列举了一些例子，如衣物和家里人的一起洗、吃饭有人管。很显然，这些例子是为了说明住在家里的好处merits，因此正确答案为D项。A项“担心”，B项、C项“问题”，显然和后面列举的种种好处相违背。选D。
    小题7:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。住在家里，衣物习惯上和家里人的一起洗，在毕业后仍然如此， A. still 仍然，B项always与句中usually意思重复；C项“习惯性地”， D项“因此”，这个句子并没有因果关系。选C
    小题8:固定搭配题。C项“拜访”，符合文意。A. call through （呼叫）接通B. call over点（名），把…叫过来C. call on“拜访”D. call out唤起，召集，叫喊，选C
    小题9:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。年轻人住在家里，几乎不需要支付账单， A项“很少”，B项更少， C项little用法不当，不能在句中作状语；D项“有时”语法上虽然通，但无法与前面列举的好处并列。因此A项。
    小题10:固定搭配题。根据后面的提问，可以推知，年轻人住在家里在很大程度上取决于家庭成员相处得如何，A. little很少，B. much很多，C. adequate足够，D. enough足够，选B
    小题11:考查副词：此题表转折语气，说明like和love之间的区别。从句意上判断，A、B、C项皆可；但while须置于整句句首才作转折意讲，however后通常点一逗号，故本题A项nevertheless为最佳选择项。
    小题12:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。住家里，自由必定受到了限制，你可能会受不了， A. moderate温和的；稳健的；中等的B. hostile好客的，C. indifferent不以为然的，D. lenient宽大的，仁慈的，选D
    小题13:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。上文讲的是你和父母间可能存在分歧，可推知本句应当是说“如果不能达成协议， A. agreement协议，和make搭配，B. consensus一致，C. compromise 妥协，D. deal交易，strike a deal达成协议，选D。
    小题14:固定搭配题。“你如何……找地方住呢”，下文讲的是具体找住处的问题，四个备选项中， A. continue继续， B. commence开始，着手，获得学位C. commend命令，D. confirm证实，选B
    小题15:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。如果是待在本地，可能很容易获得各种房源信息， A. seldom很少， B. less更少，C. absolutely绝对，D. likely可能，选D
    小题16:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。你可以询问你的朋友和查阅当地的报纸，也就是说，当地报纸和你的朋友是信息的来源。A. available可获得的，B. an access to information 信息来源， C. valuable有价值的， D.accessible易接近的，选B
    小题17:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。本句与前文形成对比，前面说的是如果“你打算待在本地”，隐含意思是，你的工作地点离家比较近，而本句的意思是“如果你到一个……地方工作”，对照之下，这里应当说的是到一个熟悉的地方工作， A. time-honored因古老而受到尊重的，确立已久的B. similar相似的，C. humid .潮湿的，湿气重的D. conversant熟悉的，了解的，因此答案选择D项。
    小题18:考查关联词。根据上下文，上一句说报纸很可靠，而本句说到，你到一个陌生的地方工作，也可以寻求报纸及房屋中介的帮助，紧接着又说，需要谨慎对待。可以看出，上下文是让步的关系， A. though虽然，B. while然而，C. since自从，因为，D. as因为，因此答案选择A项。
    小题19:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。到一个陌生的地方，咨询住处时一定要谨慎， A. passion“热情”B. prudence谨慎，节俭，精明C. carelessness粗心，D. concern“焦虑”选B
    小题20:语义逻辑题，考查词义辨析。根据文意，房产中介收取的费用通常相当于第一周房租，四个选项中都有“相同、相似”的意思，但根据搭配习惯，same后接介词as，equal和similarity后接介词to，只有B项“equivalent”后可跟of，表“相等的数量或事物”，因此本题正确答案为B项。
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    小题2:. We can infer from the passage that_______.
    A．weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers
    B．students can hardly balance real and virtual life
    C．people are addicted to games on the Internet
    D．virtual life is more vivid and attractive than real life.
    小题3:. Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?
    A．It contributes to the development of the web.
    B．The chat room language may change social culture.
    C．The problem will be getting more and more serious later.
    D．People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.

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    Ridgewood is a small, quiet town 20 miles from Manhattan. It is a typical suburban town, perfect for raising children away from the fast pace of the city. However, some Ridgewood kids feel as upset as if they were on the city’s busy streets. In addition to hours of homework, Ridgewood’s children are occupied with afterschool activities — from swimming to piano to religious classes.
    Out of desperation one day, the town decided to schedule another activity. This one was called “Ridgewood Family Night — Ready, Set, Relax!” Instead of schedules filled with sports, music, or overtime at the office, some of the town’s 25,000 residents decided to take the night off and stay home. For a few months before Family Night, a committee of volunteers worked hard to spread the word. Younger students took “Save the Date for Me” leaflets home to their parents. The mayor issued a statement, and schools and clubs agreed to cancel homework and meetings so families could relax and be together.
    The tension between a hope for a more relaxed lifestyle and the knowledge that the benchmark for success has been raised in recent years weighs heavily on the minds of the townspeople. Some parents like to recall a different kind of childhood, one without so many scheduled afterschool activities. However, these same parents feel obliged to make sure their children are prepared to survive in today’s high-pressure work environment. They are afraid that any gap in their children’s physical or intellectual development might mean they won’t be admitted to the “right” universities and won’t succeed in a more and more competitive world.
    Nevertheless, it seems that Family Night worked, at least to a point. Cars moved easily around Ridgewood’s normally busy downtown streets, and stores and restaurants saw a drop in business. Some families ate supper together for the first time in months.
    Initially, there was great hope of taking back their lives. But sadly, few families believe that one night will change their lives. Many are sure that they will fall back into the habit of over-scheduling their children to be overachieving adults.
    小题1:The writer describes Ridgewood as a town where ________.
    A．residents take little notice of education
    B．children are stressful and over expected
    C．parents are concerned about children’s safety
    D．children lead a life of relaxed, ordinary rhythms
    小题2:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the Family Night?
    A．Schools assigned no homework.
    B．Fewer people ate in the restaurants.
    C．The streets were less crowded.
    D．People enjoyed meeting each other.
    小题3:According to the passage, the parents in Ridgewood ________.
    A．have conflicting desires about what experiences to offer their children
    B．are happy with the lifestyle they have chosen for themselves and the children
    C．believe that it is their duty to make a change for the stressful life style
    D．are worried about their children’s lacking of big ambition
    小题4:We may get the conclusion from the passage that ________.
    A．the concept of Family Night will become a regular part of life in Ridgewood
    B．Ridgewood people believe the Family Night will change their way of living
    C．Family Night is not as popular as people have originally thought
    D．schools are worried about students being given too much free time

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    In times of economic crisis. Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate. But this won't necessarily represent. an increase in happy marriages. In the long run, the Depression weakened American families, and the current crisis will probably do the same.
    　　We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses, By 1932. when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn't mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn't afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse could manage alone.
    　　Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separate households, Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to finance their separations by selling their homes.
    　　After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other and their communities, A 1940 book. The Unemployed Man and His Family, described a family in which the husband initially reacted to losing his job "with tireless search for work."He was always active, looking for odd jobs to do.
    　　The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气). For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventually overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together. The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold.
    　　Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to the current crisis, working together and supporting one another through the early months of unemployment.
    　　Today's economic crisis could well generate a similar number of couples whose relationships have been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined. So it's only when the economy is healthy again that we'll begin to see just how many broken families have been created.
    小题1:In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to __________.
    A．tear many troubled families apart
    B．contribute to enduring family ties
    C．bring about a drop in the divorce rate
    D．cause a lot of conflicts in the family
    小题2:In the Great Depression many unhappy couples close to stick together because
    A．starting a new family would be hard
    B．they expected things would turn better
    C．they wanted to better protect their kids
    D．living separately would be too costly
    小题3:In addition to job losses. What stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce?
    A．Mounting family debts
    B．A sense of insecurity
    C．Difficulty in getting a loan
    D．Falling housing prices
    小题4:What will the current economic crisis eventually do to some married couples?
    A．It will force them to pull their efforts together
    B．It will undermine their mutual understanding
    C．It will help strengthen their emotional bonds
    D．It will irreparably damage their relationship
    小题5:What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
    A．The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate
    B．Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships
    C．A stable family is the best protection against poverty.
    D．Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage

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