第6部分：完形填空（第51～65題，每題1分，共15分）
閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出4個(gè)選項(xiàng)，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)答案，涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
The American Family
In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are（51） enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness （寬容） of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is rarely（52）, and children are often allowed to do（53） they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him（54） question, and children are encouraged to be（55） at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom（56） far. Others think that a strong father image would not（57） the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to（58） their parental families by the time they have（59） their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a（60）, a kind of weak dependence.
This pattern of independence often results in serious（61） for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live（62） the age of 70. The job-retirement age is （63） 65. The children have left home, married, and（64） their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.（65）the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.
51 A senior B junior C old D young
52 A watched B followed C understood D grasped
53 A what B that C which D when
54 A for B on C without D in
55 A dependent B independent C sure D secure
56 A too B almost C nearly D so
57 A gain B welcome C suit D estimate
58 A breakup B break into C breakthrough D break away from
59 A reached B come C arrived D developed
60 A reward B criticism C failure D success
61 A events B problems C matters D affairs
62 A on B up C from D beyond
63 A only B usually C sometimes D seldom
64 A set forth B set aside C set up D set down
65 A But B Therefore C In contrast D On the other hand
答案
51. C 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. B
56. A 57. C 58. D 59. A 60. C
61. B 62. D 63. B 64. C 65. A
解析
51 題Old enough 表示到一定年齡，52題，rarely是很少、幾乎不的意思，follow 表示遵守、聽從、接受，意思是在美國(guó)children should be seen and not heard，這個(gè)原則美國(guó)人很少接受，53題,美國(guó)的孩子們?cè)试S做他們自己喜歡做的事情，Do what thy like, 這里的what 經(jīng)?？嫉剑欢ㄒ鹱⒁?，54 without question沒有問題，美國(guó)家長(zhǎng)們都不喜歡孩子們完全聽從，因?yàn)樗麄儜?yīng)該有自己的想法和問題，55，be encouraged 意思是被鼓勵(lì)….，所以應(yīng)該是independent獨(dú)立的意思，56, too far 太遠(yuǎn)了，太過了的意思，57， suit 是適合的意思，在這里estimate意思是估計(jì)。58， 離開家的正確表達(dá)是break away from , break through 突破、突圍 的意思，break into 強(qiáng)行進(jìn)入，打斷的意思，break up結(jié)束、分裂的意思。
59 到達(dá)的英語(yǔ)表達(dá)有好幾種，比如：reach直接加名詞、數(shù)詞等，arrive 要和at /in連用，前者表示小地方，后者表示大地方；get一般和to 連用，所以這里選reach ,60, not to do so is often regarded as a不那樣的話就會(huì)被認(rèn)為是失敗，failure ,因?yàn)槊绹?guó)強(qiáng)調(diào)的是獨(dú)立性，61， 獨(dú)立性在小家庭的老人身上產(chǎn)生了一些問題，一般用problems，question一般是疑問，62， 超過…超出一般用beyond，63，退休的年齡一般是65歲，所以選usually，64，注意幾個(gè)set搭配的用法哦，set up 建立，set forth開始……出發(fā)，set aside放一邊，不理會(huì)，set down 使放下，制定的意思。
閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出4個(gè)選項(xiàng)，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)答案，涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
The American Family
In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are（51） enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness （寬容） of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is rarely（52）, and children are often allowed to do（53） they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him（54） question, and children are encouraged to be（55） at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom（56） far. Others think that a strong father image would not（57） the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to（58） their parental families by the time they have（59） their late teens or early twenties. Indeed, not to do so is often regarded as a（60）, a kind of weak dependence.
This pattern of independence often results in serious（61） for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live（62） the age of 70. The job-retirement age is （63） 65. The children have left home, married, and（64） their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.（65）the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.
51 A senior B junior C old D young
52 A watched B followed C understood D grasped
53 A what B that C which D when
54 A for B on C without D in
55 A dependent B independent C sure D secure
56 A too B almost C nearly D so
57 A gain B welcome C suit D estimate
58 A breakup B break into C breakthrough D break away from
59 A reached B come C arrived D developed
60 A reward B criticism C failure D success
61 A events B problems C matters D affairs
62 A on B up C from D beyond
63 A only B usually C sometimes D seldom
64 A set forth B set aside C set up D set down
65 A But B Therefore C In contrast D On the other hand
答案
51. C 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. B
56. A 57. C 58. D 59. A 60. C
61. B 62. D 63. B 64. C 65. A
解析
51 題Old enough 表示到一定年齡，52題，rarely是很少、幾乎不的意思，follow 表示遵守、聽從、接受，意思是在美國(guó)children should be seen and not heard，這個(gè)原則美國(guó)人很少接受，53題,美國(guó)的孩子們?cè)试S做他們自己喜歡做的事情，Do what thy like, 這里的what 經(jīng)?？嫉剑欢ㄒ鹱⒁?，54 without question沒有問題，美國(guó)家長(zhǎng)們都不喜歡孩子們完全聽從，因?yàn)樗麄儜?yīng)該有自己的想法和問題，55，be encouraged 意思是被鼓勵(lì)….，所以應(yīng)該是independent獨(dú)立的意思，56, too far 太遠(yuǎn)了，太過了的意思，57， suit 是適合的意思，在這里estimate意思是估計(jì)。58， 離開家的正確表達(dá)是break away from , break through 突破、突圍 的意思，break into 強(qiáng)行進(jìn)入，打斷的意思，break up結(jié)束、分裂的意思。
59 到達(dá)的英語(yǔ)表達(dá)有好幾種，比如：reach直接加名詞、數(shù)詞等，arrive 要和at /in連用，前者表示小地方，后者表示大地方；get一般和to 連用，所以這里選reach ,60, not to do so is often regarded as a不那樣的話就會(huì)被認(rèn)為是失敗，failure ,因?yàn)槊绹?guó)強(qiáng)調(diào)的是獨(dú)立性，61， 獨(dú)立性在小家庭的老人身上產(chǎn)生了一些問題，一般用problems，question一般是疑問，62， 超過…超出一般用beyond，63，退休的年齡一般是65歲，所以選usually，64，注意幾個(gè)set搭配的用法哦，set up 建立，set forth開始……出發(fā)，set aside放一邊，不理會(huì)，set down 使放下，制定的意思。