“In the old days,” as one wife said. “ The husband was the husband and the wife was the wife.” In the past husbands each had their own way of going on. The wives’ jobs were to look after them.

“The wives wouldn’t stand for it nowadays. Husbands help with the children now. They stay more, as well as have more interest, at home.” We shall give some examples of what husbands do, firstly in sharing work with their wives; and secondly, in their largely independent domain（領(lǐng)域）of house repairs.

“Some husbands, as well as doing much of the heavy work in the home, carrying the coals, and emptying the rubbish, act as assistants to their wives for at least part of the day.” Mr. Hammond washes up the dishes every night and lays the breakfast for the morning. Mr. Clark said that on Sunday mornings he usually hovered（吸塵）around and read plays aloud for his wife while she did a bit of washing. Mr. Davis polishes the floors and helps to make the beds at weekend, and during weekdays, takes the dog out for one of his twice-daily walks. So it goes on….

61. The expression “act as assistants to their wives” means that ____.

A. husbands read plays aloud.

B. husbands are paid by their wives.

C. husbands help their wives.

D. husbands look after their sick children.

62. the meaning of the wife’s words at the beginning of the passage were that ____.

A. in the past men stayed at home all day.

B. in the past there was a clear division of role in the family.

C. in the past most boys and girls were married at an early age.

D. in the past wives and husbands lived separately.

63. What does Mr. Davis do at weekends ?

A. He cleans the floors and makes the beds.

B. He reads plays aloud and does the weekly shopping.

C. He cooks food for his wife.

D. He takes the dog out for a walk.

64. In the past, the woman’s main job was to ___.

A. take the children to school.

B. take care of their husband.

C. do the washing up.

D. dig the garden.

65. The passage is mainly about____.

A. the division of husbands, wives and children.

B. how to get on well between husbands and wives.

C. the relationship between husband, wives and children.

D. the relationship between husband and wives today.

It is important to know another language and how to communicate without words when you are in another country. Before saying anything, people communicate with each other by using gestures（手勢(shì)）. However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.

In the United States, nodding your head up and down means “yes”, while in some pats of Greece and Turkey, it means “no”. In the southeast of Asia, it is a polite way of saying “I heard you”.

Today in the USA, when someone puts his thumb up, it means “Everything is all right.” However, in Greece it is bad. Also putting your clasped（緊握的）hands up above your head means “I am the winner.” It is the sign which players often make. In Russia it is the sign of friendship.

In the USA, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger（食指）, and the other three straight means “Everything is OK.” In France, it means “You are worth nothing.”

It is also important to make eye communication. If you look down when talking to an American, he or she may feel that you are shy, or you are trying to hide something.

Besides these, you should also know there are some topics that can not be talked about, such as age, weight and marriage. You can talk about the weather, work, sports, food, where one lives and news of the day.

56. Which of the following is true?

A. People all over the world only communicate by words.

B. Many gestures either have different meanings or no meanings at all.

C. Gestures are the most common way to communicate.

D. People can talk about anything in another country.

57. In Greece nodding your head means “_________.”

A. Yes.    B. No    C. I heard you      D. I am the winner

58. Putting the thumb up should not be used in _____.

A. Greece       B. the USA            C. England      D. China

59. What does this sentence mean “….your action can speak louder than your words” ?

A. What you do is better than what you say.

B. You try your best to be polite.

C. You are better understood by your gestures than through your words.

D. What you say is better than what you do.

60. The main idea of the passage is that when you are in another country, _____.

A. it is important to know the language.

B .it is important to know what you talk about to a foreigner.

C. to know how to communicate without words is as important as to know the language.

D. to communicate through gestures is more important than to know the language.

When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter(收容所), he did not expect much.  Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He  36 her Inky.

 “ I grew up on a hundred-acre（畝） farm and had only cats  37   playmates”, Kruger, the seventy-year-old man says. “My hearing was damaged by the    38   of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with   39.They react to what they see and what you do.”

    Inky was a gentle cat,   40     the house with five other cats.  But on a January night in 2009, Inky did 41      that would set her apart from 42     cats forever.

 Kruger had gone down to the basement to 43      the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he 44     to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and    45    his back against an old shelf.  The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.

    46     in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt      47     going into shock（休克）.  He shouted for help,       48       his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house.  49       Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.

    “Go and get Brenda,” Kruger said to Inky.

     Inky 50       to the bedroom door and scratched     51      until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the 52      Brenda found her husband 53      the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months   54   there,” says Kruger . “Although I became lame , I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has   55 left Kruger’s side.       

36. A.  gave        B.  chose       C.  named       D. remembered

37. A.  like         B.  as          C.  except       D. among

38. A.  sound       B.  alarm       C. noise          D. voice

39. A.  animals      B.  friends     C. farmers        D. neighbors

40. A.  sharing      B.  visiting     C. dividing        D. discovering

41. A.  anything     B.  nothing     C. something      D. everything

42. A.  familiar      B.  lovely     C. ordinary        D. outstanding

43. A.  shut out      B.  shut off    C. shut down      D. shut up

44. A.  marched     B.  flew       C. struggled       D. climbed

45. A.  bent         B.  hit        C. shook         D. pulled

46. A.  Falling      B.  Lying      C. Appearing      D. Thinking

47. A.  it   B. itself      C. him            D. himself

48. A.  and         B.  but         C. or            D. so

49. A.  Thus        B.  Otherwise     C. Then         D. Rather

50. A.  walked      B.  ran          C. returned      D. withdrew

51. A.  rapidly      B.  rudely     C. madly         D. urgently

52. A.  bedroom     B.  basement     C yard           D. house

53. A. at the bottom of       B.  in the middle of

   C. at the top of        D. in the front of

54. A. regretting  B.  resting       C. relaxing     D. recovering

55. A.  never          B.  ever        C. still     D. already

 The moment he had been looking forward to ____ at last. You can’t imagine how excited he was!

A. came B. come         C. coming      D. comes

 My brother fell down while he ____ his bicycle and hurt himself. As a result, he couldn’t go to school.

A. was riding         B. is riding   C. rode           D. rides

_____ was playing computer games that cost the boy a lot of time. 　

A. This　　　　　 B. He　　 C. That　 D. It

 It’s already 9:00 and Lucy is ______ for us there.

A. likely to waiting      B. likely to wait

C. possible to wait            D. possible to be waiting 

The headmaster will not permit the change in the course, nor          it a thought.

A. does he even given   B. he even gives   

C. will he even give    D. he will even given

 When      for his views about his teaching job, Philip said he found it very interesting and rewarding.  

A. asking      B. asked       C. having asked     D. to be asked

— It’ll take at least 30 minutes to clean the yard!　

— _____ I can do it in 5 minutes.

A. Oh, come on! B. I couldn’t agree more.　

C. That all depends. 　　　　　 D. It’s hard to say.