【命题立意】考查介词短语的用法。
【解析】本空考查介词短语基本含义的辨析。in case of避免，万一；in spite of尽管；in view of鉴于；in fear of害怕。根据句意：他们随叫随到，以免出现危急时刻。故选A。 43. A. equal B. safe C. long D. short 【答案】B
【命题立意】考查形容词的用法。
【解析】本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。equal平等的；safe安全的；long长的；short短的。a safe distance安全的距离。故选B。 44. A. fault B. turn C. job D. attitude 【答案】C
【命题立意】考查名词的用法。
【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。fault瑕疵，错误；turn次序；job工作；attitude态度。“让父母们别卷进来，是孩子的工作（职责）”。故选C。 45. A. when B. how C. why D. what 【答案】B
【命题立意】考查表语从句的用法。
【解析】本空考查表语从句的用法。空后的表语从句中缺少方式状语，故选B。 46. A. confused B. disappointed C. amazed D. satisfied 【答案】A
【命题立意】考查形容词的用法。
【解析】本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。confused混淆不清的；disappointed感到失望的；amazed感到惊奇的；satisfied感到满足的。“这些就是那些当谈及他们在孩子生活中的目的时迷惑不解的父母们。”故选A。
47. A. however B. still C. yet D. thus 【答案】D
【命题立意】考查副词的用法。
【解析】本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。however尽管如此；still还；yet还；thus这样，也就是说。空后的defensiveness就是解释前文的 personalize everything that happens to their kids。故选D。
48. A. unreasonable B. changeable C. understandable D. avoidable
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【答案】C
【命题立意】考查形容词的用法。
【解析】本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。unreasonable不合情合理的；changeable可改变的；understandable可理解的；avoidable可避免的。与该句的状语部分given...相对应，应是“可理解的。”故选C。
49. A. confirmed B. convinced C. realized D. reflected 【答案】A
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。
【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。confirm确认；convince使……相信；realize实现，意识到；reflect反映。此处作者用这个大学的研究分析来支持自己的观点，故选A。 50. A. decides B. lowers C. helps D. stimulates 【答案】B
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。
【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。decide决定；lower降低；help帮助；stimulate积累。根据前文作者反对父母对孩子照顾过多，父母般的对孩子照顾降低了孩子学业上的成就。故选B。
51. A. appearance B. performance C. establishment D. development 【答案】D
【命题立意】考查名词的用法。
【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。appearance出现，表情；performance表演；establishment建立；development发展。the development of good social skills良好社交技能的发展。故选D。
52. A. value B. devote C. fill D. save 【答案】C
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。
【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。value骨架，尊重；devote投入；fill充满；save挽救。根据句意：管理孩子课外生活的父母养大不知道如何充实自己自由时间的孩子。故选C。 53. A. communication B. conflicts C. cooperation D. competitions 【答案】B
【命题立意】考查名词的用法。
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【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。communication交流；conflicts冲突；cooperation合作；competitions比赛，竞争。此处指孩子和父母之间在抚养孩子方面观点的冲突故选B。 54. A. home B. school C. career D. profession 【答案】A
【命题立意】考查名词的用法。
【解析】本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。Home家；school学业，学校；career职业；profession专职。有焦虑和各种各样的恐惧的孩子不想离开家，因为他们害怕遇到挫折。故选A。 55. A. start B. ignore C. consider D. stop 【答案】D
【命题立意】考查动词的用法。
【解析】本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。start开始；ignore忽视；consider考虑；stop停止。父母们也不知道如何停止做父母，做回自己。故选D。 第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
2015 High School Video Contest
Here’s the Scoop on Pet Waste!
Submission Deadline March 27, 2015.
Eligibility Ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students that attend schools located in Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb,
Coweta,
DeKalb,
Douglas,
Judging
Submissions will be judged based on the following criteria:
? incorporation of the “Here’s the Scoop on Pet Waste’’ message. Use the \the Scoop on Pet Waste’’ messaging fact sheet for background information on the issue. ? Composition (length, technical construction, audio quality).
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Fayette, Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale counties are invited to participate in the video contest. Entries can be a team or
individual effort. Guidelines
? Each video must be uploaded to YouTube. The video’s YouTube link must be included in the entry/release form.
? Team members must be from the same school.
? The video must be between 30-60 seconds in length.
? No professional assistance or use of copyright material is allowed, including background music. ? Each student participating in the contest or appearing in the video must fill out a form. For teams, submit an entry/release form for each team member.
? One video per team or individual. ? All entry/release forms must be postmarked or received by Friday, March 27, 2015. Email:
kvaIlianos@atlantaregional.com
OR
Mail: 2015 Water Video Contest
Metro Water District 40 Courtland Street, NE Atlanta, GA 30303
? Entertainment value. ? Accuracy of information. ? Creativity. Prizes
? 1st Place $1500 ? 2nd Place $1000 ?3rd Place $500
50% of the prize money will go to the individual or team who submits the video and 50% to the high
school they attend. Winners will be notified directly.
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Page 1 of 3 www.northgeorgiawater.org 【文章解读】这是一个关于一个视频比赛的宣传册。主要介绍了名为Here’s the Scoop on Pet Waste!的视频比赛的参赛要求以及联系方式。
56. What does the underlined word “Eligibility” probably mean?
A. Age. B. Qualification. C. Location. D. Grade. 【答案】B
【命题立意】考查词义猜测题。
【解析】根据文章第一段的Ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students that attend schools located in可知这一段主要讲的是这个比赛的参赛资格。故选B。 57. When entering the contest, ________.
A. one must ask his or her teacher to sign the entry form B. winners can earn at least $750 as a prize
C. one can invite friends from other schools to act in the video D. participants had better add some humor and fun to the video
【答案】D
【命题立意】考查细节辨认题。
【解析】根据文章右边一栏的Entertainment value可知参赛者最好加入一些娱乐性的元素。A、B、C均与文意不符。故选D。
B
The other morning on the subway I sat next to an attractive young blonde woman who was reading something on her iPad. She was very well-dressed, carrying a Prada bag with tastefully applied make-up indeed, she had an unmistakable air of wealth, material success and even authority. I suspected she worked as a highly-paid Wall Street lawyer or stockbroker or something of that sort. So, I was curious to see what she was so focused on. The Wall Street Journal perhaps? The Economist?
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