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that one reason why we"re seeing more stay-at-homw dads may be hat it"s no longer definite that a man
makes more money than his wife. Many families now ake earning power into account when deciding which
parent will stay home.
At that point, one of the male crew members pointed out, almost to himself but loud nough for my benefit,
"It should be the better parent who stays home." A lot of guys say hings like that. Usually it"s a code for"My
wife, or any woman is the better parent."
I was a stay-at-home father for 8 years, so his words made me excited. It implied that our family"s choice
could only have been correct if I was a "better" parent than my wife.
I suppose an argument could have been made that when I began staying home my wife was the "better"
parent if she spent more time with Jack. She would be able to read him wetter and calm him more quickly.
But as the more employable one, my wife went out to work and I looked after our son.
Because of the increased time I spent with Jack. I soon knew him well, understood that he needed and
could look after him more or less as well as my wife could. Actually, he experience helped me unlock one of
the world"s great secrets; Women are good at booking after children because they do it. It is not because of
any innate (先天的) female talent. It is because they put in the time and attention required to become good at
the job.
Woman obviously get a biological head starting from giving birth and nursing, but ever the long term
experience is more important. When I got the experience myself. I was people are able to look after them as
well besides their moms.
B. the author works at a TV station as a host
C. more women are earning money than before
D. dad is the better parent in a family
B. he was afraid of working outside now
C. their son liked him better than his Mom
D. he was less likely to find a job than his wife
B. they would rather stay at home than work outside
C. they are born with the ability to look after children
D. they"ve learn to take care of children from their parents
B. A man with experience can take good care of children.
C. A child prefers to stay with his or her mother.
D. A child prefers to stay with his or her father.
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Spain"s "El Gordo," the word"s biggest lottery (彩票), gave out 2.2 billion euros (欧元) (1.6 billion pounds)
in Christmas prizes on Saturday.
El Gordo, Spanish for "The Fat One", is designed so that as many people as possible across Spain get a
festive windfall. The top prize this year was 3 million euros -- going to the series of tickets with the magic
number 06381.
Because the tickets are sold in a series of 10, only those who paid 200 euros for the whole strip get the
full prize.
The biggest share of winning tickets was bought by people in the town of Nava, in the north-western
Asturias region.
The draw lasts three-and-a-half hours and is carried live on national television with children from the San
Ildefonso school, a former orphanage in Madrid, in turn chanting the winning numbers and the amount won.
Lotteries have two centuries of history in Spain. The country spent 2.87 billion euros on the lottery -- 5.7
percent more than last year. Seventy percent is paid out in prizes. Most of the rest goes in costs. Eight out of
ten Spaniards bought tickets for the lottery, spending on average 64 euros. Spaniards often choose lottery
numbers matching significant dates although there was no particular favourite in 2007. In 2006, one of the
most sought-after series was 22105, the date on which Fernando Alonso became Formula 1 world champion
for the second year running.
B. unexpected fortune
C. big feast
D. wind and snow
B. People who bough tickets with the magic number 06381.
C. People who lived in a town in the northwestern Asturias.
D. People who chose lottery numbers matching Alonso"s date.
B. offer a show of three-and-a-half hours
C. perform with the lottery draw as Christmas celebration
D. help make some declarations for the draw as invited guests
B. The majority of Spaniards have the experience of buying lotteries.
C. Lottery numbers matching significant dates help people win every year.
D. As the biggest in the world, Spanish lotteries have a history of two centuries.
Stephen Pribut, a US sports expert. Running shoes are highly technical footwear. The provide stability
(牢固) while bearing up to three times the wearer"s body weight. But it"s not easy to find the right
pair. Finding the right running shoes is something of an art, or a science and a feel.
The science part begins with the shape of the arch (弓) of your foot, which anyone can find out at
home with this quick experiment: Put your foot in water and place it on a piece of brown paper. If you
see a"C" shape on the paper when you remove your foot, you have a rare high arch. If the shape looks more
like a rectangle, that means you have flat feet. See something in between? That"s a normal arch.
Conveniently for shoppers, shoe companies nowadays divide their shoes in three categories: neutral
( for high arches), stability ( for normal or low arches) and motion control (for flat arches). So you"ll
know which type suits you.
At this point, most people would just grab an appealing shoe and try it on, But professionals would
do a few quality-control tests. First, you bend the shoe toe to heel to see where it bends. If it"s not
at the forefoot---where the foot actually be bends, be afraid. Then you grip both ends and twist in
opposite directions. If you can twist it like a tower, it means there"s zero support. Finally, you
squeeze (挤) he heel in both directions. A stable heel won"t cave in.
Now you need to check the mold (模子) that shapes the inside of the shoe: whether its wide or narrow
in the mid-foot, how it sits on the heel and how roomy the toe box is.
It"s wise to make the shoe purchase in the late afternoon, to allow for any swelling (肿胀) that your
feet do throughout the day. Toes also decide sizing choices. The rule is that you need a finger"s width
from your longest toe (whether that"s your big one or not) to the end of the shoe.
B. Ways to get to know about the shape of the arch of your foot.
C. Advice on how to choose the right pair of running shoes.
D. Best time to buy a pair of running shoes.
B. a high arch
C. a flat arch
D. a low arch
B. stretch
C. shake
D. crash
B. Feet usually become larger late in the day.
C. The toes become longer late in the day.
D. The arch of our feet will be in best shape in the afternoon.
Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phones bills to find
out your shopping or calling habits.
In fact, it"s likely some of theses things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without
your permission? It might be a spouse (配偶), a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a policeman or a
criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen--- the 21st century
equivalent (同等物) of being caught without wearing anything.
Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it"s important to reveal (透露) yourself to friends, family
and lovers in stages, at proper times. But few boundaries remain. The digital breed crumbs (面包屑) you
leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct (重现) who you are, where you are and what you
like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or nor, increasingly we live in
a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.
The key question is: Does that matter?
For many Americans, the answer obviously is "no."
When opinion surveys ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A
survey found an overwhelming pessimism (悲观) about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying
that they feel their privacy is " slipping away, and that bothers me."
But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny part of Americans change any behaviours in an
effort to protect their privacy. Few people turn down a discount (折扣) at tollbooths to avoid using the
EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarkets loyalty cards.
Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will give personal
information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (优惠卷).
But privacy does matter--- at least sometimes. It is like health. When you have it, you don"t notice it. Only
when it"s gone do you wish you"d done more to protect it.
B. There should be a distance even between friends.
C. Friends should always be faithful to each other.
D. There should be fewer arguments between friends.
B. People leave traces (踪迹) around when using modern technology.
C. There are always people who are curious about others" affairs.
D. Many search engines profit by revealing people"s identities (身份).
B. The use various loyalty cards for business transaction(处理).
C. They rely more and more on electronic devices.
D. The talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.
B. its importance is hardly understood.
C. it is something that can easily be lost.
D. people don"t value it until they lose it.
and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in 4 .
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 5 live together for eight weeks as 6 of a special work group.
Everyone works several hours each day. The aim is not just to keep busy. It is to find meaning and 7 in
work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the 8 near the village. Some learn to make furniture and
to build houses. The adults 9 them these 10 .
There are several 11 hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the
teenagers learn photography or painting 12 sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way
to 13 his free time.
When people live together, 14 are always necessary. In this program the teenagers and the adults make
the rules together. 15 someone 16 a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. The group discusses
the 17 . They ask, "Why did it happen?" 18 should we do about it?
One of the teenagers has this to say about the 19 : "You stop thinking only about 20 . You learn how to
think about the group."
| ( )1. A. older ( )2. A. same ( )3. A. waiting ( )4. A. hard ( )5. A. men ( )6. A. names ( )7. A. people ( )8. A. factories ( )9. A. teach ( )10. A. ways ( )11. A. noisy ( )12. A. other ( )13. A. take ( )14. A. words ( )15. A. while ( )16. A. breaks ( )17. A. problem ( )18. A. How ( )19. A. group ( )20. A. adult | B. younger B. similar B. thinking B. peace B. children B. one B. enjoyment B. rivers B. learn B. questions B. empty B. another B. spend B. rules B. before B. hurts B. thing B. What B. teenagers B. group | C. old | D. older D. difficult D. singing D. happiness D. women D. members D. members D. schools D. find D. problems D. free D. the other D. pay D. members D. unless D. loses D. question D. Where D. people D. yourself |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Many American women are earning money outside their homes today. Among women who are eighteen to sixty-four years old, more than fifty per cent have jobs. In general, working women have had more education then those who stay at home. Of those who work, thirty-two per cent have attended college, compared with twenty per cent of those who do not have jobs. Among women with jobs, eight out of ten drive a car to work, and eight per cent took a vacation a way from home during the past year. Much of their traveling was by air. These figures come from a report which was written for advertisers. The report gives advertisers a new picture of women today. For instance, it tells advertisers that fifty-one per cent of all American women have traveled by air-along with fifty-nine per cent of all American men. The lesson for American business is that many women now have other interests in addition to their homes. They like advertisements which show women in office, planes, and cars. | |||
| 1. The chief purpose of this selection is _____. | |||
| A. to argue that women are superior to men B. to convince women that they should spend more time at home C. to convince women that they should spend more time at work D. to supply information which might be useful | |||
| 2. The writer"s personal opinion of American women _____. | |||
| A. is very favorable B. is unfavorable C. is not stated in this selection D. is approving (支持的) | |||
| 3. The selection offers the least practical (实用的) help to _____. | |||
| A. personnel managers, who hire new employees B. advertising agencies responsible for encouraging people to buy C. travel agencies D. accountants (会计师) | |||
| 4. All the statements are true except _____. | |||
| A. More than 50% of women ages 18 to 64 have jobs. B. 18% of working women took a vacation away from home last year. C. 32% of working women have college education. D. 80% of working women drive a car to work. |