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PrideandPrejudice"

willknowthatinformertimesmarriageamongwealthyfamilieswasarrangedbythegirl'

sparents,thatis,itwastheparents'

dutytofindasuitablehusbandfortheirdaughter,preferablyarichone,andbyskillfulencouragementtoleadhimeventuallytoasktheirpermissiontomarryher.Untilthattime,thegirlwasprotectedandmaintainedintheparents'

home,andthefinancialreliefofgettingridofhercouldbeseenintheirgivingthenewlymarriedpairasumofmoneycalledadowry.Itisverydifferenttoday.Mostgirlsoftodaygetajobwhentheyleaveschoolandbecomefinanciallyindependentbeforetheirmarriage.Thishashadtworesults.Agirlchoosesherownhusband,andshegetsnodowry.

1. 

Whatdoestheauthormeanby"

Familyisofcourseanelasticword"

?

BB

A. 

Differentfamilieshavedifferentwaysoflife.

B. 

Differentdefinitionscouldbegiventotheword.

C. 

Differentnationshavedifferentfamilies.

D. 

Differenttimesproducedifferentfamilies.

2. 

ForanEnglishfamily,thehusband'

sdutyis___________.CC

supportingthefamilywhilethewife'

sisfinancial

defendingthefamilywhilethewife'

sisrunningthehome

financialwhilethewife'

independentwhilethewife'

sisdependent

3. 

Everythingisdecidedinafamily_________.AA

bythecouple

withthehelpoftheirparents

bybrothersandsisters

withthehelpofauntsanduncles

4. 

Whatistrueconcerningthebook"

CC

Itisthebestbookonmarriage.

Itisahandbookofmarriage.

ItgivesquitesomeideaofEnglishsociallifeinthepast.

Itprovidesalotofinformationofformer-timewealthyfamilies.

5. 

WithregardtomarriageinBritain,present-daygirlsdifferfromformer-timegirlsin_______.CC

therighttogetmarried

moreparentalsupport

choosinghusbands

socialposition

2.

Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld.Ineverycountry,citiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture.Citiescontaintheverybestaspectsofasociety:

opportunitiesforeducation,employment,andentertainment.Theyalsocontaintheveryworstpartsofasociety:

violentcrime,racialconflict,andpoverty.Americancitiesarechanging,justasAmericansocietyischanging.

AfterWorldWarII,cityresidentsbecamewealthier,moreprosperous.Theyhadmorechildren.Theyneededmorespace.Theymovedoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs,areasnearacitywherepeoplelive.Theseareareaswithoutmanyofficesorfactories.Duringthe1950stheAmerican"

dream"

wastohaveahouseinthesuburbs.

Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults.They,unliketheirparents,wanttoliveinthecities.Manyyoungprofessionals,doctors,lawyers,andexecutives,aremovingbackintothecity.Manyaresingle;

othersaremarried,butoftenwithoutchildren.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;

theyareafraidofthefuelshortage;

ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandopportunitieswhichthecityoffers.Anewclassismovingintothecity—awealthier,moremobileclass.

Onlyafewyearsago,peoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecityresidentsnowseeabright,newfuture.Othersseeonlyproblemsandconflicts.Onethingissure:

Manydyingcitiesarealiveagain.

Paragraph1__________.BB

explainswhyAmericancitiesarechanging

isadescriptionofcities

showsthatAmericancitieshavemanyproblems

says:

Americancitiescontaintheverybestaspectsofasociety

Inthe1950stheAmerican"

was______.DD

tohaveacolorTVset

tohaveabigcar

tobuyanapartmentinthecity

tobuyanewhouseinthesuburbs

Inparagraph3,theauthorgives______reasonswhypeoplewanttoliveincities.BB

two

three

four

five

Accordingtothearticle,citiesare______.BB

sick

aliveagain

living

dying

Themovementofpeopletoandfromthecitycanexplain_______.AA

socialchanges

violentcrime

racialconflict

thebestaspectsofasociety

3.

Sugarissomuchapartofourmodernlifethatweonlyreallythinkaboutitwhen,forsomereason,wecannotobtainit.Ithasbeenknowntomanforatleast3,000years,buthascomeintocommonuseonlyinmoderntimes.Untilquiterecentlyitwasconsideredasamedicineandasaluxuryfortheveryrichonly.

Sugaris,then,veryimportanttoourcivilization.Butwhatexactlyisit?

Ofcourse,mostofusrecognizesugarimmediatelyasthesweetmaterialwhichweputincoffeeorcakes.Thiscommonformofsugarisderivedfromtwoplants:

thesugarcane（atypeofgrasswhichgrowstoaheightoftwentyfeet）andthesugarbeet（whichgrowsunderground）.Butthereareinfactmanytypesofsugar,andthechemistrecognizeshundredsofdifferentvarieties,eachcomingfromadifferentsource.

About90%ofthesugarisproducedasfood.Only10%isusedinindustryforpurposesotherthanfoodproduction.Yetsugarhasgreatpossibilitiesforuseasthebasisofchemicals.Itcanevenbeusedformakingplastics.Inthefuturethesepotentialuseswillcertainlybedevelopedmorethaninthepast.

Therearemanyreasonswhyweshouldincreasetheproductionofsugar.Mostimportantisthatitisoneofthemosthighlyconcentratedofenergyfoods.Thussugarcaneandsugarbeetproduceanaverageof7,000,000caloriesperacre.Inthiswaytheyhavetheadvantageoverpotatoeswhichgiveonly4,000,000,whilethefigureforwheatandbeansis2,000,000each.Sothreeacresoflandgrowingwheat,beansandpotatoesgiveonlyslightlymoreenergythanoneacreofsugar.

TheheadingofParagraph1maybe_________.BB

WhatSugarIs

SugarThroughtheAges

TheAdvantagesofSugar

PresentandFutureUsesofSugar

Thethirdparagraphemphasizes________.DD

about90%ofsugarisusedasfood

only10%isusedinindustry

sugarisusedformakingplastic

futureusesofsugar

Sugarhasbeenusedwidely_________.BB

for3,000years

inmoderntimes

quiterecently

for300years

Howmanycommonformsofsugarareexemplifiedinthispassage?

AA

One.

Two.

Onehundred.

Severalhundreds.

Themainreasonwhyweshouldincreasetheproductionofsugaris________.BB

ittastessweet

wecansaveplentyofland

wecangetmorefood

it'

soneoftheleasthighlyconcentratedofenergyfoods

4.

Ofmanyproblemsintheworldtoday,noneisaswidespread,orasold,ascrime.Crimehasmanyforms,includingcrimesagainstproperty,person,andgovernment.Crime,inallitsforms,penetrateseverylayerofsocietyandtoucheseveryhumanbeing.Youmayneverhavebeenrobbed,butyousuffertheincreasedcostofstore-boughtitemsbecauseofother’sshopliftingandyoupayhighertaxesbecauseofother'

staxevasion.Perhapsyourhouseisnotworthasmuchtodayasitwasafewyearsagobecauseoftheincreasedcrimerateinyourneighborhood,ormaybeyourbusinessisnotdoingaswellasitusedtobecausetourismisdownduetoincreasedterrorisminyourpartoftheworld.Whateveryoudo,whereveryougo,youareavictimofcrimewhetheryoulikeitornot,whetheryouknowitornot.

Crime,especiallyviolentcrime,hasrisentoapointwheremanypeopleareafraidtowalkaloneintheirownneighbourhoods,afraidtoopentheirdoorafterdark.

Expertargueswhetherthenumberofcrimescommittedisactuallyontherise.Thisissueisparticularlytrueincasesoffamilyviolence,theabuseofhusbands,wivesorchildren.Throughoutmuchofhistory,casesoffamilyviolenceandneglectoftenwentunreportedbecauseoftheattitudeofsociety,whichconsideredfamilymatterstobeprivate.

WhichdescriptionaboutcrimeisNOTcorrect,accordingtothepassage?

DD

Itisthemostwidespreadproblem.

Ithasthemostdistantorigin.

Ithasmanyforms.

Ithasverylittletodowithordinarypeople.

Taxevasion"

inthefirstparagraphmeans____.AA

notpayingduetaxes"

imposingtaxesonothers"

collectingtaxes"

payingoverduetaxes"

Accordingtotheauthor,peoplebecamevictimsofcrime____.BB

onlywhenthey