70. This dress is expensive because it's made of (silk) .
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B
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If you want another reason why residents of New York City have one of the highest costs of living in the U.S., compare babysitting(当临时保姆) wages with those of people who live in Colorado. According to UrbanSitter’s 2014 Childcare Rate Survey of nine large city areas,the average babysitting wage paid in New York City is $15. 34 per hour while in Denver it's $10. 84 per hour.
Lauren Jimeson from New York City pays her babysitters about $20 an hour. She has three children aged 4 , 3 and an infant(婴儿)， but she usually does not ask a babysitter to watch all three at the same time.
Jimeson said she was surprised at how low the rates can be in another city during a recent family trip to Florida. aThey found a babysitter based on a friend's recommendation. They only paid around $8 or $10 per hour. My husband and I looked at each other and said ‘Oh,my gosh’ because we pay double that for our kids,” Jimeson said.
Lyz Lenz,blogger (博主) and write behind LyzLenz.com,said she pays her babysitters S8 to $10 an hour in Iowa. Lenz,31, has two children. One is 3 years old and the other is 10 months old. “It's pretty ridiculous since they are in the 9th and 10th grade and not
professionals,” Lenz said of the babysitters. “But we pay the going rate,and more for the babysitters we love,to keep them coming to us. When I was in high school I got paid just $5 an hour for three kids.”
Here are the average hourly babysitting wages in some of the cities that UrbanSitter.com analyzed:
New York City Area： $15. 34 for one child; $16. 76 for two; $18. 74 for three.
San Francisco Area: $14. 99 for one child; $17. 68 for two; $19. 46 for three.
Washingtofi, D.C. — Baltimore Area: $13. 83 for one child; $15. 27 for two; $16. 95 for three.
Greater Boston Area: $13. 64 for one child; $15. 66 for two; $16.77 for three.
5. What surprised Jimeson during a recent family trip to Florida?
A. That it was easy to find a babysitter there.
B. That babysitters were so ridiculous there.
C. That babysitters didn’t mind their wages.
D. That babysitters charged such a low price.
6. Lenz pays more for some babysitters at times to.
A. ask them to do more things
B. prevent them from quitting
C. help them become professionals
D. keep up with the babysitters’ demands
7. Which of the following has the highest babysitting costs for three kids?
A. San Francisco Area. .
B. New York City Area.
C. Greater Boston Area.
D. Washington,D.C. — Baltimore Area.
8. What is the text mainly about?
A. Ways to find babysitters in the U.S.
B. Costs of living in the countyside.
G. Some comments on babysitting.
D. Babysitting wages in the U.S.
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The American Dream has been described as "a dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyoneThis dream became reality once in the United States,but are Americans today enjoying the standard of living that their parents and grandparents enjoyed in the post-war years?
After the Second World War,many Americans became richer and their living standards increased as the economy grew. From 1945 to 1973,incomes increased by about 3% per year. From the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s,incomes rose very slowly,but then they increased sharply for five years between 1995 and 2000. Overall,incomes have been rising by less and less each year and now the annual increase is almost nothing.
Job security and unemployment also play a role in the standard of living. Nowadays,factories and offices are closing,so jobs are less secure. Unemployment,too,is higher than it was in the past. The number of people without a job in the 1950s fell to around 2. 5%, but now this figure stands at around 9. 5%.
Another measure of the standard of living is the health of the population. Life expectancy is an important measurement of the health in a country. Life expectancy has increased from 68 years old in 1950 to 78 today,but the United States is now behind Germany and the United Kingdom (80) , France (81) and Japan (82) . One reason for this problem with life expectancy in the United States is obesity,because this has an effect on the general health of the population. In the United States,35% of adults are obese now,compared wilh 10% in 1950. This increase is due to the consumption of fast food.
Of course,most Americans own more things than in the post-war years such as TVs and phones. However,some economists would argue that the standard of living cannot be rising if people are becoming less healthy,or if they cannot afford to retire. It seems that although we think we have a better standard of living,this may not be the real picture.
9. According to the text,which of the following is a measurement of the health in a country?
A. Obesity rate. B. Life expectancy.
C. The food people eat. D. The exercise people do.
10. How does the author probably feel about the standard of living in America today?
A. Hopeful. B. Surprised.
C. Dissatisfied. D. Uninterested.
11. The author introduces American people's living standards mainly by.
A. listing figures and making comparisons
B. following the order of importance
C. following the order of space
D. giving definitions
12. Which of the following shows the structure of the text?
CP: Central Point P: Point
Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion
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二、完形填空(共20小题)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(八、 B、C和D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
How much physical activity do you do in a week? Are you getting enough 21 ? People who do regular activities have a lower risk of many diseases. Physical 'activity also 22 your mood and sleep quality. Today,we are much less 23 than in the past and,our office jobs are far less 24 than the heavy physical work our grandfathers used to do. In fact,many adults spend seven 25 or more on a chair each day.
This 26 of regular physical activity means that people bum fewer 路里) than in the past,so we need to do something extra to 27 all our energy. Some people think exercise can be 28 ,but it doesn't have to be. Team sports such as football can be cheap because all the players 29 the cost of the pitch. Joining a sports club is also a 30 way of getting exercise and can be very sociable,too.
Alternatively,if you don，t want to 31 any money at all,go for a run. The only 32 needed for this is a pair of sports shoes. 33,getting off the bus one stop early
and walking the 34 distance helps. When you stay at home,doing housework or gardening is a great way to get fit and you can enjoy the benefit of a 35 house and a nice garden,too!
36 adults should do two and a half hours’ exercise a week,you don，t have to do it all at one time. Split the 37 into ten-minute sessions! 38,if you do exercise for ten minutes before work,ten minutes during your lunch break and ten minutes after work,five days a week,you could achieve the target 39 !There are many ways of getting fit and we should all recognize the 40 of doing this — we will live longer and be more healthy.
21. A. sleep B. exercise C. food D. progress
22. A. improves B. reflects C. determines D. evaluates
23. A. healthy B. happy C. active D. attractive
24. A. practical B. physical C. busy D. competitive
25. A. seconds B. minutes C. quarters D. hours
26. A. fear B. experience C. lack D. encouragement
27. A. store B. supply C. need D. consume
28. A. expensive B. tiring C. necessary D. boring
29. A. check B. share C. calculate D. increase
30. A. clever B. common C. correct D. cheap
31. A. raise B. borrow G. spend D. earn
32. A. equipment B. method C. partner D. training
33. A. Strangely B. Familiarly C. Similarly D. Frequently
34. A. extra B. special C. safe D. equal
35. A. warm B. big C. tidy D. quiet
36. A. When B. Although C. Unless D. Because
37. A. effort B. energy C. money D. time
38. A. Thus B. However C. In short D. For example
39. A. easily B. suddenly C. carefully D. hardly
40. A. cost B. expectation C. value D. background
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() 33. —Grace plays the piano really well.
—Of course. She's more talented than student in her class.
A. any B. any other
C. other D. the other
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C 易读度★★★
Michael Morpurgo is a much-loved writer from Britain,He (出生) on October 5 ,1943 and grew up in the south of England. French (法语) was his favorite subject at school and he studied it at university. After that,he became an officer (军官) in the army,but he soon left and became a primary school teacher. This is when he found that he had a talent for storytelling and soon began writing stories for children. u\ could see there was magic in it for them,and realized there was magic in it for me ,” he said.
Michael Morpurgo gave up teaching after 10 years and bought a farm with his wife. Together they began a c/?an?y (慈善机构) called Farms for City Children. They now own three farms where children from cities can come to spend time looking after animals.
Michael Morpurgo has written over 100 books,mostly for children. He writes about children and their relationships with older people and animals. Many of them have won prizes and several are now films or plays,including War H?^se,which is now well known around the world. Another popular book is Kensuke's Kingdom. He wrote it in 1999.
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Name: Michael Morpurgo
Date of birth: (61)
Favorite school subject: (62)
First two jobs:
Army officer and (63)
Name of the charity: (64)
Number of books written for children:
Over 100
Popular books: (65) , Kensuke’s Kingdom and so on
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