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A good marriage means growing as a couple but also growing as individuals. This isn't easy, marriage has always been difficult. Why then are we seeing so many divorces at this time7 Yes, our modern social fabric is thin, and yes the permissiveness of society has created unrealistic expectations and thrown the family into disorder. But divorce is so common be- cause people today are unwilling to exercise the self-discipline that marriage requires. They expect easy joy, like the entertainment on TV, the thrill of a good party.

Marriage takes some kind of sacrifice, net dreadful self-sacrifice of the soul, but some level of compromise. Some of one's fantasies, some of one's legitimate desires have to be given up for the value of the marriage itself. "While all marital partners feel shackled at times, it is they who really choose to make the marital ties into confining chains or supporting bends", says Dr. Whitaker. Marriage requires sexual, financial and emotional discipline. A man and a woman cannot follow every impulse, cannot allow themselves to stop growing or changing.

A divorce is not an evil act. Sometimes it provides salvation (拯救)for people who have grown hopelessly apart or were frozen in patterns of pain or mutual unhappiness. Divorce can be like the first cut of the surgeon' s knife, a step toward new health and a good life. On the other hand, if the partners can stay past the breaking up of the romantic myths into the development of real love and intimacy, they have achieved a work as amazing as the greatest cathedrals(教堂) of the world. Marriages that do not fail but improve, that persist despite imperfections, are not only rare these days but offer a wondrous shelter in which the face of our mutual humanity can safely show itself.

26. According to the author, an ideal marriage life ______.

A) requires considerable sacrifice on both partners

B) requires that the couple be emotionally involved

C) allows for the growth of the husband and wife as a couple and as two individuals

D) is only an illusion in today's society

arge, fairly out of date, run (经营), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was more of an observer. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didn’t, I would not be blamed. I was really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasn’t too diligent (勤奋) about that either.

One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity (不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets and closets working his arms wildly and calling on me to ‘put them up’. I couldn’t put anything up--I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six-inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子), helpless with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members’ store for a conciliatory (和解) cup of tea. Several days later, I finally left the store. Thank God!

第46题：The furniture department was run by ________.

[A] the author’s parents

[B] the author’s relatives

[C] some member of a big family

[D] the local government

A.other thing

B.the other

C.others

D.another

e, fairly out of date, run (经营 ), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was more of an observer. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didn't, I would not be blamed. I was really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasn’t too diligent (勤奋 ) about that either.

One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity (不安全感 ) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客 ). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓 ) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets and closets working his arms wildly and calling on me to put them up . I couldn’t put anything up ---I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six - inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子 ) , helpless with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members store for a conciliatory(和解 )cup of tea. Several days later, I finally left the store. Thank God!

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？ ()

A、The author only stayed in the shop for a short time because he was not interested in business

B、The author felt light - hearted when he left the shop

C、The author was punished for stealing money from the customer

D、The author was asked to put up the carpets

A.No, we haven’t got a thing like a photocopier.

B.Sure, I would be glad to.

C.Yes, it’s a really good thin

D.

A.A. the other

B.B. more

C.C. another

D.D. other

which she knew none of the answers.Rather than fail, she took the test out with her and filled in the answer swith the help of her friends. During a break, shegot back into the classroom without being seen, crumpled the test with her shoe, and left it lying on the floor. The teacherthought it hadbeen drop pedwhen the testswere collected; shecorrected it, and Charlene received a B.

Cheating is, of course, nothing new. But today,educators are finding that cheating on the part of students hasbecome more frequent than in the past. Whether it is copying a friend&39;s homework, using a preparedsheeton an exam, stealing advance copies of a final, writing down rules in one’s hand, or paying someone else to write a term paper, cheating appearsto have gained acceptance among agrowing number of studentsbetween 13 and 19.

In a 1978 study of cheating at twenty-two high schools in Georgia, it was found that cheating was common among good and poor students alike — although both boys and girls said they thought boys cheatedmore.

Why is student cheating on the rise？ No one really knows. Some blame cheating on a general loss of good values among today&39;s youth. They point to facts showing increaseddamageof public thin gs and school stealing and think that reports, such as Watergate have disappointed youth about the honesty of people in higher positions.

Others think that today&39;s youth are far more practical than their forefathers. In the late sixties and e arly seventies, students were filled with imaginations about changing the world, but today&39;s students feel great stressto succeed.

According to Paragraph1, Charlene took the test out because_____ .

A.her friends could answer none of the problems

B.she tore the testpaper to pieces

C.she stepped her shoeson the test paper

D.she did not want to fail in the math test

Charlene passedthe test because_____ .A.sheansweredall the questions by herself

B.shedid the test by cheating

C.shepersuadedher teacherto give her a B

D.shereturned to the classroom to redo the test

Which of the following is not an example to show that cheating is becoming more and more common？A.A student pays another for doing a test paper.

B.A student writes down something to be testedbefore anexam.

C.A student getswell preparedin his studiesbefore an exam.

D.A student getshomework from his classmateandthen copies it.

The 1978 study of cheating in Georgia shows that ______.A.only studentsin the 24 high schools cheatedin examinations

B.both good and poor studentscheatedin examinations

C.boys liked cheating while girls did not like it

D.more girls cheatedin examinations than boys did

One of the facts for the rise of cheating is that _____.A.more and more public things are damaged

B.good values disappoint students

C.more and more students begin to steal

D.honestpeople are in higher positions

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

A.Stereotypes lead to unfairness and misunderstandin

B.Stereotypes are based on incorrect assumptions.

C.Stereotypes judge everything with the one “right” thin

D.Stereotypes need generalizations of research by professionals.

根据下列材料请回答 41～45 题：

C

Harry was a boy of fourteen years old．He was tall and stron9．And he ran the fastest in his class．So everyone was very proud of him in his class．A new student came to his class a month ago．His name was Mike．He was thin and short．But his classmates found that he ran very fast while they were playing football．They wanted to know if Mike could run faster than Harry．Jack，one of

Harry’S friends，told Harry about it．Of course，Harry didn’t believe it．

“Why not have a race with him？”said Jack．“That’s a good idea l'，said Harry．“Go to tell the unlucky boy．I'll have a race with him tomorrow morning．”

Early the next morning，Harry got ready for the race．He was sure that he could be first．Jack didn’t wake up on time and couldn’t go with him．That evening Jack went to see Harry．They began to talk about the race．Harry’S grandma heard them in the next room．She came in and asked，“What’S the result，Harry？”

“I was the second．Grandma．”answered Harry．

“Congratulations to you!”the old woman said happily．“And how was Mike？”

“He was the last but one．”

第 41 题 Harry”classmates were proud of him because______.

A．he was tall

B．he was the top student in his school

C．he ran fastest in his class

D．he was strong

— Hve you seen______ pen I left one here this morning.— Is it___________ blck one I think I sw— Hve you seen______ pen I left one here this morning. — Is it___________ blck one I think I sw it somewhere.the; the B．; C．the; D．; the

A．the; the

B．a; a

C．the; a

D．a; the

one（序数词）__________longer（反义词）__________

thin（比较）__________tooth（复数）——

have（第三人称单数）__________buy（过去式）__________

swim（现在分词）__________ read（过去式）__________

doesn’t（完全形式）__________I（同音词）__________