China has announced it’s abolishing its one-child policy. What difference has it made, statistically speaking?
400 million births prevented
The one-child policy, officially in place since 1979, has prevented 400 million births. Parents have faced fines and other punishments for having more children.
The majority of the decrease in China’s fertility rate happened in the 1970s. It dropped from 5.8 children per woman in 1970 to 2.7 in 1978. Despite the one-child policy the rate had only fallen to 1.7 by 2013.
21:28-baby deaths rate
Since the one-child policy was introduced, baby girls have become more likely to die than boys.
In the 1970s, according to the United Nations, 60 males per 1, 000 live births died under the age of one. For girls the figure was 53. In the 1980s, after the one-child policy became official, the rate for both was 36. By the 1990s, 26 males per 1,000 live births died before the age of one - and 33 girls. The 2000s saw 21 boys per 1,000 live births dying and 28 girls.
1.16 boys born for every girl
Sexually selective abortions have been considered as a major cause of China's unusual imbalance.
Gietel-Basten, associate professor in social policy at Oxford University, says the births of many girls are not registered if parents have broken the rule by having two children, adding officials often turn a blind eye. It's estimated there are now 33 million more men than women in China.
4: 2: 1 families
With the ageing of China's population and the continuation of the one-child policy, a “4: 2 :1” home is the description given to households in which there are four grandparent, cared for by two working age parents, who themselves have one child.
By 2050, it’s predicted that a quarter of China's population will be 65 or older. The predicted decline in the number of people of working age is thought to have persuaded the government to drop the one-child policy.
1.When was the baby deaths rate for both boys and girls equal?
A. In the 1970s. B. In the 1980s.
C. In the 1990s. D. In the 2000s
2.What makes the one-child policy abolished according to the passage?
A. The decline of birth rate.
B. The rise of baby deaths rate.
C. The change of family structure.
D. The decline of working age people.
3.The passage sums up the one child policy by ________________.
A. number B. example C. contrast D. analysis
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年黑龙江牡丹江第一中学高二3月月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Wanted, Someone for a Kiss
We're looking for producers to join us on the sound of London Kiss 100 FM. You'll work on the station's music programs. Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply(申请) in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.
Father Christmas
We're looking for a very special person, preferably over 40, to fill our Father Christmas suit.
Working days: Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sundays, 10:30-16:00. Excellent pay. Please contact (联系) the Enterprise Shopping Centre, Station Parade, Eastbourne.
Accountants Assistant
When you join the team in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties. If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you. This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience. Wealden District Council.
Software Trainer
If you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in program writing. You will be allowed to make your own decisions, and to design courses as well as present them. Pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person. Please apply by sending your CV (简历) to Mrs R.Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.
1.We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who________.
A. is aged between 24 and 40.
B. may do some training work.
C. should deal with general duties.
D. can work for about a month.
2.Which position is open to recent school graduates?
A. Producer, London Kiss.
B. Accountants Assistant.
C. Father Christmas.
D. Software Trainer.
3.What kind of person would probably apply to Palmlace Limited?
A. One with GCSE grade C level.
B. One with some office experience.
C. One trained in producing music programmes.
D. One having good computer knowledge.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届江苏南京市、盐城市高三第二次模拟英语卷（解析版） 题型：其他题
任务型阅读
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。
Family structure is the core of any culture. A major function of the family is to socialize new members ofa culture. As children are raised in a family setting, they learn to become members of the family as well as members of the larger culture. The family provides the model for all other relationships in society. Through the observations and modeling of the behavior of other family members, children learn about the family and society including the values of the culture. Family structure and their inherent relationships and obligations are a major source of cultural difference.
The family is the center of most traditional Asians' lives. Many people worry about their families' welfare, reputation, and honor. Asian families are often extended, including several generations related by blood or marriage living in the same home. An Asian person's misdeeds are not blamed just on the individual but also on the family—including the dead ancestors.
Traditional Chinese, among many other Asians, respect their elders and feel a deep sense of duty toward them. Children repay their parents' sacrifices by being successful and supporting them in old age. This is accepted as a natural part of life in China. In contrast, taking care of aged parents is often viewed as tremendous burden in the United States, where aging and family support are not honored highly.
The Vietnamese family consists of people currently alive as well as the spirits of the dead and of the as-yet unborn. Any decisions or actions are done from family considerations, not individual desires. People's behavior is judged on whether it brings shame or pride to the family. Vietnamese children are trained to rely on their families, to honor elderly people, and to fear foreigners. Many Vietnamese think that their actions in this life will influence their status in the next life.
Fathers in traditional Japanese families are typically strict and distant. Japanese college students in one study said they would tell their fathers just about as much as they would tell a total stranger. The emotional and communication barrier between children and fathers in Japan appears very strong after children have reached a certain age.
Although there has been much talk about "family values" in the United States, the family is not a usual frame of reference for decisions in U.S. mainstream culture. Family connections are not so important to most people. Dropping the names of wealthy or famous people the family knows is done in the United States, but it is not viewed positively. More important is a person's own individual "track record" of personal achievement.
Thus, many cultural differences exist in family structures and values. In some cultures, the family is the center of life and the main frame of reference for decisions. In other cultures, the individuals, not the family, is primary. In some cultures, the family's reputation and honor depend on each person's actions; in other cultures, individuals can act without permanently affecting the family life. Some cultures value old people, while other cultures look down on them.
(Adapted from R. L. Oxford & R. C. Scarcella, "A Few Family Structures and Values Around the Globe")
Outline | Supporting details |
1. A to family structure | Family structure is of great 2. A in different cultures. Children raised in a family will gradually learn how to 3. A in a way which is acceptable in their culture or setting. 'Many cultural differences 4. A from family structures. |
Examples of Asian families | Traditional Asians 5. A their lives around family. Not only the individual but the family is to6. A for any wrongdoings. O In China, parents' sacrifices will probably7. off when children grow up. Children will also provide for the elders. O In Vietnam, it's not from the personal desires but from family considerations that decisions or actions are done. In Japan, children are 8. A to share their emotions with father, thus making communication difficult. |
Examples of families in the USA | Americans don't lay much emphasis on family values. 9. A personal achievement is considered more important. |
Conclusion | Family structures and values 10. A in different cultures. |
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— Do you think I'm a good surfer?
— Of course! I____ you earlier. You made it look so easy, graceful even.
A. am watching B. was watching
C. have watched D. had watched
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完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项C A, B, C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Reg Foggerdy, 62 ,who was on a hunting trip in the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia when he hunted for a camel he’d shot, had to eat ants to survive while lost for six days without water in wildness.
“I followed this camel into the________ . I'd gone at least 30km. I didn't know where I was,” he said, narrating his wrong 19 mile ________and extraordinary tale of survival that followed.
Foggerdy found himself alone with only clothing he was wearing. He had a valuable source of food ________ in front of him---the dead camel he’d________ down but no means with________ to eat it.
“I didn’t have a knife, and I didn't have matches for a________,” he said. “So I couldn't go and ________ a steak off the animal.”
In his ________, he turned to ants for ________, an idea he remembered from watching TV shows of British survival expert Bear Grylls. “They tasted quite good. The first day, I ate probable 12 ants---and the following day, I had 18,” Foggerdy said.
________ , as time passed, his hopes of________ it out of the desert alive began to ________. He saw search helicopters passing overhead, but they didn't notice him because the bush is so _______By the sixth day, his________ had started to shut down. He had said his last goodbyes in his head and ________ death to come soon
“I was ________ with myself,” he said, ________tears as he remembered the thought of his family seeing his body lying on the dirt in the bush.
But as Goggerdy________ for the end , searchers were hot on his trail after a tracker________one of his footprints in the dirt.
The grandfather says he thinks he was not ________ ---just lucky.
1.A. dirt B. bush C. desert D. wildness
2.A. trip B. walk C. journey D. wander
3.A. right B. straight C. slowly D. instantly
4.A. shot B. chased C. killed D. knocked
5.A. what B. that C. which D. whom
6.A. fire B. meal C. cook D. water
7.A. put B. break C. turn D. cut
8.A. memory B. experience C. impression D. dilemma
9.A. help B. power C. strength D. nutrients
10.A. Anyhow B. Finally C. However D. Therefore
11.A. getting B. escaping C. making D. managing
12.A. die B. fade C. decrease D. weaken
13.A. thick B. big C. thin D. tall
14.A. heart B. eyes C. pulse D. organs
15.A. explored B. expected C. declared D. ignored
16.A. peaceful B. hopeful C. concerned D. desperate
17.A. taking back B. bursting into C. wiping away D. hiding away
18.A. reached B. made C. sought D. prepared
19.A, found B. saw C. spotted D. searched
20.A. brave B. patient C. tough D. confident
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
While many of us go through life with the pursuit of money on our mind, we're often told that money can't buy happiness. But what truth is there in the saying? Is there a relation between money and happiness? 1.
Humans are very sensitive to change. When we get a rise, we really enjoy it. But some studies have shown that in North America, additional income beyond 75,000 dollars a year stops impacting day-to-day happiness. 2. They often end up spending all the money, going into debt, and experience ruined social relationships.
So surely money can't really buy happiness. Well, recent studies suggest that the problem may actually be in the way that we spend money. 3. Studies show that people who spend their money on others feel happier. As for the people who spend money on themselves, their happiness is unchanged.
4. 0ne experiment showed that instead of an organization writing a large check to a charity, dividing the amount up among employees, allowing them to contribute to a charity of their choice, increased their job satisfaction. Similarly, individuals that spend money on each other, as opposed to themselves, not only increase job satisfaction, but improve the team performance.
5. Interestingly, the specific way money is spent on others isn't important. Spending something on others is the important aspect of increasing your happiness.
A. The same principle has been tested on teams and organizations as well.
B. Money has more effect on the vast majority of people in the long run.
C. Instead of buying things for yourself, try giving some of it to other people and see how you feel.
D. And if so, how can we use it to our advantage?
E. Almost everywhere we look in the world, we see that giving money to others is positively related to happiness,
F. And while you're saving up for these greatest experiences, don't forget the daily joys in life.
G. In fact, people who win a lottery often report becoming extremely unhappy.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
An old proverb says, “Friends are like wine; the older, the better.”So, nowadays many people consider old friends to be 1. (important) than new friends. For example, if two pieces of advice are given to solve a problem, one from a new friend and the other from 2. old friend, people always tend to adapt the latter one, 3. the new friend’s advice may be better.
4. (disagree) with the old proverb, I believe that new friends are not 5. (necessary) worse than old friends. Why? Because the __6.__ ( long)of time cannot determine whether your friendship is better or not.
Once you call someone friend, he must be a reliable person,__ 7.__ interests are in common with 8. (you). As time goes by, a friend’s outside look may change, but the inside characters of him and his interests 9. (change). It is just these unchangeable characters and interests that make him a friend to you. 10. , on this point, there is no difference between old friends and new friends.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届江苏省扬州市高三上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：填空题
任务型阅读,请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
注意：每空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
Everybody loves self-improvement. That’s why we’re such enthusiastic consumers of “top 10” lists of things to do to be a more productive, promotable, mindful— you name it—leader. But these lists seldom work. What if we didn’t think of self-improvement as work? What if we thought of it as play—specifically, as playing with our sense of self?
Traditionally, people work on themselves, committed to doing everything in their power to change their leadership style. You set your goals and objectives, you are mindful of your time, and seek efficient solutions. You’re not going to deviate(偏离) from the straight and narrow. You focus on what you should do, especially as others see it, as opposed to what you want to do. It’s all very serious and not whole of fun. There is one right answer. Success or failure is the outcome. We judge ourselves.
In contrast, no matter what you’re up to, when you’re in “play” mode, your primary drivers are enjoyment and discovery instead of goals and objectives. You’re curious. You lose track of time. Like in all forms if play, the journey becomes more important than a pre-set destination.
Much research shows how play develops creativity and innovation. Play with your own idea of yourself is similar to playing with future possibilities. So, we stop evaluating today’s self against unachievable ideal of leadership that doesn’t really exist. We also stop trying to will ourselves to “commit” to becoming something we are not even sure we want to be—what we call the “feared self”, which is composed of images negative role models. And, we shift direction from submitting to what other people want us to be to becoming more self-authoring. As a result, when you play, you’re more creative and more open to what you might learn about yourself.
Unfortunately, we don’t often get —or give ourselves—permission to play with our sense of self. In life, we equate playfulness with the person who dips into a great variety of possibilities, never committing to any. We find inconsistency distasteful, so we exclude options that seem too far off from today’s “authentic self”, without ever giving them a try. This kills the discontinuous growth that only comes when we surprise ourselves.
Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips once said, “people tend to play only with serious things—madness, disaster, other people.” Playing with your self is a serious effort because who we might become is not knowable or predictable at the start. That’s why it’s as dangerous as it is necessary for growth.
Lead-in | ●People want to improve their 1. . ●People can apply work mode or play mode. |
2.between the two mode | In work mode ●one is 3. and sticks to his route ●one cares about others’ 4. of his performance. ●one judges himself with one standard— success or failure |
In play method ●the 5. outweighs the outcome; ●playfulness allows people to6. with various approaches; ●playfulness helps people obtain 7. results. | |
The 8. with application of play mode | We usually regard playfulness as equal to non-professional. |
9. | 10. danger, playfulness is a must for our self-growth. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年黑龙江友谊红兴隆管理局第一中学高一下开学考英语卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
One day, I was walking with my daughter, and we saw a man picking bottles out of garbage cans(垃圾箱). He did not ask us for spare _________, like others had before him. My 10-year-old daughter asked _________ he was doing that, as he appeared to be unclean and possibly ________ . I told her he had his dignity(尊严), and was doing what he could to help ________ . My daughter had a 2-dollar ________ I had given her, and she told me she ________to give her money to this man________ she thought he needed it more than she ________. I agreed. We are on welfare(福利救济), ________ we have a place to live, and food to eat. So we followed the man ________ the local store, where he sold his bottles and cans. My daughter ________up to him and gave him the coin. He ________ us loudly as we left the store, and ________ God to bless us.
The kindness was________to my daughter. When she got to the _________ a couple of months later, she ________ she had left her _________ at home and it happened that I had not taken my purse along, ________ . Then a lady noticed us and saw how ________ my daughter was. The lady gave her the money to go swimming. Surprisingly, it was two dollars, which was the ________ amount as that she had given to the man on the street.
1.A. room B. time C. bottle D. change
2.A. what B. how C. why D. where
3.A. honest B. homeless C. unnecessary D. hopeful
4.A. others B. us C. children D. himself
5.A. coin B. can C. toy D. box
6.A. had B. tried C. wanted D. agreed
7.A. because B. while C. unless D. though
8.A. would B. needed C. expected D. did
9.A. so B. thus C. but D. still
10.A. off B. into C. onto D. at
11.A. walked B. came C. caught D. kept
12.A .begged B. called C. answered D. thanked
13.A. ordered B. asked C. taught D. celebrated
14.A. repaid B. paid C. turned D. sent
15.A. square B. store C. pool D. park
16.A. knew B. thought C. understood D. realized
17.A. pass B. money C. clothes D. glasses
18.A. too B. also C. either D. though
19.A. sad B. worried C. bad D. lovely
20.A. exact B. more C. different D. same
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