Every device ______in the plane must be designed and made with great care so as to make sure that nothing goes wrong in operation.

 A. fitted           B. to be fitted      C. fitting          D. being fitted

Department stores sell ready- to-wear clothing, which is also called ready-made clothing. Such clothing is made in fixed sizes. Those people who find that ready-made clothing fits them well can save money by buying it. Most often, people do not fit exactly into a producer’s size. Their clothing must be altered to make it fit better. However, most alterations are not very expensive. The small cost of most alterations means that ready-made clothing can meet the needs of most customers.
Those who can afford it often get someone to design and make their clothing. Such clothing is called custom-made. The person who makes it measures the customer, and then sews it so that it fits perfectly. Alterations are not needed. Custom-made clothing is largely sewn by hand, has better quality, better material, and is of the style you have chosen. Of course, it costs much more than ready-to-wear clothing. You need to pay the difference for the special fitting and better skill that you are receiving. This often means that you spend double or more than you would for a ready-made garment.
Custom-made clothing is not always that much better than ready-made clothing. It costs more partly because only one garment has been made, just for you. Companies that produce ready-made products make thousands of garments at a time. This means they can buy large quantities of material. Workers cut each size by the hundreds. Companies work out ways to make the garments quickly by machine and pay workers according to their skill. Thus they can sell the finished products at a low price while still making money. Most of the clothing sold in the United States is made in this way. Customers gain from the lower prices which are made possible by mass production. It may or may not give them high quality.

1. 1.

   According to the passage, people who buy ready-made clothing ______.

   1. A.
      wish to make alternations
   2. B.
      will spend less money
   3. C.
      want to make it better
   4. D.
      can fit into the sizes
2. 2.

   We can learn from the passage that custom-made clothing is_______.

   1. A.
      specially made
   2. B.
      fashionably designed
   3. C.
      chosen by few people
   4. D.
      made with difficulties
3. 3.

   Which of the following is true about ready-made clothing?

   1. A.
      It is of poor quality.
   2. B.
      It suits all people.
   3. C.
      It is labor-saving to make it.
   4. D.
      It takes more time to make it
4. 4.

   The purpose of the writer is _______.

   1. A.
      to explain why custom-made clothing costs more
   2. B.
      to show the advantages of mass production
   3. C.
      to tell readers how to make money from ready-made clothing
   4. D.
      to provide information about different kinds of clothing

The beat generation mainly referred to the youth who were born and brought up around the Second World War. They showed their ignorance of almost everything traditional, such as government authority ,respect for parents, one’s duty, moral standards, and traditional customs. They developed a kind of absolute individualism and liberty. They preferred long hair, mini dresses or close fitting clothes to show off the figure. They advocated （倡导）freedom of sex and cohabitation (同居).Their influence could be seen from the fact that about one third of the American couples living together were not married by law. And the divorce rate was very high. The endless U.S wars abroad and sharp class struggle at home caused many American youths to develop a kind of cynicism. They doubted the existing social system, possibility of harmonious human relations, and the long honored standard for correct behavior. They felt society overlooked their needs. Therefore, they refused to do any duty that was required of them by society. They declared “Don’t believe anyone over thirty.” All this came from the sick society. It’s wrong to imagine they all fought against capitalism in support of revolutionary things. Some of their ideas were even more decadent (颓废的)and impractical. It was an abnormal phenomenon in an abnormal society.?

72.Based on the passage, how many of one hundred and twenty American couples of the beat

generation practiced cohabitation?       

A. about 20 couples.             B. about 30 couples.

C. about 60 couples.             D. about 40 couples.?

73.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage??

A. The beat generation’s refused to do any duty.?

B. The beat generation was in support of almost everything traditional.?

C. The beat generation believes no one except that he is over thirty.?

D. The beat generation’s ideas were not impractical.?

74.“Cynicism” in this passage most probably means____.?

A. a state of mind against realism

B. a state of mind doubting everything in existence?

C. a theory advocating mutual help

D. a theory advocating individualism?

75..This passage is mainly about ____.?

A. the young Americans

B. the generation gap?

C. the education of the young

D. an American social phenomenon?

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and  41  those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again  42  at the pier（码头）waving good-bye to my father as his  43  pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and I around before the ship was out of  44  , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of  45  in the new environment again.

Throughout the years of changing  46  , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood—my mother. For both my   47  and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while  48  some type of part-time job. Leaving a promising career is just one of the  49  which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so.  50  she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother  51  managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and  52  .

This probably sounds like a depressing way to live,  53  with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to  54  a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this  55  into adventure for us all! Each relocation was a chance to  56  another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a  57  to rearrange furniture, make curtains and  58  pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.

No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a  59  attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so  60  all those years of my childhood—she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.

A．leave behind      B．leave out        C．leave off        D．leave for

A．living            B．staring           C．standing         D．going

A．car             B．ship            C．train                  D．plane

A．range             B．shape          C．sight              D．control

A．adapting         B．suiting           C．matching        D．fitting

A．names            B．jobs            C．addresses        D．directions

A．father            B．classmates      C．brother          D．relatives

A．performing        B．seeking          C．waiting           D．applying

A．programs          B．sacrifices       C．contribution     D．cooperation

A．Once            B．While            C．When            D．Unless

A．somewhere      B．somewhat      C．sometime          D．somehow

A．romantic         B．comfortable     C．mysterious        D．wealthy

A．generally         B．actually         C．especially          D．unfairly

A．desert           B．pursue           C．affect             D．limit

A．lifestyle           B．value          C．journey          D．opportunity

A．acquire         B．explore          C．occupy           D．realize

A．load             B．sadness          C．result             D．challenge

A．hang            B．draw          C．take            D．sell

A．changeable      B．cautious         C．positive          D．negative

A．experienced     B．brave          C．ordinary         D．annoyed

Every device ______in the plane must be designed and made with great care so as to make sure that nothing goes wrong in operation.  

A. fitted  B. to be fitted      C. fitting  D. being fitted