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Unit5FirstAid李仕才一、阅读理解。ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathomewithherparents.Allshe’severwantedtodoistobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.However,Hipphasrackedup(累计)$100,000(about0.67millionyuan)instudentloandebtandisn’tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantservertoliveanywhereotherthanhome.Tosomedegree,multigenerationalhouseholdshavealwaysbeenapartofAmericanlife.However,thenumberofadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparentsorneverleavinghomeinthefirstplacehasbeengrowingsteadily.ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2016wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoungadultsintheUS.Until2016,themostcommonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirownpropertyaspartofacouple.UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicescompany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn’twantthemtoleave.Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandmentors(导师).Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialGroupintheUS,said“Althoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2014hasimproved,thatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest,hesaid.“Theymaylikelivingathomeandbeingabletosavemoney.”Headded,“Whileithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesonthings,theyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmore.Idon’tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues,it’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartoftheculture.”1.What’sthepurposeofCaitlinHipp’sstory?A.Toprovetheauthor’sview.B.Tointroducehersituation.C.Topresentthetopic.D.Tomakereadersrethinkabouttheproblem.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart(Paragraph1)probablyreferto?A.livewithparentsB.liveindependentlyC.stayathomeD.leavehome3.AccordingtoHoffman,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Itisn’tnecessaryformillennialstoleavethenest.B.Theycanspendlessmoneyontheirdailylife.C.Moralvaluesarechanginggradually.D.Youngadultsarelivinginadifferentlifestyle.4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Whyisthenumberofthemillennialgrowingsteadily?B.Whyhasthepercentageofadultslivingwiththeirparentsbeenontherise?C.Whyareparentswillingtohelpfundforyoungadults?D.Whydomoreadultstreattheirparentsaspeers,friendsandguides?【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在美国，现在和父母同住的年轻人的数量持续增加这一社会现象。1.C【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段中的“However,thenumberofadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparentsorneverleavinghomeinthefirstplacehasbeengrowingsteadily.”可知，文章开头举CaitlinHipp的例子就是为了引出本文话题——越来越多的美国青年倾向于和父母同住。3.D【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“it’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartoftheculture.”可知，霍夫曼认为现在的年轻人和父母同住是一种很正常的社会现象，这是不同以往的，说明年轻人的生活方式发生了变化。4.B【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章内容，特别是第二段中的“However,thenumberofadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparentsorneverleavinghomeinthefirstplacehasbeengrowingsteadily”可知，本文主要介绍了在美国，现在和父母同住的年轻人的数量持续增加这一社会现象。二、单句语法填空1．Withthelocalcommunity(aid)uswithourinvestigation,wesoonfoundoutthecriminal.答案：aiding2．Theemployeewon’tstand(treat)likethatbyhisnewboss.He’llleavethefactory.答案：beingtreated3．You’dbetterputthingsbackplace.Otherwise,itwillbedifficulttofindthem.答案：in4．Theglobalwarming,ifnotproperly(control),mightleadtomorenaturaldisasters.答案：controlled5．Thestudentsareforbidden，theyhavespecialexcuses,tostayoutafter11p．m.答案：unless6．ThankyousomuchformakingmefeelimportantandshowingmethatIcouldmakea(different)．答案：difference7．Thenewtechnology,if(apply)toricegrowing,willhelpincreasethegrainoutput.答案：applied8．(2018·四川绵阳诊断)Thereislittledoubtyouwillbeabletojudgetruthanderrorifyouhaveconfidenceinyourself.答案：that9．Theyhaveearnedlotsofmoney,soI(firm)believethatthebusinessisasuccess.答案：firmly10．(福建卷)Itwastheculture，ratherthanthelanguage，madeithardforhimtoadapttothenewenvironmentabroad.答案：that三、完形填空。Mymotherwasagiftgiver.Theoccasionnever__1__—Christmas，birthdays，anniversariesornooccasionatall.Shewasalwaysthinkingaboutwhomight__2__what.Creativityand__3__wentintothegiftsshegave，andshe__4__athankyounote.Onceshesentoutnotestoherownchildrenandgrandchildrenwhohadnotacknowledgedgifts，__5__thattheywerenowonher“FecalRoster(黑名单)”andwouldnotberemoved__6__shehadreceivedaproperthankyou.Evenifyoudidn't__7__athankyou，she'dgiveyouanothergiftthenext__8__shehad.Shefigured__9__mannerswereyourproblem，nothers.EverytimeMomandDad__10__tovisit，allofuswouldgatherinthedrivewayastheyunloadedluggage.Therewasalwayssomethingforthekids，__11__acoupleoflittletoysorabig__12__ofhomemadecookies.Theyweren'tgiftsforparticularoccasions.Theywere__13__“Isn'tlifegreat？”gifts.Onespringwhentheycametovisit，shehandedmea__14__bag.Insidewasapaintingthat__15__：“ASpecialDaughter.You've__16__laughterandjoytoourlivesandsomuchlovetoourhearts.Themostpreciousthingswecan__17__foryouarethethingsyouhavegivenus...__18__andLove.”Momwasa__19__giftgiver，butthebestgiftswewillalwaysrememberherforwereherlovefo