Passage Two
I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the victory celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not suffered much from the war there. But both at home and at school I had become accustomed to the phrases "before the war" and "when the war's over". "Before the war", apparently, things had been better, though I was too young to understand why, except that there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice -cream and bananas, which I had only heard of . When the war was over we would go back to London, but this meant little to me. I did not remember what London was like.
What I remember now about VE (Victory in Europe) Day was the May evening. After dinner I said I wanted to see the bonfire (大火堆) , so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very high, and somehow people had collected some old clothes to dress the un- mistakable figure with the moustache (胡子) they had to put on top of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames rose and soon swallowed the "guy". Everyone was cheering and shouting, and an old woman came out of her house with two chairs and threw them on the fire to keep it going.
I stood beside my father until the fire started to go down, not knowing what to say. He said nothing, either. He had fought in the First World War and may have been remembering the end of that. At last he said, "Well, that's it, son. Let's hope that this time it really will be the last one."
40. Where did the author live before the Second World War?
A. In London.
B. In a small town.
C. In Europe.
D. In the countryside.
听力原文:M: I've been trying to reach you for days, but your line's always busy.
F: You're lucky. You got me before my roommate came home.
Q: What can be inferred about the woman's roommate?
(16)
A.She goes out for shopping.
B.She is a good student.
C.She always talks on the phone.
D.She is good at cooking.
听力原文:M: We were on vacation two weeks.
W: And half the time it was rainy.
Q: What does the woman imply?
(18)
A.She did not like all the rain.
B.The rain is good for the crops.
C.Part of each day was clear.
D.She hopes the drought is over.
The【C11】______ of the Second World War was quickly followed by an increase in the number of day nurseries in almost all countries, as women were【C12】______ called upon to replace men in the factories. On this 【C13】______ the U. S. government immediately came to the support of the nursery schools,【C14】______ $ 6,000,000 in July, 1942, for a nursery school program for the children of working mothers. Many States and local communities【C15】______ this Federal aid. By the end of the war, in August, 1945, more than 100,000 children were being cared【C16】______ in day care centers receiving Federal【C17】______ . Soon afterward, the Federal government【C18】______ cut down its expenditures for this purpose and later【C19】______ them, causing a sharp drop in the number of nursery schools in operation. However, the expectation that most employed mothers would leave their【C20】______ at the end of the war was only partly fulfilled.
【C1】
A.latter
B.late
C.other
D.first
1.The writer did not feel comfortable at the evening school because__________ .
A. he found it difficult to make friends with his classmates
B. he had to walk a long distance to the evening school
C. he could not put his heart into reading books after he was caught in the rain
D. all of the above
2. Which of the following has more probably been discussed in the paragraph above this passage?_______
A. The writer's unhappy childhood.
B. The poor teaching quality of the writer's school.
C. The writer's leaving school against his teachers' advice.
D. Whether it was worth leaving school for job training.
3.After he won some prizes and awards for literature, a young woman from a TV company().
A、wanted to make his success known to the public
B、came to make friends with him
C、invited him to make a speech
D、came to tell him that he had become a very important person
4.Which of the following is NOT true? ________
A. His parents worried that he would have no future if he returned to school.
B. His parents worried that he would leave school again.
C. It was difficult for one who studied literature to get a job.
D. His parents did not want him to continue his education.
5.After his success, the writer______________
A. decided to get a good job
B. decided to continue his studies in literature at the evening school
C. decided to return to the school he had left
D. began to feel very important and proud
A.the author was the best in class
B.the author didn’t have confidence in himself
C.the author wasn’t good at expressing himself
D.the author needed to be motivated
Mary began playing the violin when she was only six. Her father came across a really old instrument at his aunt’ s house, and he brought it back home with him. Mary loved it and immediately tried to play it.After a few months she began to have lessons. She got on very well with the violin. When she was about eleven, she really needed a better violin.One day she took part in a concert, and a man went up to her parents and talked to them about her. He said that she had real talent and pointed out that she needed a better violin. When he found out that they couldn’ t afford one, he offered to buy one for her. Later, when she was about 16, she set up her own group. She named it after the man who gaveher the violin----she called it the Erio Sound.
(1)Mary’ s father ____.
A.bought the violin from a shop
B.borrowed the violin from a friend
C.got the violin from his aunt
Face up to it
One great obstacle(障碍)on the road to health after a significant loss is denial. Instead of facing______【51】has happened to them, says Dr. Michael Aronoff, a spokesperson______【52】the American Psychiatric Association, many people " try to fill up that empty feeling by looking for an escape. " The man who______(53 ) touched a drink will begin taking to alcohol. A woman who watched her weight______【54】overeat.
After working for bosses all his life, John Jankowski had always______【55】to have his own firm. He finally got the start-up money and did well. ______【56】came a down-turn in business, and before long Jankowski was in serious financial trouble.
"It was like my whole______【57】had been______【58】. " he says. With financial resources used______【59】and the pressure of a family to______【60】, Jankowski's thoughts turned______【61】escape.
One morning, while on a run, he just kept going. After jogging westward for two hours, he staggered back home. "I finally realized that I couldn't______【62】away from my troubles. The only thing that made sense was to______【63】up to my situation, " he says. "______【64】failure was the toughest part—______【65】I had to before I could get on with my life. "
(51)
A.which
B.why
C.who
D.what
These days,however,many women work outside the home.They can't be at home with the children all day.They,too,come home tired in the evening.They don't have time to do the housework.
Today she can get help.Mothers can leave their children at the day-care centers during the day.The company a woman works for may allow her to work part-time.In that way,she can earn some money,but she can also be with her children part of every day.
Now many men share the housework with their wives.The husband may also spend more time at home with the children.
In the United States more and more men are becoming househusbands every year.These changes in the home mean changes in the family.Fathers can be closer to their children because they are at home more.Fathers and children can understand each other better.Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage.They,too,may have better understanding of each other.
1.In those days men ().
A.saw their children in the evenings and on weekends
B.spent a lot of time with their children
C.played with the children all day
D.never saw the children
2.Today there are ().
A.more housewives
B.more women working outside the home
C.not so many women working
D.no jobs for women
3.Day-care centers help ().
A.working mothers with their children
B.housewives
C.with cooking and cleaning
D.women with the housework
4.This passage is about ().
A.housewives
B.American men
C.how many American women are working
D.how family life in America is changing