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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
More surprising, perhaps, than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and thriving(旺盛的). As Skolnich notes, Americans are a marrying people: relative to Europeans, more of us marry and we marry at a younger age. Moreover, after a decline(衰退)in the early 1970s, the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing. Even the divorce(离婚)rate needs to be taken in this pro-marriage context: some 80 percent of divorced individuals remarry. Thus, marriage remains by far the preferred way of life for the vast majority of the people in our society.
What has changed more than marriage is the nuclear family. Twenty-five years ago, the typical American family consisted of the husband, the wife, and two or three children. Now, there are many marriages in which couples have decided not to have any children, and there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wife’s previous marriage, or the husband’s, or both. Sometimes these children spend all of their time with one parent from the former marriage; sometimes they are shared between the two former spouses(配偶).
Thus, one can find every type of family arrangement. There are marriages without children; marriages with children from only the present marriages; marriages with“full-time”children from both the present and former marriages; marriages with“full-time”children from the present marriage and“part-time”children from former marriages. There are stepfathers, stepmothers, half-brothers and half-sisters. It is not all that unusual for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents! These are enormous changes from the traditional nuclear family. But even so, even in the midst of all this, there remains one constant: most Americans spend most of their adult lives married.
By calling Americans a marrying people the writer means that ________.
A. Americans are more traditional than Europeans
B. Americans expect more out of marriage than Europeans
C. there are more married couples in the USA than in Europe
D. more of Americans, as compared with Europeans, prefer marriage and they accept it at a younger age
Divorced Americans ________ .
A. prefer the way they live B. will most likely remarry
C. have lost interest in marriage D. are the majority of people in the society
Which of the following can be presented as the picture of today’s American families?
A. Different types of family arrangements have become socially acceptable.
B. A typical American family consists of only a husband and a wife.
C. Americans prefer to have more kids than before.
D. There are no nuclear families any more.
Though great changes have taken place in the structure of American families, ________ .
A. the majority of Americans still have faith in marriage
B. the functions of marriage remain unchanged
C. most Americans prefer a second marriage
D. most Americans prefer to be single
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科目:高中英语 来源:广东省深圳高级中学09-10学年高一下学期第一次月考(英语) 题型:完型填空
完形填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
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The study of the effects of music on the mind and brain has been a subject of interest for many. The 16 has concluded that music does have positive effects on the mind and brain.
Music is found to affect the 17 of learning and thinking. If work is 18 by quiet and comforting music, it helps the listener think, analyze and work faster in a more 19 manner. Music 20 a positive attitude in the listeners and provides them with motivation(动力;动机). Surveys have shown that music brings about remarkable improvements in the 21 skills of students. Listening to pleasant music, while doing a difficult task, can make 22 seem easier.
Music has a 23 effect on the interpersonal skills of an individual. 24 that we face in life are often the result of lack of confidence and lack of desire to learn. Students’ poor academic results are often a(n) 25 of their lack of motivation and their disinterest. Music lessons during school can help the students 26 their mental block. Music proves helpful in encouraging young children to venture new fields.
Music 27 plays a vital role in strengthening 28 . Certain tunes are known to activate all the parts of the listener’s body, thus 29 him/her in the performance of other creative tasks. Music is found to give students the capacity to trust 30 . Music stimulates the brain centers that deal with thinking, analyzing and planning, thus strengthening one’s organizational skills.
16. A. newspaper B. book C. research D. time
17. A. joy B. process C. beginning D. task
18. A. accompanied B. created C. done D. composed
19. A. inefficient(低效的) B. efficient C. interesting D. boring
20. A. reduces B. combines C. takes D. develops
21. A. academic B. physical C. original D. historic
22. A. music B. learning C. lessons D. it
23. A. positive B. negative C. passive D. harmful
24. A. Diseases B. Successes C. Failures D. Difficulties
25. A. income B. outcome C. improvement D. progress
26. A. live B. love C. hate D. fight
27. A. never B. still C. ever D. also
28. A. responsibility B. creativity C. duty D. intelligence
29. A. benefiting B. constructing C. damaging D. worrying
30. A. others B. teachers C. themselves D. texts
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013-2014学年高考二轮复习训练:专题6 形容词与副词英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
You will go to college some day and college is one of the most exciting stages of one’s life.If you wish to make the most of your campus(校园) experience and become a better person after those four years,then first you ought to make friends.Close friends contribute to your self?growth for they provide you with moral support that is so important to survive the stressful college life.Friends can lend a helping hand when necessary like collecting your homework when you’re too sick to leave your dorm,and help you develop the right attitude by pointing out to you your weaknesses.
Being home most of your life and then suddenly finding yourself on your own in a large campus without your parents to hold your hand can be annoying.However,rather than thinking about your missing home too much,why not see this new stage in your life as an opportunity for self?growth and develop the right attitude that will prepare you for the rigors of post?graduation life,particularly when you join the workforce?
Special?interest clubs or organizations are great for self?growth.Here,not only do you get the opportunity to meet with like?minded people,you can also discover more things about your field of interest.Club meetings usually include lively discussions,so go there with the right attitude.You should try to build a good name in the organization by being respectful,active and considerate to others.
You might not like all of your professors,but they are there to provide knowledge you need to be successful in your chosen field.Thus,show up for each class with the right attitude and determination to learn.Whether you get along well with your professors or not has a huge effect on your self?growth as it is a measure of how well you can respect authority and obey requirements.
Actively participating in a class debate(辩论) or lecture contributes to your self?growth as it helps you build confidence in speaking up and improves your communication skills.It also helps you develop the right attitude by exercising diplomacy(外交术) when you choose your words carefully especially when discussing a very politically sensitive issue and exercising patience when dealing with classmates who shoot down your ideas.
1.In the writer’s opinion,how can college students develop a positive attitude?
A.By joining special?interest clubs.
B.By focusing on their studies.
C.By taking up part?time jobs.
D.By making friends with others.
2.According to the text,college students should do many things EXCEPT ________.
A.forget the family
B.be respectful at club meetings
C.try to attend each class
D.take an active part in a class debate
3.We can learn from the text that ________.
A.college life is very interesting
B.friendship can help college students avoid stress
C.students should choose words carefully at any occasion
D.it is important to have a good teacher?student relationship
4.The purpose of the text is to ________.
A.introduce how to show yourself in college
B.tell college students how to socialize with others
C.give college students some advice on self?growth
D.explain the importance of four?year college life
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年天津红桥区高三第二次模拟考试英语卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling(叛逆).I wish it were so.At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents.You should be learning to stand on your own feet.But take a good look at the present rebellion.It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents.Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching(紧握)at one another's hands for reassurance.
They claim they want to dress as they please.But they all wear the same clothes. Then set off in new directions in music.But somehow they all end up with listening to the same record together.Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that many people are doing it.They have come out of their cocoon(茧) into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way.Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market.These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be.
And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children.All this adds to a great barrier(障碍) for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over.The path is worth following, You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party.You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records.You may have some thoughts 'that you don't care to share with your classmates at once, well, go to it.Find yourself.Popularity will come-with the people who respect you for who you are.That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.
1.In this passage, the author wants to tell .
A.teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves
B.readers how to be popular with people around
C.parents how to control and guide their children
D.people how to understand and respect each other
2.According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them .
A.have much difficulty understanding each other
B.lack confidence
C.dare not cope with (处理) problems single-handed
D.are much afraid of getting lost
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.There is no popularity that really counts.
B.What many parents are doing is helping their children find their own paths.
C.It is bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates.
D.Most teenagers claim that they want to do what they like to, but they are actually doing the same.
4.What does the author think of advertisements?
A.Convincing. B.Influential.
C. Instructive. D.Authoritative(权威的).
5.During the teenage years, one should learn to .
A.differ from others in as many ways as possible
B.get into the right reason and become popular
C.find one's real self
D.rebel against parents and the popularity wave
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科目:高中英语 来源:20102011四川成都玉林中学高二下学期期中英语试题 题型:完型填空
It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. 21 , it has been said that today children 22 their education to go to school. The 23 between schooling and education suggested by this is important.
Education is 24 , compared with schooling. Education has no 25 . It can take place 26 , whether in the shower or on the bus, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the 27 learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class.
28 the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces 29 . A chance talk with a 30 may lead to a person to discover how 31 he knows of another country. People obtain education from 32 on. Education, 33 ,is a very 34 and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long 35 the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a 36 experience, whose style changes 37 from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 38 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework ,and 39 ,and so on. Schooling has usually been 40 by the edges of the subjects being taught.
1... A. Then B. However C. Thus D. Therefore
2.. A. understand B. need C. enjoy D. interrupt
3.. A. difference B. importance C. use D. problem
4.. A. unexpected B. endless C. countless D. simple
5.. A. answers B. ways C. edges D. meanings
6.. A. anywhere B. anywhere else C. some where D. somewhere else
7...A. part-time B. public C. standard D. strict
8.. A. If B. Because C. So D. Though
9... A. pride B. surprises C.knowledge D. progress
10... A. neighbor B. friend C. foreigner D. teacher
11.. A. wonderfully B. well C. greatly D. little
12... A. babies B. grown-ups C. women D. men33. A. still B. next C. then D. yet
13... A. long B. broad C. narrow D. short
14... A. that B. when C. after D. before
15... A. basic B. strict C. final D. irregular
16... A. unusually B. differently C. little D. frequently
17..A. large B. new C. fixed D. small
18.. A .take exams B. hold exams C. mark papers D. read papers
19.. A. changed B. limited C. chosen D. controlled
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