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SECTION B ( 18 points )
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.
Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you can do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a __36__ for many people to shop without having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are tired of department stores and supermarkets — __37_ the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight __38__ of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product __39__ a model shows it. And they can shop __40__ the clock, buying something __41__ by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-order companies are __42__ to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy setting up their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. Customers can ask questions about products and place __43__ all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television finally take the place of shopping in stores ? Some industry managers think so. __44__ many people find shopping at a __45__ store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to __46__ or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s why specialists say that in the future, home shopping will __47__ together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.
36.
A. programme
B. way
C. reason
D. purpose
37.
A. fighting
B. striking
C. treating
D. stopping
38.
A. sense
B. doubt
C. hope
D. feeling
39.
A. until
B. since
C. if
D. while
40.
A. by
B. around
C. about
D. to
41.
A. suitably
B. cheaply
C. simply
D. hardly
42.
A. nervous
B. lucky
C. equal
D. eager
43.
A. orders
B. goods
C. books
D. answers
44.
A. Then
B. Yet
C. However
D. Therefore
45.
A. general
B. popular
C. real
D. true
46.
A. design
B. make
C. wear
D. touch
47.
A. exist
B. practice
C. follow
D. appear
2．When I come across a good article in reading newspapers. I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the ___1___ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to ___2___ in good health, or a ___3___ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to ___4___ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text ___5___ the title. Therefore, the scissors would ___6___ before they start, ___7___ halfway done when I find out the ___8___ result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth you ___9___. You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be ___10___ up. But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预料) — the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left ___11___. Thus you are ___12___ in a difficult position and feel sad. How ___13___ that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life ___14___ greatly on you preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what ___15___ is like, we are often ___16___ with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only ___17___ we get into another. The ___18___ may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I ___19___ remember a philosopher’s remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual(不经意) ___20___ may not be a bad one.
1. A. front B. same C. either D. opposite
2. A. get B. keep C. lead D. bring
3. A. advice B. news C. theory D. report
4. A. suffer B. reduce C. prevent D. cause
5. A. on B. for C. without D. off
6. A. use B. handle C. prepare D. stay
7. A. or B. but C. so D. for
8. A. satisfying B. regretful C. surprising D. impossible
9. A. courage B. strength C. attention D. patience
10. A. given B. held C. made D. picked
11. A. near B. alone C. about D. behind
12. A. filled B. attracted C. caught D. struck
13. A. dares B. comes C. deals D. does
14. A. improves B. changes C. progresses D. goes
15. A. study B. society C. nature
D. life
16. A. faced B. supplied C. connected D. fixed
17. A. before B. after C. until D. as
18. A. following B. next C. above
D. former
19. A. still B. also C. once D. almost
20. A. treatment B. action C. choice D. remark
How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be __
to follow trends in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about__
as you do.
A recent survey among high school ____
in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that __
teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.
This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were__
about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 percent, cared most about their looks. They were __
by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 percent.
“The different results show ___
of cultural background,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different __
of beauty, so teens are more __
to be confident about their appearance.
US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed in the ___
. About 85 percent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 percent.
What’s __
, US students showed more individuality, with 88 percent____
_
that “people should follow their own interests rather than__
of others”. This is much __
than South Korea’s 69 percent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.
Japanese students, at 52 percent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and___
most dissatisfied.
“__
to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined. They have a strong wish to make a difference. __
Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.
The students have different ___
backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.
Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much ___
_ among most of the teens ____
for the survey.
3．A. absorbed B. willing
C. careless
D. unhappy
4．A. hairstyle
B. dresses
C. fashion
D. culture
5．A. teachers
B. students
C. citizens
D. colleagues
6．A. Asian
B. American C. African
D. Western
7．A. answered
B. requested
C. persuaded
D. questioned
8．A. followed B. decreased
C. reduced
D. compared
9．A. relations
B. barriers
C. customs
D. differences
10．A. awareness B. standards
C. consciences
D. expenses
11．A. admirable B. confused
C. likely
D. unbelievable
12．A. survey
B. setting
C. reference
D. paper
13．A. worse
B. better
C. less
D. more
14．A. disagreeing B. observing
C. agreeing
D. puzzling
15．A. those
B. that
C. it
D. one
16．A. lower
B. larger
C. smaller
D. higher
17．A. first
B. third
C. fourth
D. last
18．A. leading
B. devoting
C. appealing
D. According
19．A. But
B. And
C. So
D. Or
20．A. political
B. cultural
C. economical
D. commercial
21．A. expectation B. hesitation C. concern
D. ambition
22．A. interviewed
B. advised C. overlooked
D. invested
My son starts school today. It's going to be
and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him
. You see,
, he's been king of his own room. He’s been
of the back yard. I have always been around to
his wounds, and to comfort his feelings. But now things are going to be
.
This morning, he is going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great
that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow. To live his life in the world he has to live in
faith and love and courage.
, World, I
you would sort of take him by the hand and teach him that things he will have to know. Teach him, but gently, if you can. Teach him that for every scoundrel (恶棍) there is a hero; that for every dishonest politician, there is a
leader; that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach him the wonders of
. Give him quiet time to
the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hills. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to
. Teach him to
his own ideas,
everyone else tells him he is wrong. Teach him to sell his strength and brains to the highest bidder（出价人）, but never to put a price on his
. Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob（暴徒） and to stand and
if he thinks he's right. Teach him gently, World, but don't
him, because only the
of fire makes fine steel. This is a big order, World, but see what you can do. He is such a nice little fellow.
23．A. interesting
B. frightening
C. exciting
D. strange
24．A. carefully
B. gently
C. strictly
D. slowly
25．A. in the past
B. from now on C. up to now
D. now and then
26．A. boss
B. child
C. pupil
D. caretaker
27．A. protect
B. repair
C. treat
D. find
28．A. tough
B. different
C. difficult
D. upset
29．A. march
B. study
C. adventure
D. research
30．A. has to learn
B. is full of
C. means
D. will require
31．A. So
B. However
C. And
D. Or
32．A. wish
B. request
C. order
D. hope
33．A. determined
B. satisfying
C. hardworking D. devoted
34．A. books
B. families
C. world
D. friendship
35．A. deal with
B. talk about
C. think over
D. absorb in
36．A. succeed
B. defeat
C. cheat
D. compete
37．A. come up with
B. put forward
C. be proud of
D. have faith in
38．A. as if
B. even if
C. in spite of
D. the moment
39．A. heart and soul B. bad behavior C. expensive shoes D. high grades
40．A. argue
B. express
C. help
D. fight
41．A. praise
B. spoil
C. criticize
D. push
42．A. heat
B. burn
C. test
D. exercise
We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us — in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education. Our
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have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us
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everything to their kindness and love.
When we
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them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or
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them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of
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our own love and gratitude to them.
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, elders have also been through all the years you are
