.
Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.
“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?’ ” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”
Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.
“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”
46. Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing?
A. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.
B. Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities.
C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.
D. Parents share more interests with their children.
47. The change in today’s parent-child relationship is _________.
A. more confusion among parents
B. new equality between parents and children
C.1ess respect for parents from children
D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents
48. By saying “today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side.” the author means that today’s parents _________.
A. follow the trend of the change B. can set a limit to the change
C. fail to take the change seriously D. have little difficulty adjusting to the change
49. The purpose of the passage is to _________.
A. describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with
B. discuss the development of the parent—child relationship
C. suggest the ways to handle the parent—child relationship
D. compare today’s parent—child relationship with that in the past
D
Mike Ingrarn had been a guard the Ohio State football team in the late 1950s．I believe he may have been captain in his senior year．He is a tough - looking guy，a hero in Columbus，a brave fighter in a red—and—gray uniform．
One holiday season Jack and I had been at the F&R Lazarus department store downtown, and we saw，carrying a tall pile of boxes，someone who clearly was working in the Lazarus stockroom(仓库)．It was, Mike Ingram，post—Ohio state football player．
We stared—how could we help it? And Mike Ingram stopped in his track，looked right back at us，and said，with bite in his tone：“Yeah，it's me．”Meaning：Go ahead and stare if you must．
Couldn’t really blame him．There was nothing wrong with what he was doing——be was earning some money in the stockroom．But he was out in the world now, he wasn't where he had been when everything was bathed in sunlight；he was in Ohio Stadium，hearing the supporting shouts from 78，000 people who loved him and his teammates．He had moved past that trust of life’s roles，as everyone does．It was his misfortune to have，been famous very early；there must have been dozens and dozens of men in their twenties working in the Lazarus stockroom that holiday season，but Mike Ingram was the one sure to attract cnrious passers，because he was no longer who he was supposed to be．
68．When the writer met him in Lazarus，Mike was a．
A．salesman B．manager C．1aborer D．customer
69．By saying“how could we help it?”the writer means that．
A．he and his friend just can’t force themselves not to look at Mike
B．he wonders whether he and his friend can help Mike
C．he and his friend can’t stop looking at each other
D．he and his friend can do nothing to stop Mike carrying the boxes
70．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Mike used to be very popular when he played in the Ohio State football team．
B．Many other people would stare at Mike like the writer when they run into him．
C．Working as an ordinary worker，according to the writer，is Mike’s misfortune．
D．Some people accept what life gives them．
71．We can infer from the passage that when Mike was stared at，he looked .
A．nice B．worried C．shy D．unhappy
C
Last Sep.11 was an important day too. After unknown gunmen attacked aid workers from the Nobel Prize-winning Medecins sans Frontieres at a roadblock on that day , most of the international aid groups helping Darfur’s 6 million people stopped using the roads . On Dec.18 , unknown gunmen attacked the southern town of Gereida. More than 70 aid workers then pulled out of the refugee(难民) camp there—Darfur’s largest, with 130,000 people —leaving only 10 Red Cross employees behind. Yet at the time no one said what had really caused the sudden pullbacks.
Damaging has become surprisingly common in Darfur, where 200,000 Africans have been killed and a third of the population have been sent fleeing into camps in three years of war. But the attacks on international aid workers suggested a dramatic and dangerous start—to attack on purpose those helping to keep Darfur’s millions of refugee alive. A dozen people from foreign NGOs (non－governmental organizations) have been killed in just the past six months , more than previous years. There are about 14,000 aid workers in Darfur now , the majority of them Sudanese, working for foreign NGOs and U.N. agencies and delivering $1 billion a year in aid . Just a few more terrible attacks could throw that into jeopardy. Last week 14 U.N. offices working in Darfur made a clear warning that “the humanitarian (人道主义) organization cannot possibly make certain the survival of the population Darfur if aid workers don’t feel safe. ”
64．What made Sept．11 an important day according to the passage?
A．Two World Trade Center buildings were destroyed in the USA．
B．International aid workers were attacked in Darfur．
C．A fight happened between the international aid workers and some unknown gunmen in Darfur．
D．International aid groups stopped their help to Darfur．
65．Which of the following shows a picture of Darfur?
A．Darfur has been in war since the last Sept．11．
B．Many people in Datfur are homeless because of the war．
C．Darfur will not get help from organizations including the UN．
D．International aid groups have never been attacked before．
66．The underlined word“jeopardy”in the last paragraph most probably means．
A．light B．practice C．danger D．effect
67．Which of the following can be the tide of the passage?
A．People in Darfur B．International Aid Groups in Danger
C．War in Darfur D．International Aid to Darfur
B
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60．Why 10 appointments are to be made?
A．To teach some new subjects
B．To guide students in reading
C．To make Imperial College among the top 10 universities of the world
D．To make Tanaka Business School a leading research –led business school
61．“Readers”in the 4th line mean .
A．school newspaper editors B．librarians
C．senior university teachers D．college graduates
62．Which of the following statements does NOT agree with the passage?
A．Imperial College is a business school
B．Imperial College is a famous university in the world
C．Imperial College is very strict with job hunters
D．Imperial College offers good salary
63．According to the passage , if one wants to apply for a job in Imperial College, he/she should
_______ .
A．post all the material before 2 April 2007 B．prepare enough personal material in ink
C．write 2 essays D．first visit www.imperial.ac.uk/tanaka
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，扶每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Be sure to book a table if the restaurant you choose is all expensive or a popular one．You will feel embarrassed to show up without booking and having to wait for a table, leaving very bad impression on your friend，especially your girl friend．Also，be sure to check to see if you need to be properly dressed and tell your fi4end ahead of time what to wear.
When your food arrives，proper dining manners make you eat at a right pace so that you have time to talk．A good measure of how fast you should eat is to count 10 seconds between each mouthful and it’s bad manners if you eat too fast and then spend the rest of the time watching your friend eat．
Don’t make noise when having soup and chewing，or chew with your mouth open．
Your napkin(餐巾)should be placed on your lap at ail times．Don’t put it in any other place；It you have to get up，place it nearly on your seat.
When eating，put your fork straight in your mouth．Don’t place your fork in the side of your mouth as it increases the chances of dropping your food，which could be very embarrassing．If you get food stuck in your mouth，don’t pick it out with your fingers or fork at the table．Excuse yourself and go to the restroom and get it out with a toothpick．
When dining，keep your eyes on your friend at all times and try to smile between mouthfuls. Some-times，you should make an effort to show some interest and ask questions like，“How do you like the beef?”If she needs, you are the one who is supposed to flag down the waiter fly a gentle wave of the hand until someone notices you．
56．If you want to eat in a popular restaurant，the author of the passage suggests that .
A．you book a table beforehand
B．you book a table beforehand and check to be properly dressed
C．you go with a friend
D．you just show up any time you want
57．Good eating manners do NOT include．
A．eating at a proper pace
B．making sounds to show how much you enjoy food
C．showing some interest to your friend when dining
D．placing a napkin on your lap
58．We can infer from the passage for sure that．
A．the writer of the passage favors those dinning manners．
B．the writer of the passage is not a Chinese
C．toothpick is available in the restroom
D．toothpick is not to be found on a dinner table
59．The passage is mainly about．
A．dining manners B．an expensive restaurant
C．what to dress D．what to eat
E
Is it time to kick Russia out of the BRICs （金砖四国）? If so, it may end up sounding like a famous ball-point pen maker-BIC. An argument is being made that Goldman Sach’s famous marketing device（策略）,the BRICs, should really be the BICs.
“Is Russia really worth the name BRICs?” asks Anders Aslund, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, in an article for Foreigh Policy. Aslund, who is also co-author with Andrew Kuchins of “The Russian Balance Sheet”, thinks the Russia of Putin and Medvedev is just not worthy of inclusion alongside Brazil, India and China in the list of future economic powerhouses. He writes:
“The country’s economic performance has fallen to such a weak level that one must ask whether it has any say at all on the global economy, compared with the other members of its group. I have just returned from Moscow, which is always dull around this season. For the last seven years, Russia has taken very few measures to improve its economy. Instead, the state has been living on oil and gas. ”
Economically, Aslund has the numbers on his side. The International Monetary Fund figures that the Russian economy will fall by 6.7 percent in 2009, while Vhina will grow 8.5 percent and India 5.4 percent. There is less of a case for Brazil, with a fall of 0.7 percent, but it is still doing far better than Russia.
But the BRICs are not just about economy. As is mentioned above, it is a marketing device to encourage investors to focus on the big promising players. From an investment standpoint, it could be argued that Russia is leading the BRICs. Its stock（股票）market is up 128 percent this year while around 80 percent is for the other three.
At very least, however, Russia’s economic underperformance and stock market outperfoumance does suggest it is indeed one of the group.
52．According to the passage, which country will enjoy the biggest increase in 2009?
A．China. B．Russia. C．Brazil. D．India.
53．According to Aslund, Russia shouldn’t be a BRIC partly because_______.
A．Russia’s economic performance is far worse than the other three
B．Russia’s leaders are not good at managing economy
C．Russia has taken effective measures to improve its economy
D．Russia will no longer attract investors from other countries
54．From the passage we know that ________.
A．Anders Aslund is working for the Russian government
B．Russia outperfoumed the other three countries in stock market
C．most people disagree Russia is included in BRICs
D．the BRICs would end up being the BICs sooner or later
55．The author seems to ________.
A．suggest it’s time to kick Russia out of the BRICs?
B．feel worried about the economy of the BRICs
C．think Russia is worth being one of the group
D．show disappointment to Russia’s economy