I. 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

　　 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

　　 Leisure(休闲) plays an important part in British life. There are 1 main reasons for this.

　　 2 , people spend 3 time working now than they used to , mostly because of the introduction of new technology in industry. The normal British 4 week is Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, 5 some people, especially workers, regularly work a few more hours each week.

　　 Secondly, all working people 6 a minimum(最小值) of two weeks’ paid vacation a year; most get three, and people in 7 such as teaching 8 get ten. In addition, there are six or more bank holidays a year when all banks and businesses are 9 . In some cases the dates of these national holidays 10 from year to year and in different parts of Britain.

　　 11 reason is that, thanks to modern medicine and 12 living standards, people 13 longer now. This means that 14 retirement, people have quite a few years of leisure 15 . Nowadays, a much higher proportion(比例) is over sixty, but in this group there are more women than men.

　　 Finally, few 16 are born each year and the average family in 17 has two children. This is one result of changing social attitudes. For example, many more married women now go out to work. The 18 they earn influences(影响) their leisure time. Even those who 19 go out to work have more time for interesting hobbies 20 most British homes have washing machines and vacuum cleaners.

　　1. A. two 　 B. three 　C. four D. five

　　2. A. At first 　B. First thing

　　C. First of all D. From the first

　　3. A. little B. less C. few D. more

　　4. A. working B. studying C. travelling D. playing

　　5. A. if B. although C. when D. while

　　6. A. expect B. hope 　C. need D. get

　　7. A. jobs B. society　 C. offices D. schools

　　8. A. ever B. even 　C. yet D. still

　　9. A. closed B. interrupted

　　C. raised D. opened

　　10. A. shake B. drag C. rise D. change

　　11. A. The others B. Other

　　C. The other D. Another

　　12. A. taller B. higher C. better D. lower

　　13. A. live B. stay C. exercise D. walk

　　14. A. until B. since C. after D. before

　　15. A. spent B. left C. lost D. missed

　　16. A. babies B. boys C. girls D. people

　　17. A. Europe 　B. the world

　　C. the USA D. Britain

　　18. A. pay B. cost C. money D. value

　　19. A. seldom B. often C. always D. usually

　　20. A. in order that B. because of

　　C. because D. in order to

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