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VII. 书面表达(满分15分)

快餐现在在中国很流行，人们尤其儿童和青少年喜欢吃快餐。现在你们班就快餐(Fast Food)展开了一场讨论，有的赞成，有的反对，请你根据讨论结果， 写一篇短文，介绍讨论情况并发表个人看法。 

注意：词数100左右。(开头不计入词数)

参考词汇：  节约 save  纤维 fibre

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I hear many parents saying that their teenagers are rebellious(反叛的). I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out bravely on their own, most of them are trying to seize at another’s hands for safety.

They say they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such way is that the cords is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon—into a larger cocoon.

It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly opened up a teenager market. These days every teenager can learn from newspapers and TV what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to great difficulty for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.

But the difficulty is worth getting over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come—with the people who respect you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts.

73. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is mainly to tell _____________ .

A.readers how to be popular in the world

B.teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves

C.parents how to control and guide their children

D.people how to understand and respect each other

74. According to the writer, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them ______________.

A.have much difficulty in understanding each other

B.have too much confidence in themselves

C.dare not do things in their own way

D.are very much afraid of getting lost

75. During the teenager years, one should learn to __________ .

A.become different from others in as many ways as possible

B.find one’s real self

C.get into the right reason and become popular

D. rebel against parents

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. Although I have four topics ________ , I still don’t know what to write about.

       A. choosing from B. to choose          C. to choose from       D. to be chosen

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 — Let’s have a game of tennis; the loser has to treat the other to an ice-cream.

— ________.

A. I’m afraid so     B. It’s a deal        C. You’ve got a point     D. I suppose not

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    For millions ofpeople，the American dream ofowning a home seems to be slipping out of

  reach．

    “Maybe young couples can no longer afford to buy a ready-made house as their parents did,'’

says 40-year-old building instmctor Pat Hennin．“But they can still have a home．Like their pioneer ancestors，they can build it themselves，and at less than half the cost of a ready-made house．”

    The owner-builders came from every occupational group，although surprisingly few are professional building workers．Many take the plunge with little or no experience．“l learned how to build my house from reading books，”says John Brown，who built a six-room home for$25，000 in High Falls，New Jersey．“If you have patience and the carpentry(木匠)skill to make a bookcase，you can build a house．”An astonishing 50 percent of these owner builders hammer every nail．1ay every pipe，and wire every switch with their own hands．The rest contraet(承包)for some parts of the task．But even those who just act as contractors and finish the insides of their homes can save from 30 percent to 45 percent ofwhat a ready-made home would cost．

    One survey revealed that 60 percent ofowner-builders also design their homes．Many others

 buy commercial house plans for less than $100 or use plans available from the U．S． Department ofAgriculture．

49．What does the passage mainly tell us?

    A．The cost of having a house built．

    B．A comparison between young couples and their parents．

    C．The life of owner-builders in America．

D．The American dream of owning a house．

50．It can be inferred from the passage that many Americans find it difficult to _______

    A．build a house             B．find aready-made house

    C．have a good job           D．buy a house

51．The underlined phrase“take the plunge”most probably means“_______”

    A．decide to build a house    B．decide to pull down a house

    C．decide to buy a house      D．decide to rent a house

52．From the passage we learn that_______．

    A．Many house plans are offered free of charge．

    B．Most of the house plans arc offered by building instructors

    C．Fifty percent of the Amedcan young couples build houses．

    D．Must of the owner．builders design their homes．

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After five years of preparation，Shanghai presented the world________many said was the

    greatest Special Olympics．

A．that            B．which          C．where         D．what

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.Fitness is important in sport, but of at least ________ importance are skills.

A. fair                 B. reasonable               C. equal         D. proper

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What a pity! I missed meeting my boss at the airport because my car was ______ in the traffic jam.

   A. broken up    B. broken down   C. held up   D. kept up

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 He chose to teach in a western province, though he _______in the city for a better life.

A. could stay    B. would stay    C. could have stayed     D. had stayed

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An old man walked slowly into the restaurant. With heard tilted , and shoulder bent forward he learned on his trusty stick with esch unhurried step. His torn cloth jacket, patched trousers, worn out shoes, and warm personality made him stand out form the usual Saturday morning breafast crowd. He stopped, turned with his whole boby , and winked(眨眼) at a little girl seated by the door. She flashed a big smile right back at him.

     A young waitess named Mary watched him toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said, “Here, sir.Let me give you a hand with that chair .” she pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him in front of the chair ,and get comfortably seated. Then she moved the table up close to him ,and learned his stick against the table where he could reach it .

     In a soft ,clear voice he said ,”Thank you. Miss.And bless you for your kind gestures.”

      “You’re welcome ,sir.” She replied. “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need anything at all in the mean time,just wave at me!”

     After he had finished a big meal, Mary brought him the change. He left it on the table. She helped him and walked with him to the future door. Holding the door open for him,she said,”Come back and see us.Sir!” He turned and nodded a thank---you. “You are kind.”He said softly,smiling.

     When Mary went to clean his table. She almost fainted. Under his plate she found a business card, and a note scribbled on a napkin.Under a napkin was a one ----hundred----dollar bill,

The note on the napkin read,” Dear Mary, I respect you very much ,and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.”

The man she had waited on was the owner of t he restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees had ever seen him in person.

64.The old man left $100 under the napkin because he_______.

   A. wanted to help Mary out

   B. Wanted to encourage Mary to do more good deeds

   C. thought highly of the tasty meal in the restaurant

   D. appreciated Mary’s kindness and work attitude

65. It can be inferred that the old man went to the restauran to________.

   A.have a good meal         B. enjoy good service

   C have an on—site visit        D. show his generosity

66. The passage is developed mainly by_________.

   A. following the order of space       B. following the order of events

   C. making comparisons             D. providing examples

67. The best title of the passage would be_________.

   A. The Secret of Happinese      B. Employer and Employee

   C  Gift from a Businessman     D. Good Service in the Restaurant