1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 阅读理解（社会文化类） 完形填空（记叙文） +概要写作 . 阅读理解 (2018 北京四中期中 ) Only two countries in the advanced world provide no guarantee for paid leave from work to care for a newborn child.Last spring one of the two， Australia， gave up the bad distinction by setting up paid family leave starting in 2011.I was
2、nt surprised when this didnt make the news here in the United States were now the only wealthy country without such a policy. The United States does have one explicit family policy， the Family and Medical Leave Act， passed in 1993.It entitles workers to as much as 12 weeks unpaid leave for care of a
3、 newborn or dealing with a family medical problem.Despite the modesty of the benefit， the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups fought it bitterly，describing it as “governmentr un personnel management” and a “dangerous precedent(先例 )”.In fact ， every step of the way， as (usually) Democratic
4、leaders have tried to introduce workfamily balance measures into the law， business groups have been strongly opposed. As Yale law professor Anne Alstott argues， justifying parental support depends on defining(定义 ) the family as a social good that， in some sense， society must pay for.Parents are burd
5、ened in many ways in their lives： there is “no exit” when it comes to children.Society expects and needs parents to provide their children with continuity of care.And society expects and needs parents to persist in their roles for 18 years， or longer if needed. While most parents do this out of love
6、， there are public punishments for not providing care.What parents do， in other words， is of deep concern to the state，for the obvious reason that caring for children is not only morally urgent but important to the future of society.To classify parenting as a personal choice for which there is no co
7、llective responsibility is not merely to ignore the social benefits of good parenting; really， it is to steal those benefits because they accrue(累积 ) to the whole of society as todays children become tomorrows citizens.In fact， by some estimates， the value of parental investments in children，investm
8、ents of time and money， is equal to 20 30% of GDP.If these investments bring 【 精品教育资源文库 】 huge social benefits as they clearly do the benefits of providing more social support for the family should be that much clearer. 1.What do we learn about paid family leave according to Paragraph 1? A.It came
9、as a surprise when Australia adopted the policy. B.Setting up this policy made Australia less influential. C.It has now become a hot topic in the United States. D.No such policy is applied in the United States. 2.What makes it hard to take workfamily balance measures in the States? A.The incompetenc
10、e of the Democrats. B.The opposition from business circles. C.The lack of a precedent in American history. D.The existing Family and Medical Leave Act. 3.What is Professor Anne Alstotts argument for parental support? A.Children need continuous care. B.Good parenting benefits society. C.The cost of r
11、aising children has been growing. D.The U.S.should keep up with other developed countries. 4.Why is the author against classifying parenting as a personal choice? A.Parenting is regarded as a moral duty. B.Parenting relies largely on social support. C.Parenting produces huge moral benefits. D.Parent
12、ing is basically a social undertaking. . 完形填空 (2018 广西桂林九校联合 ) A 17yearold girl found living in a Georgia home after being missing for more than a year is now safe at her North Carolina home with her family.But her mother told local TV station WOSC that her daughter is not the same.“There are 5 in m
13、y daughter， ” Shaunna Burns said.“She is not the same person that 6 and that is the hardest part of this.” Hailey was 7 missing on May 23,2016， who was 14 years old， after she walked out of her home 8 telling anyone where she was going， WOSC reports.After Hailey went 9 ， her family said she had run
14、away with a man she met online.“He 10 her to listen to him and not to follow our 11 and then my daughter wasnt communicating 【 精品教育资源文库 】 with me， ” her father told WBTV. On June 24， Haileys parents were 12 that their daughter was in Duluth，Georgia.Hours later， she was 13 by federal agents and take
15、n to a local 14 before being returned to her 15 ， according to FBI officials. Michael Ren Wysolovski,31， was arrested at the 16 .He supposedly shared the 17 with Hailey， who appeared to be physically 18 except for weight loss， according to the FBI.Wysolovski has been 19 with false imprisonment and 2
16、0 to children. On Monday， Haileys father shared the familys 21 on social media.“I woke up today crying and being 22 for the miracle that has happened in our lives， ” Anthony Burns wrote on Facebook.“We never 23 .She is happy to be home.We can now 24 again.” 5.A.stories B.changes C.difficulties D.won
17、ders 6.A.left B.worked C.rose D.remembered 7.A.witnessed B.found C.doubted D.denied 8.A.after B.since C.besides D.without 9.A.wrong B.impatient C.missing D.impolite 10.A.forced B.led C.allowed D.advised 11.A.promises B.explanation C.directions D.introductions 12.A.warned B.informed C.suggested D.per
18、suaded 13.A.betrayed B.tracked C.seized D.rescued 14.A.school B.company C.hospital D.shelter 15.A.team B.class C.family D.organization 【 精品教育资源文库 】 16.A.show B.scene C.beginning D.moment 17.A.home B.dream C.experience D.adventure 18.A.unharmed B.unavailable C.uncompleted D.unacceptable 19.A.supplie
19、d B.awarded C.connected D.charged 20.A.murder B.kindness C.cruelty D.tolerance 21.A.sorrow B.relief C.prayer D.anger 22.A.surprised B.dissatisfied C.hopeful D.grateful 23.A.ran away B.woke up C.went away D.gave up 24.A.breathe B.fight C.climb D.behave . 概要写作 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。 So far 106 s
20、pecies of lemurs(狐猴 ) have been identified and nearly all of them are judged to be at risk of extinction， many of them critically endangered.The habitats they depend on mostly forest only exist in Madagascar.“Just as fish cannot survive without water， lemurs cannot survive without forest.But less th
21、an ten percent of the original Madagascar forest is left， ” said Professor Jonah Ratsimbazafy ， director of GERP， a center for primate research in Madagascar.“I believe that within the next 25 years， if the speed of the deforestation(滥伐森林 ) remained the same， there would be no forest left.And that m
22、eans no lemurs left on this island.” The pressure to clear the forests comes from a rapidly growing but extremely poor population seeking to open up new farmland.A form of slashandburn agriculture sees trees cut down and bushes burnt to make way for fields of rice and other crops. The only longterm
23、solution， according to Professor Ratsimbazafy， is to engage communities and persuade them that the forests and the lemurs have a value that is 【 精品教育资源文库 】 worth safeguarding.In one protected area， GERP is hiring local people to watch over the forest， making the point that the lemurs can be worth m
24、ore alive than dead.It is also supporting new ways of living in the local village including fishfarming and beekeeping， and teaching new techniques for ricegrowing that do not require constant expansion into the forest. But there is an additional threat to the lemurs a continuing demand for bush meat(野味 ).Although it is illegal to kill lemurs， poachers(偷猎者 ) are still setting traps for the animals or shooting them， either for their own consumption or to sell them to others. 答案精析 . 语篇解读 良好的育儿政策能造福社会。尽管短期内会
