Having been ___ volunteer in a day-care centre for weeks, Susan feels much sympathy for ___ disabled.

A. a; /                                   B. /; a                                   C. the; the                           D. a; the

Ⅲ 阅读  (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

第一节： 阅读理解：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The relations between man and wife are changing. A majority of working women remain in full charge of their home; they come back at night to the cleaning, washing, and cooking that constitute their second career. But more and more husbands are sharing the burden and willingly taking on chores that their fathers would rejected as unmanly, and as too mysteriously difficult anyway. In such cases, man and wife become equal partners, both working outside, both pushing the vacuum cleaner. Actually, the number of husbands who do help that way is much smaller than the number of those who accept the idea in theory. And when the equal partnership is a fact, it doesn’t always work well. The marriage can be destroyed when the wife is more successful in her profession than her husband in his, particularly when she earns more than he does. Sociologists see in this situation one of the main reasons for the increase in the divorce rate—another reason being the husband’s refusal to help with the housework or the care of the children. A third reason could be the growing awareness of the professional woman that she doesn’t have to remain married if she is too unhappy.

61. What is the housework like in the traditional husband’s eyes?

A. It’s a mysterious job.

B. It’s a little difficult

C. It’s women’s job.

D. It’s only men’s job.

62. The underlined sentence means________________.

A. When man and wife share the housework, man can’t do it well.

B. When man and wife share the housework, women can’t do it well.

C. when man and wife become equal at home, it doesn’t mean a good marriage.

D. when man and wife are equal partners, marriage doesn’t necessarily go well.

63. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT______________.

A. more husbands act in helping housework than those agreeing it without action.

B. more and more husbands are helping their wives to do housework.

C. most of the working women take charge of their house.

D. it is possible for the marriage to fail if women earn more money than husbands.

64. What may be the reason for the divorce according to the sociologist?

A. The wife refuses to look after the child.

B. The wife is more successful than her husband.

C. The wife is aware of her unhappiness in marriage.

D. Both A and B.

65. The best title of the passage is most likely to be___________.

A. Equal Partnership Means Nothing in Modern Family.

B. The Changing Relations between Man and Wife.

C. Reasons for Increasing Divorce.

D. The Relations between Husband and Wife.

 After a knock at the door, the child heard his mother’s voice ____________ him.

A. calling                     B. called                       C. being called              D. to call

Instead, it seems that creative thinking is a (n)        of habits.

     A. affair            B. business             C. matter        D. problem

 The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once _________ with each other.

A. they had quarreled               B. they have quarreled

C. have they quarreled              D. had they quarreled

 It is said that his carelessness ____ the terrible accident.

   A. resulted from          B. resulted in            C. turned out            D. worked out

All over Britain there are ruins of castles that reflect their entire past. Over the years, legends have focused on these castles.

Castell Coch

This castle was built in the 1870's. Lfor Bach was once the owner of this castle many decades ago, and it is told that he hid a treasure in the nearby tunnel（地道）. Rumors say that it is guarded by three eagles waiting for Lfor to return to collect his treasure.

Luffness Castle

In the basement(地下室) of this castle is a huge door leading to a room. The family kept this door open at all times, but one day the door was found locked and the key was missing. The whole family was surprised. The door was so big that it could not be broken down. One day the son of the family shone of a torch the door. He discovered that the key was on the inside of the room. To this day the door remains locked from the inside.

Toddington Castle

　　This castle was built during the 13th century. This castle has a local legend that tells about a witch who was put in prison within the castle and died. It is told that her spirit remains and if you put your ear to the floor at Easter, you can hear her cooking below.

Castell Gwynionydd

A legend rests on this castle that states the devil(魔鬼) was the one who built it. It is said the devil had a problem with some people and had planned on punishing them. On his way, the devil met a cobbler（修鞋匠）.The cobbler pointed out that it was still a reasonable distance until he would reach his destination. The cobbler displayed how many shoes he had worn out. Listening to him, the devil did not think his plan was worth so much effort and gave up his plan.

50．Which of the castles mentioned in the passage is said to be guarded by several birds?

       A．Castell Coch.          B．Luffness Castle.      

       C．Toddington Castle.   D．Castell Gwynionydd.

51．Which of the following castles is related to the legend about a witch?

       A．Castell Coch.         

       B．Luffness Castle.      

C．Toddington Castle.  

       D．Castell Gwynionydd.

52．We can learn from the passage that          .

       A．Castell Coch is said to be built by the devil

       B．Castell Gwynionydd is a great place to celebrate Easter

       C．Luffness Castle was once broken down

       D．Toddington Castle dates back to the 13 th century

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短文内容要包括下列要点：

1．平时努力学习，正确对待考试；

2．考试期间适当运动，正常作息；

3．睡前洗个热水澡、喝杯热牛奶有助于快速入睡。

注意：1． 开头已给出；

2．词数100左右

 As you know. most of us middle—school students feel somehow nervous whenever we’re taking an important exam ……

—Growing population resulted in growing rubbish.

      —There is ______that rubbish will become the major threat to human beings in future.

A．hope       B．afraid      C．possibility       D．likely

___ by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.          

A. Attracting         B. Attracted 

C. To be attracted    D. Having attracted