閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C、和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

The position of children in American family and society is no longer what is used to be. The ___36___ family in colonial(殖民時期的) North America was mainly concerned with survival and     37    that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were ____38___in terms of their productivity(生產(chǎn)能力), and they played the role of producer quite early.   39   they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination(附屬).

With the ____40____ of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society ____41____the United States has become, each ___42____ must fulfill a number of personal and occupational___43____ and be in contact with many other member. _____44_____, viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are ____45_____ more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceptance of children as____46____ participants in the family is reflected in various laws _____47_____ the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.

This new ____48____of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also ____49_____an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time___50_____ the proper way to ____51____ children.

Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a ___52____transaction(事務(wù)) between parent and child____53_____a one-way, parent-to-child training___54_____ . As a consequence, socializing children and____55____with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems.

36. A. poor           B. ordinary          C. happy              D. wealthy

37. A. except         B. for               C. beyond             D. through

38. A. supported       B. received          C. encouraged          D. valued

39. A. Until           B. After            C. Although            D. When

40. A. movement      B. achievement       C. development         D. requirement

41. A. that            B. where            C. when               D. what

42. A. parent          B. member           C. family              D. relative

43. A. purposes        B. promises          C. roles                D. tasks

44. A. Besides         B. However          C. Instead              D. Therefore

45. A. admired         B. regarded          C. made               D. respected

46. A. willing          B. equal             C. similar              D. common

47. A. enjoying         B. preventing        C. considering           D. protecting

48. A. view            B. faith             C. world               D. study

49. A. led in           B. brought in         C. resulted in            D. taken in

50. A. seeking          B. making           C. fighting              D. working

51. A. nurse            B. praise            C. understand            D. raise

52. A. one-sided        B. many-sided        C. round-way            D. two-way

53. A. more than        B. rather than         C. better than            D. less than

54. A. manner          B. method            C. program              D. guide

55. A. talking           B. living             C. playing               D. discussing

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

This year’s Cannes Film Festival threw actress Fan Bingbing into the international spotlight–  thanks to her performance on the red carpet, not on the big screen． 36   a string of fancy dresses may have impressed many, the film featuring her -– director Wang Xiaoshuai’s Chongqing Blues–failed to take home an award．

Chongqing Blues, based on a real story, is about a captain and  37  (Wang Xueqi) who has been    38    with work __39___ neglects his family．When he learns that his son was killed by police because of a kidnapping, he goes   40   from Rizhao to Chongqing to discover the truth, while reflecting on his own faults during the trip．

In the judges’ eyes,   41  , the film was just not artsy enough．In an interview with sina.com after the award presentation, Wang Xiaoshuai admitted that the main reason why the film  42  was because it was a bit too commercial for the judges．“Yes, it’s a pity．But a film can’t just fulfill a director’s ambition．It should also  43   a market, and keep the investors’ needs  44  , ” Wang said．“So, we had to add some commercial elements into this film.”

Wang Xiaoshuai and the main actors   45   Wang Xueqi and Fan Bingbing in this film, have got a modest attitude．“We didn’t   46   too much when we came,” said Fan in a press conference．“This time we’ve   47   great communication with filmmakers around the world–that’s what we came here for.”

A．While         B．When          C．Because      D．For

A．father             B．mother        C．teacher        D．doctor

A．a(chǎn)ngry            B．busy          C．familiar      D．popular

A．a(chǎn)nd              B．then               C．so                  D．or

A．in no way         B．by the way      C．a(chǎn)ll the way        D．in the way

A．meanwhile        B．fortunately           C．therefore     D．however

A．lost              B．succeeded           C．won         D．missed

A．take to           B．take on             C．a(chǎn)ppeal to     D．a(chǎn)pply for

A．out of mind       B．in mind            C．never mind   D．to mind

A．a(chǎn)s       B．like     C．such that     D．so that

A．expect          B．think               C．hope          D．wish

A．made           B．founded             C．built                D．established

What is eBay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can
trade practically anything. People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods, including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoes- the list goes on and on.
The idea came from Peter Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child. At high school, he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tuft University in 1988, he worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. In his free time he started eBay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade(升級) and he began charging a fee to members. Joined by a friend, Peter Skill and in 1998 by his capable CEO, Meg Whitman, he has never looked back. Even in the great.com crashes of the late 1990s, eBay has gone from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet.
eBay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other. All you have to do is take an e-photo, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business: the world is your market place .Of course for each item (商品)sold eBay gets a percentage and that is great deal of money. Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on eBay and eighty percent of the items are sold.
【小題1】We learn from the text that eBay provides people with_______.

What is eBay? The simple answer is that it is a global trading platform where nearly anyone can trade practically anything. People can sell and buy all kinds of products and goods, including cars, movies and DVDs, sporting goods, travel tickets, musical instruments, clothes and shoes- the list goes on and on.

The idea came from Peter Omidyar, who was born in Paris and moved to Washington when he was still a child. At high school, he became very interested in computer programming and after graduating from Tuft University in 1988, he worked for the next few years as a computer engineer. In his free time he started eBay as a kind of hobby, at first offering the service free by word of mouth. By 1996 there was so much traffic on the website that he had to upgrade(升級) and he began charging a fee to members. Joined by a friend, Peter Skill. and in 1998 by his capable CEO, Meg Whitman, he has never looked back. Even in the great.com crashes of the late 1990s, eBay has gone from strength to strength. It is now one of the ten most visited online shopping websites on the Internet.

eBay sells connections, not goods, putting buyer and seller into contact with each other. All you have to do is lake an e-photo, write a description, fill out a sales form and you are in business: the world is your market place .Of course for each item (商品)sold eBay gets a percentage and that is great deal of money. Every day there are more than sixteen million items listed on eBay and eighty percent of the items are sold

60. We learn from the text that eBay provides people with_______.

A. a way of buying and selling goods

B. a website for them to upgrade

C. a place to exhibit their own photos

D. a chance to buy things at low prices

61. Why did Peter create eBay after graduating from university?

A. For fun.

B. To make money.

C. For gathering the engineers.

D. To fulfill a task of his company.

62. From “he has never looked back “in Paragraph 2, we learn that Peter______.

A. did not feel lonely

B. was always hopeful

C. did not think about the past

D. became more and more successful

63. How does eBay make money from its website?

A. By bringing acallers together.

B. By charging for each sale

C. By listing items online

D. By making e-photos.

One winter during college in New York, I took an 8 am history class to fulfill a requirement. It was 36 to get up for that class, but every morning I would 37 the cold winds and went to the lecture.

The professor for the class would step 38 into the room. He was terribly nervous about the class and always fixed his eyes on his book, never 39 us.

I felt that I needed to do something to 40 the boredom, so I tried to find something in his lecture to ask him, 41 me to pay attention rather than letting my eyes close. The first time 42 I raised my hand, he was surprised but was obviously 43 to have a question to answer. I continued to do this every day. The professor seemed to become a bit more 44 and some other students even joined in. In fact, his answers were always 45. In this way, I learned quite a lot and realized the professor was indeed a/an 46 in his field.

On the last day of class we 47 our books and headed out. The professor stepped directly in front of me, with obvious 48, putting out his hand. He said, “49 you for making my class so interesting,” shaking my hand and smiling. I was so 50. To me, it had been a pleasant way to 51 the time in his lesson. I had no idea that my 52 had any effect on him or the others at all.

That 53 has stayed with me for 30 years. I don’t 54 the fact I learned in his class, but I’ll never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the 55 of acts of kindness, indeed or not.

A. impossible               B. rough             C. natural                  D. tough

A. slow                       B. brave             C. lower              D. warm

A. shyly                      B. eagerly           C. proudly           D. hurriedly

A. looking down at            B. looking up at     C. looking up to  D. looking down upon

A. ignore                        B. delay              C. stop                D. understand

A. forcing                       B. allowing         C. advising           D. persuading

A. when                      B. in which         C. *                    D. that

A. impatient                    B. sorry              C. shocked          D. pleased

A. relaxed                       B. annoyed          C. tired               D. determined

A. boring                       B. interesting       C. puzzling         D. worrying

A. permanent               B. temporary       C. expert             D. fool

A. read                           B. copied             C. ordered            D. gathered

A. pity                           B. effort              C. humor            D. guilt

A. Thank                       B. Forgive           C. Blame             D. Praise

A. honest                        B. nervous          C. surprised        D. disappointed

A. save                           B. spend              C. spare              D. pass

A. stories                      B. questions         C. appearance    D. care

A. moment                     B. opinion          C. suggestion       D. wish

A. like                            B. know              C. recall             D. believe

A. concept                      B. reward             C. price               D. power