— I hear it will rain tomorrow.
— It _______ true. You see, there are so many black clouds in the sky now.
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A．won’t be |
B．will be |
C．may be |
D．may not be |
假设你班将举行一次英语班会，主题是“中学生应该如何使用家长给的零花钱”。请你根据提示写一篇发言稿。
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存入银行 |
养成节约的习惯 |
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注意：
1．词数：120左右。
2．参考词汇：零花钱pocket money
Dear friends,
How should we deal with
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词。
注意：每空只填1个单词。
At the beginning of the twentieth century, many people thought that the American family was falling apart. A century later, we know that this was not the case. However, although the family is still alive in the United States, its size and shape were very different 100 years ago.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, there were mainly two types of families in the United States: the extended and the nuclear. The extended family usually includes grandparents, parents, and children living under the same roof. The nuclear family consists of only parents and children.
Today there are many different kinds of families. Some people live in “traditional” families, that is, a stay-home mother, a working father, and their own biological children. Others live in two-paycheck families, single-parent families, adoptive or foster, families, blended families (where men and women who were married before marry again and combine the children from previous marriages into the new families), child less families, and so on.
What caused the structure of the family to change? In the 1930s and 1940s, many families faced serious financial, or money problems during the Great Depression and women were choosing to go to college and take jobs outside the home. As a result, the birthrate began to fall and the divorce rate began to rise. During World War II (1939-1945)，5 million women were left alone to take care of their homes and their children. Because many men were at war, thousands of these "war widows" had to go to work outside their home.
During the next ten years, the situation changed. There were fewer divorces, and people married at a younger age and had more children than the previous generation. It was unusual for a mother to work outside the home during the years when her children were growing up. Families began leaving cities and moving into single-family homes in the suburbs. The traditional family seemed to be returning.
In the years between 1960s and 1990s, there were many important changes in the structure of the family. From the 1960s to the early 1970s, the divorce rate doubled and the birthrate fell by half. The number of single-parent families tripled, and the number of couples living together without being married doubled again. In fact, the single-parent household, once unusual, has replaced the "traditional" family as the typical family in the States. If we can judge from history, however, this will probably change again in the twenty-first century.
The Changes of the American Family
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There were two 72 types of families in the past. They are the _______ and the nuclear. |
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Nowadays 74 types of families can be seen than before. |
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Changes in different 75 . |
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Many of the women had to work outside due to the 76 of money, thus causing the fall of 77 and the rise of divorce rate. |
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Divorce rate slid and there were more children. The families tended to be 78 again. |
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Different types of families 79 . Traditional families are no longer the typical ones in America. |
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The present structure is 80 --- it will experience changes again in the near future. |
Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.
It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one’s appearance; it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth; even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trails to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
1.In this passage, the writer wants to tell us ______.
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A．what to do in our life |
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B．where to go with other persons |
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C．how to treat our life |
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D．how to get on well with other persons |
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
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A．If you give someone your love, you are sure to receive love in return. |
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B．We often don’t know what we have lost until it happens someday. |
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C．It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be deceived. |
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D．If it takes you a short time to love someone, you will easily forget the person. |
3.If you put yourself in another person’s position, ______.
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A．you shouldn’t do what will hurt other people |
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B．you should put on other people’s shoes |
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C．you should believe in other people |
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D．you should depend on your imagination |
4.In the last paragraph the writer is actually telling us that a person in the world should be one who ______.
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A．can accept the suggestions made by others |
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B．can live happily and forget the past |
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C．does good to other people and is respected and loved by them |
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D．has made a lot of money for himself before he dies |
For many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled over the world.
Henry had witnessed war and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanoes ( 火山爆发).
He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes.
He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was.
He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world.
In fact, there wasn’t much that Henry had not seen or done.
Now he was retired from journalism(新闻业). He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him.
One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla(大猩猩) walked in and asked for a table.
Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.
The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad.
Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened.
At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill.
Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal.
The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly then gave Henry fifty dollars.
“Thank you,” Henry said, and then to make conversation, he added, “we don’t get many gorillas in this restaurant.”
“At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorilla said, “I’m not surprised.”
1.According to the story, Henry had________.
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A．had the most exciting experiences |
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B．told the longest stories |
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C．made history |
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D．caused accidents |
2.One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was_____.
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A．very surprised by the gorilla |
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B．not disturbed(烦忧) by the gorilla |
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C．very interested in the gorilla |
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D．scared of the gorilla |
3.From the sentences “Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened” you can learn that______.
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A．his staff were not brave people |
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B．Henry didn’t normally serve customers |
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C．the gorilla had eaten there before |
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D．the gorilla was careful with his money |
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.
For example, someone might say, I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!
This guy's a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Some politicians often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents (对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers (广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
1.How much did the lottery winner lose?
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A．One hundred dollars. |
B．Two hundred dollars. |
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C．Three hundred dollars. |
D．Four hundred dollars. |
2.We may infer that the author believes people should ______.
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A．buy lottery tickets |
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B．make use of half-truths |
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C．not take anything at false value |
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D．not trust the Yucky Company |
3.What do the underlined words net gain in Paragraph 5 mean?
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A．final increase |
B．big advantage |
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C．large share |
D．total saving |
4.What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?
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A．False statements are easy to see through. |
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B．Half-truths are often used to mislead people. |
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C．Doctors like to act in advertisements. |
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D．Advertisements are based on facts. |
