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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 senio B junio 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 setup 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. 句意是“孩子足夠大的時候也會參與做家庭決定”，表年齡用 old , 故選 C.
52. 考查搭配： to follow a rule 遵守規(guī)定，rule 后跟的是that引導的同位語從句，故選 B.
53. 考查賓語從句，從句they wish 缺賓語，能充當賓語的只有 what，故選 A .
54. 考查搭配：without question 毫無疑問，故選 C.
55. 句意是“孩子被鼓勵在較小年齡時就獨立”，因此選 independent，其他詞意不符，故選 B.
56. “ too far ” 在這里指 “過遠或過頭”，與文章意思相符，故選 A.
57. 句意是“嚴父形象與美國獨立平等的價值觀不相符”， suit 指“符合”； meet 和 satisfy 帶有滿足的意思；fit 指適合，一般用語尺寸大小。故選 C.
58. 考查相似短語：break up 指“打碎或結束”， break into 指“闖入”， break though 指“突破”， break away from 指 “脫離”。根據(jù)句意，顯然選 D.
59. 達到某一年齡段我們說 reach a certain age，故選 A.
60. 句意是“不能夠獨立被視為一種失敗”，因此選 C.
61. 嚴重的問題用 serious problems，故選 B .
62. 句意是“一般美國人的壽命預期超過70歲”，beyond 表超過，故選 D .
63．句意是“ 退休的通常年齡是65歲”，用 usually 選 B.
64. 考查相似短語：set forth 闡明，set aside 留出，set up 建立，set down 寫下，句意是“建立家庭”，故選 C.
65．文末大意是“雖然退休金不足，但經(jīng)濟問題不是老年人的主要問題”，therefore 表示因果關系，in contrast 和 on the other hand 表示對比，表示轉折的只有 but，故選 A.
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 senio B junio 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 setup 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. 句意是“孩子足夠大的時候也會參與做家庭決定”，表年齡用 old , 故選 C.
52. 考查搭配： to follow a rule 遵守規(guī)定，rule 后跟的是that引導的同位語從句，故選 B.
53. 考查賓語從句，從句they wish 缺賓語，能充當賓語的只有 what，故選 A .
54. 考查搭配：without question 毫無疑問，故選 C.
55. 句意是“孩子被鼓勵在較小年齡時就獨立”，因此選 independent，其他詞意不符，故選 B.
56. “ too far ” 在這里指 “過遠或過頭”，與文章意思相符，故選 A.
57. 句意是“嚴父形象與美國獨立平等的價值觀不相符”， suit 指“符合”； meet 和 satisfy 帶有滿足的意思；fit 指適合，一般用語尺寸大小。故選 C.
58. 考查相似短語：break up 指“打碎或結束”， break into 指“闖入”， break though 指“突破”， break away from 指 “脫離”。根據(jù)句意，顯然選 D.
59. 達到某一年齡段我們說 reach a certain age，故選 A.
60. 句意是“不能夠獨立被視為一種失敗”，因此選 C.
61. 嚴重的問題用 serious problems，故選 B .
62. 句意是“一般美國人的壽命預期超過70歲”，beyond 表超過，故選 D .
63．句意是“ 退休的通常年齡是65歲”，用 usually 選 B.
64. 考查相似短語：set forth 闡明，set aside 留出，set up 建立，set down 寫下，句意是“建立家庭”，故選 C.
65．文末大意是“雖然退休金不足，但經(jīng)濟問題不是老年人的主要問題”，therefore 表示因果關系，in contrast 和 on the other hand 表示對比，表示轉折的只有 but，故選 A.