D

During the twentieth century there has been a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old and up. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until sixty.

This important change in women’s life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women economic (经济的) position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married their school-leaving age is sixteen. Many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to fuller part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage (婚姻), with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life.

71.We are told that in a family about 1900________.

A.few children died before they were five

B.seven or eight children lived to be more than five

C.the youngest child would be fifteen

D.four or five children died when they were five

72.One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she______.

A.is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves

B.does not like children herself

C.needn’t worry about food for her children

D.can be free from family duties when she reaches sixty

73.Many girls are now likely to_______.

A.give up their jobs for good after they are married

B.leave school as soon as they can

C.marry so that they can get a job

D.continue working until they are going to have a baby

74.According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _______.

A.stay at home after leaving school

B.marry men younger than themselves

C.start working again in life

D.marry while still at school

75.Now a husband probably_________.

A.plays a greater part in looking after children

B.helps his wife by doing much of the housework

C.feels dissatisfied with his part in the family

D.takes a part-time job so that he can help in the home

第四部分： 写作

第一节：单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)(请在答题卷上作答)

76. Do you know that a worker ant has two _________(胃)in his body?

77. On Peace Day, no fighting or c________ are allowed. People learn and talk about peace.

78. Young people usually have more e______ than the old, so they can work longer.

79. If I had your ______(脑筋), I could do better in my exams.

80. When a soldier meets an officer, the soldier often s______ him.

81. The fridge does not f________ very well; you’d better get it repaired.

82.When the crops are r_____, they are ready to be harvested.

83. O______ vegetables are those that are grown without chemicals.

84. It was a great h_____ to be asked to speak at the conference.

85. Children are taught to believe in the _____(原则) of equal opportunity for everyone.

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

某国际性英语刊物有一个介绍各国风俗习惯的专栏，请为该专栏写一篇短文，简单介绍中国的农历新年（春节）。包括以下要点：

1.春节是中国人的重要节日；

2.春节是在哪一天（农历：the lunar calendar）；

3.除夕一家人吃团圆饭（have a …feast）；

4.守岁爆竹迎新年（爆竹:firecracker）

5.大年初一亲朋好友拜年；

6.孩子们的压岁钱（lucky money）；

7. 狮子舞(lion dances)及其他节目是节日不可缺少的活动内容，要延续三天左右。

8.（字数：80—120）

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

As soon as we _____, our ship left port. Which is wrong?

A. went aboard      B. went on aboard               C. go o the ship      D. went aboard

I wish you______ go with me tomorrow.

She______ the film. She knew nothing about it.

He _____ advantage of her kindness and borrows money too often.

A. makes              B gets            C. gives          D. takes

_____ I entered, he was _____ in his book and didn’t notice me.

---- Water can dissolve almost anything and give nutrients to creatures.

---- Yes, and that’s one of its ______.

---- What is the cost of your shirts here, sir?

---- It depends on which fashion you want to buy, and the prices _______ from 100 dollars to 500 dollars.