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46、 How is a blended family formed?
A． A blended family is formed by two single-parent familie
B． A blended family is formed by a nuclear family and a grandparen
C． A blended family is formed by a nuclear family and grandparent
D． A blended family is formed by two fatherless familie

47、 What is true to the fact in America?
A． There are more and more members in a famil
B． There are less and less members in a famil
C． There is an increasing number of grandparents who refuse to look after their grandchildre
D． There is an increasing number of grandparents who live separately from their childre

48、 Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A． Famil
B． American Familie
C． Family Type
D． Four Family Types in Americ

49、根据以下资料，回答49-68题。 　　Californian Michael Schwabe said goodbye to the gas pump two years ago．He leased an electric car．Schwabe says he gets more out of driving an electric car than just a charge.
　　"With the price of gasoline and with the problems with clean air, it's important we get electric vehicles out on the road."
　　On California roads there are about two thousand electric cars．By 2003, ten percent of all new cars may be required to have zero emissions．This is a mandate automakers say it is way ahead of its time.
　　Gloria Bergquist of the Alliance of Auto Manufacturers says, "The technology (for zero emissions) isn't here yet; it still needs advancement in driving range to make it more appealing to a wider consumer audience."
　　Auto makers blame it on the batteries．Power runs out on most cars after about 70 miles．However, some cars can now go more than 100 miles on a charge．Batteries are expensive．Carmakers say there is nothing they can do about it.
　　Tim Carmichael of the Clean Air Coalition says, "The automakers have not built a vehicle unless required to do so, so it's very important for the state to stay committed to this program requiting automakers to build small amounts in beginning years and then the market will take off." When did Michael Schwabe say goodbye to the gas pump?
A． Two days ag
B． Two months ag
C． Two years ag
D． Ten years ag

50、Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way．Our expression today is “to face the music”．
When someone says, “well, I guess I’ll have to face the music,” it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert．It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you didn’t do this or that．Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced At sometime or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children．We can all remember father’s angry voice, “I want to talk to you．” and only because we did not obey him．What an unpleasant business it was!
The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old,It is at least 100 years old
．And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Looper．He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage．When they got their cue to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music．” And that was exactly what they did — facing the orchestra which was just below them．And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines．But he had to go out．If he did not, there would be no play．So the expression “to face the music” come to mean “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice．”
Other explanations about the expression go back to the army．When the men faced an inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked
．Was their equipment clean, shinny enough to pass the inspection? Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection．What else could they do?
Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done．As, for example when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored
．The band does not play．Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat．The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse． How many ways does the phrase “to face the music” comes from?
A． 1
B． 2
C． 3
D． 4

51、What’s the meaning of “to face the music?”
A． To face something far less pleasan
B． To face the stag
C． To face the back of one’s hors
D． To face one’s leade

52、Which of the following is a situation of facing the music?
A． When we are playing basketbal
B． When we are making a speec
C． When we are having a part
D． When we are talking with somebod

53、 The underlined word “hostile” means _______．
A． unfriendly
B． dislike
C． unkind
D． unnecessary

54、 How did Californian Michael Schwabe feel about driving an electric car?
A． Too expensiv
B． Hard to driv
C． Easy to contro
D． More than just a charg

55、 What do automakers blame for there being few electric cars now on the road?
A． The price of ga
B． The mandat
C． The conditions of the road
D． The batterie