When Luke went to university he thought he would be on a new journey in life and getting his own place. In the UK, it’s common to fly the nest at a fairly young age. Many choose a flat-share; others make plans to get on the property ladder.
But the current economic situation forced Luke back to his mum’s house at the age of 27. And he’s not alone: a quarter of young adults in the UK now live with their parents. The Office for National Statistics said more than 3.3 million adults between the ages of 20 and 34 were living with their parents in 2013.
Lack of jobs and the high cost of renting accommodation made Luke change his plans. He’s upset. "There’s something very difficult about being an adult living in an environment where you’re still a child," he says. "It limits me socially; sometimes I feel it limits me professionally."
Indeed, many young people have no choice but to stay at "the hotel of Mum and Dad".
Krissy had to return home after a year away and now lives in rather terrible conditions, sharing the family’s three-bedroom house with her sisters. She says they end up getting on each other’s nerves when it’s time to use the bathroom in the morning.
Of course, living with your parents is not unusual in some countries. Economic conditions, culture, or family traditions mean many young people stay at home until they get married. Even then, it can be too expensive to rent or buy a house and the married couples continue to live at one of their parents’ homes.
But some parents seem to enjoy having their kids back at home. Janice’s daughters are part of what’s being called "the boomerang generation". She says, "I get to share their lives with them, and I’ve got to know them all as adults. We have the sort of conversations that good friends do."
So for some it’s a win-win situation — spending time with your families, and saving money.
1.How is the passage developed?
A. By listing figures
B. By making comparisons
C. By analyzing causes
D. By giving examples
2.We can learn from the passage that.
A. living with parents is common in some countries
B. all the parents enjoy living with their children
C. the author approves of children’s living with parents
D. Janice belongs to a group called "the boomerang generation"
3.What does the underlined sentence mean in the fifth paragraph?
A. They get on very well with each other.
B. They shout at each other angrily.
C. They finally make each other annoyed.
D. They are unwilling to share with each other.
4.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To persuade children into living on their own after getting married.
B. To show the present situation of young people living with their parents.
C. To compare the advantages and disadvantages of living with parents.
D. To present the problems young adults may face after going to university.
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Walk in the Wild: Walk or run for wildlife at the Phoenix Zoo’s Walk in the Wild 2016. Put on your favorite animal dress and take part in the one mile or 5K,enjoying the sights and sounds of the Zoo. Walk in the Wild includes a morning full of unique activities you won’t find at any other valley walk, including all-day zoo admission and a lakeside after-party.
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9 am—4 pm. Children’s Museum of Phoenix, 215 N. 7th street, Phoenix. 602-253-0501.
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12-4 pm. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd St., Scottsdale. 480-994-ARTS (2787).
1. What can children do at Walk in the Wild?
A. Join in the 5-mile walk
B. Attend courses for free.
C. Wear animal-shaped clothes
D. Enjoy good company of wild animals.
2.What qualification is needed to join the Everyday Heroes Club?
A. Do a good deed
B. Donate money to the club
C. Be active in school activities.
D. Be ready to help protect wildlife.
3.Where can one go to buy some works of art?
A. The Phoenix Zoo
B. Scottsdale Civic Center Park.
C. The Children’s Museum of Phoenix.
D. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Uncle Bruce has been my most influential role model. I admire him because he has me into the person I am today by teaching me about respect and responsibility and that anything having takes a lot of hard work.
The most important thing he has me is how to think. He always says, “You can learn something from everyone, it’s what not to do.” He always does what he , If he says, “I’ll pick you up at seven on Thursday,” it will , Also, Bruce is the kind of person who actually you.
Uncle Bruce was in the army for 20 years and went through some terrible , but he hasn’t let them affect him .After hearing his stories about alcohol-and drug-related , I have no interest in doing anything that could me or my friends. He is also the only person who truly believes I can it to West Point. He has done everything within his to help me achieve that goal.
Uncle Bruce is my hero because he is that I want to be when I’m his age. He is smart, financially , and gives back to his community. There is no way I can him for all he’s done, He is the one whose can change the way I look at something. I’ve never told him that I love him, has he told me, but we love each other and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’m not he’s perfect, but I can’t imagine without him how that he is here.
1.A. shaped B. promoted C. trained D. blessed
2.A. like B. about C. worth D. from
3.A. directed B. taught C. encouraged D. improved
4.A. so that B. as if C. even if D. now that
5.A. wants B. supports C. promises D. advises
6.A. matter B. happen C. succeed D. insist
7.A. sticks to B. points at C. comes at D. listens to
8.A. experiences B. diseases C. drills D. daptations
9.A .materially B. positively C. barely D. negatively
10.A. tendencies B. statistics C. references D. misfortunes
11.A. sink B. test C. harm D. exploit
12.A. make B. take C. bring D. seize
13.A .management B. access C. patent D. power
14.A .everybody B. nobody C. everything D .nothing
15.A. secure B. shaky C. proper D. messy
16.A. praise B. repay C. present D. recharge
17.A. strength B. honesty C. opinion D. standard
18.A. or B. nor C. either D. so
19.A. saying B. proving C. expressing D. demanding
20.A. travelling B. studying C. working D. living
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept — the ant philosophy（哲学）,an 1. (amaze) four-part philosophy.
First, ants never quit. If they're heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they'll climb over, they'll climb under, or they'll climb around. They never quit 2. (look) for a way to get where they3.(suppose) to go! Second, ants think about winter and summer. They are always gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer and they are making 4.(prepare) for the long cold winter. So you have to think about storms in summer; think about rocks 5. you enjoy the sand and sun. Third, ants think about summer all winter. During the winter, they remind 6., "This won't last long and we'll soon be out of here. " On 7. first warm day, the ants are out. If it 8.(turn) cold again, they'll dive back down. But they come out again if it is warm. Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it 9.(possible) can. 10.you can learn from the ant philosophy is: Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
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某英语报纸以“What makes a good English teacher?”为题向学生征集稿子。假设你叫李华，请你将你班讨论结果用英语写一篇文章向该报投稿。内容如下：
A. 学科知识扎实
B. 课堂生动有趣
C. 对学生既严格也关心
D. 发音优美，讲解清晰
E. 你自己的观点及理由 （不能重复以上四点）
要求：1、可适当发挥
2、词数：120词左右，开关和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear editor,
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Yours sincerely
Li Hua
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Most people think ________ necessary to learn a foreign language nowadays.
A. thatB. this C. it D. them
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The old town has narrow streets and small houses _______ are built close to each other.
A. that B. who C. where D. what
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Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.
I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.
I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.
If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.
Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.
Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.
1.What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?
A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly.
B. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town.
C. He will give the very person long list of direction.
D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction.
2.Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?
A. Because of his poor sense of direction.
B. Because he always forget the way to home.
C. Because he did not have any friend.
D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way.
3.How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?
A. He felt strange.B. He felt embarrassed.
C. He felt very sad.D. He felt astonished.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年江苏南通中学高二12月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Mail lay scattered across the kitchen table. I couldn’t put off sorting through it any longer. I checked the envelopes, putting aside the ones addressed to my husband.
It had been over three years since Bob had died. To friends and family it looked like I had moved past the worst of my sorrow. I took care of my house, socialized and kept up with community. On the outside everything appeared to be normal. But inside I was anything but I worried I would never get better, never be myself again. They say sorrow has no set time limit, but I was so tired of feeling empty and hopeless. My sorrow was sharp and fresh as ever. It was like a wall of pressure in my chest, pressing my heart.
I picked up a piece of Bob’s mail and held it out to tear in half, but stopped myself from cutting up the envelope. The letter was from an organization that funded a Haitian orphanage called My Father’s House. Its founder, Carol Hawthorne, had given a presentation at our church. Bob and I had donated, and Bob ended up on the mailing list to receive the newsletter (通讯) with updates on the children.
I hadn’t read one since Bob died. But just three months before, in January 2012, the country had been hit by a terrible earthquake. In my depressed state, it hadn’t even occurred to me to wonder whether the orphanage had survived. I opened the newsletter and was surprised to find out that My Father’s House was still standing. Of course now it was more crowded than ever. At the bottom of the page was an announcement about an upcoming trip to visit the orphanage in person. “I should go.” The thought wouldn’t leave me. I contacted Carol Hawthorne.“What would I do if I go?” I asked.“Build houses?”
“The Haitian people there are eager to work and they know what they’re doing,” said Carol. “What they need are raw materials, and we provide them. We also visit with the children. We go to clinics and schools, pass out supplies. You’ll be very busy, I promise!” I reserved a seat but didn’t mention it to any of my friends. Just a few weeks later, I was at the airport with seven strangers, waiting to board a plane to Haiti. Even after takeoff I wasn’t really sure of what I was doing.
In Haiti we were met by Pastor Ronald Lefranc, the director of My Father’s House. We piled into an old school bus and drove over uneven roads full of stones and mud. We passed women shaking under the weight of huge water buckets balanced on their heads. Piles of rubbish scattered across the landscape, and the land was covered with broken tents. Finally we pulled up to the orphanage. A crowd of children—52 in all—rushed up to greet us. I couldn’t understand the words of the song they sang in Creole, but with the smiles on their faces I didn’t need to. Each child planted a big kiss on my cheek.
Carol and Pastor Ronald led us into the main building. “What are those over there?” I asked, pointing to a collection of thin tents. “Is there not enough room in the building for all the children?”
“We have the room,” said Pastor Ronald. “But many of these children came here after the earthquake. They still don’t feel safe sleeping under a roof.”
There was no sign of fear in the playroom inside. I played dolls and other games. Children I’d just met presented me with pictures they’d drawn and letters written in Creole. In the evening the children gathered in the dining room. They took turns reading aloud and then they all joined in song. The words were strange, but the tune sounded familiar.
They’d lost so much, yet were so joyful. In the evening the children gathered in the dining room. One of the older children stood up to speak and then they all joined in song. The words were strange, but the tune sounded familiar. The children settled down. In the silence, a quiet noise began.
1.During the three years after her husband’s death, the writer ________.
A. kept in close touch with friends and neighbors
B. just stayed at her home to take care of her house
C. forgot her unhappiness completely with busy work
D. lived in emptiness and hopelessness due to hardships
2.What does the underlined part “My Father’s House” refer to?
A. An association that fund the research into earthquake in Haiti.
B. An institution where children without parents greet foreigners.
C. An organization that collect money for children without parents.
D. A place where children without parents live and are looked after.
3.The writer enjoyed herself at ________.
A. driving over the roads
B. viewing the landscape
C. seeing the expressions on children’s faces
D. observing water buckets on women’s heads
4.Why did the children love to live in the thin tents?
A. Because they had to make preparations for the newcomers.
B. Because the tents are convenient for drawing in the open.
C. Because the rooms in the building are used to house guests.
D. Because they worried there might be another earthquake.
5.What can we conclude from the passage?
A. The writer decided to settle down in Haiti at last.
B. The writer overcame her loss by helping others.
C. The writer taught the children to sing in English.
D. The writer picked up Creole during her stay there.
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