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1.他以前是靠画画为生的。

  He used to _______________his living _____________________.

2.那爆竹在他手里爆炸了，他伤得很严重。

The firework ____________________________ and he hurt seriously.

3.乡村生活与都市生活是非常不同的。

　Country life is _________________________________________ city life.

4.玛丽没有通过这次考试，那是因为她此前病了两个星期。

  Mary ___________ in the exam. _____________________ she had been ill for two weeks.

5. 第二次世界大战是１９３９年爆发的。

  World War II ____________________________in 1939.

6.我担心是否伤害了她。

  I ______________________ I hurt her feelings.

7.为使她高兴起来，她丈夫带她去听音乐会。

　Her husband took her to the concert _______________________.

8.他们乘坐宇宙飞船穿越太空到月球上去。

  They __________________________ to the moon in a spaceship.

9.我们应找到法子阻止有害气体的蔓延。

  We should find some ways to _____________ the harmful gas ______________________.

10.随着科技的发展，人们越来越多地

_______________________________________, people depend more and more on the computer to deal with all kinds of things..

每年的4月23日是“世界读书日”。尽管在科技日益发达的今天，人们获取知识与信息的途径有很多，我们还是鼓励更多的人阅读。 请以Reading—A Bright Way to A Better life为题写一篇英语作文，要点包括下表中的信息。　　

阅读的好处	操作灵活，便于获取信息；扩大视野，客观认识自然和社会
	提升自身素养，利于人际交流；丰富生活，带来欢乐
	更好生存的手段
阅读需要	选择内容
	良好习惯
	长期坚持
考生您	喜欢阅读的内容（概括）……
	坚持阅读的体会…

注意：1. 词数150左右。

2. 不要纯粹照点翻译。

3. 文中不能出现真实姓名。

Reading—A Bright Way to A Better life

Knowledge may be acquired through many ways, the best of which is reading. In the age of high technology, reading deserves to be paid attention to.

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III．阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节     阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Until late in the 20th century, most Americans spent time with people of different generations．Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves．

    That’s because we group people by age．We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sports activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes．Why?

　　We live away from the old for many reasons．Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of aging and dying．It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes．Sometimes it’s so hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most．

　　Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old．And we have discovered that they often save the young．

　　A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people．At first her children were disappointed．But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbors and had her children deliver it and visit．Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects．“My children have never been less lonely,” the reporter said．

　　The young, in turn, save the old．Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded．People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair．Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child．Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure．

　　Grandparents are a special case．They give their grandchildren a feeling of security(安全) and continuity．As my husband put it, “My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end．” Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents．“My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said．A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting．

41．Now in an American family, people can find that _____．

　　A．children never live with their parents

　　B．not all working people live with their parents

　　C．aged people are supported by their grandchildren

　　D．grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

42．What may be the reason why old people are left alone?

　　A．The old don’t like to live in a big family

　　B．The young can’t get enough money to support the old

　　C．Different generations have different lifestyles

　　D．The old are too weak to live with the young

43．The fact the reporter told us shows that _____．

　　A．old people in America lead a hard life

　　B．old people in America enjoy banana bread

　　C．she had no time to take care of her children

　　D．old people are easy to get along with

44．Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because _____．

　　A．they had never seen a baby before

　　B．the baby was clever and beautiful

　　C．the baby brought them the image of life

　　D．the baby’s mother would take care of them

45．Why are some children quieter,calmer and more trusting?

         A．Because they have relationships with their grandparents

         B．Because their worried parents ask them to act like that

         C．Because they have nothing to worry about

         D．Because their teachers ask them to act like that