The price of the new houses will . A. encourage private and government builders B. attract ordinary people in the towns to buy C. vary in different areas according to the policy D. help the housing market in the countryside ( D ) “It hurts me more than you, and “This is for your own good. These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework. That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation. Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students --- “so passive --- and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children’s passivity. “We’re not training kids to work any more, says Klompus. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying `go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say `no’ to a kid. Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’s for their own good. It’s time to start telling them `no’ again. 查看更多

 

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完成句子(共10小题,满分10分)

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86. 杂技演员走钢丝时, 观众都屏住了呼吸。

The audience ___________ its/their ____________as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.

87. 我期待暑假见到你。

I’m __________ ___________ to seeing you this summer vacation.   

88. 你会知道她是个信守诺言的女孩。

You’ ll find that she is a girl who always ___________ her ___________.

89. 他们很年轻的时候,就开始谋生了。

They began to___________ their ____________ when they were very young.

90.她说她八点在这等我,但现在九点了,她还没出现。

She told me she would meet me here at 8:00. But it is 9 o’clock now and she still hasn’t _____     ___    __ yet.

91. 考试作弊必予追究。

If you cheat in the exam, you'll never                       with it.

92. 这本词典不久就要出版。

The dictionary will be published _________ _________.

93. 经过长时间的讨价还价,我妻子终于把那件裙子的价钱砍了下来。

After bargaining for a long time, my wife succeeded in       ___________the price of the dress.

94.所有认识他的人都羡慕他取得诺贝尔化学奖。

All those who knew him          him            his winning the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

95.他们都是由那位老人养育成人的。

They were all                     by that old man.

 

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It is a beautiful cell phone but it is not ________  the price that I paid for it.

A. reasonable    B. valuable    C. fit            D. worth

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I have learnt a lot about Chinese life while teaching in Nanjing, China. When I first came to China, there were many things I did not understand. Now, I have a better  1  of Chinese culture and find it very interesting.

Bargaining is a funny Chinese custom that I have tried to learn. In the USA, prices are set and you cannot ask for a  2  price, whereas in China, in some small stores and tourists  3  , you are expected to bargain. I asked my Chinese friends to teach me how to bargain. They told me that I should ask for 40 % or 50 %  4  the price that the  5 first offers me. Then, I should tell the salesperson that the same item is  6  at another store. If the salesperson doesn’t agree to my price I should   7  to leave and he might ask me to come back and sell me the item for a lower price. Bargaining is a skill that you have to  8  if you live in China.

In China, you learn something new every day!

 

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完成句子 (共10小题,满分10分)

根据句意,在空格处填入适当的单词使句意完整,每空只能填一个词,请将该部分答案写在答题纸上。

86. 杂技演员走钢丝时, 观众都屏住了呼吸。

The audience ___________ its/their ____________as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.

87. 我期待暑假见到你。

I’m __________ ___________ to seeing you this summer vacation.   

88. 你会知道她是个信守诺言的女孩。

You’ ll find that she is a girl who always ___________ her ___________.

89. 他们很年轻的时候,就开始谋生了。

They began to___________ their ____________ when they were very young.

90.她说她八点在这等我,但现在九点了,她还没出现。

She told me she would meet me here at 8:00. But it is 9 o’clock now and she still hasn’t _____     ___    __ yet.

91. 考试作弊必予追究。

If you cheat in the exam, you'll never                       with it.

92. 这本词典不久就要出版。

The dictionary will be published _________ _________.

93. 经过长时间的讨价还价,我妻子终于把那件裙子的价钱砍了下来。

After bargaining for a long time, my wife succeeded in       ___________the price of the dress.

94.所有认识他的人都羡慕他取得诺贝尔化学奖。

All those who knew him          him             his winning the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

95.他们都是由那位老人养育成人的。

They were all                      by that old man.

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阅读理解

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。

  In Western countries people have been using the installment plan since the first half of the twentieth century.Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by installments.In the U.S., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan.

  The price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash.There is a charge for interest.The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment when the goods are delivered to him.He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid up.The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made.

  Installment buying has advantages and disadvantages.It can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping.It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and employment.There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly, making business much worse.This may result in a great increase in unemployment.If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments.If great numbers of people are not able to pay their installment debts there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money.If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depression.This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and installments to discourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan.

(1)

Which of the following is NOT true about the installment plan?

[  ]

A.

A lot of British families use the installment plan.

B.

More than 10 percent American families buy things on installments.

C.

Americans depend more on installment than British people do.

D.

Americans spend one tenth of their income on installment buying.

(2)

Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because ________.

[  ]

A.

the buyer has to pay extra money as interest

B.

the delivery of the goods charges extra money

C.

the buyer has to pay a down payment

D.

the service offered by installment plan charged extra money

(3)

What will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on installments?

[  ]

A.

He might lose his job.

B.

He will stop owning the item he has bought.

C.

He will have to sell what he has bought.

D.

He will go into debt.

(4)

The advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that ________.

[  ]

A.

purchasing power is strengthened

B.

employment might be increased

C.

people develop a good habit of saving money

D.

young couples are able to furnish their homes

(5)

In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to ________.

[  ]

A.

increase employment

B.

avoid depressions

C.

ensure that businesses make good profits

D.

ensure that people can pay for what they buy

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