07春英语ii(1)期末复习资料(编辑修改稿)

07春英语ii(1)期末复习资料(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

ave had a very large increase in the number of couples who get divorced. 6 After 1969 and the Divorce Law Reform Act we had a very rapid increase in the number of divorces. The rate increased steadily and in recent years has increased much more rapidly. But there are also quite a lot of people who do actually get married. At present the marriage rate in the UK is about 70 per cent, which has gone down since the number of people who marry has gone down quite a lot in the last 20 years, but more significantly in the last 10 years. Quite high proportions of people now live together without marrying, and, for example, 40 per cent of children born in the UK are born to couples who aren39。 t married or are born to lone parents. There are quite a large number of lone parent families, 90 per cent of these are headed by a woman rather than a man. The average family size now in the UK is children per couple, which means that there39。 s been quite a decline in the birth rate in the UK along with other European countries. 1. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. The declining divorce rate in the UK. B. Trends in marriage and divorce in the UK. C. The increasing divorce rate in the UK. 2. During the last ten years, __________. A. the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UK B. the marriage rate has gone up a lot in the UK C. 40% of children were born to unwed couples in the UK 3. According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to __________. A. soar (急急 剧剧 上上 升升 ) B. not mentioned in the passage C. stay stable 4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The marriage rate has gone down in recent years. B. The highest divorce rate was around 1969. C. The marriage rate is currently 70 percent. 5. The last paragraph tells us __________. A. the birth rate in the UK is increasing at the moment B. the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly now C. the birth rate in other European countries keeps increasing 短文理解 2 People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man’ s release of pletely new and often artificial (人造的 ) substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance (物质 )， such as oil from oil tankers into the sea. Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only panies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food es wrapped up three of four times in packages that all have to be disposed of。 drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which can’ t be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of 7 glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste bine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal (处理 ) of the products we use in our daily lives. 1. The main cause of pollution is ______. A. the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment B. the production of new industrial goods C. increased amounts of a natural substance 2. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only ___. A. farmers would use less artificial fertilizers B. governments would take effective measures C. all sides concerned would make more efforts 3. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause ___. A. air and water pollution B. both a litter problem and a waste of resources C. to pay for the service 4. Which of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution? A. Cutting out unnecessary buying. B. Reduce excess use. C. Eating. 5. What does the underlined word ―litter‖ mean in paragraph 2? A. bits of waste things B. serious problem C. industrial pollution 短文理解 3 A funny thing happened on the way to the munication revolution: we stopped talking to each other. I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and – poof! – I was cut off as if I had bee absent from the conversation. The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact. The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving down the highway, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make munication easier. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in munications technology is a setback (退步 ) to the closeness of human interaction. With and instant message over the Inter, we can now municate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. 8 As almost every contact between human beings gets automatic, the emotional distance index goes up. Pumping gas at the station? Why say goodmorning to the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit a。