Today most Chinese teenagers are happy to be favored by two parents and four grandparents in their families. But have you ever thought about how to take care of four to twelve old people when you grow up and get married? This could be a problem for most Chinese youths as China is entering a new stage of an aging society.

An aging society refers to one where 10 percent or more of its population is over 60. By the end of 2007, Chinese over 60 years old have made up 11.7 percent of the nation’s total population. “China is getting old before becoming rich,” said Cai Chuang, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The population increase that has powered Chinese growth for three decades will give way over the next ten years to a rapid aging of the society. This will lead to weaker economic growth, because of a lack of labor resources.

As a result of the family planning policy, it is expected that the country's total working population will decrease after 2015.

China is not the only country getting old. More than 60 countries have become aging societies and one in three people in the European Union is a senior citizen.

However, experts said that China doesn't have a highly developed social security network to support the old. Social security is an insurance program protecting those in need, including the old, the disabled and others.

1.An aging society is a society that ___________.

A. less than 10% of its population is over 60

B. 10% or more of its population is over 60

C. there are four old people in a family

D. most of its population is over 60

2.If China enters an aging society, ___________.

A. there will not be enough labor resources

B. the family planning policy will be ended

C. everyone needs to take care of four to twelve old people

D. China will have a highly developed social security network

3.The passage mainly talks about ___________.

A. an aging society B. Chinese social problems

C. family planning policy D. aging problem in China

Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly? Well,that’s how I__________about joining Madcaps,a mothers and daughters’club assisting charity. __________,my feeling changed finally. Now I believe if you adopt an__________attitude, you might just__________enjoying it.

Six months ago,my mom told me the club asked us to work as__________ at Saint Vincent de Paul Homeless shelter.That meant I had to__________in the dirty homeless shelter for at least  20  hours.

The first time we went there,a lady led us to the kitchen where we__________my five fellow Madcaps classmates- they also wore the same mark .Since I′m usually__________awkward, I had never talked with any of them .Worse still,my mom was asked to help outside the kitchen,leaving me totally__________to serve food with them. Soon large numbers of homeless families__________in like rushing river.A little girl,around 5 years old,walked up to me I__________her a sandwich. She took it and joined her family quickly.As she walked away, I__________she was wearing a coat.Clearly too big for her, hanging__________on her thin body, and couldn’t help thinking how much I had__________with her.It suddenly struck me that how__________I am.

After that moment I had a__________of heart. Now I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting. I have__________awkwardness when communicating and have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do more than the__________20 hours of charity.

So that is how I have made a__________by doing one thing I do not want to do .If you have an open  __________about things you can accomplish more and become a well-rounded(全面的)person.

1.A. heard B. worried C. felt D. brought

2.A. otherwise B. However C. Therefore D. Besides

3.A. optimistic B. accurate C. aggressive D. passive

4.A. keep up B. give up C. end up D. take up

5.A. members B. volunteers C. friends D. clerks

6.A. wander B. stay C. teach D. serve

7.A. ran into B. cared about C. looked for D. passed by

8.A. painfully B. socially C. naturally D. hopelessly

9.A. afraid B. doubtful C. alone D. patient

10.A. joined B. broke C. dropped D. poured

11.A. awarded B. showed C. handed D. bought

12.A. discovered B. guessed C. suspected D. concluded

13.A. neatly B. broadly C. tightly D. loosely

14.A. compared B. connected C. covered D. competed

15.A. eager B. lucky C. calm D. miserable

16.A. relief B. loss C. surprise D. change

17.A. remembered B. realized C. overcome D. ignored

18.A. allowed B. required C. included D. finished

19.A. difference B. promise C. sacrifice D. conclusion

20.A. study B. plan C. mind D. question

Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.

It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one’s appearance; it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth; even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trails to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

1.In this passage, the writer wants to tell us ______.

A. what to do in our life

B. where to go with other persons

C. how to treat our life

D. how to get on well with other persons

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. If you give someone your love, you are sure to receive love in return.

B. We often don’t know what we have lost until it happens someday.

C. It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be cheated.

D. If it takes you a short time to love someone, you will easily forget the person.

3.If you put yourself in another person’s position, ______.

A. you shouldn’t do what will hurt other people

B. you should put on other people’s shoes

C. you should believe in other people

D. you should depend on your imagination

4.In the last paragraph the writer is actually telling us that a person in the world should be one who ______.

A. can accept the suggestions made by others

B. can live happily and forget the past

C. does good to other people and is respected and loved by them

D. has made a lot of money for himself before he dies

A woman was caught trying to get her boyfriend out of Puente Ayala prison by packing him in a large suitcase. They almost got away with it, but guards became suspicious after seeing the woman struggling with the suitcase.

25-year-old Souda arrived at the Puente Ayala prison in Barcelona, Venezuela, last week, to visit her boyfriend, Jose Antonio, who was serving a sentence of 9 years and 8 months for stealing cars. She had brought their six-year-old daughter and a large pink suitcase, which is common for an overnight stay by family members in South American prison. Little did the guards know that Souda and Jose Antoni were planning to leave the prison together the next day, as a big happy family.

Their plan seemed to go smoothly as the woman carrying the bright pink baggage didn’t attract the guards’ attention, but it failed when they finally noticed the short woman struggling to pull the seemingly light suitcase out of the door. They stopped Souda and asked her to open the suitcase so they could check its items. Left with no choice but to meet the guards’ demand, the woman opened the suitcase to show young Jose Antonio looking professional contortionist (专业柔术演员)and covered with different clothing items.

Puente Ayala guards sent the car thief back to the prison. Souda has been caught by guards and is waiting for official charges, and the couple’s six-year-old daughter? Mary, been placed in the care of social services.

If only Souda had gone to the gym to improve her strength before going through escaping from prison with her lover, things might have gone differently.

1.The underlined word in Paragraph 1 can be best replaced by .

A. pleased B. doubtful

C. worried D. violent

2.Where did Souda put her husband while leaving the prison?

A. In a car. B. In the gym.

C. In a suitcase. D. In the bag.

3.Mary lives in the care of social services because .

A. she broke the law

B. her parents,marriage has ended

C. her parents are both caught by guards

D. her mother is busy building up her body

Recently, online hike-sharing has become the new favorite in China. In major cities, bikes in, yellow, orange, blue, white and green, can be seen almost everywhere on the street. It seems that these bikes appeared suddenly, adding a new beautiful scenery to Chinese cities.

Both the market and the public welcome online bike-sharing, but is it really a promising business? Well, it depends. After all, online bike-sharing platforms can never get away with huge operating cost and uncertain government policy.

Some theorists might say that online bike-sharing platforms can earn a fortune simply through deposit. Since users will always need to rent bikes, their deposit will always be kept to online bike-sharing platforms.

However,although online bike-sharing platforms may be able to use the deposit for other purposes at the primary stage, they will have to set up a special account, so that the deposit shall be used specially for its designated (指定的) purpose. As the market gets increasingly mature, they will have to do so whether to be responsible for users or in consideration of possible government regulations.

Now that online hike-sharing platforms can,t make profit through deposit,how can they become profitable as fiercer market unfolds? Although Hu Weiwei, CEO of Mobike, stated in an article that she would take Mobike as charitable(慈善的) project if she failed, running a startup is absolutely different from managing a charity organization. After all , she has to pay back investors’ billions of investment(投资).

To make profit, online bike-sharing platforms might have toincrease rent fee for each trip, just as Didi did

From this aspect, it might be a really good business. If we consider full screen ads fee, recommendation fee for business owners, etc. , its annual income might reach at least RMB 15 billion. If we consider the huge operation cost, including bike repairs,bikes’ service life and labor cost, there might not be much net profit left. After all, offline operation cost has always been an unbearable burden for such internet plus mode-based startups.

1.How does the author feel about the future of online bike-sharing platforms?

A. Optimistic. B. Doubtful.

C. Hopeful. D. Secure.

2.How do some theorists think online bike-sharing platforms can make money?

A. Through advertisements. B. Through services.

C. Through deposit. D. Through investment.

3.How should deposit be dealt with when the market is mature according to the author?

A. Used for other purposes. B. Kept in a special account.

C. Used for charity. D. Left aside to the users.

4.What does the underlined word “unfolds” mean in the passage?

A. Shrinks. B. Spreads. C. Shows. D. Develops.

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