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1、阅读理解1Great changes have been made in family life because of science and industry. In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. Often, too, uncles and aunts lived nearby. But when ind
2、ustry became more important than agriculture in American life, families became smaller because industry requires workers who are ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary. And large families can not be moved from place to place as smaller families can. So, at present p
3、eople tend to have smaller families.In the future, because of industrialization, a typical family will be required to move even more often than now, so families will be even smaller. The typical family may remain childless and consists only of a man and a woman. A small number of families may take c
4、hild raising as their chief work. At the same time they may also raise other peoples children, leaving those families free to move from job to job. 因为科学和工业，家庭生活发生了很大变化。在过去，当很多美国人生活在农村时，典型的家庭就是有很多孩子。农村家庭里，父母和他们的孩子往往和祖父母一起生活。通常，舅舅、叔叔、阿姨等都住在附近。但随着工业的发展，美国农村生活发生了很大变化，家庭变的越来越小，因为工业要求工人能够随着工业的移动而移动。这样大家庭就
5、不如小家庭方便，所以人们越来越倾向于小的家庭。在将来，因为工业化，家庭将会被要求能更好的移动，所以家庭会变得越来越小。典型的家庭可能是仅有一个男人和一个女人，没有孩子。一些小家庭可能以照顾孩子作为他们的主要工作，同时，他们可能会照顾别人的孩子，使这些家庭能很自由的随着工作的变动而变动。1.The passage discusses influence of science and industry on American families. 本文讲述了科学和工业对美国家庭的影响。 A：T B：F2.Families of the past, the present and the future
6、 are described in the passage. 家庭的过去，现在和将来在本文中都有描述。 A：T B：F3.People no longer want to have children. 人们不在想要孩子。 A：T B：F4.Grandparents will take the chief responsibility of raising children in the future. 将来祖父母将担负抚养孩子的责任。 A：T B：F5.Large families cannot fit in with a highly industrialized society. 大家庭不
7、适合在高度工业化的社会. A：T B：F答案看名字Jean-Michael Lourdis was a promising young pianist. But when the young man played, it seemed to him, as if his hands were iron. He worried so much about his playing that he became oversensitive （过度敏感的） to the comments of his playing. Unfortunately, in those days, a critic（批评
8、家） was not considered a critic, unless he found something wrong. This attitude of the critics would often leave the young man ready to give up his dream and return home.He was invited to play in Helsinki. The rich, the famous, the leaders of State were all there. Jean-Michael had one of those days w
9、hen everything went wrong. That night as he played, he felt as if it were the worst concert of his young life. The next day, in the newspapers, some of the comments were so unkind. The young musician was painful. That day, as he sat in his hotel room in total despair（绝望）, there came a knocking at hi
10、s door. He had a visitor. The famous Finnish composer（作曲家） Jean Sibelius had come by to congratulate the young pianist on his performance. Jean-Michael asked how he thought of that and began to quote some of the newspaper critics. Hands of iron. No imagination. Little skill, no joy. Dont you hear wh
11、at they say? he asked.Jean Sibelius looked at young Jean-Michael and said, Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have erected a statue（雕像） for a critic.Jean-Michael Lourdis （麦克）是一位有前途的青年钢琴家。但当他演奏的时候，他感觉好像他手上有钢铁。他很担心他的演奏，他变得对评价过度敏感。不幸的是，在那些日子里，批评家都没有考虑过评价对他人的影响，除非他发现不对。这些批评家的态度常使年轻人
12、准备放弃他的梦想并返回家乡。有一次，他被邀请去芬兰演出。很多富人，名人，国家领导人都在那里。麦克那天觉得一切都不顺利。那天晚上，他演奏了，他觉得这是他生命中最糟糕的音乐会。第二天，在报纸上，一些评论那么刻薄。年轻的音乐家感觉很痛苦。那一天，当他坐在酒店房间彻底绝望的时候，响起了敲门声。来了一位访客。著名的芬兰作曲家西贝柳斯来祝贺年轻钢琴家的表演。麦克问他怎样想，并引用了一些报纸评论家的话：“钢铁之手，没有想象力，缺乏技巧，没有快乐”，您没有听到他们说什么吗？”他问道。西贝柳斯看着年轻的麦克说，“记住，孩子，世界上没有哪个城市为批评家竖立过一尊雕像。”1.A critic in those da
13、ys usually said kind and encouraging words to musicians. 在那些日子评论家通常会说善良和鼓励的话给音乐家。 A：T B：F2.The young musician was painful because some of the comments were so unkind. 因为一些评论是如此无情，所以音乐家很痛苦。A：T B：F3.The comments mentioned all EXCEPT little skill. 评论中除了技巧外都提到了。 A：T B：F4.Jean Sibelius came to visit the
14、young musician because he wanted to tell the young man his performance was great. 西贝柳斯来看望年轻音乐家，因为他想告诉年轻人他的表演很棒。 A：T B：F5.According to the passage, Jean-Michael Lourdis cared too much about what the critics had said.从文章我们可以知道麦克很在意评论家对他的评价。 A：T B：FKEY:BABAA答案看名字交际英语21-Have a cup of tea, _ ? -Thanks a
15、lot. 你需要来杯茶吗？-非常感谢。A dont you B havent you C shall me D will you22.- _? -He is not very well. 他怎么样？他不是很好。A Who is he B What is he C How is he D Who he is 23. -Could I ask you a rather personal question? 我可以问您一个私人问题吗？-Of course, _.当然可以，开始A good ideaB thats rightC never mindD go ahead24.Hello, may I speak to Mike? 你好，我可以找下麦克吗？-_ 抱歉，他不在A Who are you?B Sorry, he isnt in. C Thank you very much.D Yes,
