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passage.
Avril Lavigne announced she was splitting from her husband, comments from her friends suggested that
she was only 21 when she tied the knot and later she said that she realized she"d been too young to make
such a life-altering decision. Could fellow young celebrity divorcées (离婚者) Reese Witherspoon, Kate
Hudson, and Britney Spears have also hit the same age-related issue?
The Magic Number
There are practical reasons for the mid-20s dividing line, and most of them boil down to (总结) two
points: education and money.
It turns out that the more years of higher education a woman has under her belt on her wedding day,
the lower the chances that she"ll get divorced... and by 25, you"re more likely to have earned a degree or
two. Educated women tend to be more confident about who they are and less willing to settle for a man
who doesn"t meet their standards.
Odds (可能性) are that by 25 you"re also supporting yourself, so there"s less incentive (刺激; 鼓励)
for you to rush into marriage because you"re seeking financial security from him. But the marriage-related
benefits of working and having money of your own go beyond feeling secure. Learning to budget your
cash carefully when you"re single will help you avoid financial problems-one of the main causes of couple
fights-for the rest of your life. Knowing the Real You
At 25, you"ve had time for some crucial life experiences, including a relationship or two that may have
improved your Mr. Right radar. You"ve probably dated enough to have a better idea of what you don"t want
in a man, which makes it easier to know what you can live with and can"t live without.
Perhaps the most important aspect of waiting is that you"ll know what your goals and values really are.
While you don"t want to marry someone just like you, marriage is a lot easier if you two share a similar
outlook on life.
Twenty-four and already married to the man of your dreams? Don"t worry: Many young marriages survive.
But given the choice, you might consider putting off the big day until your mid-20s or later.
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2. According to the author, why does a couple probably fight?(No more than 4 words, 2 marks)
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3. How do you know what you don"t want in a man? (No more than 5 words, 3 marks)
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4. What suggestion does the passage mainly give? (No more than 10 words, 3 marks)
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答案
2. Because of financial problems
3. By dating enough./You"ve probably dated enough.
/ Through some crucial life experiences.
4. It"s not advisable to get married before 25 years old.
/ You"d better not wed until mid-20s.
/ Put off marriage until your mid-20s or later.
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your life?", maybe you will say "Computers and the Internet."
The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting
smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, "People can"t
live without computers today."
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now
it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or
make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They
make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don"t know their real names,
ages, and even sex (性别). They are so interested in making the "unreal friends" that they can"t put their heart
into study. Many of them can"t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should
remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.
B. shopping
C. thinking
D. playing
B. small and worked slowly
C. large but worked slowly
D. small but worked quickly
B. 1970
C. 1980
D. 1985
B. Students use the Internet to make "unreal friends".
C. These "unreal friends" often meet each other.
D. Students know the friends on the Internet very well.
B. It can make students study harder.
C. It is not good for students.
D. It is helpful, but we can"t do everything on it.
Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out in schools. Students can"t even bring cellphones to
schoo1. Is it a good thing or not?
Anxious parents say that cellphones are an important tool (工具) in holding New York city"s families
together. "I worry about it," said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid, "It"s necessary
in our everyday life. We have a washing machine. We have running water, and we have cellphones." Many
American parents think cellphones connect them to their children on buses, getting out from subways,
walking through unknown places. "I have her call me when she gets out of school," said Lindsay Walt, a
schoolgirl"s mother. "No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a cellphone."
What about the cellphone owners, the students? Most of the students said cellphones were essential and
the cellphone was like all extra (额外的) hand or foot for them. "I feel so empty," said May Chom, 14.
"There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really
boring trip."
B. upset
C. excited
D. happy
B. to make phone calls to their teachers
C. to work as running water
D. to work as a washing machine
B. Cellphones only bring troubles to the school life.
C. Cellphones connect children with their families when they are outside.
D. Cellphones can help students learn better.
B. 必要的
C. 多余的
D. 昂贵的
B. interest
C. problem
D. expense (费用)
Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk
about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents
when he was a teenager.
"I would never have said to my mom, "Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?""
says Ballmer." There was just a complete gap in taste."
Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations
of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on
subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and
common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can
continue into adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, "To my mother, my best friend."
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents.
"There"s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change
happening," says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. "In the middle of that change, there
is a lot of confusion among parents."
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as
a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that
encourages everyone to have a say.
"My parents were on the "before" side of that change, but today"s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the
"after" side," explains Mr. Ballmer. "It"s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life
is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now."
B. distance
C. difference
D. separation
B. Parents put more trust in their children"s abilities.
C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.
D. Parents share more interests with their children.
B. new equality between parents and children
C. less respect for parents from children
D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents
parents _____.
B. can set a limit to the change
C. fail to take the change seriously
D. have little difficulty adjusting to change
B. discuss the development of the parent-child relationship
C. suggested the ways to handle the parent-child relationship
D. compare today"s parent-child relationship with that in the past
wants to be her own person; she wants to be free. British teenagers often feel the same, it seems.
A recent survey among 2,000 British parents shows that girls and boys experience similar kinds of stress,
with some slight differences.
Girls want to grow up fast, demanding greater freedom. They feel pressure to be thin and sometimes
dangerously experiment with alcohol (酒).
Girls over 14 care more about getting a boyfriend, make-up and going out with friends than with their
schoolwork. They are more likely to complain about pocket money.
Parents found they had their hardest time with boys over the age of 15. Their sons are fighting bad skin
and don"t like speaking to them. Like girls over 14, they are also little interested in their studies. Seven out
of 10 parents said their sons become frustrated when they are not understood.
Unsurprisingly, it isn"t just British teenagers who have such problems.
In a survey published in the US in August, two out of three high school students said their life was tough
(艰难的). There was a universal worry over body image (形象) and ability to fit in socially.
Plenty of the teenagers feel great pressure to get good grades, with nearly half naming this as their top
worry. The next biggest problem is pressure they face to get into a good college. According to the survey,
66 percent reported saving their money to pay for all or part of college.
"Today"s American teens have seen what happened during recent economic challenges, and they are
much more aware of the importance of planning ahead," said Stuart Rubinstein, managing director with TD
Ameritrade, which carried out the survey.
B. How to deal with teen problems.
C. Stress faced by UK and US teenagers.
D. Peer pressure faced by UK and US teenagers.
B. experiment with alcohol
C. get into a good college
D. be more open and communicative
B. common
C. average
D. reasonable
B. They are now more worried about the ability to fit in socially.
C. They are attempting to learn more about money management.
D. They are spending more time developing their practical skills.
There is one extra heading which you do not need.