大学英语六级模拟试卷68

大学英语六级模拟试卷68

一、作文（本题共/题，每题上0分，共1分。）

1、Forthispart,youarcallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewon

RemedialExaminations.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbasedontheoutlinegiven

inChinesebelow:1.补考是大学教育的一部分2.我对补考的看法3.如何发挥补

考的作用MyViewonRemedialExaminations

标准答案：MyViewonRemedialExaminationsItisknownthatremedialexamination

hasbeenpartofuniversityeducationformanyyears.Andtherearemanyarguments

abouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofremedialexamination,bu

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。）

FosterCareWegenerallythinkofchildhoodintermsofthenuclearfamily,Momand

dad,orjuslmomorjustdad,takescareoftheirkids.But（herealityisthingsdon'talways

workoutthisway.Foranynumberofreasons,parentssometimesendupinasituation

wheretheycan'ttakecareoftheirchildren,eithertemporarilyorpermanently.What

happensthen?Throughouthistory,thefateofthesechildrenhasdependedwhollyonthe

goodwillofthecommunity.Inthepast,ifextendedfamily,neighborsorstrangersdidn't

stepinassurrogate（代理）parents,parentlesschildrenwouldbeturnedouton（hestreets.

Today,thissortofcommunitychildcareisinstitutionalized,butitstillreliesonthe

kindnessandcompassionofindividualmembersof（hecommunity.FosterFundamentals

Whenparentsareunable,unv/illingorunfittocareforachild,thechildmustfindanew

home.Insomecases,thereislittleornochanceachildcanreturntotheirparents'

custody。比护），sotheyneedanewpermanenthome.In'othersituations,childrenonly

needatemporaryhomeuntiliheirparents'situationchanges,Inanyease,thechildren

needsomewheretostayuntilapermanenthomeispossible.Overthepasthundredyears,

thetrendinNorthAmericaandEuropehasshiftedawayfromorphanagesandtowards

fbsterhomes.Theunderlyingphilosophyoffostercareisthatchildrenarebetteroff,

emotionallyandpsycho-Iogically,inahomeenvironment,wi:hsomeonefillingtherole

ofaparent.Thelogicisthatwithoneormorefosterparentstakingcareofasmaller

numberofchildren,thechildshouldhavemoreoftheattentionandlovetheyneedto

growintohealthyadults.Today,therearcroughlyhalfamillionU.S.childreninthe

fbstercaresystem.Fostercareandadoptionbothprovidefamilyenvironmentsfor

childrenwhocan'tbewiththeirbiologicalparents,hutit'simportanttounderstandthat

theyarcverydifferentinstitutions.Whilefosterparentsarcencouragedtoconnect

emotionallywith(hechildrenintheircare,fosterfamiliesarenotmeanttobepermanent

replacementsforbiologicalfamilies.Inmostcases,theultimategoalistoreunite

childrenwiththeirbiologicalfamilies,assoonasthefamilyisableandfit.Thiscouldbe

asshortasafewdaysoraslongasafewyears.Failingfamilyreunification,theultimate

goalistofindadoptiveparentswhowilltakeonalltheemotionalandlegal

responsibilitiesofbirthparents.Intheeyesofthelaw,adoptingachildisprettymuchthe

samethingasgivingbirthtothem.Fosteringachild,on(heotherhand,doesn'tgivethe

fosterparentsanymajorauthorityoverthechild'slife.Onoccasion,fosterparentswill

eventuallyadoptfosterchildrenin(heircare,butmoreoften,thefbsterhomeisameans

ofreturningthechildtohisorherbirthparentsorasloponthewaytoanotherhome.

Unfortunately,manychildrenendupbouncingfromfosterhometofbsterhome,never

findingapermanentfamily.Inthisregard,thefostercaresystemisclearlyimperfect,

sinceitoftenaddsmoreinstabilitytoachild'slife.Thefundamentalmissionofthefoster

caresystem,then,isverysimple.Actuallyputtingitintoactionisanothermatter.Fester

careinvolvesalotofhardworkonthepartofadministrators,socialworkers,parentsand,

mostimportantly,fosterchildren.Inthenextcouplesections,we'llfindoutalittleabout

lifeinthisworld.TheOrganizationIntheUnitedStates,fostercareoperatesonthelocal

level,ratherthanonthenationallevel.Thestructurevariessomewhatfromstatetostate,

asdothespecificnamesforgovernmentagenciesandprograms,butmoststatesfollow

thesamegeneralmodel.Inmosteases,thestate'sdivisionofsocialservices,partofthe

statedepartmentofhealthandhumanservices,headsuptheentiresystem.Theseagents

overseecountysocialservicesdepartmentsaswellasprivatefbstercareagencies.Thisis

oneofthemostmisunderstoodfactsoffbstercare:Whilegovernmentregulations

generallydirecthowfostercareoperates,independentnon-profitorganizations(licensed

bythestale)doahugeamountoftheactualworkinsomeareas.Theseorganizations

generallyreceivegovernmentfunds,buttheymayalsodependoncharitabledonations.

It'suptothecountydepartmentsandtheprivateagenciestotakecareof(hedetailsof

fbstercare.Adheringtothestate'sspecificregulations,caseworkerswithlocal

organizationstrainfosterparents,placechildreninfosterhoir.es,workwithfamilies

towardsreunification,workwithlocaladoptionagenciestofindnewpermanenthomes

forchildrenandgenerallykeeptrackofeverythinginvolvedineachfosterchild's

progressthroughthesystem.Fostercareagenciestypicallyconsiderthegroupofpeople

workingwithaparticularchildasateam.Thecoremembersoftheteamarethefoster

parents,thebiologicalparents,thecourt,thesocialworkerinchargeofthecaseand,

mostimportantly,thechildhimorherself.Theteam'sjobistolookoutforthebest

interestsofthechildandworktowardsputtingthechildinapermanenthome.Inaddition

tothiscoregroup,severalothervolunteersandprofessionalsmaybecomepartofthe

teamfromtimetotime.Forexample,anattorneywiththestateOfficeoftheChild

Advocatemayrepresent(hechildlegally,andthecourtmayalsoassignaCase

AppointedSpecialAdvocate,avolunteerwhostudies(hecaseandsupportsthechildin

court.Thereareanumberofdifferenttypesoffostercare.Intraditionalcare,arelatively

smallnumberofchildrenstaywithafamilyorasinglefosterparentintheirhomefora

matterofmonthsoryears.Traditionalfostercaremayalsooperateonashort-termbasis,

ofafewdaystoamonth,forchildrenwhowillbereunitedwiththeirfamiliesquickly.

Emergencyfosterhomesareavailable24hoursadaytotakechildreninuntilthesocial

servicessystemcanfigureoutalongertermsolution.Ifachild'sparentswerearrested,

forexample,socialservicesmightput（hechildinanemergencyfosterhomeuntilthey

couldlocalerelativesorfindanotherplaceforthechild.Respile（暂缓）fostercare

familiestakechildreninforacoupledaysatatime,togivestressedfamiliesaperiodic

break.Reliefcarefamiliesworksimilarly,takingfosterchildrenforashortperiodoftime

togivetheirregularfosterfamiliesabreak.Somefosterchildrenliveinagrouphome

insteadofatraditionalfosterhome.Fostercaregrouphomesfunctionlesslike

conventionalfamilies,andmorelikedormitories.Whilefostercareagenciespreferto

placechildrenwithfamilies,ashortageoffosterparentsmeansmanychildrenendupin

thissoilofhome.BecomingaFosterParentIfyou'renewtotheworldoffbstcrcare,the

prospectofbecomingafosterparentcanbeprettyintimidating.Fosterparentsarcoften

called"parentsplus"becauseinadditiontoprovidingthefood,shelter,care,andlovea

goodparentwouldprovidefortheirownkids,theyalsohavetodealwiththespecial

circumstancesofafosterchild.Servingasafosterparentgenerallymeansworking

closelywithafosteragencyonaregularbasis,andoftenmeansregularcontactwitha

child'sbiologicalfamilyaswell.Fosterchildrenmayalsohavespecialpsychological

needs.Manycomefromabusiveenvironments,andallareinthestressfulsituationof

beingapartfronttheirbirthfamily.Additionally,fosterparentsgenerallytakecareofthe

childrenforashorttime,whichcanbeverydifficultemotionally.Butaschallengingas

thisroleis,itcanalsobehighlyrewarding.Goodfosterparentsknowthey'veprovideda

homeforachildindireneed,andthebestonesmayeventurnachild'sentirelifearound.

AndnobodyintheU.S.fostercaresystemgoesincompletelyunprepared.Totakein

fosterchildrenthroughafosteragency,youhavetogothroughascreening,trainingand

licensingprocess.Eventhoughthestatemaintainstruecustody,fosterparentsdohavea

definiteresponsibilityforchildrenintheircare.Theirultimateresponsibilitiesaretocare

forthechildandtolookafterhisorherdailywell-being.Inaveryrealsense,theirjobis

toprovideparentallovetochildrenwithoutparents.

2、Whetherthepastornow,parentlesschildrenrelyonthegoodwillandpityofthe

community.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关键词thegoodwillandpity可将答案定位至第二段第一句。

Throughouthistorythefateofthesechildrenhasdependedwhollyonthegoodwillofthe

community,其中本句的thesechildren由上下文可知所指却是parentlesschildren,

由此证明本题陈述正确。

3、Ifachildgoestoafosterhome,he/shewillnotcomebacktohis/herbiological

parents.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关键词biologicalparents可将答案定位至第一个小标题Foster

Fundamentals卜第一段第三句。Inothersituations,childrenonlyneedatemporary

homeuntiltheirparents*situationchanges.>这说明题干中的willnotcomeback是错

误的。

4、Thelawsregulatethatthefosterparentshaveprioritiesinadoptingtheirfosterchild.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题干关键词是prioritiesinadoptingtheirfosterchild,但是查读文章并

不能发现相关信息。

5、Ifapermanentfamilyisunavailable,achildwillhavetomovefromonefosterhome

toanother.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关键词fromonefosterhometoanother可将答案定位至第一个

4、标题下第五段第二句oUnfortunately,manychildrenendupbouncingfromfoster

hometofosterhome,neverfindingapermanentfamily.,即知本题陈述正确。

6、InAmerica,fostercareorganizationoftenincludesthestate'sdivisionofsocial

services,countysocialservicesdepartmentsand.

标准答案：privatefostercareagencies

知识点解析：由题：于关键词state'sdivisionofsocialservices和countysocial

servicesdepartments可将答案定位至第二个小标题TheOrganization下第二段第

一、二句。...Theseagentsoverseecountysocialservicesdepartmentsaswellas

privatefostercareagencies,据此，空格中可以填入privatefostercareagencies0

7、Theactualworkoffostercare,suchasfostertraining,findingpermanenthome,is

donebywithlocalorganizations.

标准答案：caseworkers

知识点解析：由题干关键词fostertraining,findingpermanenthome可将答案定位至

笫二个小标题下第三段第二句。Adheringtothestate'sspecificregulations,

caseworkerswithlocalorganizationstrainfosterparents,placechildreninfoster

homes,workwithfamiliestowardsreunification...,故caseworkers就是答案。

8>Amongtheteamofpeopledealingwithanindividualease,themostimportant

memberis.

标准答案：thechild

知识点解析：由题干关键证leam和（hemostimportantmember可将答案定位至第二

个小标题卜第四段第二句。Thecoremembersoftheteamarethefosterparents,the

biologicalparents,thecourt»thesocialworkerinchargeof(hecaseand,most

importantly,thechildhimorherselfo据此，空格里可以填入thechild。

9、Ifafosterfamilyneedsabreak,theirfosterchildcangotoa.

标准答案：reliefcarefamily

知识点解析：由题干关键词fosterfamilyneedsabreak可将答案定位至第二个小标

题下倒数第二段第二句。Reliefcarefamiliesworksimilarly,takingfosterchildrenfor

ashortperiodoftimetogive(heirregularfosterfamiliesabreak>根据题干单数形式，

应该将句中的Reliefcarefamilies改为reliefcarefamily填入空格中。

10、Inadditiontotheworkv/ithlocalagency,afosterparentneedstomeetthefoster

child's.

标准答案：biologicalfamily

知识点解析：由题干关键部分afosterparent可先将答案定位至第三个小标题

BecomingaFosterParent下,又因题干关键词meet与原文contact同义,因此定位

至第二段第.句。Servingasafosterparentgenerallymeansworkingcloselywitha

fbsteragencyonaregularbasis,andoftenmeansregularcontactwithachild's

biologicalfamilyaswell.,故biologicalfamily就是答案。

11>Tobecomeafosterparent,oneneedstoundergo,throughafosteragency,the

processof.

标准答案：screening,trainingandlicensing

知识点解析：由题干关键讥throughafosteragency可将答案定位至倒数第二段最后

一句。Totakeinfosterchildrenthroughafosteragency,youhavetogothrougha

screening,trainingandlicensingprocess.即可得出答案。

三、听力短对话(本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。)

12、

A^Shesuggeststhemanspendanothersixmonthson(heproject.

B,Shesuggeststhemanrejecttheprojectbecauseitisrisky.

C、Shesuggeststhemandesignanotherprojecttowinoverhisboss.

D^Shesuggests(hemandosomechangestohisproject.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：M:Ican'tbelievethis.Ispentsixmonthsworkingonthisprojectandmy

bossrejecteditintwominutes.Hesaiditwastoorisky.W:Maybeyourprojectisindeed

toorisky,youcanreviseyourplanalittleandyourbosswilllikeitthen.Q:Whatdoes

thewomansuggestthemando?

13、

A、ShethinksACMilanisbetterattheirattacker.

B、ShethinksACMilanandtheteamofArgentinearematched.

C、ShethinkstheteamofArgentineisbelterattheirfootwork.

D^ShethinksACMilanandtheteamofArgentinebothhavesomemerits.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：M:WhatdoyouthinkofACMilanandtheteamofArgentine?There

havealreadymanymatchesbetweenthem.W:Theyaren'tevenlymatched.IthinkAC

Milan'sfootworkismuchbetteronthewhole,yettheArgentineattackerisworthabet.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkof(hetwofootballteams?

14、

A^Themancangetbackhismoney.

B、Themancangetacreditcard.

C>Themancangetanotherpurchase.

D、Themancanreceiveanothergift.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：M:Excuseme,Iwanttoreturnthisshirt.It?stoosmall.BecauseI

receiveditasagiftIdidn'ttryiton.W:Tmafraidwedon'tgivebackthemoney,butwe

cangiveyoucredittowardanotherpurchaseinourstore.Q:Whatdowelearnfromthe

conversation?

15、

A、Thewomansuggeststhemantakemoremedicine.

B、Thewomansuggeststhemandoexerciseregularly.

C、Thewomansuggeststhemantrytosleepmore.

D、Thewomansuggeststhemanhaveawhole-bodycheck.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：M:Vmsufferingfromtheinabilitytofallasleepanddigestfood.Besides,

I'mgainingweight.W:Letmeexamineyoufirst.OK,Iwillgiveyousomemedicinefor

yourpoorsleepanddifficultyindigestingfood.ButIalsorecommendthatyoubegina

regularexerciseprogram.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

16、

A、Themanshouldlearnmerethanthreeclasses.

B、ThemanshouldattendFrenchclass.

C、Themanisattendingtoomanyclasses.

D、Themanisbitingmorebreadthanhecanchew.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：M:I'mgoingtomyFrenchclass.Seeyou,Kathy.W:What?Youare

learningFrench?HowaboutyourJapaneseandcomputerclass?Youareattendingall

threeclasses?!No.youcan'tdothat!Don'tbiteoffmorethanyoucanchew.Q:What

doesthewomanimplyfromtheconversation?

17、

A^Theywillimpressiheirproductsontheaudience.

B、TheyWilladvertisetheirproductsthroughTVcommercials.

C、TheywillchooseotherchannelsratherthanTVtoadvertisetheirproducts.

D、Theywillpre-testtheaudience'sreactiontodifferentadsonvariousmedia.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：M:TVcommercialsarcfascinatingandattractive.Theywillhelpour

productsbuildstrongbrandpositions.W:Iadmitit'llleaveadeepimpressiononthe

audience,butit'stooexpensive.Isupposeweproducealternativeadsthatarcore-tested

indifferentkindsofmediabeforemakingafinalchoice.Q:Whatarethemanand

womangoingtodonext?

18、

A^ShelikesThomasHardy'snovelTessofthed'Urbcrvilles.

B、ShethinksthenovelTessofthed'Urbervillesisarecreationalbook.

C^ShebelievesthenovelTessofthed'Urbervillesistoodepressing.

D^ShewouldratherreadTessofthed'Urbervillesthanrecreationalbooks.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:M:I'mreadingThomasHardynow.ThistermwearcstudyingTessofthe

d'Urbervilles.Haveyoureadit?W:Ireaditonce.Itseemsthatthepeoplearcin

situationsbeyondtheircontrol.1wouldratherreadarecreationalbook.1don,twantto

endupfeelingdepressed.Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkofTessofthed'Urbervilles?

19、

A、Shesuggestsheshouldtellthecompanythetruth.

B、Shesuggestsheshouldbeconfidenttocallthecompany.

C、ShesuggestsheshouldpromisethecompanyhecanIearnfast.

D、Shesuggestsheshouldgainachancebylyingtothecompany.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:M:IreadajobadforanEnglishinterpreter,butTmafraidI'mnot

qualified.Theysaidtheywantsomeoneexperienced.W:Il'seasy.Youcancallthe

companyandtellthemyou'reaquicklearnerandyouwouldnotletthemdownifthey

couldgiveyouachance.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题1.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A、Thelandlordalwaysturnsadeafeartohercomplaints.

B、Thelandlordisnoteasytobepleased.

C、Thelandlordcaresaboutmoneyverymuch.

D、Thelandlordisneitherfriendlynorhelpful.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:Howisthewoman'slandlordlike?

21、

A^Becausetheyarenotspecialandhavenoindividualfeatures.

B、Becausetheirnewftmctionshaven'tbeenputintoeffect.

C、Becausethewomandoesn'tlikelivingnearthecampus.

D、Becausethewalls'soundinsulationisverypoor.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:Whyaren'tthewomansatisfiedthosehigh-risesneartheuniversity?

22、

A^Residentstherecan'tgohomedirectlybybus.

B、Thehousesaretooexpensivetoafford.

C^Peopletherearesomehowunreasonable.

D、It'stooremotetosendforacabthere.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:WhatisthedisadvantageofthoseapartmentsinWinsor?

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

23、

A、Onemaynotbetreatedincaseofanunexpectedmedicalemergency.

B、Onemaygetintofinancialtroublebecauseofanunexpectedmedicalemergency.

C、Onemaypaymoreforhisschooling.

D、Onemaygetsomefinancialsupportfromsomecompanies.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Whatisthepossibleresultofhavingnohealthinsurancewhenonestudies

abroad?

24、

A、Theinternationalinsuraneeinherhomecountry.

B、Thestudenthealthinsurance.

C、Boththeinternationalinsuranceandthestudenthealthinsurance..

D^Shewilldecideonnoheakhinsurance.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Whatkindofinsurancewillthewomanprobablydecidetotake?

25、

A、Oneshouldunderstandthelimitationsandrestrictionswiththepolicyofthe

insurance.

B、OneneediVtunderstandthetermsofthecontractatall.

C、Oneshouldmemorizeallthetermsofthecontract.

D^Oneshouldpaysomemoney.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：Whatshouldonepayattentiontowhensigninganinsurancecontract?

26、

A^Lotsofstudentsdon'ttakehealthinsuranceseriously.

B、Manystudentsthinkabouthealthinsurancerightbeforetheygoabroad.

C、Thewomanshouldn'tconsiderhealthinsuranceuntilshegetsillinhospital.

D、Thewomandoesn'thaveenoughmoneyfbrtuition.

标准答案：A

知识点解析；Whatdewelearnfrom（heendoftheconversation?

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题1.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A、Theymadethembyknives.

B、Theyfoundadequatestones.

C、Theyusedbonesofanimals.

D、Theymadetoolsbyhittingstoneagainststone.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Howdidpeoplemaketoolstwomillionyearsago?

28、

A、Becauseitwasoneofthefirsttools.

B、Becauseitdevelopedhumancapacities.

C、Becauseitledtotheinventionofmachines.

D^Becauseitwascrucialtothedevelopmentofmankind.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Whyisthestonechipthoughttobethemostimportanttool?

29、

A、Itbecomesbigger.

B、1（becomesmoreexpensive.

C^Itbecomescheaper.

D、Itbecomesmuchsafer.

标准答案：C

知以点解析：Howdocssiliconchipsbecomenowadays?

30、

A、Theydon'thaveapositiveattitude.

B、Theyhaveotherarrangements.

C、Theyaretoolazy.

D、Theygetuptoolate.

标准答案:A

知识点解析：Whydosomestudentsgiveupontheirclasses?

31、

A^Havingfunwhileinschool.

B、Workingtowardlong-rangegoal.

C、Beingdiscouraged.

D^Droppingaclassthatisdullandboring.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Whatdoesmaturityinvolveaccordingtothespeaker?

32、

A、Somestudentsjustgiveupontheirclasses.

B、Apositiveattitudeisthekeytosuccessincollege.

C、Thesurveymaybeunscientific.

Itisimportanttoeducatecollegestudents.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A、Becauseofthepolitics.

B、Becauseoffamineunrest.

C、Becauseofthelushfarmland.

D、Becauseofsuffering.

标准答案：C」

知识点解析：WhydidthoseEnglishandScottishlandownerssettleinIreland?

34、

A、TheIrishthankedtheirrulersverymuch.

B、TheIrishhatedtheirrulersverymuch.

C^TherulersrespectedtheIrishverymuch.

D、TherulerstaxedtheIrishheavily.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：What'stherelationshipbetweentheIrishandtheirrulersinhistory?

35、

A^Afterdividing,thenorthIrelandismainlyCatholic.

B、ThenorthpartofIrelandisonepartofUnitedKingdom.

C、ThemajorityinNorthIrelanddon'tacceptthecurrentsituation.

D、TheBritishhavestationedanarmyinNorthIrelandagainstaggression.

标准答案：B,八

知识点解析:WhichistrueaboutNorthIrelandaccordingtothepassage?

36、

A^TheIRAaresatisfiedwiththecurrentsituation.

B、TheIRAistheillegalmilitaryorganizationfromthebeginning.

C^TheBritishhavestationedanarmybecauseoftheIRA.

D、SomesoldiersoftheIRAwereputinprisonbutnonedied.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:WhichistrueabouttheIRAaccordingtothepassage?

八、听力复合式听写(本题共〃题，每题1・0分，共

〃分。)

ThefamilyinBritainischanging.TheoncetypicalBritishfamilyheadedbytwoparents

has(36)substantialchangesduring(hetwentiethcentury.Inparticular(herehas

beenariseinthenumberofsingle-personhouseholds,which(37)from18to29

percentofallhouseholdsbetween1971and2002.Bytheyear2020,itis(38)that

therewillbemoresinglepeoplethan(39)people.Fiftyyearsagothiswouldhave

beensocially(40)inBritain.Inthepast,peoplegotmarriedandstayedmarried.

(41)wasverydifficult,expensiveandtookalongtime.Today,people'sviewson

marriagearcchanging.Many(42),mostlyintheirtwentiesorthirties,live

togetherwithoutgettingmarried.Onlyabout60%ofthesecoupleswill(43)get

married.Inthepast,peoplemarriedbeforetheyhadchildren,butnowabout40%of

childreninBritainareborntounmarriedparents.In2000;(44).Before

1960thiswasveryunusual.Peoplearegenerallygettingmarriedatalateragenowand

manywomendonotwanttohavechildrenimmediately.(45).Thenumber

ofsingle-parentfamiliesisincreasing.Thisismainlyduetomoremarriagesendingin

divorce,(46).

37、ThefamilyinBritainischanging.TheoncetypicalBritishfamilyheadedbytwo

parentshas(36)substantialchangesduringthetwentiethcentury.Inparticular

(herehasbeenariseinthenumberofsingle-personhouseholds,which(37)from

18to29percentofallhouseholdsbetween1971and2002.Bytheyear2020,itis

(38)thattherewillbemoresinglepeople(han(39)people.Fiftyyearsago

(hiswouldhavebeensocially(40)inBritain.Inthepast,peoplegotmarriedand

stayedmairied.(41)wasverydifficult,expensiveandtookalongtime.Today,

people'sviewsonmarriagearechanging.Many(42)mostlyintheirtwentiesor

thirties,livetogetherwithoutgettingmarried.Onlyabout60%ofthesecoupleswill

(43)getmarried.Inthepast,peoplemarriedbefore(heyhadchildren,butnow

about40%ofchildreninBritainareborntounmaniedparents.In2000;

(44).Before1960thiswasveryunusual.Peoplearegenerallygetting

marriedatalateragenowandmanywomendonotwanttohavechildrenimmediately.

(45).Thenumberofsingle-parentfamiliesisincreasing.Thisismainly

duetomoremarriagesendingindivorce,(46).

标准答案：undergone

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、

标准答案：inereased

知识点解析：智无解析

39、

标准答案：estimated

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、

标准答案：married

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、

标准答窠：unacceptable

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、

标准答案：Divorce

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、

标准答案：couples

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、

标准答案：eventually

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、

标准答案：aroundaquarterofunmarriedpeoplebetweentheagesof16and59were

livingtogetherinGreatBritain

知识点解析：哲无解析

46、

标准答案：Theyprefertoconcentrateontheirjobsandpulcffhavingababyuntiltheir

latethirties

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、

标准答案：butsomewomenarealsochoosingtohavechildrenasasingle-parent

withoutbeingmarried

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读(常规阅读理解)(本题共7。题，每题7.0

分，共70分。)

ThefirstAmericanpublichighschool,establishedinBostonin1821,wasonlyforboys.

Butasthehigh-schoolmovementspread,newschoolsquicklybecamecoed."Almost

rightfromthebeginning,societybelievedinintegrationbysex."saysDavidTyack,an

educationhistorianatStanfordUniversity.Nowasmallgroupofeducators-encouraged

hystudiesthatshowboysandgirlslearndifferently-arcturningtosingle-sex

classroomsasawaytoreengagestudents,especiallyinlow-incomecommunities.One

ofthefirsttogainnationalattentionwastheYoungWomen'sLeadershipSchoolinNew

York'sEastHarlem,nowconsideredoneofthebestpublicschoolsinthecity.Research

ontheeffectofsingle-sexschoolsismixed,and(herearenostudiesonsingle-sox

classroomsinschools.Expertswhostudysingle-sexschoolssaythere'sconsiderable

evidencethatsmallerclasssizeswouldhelpjustasmuch,especiallyformiddle-class

kids.Butforboysfrompoorfamilies,thatextraattentionandfocuscanmakea

difference,saysCorneliusRiordan,asociologyprofessoratPiovidenceCollegewhois

directingastudyonsingle-sexschoolsfortheU.S.DepartmentofEducation.Schoolsall

overthecountryareexperimentingwiththeidea.AtLloydMemorialHighSchoolin

Erlanger,Ky.,freshmenandsophomoreswereseparatedbygenderlastfallforallclasses

exceptone,theirelective.Attheendoftheyear,theconsensusamongteachersandthe

principalisthatsingle-sexworks.Studentshavemixedviews,"Youdon'thavethe

distractionofboyssittinginyourclassroom,"saysKatieBrown,"Youcanjustcometo

classandyou'reactuallyinittolearn,nottoimpress."Butafterajoyfulall-boysscience

class(thecenterpiecewasageneratorsendingoffelectricsparks),14-year-oldZack

Craddockthought