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　　辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年度上学期期中测试
　　英语学科   高一年级   
　　第一部分：听力 (1-20略)
　　第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
　　第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂上，从21题开始涂卡。
　　A
　　The British aren’t having as many children as they used to . One reason is that people are having children much older than before , meaning they have fewer years in which they can have them . After years at university , they need a few years of work experience before they can get the job they want . They might then get married , but it’s incredibly expensive to buy a house in the UK .
　　The above explains why young British people now don’t move out of their parents’ home until they are around 30 years old on average , It’s only after this age that many young people start thinking about having a child . However , it is quite expensive to bring up a child in the UK , both  parents need to worst to pay for their child during the day . Paying for this childcare is always expensive . What’s more , financial crisis （经济危机）and unemployment are making things even harder for families . With so much pressure on families , is it any surprise that the divorce rate （离婚率）is so high ?
　　So what is Britain doing to try and save the British family ? The government is trying to make it cheaper to have children . For example , there are increasing government subsidies for nursery schools , so that parents do not need to buy so much for child care .
　　The government is also trying to reduce the number of hours British parents have to work to earn enough money to pay their bills . If parents didn’t have to work so many hours , they’d have more time to spend with their children and wouldn’t need to spend so much on childcare , On average , a Briton works 49 hours a week , which is the most in Europe , The state is now considering introducing laws to encourage companies to improve their employees’ work – life balance , Let’s hope they’re not too late to save the British family , Otherwise , the British will always be too tired , and won’t have enough time and money to have children .[]
　　21.The underlined word “ subsidies ” in Paragraph 5 means __________ .
　　A. food paid by the government B. school buildings for poor students
　　C. free transportation D. money from the government to benefit the public
　　22. It can be inferred from the text that __________ .
　　A. with long worrs , it is hard for British parents to balance life and work
　　B. more and more people divorce because they are having fewer children
　　C. among Europeans , British people work hardest and earn the least
　　D. childcare tap too much energy and time for the British
　　23. To make it cheaper to have children , the British government is __________ .
　　A. bringing down prices    B. raising the salaries of parents
　　C. reducing family income tax    D. increasing subsidies for nursery schools
　　B
　　“Come on! All of us are cutting math. Who wants to take that quiz? We’re going to take a walk and get lunch instead. Let’s go!” says the coolest kid in your class. Do you do what you know is right and go to math class, take the quiz? Or do you give in and go with them?
　　People who are at your age, lir classmates, are called peers. When they try to influence you how to act, to get you to do something, it’s called peer pressure. It’s something everyone has to deal with—even adults.
　　Peers influence your life, even if you don’t realize it, just by spending time with you. You learn from them, and they learn from you. It’s only human nature to listen to and learn from other people in your age group.