Most Americans believe that someone isn’t grown-up until the age of 26 and they should complete their education, have a full-time job, have a family to support and be financially independent. They also believe that becoming a real grown-up is a process which begins at about the age of 20 and takes about five years, according to the report from the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center.

The findings are based on a representative sample of 1,398 people over the age of 18 who were surveyed in person. The survey found that people expect the transitions （過度,轉(zhuǎn)變）to grown-up status to be completed at the following ages: age 20.9 self-supporting; age 21.1 no longer living with parents; age 21.2 having a full-time job; age 22.3 education completed; age 24.5 being able to support a family financially; age 25.7 getting married;  and age 26.2 having a child.

 “There is a large degree of agreement across social groups on the relative importance of the seven transitions,” said Tom Smith, director of the survey. The only obvious pattern of differences is on views about supporting a family, having children and getting married. Older adults consider these more important than younger adults do. This probably shows in large part a change in values across generations away from traditional family values. The most valued step toward reaching adulthood, the survey found, is completing education, followed by full-time employment, supporting a family, financial independence, living independently, and marriage.

52 . According to the first paragraph, someone is a grown-up when he _______.  

A. has found a full-time job                    

B. has finished his study in university

C. can make money and support himself after completing his education

D. can support a family and be financially independent after graduation

53 . A young man of 24 may be busy ________.  

A. finding a job               B. finding a girl friend

C. making money             D. preparing for his wedding

54. From the passage, we learn that _________.  

A. being grown-up is just a matter of age

B. being grown-up is a process which takes some time

C. all people think completing education means being grown-up

D. the survey found everyone had a different view about being grown-up

55. The best title for the passage should be “________”   

A. It takes a long time to grown up.         

B. Are we grown-up yet?

C. Getting married means being grown-up.   

D. Completing education means being grown-up.

It is the first time that I _____ abroad.

    A. have been              B. was   B. will have been          D. am

—Have a good rest ; you need to          your energy for the football match this afternoon .

    —Thanks a lot .

       A．leave       B．save C．hold        D．get

He determined to teach in a western province, though he _______in the city for a better life.

A. could stay    B. would stay    C. could have stayed     D. had stayed

. –The maths exam is not difficult, is it?

   --        . Even Tom         to the top students failed in it.

   A. Yes; belongs               B. No; belonged            C. Yes; belonging          D. No; belonging

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36～55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

[04年高考福建卷]Not too long ago ,an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly．A guest  36     out of our Polynesian Village resort（度假勝地）at Walt Disney was asked how she   37     her visit．She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (n)     38    vacation ,but was heartbroken about    39     several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet    40    ．At that moment she was particularly     41    over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau ,     42    this was a memory she especially treasured．

Now ,please understand that we have no written service rules    43    lost photos in the park．   44    ,the clerk at the front desk   45     Disney’s idea of caring for our    46    ．She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of    47     film ,promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau．

Two weeks later the guest received a      48   at her home．In it were photos of all the actors of our show,    49     signed by each performer．There were also      50    of the public procession（游行隊(duì)伍）and fireworks in the park ,taken by the front-desk clerk in her own    51     after work．I happened to know this     52     because this guest wrote us a letter．She said that    53     in her life had she received such good service from any business．

Excellent    54     does not come from policy (政策性的)handbooks．It comes from people who    55     —and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude．

36．A．working      B．checking    C．trying          D．staying

37．A．expected   B．realized      C．paid   D．enjoyed

38．A．disappointing     B．wonderful  C．uncomfortable  D．important

39．A．taking         B．dropping    C．losing          D．breaking

40．A．developed B．taken C．washed      D．loaded

41．A．silly    B．nervous      C．calm  D．sad

42．A．when B．where         C．a(chǎn)s       D．which

43．A．covering     B．finding        C．making       D．keeping

44．A．Excitedly    B．Fortunately        C．Therefore  D．Quietly

45．A．understood        B．reminded   C．trusted       D．discovered

46．A．workers     B．guests        C．managers  D．clerks

47．A．printed       B．shot   C．unused       D．recorded

48．A．film    B．card   C．camera      D．packet

49．A．frequently B．personally C．a(chǎn)lone D．a(chǎn)ctually

50．A．rules  B．pictures     C．handbooks          D．performances

51．A．case   B．work  C．time   D．position

52．A．story  B．place C．photo          D．show

53．A．only    B．a(chǎn)lmost        C．never D．nearly

54．A．a(chǎn)dvice         B．experience         C．quality        D．service

55．A．care   B．serve C．like     D．know

New York State has passed the USA’s first state law banning motorists talking on hand-held cell phones. The ban will begin November 1, although drivers caught using hand-held cell phones will be given only warnings during the first month.

First-time violators(違法者) will face a ＄100 fine. A second time call for a ＄200 fine and every violation after that will cost＄500．

At least a dozen localities(地方) have established bans, starting in 1999; and 40 states have had bans proposed but not passed．At least 23 countries, including the Great Britain, Italy, Israel and Japan, ban drivers from using hand-held cell phones.

There are about 115 million cell phones in use in the United States and more than 6 million in New York State.

“To think that I’m not going to use cell phone when at the same time I can still use my laptop, I still can read a paper, I can still change my pants(褲子) while driving 65 mph. I think there’s just something wrong,” an official said．

Other critics noted that other things like eating, drinking coffee and applying make-up while driving posed(造成) at least as much of a concern. They suggested that the ban include a broader range of things.

1．How much fine will a hand-held cell phone user receive if he has been caught using it four times while driving after November?

       A．$500．     B．$1000．   C．$1200．   D．$1300．

2．We can see from this passage that _______. 

       A．the ban has been put into effect in most states in the U. S.

       B．many of the developed countries forbid drivers using hand-held cell phones

       C．over fifty localities or states ban drivers from using hand-held cell phones

       D．more people in the U. S. are against the ban than for it

3．The official mentioned in this passage _______. 

       A．does not agree with this ban

       B．doesn’t believe using hand-held cell phones while driving will cause any danger

       C．doesn’t understand why hand-held cell phones alone should be banned among many others

       D．believes changing pants while driving will cause greater danger

4．The writer intends to tell us in the last paragraph that _______.

       A．it is not fair to have this ban passed

       B．the ban will never be passed in the whole country

       C．more activities of the same kind should also be banned

       D．the ban will meet with more criticism

5．This article is most probably taken from _______.

       A．a(chǎn) newspaper article             B．a(chǎn)n advertisement

       C．a(chǎn) personal diary                     D．a(chǎn) letter

根據(jù)所給漢語(yǔ)或所缺單詞的首字母，寫出單詞的正確形式。5%

1. It is said that this old building has __________（存在） for more than three hundred years.

2. Children should not be allowed to watch v___________ movies which are often bloody.

3. No one knows why he left the country without telling anyone; it is still a p__________.

4. My kids often spend hours ___________（聊天）with their friends on QQ.

5. The talk is going on in a ____________（混合）of English, Russian and French.

6. When the letter reaches you, please give us a reply w__________ seven days.

7. Thank you very much for your ___________（支持）

8. He i___________ her with his kindness and consideration, and finally she agreed to marry him.

9. To my surprise, they _____________（表現(xiàn)） very badly towards their guests that evening.

10. The milk boy d_____________ the milk to our house every early morning.

A fire _______ in the lower story during the midnight and soon the whole building was in flames.

   A. was breaking out            B. was broken out             C. broke out                        D. break out

After the boss had read my letter of application, he was ______ that I was the right person for the position.

A. informed               B. convinced               C. presented        D. suggested