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For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.
Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.
She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the impact(影响) working couples and single parents were having on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.
The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. It’s hard to get statistics(情况, 材料)on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.
1. The main idea about “latchkey children” is that they _______.
A. are growing in numbers
B. are also found in middle-class neighborhoods
C. watch too much television during the day
D. suffer problems from being left alone
2. Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?
A. We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.
B. A lot of kids had chains around their necks.
C. I was constantly telling them to put inside their shirts.
D. They were house keys.
3. The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _______.
A. tiredness B. freedom C. loneliness D. fear
4. We may draw a conclusion that _______.
A. latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone
B. latchkey children try to hide their feeling
C. latchkey children often watch TV with their parents
D. it’s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are
答案
1--4 DDDD
解析
本文介绍了美国一些“钥匙儿童”的生活情况这一社会问题。
1. D。主旨题。根据文章第 1 段第 5 句 They spend part of each day alone 及全文内容可推知此题答案为 D。
2. D。推断题。因为全文讲述的都是一些有关“钥匙儿童”的情况,再根据文章第 2 段最后一句 Slowly, she learned they were house keys 可推知此题答案为 D。
3. D。细节题。根据文章第 3 段第 3 句 Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone 可推知此题答案为 D。
4. D。推断题。根据文章最后一段倒数第 2 句 It’s hard to get statistics(情况, 材料) on latchkey children, the Longs learned 可推知此题答案为 D。
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试题【For more than six million American children, coming home after school means comi】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Since weeks ago, China has been involved in a worldwide A/H1N1 flu that has already killed more than 80 people in the middle of May, 2009, in Mexico and has turned into a global pandemic.
The central government has asked people entering China from the virus-hit countries to report flu-like symptoms(症状)to the authorities.In an emergency notice issued on Saturday night, the country’s top quality watchdog ordered the Customs to check passengers’ temperature, too.
A Beijing airport official Li said Customs officers are on a high alert(警戒)level.
“Three temperature detectors are now in operation.We’re ready with protection garments and equipment, too.Passengers flying in from Mexico and other A/H1N1 flu-hit countries are being monitored closely,” he said.
The Ministry of Health, however, said yesterday there was no evidence to suggest that a person would contract the disease by eating pork.
Hong Kong, too, has raised its alert level against the flu to “serious”.Secretary for Food&Health, Mr.York Chow urged people to avoid visiting places from where A/H1N1 flu cases have been reported, and said the virus would be added to Hong Kong’s list of the diseases which have been noticed.
The terrible A/ H1N1 flu has been contracted by about 4000 people in Mexico, and most of the killed were aged between 25 and 45.
The virus has also infected about 5,000 people in the US.The US Center for Disease Control said this kind of virus is spreading from human to human, raising fears of a global pandemic.
53.What is the passage mainly about?
A.A/H1N1 flu killed more than 80 people.
B.A/H1N1 flu is spreading from human to human.
C.China has begun to take steps to prevent A/H1N1 flu.
D.All the people are strongly affected by A/H1 N1 flu.
54.The underlined word “pandemic” in the first paragraph probably means ..
A.death B.panic C.enemy D.disease
55.Why does the flu cause global fears?
A.Because most people in the world eat pork.
B.Because it’s spreading from human to human.
C.Because we still don’t know the cause of it.
D.Because it has infected about 5, 000 people.
56.We can infer from the passage that .
A.passengers from the United States are being monitored closely
B.a person would be infected by the virus by eating pork
C.students in the middle school are most likely infected by A/H1N1 flu
D.Mr.York Chow said that the virus had been added to Hong Kong’s list of the diseases
A recent study shows that gossip(流言蜚语)is more powerful than truth.It suggests people believe what they hear through the grapevine(小道消息)__36__they have evidence to the contrary.
Researchers, __37__students using a computer game, also found gossip played an important role when people __38__ decisions."We show that gossip has a strong __39__, even when people have __40__ to the original information as well as gossip about the same information.Thus, it is __41__ that gossip has a strong controlling potential," said Ralf Sommerfeld, who led the study.
In the study, the researchers __42__ the students money and allowed them to give it to others in a series of rounds.The students also wrote __43__ about how others played the game that everyone could review.Students tended to give __44__ money to people described as “scrooges (吝啬鬼)” and more to those described as “__45__ players”.“People only believed the gossip, not the past decisions," Sommerfeld said in a telephone interview.
The researchers then took the game a step_46_and showed the students the actual decisions people had made.But they also supplied false gossip that contradicted that __47_.In these cases, the students_48_ their decisions to award money on the gossip, __49__ the hard evidence.
“If you know what the people did, you should care, but they still __50__ what others said,” Sommerfeld said.Researchers have __51__ used similar games to study how people cooperate and the __52__ of gossip in groups.Scientists define gossip __53__ social information spread about a person who is not __54__.In evolutionary terms, gossip can be an important tool for people to __55__ information about others" reputations or find the way through social networks at work and in their everyday lives.
36.A.in case B.for fear that C.as if D.even if
37.A.testing B.checkingC.examining D.experimenting
38.A.draw B.make C.reach D.conclude
39.A.impression B.difference C.influenceD.function
40.A.access B.entrance C.charge D.communication
41.A.curious B.serious C.obvious D.worth
42.A.impressed B.asked C.showed D.gave
43.A.articles B.notes C.dairies D.letters
44.A.lessB.more C.fewer D.much
45.A.general B.mean C.generousD.outgoing
46.A.away B.forward C.ahead D.further
47.A.existenceB.evidenceC.confidence D.dependence
48.A.based B.put C.focused D.passed
49.A.more than B.less than C.rather than D.other than
50.A.referred to B.listened to C.turned toD.stuck to
51.A.soon B.presentlyC.far D.long
52.A.strength B.energy C.effect D.force
53.A.as B.for C.to D.by
54.A.absent B.present C.gone D.missing
55.A.achieve B.earnC.acquire D.win
Animal Services
Town Lake Animal Center is the largest animal shelter in Central Texas, offering shelter to more than 23,000 animals each year and animal control services to all of Austin and Travis County.In the shelter, no animal will be turned away.
Hours of Operation
Shelter:
Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, 11:30 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.
Closed City Holidays
Homeless or unwanted animals can be safely dropped off at the shelter.
Animal Protection and Control:
Monday ― Friday, 7:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday ― Sunday, 7:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.
City Holidays, 7:00 a.m.to 3:00 p.m.
Officers on call overnight
Administrative Offices:
Monday ― Friday, 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.
Closed City Holidays
Location: 1156 W.Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78703
Mailing address: Town lake Animal Center, POBox 1088, Austin, TX 78767
What’s New
Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes
PURPOSE: To teach people how to recognize and report animal cruelty.
WHO: All citizens are encouraged to take this class.
CAUSE: Usually animal cruelty is in relation to(与……有关) family cruelty.People who hurt animals often move on to hurt human beings.If you’re able to recognize and report animal cruelty, you can help prevent cruelty from spreading throughout your area.
Programs
Town Lake Animal Center offers a number of animal-related services to Austin and Travis County, including Animal Protection & Control, a Pet Lost & Found, Pet Adoptions(领养) and Pet Registration(登记).
Because the shelter accepts all animals, and because there is a big problem of a large population of pets in our area, the shelter does carry out painless killing of animals that have no other choices for lifetime care.
60.According to the passage, Town Lake Animal Center .
A.is the largest animal shelter in the USA
B.kills or sells homeless animals
C.offers many services to animals
D.is a place that raises animals for food
61.If you meet a badly injured pet dog at night, you’d better .
A.send it to the shelter directly
B.call Administrative Offices immediately
C.send it to Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes
D.call Animal Protection and Control officers
62.Attending Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes can also help .
A.avoid family cruelty B.know more about the wildlife
C.stop any animal cruelty D.treat injured animals quickly
63.According to the passage, Town Lake Animal Center has the right to .
A.kill any animal in the area B.reduce animals’ population greatly
C.balance the number of animals D.stop animals’ life without pain
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment (预约) into the outer ___36___of Harvard’s president. But they were ___37___ by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, ___38___ that the couple would finally become ___39___ and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though ___40___.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a ___41___face. The lady told him, “We had a son that ___42___Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was ___43___here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to ___44___a memorial (纪念物) to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t ___45___Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this ___46___would look like a cemetery (墓地).” “Oh, no,” the lady ___47___quickly, “we don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a ___48___to Harvard. “The president rolled his eyes and ___49___at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any ___50___how much a building costs? We have spent over $ 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was ___51___, because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a ___52___? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. ___53___their offer was turned down. Mr, and Mrs Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their ___54___, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer ___55___ about.
36. A. Lab B. library C. hall D. off ice
37. A. watched B. stopped C. followed D. interviewed
38. A. hoping B. finding C. realizing D. imaging
39. A. surprised B. disappointed C. worried D. troubled
40. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpected D. unwillingly
41. A. pleasant B. funny C. cold D. sad
42. A. attended B. visited C. studied D. served
43. A. clever B. brave C. proud D. happy
44. A. set about B. set up C. take down D. take over
45. A. satisfied B. excited C. moved D. ashamed
46. A. house B. part C. garden D. place
47. A. explained B. expressed C. refused D. admitted
48. A. building B. yard C. playground D. square
49. A. laughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called
50. A. suggestion B. idea C. thought D. opinion
51. A. bored B. astonished C. interested D. pleased
52. A. department B. university C. business D. club
53. A. Once B. While C. Since D. Though
54. A. name B. character C. picture D. sign
55. A. talked B. knew C. beard D. cared
Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the
South Pole, they found the Norwegians(挪威人)had 36 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 37 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 38 they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly 39 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 40 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 41 to mark their way home. To make things 42 . Evans, whom they had all thought of 43 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 44 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were 45 pushed on at the best speed they could 46 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 47 fact; at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large that he could 48 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 49 . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 50 could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 51 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 52 for another night.
The following morning, 53 the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 54 some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out 55 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
36.A.hit B.fought C.won D.beaten
37.A.growing B.putting C.planting D.laying
38.A.after B.until C.while D.before
39.A.safe B.fast C.short D.slow
40.A.rose B.set C.appeared D.disappeared
41.A.taken up B.cut up C.set up D.picked up
42.A.easier B.better C.bitter D.worse
43.A.to B.upon C.as D.in
44.A.battled B.struggled C.speeded D.waited
45.A.left B.lost C.defeated D.saved
46.A.manage B.try C.employ D.find
47.A.ached B.frozen C.harden D.harmed
48.A.hardly B.never C.seldom D.nearly
49.A.pain B.fear C.trouble D.danger
50.A.all others B.some others C.others D.the others
51.A.away B.with C.off D.on
52.A.bed B.tent C.blanket D.sleeping-bag
53.A.while B.since C.for D.once
54.A.missed B.separated C.passed D.gone
55.A.patiently B.lonely C.alone D.worriedly
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