10．According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics （ONS），the U．K．has about 7.7million families with dependent children，of which 3.7million have just one child，compared to 3million with two and 1.1million with three children or more．The number of families today with just one dependent child is now 47percent and will likely rise to more than 50percent in a decade．As the ONS confirms，"It appears that families are getting smaller．"
One obvious reason for this could be that women are putting off having children until they have established careers when they are bound to be less fertile．But it could just as well be a matter of choice．Parents must consider the rising cost of living，combined with economic uncertainty and an increasingly difficult job market．And this trend may continue growing as having an only child becomes more normal，which seems to be the mood on the mothers'online forum Mumsnet，where one member announced that she"just wanted to start a positive thread about how fab it is to have an only child"．
She had received 231replies，overwhelmingly in the same upbeat spirit．Parents of only children insist there are plenty of benefits．Nicola Kelly，a writer and lecturer who grew up as an only child and is now a married mother of one，says her 15-year-old son seems more grown-up in many ways than his contemporaries．
Not all products of single-child families are as keen to repeat the experience．In a moving recent account journalist Janice Turner wrote about her own keenness to"squeeze out two sons just 22months apart"as a reaction to her only-child upbringing．
She was placed on a pedestal by her doting parents，whom she punished with a"brattish，wilful"rejection of everything they stood for．Desperate for a close friend she was repeatedly shattered by rejection and refers to her childhood as being"misery"．
Writer and clinician Dr．Dorothy Rowe，a member of the British Psychological Society，says that we all interpret events in our own individual way and there are some children who no matter what their circumstances feel slighted，while other children see the advantages of their situation．
However，the one part of life that is unlikely to get any easier for only children is when they grow up and find themselves looking after their own parents as they become older．

58．The passage is written with the purpose ofC．
A．illustrating the strength and weakness of having an only child
B．a(chǎn)nalyzing the reasons why having an only child becomes popular
C．presenting us with different opinions about having an only child
D．guiding people to look at the same issue from different perspectives
59．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4mean？B
A．Nearly half of families intend to have just one child．
B．All people don't stand for the idea of having an only child．
C．Some people fail to recognize the advantage of having an only child．
D．People brought up in an only child family resist downsizing the family．
=60．From what Dr．Dorothy Rowe said，we know thatD．
A．journalist Janice Turner experienced a miserable childhood
B．she has a positive attitude towards Janice Turner's reaction
C．it's necessary for us to look at the event from our own angle
D．some are unable to make an objective assessment of their conditions
61．What can be inferred from the passage？D
A．It's normal to see the imperfection in character in only children．
B．Mumsnet is an online forum which promotes having an only child．
C．Economic development plays a determining role in the family size．
D．Only children will have difficulty in attending to their parents．

分析 文章講述了由英國國家統(tǒng)計(jì)局發(fā)布的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，全英擁有未獨(dú)立子女的家庭數(shù)量大約有770萬．這一數(shù)據(jù)引發(fā)社會的極大討論：少生優(yōu)生，幸福一生？

解答 58-61 CBDD
58題答案是C．主旨大意題．文章第一段倒數(shù)第二句The number of families today with just one dependent child is now 47 percent and will likely rise to more than 50 percent in a decade現(xiàn)今獨(dú)生子女家庭占47%，而這一數(shù)字在十年內(nèi)很有可能將漲過50%．引出了話題背景，后文presenting us with different opinions about having an only child描述關(guān)于獨(dú)生胎兒的不同觀點(diǎn)．故選C．
59題答案是B．句意猜測題．Not all products of single-child families are as keen to repeat the experience但并非所有來自獨(dú)生子女家庭的孩子都希望繼續(xù)重演這樣的經(jīng)歷．由此得知只生一胎的觀念不得人心All people don't stand for the idea of having an only child．故選B．
60題答案是D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．第六段Dr．Dorothy Rowe說的話，we all interpret events in our own individual way and there are some children who no matter what their circumstances feel slighted，while other children see the advantages of their situation．我們所有人都按個人的方式去詮釋理解各種事件，有些孩子，不管他們?nèi)绾屋p視自己所處的環(huán)境，然而在其他孩子眼中看來卻有著各種好處．由此得知，有些人不能對自己的情況作出客觀的評價(jià)，some are unable to make an objective assessment of their conditions．故選D．
61題答案是D．主旨大意題．由文章最后一段整段However，the one part of life that is unlikely to get any easier for only children is when they grow up and find themselves looking after their own parents as they become older得知獨(dú)生子女必須等到自己長大了才明白自己要去照顧父母．這便是Only children will have difficulty in attending to their parents獨(dú)生子女照顧父母會有點(diǎn)難．故選D．

點(diǎn)評 本文是政治經(jīng)濟(jì)類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．

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C．To indicate people have different needs to satisfy．
D．To explain why people need to read．
73．What does the author mean by saying"When mind looses its freedom to grow，creativity gets a full stop．"A
A．When mind keeps growing，creativity fully stops．
B．When freedom is lost，creativity gets a full stop．
C．When mind stops growing，creativity fully stops．
D．When growing is lost，creativity gets a flail stop．
74．The paragraph following the passage is probably aboutB．
A．how the pre-historic man feeds his mind
B．what other advantages reading brings
C．how to develop creativity
D．how to satisfy your mind by watching TV
75．The author tends to tell usC．
A．reading can satisfy your all needs       
B．reading can result from creativity
C．reading can feed your mind             
D．reading can realize your dreams．

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20．Film cameras and digital cameras work in a similar way．
Film cameras
After all，a film camera is basically a light-proof （不透光的） box．It has a lens （鏡頭） system to focus light onto the film at the back of the camera．
Let's suppose that we are outside on a beautiful summer day trying to take a picture of the family dog．We are using a film camera．We finally get the dog to lie still．You point the camera at him．What happens？Light goes into the camera lens and hits the shutter．In other words，nothing happens yet．Now let's say that the dog looks really cute and you decide to snap a picture．What happens？When you press the button，the shutter open for a very short period of time．A small amount of light passes through and hits the film at the back of the camera．This creates an upside-down and reversed （反向的）image on the film．
    When you finish the roll of the film，you can take it to the photo shop to develop it and you will have a great picture of your dog!
    Cameras come with different lens lengths．Why does it matter？Many small cameras have shorter focal lengths，which means that there is a small distance between the lens and the place where the light focuses at the back of the camera．This gives you a large view of the area you are taking a picture of．Lenses with a long focal length show a smaller area but allow you to focus on distant objects and make them bigger．They are often called telephoto lenses．A good example of a long focus lens is one that is used by sports photographers to get photos of football players as if they were standing right beside them．
Digital cameras
    In digital cameras，the light falls not on film but onto a sensor （傳感器）called a CCD （Charge Coupled Device）．This digitally converts（轉(zhuǎn)變） light and colour into a digital information or pixels （象素）．The CCD is the heart of any digital camera and usually the most expensive part----depending on how good it is．
67．Which of the following statements is TRUE？C
A．Both digital and film cameras focus light onto the film．
B．All cameras have a sensor．
C．Digital cameras and film cameras have something in common．．
D．Small cameras usually have longer focal lengths．
68．In the"Film cameras"part，you fail to take the picture of the dog becauseC．
A．light goes into the camera lens and hits the shutter
B．you haven't aimed the camera at the dog
C．the image of the dog is not created
D．the sensor fails to convert light and colour into a digital information
69．The main reason that sports photographers can get clear and big photos of players is thatD．
A．they use digital cameras                              
B．the lens of their cameras is excellent
C．their focus lenses are short                        
D．their focus lenses are long
70．Generally speaking，a digital camera's price isA．
A．closely related to the quality of the CCD
B．irrelevant to the quality of the CCD
C．closely related to the lens
D．irrelevant to the lens．

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