一、选择填空，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。（每题10分）
—Ken did badly in his math test. I'm terribly worried about the result.
— .
A. I am so happy he is very healthy.
B. Well, it is hard to see.
C. Come on. It isn't the end of the world.
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解析：本题考核“表达别担心”情境下的交际用语。当第一说话人表达对孩子的考试结果担心时，第二说话人可用Come on. It isn't the end of the world（振作起来，这不是世界末日）来回应，而A和 B不是对这句话的回应，所以选C。
正确答案是：Come on. It isn't the end of the world.
—Do you have much experience with caring for babies?
— .
A. Yes, I do. I often take care of kids in my free time.
B. No, you are freshmen. You should work hard.
C. Yes, they are. They are very cute.
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解析：本题考核“询问信息”情况下的交际用语。第一说话人询问你是否对照顾baby有经验，答语应加以证实，所以选A。而B是建议性的话语，说你是大学新生，要努力学习。C是说孩子们可爱。
正确答案是：Yes, I do. I often take care of kids in my free time.
Lily is a good student except ________ she is a little bit careless.
A. where
B. which
C. that
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译文：莉莉是个好学生，就是有点粗心。
解析：固定用法：介词except, but, in后要用连词that引导的名词性从句作其宾语，所以选C。
正确答案是：that
This movie is ________ that one.
选择一项：
A. as more interesting as
B. as interesting as
C. too interesting to
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译文：这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。
解析：as...as…意为“和……一样”，表示同级的比较。第一个as为副词，第二个as为连词, 其基本结构为：as+ adj./ adv. +as...；too...to 意为“太……而不能……”表示否定含义，所以B.
正确答案是：as interesting as
It is said that ______ 2000 factories were closed down during the economic crisis.
选择一项：
A. properly
B. approximately
C. considerably
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译文：据说，在经济危机期间大约有2000家厂子关闭。
解析：properly意为“适当地”；approximately 意为“大约”；considerably意为“ 相当地”；只有B项符合题意，所以选B。
正确答案是：approximately
二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）
Most couples who get married or decide to live together generally plan to have children. Several years ago, people thought that having big families was common and this was seen as an advantage. That was mainly because children
began working at an early age to help provide for the family. But with the
changing times and with the cost of living getting higher every single year, having a big family is no longer considered to be a practical option. In fact, more couples consider that they have only one child and some do not have any desire to become parents at all.
According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, by 1986, women aged 40 to 44 years, were considerably more likely to have given birth to two children than three children (36% vs. 27%) or four or more children (19%). However, taken together, women were still more likely to have had three or more children than to have had two children (46% vs. 36%).
In recent years, women were more likely to have had two children than three or more children – a trend that was most marked in the most recent period (38% vs. 25% in 1996; 38% vs. 22% in 2006). These days, most families in Australia have two children. But the number of women who had given birth to a single child increased progressively from only 8% in 1981 to 13% in 2006.
The U.S. Census Bureau states that there are approximately 14 million only children in America today. This comprises 20% of the children's population compared to only 10% around fifty years ago.
操作提示：通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。
1. Several years ago, people thought that having big families was C
正确答案是：C
A. uncommon and this was seen as an advantage
B. common and this was seen as a disadvantage
C. common and this was seen as an advantage
2. By 1986, taken together, women were still more likely to have had 回答
Bchildren.
A. less
B. more
C. no
3. In recent years, women were more likely to have had 回答C
正确答案是：C
A. three or four children
B. more children
C. fewer children
4. According to the passage, we can predict that the number of family with a single child will 回答B正确答案是：B
A. decreased dramatically
B. increased dramatically
C. remained steady
5. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? 回
A
正确答案是：A
A. Families Having Fewer Children Nowadays.
B. Couples Having More Children Nowadays.
C. Women Being Likely to Have More Children.
解析：
1. 这是一道细节题。本题询问“几年前，人们认为拥有大家庭？”，第一段第二句话告诉读者 “人们认为有个大家庭，很常见，而且大家庭也被认为是个优势”，所以选C。
2. 这是一道细节判断题。第二段第一句话意为“而综合来看，妇女仍然有可能要三个或更多个孩子而不是要两个孩子（其比例为46% vs. 36%）”，此句表明有可能要多个孩子，所以选B。
3. 这是一道细节判断题。本题询问“近年来，妇女有可能要多少个孩子？”，第三段第一句话告诉读者妇女更有可能要2个而不是3个或更多个孩子，所以选C。
4. 这是一道推断题。按照短文内容，我们可以了解到现今澳大利亚大部分家庭拥有2个孩子，而要1个孩子妇女数量（increased progressively）逐渐增加，所以我们推断将来拥有1个孩子的家庭会显著增多，所以选B
5. 这是一道主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章讲过去有个大家庭（多生孩子），很常见，而且大家庭也被认为是个优势。但近几年来，由于生活成本逐年增长，拥有大家庭已不再是一个现实的选择，妇女愿意要3个或更多个孩子的越来越少。而如今澳大利亚大部分家庭拥有2个孩子，要1个孩子的家庭逐年递增。所以选A。
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