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    In 1972, the house is valued at . A. ￡2 000 B. ￡30 000 C. ￡4 900 D. ￡25950 答:1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C 5.B 10 Social scientists, teachers, and parents are troubled by the kinds of TV programs children choose to watch. These groups of people are concerned about the media’s effects on young children. They are worried about the effects of televised violence on society as well as commercials for food. Most importantly, however, they feel TV is one factor that causes declining math and reading scores among schoolchildren. Because of the exces-sive time spent watching TV, children are spending less time reading and thinking inde-pendently. Indeed, youngsters are watching a lot of TV an average of nearly four hours a day and about 25 hours a week. Upon entering kindergarten at age 5, a child already has spent more hours watching TV than he or she would spend earning a college degree. By the child’s 18th birthday, more time has been spent watching TV than on any other single activity except sleep. Clever advertising aimed at children certainly influences them. Very young children don’t even distinguish between commercials and programs. Is it fair to show advertising to young children? Many people think that it is not. The US government has yet to control children’s advertising, but Canada imposed a limited ban on commercials aimed at chil dren. 【查看更多】

     

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    　　A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honours a person can receive．As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel．Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, and lived from 1833 to 1896．

    　　Alfred Nobel was a chemist and inventor．He made two important inventions, and so he became very rich．Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man．He never married or had children．Also, he was a sick man in a large part of his life．Nobel died at the age of sixty-three．When he died, he left a fund of ＄9, 000, 000．The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and the promotion of world peace．

    　　The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10 th, 1901, five years after Nobel's death．Many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements．Albert Einstein was one of them．

    　　Each Prize has three parts．The first part is a gold medal．Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a diploma saying that he has been given the Prize．The third part of the Prize is a large amount of money－about ＄40, 000．

    　　Often a Prize is given to just one person, but not always．Sometimes a Prize is shared．It may be given to two or three people who have worked together．Sometimes a Prize is not given at all if there is no outstanding achievement．In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given．It is the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm that decides whether to give the Prize or not．

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    Most people think that the Nobel Prize is ________ a person can receive．

    [　　]

    A．

    the highest honour in the world

    B．

    one of the highest international honours

    C．

    a higher honour than others

    D．

    as high as any other honour

    (2)

    A Nobel Prize is made up of ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    a gold medal and a large amount of money

    B．

    a gold medal and a diploma

    C．

    a gold medal and a diploma and a large amount of money

    D．

    a diploma and a large amount of money

    (3)

    A Nobel Prize is given to ________ each year．

    [　　]

    A．

    just one person

    B．

    one person

    C．

    not always one person

    D．

    three persons

    (4)

    When he died, Nobel left an amount of money ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    to his wife and his children

    B．

    to the university he used to study in

    C．

    to his parents and his students

    D．

    to be spent on setting five prizes

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    Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

    A.post  B.pressure C.paid  D.negotiating  E.abandon               F.balance    G.average     H.entitled     I.increasingly      J.reluctantly
    Most women in France work. Their average salary is about 75% that of their male co-workers, even though laws passed in 1972 require “professional equality” between the sexes.
    The good news is that women are __1__moving into middle management, but a handful are to top executives. The higher their position, the harder it is to __2__family and career. A 38-year-old woman who graduated from the National school of Administration remembers that when she took a senior __3__in a ministry, her male colleagues assured her,” you are one of us, one of the guys”. But when she became a mother, she found it difficult to stick to age-old traditions of being a housewife. Meanwhile, she couldn’t follow the office schedule. “It was too much__4__ to have long lunches and late-night meetings.”, she said.
    For those who want to balance family with a job, France is a heaven. Women marry later, on __5__, than in America - at age 25. They stay in the workforce, and part-time jobs are easy to find. Maternity(孕产) benefits are generous, with over six months of __6__ leave. Women who’ve raised three or more children are __7__to get a state-funded pension, and the quality of publicly funded education for children is high.
    French businesswomen dress elegantly, argue intelligently and play hardball at the __8__table. They show their wit, intellect, ability to make puns and understanding of politics, history and literature. Unlike most American female executives who dress conservatively in a dark, not particularly flattering suit, with no jewelry and little makeup, Frenchwomen see no need to __9__femininity(妇女特质) and elegance in the business world. They prefer soft colors, stylish clothes, silk scarves, light makeup, and simple but elegant jewelry.

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    In 1972, the United Nations hold a meeting in Sweden    1._________            

    to share ideas about ways to take better care of for the            2.__________

    earth．At the summit, people from more than one hundreds            3.__________

    countries discussed some of the important problems faced            4.__________

    our planet．Since then, several Earth Summits had been held.        5.__________

    In 2002, the Earth Summit was held in Johannesburg.             6._________

       One of the main theme was “sustainable development”, or      7.__________

    the question what we can continue developing the world          8.__________

    without damage the environment．Most of the speakers            9.__________

    talked the three biggest killers in the world.                      10.__________

     

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    Ruth Mckenney was born in 1911 in Mishawak, Indiana. She grew up in Cleveand, Ohio, and at the age of fourteen she got her first job working nights in a printer’s shop. She also worked as a waitress, but after dropping two fruits salads on the floor, she was fired.

    While Miss Mckenney was studying in a Ohio State University, she found an outside job as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. In fact, she left college before she got her degree in order to devote all her time to newspaper work. She later worked on papers in Akron, Ohio, and New York City.

    In New York, Miss Mckenney began to write stories about the amusing experiences she shared with her sisiter. These were published in the New York magazine, and later in a book called “My Sister Eileen”. This book was an immediate bestseller, and soon became a hit play. Miss Mckenney has also written a guide to England and a number of serious books on American labor.

    Miss Mckenney married Richard Bransten in 1937. They had one daughter, and it came as no surprise when the author named her Eileen.

    Ruch Mckenney died in 1972.

     

    69. Ruth Mckenney started her newspaper work      .

      A. after she left college

      B. when she was a university student

      C. before she got her degree

      D. when she worked in New York City

    70. The book My Sister Eileen consists of stories about      .

      A. Miss Mckenney only

      B. Miss Mckenney’s sister only

      C. both Miss Mckenney and her sister

      D. Miss Mckenney’s family and her fellow reporters

    71. Why do you suppose it came as no surprise when the author name her daughter “Eileen”?

      A. Because the best-selling book made her famous and its heroine’s（女主人公的）name was “Eileen”.

      B. Because this name could help her to remember her sister forever.

      C. Because she had only one daughter and she loved her so much.

      D. Because she wished her daughter would be as successful as she had been.

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    People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother's Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father's Day, on the third Sunday in June.

    Mother's Day was proclaimed a day for national observance by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915.Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers.She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation.

    In 1909, Mrs.Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers.She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart.After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter.In 1910, the first Father's Day was observed in Spokane.Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to establish Father's Day as a national commemorative day, in 1972.

    These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents.They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens.They give love and care.

    These two special days are celebrated in many different ways.On Mother's Day people wear carnations.A red one symbolizes a living mother.A white one shows that the mother is dead.Many people attend religious services to honor parents.It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery.On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants.They often have outdoor barbecues for Father's Day.These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

    6．According to the passage, which of the followings about the second Sunday in May is NOT true?

    A．It is a day to show love to mothers.

    B．It is a day to wear carnations.

    C．It is a day for people to visit the cemetery.

    D．It is a day for many people to attend religious services.

    7．Choose the right time order of the following events.

    a．The first Father's Day was observed.

    b．Mother's Day was proclaimed a day for national observance.

    c．Father's Day became a day for national observance.

    d．The idea of honoring fathers was brought up.

    A．a，b，c，d         B．d，a，b，c

    C．b，a，c，d         D．d，a，c，b

    8．Who plays the most important role in Father's Day becoming a national commemorative day?

    A．Mrs.Dodd.          B．Margaret Chase Smith.   

    C．Ann Jarvis.          D．Woodrow Wilson.

    9．From the passage, we know in the U．S. ________.

    A．one should wear a red carnation if one's mother pass away

    B．on Mother's Day, families often go out to have barbecues

    C．on Father's Day, people often stay at home to celebrate the special day

    D．the purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parents

    10．The author's purpose of writing this passage is to ________.

    A．call on people to love and respect their parents

    B．introduce Mother's Day and Father's Day

    C．tell the difference between Mother's Day and Father's Day

    D．show how important fathers and mothers are

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