most of them children 35. . Anna Pizarro has more details.

According to the passage, around the Year 1900 most women married______.

THE GREATEST RECENT SOCIAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN IN THE LIVES OF WOME

N. DURING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY THERE HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE SHORTENING OF THE PROPORTION OF A WOMAN"S LIFE SPENT IN CARING FOR CHILDRE

N. A WOMAN MARRYING AT THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN IN HER MIDDLE TWENTIES, AND WOULD BE LIKELY TO HAVE SEVEN OR EIGHT CHILDREN, OF WHOM FOUR OR FIVE LIVED TILL THEY WERE FIVE YEARS OL

D. BY THE TIME THE YOUNGEST WAS FIFTEEN, THE MOTHER WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HER EARLY FIFTIES AND WOULD EXPECT TO LIVE A FURTHER TWENTY YEARS, DURING WHICH CUSTOM, OPPORTUNITY AND HEALTH MADE IT UNUSUAL FOR HER TO GET PAID WOR

K. TODAY WOMEN MARRY YOUNGER AND HAVE FEWER CHILDRE

N. USUALLY A WOMAN"S YOUNGEST CHILD WILL BE FIFTEEN WHEN SHE IS FORTY-FIVE AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO LIVE ANOTHER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AND IS LIKELY TO TAKE PAID WORK UNTIL RETIREMENT AT SIXTY. EVEN WHILE SHE HAS THE CARE OF CHILDREN, HER WORK IS LIGHTENED BY HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND CONVENIENCE FOODS. THIS IMPORTANT CHANGE IN WOMEN"S LIFE-PATTERN HAS ONLY RECENTLY BEGUN TO HAVE ITS FULL EFFECT ON WOMEN"S ECONOMIC POSITIO

N. EVEN A FEW YEARS AGO MOST GIRLS LEFT SCHOOL AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY, AND MOST OF THEM TOOK A FULL-TIME JO

B. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY MARRIED, THEY USUALLY LEFT WORK AT ONCE AND NEVER RETURN TO IT. TODAY THE SCHOOL-LEAVING AGE IS SIXTEEN, MANY GIRLS STAY AT SCHOOL AFTER THAT AGE, AND THOUGH WOMEN TEND TO MARRY YOUNGER, MORE MARRIED WOMEN STAY AT WORK AT LEAST UNTIL SHORTLY BEFORE THEIR FIRST CHILD IS BOR

N. VERY MANY MORE AFTERWARDS RETURN TO FULL OR PART-TIME WOR

K. SUCH CHANGES HAVE LED TO A NEW RELATION IN MARRIAGE, WITH THE HUSBAND ACCEPTING A GREATER SHARE OF THE DUTIES AND SATISFACTIONS OF FAMILY LIFE, AND WITH BOTH HUSBAND AND WIFE SHARING MORE EQUALLY IN PROVIDING THE MONEY, AND RUNNING THE HOME, ACCORDING TO THE ABILITIES AND INTERESTS OF EACH OF THE

M.

Many girls, the passage claims, are now likely to______.

THE GREATEST RECENT SOCIAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN IN THE LIVES OF WOME

N. DURING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY THERE HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE SHORTENING OF THE PROPORTION OF A WOMAN"S LIFE SPENT IN CARING FOR CHILDRE

N. A WOMAN MARRYING AT THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN IN HER MIDDLE TWENTIES, AND WOULD BE LIKELY TO HAVE SEVEN OR EIGHT CHILDREN, OF WHOM FOUR OR FIVE LIVED TILL THEY WERE FIVE YEARS OL

D. BY THE TIME THE YOUNGEST WAS FIFTEEN, THE MOTHER WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HER EARLY FIFTIES AND WOULD EXPECT TO LIVE A FURTHER TWENTY YEARS, DURING WHICH CUSTOM, OPPORTUNITY AND HEALTH MADE IT UNUSUAL FOR HER TO GET PAID WOR

K. TODAY WOMEN MARRY YOUNGER AND HAVE FEWER CHILDRE

N. USUALLY A WOMAN"S YOUNGEST CHILD WILL BE FIFTEEN WHEN SHE IS FORTY-FIVE AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO LIVE ANOTHER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AND IS LIKELY TO TAKE PAID WORK UNTIL RETIREMENT AT SIXTY. EVEN WHILE SHE HAS THE CARE OF CHILDREN, HER WORK IS LIGHTENED BY HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND CONVENIENCE FOODS. THIS IMPORTANT CHANGE IN WOMEN"S LIFE-PATTERN HAS ONLY RECENTLY BEGUN TO HAVE ITS FULL EFFECT ON WOMEN"S ECONOMIC POSITIO

N. EVEN A FEW YEARS AGO MOST GIRLS LEFT SCHOOL AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY, AND MOST OF THEM TOOK A FULL-TIME JO

B. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY MARRIED, THEY USUALLY LEFT WORK AT ONCE AND NEVER RETURN TO IT. TODAY THE SCHOOL-LEAVING AGE IS SIXTEEN, MANY GIRLS STAY AT SCHOOL AFTER THAT AGE, AND THOUGH WOMEN TEND TO MARRY YOUNGER, MORE MARRIED WOMEN STAY AT WORK AT LEAST UNTIL SHORTLY BEFORE THEIR FIRST CHILD IS BOR

N. VERY MANY MORE AFTERWARDS RETURN TO FULL OR PART-TIME WOR

K. SUCH CHANGES HAVE LED TO A NEW RELATION IN MARRIAGE, WITH THE HUSBAND ACCEPTING A GREATER SHARE OF THE DUTIES AND SATISFACTIONS OF FAMILY LIFE, AND WITH BOTH HUSBAND AND WIFE SHARING MORE EQUALLY IN PROVIDING THE MONEY, AND RUNNING THE HOME, ACCORDING TO THE ABILITIES AND INTERESTS OF EACH OF THE

M.

When she was over fifty, the late nineteenth century mother______.

THE GREATEST RECENT SOCIAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN IN THE LIVES OF WOME

N. DURING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY THERE HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE SHORTENING OF THE PROPORTION OF A WOMAN"S LIFE SPENT IN CARING FOR CHILDRE

N. A WOMAN MARRYING AT THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN IN HER MIDDLE TWENTIES, AND WOULD BE LIKELY TO HAVE SEVEN OR EIGHT CHILDREN, OF WHOM FOUR OR FIVE LIVED TILL THEY WERE FIVE YEARS OL

D. BY THE TIME THE YOUNGEST WAS FIFTEEN, THE MOTHER WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HER EARLY FIFTIES AND WOULD EXPECT TO LIVE A FURTHER TWENTY YEARS, DURING WHICH CUSTOM, OPPORTUNITY AND HEALTH MADE IT UNUSUAL FOR HER TO GET PAID WOR

K. TODAY WOMEN MARRY YOUNGER AND HAVE FEWER CHILDRE

N. USUALLY A WOMAN"S YOUNGEST CHILD WILL BE FIFTEEN WHEN SHE IS FORTY-FIVE AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO LIVE ANOTHER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AND IS LIKELY TO TAKE PAID WORK UNTIL RETIREMENT AT SIXTY. EVEN WHILE SHE HAS THE CARE OF CHILDREN, HER WORK IS LIGHTENED BY HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND CONVENIENCE FOODS. THIS IMPORTANT CHANGE IN WOMEN"S LIFE-PATTERN HAS ONLY RECENTLY BEGUN TO HAVE ITS FULL EFFECT ON WOMEN"S ECONOMIC POSITIO

N. EVEN A FEW YEARS AGO MOST GIRLS LEFT SCHOOL AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY, AND MOST OF THEM TOOK A FULL-TIME JO

B. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY MARRIED, THEY USUALLY LEFT WORK AT ONCE AND NEVER RETURN TO IT. TODAY THE SCHOOL-LEAVING AGE IS SIXTEEN, MANY GIRLS STAY AT SCHOOL AFTER THAT AGE, AND THOUGH WOMEN TEND TO MARRY YOUNGER, MORE MARRIED WOMEN STAY AT WORK AT LEAST UNTIL SHORTLY BEFORE THEIR FIRST CHILD IS BOR

N. VERY MANY MORE AFTERWARDS RETURN TO FULL OR PART-TIME WOR

K. SUCH CHANGES HAVE LED TO A NEW RELATION IN MARRIAGE, WITH THE HUSBAND ACCEPTING A GREATER SHARE OF THE DUTIES AND SATISFACTIONS OF FAMILY LIFE, AND WITH BOTH HUSBAND AND WIFE SHARING MORE EQUALLY IN PROVIDING THE MONEY, AND RUNNING THE HOME, ACCORDING TO THE ABILITIES AND INTERESTS OF EACH OF THE

M.

One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she______.

THE GREATEST RECENT SOCIAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN IN THE LIVES OF WOME

N. DURING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY THERE HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE SHORTENING OF THE PROPORTION OF A WOMAN"S LIFE SPENT IN CARING FOR CHILDRE

N. A WOMAN MARRYING AT THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN IN HER MIDDLE TWENTIES, AND WOULD BE LIKELY TO HAVE SEVEN OR EIGHT CHILDREN, OF WHOM FOUR OR FIVE LIVED TILL THEY WERE FIVE YEARS OL

D. BY THE TIME THE YOUNGEST WAS FIFTEEN, THE MOTHER WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HER EARLY FIFTIES AND WOULD EXPECT TO LIVE A FURTHER TWENTY YEARS, DURING WHICH CUSTOM, OPPORTUNITY AND HEALTH MADE IT UNUSUAL FOR HER TO GET PAID WOR

K. TODAY WOMEN MARRY YOUNGER AND HAVE FEWER CHILDRE

N. USUALLY A WOMAN"S YOUNGEST CHILD WILL BE FIFTEEN WHEN SHE IS FORTY-FIVE AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO LIVE ANOTHER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AND IS LIKELY TO TAKE PAID WORK UNTIL RETIREMENT AT SIXTY. EVEN WHILE SHE HAS THE CARE OF CHILDREN, HER WORK IS LIGHTENED BY HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND CONVENIENCE FOODS. THIS IMPORTANT CHANGE IN WOMEN"S LIFE-PATTERN HAS ONLY RECENTLY BEGUN TO HAVE ITS FULL EFFECT ON WOMEN"S ECONOMIC POSITIO

N. EVEN A FEW YEARS AGO MOST GIRLS LEFT SCHOOL AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY, AND MOST OF THEM TOOK A FULL-TIME JO

B. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY MARRIED, THEY USUALLY LEFT WORK AT ONCE AND NEVER RETURN TO IT. TODAY THE SCHOOL-LEAVING AGE IS SIXTEEN, MANY GIRLS STAY AT SCHOOL AFTER THAT AGE, AND THOUGH WOMEN TEND TO MARRY YOUNGER, MORE MARRIED WOMEN STAY AT WORK AT LEAST UNTIL SHORTLY BEFORE THEIR FIRST CHILD IS BOR

N. VERY MANY MORE AFTERWARDS RETURN TO FULL OR PART-TIME WOR

K. SUCH CHANGES HAVE LED TO A NEW RELATION IN MARRIAGE, WITH THE HUSBAND ACCEPTING A GREATER SHARE OF THE DUTIES AND SATISFACTIONS OF FAMILY LIFE, AND WITH BOTH HUSBAND AND WIFE SHARING MORE EQUALLY IN PROVIDING THE MONEY, AND RUNNING THE HOME, ACCORDING TO THE ABILITIES AND INTERESTS OF EACH OF THE

M.

Who will be most probably interested in Discovery？

A．Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine.

B．Children who are good at mathematics.

C．Parents who want their children to become another Albert Einstein.

D．Children who are interested in playing chess.

Who will be most probably interested in Discovery？

A．Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine.

B．Children who are good at mathematics.

C．Parents who want their child to become another Albert Einstein.

D．Children who are interested in playing chess.

听力原文： Education is required and free for every child in the United States. Most children start by the age of six. They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school (or secondary school). The money for free public schools comes from taxes, and each state is responsible for its own educational system. State legislatures set the educational requirements but leave the management of the schools in the hands of the local communities. Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age. This age varies form. 16 to 18 according to the laws of the individual states. The Federal Government contributes funds to the states for additional school services.

After graduation from the high school, a student can start his higher education in a twoyear college, a fouryear college, a university, or a specialized professional school either public or private. Most colleges admit students on the basis of their high school records. The cost of the college education is great in private universities, but it is much less in those supported by states and cities. Many students receive scholarships' form. the schools, the Government, or private foundations and organizations. More than 50% of the college students work to help pay their college expenses. Only 2% of the population of the country cannot read and write.

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A．From the Federal Government

B．From the state legislatures

C．From taxes

D．From the parents of the school children

听力原文： Education is required and free for every child in the United States. Most children start by the age of six. They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school(or secondary school). The money for free public schools comes from taxes, and each state is responsible for its own educational system. The state authorities set the educational requirements but leave the management of the schools in the hands of the local communities. Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age: this age varies from 16 to 18 years according to the laws of the individual states. The federal government contributes funds to the states for additional schools and school services. After graduation from high school, a student can start his higher education in a two-year college, a four-year college, a university, or a specialized professional school -- either public or private. Most colleges admit students on the basis of their high school records. The cost of a college education is expensive in private universities, but it is much less in those supported by states and cities. Many students receive scholarships from the schools, the government, or private foundations and organizations. More than 50% the college students work to help pay their college expenses. Only 2% of the population of the country cannot read and write.

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A．The federal government.

B．Individual schools.

C．The respective states.

D．Local communities.

听力原文： Education is required and free for every child in the United States. Most children start by the age of six. They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school(or secondary school) . The money for free public schools comes from taxes, and each state is responsible for its own educational system. The state authorities set the educational requirements but leave the management of the schools in the hands of the local communities (29) . Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age: this age varies from 16 to 18 years according to the laws of the individual states. The federal government contributes funds m the states for additional schools and school services. After graduation from high school, a student can start his higher education in a two-year college, a four-year college, a university, or a specialized professional school-either public or private. Most colleges admit students on the basis of their high school records (30) . The cost of a college education is expensive in private universities, but it is much less in those supported by states and cities. Many students receive scholarships from the schools, the government, or private foundations and organizations. More than 50% of college students work to help pay their college expenses (31) . only 2% of the population of the country cannot read and write.

(30)

A．The federal government.

B．Individual schools.

C．The respective states.

D．Local communities.

根据下列文章,请回答 1～20 题。

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What kinds of people often give drugs to their children？ Where in the world do people take drug before going to work？ The answers are simple--ordinary people, just about______26

And the drag_____27question is caffeine. Scientists estimate that over 70% of the world' s population takes caffeine daily._____ 28drink it in tea and coffee. Children drink in tin Coca Cola and _____ 29soft drinks. It is also found in chocolate. _____30 , most people in the most places at any time are under the _____ 31of the drug.

There have been many scientific investigations_____32the exact effects of caffeine, Most people agree that it _____ 33the nervous system and helps the body make efficient use of energy. This is why many people_____34Asia drink tea with food and why westerners often end their meals _____ 35 a cup of coffee.

Because the effect of caffeine is so _____ 36, there have been _____ 37attempts to stop people using it. A U. S. religious group which_____38the use of caffeine is generally regarded as eccentric(反常的)．But because nearly everybody takes it, the total effect of caffeine _____ 39people is huge. Caffeine is the drug that changed the world.

Both tea and coffee were introduced to the West around 300 years ago. The effect of these new drinks was felt _____ 40. In New York, coffee houses were_____ 41with people making plans, _____42business and doing deals. And the deals done in the coffee houses were partly responsible _____ 43a rapid increase in American trade. History was moving_____ 44 that direction anyway. But the arrival of coffee_____45everything up.

第 1 题

A．everything

B．everyone

C．everyday

D．everywhere