The Western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a　 __36__　 that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are　 __37__　 with the opposite sex. They are good?looking and people want to　 __38__　 their style. They can do their homework but they don't　 __39__ a big effort. That would not be cool.

The uncool kids are in the　 __40__　 of the playground. They are very bright，but they don't have great　 __41__skills and they are　 __42__　 at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus(微积分) in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows　 __43__　 the X Files. They are　 __44__ as the geeks(怪人)．

Here are the geeks. The geeks are taking over(占上风). Make friends with them now　 __45__　 they will put virus in your computer and　 __46__　 your math homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university，but　 __47__　 good degrees.

The most important　 __48__　 of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates　 __49__　 others to follow their examples. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a　　 __50__　 of their own to work and play in，making them a global force.　 __51__， the effect of the geeks　 __52__ popular culture has started a new trend. It is now cool to be　 __53__. Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than　 __54__　 you look like.

But there are also　 __55__. Geeks were often bullied (欺侮)or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for punishment.

36．A.division 　 B．part C．class 　　 D．habit

37．A.pleasant 　 B．popular C．crazy 　 D．particular

38．A.take B．act C．copy　 　 D．advance

39．A.have B．suffer C．support D．make

40．A.corner 　　 B．team 　C．group　 D．center

41．A.operating　 　　　 B．speaking 　C．social 　 D．experimental

42．A.good　 　　 B．active C．hopeless 　　　 D．sharp

43．A.like 　 B．for 　C．such 　　 D．as

44．A.admired　 B．thought 　C．known D．treated

45．A.and　 B．so 　C．or　 　　　 D．that

46．A.put　 B．place 　C．bring 　　 D．take

47．A.win B．take 　C．wish 　　 D．finish

48．A.industry 　 B．progress 　C．discovery 　　　 D．improvement

49．A.excite 　　 B．discourage 　C．demand D．promise

50．A.room 　　　 B．world 　C．chance D．heaven

51．A.Somehow　 　 B．However 　C．Though D．Besides

52．A.in 　　 B．of C．on D．for

53．A.rich B．uncool C．attractive 　　 D．handsome

54．A.how　 　　 B．that C．how much 　 D．what

55．A.risks B．questions 　C．shortcomings 　　　 D．chances

 

A new study shows that fat people in the United States suffer direct economic(经济的) and social effects because of their size. The findings are from an 8-year study of about 100 000 people. The people studied were between the ages of 16 and 24 when the research began.

The researchers who carried out the study say they consider the people fat if they are in the top of 5% of the measurement in which weight is connected with height. For example, fat women in the study were about 160 centimeters tall and weighed about 90 kilograms. Fat men in the study were about 175 centimeters tall and weighed 100 kilograms. The researchers say that more than 1, 000, 000 Americans are that big. The researchers found that fat young women were more likely to lose social and economic power even if they were form wealthy families. The fat women also were 20% less likely to get married and they earned an average of about $6 700 a year less than other women. The study showed less severe effect on fat men. They earned an average of about $3 000 a year less than other men. Fat men also were 11% less likely to get married.

1.From this passage we know fat people in America were______.

A. admired　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. respected

C. unhealthy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unpopular

2.Which of the following is surely RIGHT?

A. If a woman weighed 90 kilograms, she was considered fat.

B. More than 1 ,000 ,000 Americans were about 175 centimeters tall and weighed 100 kilograms.

C. More than 1, 000 ,000 Americans were considered fat by the researchers.

D. In America 20% of women and 11% of men couldn’t get married.

3.Which of the following was NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. The reason why fat people suffered.

B. The cause that caused people to be fat.

C. The standard(标准) of fat people.

D. The number of fat people.

4.The underlined word “severe” means______.

A. economic　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. social

C. serious　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. favourable

5.Fat people were inferior to(比……差) other people in______.

A. brains ,human rights and payment

B. income ,marriage and political rights

C. brains, education and marriage

D. marriage, getting jobs and income

 

The position of children in American family and society is no longer what is used to be. The 36 family in colonial(殖民时期的) North America was mainly concerned with survival and 37 that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were 38 in terms of their productivity(生产能力), and they played the role of producer quite early. 39 they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination(附属).

With the 40 of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society 41 the United Stated has become, each 42 must fulfill a number of personal and occupational 43 and be in contact with many other member. 44 , viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are 45 more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceplance of children as 46 participants in the family is reflected in various laws 47 the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.

This new 48 of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also 49 an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time 50 the proper way to 　51 children.

Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a 52 transaction(事务) between parent and child 53 a one-way, parent-to-child training 54 . As a consequence, socializing children and 55 with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems.

36. A. poor　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　 D. wealthy

37. A. except　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　 C. beyond　 　　　　　D. through

38. A. supported　　　 B. received　　　　 C. encouraged　　　　 D. valued

39. A. Until　　　　　 B. After　　　　　 C. Although　　　　　 D. When

40. A. movement　　 B. achievement　　　 C. development　　　　 D. requirement

41. A. that　　　　　 B. where　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　 D. what

42. A. parent　　　　 B. member　　　　　 C. family　　　　　　 D. relative

43. A. purposes　　　 B. promises　　　　 C. roles　　　　　　　 D. tasks

44. A. Besides　　　　 B. However　　　　 C. Instead　　　　　　 D. Therefore

45. A. admired　　　　 B. regarded　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　 D. respected

46. A. willing　　　　 B. equal　　　　　　 C. similar　　　　　　 D. common

47. A. enjoying　　　　 B. preventing　　　 C. considering　　　　　 D. protecting

48. A. view　　　　　 B. faith　　　　　　 C. world　　　　　　　 D. study

49. A. led in　　　　　 B. brought in　　　　 C. resulted in　　　　　 D. taken in

50. A. seeking　　　　 B. making　　　　　 C. fighting　　 　　　　D. working

51. A. nurse　　　　　 B. praise　　　　　 C. understand　　　　　 D. raise

52. A. one-sided　　　 B. many-sided　　　 C. round-way　　　　　 D. two-way

53. A. more than　　　 B. rather than　　　　 C. better than　　　　　 D. less than

54. A. manner　　　　 B. method　　　　　 C. program　　　　　　 D. guide

55. A. talking　　　　　 B. living　　　　　　 C. playing　　　　　　　 D. discussing

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said. “ 36 .” She held my head against her 　37 , and after a puzzled moment I felt a 38 foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” she said, “It’s alive. You can 39 it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without 40 . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never 　41 about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I 42 noticed. That there were soon to be 43 of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe. 44 , certainly not a baby, could 45 that.

I was 46 , however. I soon found that things had 47 a great deal. I had never been the 　48 . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the 　49 . My sister had certain 50 because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much 51 boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

As he grew, it became 52 that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy 53 by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second 54 .He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be 55 , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.

36. A. Look　　　 B. See　　　 　 C. Listen　　 D. Stop

37. A. stomach　 B. back 　　　　 C. side　　　 D. shoulder

38. A. strong　　 B. hard　　　　　 C. soft　　　 D. tiny

39. A. believe　 B. feel　　　　　 C. notice　　 D. touch

40. A. surprise　 B. delay　　　　 C. trouble　 D. effort

41. A. worried　 B. argued　　　　 C. regretted D. doubted

42. A. hardly　　 B. certainly　　 C. possibly　 D. willingly

43. A. two 　　　 B. three　　　　 C. four　　　 D. five

44. A. Anything　 B. Something　　 C. Nothing　 D. Everything

45. A. improve　 B. threaten　　　 C. compare　 D. prevent

46. A. curious　 B. careless　　　 C. wrong　　 D. anxious

47. A. improved　 B. changed　 　 C. increased　 D. disturbed

48. A. oldest　　 B. youngest　　　 C. cleverest D. dearest

49. A. family　　 B. house　　　　 C. middle　　 D. trouble

50. A. manners　 B. knowledge　　 C. opinions　 D. rights

51. A. admired　 B. blamed　　 　 C. respected　 D. favored

52. A. strange　 B. obvious　 　 C. serious　　 D. special

53. A. usually　 B. curiously　　 C. gradually D. simply

54. A. look　　　 B. smile　　　　 C. care　　　 D. comfort

55. A. ordinary　 B. perfect　　　 C. clever　　 D. similar

 

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　　One evening, sitting at the window reading, my mother called me, “Come here,“ she said,” ____1____ .”She held my head against her ____2____, and after a puzzled moment I felt a ____3____ foot drumming on my cheek.“You see?” she said, “It's alive.You can ____4____ it, can't you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without ____5____. It was as good a place for the baby to be in as any other and I never ____6____ about why it got in or how it would finally get out.

　　

　　A baby would come? I ____7____ noticed.That there were soon to be ____8____ of us would not make any difference to me.I had my place, starlike in my small universe.____9____, certainly not a baby, could _____10_____ that.

　　

　　I was ____11____, however. I soon found that things had ____12____ a great deal. I had never been the ____13____. Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the ____14___. My sister had certain ____15____ because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much ____16____ boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

　　As he grew, it became ____17____ that my brother had been the center of everything.People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy ____18____ by being there.And he had the sort of childish beauty that always draws a second ____19____. He was so charming that he was immediately loveable.Later he also turned out to be ____20____ although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.

　　

(1)A.Look	B.See	C.Listen	D.Stop
(2)A.stomach	B.back	C.side	D.shoulder
(3)A.strong	B.hard	C.soft	D.tiny
(4)A.believe	B.feel	C.notice	D.touch
(5)A.question	B.delay	C.trouble	D.touch
(6)A.worried	B.argued	C.regretted	D.doubted
(7)A.hardly	B.certainly	C.possibly	D.willingly
(8)A.two	B.three	C.four	D.five
(9)A.Anything	B.Something	C.Nothing	D.Everything
(10)A.improve	B.threaten	C.compare	D.damage
(11)A.curious	B.careless	C.wrong	D.anxious
(12)A.improved	B.changed	C.increased	D.disturbed
(13)A.oldest	B.youngest	C.cleverest	D.dearest
(14)A.family	B.house	C.middle	D.trouble
(15)A.duties	B.knowledge	C.opinions	D.rights
(16)A.admired	B.blamed	C.favored	D.loved
(17)A.strange	B.obvious	C.serious	D.special
(18)A.usually	B.curiously	C.gradually	D.simply
(19)A.look	B.smile	C.clever	D.touch
(20)A.ordinary	B.perfect	C.clever	D.similar