第6部分： 完形填空（第51~65題，每題1分，共15分）
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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 break up B break into C break through 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：
滿分 100分，其中：1-30每題1分；1-45每題3分；6-50每題2分；51-65每題1分。
1B 2D 3A 4A 5B 6D 7C 8A 9A 10D 11A 12C 13C 14C 15D 16C
17A 18B 19A 20B 21B 22C 23D 24C 25A 26E 27D 28B 29E 30F
31A 32C 33D 34A 35B 36D 37A 38B 39A 40C 41D 42B 43C 44A 45A
46C 47F 48A 49D 50E 51C 52B 53A 54C 55B 56A 57C 58D 59A 60C
61B 62D 63B 64C 65A
閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出了4個選項同，請根據(jù)短文的內容從4個選項中選擇1個答案，涂在答題卡相應的位置上。
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 break up B break into C break through 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：
滿分 100分，其中：1-30每題1分；1-45每題3分；6-50每題2分；51-65每題1分。
1B 2D 3A 4A 5B 6D 7C 8A 9A 10D 11A 12C 13C 14C 15D 16C
17A 18B 19A 20B 21B 22C 23D 24C 25A 26E 27D 28B 29E 30F
31A 32C 33D 34A 35B 36D 37A 38B 39A 40C 41D 42B 43C 44A 45A
46C 47F 48A 49D 50E 51C 52B 53A 54C 55B 56A 57C 58D 59A 60C
61B 62D 63B 64C 65A