Ⅰ.品句填词
1．The state of the ____________(经济)is very worrying.
答案：economy
2．People were always ____________(评论)on my sister’s looks.
答案：commenting
3．He is very ____________(实践的)—he can make or mend almost anything.
答案：practical
4．All human need value to understand ____________(自由)．
答案：freedom
5．It’s ____________(粗鲁)to speak with your mouth full.
答案：rude
6．It’s the first time for the girl to travel by herself.Her parents are rather ____________(关心) for her safety.
答案：concerned
7．You should be ____________(羞耻的) of your foolish behavior.
答案：ashamed
8．Almost all job applicants are ____________(决定) to leave a good impression on a potential employer.
答案：determined
9．They felt down because they were __________(战败) in the match.
答案：defeated
10．She __________(挣) a high salary，so she can buy herself lots of things.
答案：earns
.选词填空
give away，drop out，appeal to，contain，make up，bargain，annoy，be determined，put off，be aware of 1．He glimpsed at my new watch and said it was really a __________.
答案：bargain
2．The expert said that the government __________ in fact __________ that issue.
答案：was；aware of
3．The millionaire ________________ most of his money to the poor and now he isn’t a millionaire either.
答案：has given away
4．The police ________________ the crowd not to panic and the problem was being solved.
答案：appealed to
5．In the old days many girls in the countryside had to ________________ of school.
答案：drop out
6．Because of the rain the football match has been ________________.
答案：put off
7．I hope you won’t ________________ at all my questions.
答案：be annoyed
8．Many people are tended to eat a lot of vegetables and fruits because they think they ________________ a lot of vitamins.
答案：contain
9．Jack often amuses us by ________________ funny stories.
答案：making up
10．The children ________________ that no one should know anything about the matter.
答案：were determined
.完成句子
1．他对我一直很好，我不能在他困难的时候不管不问。
He has always been kind to me，so I can’t ____________________ __________ __________ him when he is in trouble.
答案：turn my back on
2．他因病退学。
He had to __________ __________ because of illness.
答案：drop out
3．这些花散发出香甜的气味。
The flowers were __________ __________ a sweet smell.
答案：giving off
4．这个男孩厌倦了(吃)同样的食物。
The boy is __________ __________ the same food.
答案：tired of
5．确切地说，他不知道怎样才能说服他的父母。
__________ __________ __________，he’s puzzled about how to persuade his parents.
答案：To be exact
Ⅳ.语法专练
本单元语法——不定代词和不定式
1．(2011·高考陕西卷)—Would you get me a bar of chocolate from the kitchen，dear?
—________ one?
A．OtherB．Every
C．Another
D．More
解析：选C。考查不定代词的用法。句意为“——亲爱的，可不可以到厨房里给我拿一块巧克力来？——还要吃一块？”another表示“又一；再一”，常放在数词前；如果用more，则通常说one more。
2．(2011·高考湖南卷)I knew that ________ would ever discourage him；he would never give up wanting to be a director.
A．something
B．anything
C．everything
D．nothing
解析：选D。考查不定代词的用法。句意为“我知道没有什么能够阻止他；他决不会放弃做一名导演的念头。”根据后面“never give up”可知前面相应地也要用否定性的不定代词nothing。
3．(2017·上海春招)Harrison Ford is thought to be one of the few movie stars ________ as a carpenter before.
A．to work
B．to be working
C．to have worked
D．to have been working
解析：选C。考查非谓语动词。句意为“Harrison Ford被认为是为数不多的曾经做过木匠的电影明星之一。”“做过木匠”这件事发生在过去，不定式应当用完成时，表示发生过，排除A、B项。因为现在是明星，排除D项，选C。
4．My most famous relative of all，__________ who really left his mark on America，was Reb Sussel，my great-grandfather.
A．one
B．the one
C．he
D．someone
解析：选B。此题考查代词的用法。由句子结构知，此处缺少“my most famous relative”的同位语成分，用来表示特指，故A、D两项可排除。the one可以用来表示特指，指代前面出现过的人；C项虽可作同位语，但前句未提示“relative”的性别；故B项为最佳答案。
5．Mrs.White is supposed __________ for China last week.
A．to have left
B．to be leaving
C．to leave
D．to have been left
解析：选A。根据句中的时间状语last week，可知本句表示过去的情况，用“be supposed to have done sth.”表示过去本应该做某事而实际上没有做。
6．I feel upset，for there are so many troublesome problems __________.
A．remaining to settle
B．remained to settle
C．remaining to be settled
D．remained to be settled
解析：选C。分词作定语时，其逻辑主语就是被修饰词。该题中remain是一个不及物动词，和逻辑主语problems之间只能是主动关系，所以要用remaining来作定语；problems和settle之间是被动关系，所以要用动词不定式的被动式作表语。
7．When the teacher came in，the children pretended __________ attentively.
A．reading
B．to be read
C．being reading
D．to be reading
解析：选D。pretend to be doing sth.表示假装正在做某事。句意：老师进来时，孩子们假装在认真地看书。
8．In the beauty competition，women are asked __________ some of the exercises __________ the music.
A．performing to；to
B．performing；with
C．to perform；to
D．to perform；by
解析：选C。ask sb.to do sth.“要求某人做某事”，固定用法；to the music“随音乐……”，固定搭配。
9．Jane was asked a lot of questions，but she didn’t answer ________of them.
A．other
B．any
C．none
D．some
解析：选B。句意：Jane被问了很多问题，但她一个都没回答出来。首先排除A项，因为没有“other of...”形式；设空处前有否定词not，根据句意，排除C项；some of...……中的一些，不合句意，故被排除；any与not连用表全部否定，符合句意。
10．I felt so bad all day yesterday that I decided this morning I couldn’t face ________ day like that.
A．other
B．another
C．the other
D．others
解析：选B。句意：昨天一整天我都感觉很糟糕，所以今天早晨我决定不能像那样面对另一天了。another泛指别的任何一天；other作定语，其前通常加some，several，one等限定词；the other强调两者中的另一个；others不作定语。
A卷
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．The Israel’s sudden attack made them more ________ the danger around them.
A．aware
B．aware about
C．aware of
D．aware to
解析：选C。 用作形容词与之搭配的介词为of，也可以后接从句。当aware后接that从句时，一般不接介词of；若接what等从句，其介词可带也可不带。本题空格后是名词the danger，因此应用aware of。句意为：以色列的突然攻击使他们更加注意周围的危险。
2．________he thought he was helping us with the work，he was actually in the way.
A．Although
B．Unless
C．Because
D．When
解析：选A。句意：虽然他认为他是在帮我们做工作，但事实上他是在碍事。A项意为“虽然”，引导让步状语从句；B项意为“除非，如果不”，引导条件状语从句；C项意为“因为”，引导原因状语从句；D项主要引导时间状语从句。根据语境可知，答案为A。
3．(2017·福建省泉州一中高三第一学期期末试题)I missed the last bus last night and had no money for a taxi so I had no________but to walk home.
A．way
B．choice
C．possibility
D．selection
解析：选B。句意：昨天晚上我错过了最后一班车，又没有钱坐出租车，所以我只能走回家。have no choice but意为“除了……之外别无选择”。四个选项构成的词组中只有have no choice but后面接不定式。
4．I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into________when judging my examination.
A．regard
B．counting
C．consideration
D．observation
解析：选C。句意：我希望老师在评价考试成绩时，会把我最近生病这个因素考虑进去。take sth.into consideration为固定搭配，意为“考虑到”。根据语境可知，C项合适。
5．Some ads，like the environmental protection advertisements，________to our conscience or our desire to be worthy citizens.
A．adapt
B．attach
C．appeal
D．adjust
解析：选C。句意：一些像环境保护之类的广告，可以唤醒我们的良知或成为好公民的愿望。adapt to意为“适应，适合”；attach to意为“固定，绑缚”；appeal to意为“吸引，唤起”；adjust to意为“适应”。根据语境可知，C项合适。
6．My study of biology has________much of my spare time，but it has given me a great deal of enjoyment.
A．taken off
B．taken down
C．taken up
D．taken away
解析：选C。take up意为“开始(学习或从事)，占去”；take off意为“脱下，起飞”；take away意为“取走”；take down意为“写下，拆下”。根据语境可知，C项合适。
7．They were only ________in protecting the powerful families.
A．related
B．cared
C．concerned
D．adapted
解析：选C。本题考查常用形容词辨析。be concerned in表示“关心”的意思。
8．(2017·福建泉州培元中学月考)Mother has a ________ look，and I know nothing will make her change her mind.
A．excited
B．determined
C．frightened
D．embarrassed
解析：选B。考查动词词义和形式的判定。句意：妈妈有一副坚定的神情，我知道，什么也不会让她改变主意。
9．All the girls swam in the lake except two，who________halfway.
A．gave off
B．gave up
C．gave away
D．gave out
解析：选B。句意：除去两个中途放弃的以外，所有的女孩子都在湖里游泳。give up意为“放弃”；give out意为“分发，发出(气味、热等)，发表，精疲力竭”；give away意为“赠送，分发，泄露，出卖”；give off意为“发出(蒸汽、光等)”。根据语境可知，B项合适。
10．I can hardly believe my eyes.What a poor composition you have________！There are so many wrong spellings in it.
A．turned into
B．turned off
C．turned to
D．turned in
解析：选D。句意：我几乎不敢相信我的眼睛。你交的作文多差啊！里面有这么多的拼写错误。turn in意为“上交，归还”；turn into意为“进入，(使)变成”；turn to意为“转向，变成，求助于，致力于”；turn off意为“关掉，避开”。
11．________is known to us all is that the 2017 Olympic Games will take place in London.
A．As
B．What
C．That
D．It
解析：选B。句意：我们大家都知道2017年奥运会将在伦敦举行。What is known to us all是句子的主语，is是系动词，that the 2017...in London是表语。
12．Although Jane agreed with me on most points，there was one on which she was unwilling to________.
A．give out
B．give in
C．give away
D．give off
解析：选B。句意：尽管Jane同意我的大多数观点，但有一点她不愿意让步。give in意为“让步，屈服，上交”；give away意为“分发，赠送，泄漏”；give off意为“发出(光、热、声音、气味等)”；give out意为“分发，用完，垮掉，出故障，发表，公布，发出(热、声音、信号等)”。根据语境可知，B项合适。
13．The first AsiaEurope Culture and Arts Festival opened on September 2,2009 in Beijing ________the different Asian European cultures.
A．contained
B．considered
C．suggested
D．advised
解析：选A。句意：2009年9月2日在北京举办的“首届亚欧文化艺术节”中，包含多种亚欧文化形式。contain包含；consider认为；suggest建议，暗示；advise建议，忠告。根据语境可知，应选A。
14．(2017·北京海淀调研)It’s cheaper if you book the rooms in ________.
A．fact
B．public
C．advance
D．presence
解析：选C。句意为：预订房间会便宜一些。in advance提前。in fact 实际上；in public公共场合；in presence出现，存在。
15．The increased demand for their skills has given these workers greater________power.
A．offering
B．discounting
C．bargaining
D．cashing
解析：选C。句意：对技术需求的增加，使得这些工人有更多的本钱来讨价还价。offer意为“提供，提出”；discount意为“打折”；bargain意为“讨价还价”；cash意为“兑现，付款”。这里采用动词ing形式作定语。根据语境可知，应选C。
Ⅱ.完形填空
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(2017·济南模拟)One day I took a bus with my girlfriend.It was so __1__ that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was __2__ for her.
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me，saying，“Hi，where are you going？”I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to __3__ her.Clearly she had taken me __4__ somebody else.I returned her greeting with politeness，__5__ to give explanation to my girlfriend later.
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else，my girlfriend __6__ her eyes and found she was pretty.She asked jealously，“Who’s she？” The pretty girl，quite __7__ of the situation，spoke out first，“Hi，let me __8__ myself.I’m Nancy，used to be __9__.Very glad to meet you.”She behaved very __10__.
But I was __11__ to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors.I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend __12__ the pretty girl again turned to me，“Will you give me your cellphone number so that we __13__ keep contact (联系) later？”I had to submit to her __14__.
Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.
A minute later I got a short __15__ on my phone from a stranger.My girlfriend __16__ my phone and read the note.It was from the girl，who said，“Just now，two thieves tried to __17__ your pocket.I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention.I should have left at the __18__ stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also __19__ to leave at the same stop.Because of the __20__ I delayed my departure.Now you’ll understand all I have done to you.Wish you luck.”
1．A.tiringB．slow
C．crowded
D．messy
解析：选C。“我们”站了好几站才有座位，可知当时汽车很拥挤，用crowded。
2．A.ready
B．available
C．special
D．suitable
解析：选B。好几站后，才有可以坐的座位，此处available表示“可得到的，可获得的”。ready表示“准备好的”；special表示“特殊的”；suitable表示“合适的”。
3．A.identify
B．realize
C．remind
D．judge
解析：选A。有人向“我”打招呼，而“我”不知道她是谁，所以只能竭尽全力去辨认(identify)这个人是谁。
4．A.on
B．by
C．with
D．for
解析：选D。此处是固定词组take sb.for sb.，意为“把某人误认为某人”，只能用介词for。
5．A.preferring
B．planning
C．managing
D．promising
解析：选B。虽然不认识她，但“我”还是礼貌地回应了她，同时打算(plan to)随后给“我”女友解释。
6．A.fixed
B．opened
C．raised
D．focused
解析：选C。此时“我”女朋友抬起眼来(raise her eyes)，看到了这个漂亮的女孩子。因为“我”女朋友是坐在座位上的，动作肯定是“抬起”(raise)眼睛，所以选C项。
7．A.proud
B．careful
C．afraid
D．aware
解析：选D。这个漂亮的女孩子意识到(aware)“我们”的状况，马上说，“让我介绍下我自己，我是Nancy，我们曾经是邻居(neighbors)，非常高兴见到你”。
8．A.explain
B．enjoy
C．introduce
D．help
解析：选C。从说话内容可知，这里女孩先介绍自己(introduce)。
9．A.partners
B．neighbors
C．friends
D．colleagues
解析：选B。第四段第一句话中的among my neighbors有提示。
10．A.naturally
B．generously
C．cautiously
D．normally
解析：选A。参看7题解析。她表现得非常自然(naturally)。
11．A.in a hurry
B．at a loss
C．at ease
D．in time
解析：选B。但“我”还是一头雾水(at a loss)。at a loss是固定词组，表示“不知所措”。
12．A.while
B．before
C．when
D．until
解析：选C。从语境知，当女孩再次转向“我”时(when)，“我”正在担心如何向女友解释呢。
13．A.would
B．can
C．should
D．must
解析：选B。女孩向“我”索要电话号码，以便“我们”能(can)随后联系，“我”不得已接受了她的请求(request)。
14．A.request
B．question
C．command
D．opinion
解析：选A。参看第13题解析。
15．A.suggestion
B．warning
C．notice
D．message
解析：选D。从上下文可知，她要了“我”的电话号码，这时“我”收到了她发来的短信(message)。
16．A.removed
B．seized
C．found
D．caught
解析：选B。从语境知，“我”女朋友有点“吃醋”，所以看到陌生人的短信，一把夺过(seize)手机。remove表示“移开”，find表示“发现”，catch表示“接住”，都与语境不符。
17．A.steal
B．reach
C．get
D．pick
解析：选D。pick one’s pocket是固定词组，表示“扒窃，掏包儿”。steal后跟偷的东西，和pocket连用时需加介词。
18．A.terminal
B．former
C．previous
D．latter
解析：选C。从上下文知，女孩本来在前面(previous)一站要下车的。previous表示“以前的，前面的”，符合语境。
19．A.pretending
B．intending
C．demanding
D．announcing
解析：选B。两个小偷也打算(intend to)在同一站下车。intend to表示“打算”。
20．A.incident
B．matter
C．accident
D．affair
解析：选A。此处表示由于这次事故，女孩推迟了下车的时间。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
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Having a husband creates an extra seven hours of housework each week for women.But for men，the picture is very different.The findings are part of a detailed study of housework trends，based on 2005 time diary data，conducted since 1968 at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research.
It’s a well-known pattern.There’s still a significant reallocation (重新分配) of labor that occurs at marriage—men tend to work more outside home，while women take on more of the household labor.Certainly there’re all kinds of individual differences here，but in general，this is what happens after marriage.And the situation gets worse for women when they have children.
Overall，the amount of housework done by the U．S.women has dropped considerably since 1976，while the amount of housework done by men has increased.In 1976，women did an average of 26 hours of housework a week，compared with about 17 hours in 2005.Men did about 6 hours of housework a week in 1976，compared with about 13 hours in 2005.
But when the researchers looked at just the last 10 years，comparing how much housework single men and women in their 20s did in 1996 with how much they did in 2005 if they stayed single versus (对于) if they got married，they found a slightly different pattern.Both the men and the women who got married did more housework than those who stayed single.Marriage is no longer a man’s path to less housework.
Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework— about 12 hours a week on average，while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most—about 21 hours a week.Men showed a somewhat different pattern.Older men did more housework than younger men，but single men did more in all age groups than married men.In addition，the number of children also works.
1．What does the author mean by saying “But for men，the picture is very different.”in Paragraph 1 ?
A. The author referred to the picture inserted in the text.
B．Having a wife can reduce a husband’s housework.
C．Men often like different pictures compared with women.
D．Men or husbands are often very lazy at home.
解析：选B。句意理解题。由文章大意可知，此处是指对于男性来说情况是不同的，这说明其情况与女性不一样，甚至相反。
2．What is the purpose of the fourth paragraph?
A. To show the young people should work hard.
B．To show men and women all do more after marriage.
C．To tell readers the importance of marriage for men.
D．To show men and women are still unequal.
解析：选B。作者意图题。根据文章第四段可知，不论男女，在结婚后所做的家务劳动都会增加，只不过女性增加的多而男性增加的少罢了。
3．Which of the following charts shows the correct information according to the text?
解析：选C。图表理解题。根据文章第三、四段的描述可知，选项C的图表中所提供的数字与本文所提供的数字一致。
4．Which can be the best title for this passage?
A．Men and Women
B．Marriage and Housework
C．Men and Housework
D．The History of Women
解析：选B。标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了结婚给男女在家务劳动的分工上带来的影响。
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Ⅰ.完形填空
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Oliver Twist，one of the most famous works of Charles Dickens，is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in the 19th century.
The author who himself was born in a poor family wrote this novel
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with a view to reveal the ugly masks of those cruel criminals and to
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the horror and violence hidden
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the narrow and dirty streets in London.
The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist，an orphan，who was thrown into a world full of
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and crime.He suffered enormous pain,
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hunger，thirst，beating and abuse.__6__
reading the tragic experiences of little Oliver，I was shocked by his sufferings.I
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the poor boy，but at the same time I detested the evil Fagin and the brutal Bill.To my relief,
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was written in all the best stories，the goodness eventually conquered
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and Oliver lived a
happy life
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is that after the theft，little Oliver was allowed to recover in the kind care of Mrs.Maylie and Rose and
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a new life.
How can such a little boy who had already suffered oppressive pain
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pure in body and mind？The reason is the nature of goodness.I think it is the most important information
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in the novel by Dickens—he believed that goodness could conquer
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difficulty.
Goodness is to humans
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water is to fish.He who is without goodness is an utterly
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person.On the contrary，as the famous saying goes，“The fragrance always stays in the hand
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gives the rose.” He who is with goodness undoubtedly is a happy and useful person.People receiving his help are grateful to him and he also gets gratified from what he
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to both the people he has helped and himself.
【解题导语】 这是一篇《雾都孤儿》读后感。作者分析了主人公的生活经历，最后得出结论：施舍于人便是施舍于己。正如谚语所说的“送人玫瑰，手有余香”。
1．A.in the twentiesB．in his twenties
C．in his twenty
D．in the twenty
解析：选B。in his twenties是固定用法，表示“在他二十多岁时”。
2．A.open
B．exploit
C．cover
D．expose
解析：选D。根据本句句子结构，此处动词应当与前面的并列动词reveal“揭露”同义。expose表示“揭露，揭穿”，符合语境。open打开；exploit开发；cover覆盖。
3．A.underneath
B．behind
C．beyond
D．throughout
解析：选A。此处表示“在……下面”，用underneath。
4．A.poverty
B．honor
C．glory
D．imagination
解析：选A。根据and crime可知，要选的词应与crime同类，再根据下文的hunger可推测，应用poverty贫穷。honor光荣；glory荣耀；imagination想象。
5．A.such like
B．such as
C．for example
D．for instance
解析：选B。such as后多接同类并列的几个名词，不接句子；for example和for instance同义，它们后面常接句子，有时后面可接一个名词。
6．A.Unless
B．While
C．Since
D．Before
解析：选B。此处是时间状语，表示同时发生的动作，用While。
7．A.looked down upon
B．made an apology for
C．felt sorry for
D．played a joke on
解析：选C。此处用feel sorry for表示“同情”。look down upon轻视；make an apology for道歉；play a joke on戏弄。
8．A.which
B．as
C．that
D．it
解析：选B。分析句子结构可知，此处是非限制性定语从句，且位于句首，只能用as。
9．A.devil
B．kindness
C．carelessness
D．relationship
解析：选A。根据语境可知，此处应该是与goodness意义相反的词，因此只能用devil，表示“邪恶”。kindness好心；carelessness粗心；relationship关系。
10．A.in the end
B．on end
C．at the end
D．to an end
解析：选A。此处表示“最终”，用in the end。
11．A.mainly
B．best
C．mostly
D．most
解析：选D。此处表示“最吸引我的情节”，其原级形式为much，因此最高级为most。
12．A.set
B．launched
C．began
D．changed
解析：选C。此处表示“开始了新的生活”。
13．A.bear
B．maintain
C．hold
D．remain
解析：选D。根据下文的形容词pure可知，此处应用系动词，并且有“保持”的意思，故用remain。
14．A.contained
B．imported
C．implied
D．added
解析：选C。此处为“暗含”之意，故用imply。contain含有；import进口；add添加。
15．A.some
B．every
C．little
D．much
解析：选B。善行能战胜一切困难。用every表示“所有的，一切的”。some某些；little很少；much很多。
16．A.what
B．that
C．which
D．who
解析：选A。此处是“A is to B what C is to D”句型，意思为“A对于B就像C对于D一样”。what连接表语从句。
17．A.gracious
B．earnest
C．modest
D．worthless
解析：选D。由空前的“一个没有善行的人”推断用worthless，表示“无价值的，无用的”。且下文中的“He who is with...and useful person”也有提示。gracious亲切的；earnest真挚的；modest谦逊的。
18．A.where
B．in that
C．that
D．by which
解析：选C。谚语意义为“送人玫瑰，手有余香”。分析句意及句子结构可知这里是定语从句，关系词在从句中作主语，用关系代词that。
19．A.has done
B．did
C．had done
D．will do
解析：选A。此处表示“已做的”，用现在完成时。
20．A.harm
B．good
C．damage
D．justice
解析：选B。根据上下文语境可知，此处表示“对……有好处”，用do good to。do justice to公平对待。
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If I could select a word that best describes the majority of American parents, that word would be guilt-ridden (内疚的)．How sad it is to see parents become the willing victims of the “give-me game”， only to discover that, no matter what they do, it isn’t enough.In the end, they are looked down for their lack of firmness and blamed when their spoiled children get into trouble.With this in mind, I shall first answer this question: “What do parents owe their children？”And I shall start with what they don’t owe them.
Parents don’t owe their children every minute of their day and every ounce of their energy.They don’t owe round-the-clock car service, singing lessons, tennis lessons, an expensive car when they reach sixteen, or a trip to Europe when they graduate.
I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education.If they can afford it, fine.But they need not feel guilty if they can’t.If the children really want to go, they’ll find a way.Here are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and eager who can’t afford to pay.
After children marry, their parents do not owe them a house or money for the furniture.They do not have an obligation to baby-sit their grandchildren when the parents were on vacation.If they want to do it, it must be considered a favour, not an obligation.
In my opinion, parents do not owe their children an inheritance, no matter how much money they have.One of the surest ways to produce a loafer is to let children know that their future is assured.
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.
One of their chief obligations is to give their children a sense of personal worth, for self-esteem is the basis of a good mental health.Parents owe their children firm guidance and consistent discipline.Parents owe their children privacy and respect for their personal belongings.
No child asks to be born.If you bring a life into the world, you owe the children something.And if you give him his due, he’ll have something of value to pass along to your grandchildren.
1．According to the author, ________.
A．parents ought to send children to college as a duty
B．parents needn’t feel guilty if they are unable to send their children to college
C．if they say “No”，parents will surely make their children angry
D．parents must support their children even after their marriage
解析：选B。 第三段谈到父母供孩子上大学的问题时认为，But they needn’t feel guilty if they can’t.，说明他们如果供不起孩子上大学，不应感到愧疚。
2．The underlined word “loafer” most probably refers to ________.
A．a poorly educated person
B．a well educated person
C．a hard-working person
D．a lazy person
解析：选D。培养懒汉最好的办法，就是让孩子们从小知道了他们的未来有保障。loafer意为： “懒汉”。
3．The writer of this passage mainly wants to tell us ________.
A．why children look down upon their parents
B．the difference between duties of the parents and the children
C．over devotion to the children results in trouble for the parents themselves
D．children should depend on no one but themselves
解析：选C。第一段说明了主题，即父母为孩子们做出了牺牲，而得到的回报却是陷入了不断的麻烦之中。
4．The author’s attitude towards the parents is ________.
A．angry
B．pitiful
C disappointed
D．satisfied
解析：选B。作者通过描述父母为其孩子做出的种种牺牲，表达了作者对父母怜悯、同情的态度。
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When you see geese flying along in V formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way.
As each bird flaps wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following.By flying in V formation, the whole flock at least 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.Individuals who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are travelling on the pushing force of one another.
When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone, and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front.If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those people who are headed the same way we are.
When the head goose gets tired, it moves back in the formation and another goose flies point.It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs, whether with people or with geese flying south.
Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.What messages do we give when we honk from behind?
Finally—and this is important—when a goose gets sick or is wounded by gunshot, and falls out of formation, two other geese fall out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection.They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies, and only then do they launch out on their own, or with another formation, to catch up with their group.
If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other like that.
【解题导语】 这篇阅读通过介绍大雁在迁徙过程中一些习性， 提出我们人类应从中学习。
5．By flying in “V” formation, a goose can ________.
A．learn who leads the group
B．see the direction ahead clearly
C．fly at a higher speed and reach a further place
D．greatly reduce the risk of being hit by gunshots
解析：选C。细节判断题。见第二段．..can get where they are going more quickly and easily.。
6．What does the underlined word “honk” mean?
A．To fly.
B．To move.
C．To cry.
D．To fight.
解析：选C。根据介绍大雁保持队形， 所以后面的大雁不可能飞到头雁那儿去鼓励， 而后面的大雁鼓励彼此只能借助于声音。
7．Which of the following is NOT suggested in the text?
A．We should be united as one to achieve a common goal.
B．We should work together with those who share our dream.
C．We should take our share of responsibility in a huge task.
D．We should encourage those falling behind to keep on trying.
解析：选D。推理题。Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.所以不是鼓励落后的而是激励前面的。
8．What’s the main purpose of the text?
A．To encourage us to learn from geese.
B．To announce some new findings about geese.
C．To prove the similarities between humans and geese.
D．To persuade us to find more about life of geese.
解析：选A。主旨大意题。纵观全文可知。