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

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C. and　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. but

 

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　　What's on?

　　Oscar Film Themes Symphony Concert

　　Film highlights accompanied by live performances of movie theme music by the China Opera and Dance Drama Theatre Symphony Orchestra, which has recorded the music for many films. Familiar tunes will come from such flicks as Titanic, Jurassic Park and Waterloo Bridge.

　　Where: Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre

　　When: March 8, 7: 30 p. m.

　　Admission: 80-380 yuan

　　Tel: 6528 7674 ext 508

　　Fantastic View All the Way

　　The mountains in this area are not very high, but the vistas are excellent．This walk is gentle and very interesting, going through valleys, over passes, along a ridge and through a few little tranquil villages that are located in amazing places. Many sites along the walk offer panoramic view of the surrounding mountains.

　　Where: Pinggu, northeast of Beijing

　　When: March 9, meet 8: 30 a. m. outside Starbucks at Lido Hotel, or 9:00 a. m. at Capital Paradise front gate, return 5:00 p. m.

　　Admission: adults 150 yuan, children 100 yuan

　　Tel: 13701003694 e-mail: fjhikers @ yahoo. co. uk

　　spring Greetings

　　Paintings in bold colors in a traditional Chinese style by young artist Tian Xifeng are displayed to welcome the spring. Tian is a student of famous bird-and-flower painting artist Wang Qing. He has won several prizes at various national painting exhibitions and developed a style emphasizing vivid close-ups of natural scenes.

　　Where: Melodic Gallery, 14 Jianwai Dajie, opposite Friendship Store When: till March 31, 9:00 a. m.－5:00 p. m.

　　Admission: free

　　Tel: 65188123

　　Cala, My Dog

　　Directed by Lu Xuechang, starring Ge You. The story is about a middle-aged working man, known as Lao Er, whose chief source of stability and comfort in life is his dog, Cala. One day, when his wife is out walking Cala, a policeman confiscates the unregistered canine. As Lao Er endeavors to recover his dog, the difficult circumstances of his life are revealed. Chinese with English subtitle(字幕).

　　Where: Dongchuang Theatre, 3 Xinzhongjie, Dongzhimenwai

　　When: March 13 and 20, 8: 30 p. m.

　　Admission: 20 yuan

　　Tel: 64169253

1．If you are a music lover you can go to ________ on Women's Day.

[　　]

A．Capital Paradise

B．Dongchuang Theatre

C．Capital Gymnasium

D．Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre

2．The exhibition held in Melodic Gallery ________.

[　　]

A．is open to the public from 7:30 a．m. －5:00 p．m．till April 1st.

B．Presents the works by Tian Xifeng and his teacher

C．is to display some bird-and-flower paintings

D．costs the art lovers much money to visit

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．Both adults and children can take part in the walk in Pinggu.

B．Even you don't know English you can enjoy Cala, My Dog.

C．You'll have to dial 65188123 to book a ticket for the film.

D．You'll have a choice of two meeting places on March 9th.

4．All the advertisements(广告) in this passage are about ________.

[　　]

In the summer of 1978 an English farmer named Lan Stevens was driving his tractor through a field of wheat    1    he discovered something strange.

    Some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground. The    2    wheat formed a circle about six meters    3   . Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat. The five circles were in a formation    4    five dots on dice.

    Three years later a farmer who lived nearby discovered similar circles in one of his fields. These circles were    5    —nearly 15 meters across.

    That same year, yet another English farmer discovered three circles of flattened wheat on his land—one large circle    6    two small circles.

    During the    7    years, farmers in England found the mysterious circles in their fields more and more often. In 1987 they discovered 50 circles; in 1988, 98 circles; and in 1989, 270 circles.

    The circles are called “crop circles” because they appear in fields of grain—usually wheat or corn.

    The grain in the circles lies flat    8    but is never broken: it continues to grow horizontal, and farmers can later    9    it.

    Many people believe that beings from outer space are making the circles. Some think that the beings are trying to communicate    10    us from far away and that the crop circles are messages from them.

       11    believe that the beings have actually landed on earth and that the circles are  12 left by their spaceships. Several times people reported    13    strange flying objects near fields where crop circles later appeared.

    Scientists who have studied the crop circles say they're not sure what    14    them. They 15    several theories.

    For example, some scientists say that “microburst” of wind create the circles. A microburst is a    16    rush of cool air—the same downward rush of air that sometimes causes an airplane to crash.

    Other scientists say that forces    17    the earth cause the circles to appear.

    Experts from    18    have studied them. What do the experts    19    the crop circles? They say what Lan Stevens said: “They don't know how    20    these things.”

    1．

A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. and

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

    2．

A. flat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. flattened

C. flatting　　　　　　　　　　    D. have flattened

    3．

A. across　　　　　　　　　　    B. cross

C. around　　　　　　　　　　    D. round

    4．

A. alike　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. liking

C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

    5．

A. larger　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. large

C. smaller　　　　　　　　　　   D. small

    6．

A. between　　　　　　　　　　  B. among

C. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. from

    7．

A. followed　　　　　　　　　　 B. following

C. last　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. next

    8．

A. to the ground　　　　　　  B. in the field

C. on the ground　　　　　　  D. on the earth

    9．

A. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. harvest

C. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. miss

    10．

A. to 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for

C. from　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. with

    11．

A. The other　　　　　　　　    B. Other

C. Another　　　　　　　　　　  D. Others

    12．

A. marks　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. signs

C. symbols　　　　　　　　　　  D. impressions

    13．

A. to see　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have seen

C. seeing　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. saw

    14．

A. creates　　　　　　　　　　   B. leads

C. makes　　　　　　　　　　    D. happens

    15．

A. have given　　　　　　　　  B. put forward

C. makes　　　　　　　　　　    D. happens

    16．

A. forward　　　　　　　　　　  B. backward

C. upward　　　　　　　　　　   D. downward

    17．

A. in　　　　　　　　  &nb
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p;　　　　    B. on

C. within　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. under

    18．

A. all over the country　　  B. all over the world

C. all over the school　　    D. all over the university

    19．

A. say of　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. speak of

C. say about　　　　　　　　    D. speak about

    20．

A. making of　　　　　　　　   B. made from

C. to make of　　　　　　　　  D. to make from

 

I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law.

　　Let us take a   1   , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a   2   were accepted: families might use the time for a real family hour. They might   3   together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our   4   —everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of   5   illness—are caused at least in part by   6   to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to   7   our problems, we might get to know each other better.

　　On evening when such talk is   8   , families could rediscover more active pastimes. Freed from TV, forced to find their own activities, they might take a   9   together to watch the sunset

   10   they might take a walk together.   11   free time and no TV, children and adults might rediscover reading. There is more entertainment in   12   than in a TV program.   13   report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence,   14   at the college level.   15   is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour.

　　A different   16   of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the   17   ends, the TV networks might be forced to   18   with better shows in order to get us back from our newly discovered activities.

　　At first glance, this idea seems radical（激进的）．How will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years   19   television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can   20   childhoods without television. It wasn’t that difficult.

　　1．A．valuable　　　　　　　　  B．pleasant　　　　　　 C．quick　　　　　　　　  D．serious

　　2．A．advice　　　　　　　　    B．suggestion　　　　  C．opinion　　　　　　    D．offer

　　3．A．get around　　　　　　  B．standstill　　　　    C．meet　　　　　　　　   D．sit around

　　4．A．problems　　　　　　    B．trouble　　　　  &n

bsp;    C．affairs　　　　　　　　 D．misfortune

　　5．A．physical　　　　　　　　  B．common　　　　    C．mental　　　　　　　　 D．familiar

　　6．A．attempt　　　　　　　　   B．failure　　　　　　    C．ability　　　　　　　　  D．permission

　　7．A．discuss　　　　　　　　   B．talk　　　　　　　　    C．make sure　　　　    D．see to

　　8．A．impossible　　　　　　   B．unnecessary　　   C．funny　　　　　　　　  D．unpleasant

　　9．A．walk　　　　　　　　　　   B．look　　　　　　　　   C．ride　　　　　　　　　　 D．rest

　　10．A．and　　　　　　　　　　   B．or　　　　　　　　　　  C．but　　　　　　　　　　  D．while

　　11．A．At　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．In　　  &nb
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p;　　　　　　   C．For　　　　　　　　　　 D．With

　　12．A．a fine poem　　　　   B．a good book　　   C．an quiet hour　　    D．a composition

　　13．A．Professors　　　　    B．Scientists　　　　   C．Parents　　　　　　    D．Educators

　　14．A．yet　　　　　　　　　　   B．still　　　　　　　　    C．even　　　　　　　　    D．just

　　15．A．Writing　　　　　　　　 B．Skill　　　　　　　　   C．Speaking　　　　　　 D．Listening

　　16．A．form　　　　　　　　　　 B．kind　　　　　　　　   C．method　　　　　　    D．step

　　17．A．reading　　　　　　　　 B．quiet hour　　　　  C．activities　　　　　　  D．program me

　　18．A．come a cross　　　　 B．come about　　    C．come up   
 
;　　　　  D．broadcast

　　19．A．before　　　　　　　　   B．since　　　　　　　　 C．until　　　　　　　　    D．after

　　20．A．remind　　　　　　　　  B．remember　　　　  C．recognize　　　　　　 D．know