49．A．entrusting 　　　　　　 B．leaving　　　　　　　　　 C．lending　　　　　　　　　 D．making

48．A．wrongly　　　　　　　　 B．rightly　　　　　　　　　　 C．totally　　　　　　　　　　 D．namely

47．A．general　　　　　　　　　 B．fact　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．total　　　　　　　　　　　 D．truth

46．A．poor　　　　　　　　　　　 B．deprived　　　　　　　　 C．faulty　　　　　　　 　　 　　　 D．shallow

45．A．housing　　　　　　　　　 B．living　　　　　　　　　　 C．caring　　　　　　　　　　 D．earning

44．A．due to　　　　　　　　　　 B．regarding　　　　　　　　 C．for　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．in spite of

43．A．comforts　　　　　　　　 B．facilities　　　　　　　　 C．pleasure　　　　　　　　　 D．appliances

42．A．inventions 　　　　　　 B．discoveries　　　　　　　 C．advances　　　　　　　　 D．products

41．A．unhappier　　　　 B．luckier　　　　　　　　　　 C．naughtier　　　　　　　　 D．richer

60．A．attitude　　　　　　　　　 B．truth　　　　　　　　 　　　 C．value 　　　　　　　　　　 D．meaning

答案　 41－60　 ADCAB　 BDBCA　 DBADC　 BABAD

Passage 15

(湖北省部分重点中学2009届高三第一次联考)

Compared with the children of a few decades back，today’s children seem to be 　　41　 ：they enjoy better health owing to recent 　　42　 in medicine and in public health care．They also enjoy a11 the 　　43　 of modern life．Physically and materially．Today’s children seem to be much better off than their predecessors．Nevertheless，　　 44　　 the improved standards of　　　 45　　 ，many children nowadays seem to be emotionally 　　46　 since most parents are spending less time with their children，so little，in　 47　 ，that many could 　　48　 be called ‘weekend parents’．An increasing number of mothers are taking full-time jobs，　 49　 their children in the care of baby-sitters or nurseries．Time has become a luxury few parents can 　　50　 　because of the pressures of their work and the very brisk pace of life in our　 51　 society．On the other hand，these working parents can often well afford to 　　52　 their children with the best food, clothes，toys and other　　 53　　 desires．But　　 54　　 to say, they fail to 　　55　 the emotional requirements of their growing children．　 As a noted pediatrician(儿科医生)of the Medical and Health Department 　　56　 ，children need love，security, praise, recognition and responsibility．If these needs are not 　　57　 ，their development might be stunted(抑制)．Child psychologists all　 58　 that some illnesses and emotional disturbances 　　59　 　to children are because of a lack of parental care．In the light of this，parents who really 　60　 　their children should be sure that there are good lines of communication between themselves and their children，despite their heavy work loads．