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1、 1 训 练 题 二 一、完形填空 Marys parents are different from the average.While she was 1 up they required her to 2.First of all she had to work around their home.Later on Mary worked for other people.When Mary was 14 years old,her mother and father told her that they were no 3 going to buy her clothes.Sure,th

2、ey would continue to buy shoes for her and also the special clothes 4 suits,but 5 else was her responsibility.Some people thought that they were 6,but they wanted to teach Mary some 7 lessons.One thing she learned was that nothing is cheap or 8.She learned how to deal with her money 9 .Another thing

3、 she learned was how to keep from 10 out her clothes too fast.Also,even 11 Mary went to school she was 12 to work.All through her high school and 13 years she worked as well as studied.Marys parents had plenty of 14 but they felt she would 15 her education more if she had to 16 it.And strange 17 it

4、may seem,they had heard that students who worked part-time generally got 18 grades than students who did no work.Now Mary is a mother herself.She requires her 19 to do the same 20 she did,especially working part-time as they go to school.1.A.raising B.bringing C.growing D.getting 2.A.study B.play C.

5、learn D.work 3.A.longer B.money C.more D.hope 4.A.and B.or C.as D.like 5.A.what B.anything C.nothing D.everything 6.A.responsible B.lazy C.mean D.careless 7.A.difficult B.daily C.valuable D.useless 8.A.free B.expensive C.useful D.proper 9.A.quickly B.slowly C.carefully D.suddenly 10.A.working B.wear

6、ing C.giving D.taking 11.A.when B.as C.until D.since 12.A.permitted B.required C.going D.forced 13.A.hard B.work C.other D.college 14.A.time B.children C.money D.work 15.A.value B.have C.use D.receive 16.A.enjoy B.pay C.pay for D.work for 17.A.thing B.as C.enough D.although 18.A.worse B.better C.mor

7、e D.less 19.A.husband B.mother C.parents D.children 20.A.as B.what C.which D.like 二、阅读理解 A David Brown and Anne are two patients in the Adult Day Care Program at Mercy Hospitals.David Brown is seventy-two years old.Hes friendly and likes to talk.He lives with his wife in the city.But David is becomi

8、ng forgetful.His wife says,“Hell heat up some soup,then forget to turn off the gas.”She is sixty-one and still works.She is worried about leaving her husband alone.Anne is eighty and lives with her 60-year-old daughter.Her daughter says that she needs a rest.“Mom follows me everywhere.She follows me

9、 when I read newspapers.I need a rest and she does,too.”2 And so,several times a week,David and Annes families take them to the Adult Day Care Center.Many hospitals have this program.Patients come to the Center for a full or half day,from one to five days a week.All the patients live with their fami

10、lies and most are old people.Mrs.Carol Johnson is the director of the Center.She says,“We are offering both the patients and their families a service of great value.Patients have the chance to get out of their houses.Husbands,wives or grown children can work or have a rest.Most important of all,fami

11、lies are able to stay together.”1.Why did David Brown become a patient of the Adult Day Care Center?A.seventy-two years old.B.Because he is lonely at home.C.Because he is becoming forgetful.D.Because he is seriously ill.2.What happens to Annes family?A.Her daughter is too old to look after her.B.Ann

12、e cleans all the rooms everyday.C.Her daughter doesnt want Anne to live with her.D.Her daughter is very tired because Anne always follows hers.3.Adult Day Care Center is run by _.A.hospitals B.schools C.churches D.government 4.Which statement is NOT true about the patients of the Center?A.Most patie

13、nts are old people.B.All the patients live with their families.C.The patients learn many things in the Center.D.The patients come to the Center six days a week.5.Which of the following statements is NOT the reason why the Center is offering a valuable service?A.Families are able to stay tog ether.B.

14、Husbands,wives or grown children can work or have a rest.C.Patients have the chance to go out of their houses.D.The patients there are given the best medicine and the best operation.B The quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010 and,a decade later,citizens in S

15、hanghai will drink the best water in the world These were the goals set out by the Shanghai Water AuthorityWith the citys population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020,Chen Yin,and official with the water authority,said Shanghais water consumption will not increase fr

16、om its present amount Zhang Yue,director of the Urban Construction Division under the Ministry of Construction,said,“Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitionsThey will not be easy to achieve”He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of Chinas econom

17、y Saving one cubic meter of water means saving the citys infrastructure（基础设施）costs by 10,000 YuanLast year,Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology “The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness o

18、f water shortages,”Chen said“The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water”Shanghai lacks drinkable waterThe Huangpu River,which supplies 80 percent of the citys drinkable water,is nearing exhaustion The city,therefore,has been

19、exploring new sources from the Yangtze River and growing forests along it to conserve quality water 3 Besides penning regulations,the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used At present,the city has 600，000 family toilets,each using 13 liters

20、of water per flush These are to be renovated（整修）to use only 9 liters of water per flush The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households at a cost of 40 Yuan each In three years,all the toilets will be renovated,which saves the city nearly 15 million Yuan every year in water conserva

21、tion Another task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage（污水）to improve the water environment At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5 04 million tons of waste water To meet the total demand,27 more sewage treatment factories are to be established with an estimated inve

22、stment of 18 billion Yuan 6People in Shanghai get their daily water mainly from _now Athe underground Bthe rain Cthe Yangtze River Dthe Huangpu River 7According to the passage,some people have the wrong opinion of using water because Athe renovating of family toilets will save plenty of water Babout

23、 half of waste water has been treated already Cadvanced technology makes people use water as much as possible Dthere is plenty surface water and large amount of rain at present 8The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households to Amake peoples living more convenient Bimprove peoples

24、living standards Cease employment pressure Dmeet the total demand of water 9Which group of measures are all mentioned in the passage to save water?aimprove drinking water quality bchange some industrial structure cintroduce or use some new technology dspeed the economic development of Shanghai ereno

25、vate some family toilets fbuild more sewage treatment factories Aa,b,c,d Bb,c,e,f Cb,c,d,e Da,b,e,f 10We can infer from the passage that Athe boom of economy will need a larger amount of water in the future Bcitizens today in Shanghai drink the best quality of water in the world Cnot everyone today in Shanghai is aware of water shortage Dall the family toilets will be renovated to save water within 3 years