Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My topic is "__________".
     Now in the 21st century, advertising is more and more important for people. Why? I think it is because through advertising, people, especially the businessmen, can introduce their products to the people all over the world. Because of this, many companies spend a lot of money on advertising. As we all know, there are many advertisements which are very interesting and popular. For example, Michael Jordan made an interesting advertisement for Nike. From this you can see how the companies make their products known to the world.
     People can make a lot of money through advertising. It is known that many famous singers and movie stars make money in this way. However, I don't think this is a good way for them to make money, because they are not the professional(職業(yè)的) advertisers, especially those who advertise in medicine advertisements.
     Nowadays, advertising not only means making the products known, but also means making ourselves known to people around us. Living today, we have to make people believe in us if we want to do important jobs. But how can this be done? We should first let other people know our good side: the good habits and abilities we have. In short, we should always remember to advertise ourselves to others. As I said before, advertising is not only important for companies but also for everyone, for all human beings. This is the most interesting thing about advertising.

1. The best topic to fill in the line in the first paragraph is "__________".

A. The Importance of Advertising
B. Making Money through Advertising
C. Advertising Ourselves
D. Advice on Advertisements

2. This passage may be a(an) __________.

A. advertisement
B. story
C. speech
D. report

3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?

A. Many companies are willing to spend money on advertising.
B. Advertising can make some people rich.
C. People can introduce their products through advertisements.
D. Advertising is not necessary for anyone.

       In different countries around the world, people become grownups at different ages. Being grown-ups
   means to have the right to do certain things. ,Young men and women at this age can get a part-time job
  and begin to receive ari income of their own.  They no longer have to depend on their parents for money
  all the time. In many parts of North America, sixteen is the age when one can get a driver's license; in
  England, it is seventeen.
       There are responsibilities (責任) that go along with both of these rights. Getting a part-time job means
   you have to pay income tax (稅). Driving a car means that you have to follow certain rules.
       Voting is another right that marks you have grown up.  In the United States, Canada and the U.K.,
  young people have the right to vote at the age of eighteen. This right also comes with responsibility. They
   must have an understanding of the needs of society, and they must also learn how politics works.

1. When you grow up, it means you ____________________.
2. If you receive an income, you can't have to ____________________ your parents any longer for
    money again and again.
3. When a grown-up person can get a driver's license, the age is ____________________ in England.
4. According to the passage,a grown-up has ____________________ right.
5.  If you have the right to vote, you have to know ____________________.

       “I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can (41) my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling (42).
       The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and has mother is (43) in bed. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main (44) of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not (45) the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll (46) in the work place.
       The story reminds me of another (47). It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was (48) to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always (49) his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be (50) if he taught them how to fish. So he (51) his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could (52) the fish they themselves caught.
         At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only (53) to them. (54), we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and the will learn the ability to (55) money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.
41. A. solve        B. change    C. study        D. find
42. A. surprised  B. excited    C. relaxed     D. interested
43. A. ill              B. alone      C. silent         D. dangerous  
44. A. problem   B. example  C. relative      D. support
45. A. pass         B. copy       C. know        D. mind  
46. A. repeat      B. forget      C. need         D. test  
47. A. story        B. learner    C. family        D. program
48. A. afraid       B. lucky       C. sorry        D. able
49. A. shared     B. cooked    C. exchanged D. weighed
50. A. easy        B. great        C. useless       D. crazy  
51. A. drove      B. stopped    C. called        D. searched    
52. A. feed        B. save         C. touch         D. eat    
53. A. time        B. fish           C. food          D. clothing  
54. A. Next       B. Instead     C. Luckily      D. Especially
55. A. pay         B. give          C. use            D. make

        Great changes have been made in family life because of science and industry. In the past, when more
Americans lived on farms, the typical family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children
often lived with grandparents. Often too, uncles and aunts lived nearby. But when industry became more
important than agriculture in American life, families became smaller because industry requires workers who are
ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary. And large families cannot be moved
from place to place as smaller families can. So, at present people tend to have smaller families.
        In the future, because of industrialization, a typical family will be required to move even more often than
now, so families will be even smaller. The typical family may remain childless and consist only of a man and a
woman. A small number of families may take raising children as their chief work. At the same time they may
also raise other people's children, leaving those families free to move from job to job.

1. Which of the following topics is discussed in the passage?

A. Development of science and industry in America.
B. Influence of science and industry on American families.
C. Harmful effect of industrialization.
D. Social problems resulting from the highly developed science and industry in America.

2. What kinds of families are described in the passage ?

3. According to the writer, what is one of the reasons that families are getting smaller in America?

A. Children tend to leave their parents and grandparents when they grow up.
B. People stop caring for having children.
C. The need for workers who are able to move at any time has been increasing.
D. Both old and young people prefer to live by themselves.

4. Who will take the chief responsibility of raising children in the future?

A. Most families.
B. All families.
C. Social workers.
D. A small number of families.

A. Science and industry have caused thousands of families to split (破裂).
B. Children do not live with their parents or grandparents.
C. Large families can hardly survive (幸存) in modern society.
D. Americans are very choosy with their jobs.

         Most children don't want their parents to go to their schools and they don't like parent-teacher meetings.
They are afraid of their parents. But sometimes they do not do what their parents tell them to do. When this
happens, a parent tries to help the child to do the right thing. When this does not work, the parent usually
punishes the child.
         There are many things that a parent can do. One thing that people have done is to spank (打屁股) the
child. When a parent spanks a child, he will use his hand or something hard to strike the child on the bottom.
The parents want to show their children that they have done something wrong. 
         One problem with spanking is that it teaches the child to hit someone when they do not like what the
other person is doing. Another problem with spanking is that the parent is usually angry and can hit the child
too hard. Sometimes parents will use spanking for everything and not try other ways to get the child to do the
right thing.       
         Many parents are not sure of what to do instead of spanking. Some people think that spanking is okay.
Some think that the law lets them do it. The courts (法院) say that parents have the right to teach their children
how to behave.
         Other things should be tried before a parent decides to spank a child. Taking a more child-friendly way
can help as well. Giving a child more than one choice is another thing that can be tried.

1. According to the passage, one thing that parents usually do to punish their children is to _______.

[     ]

A. strike them on the bottom
B. try to help them do the right thing
C. teach them what to do
D. take them to court

2. Most children are afraid of their parents, _______.

[     ]

3. Which of the following is NOT the problem caused by spanking?

[     ]

A. It teaches the child to hit others when they offend (冒犯) him or her.
B. The parent may get angry and hit the child too hard.
C. Sometimes parents may use spanking for everything.
D. It makes parents try other ways to make the child do right.

4. What is the writer's attitude towards spanking?

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A. He agrees with it.
B. He is interested it.
C. He doesn't care about it.
D. He is against it.

[     ]

A. Good children always do the right thing
B. Right ways should be used when parents try to teach their children a lesson
C. Parents should not punish their children
D. parents should tell children want to do