D. most hunters use rifles rather than handguns
4. This passage mainly talks about ______.
A. the relation between hunting and handgun control B. the importance of aim practice C. how handgun control affects hunting D. different types of guns used in hunting
5. It can be understood that ______.
Passage 4
“ Yes, I’ll be ready at nine in the morning. Goodbye, dear, and thanks again.” It had not been A. handgun control greatly affects hunting
B. most hunter use rifles to hunt because of handgun control C. handgun control and hunting are separate matters
D. shotguns are better in hunting because they can save animals’ lives
an easy telephone call for Mrs. Robinson to make. Her daughter had been very kind, of course, and had immediately agreed to pick her up and drive her to the station, but Mrs. Robinson hated to admit that she needed help. Since her husband had died ten years before, she had prided herself on her independence. She had continued to live in their little house, alone.
On this evening, however, whe was standing at ther living-room window, staring out at the
SOLD notice in the small front garden. Her feelings were mixed. Of course, she was sad at the thought of leaving the house, as it was full of so many memories. But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last years near the sea, back in the little seaside town where she had been born. With the money from the sale of the house, she had bought a little flat there. She turned from the living room window, and looked round at the room. One or two pieces of furniture remained, covered with sheets. All her pictures had been taken from the walls. There was a small fish tank, with two goldfish in it. When asked why, her husband used to say: “It’s nice to have something alive in the room.” Since he had passed away, she had always kept some goldfish, and always had “something alive in the room.”
The next morning, as her train was pulling out of the station, Mrs. Robinson called to her
daughter, “Kate, you won’t forget to collect the goldfish, will you? The children will love them.
It’s…”
“I know,” Kate interrupted gently. “It’s nice to have something alive in the room.” But in the
little house, the two goldfish had stopped their circling. They were floating on the water, in the room with empty walls.
1. What kind of person was Mrs. Robinson, according to the passage?
A. She liked to be alone. B. She did not have a lot of pride. C. She did not like asking people for help. D. She wanted to live without her husband.
2. On her last night in the house, Mrs. Robinson was feeling _____.
A. a bit sad but not totally unhappy B. very happy but unable to help herself C. proud of what she had done but sad D. in poor spirits because of her husband
3. Mrs. Robinson was going to _____.
A. take a trip on the sea C. meet her husband
B. live with her daughter D. live where she was born
4. Mrs. Robinson was _____ to return to her hometown.
C. unwilling
B. eager
C. regretful
D. thankful
5. Why did the little house mean a lot to Mrs. Robinson?
Passage 5
Of all the family members, grandparents are probably the least valued. They are just the A. Because it was built many years ago.
B. Because an important part of her life was spent there. C. Because it was a very good place to keep pets. D. Because she had many living things there.
people who have always been around. They make a fuss over (对……关怀备至) the children in the family, show off to their friends the achievements of this child or that child, and show countless pictures of new babies. Grandfathers can fix anything, and grandmothers always have
homemade biscuit around.
When you are small, it’s fun to stay with your grandparents because they always let you do
things you can’t do at home, and, of course, they buy you things. They are always able to baby-sit (临时照看婴儿) because they don’t go out much and actually prefer to see their grandchildren. They are usually good for a small loan now and then that doesn’t need to be paid back because they turn it into a gift. You respectfully listen to their advice but don’t follow it because they are old and don’t understand how things are in his day and age. You thank them politely for what they do for you, and then don’t call or visit them until you need something else. And, of course, you never tell them how dear they are to you because they know how you feel about them anyway. Then all of a sudden, they are no longer there to do the things that only grandparents can do, and you find yourself wishing that you had told them what they meant to you as people and not just as grandparents.
1. What is the position of grandparents in the family according to the writer?
A. They are the most important people among family members. B. They are the least important people among family members.
C. They are the ones at whom their children or grandchildren usually laugh. D. They are the ones whom their children or grandchildren respect most. 2. Grandparents usually do many things except _______.
A. look after their grandchildren B. buy their grandchildren things
C. let their grandchildren do things they can’t do at home D. tell their grandchildren how dear they are to them
3. Why don’t children need to pay back the loan from their grandparents?
A. Grandparents turn the loan into a gift. B. Their parents pay back the loan for them.
C. Their grandparents die before they have enough money to pay it back. D. Their grandparents will forget the loan.
4. Children don’t take their grandparents’ advice because ______.
A. their advice is not of any help in the present situation B. they don’t like the advice itself
C. following their advice will make them act like old people D. they want to make decisions of their own
5. How do children feel after their grandparents die?
Passage 6
How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were A. They feel sorry that grandparents are the least valued in the family.
B. They miss them very much because no one does the things that only grandparents do. C. They regret they didn’t express their true feelings to them. D. They wish they had visited and called them more often.
young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Youth is a time when there are few tasks to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, e
is fed, looked after and loved whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child—things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things, or being punished for what he has done wrong.
When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for
his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breads the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society. 1. People can experience happiness if they ______.
A. always think of the past and regret it B. value the present C. are no longer young
D. become old and have much experience
2. When people were young, they used to ______.
A. be in charge of many business
B. have few things to think about and take on C. look after their younger sisters and brothers D. face a lot of difficulties
3. The pains of children lie in the fact that ______.
A. no one helps them make right decisions B. they are often beaten by their parents C. they can not be accepted and praised by others D. they are not allowed to do what they like to do
4. Children are usually happy because ______.
A. old people lose interest in them B. they are free to do wrong
C. they are familiar with everything going on around them D. things are new to them
5. Which of the following is NOT needed for a young man to be happy?
Passage 7
“Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it’s a girl.”
Fatherhoook is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from A. Hard work C. Wealth
B. Being free from troubles D. Health
every man who hears these words. Some feel pride when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good fathers. Althought there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.
Whatever the response to the birth of a child, it is clear that the change from the role of
husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unluckily, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this process. Although numerous books have been written about American mothers, only