【正文】 which there are four grandparent,cared for by two working age parents,who themselves have one child.By 2050,it39。s population will be 65 or predicted decline in the number of people of working age is thought to have persuaded the government to drop the onechild policy. was the baby deaths rate for both boys and girls equal? the 1970s. the 1980s. the 1990s. the 2000s. makes the onechild policy abolished accoring to the passage? decline of birth rate. rise of baby deaths rate. change of family structure. decline of working age people. passage sums up the one child policy by . BThe giant Sequoia trees in California grip tightly into the floor,but with shallow root,with little challenging the natural elements and fighting off destruction,the giant Sequoia is king of the forest.These trees are so tall and strong that eventually they bee their own worst you see,the Sequoia can resist lightning, storm,and wind,but eventually their roots cannot support their own weight and hundreds or thousands of years,they tumble to the ground like giant skyscrapers that have fallen from their bases after powerful explosives are detonated（引爆）.In many ways,many of us are like those giant Sequoias,so proud,so bit,so strong,withstanding wind and fire,yet not allowing our roots to seek deep into life39。s soil,nurturing it with the rain of love and joy,then allowing the fertilizer to soak into the very veins of the roots, leading to the trunk39。ve all seen many men with a strong trunk but no place the material dimension of wealth and finance above their own roots and foundational bee so heavy with possessions,money,and the burden of wealth that they finally fall over as the giant Sequoia uproots itself and selfdestructs. Sequoia is called king of the forest because it . tightly into the forest floor to be very tall and strong to thousands of years like a skyscraper does the underlined word tumble mean?. . up. down. writer39。s prized possessions,such as furniture,shoes and cell the above would cause an owner to want to get rid of the dog,then he or she is not yet ready to be a pet wonderful pets end up in shelters simply because they acted like dogs! might be qualified to be a dog owner according to the text?,a teacher who works eight hours a day. ,who has a daughter sensitive to dog39。t a particularly tall mountain and fortunately has walking trails to the top,but for two 5yearolds,along with grandpa,it39。s enthusiasm was much greater than mine,I decided to start the slow walk up the mountain. The beginning part of the trail was slow and seemed like we were taking forever to climb just a short distance,but I had to remind myself that it took 3 of their steps to equal 1 of mine,so I found myself walking ahead of them,then having to stop and let them catch up,over and over again.I was tired and sweaty,just wanting to get to the top of the mountain so I could rest well before starting my way learned early on during our walk that this wasn39。s name carved in looked at unusual plant examined large trees and we explored small rock overhangs that reminded the kids of grandsons viewed the walk as an exciting the mountain was a trial to me but my grandsons were not focused at all on the trial of climbing the mountain。ll be joyous for sure.However,the real joy should not be that the trial39。選項中有兩項為多余選項。t always accepted outside our 39。s ink color. Writing a person39。s home for a meal,it39。t use the salt shaker（調(diào)味瓶）which means that you find the meal is a very polite nation,and their politeness extends to the mealtime use of chopsticks. According to Japanese custom,it39。s unhygienic（不衛(wèi)生的）. selecting a present in the Netherlands,don39。s important to learn about the customs of the global village. carnations（康乃馨）are usually presented to Mothers. eating,use the opposite end of your chopsticks to secure food from a shared plate. early or on time is viewed as being rude in Venezuela.,red carnations are placed on the tombs of the dead.第三部分 語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題：，滿分30分）閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并將正確答案填在答題卡上。t the only speaker—I would_48_the honor with five other ,it was doubtful whether the task in the world would I give a speech to hundreds of people?Graduation day soon arrived and,as_50_,I was 39。m proud of that achieved something I39。t realize it at the time,the successful pletion of that speech gave me the_59_to participate in class at college,to give oral reports, and to eventually break free of my_60_.I would never have chosen to give a speech at I am glad I know it may well turn out to be one of my shining moments.