12．Today's 20-somethings are often called"millennials．"They grew up around the time of the  millennium（千年）in the year  2000
Are these adults？The law says yes．But societies have their expectations for what being an adult means．Some say today's 20-somethings are having a"delayed adulthood．"The term"boomerang kids"means young people leave their parents'house but，like a boomerang thrown through the air，later return．
Research psychologist Jeffrey Arnett says these terms suggest many Americans are frustrated with 20-somethings．He says Americans should consider the positive aspects．They usually have various school and work experiences or they might．try living in different cities or countries．
Cheryssa Jensen
Cheryssa Jensen might agree．She says she expected to get married right after college and to find a job near her parents．Instead，she traveled the western part of the U．S．，went to a dozen different cities there．Her job also took her to Taiwan，Sweden and Denmark．After a year of traveling，she was not sure what to do．
"Some words were nagging at me，saying，'What else，what else can you do，what else can you do while you re young？"
Julia Shaw
Julia Shaw is 28，just a year older than Cheryssa，but very different in the way she has lived her life so far．
After college，Julia began her career as a writer．She and her husband have stayed in Washington，and have lived there for the last two years．
Julia says many people are surprised that she is married and settled in one place．But she believes she is more free than many other people of her generation and she says marriage has made her life more stable．
Though their stories are different，Julia and Cheryssa still have some things in common．Both say their families are proud of them．Both say they do not feel pressured by society to follow a particular path．And both say they are happy with their decisions．
Julia Shaw and Cheryssa Jensen have something else in common．They have not made a high-paying career their first priority．Instead，most in the survey said the most important things to them are being good parents，having a successful marriage and helping other people．

56．Which of the following terms is NOT used to describe today's 20-somethings？B
A．The millennials．
B．The lost generation．
C．The boomerang  kids．
D．The delayed adults．
57．What do we know about Cheryssa Jensen？A
A．She is twenty-seven years old．
B．She travelled around only for fun．
C．She found a job near her parents．
D．She got married right．a(chǎn)fter college．
58．What do the underlined words"nagging at"mean？A
A．troubling                      B．delighting
C．encouraging                    D．disappointing
59．What can be inferred about Julia Shaw？C
A．She was surprised at her early marriage．
B．She is bored with her stable life
C．She is satisfied with her present life．
D．She gets great pressure from her marriage．
60．In what aspect are Cheryssa Jensen and Julia Shaw similar？A
A．Their families take pride in them．
B．They bitterly regret their decisions．
C．They follow the same work patterns．
D．They like high-paying career most．

分析 本文對(duì)20歲左右的年輕人進(jìn)行了討論，分別以Cheryssa Jensen and Julia Shaw 為例，說(shuō)明現(xiàn)在的年輕人都有各自的生活方式，也有共同之處．

解答 56．答案 B 根據(jù)Today's 20-somethings are often called"millennials．"Some say today's 20-somethings are having a"delayed adulthood．"The term"boomerang kids"可知，The lost generation不是對(duì)20歲的年輕人的稱(chēng)呼，故答案為B
57．答案 A 根據(jù)Julia Shaw is 28，just a year older than Cheryssa，可知Cheryssa應(yīng)該是27歲，故答案為A
58．答案 A 根據(jù)"Some words were naggingat me，saying，'What else，what else can you do，what else can you do while you re young？"可知，nag此處是"困擾"的意思，故答案為A
59．答案 C 根據(jù)But she believes she is more free than many other people of her generation and she says marriage has made her life more stable．可知，Julia Shaw對(duì)生活是比較滿(mǎn)意的，故答案為C
60．答案 A 根據(jù)Both say their families are proud of them．可知，二者的共同之處是各自父母都以他們?yōu)闃s，故答案為A

點(diǎn)評(píng) 做閱讀時(shí)經(jīng)常犯錯(cuò)的主要原因是，僅憑讀過(guò)文章后殘留在腦海中的一絲印象來(lái)勾選答案，這樣便很容易掉入出題人故意設(shè)布下的題目陷阱．所謂閱讀理解，對(duì)于題目的理解一定要忠實(shí)于原文，因此，每一道題都應(yīng)該與原文作全面的對(duì)比與核查，再得出答案．也就是說(shuō)，閱讀理解的每一道題目，在原文都應(yīng)該有明確的出處，我們把這一出處叫做原文相關(guān)句，（1）排除與原文相關(guān)句主題不一致的選項(xiàng)（2）排除與原文相關(guān)句態(tài)度相反的選項(xiàng)  （3）排除用于過(guò)于極端或負(fù)面的選項(xiàng)（4）注意結(jié)合文章主旨和主題去排除．

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源： 題型：閱讀理解

4．Some dances gain more popularity than others because they can be performed to different kinds of music and the steps change accordingly．One such dance is waltz（華爾茲）．
    There is a basic form for waltz，which you can see in this drawing of a dancing couple．The man places one arm around the woman's waist and she places her opposite hand on his shoulder．Then，they stretch their other arms out from their bodies and clasp hand．If someone tries to teach you a formal kind of dancing，chances are your teacher will start with the waltz．Have you ever tried to dance like this？
     There are lots of different kinds of waltz，all performed to different types of waltz music．The music might be fast or slow but what they all have is a regular one-two-three，one-two-three rhythm．
  The traditional form is the old-school waltz in which dancers turn all the time with a hopping（跳躍），springy step．This waltz has a slow，smooth，gliding step．There's also the Mexican waltz，which moves much faster．Listen to this Mexican waltz music and you can imagine how fast the dancers had to move．
    Formal dancing has even become a profession，with people entering competitions．Have you ever seen a formal dance competition？
    Today，ballroom dancing is almost considered a competitive sport； professionals perform different dances，each with strict rules．Everything from where the dancers place their hands to how they move is judged．In the glide waltz，dancers are judged by how smoothly they move．"I can dance with a glass of water on my head，"is a well known sentence used by skilled dancers in the old days．In the past，some people learned how to dance by reading books，while others studied with a teacher called the"dancing master．"How do people learn to dance today？
51．When a couple are dancing，C．
A．the girl places one arm around the man's waist
B．the man puts one hand on the girl's shoulder
C．they stand face to face with one of their hands held together    
D．the man puts one arm around the girl's waist and the other on her shoulder
52．Why do the dancers move fast in the Mexican waltz？A
A．To keep up with the music．
B．To show how well they perform．
C．To catch up with the other dancers．
D．to show the difference of the dance．
53．What do the different types of waltz have in common？D
A．They use the same kind of music．
B．They share the same kind of steps．
C．Their speeds are the same．
D．They have the same kind of rhythm．
54．If one says"I can dance with a glass of water on my head，"we know thatA．
A．he is a good dancer               
B．he is a beginner
C．he is practising dancing           
D．he is tired of dancing
55．What is the author's purpose in writing the passage？C
A．To tell us to learn waltz
B．To tell us how to dance．
C．To tell us something about waltz
D．To tell us the development of waltz．

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源： 題型：填空題

1．Linguistic（語(yǔ)言學(xué)的） Puzzles
         How did language begin？What was the world's first language？Do all languages come from one，original language？（71）E．
         In the 4th century BC，the Greek historian Herodotus wrote this account：Psamtik I an Egyptian King，wanted to find out what the oldest language in the world was（72）B．．He told his servant to find two newborn babies．When the servant had found them，the king gave them to a shepherd （牧羊人） and said，"Keep these babies with the goats．Take care of them，but do not talk to them．Listen for any words that they say．"The king wanted to find out what language the children would speak if they were left alone．He said，"The first words they speak will come from the original language of the world．"
（73）F． He told the king．who asked his scholars about this word．They told him that the Phiygians，who lived in an area which is now Turkey，called bread"becos．"The king said，"Then Phiygian is the oldest language．"Today we know that the king's conclusion was wrong．We don't know why the children said"becos"．
（74）A．Scholars discovered that many European and southern Asian languages belonged to the same"family"and that they started from the same parent language，Proto-Indo-European．Linguists think that it had split into several different languages，including Greek and Sanskrit，between 2000 and 1000 BC．Other languages，such as English and Spanish，developed from later splits．
（75）G．Two questions that interest linguists are：How does language change？Why does language change？If you like solving mysteries，historical linguistics may be the job for you．

A．Nowadays，we study the origin of language more scientifically
B．He was talking about this problem with his scholars when he had an idea
C．The King was very kind to his servant and his servant remained royal to him
D．Linguists are the scholars who are very interested in categorizing the language families
E．People have been trying to find the answers to these questions for more than 2，000 years
F．One day，while the babies were babbling to each other，the shepherd heard them say"becos"
G．Linguists have classified many language families，and they are still trying to categorize others．

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源： 題型：閱讀理解

2．If there is one thing I am sure about，it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers．It is not that newspapers are a necessity．Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio．Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday．But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation．
The nature of what is news may change．What basically makes news is what affects our lives-the big political stories，the coverage of the wars，earthquakes and other disasters，will continue much the same．I think there will be more coverage of scientific research，though．It's already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives，like genetic（基因）engineering．In the future，I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do-as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are．
It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted（傳送）electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home．In fact，I am pretty sure that it will happen in the future．You will probably be able to choose from a menu，making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read-sports and international news，etc．
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media（媒體）．They actually  feed off  each other．Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers，but that hasn't happened．What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen of sound in the air．And as for the Internet，it is never really pleasant to read something just on a screen．

63．What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself？D
A．Sports and international news．
B．A menu of important news．
C．The most important news．
D．What you are interested in．
64．From the text，we can infer thatD．
A．newspapers will win the competition among the different media
B．some media will die out
C．television will take the place of newspapers
D．newspaper will stay with us together with other media
65．The underlined phrase"feed off"in the last paragraph meansB．
A．compete with      B．depend on       
C．fight with        D．kill of
66．What is the best title for the text？B
A．The Best Way to Get News        B．The Future of Newspapers
C．Make Your Own Newspaper         D．The Changes of Media．

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