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In the American family the husband and wife usually    1    important decision making. When the children are old enough, they take part    2    . Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness(宽容)of American parents. The old rule that" children should be seen and not heard” is rarely    3    , and children are often    4    to do what they wish without strict parental    5    . The father seldom expects his children to obey him    6    question, and children are encouraged to be independent    7    an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom    8    far. Others think that a strong father image(形象)would not    9    the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to    10    their parental families by the time they have   11    their late teens or early twenties.    12   , not to do so is often regarded as a failure, a kind of   13    .

This pattern of independence often results in serious    14    for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live    15    the age of 70. The job retirement age is    16    65. The children have left home, married, and    17    their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.

   18   the major problem of many elderly couples is not   19    . They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation(职业)    20    a close family group.

1. A. share                         B. have

C. exchange                     D. hold

2. A. either                           B. though

C. as well                       D. also

3. A. discussed                    B. followed

C. seen                        D. heard

4. A. asked                           B. made

C. said                         D. allowed

5. A. control                      B. support

C. agreement                    D. criticism

6. A. for                          B. on

C. without                    D. in

7. A. in                        B. at

C. on                        D. for

8. A. too                          B. almost

C. nearly                        D. quite

9. A. fit                        B. meet

C. suit                        D. satisfy

10. A. break up              B. break into.

C. break through           D. break away from

11. A. reached                      B. got

C. arrived                    D. developed

12. A. In truth                      B. In name

C. Indeed                    D. In a word

13. A. heavy                      B. light

C. strong                    D. weak

14. A. questions                        B. problem

C. matters                      D. affairs

15. A. to                          B. till

C. from                       D. beyond

16. A. only                           B. usually

C. sometimes                  D. seldom

17. A. set forth                    B. set aside

C. set up                     D. set down

18. A. But                         B. Therefore

C. In contrast                    D. On the other hand

19. A. local                        B. national

C. political                      D. economic

20. A. or                           B. nor

C. and                         D. but

 

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In the American family the husband and wife usually    1    important decision making. When the children are old enough, they take part    2    . Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness(宽容)of American parents. The old rule that" children should be seen and not heard” is rarely    3    , and children are often    4    to do what they wish without strict parental    5    . The father seldom expects his children to obey him    6    question, and children are encouraged to be independent    7    an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom    8    far. Others think that a strong father image(形象)would not    9    the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to    10    their parental families by the time they have   11    their late teens or early twenties.    12   , not to do so is often regarded as a failure, a kind of   13    .

This pattern of independence often results in serious    14    for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live    15    the age of 70. The job retirement age is    16    65. The children have left home, married, and    17    their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.

   18   the major problem of many elderly couples is not   19    . They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation(职业)    20    a close family group.

1. A. share                         B. have

C. exchange                     D. hold

2. A. either                           B. though

C. as well                       D. also

3. A. discussed                    B. followed

C. seen                        D. heard

4. A. asked                           B. made

C. said                         D. allowed

5. A. control                      B. support

C. agreement                    D. criticism

6. A. for                          B. on

C. without                    D. in

7. A. in                        B. at

C. on                        D. for

8. A. too                          B. almost

C. nearly                        D. quite

9. A. fit                        B. meet

C. suit                        D. satisfy

10. A. break up              B. break into.

C. break through           D. break away from

11. A. reached                      B. got

C. arrived                    D. developed

12. A. In truth                      B. In name

C. Indeed                    D. In a word

13. A. heavy                      B. light

C. strong                    D. weak

14. A. questions                        B. problem

C. matters                      D. affairs

15. A. to                          B. till

C. from                       D. beyond

16. A. only                           B. usually

C. sometimes                  D. seldom

17. A. set forth                    B. set aside

C. set up                     D. set down

18. A. But                         B. Therefore

C. In contrast                    D. On the other hand

19. A. local                        B. national

C. political                      D. economic

20. A. or                         B. nor

C. and                         D. but

 

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My father was a highly educate, intelligent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for hours on almost any topic and hold your   1   in the process. I thought there was nothing be wasn’t   2  to do.

      A few days before my younger brother’s 7th birthday, Dad planned to assemble(装配) a new   3   as a special birthday surprise. After nearly an hour of  4   the instructions, Dan was still unable to   5  the new bike together. Later he  6  the paper of instructions,   7  up his tool box, and decided to take the bike back to the local toy store and pay extra   8  to have it correctly assembled there.   9  an idea came to him, as he called out to Lovett, the quiet little man who cut our grassland.

       “Lovett, have you ever assembled a boy’s bicycle?”

       As Lovett walked towards the bike, Dad handed him the  10  . Lovett handed it back to him, saying, “No, thanks. I can’t road. When you can’t read, you have to  11  .” Less than 15 minutes later, the new bicycle was   12   assembled, with no  13   parts remaining. Dad shook Lovett’s hand, patted him on the back, thanked him, and hid the bike.

       On the night after my brother received his shiny new gift, Dad announced at the family dinner table what had happened several days earlier. He took great 14   in telling it over and over again-be used it as an example of thinking.    

       He did not prefer to illiteracy(文盲) , but strongly taught us to use our  15  , The joke was on my father,   16  he was able to turn it into a learning tool, and I liked him even more after that incident. I also gained a new   17   for Lovett. To me he had   18  been the old yard man who didn’t   19   much, but after that day, he seemed to smile broader, even walk taller, It’s amazing what a real nod of   20   can do to lift people up.

1.A.attention                B.belief                   C.view                   D.breath

2.A.willing                  B.lucky                  C.able                    D.sure

3.A.toy                       B.bicycle                C.computer            D.boat

4.A.reading                 B.reviewing            C.examining            D.searching

5.A.bring                    B.get                      C.put.                  D./

6.A.folded up              B.looked through    C.turned to             D.devoted to

7.A.brought                 B.added                  C.set                      D.picked

8.A.money                  B.effort                  C.service                D.tax

9.A.Thus                    B.Then                   C.Since                  D.Though

10.A.tools                   B.rotes                   C.orders                 D.instructions

11.A.exchange             B.admit                  C.learn                   D.think

12.A.Partly                  B.fully                    C.hardly                 D.largely

13.A.separate              B.different              C.major                  D.spare

14.A.delight                 B.action                  C.care                    D.risk

15.A.resources            B.knowledge           C.heads                  D.hands

16.A.so                       B.or                       C.but                     D.and

17.A.reward                B.regard                 C.relief                   D.respect

18.A.never                  B.regard                 C.ever                    D.often

19.A.show                  B.say                     C.care                    D.earn

20.A.approval            B.agreement            C.affection         D.altitude

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  In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making.When the children are   1   enough, they take part   2  .Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness(宽容)of American parents.The old rule that“Children should be seen and not be heard” is rarely   3  , and children are often   4   to do what they wish without strict parental   5  .The father seldom expects his children to obey him   6   question, and children are encouraged to be independent   7   an early age.Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom   8   far.Others think that a strong father image(形象)would not   9   the American values of equality and independence.Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to break   10   their parental families by the time they have   11   their late teens or early twenties.  12  , not to do so is often regarded as a failure, a kind of   13  

  This pattern of independence often results in serious   14   for the aging parents of a small family.The average American is expected to live   15   the age of 70.The job-retirement age is   16   65.The children have left home, married, and set   17   their own households.At least 20 percent of the people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.  18   the major problem of many elderly couples is not   19  .They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation(职业)  20   a close family group.

(1)

[  ]

A.

old

B.

young

C.

good

D.

big

(2)

[  ]

A.

either

B.

though

C.

as well

D.

again

(3)

[  ]

A.

discussed

B.

followed

C.

seen

D.

heard

(4)

[  ]

A.

asked

B.

make

C.

said

D.

allowed

(5)

[  ]

A.

control

B.

support

C.

agreement

D.

criticism

(6)

[  ]

A.

for

B.

on

C.

without

D.

in

(7)

[  ]

A.

in

B.

at

C.

on

D.

for

(8)

[  ]

A.

too

B.

almost

C.

nearly

D.

quite

(9)

[  ]

A.

fit

B.

meet

C.

suit

D.

satisfy

(10)

[  ]

A.

up

B.

into

C.

through

D.

away from

(11)

[  ]

A.

reached

B.

got

C.

arrived

D.

developed

(12)

[  ]

A.

To be exact

B.

In name

C.

Indeed

D.

For example

(13)

[  ]

A.

heaviness

B.

lightness

C.

strongness

D.

weakness

(14)

[  ]

A.

questions

B.

problems

C.

matters

D.

affairs

(15)

[  ]

A.

above

B.

till

C.

from

D.

beyond

(16)

[  ]

A.

only

B.

usually

C.

sometimes

D.

seldom

(17)

[  ]

A.

forth

B.

aside

C.

up

D.

down

(18)

[  ]

A.

But

B.

Therefore

C.

In contrast

D.

On the other hand

(19)

[  ]

A.

local

B.

national

C.

political

D.

financial

(20)

[  ]

A.

or

B.

nor

C.

and

D.

but

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