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Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.I am afraid that the road to the hospital is being_repaired (repair).
2.The side effect of the new medicine is being_researched (research).
3.The project to build a new house is being_discussed (discuss).
4.Christmas presents are being_wrapped (wrap) by my parents.
5.A birthday card is being_written (write) by Tom at present.
6.A wonderful Spring Festival party is being_held (hold) by my family.
7.Some cultural sites are not being_protected (protect) well nowadays.
8.A museum is being_built (build) so that visitors can see the cultural relics.
9.I am being_treated (treat) at the hospital now, so I cannot go to the cinema at present.
10.Much progress is being_made (make) in science and technology in China.
Ⅱ.句型转换(改为主动或被动语态)
1.Plastic pollution is affecting the beautiful ocean.
→The beautiful ocean is_being_affected by plastic pollution.
2.The room is being cleaned by my mother.
→My mother is_cleaning the room.
3.Nowadays, many people all over the world are practicing Kung Fu.
→Nowadays, Kung Fu is_being_practiced by many people all over the world.
4.The directors are designing a new programme to protect the endangered animals.
→A new programme is_being_designed by the directors to protect the endangered animals.
5.Now, more money is being raised by us to help the students in mountainous areas.
→Now, we are_raising_money to help the students in mountainous areas.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.不用担心,事故的起因正在被调查。
Don't worry.The causes of the accident are_being_looked_into .
2.这个问题正在被讨论。
The problem is_being_discussed/is_under_discussion now.
3.孩子们被护士们照顾得很好。
The children are_being_taken_good_care_of by the nurses.
4.新电影院正在被建设,他们希望能在下个月完工。
A new cinema is_being_built/is_under_construction here and they hope to finish it next month.
5.目前,一些动物并没有受到很好的保护。
Some animals are_not_being_protected well enough at present.
Ⅰ.阅读理解
The last thing Caitlin Hipp would have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be living at home with her parents. But through working as a parttime skating instructor and restaurant server, she isn't able to earn enough to live anywhere other than home.
To some degree, multigenerational households (家庭) have always been a part of American life. However, the number of young adults who have been moving back in with their parents— or never leaving home in the first place—has been growing steadily.
UBS Financial Services released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adults still living at home could be that their family doesn't want them to leave.
The report shows that 74 percent of millennials (千禧一代) get some kind of financial support from their parents after college. It finds that millennials have redefined the ties that connect parents and children. Millennials see their parents as peers (同龄人),friends and instructors. Nearly three quarters talked with their parents more than once a week during college. In return, their parents happily provide financial support well into adulthood, helping fund everything for them.
Stuart Hoffman, chief economist for the PNC Financial Group in the US, said the number of young adults striking out on their own fell during the Great Recession. Although job growth for millennials has improved since 2014, that doesn't necessarily mean that millennials are starting to fly the nest. He said, “They may like living at home and being able to save money.”
“There's no doubt that it has held back household formation and purchases of things related to household formation and perhaps childraising,” Hoffman explained. “But they are probably traveling more and eating out more if they don't have a house expense or marriage.I don't know if it represents a change in moral values, but it's much more common for adult children to live in their parents' homes because it's becoming part of the culture.”
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。在美国文化中,成年即意味着要离开父母,独立生活。然而现在越来越多的美国年轻人更倾向于与父母同住。
1.What can be learned about Caitlin Hipp?
A.She is in her thirties.
B.She is ambitious for her career.
C.She can barely make ends meet.
D.She prefers living with her parents.
解析:C [推理判断题。根据第一段中的“But through working as a parttime skating instructor and restaurant server, she isn't able to earn enough to live anywhere other than home”可知,如果不住在家里,通过做兼职滑冰教练和餐馆服务员,Hipp是不能赚取足够的钱来独立生活的,即她很难维持生计。故选C。]
2.What's the reason for young adults' living at home according to UBS Financial Services?
A.The lack of job opportunity.
B.Their parents' need for them.
C.The high pressure from modern life.
D.Their parents' overprotection of them.
解析:B [细节理解题。根据第三段中的“one reason for the growing number of young adults still living at home could be that their family doesn't want them to leave”可知,瑞银金融服务公司发布的报告显示,越来越多的年轻人住在家里的原因之一是他们的父母不想让他们离开,即他们的父母需要他们。故选B。]
3.What does Hoffman think of young adults' living at home?
A.It will never go out of fashion.
B.It may allow them to travel more.
C.It results from the change in moral values.
D.It goes against America's cultural development.
解析:B [细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“But they are probably traveling more and eating out more if they don't have a house expense or marriage”可知,在Hoffman看来,年轻人住在家里可能会使他们拥有更多的旅游机会。故选B。]
4.What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?
A.To introduce different types of living arrangements.
B.To stress the importance of financial independence.
C.To inform people of a social phenomenon in the US.
D.To explain why American young adults still live with their parents.
解析:C [意图推断题。纵观全文可知,本文主要介绍了在美国,越来越多的年轻人倾向于与父母同住的这样一种社会现象,故C项最能概括作者写作本文的目的。]
Ⅱ.应用文写作
假定你是李华,想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸(papercutting)艺术展。请给他写封邮件,内容包括:
(1)展览时间、地点;
(2)展览内容。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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[参考范文]
Dear Henry,
I'm Li Hua.I'm writing to invite you to see the Chinese papercutting exhibition.It is a Chinese folk art with a long history.
The exhibition will be held in the City Museum,located in the north of our city.It will start from June 16th and last for more than a week.It's said that a large number of papercut works by experts throughout China will be on show,and some of them are made by famous artists.The paper cuts are about animals,plants,people and other things.Visiting this exhibition,we will not only enjoy the folk art works,but also learn a lot.
If you're interested in the Chinese folk art,please email me.We can make it any day to visit the exhibition.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
学科网(北京)股份有限公司
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