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The share prices are falling sharply, which _______ investors from buying and selling shares.

  A. prevents                      B. protects                    C. discourages               D. persuades

C
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　　Many people would interpret “The American dream” as “living like an American”-a two-story house with a white picket fence; a family with two cars; and two children．

　　However, the economic situation is now affecting the American way of life for 4.4 million people living in the US, according to new census(人口普查)data．“It's going to have a long-term impact and to say it's going to end is optimistic, ” says Cheryl Russell, former editor-in-chief of American Demographics magazine．“I'm more pessimistic that this is the new normal．”

　　So what is the new normal?

　　*Marrying later．The average age of the first marriage has increased to 28.7 for men and 26.7 for women, up from 27.5 and 25.9 respectively in 2006．At the same time, fewer people are getting married．If the marriage rate had stayed the same as in 2006, there would have been about 4 million more married people in 2010．

　　*Fewer babies．There were 200, 000 fewer births among women aged 20 to 34 in 2010 compared with two years before．This was despite the fact that the number of women of childbearing age had gone up by more than 1 million．“The recession(衰退)is the likely cause, ” says Kenneth Johnson, demographer at the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Institue, “Economic fertility(生育能力)” because women delay …in uncertain times．

　　*Breaking up is harder．The number of divorces has been falling for 25 years as people wait longer or choose to live together before they get married．There were about 65, 000 fewer divorces in 2010 than in 2008, a 7 percent decrease．

　　*Crowd living．Unemployment is forcing more people to live together．The number of households where people lived with “other relatives” climbed from 6.7 percent in 2006 to 7.2 percent in 2010．

　　*Going public．Private school enrollment decreased from 13.6 percent in 2006 to 12.8 percent in 2010．

　　*Fewer cars．The percent age of households without a car rose to 9.1 percent against 8.8 percent in 2006．The percent-age of households with two or more cars fell from 58 percent to 57.1 percent．

　　*Driving solo．When people are not working, they don't carpool．The proportion of people aged 16 to 64 in employment dropped greatly in all but one of the 50 largest metropolitan(大城市的)areas．That has helped push the share of people driving to work alone from 76 percent in 2006 to 76.6 percent in 2010．Ride-sharing is down a full percentage point, to 9.7 percent．

(1)

What is the article mainly about?

[　　]

A．

The interpretation of “the American dream”．

B．

The significance of the current economic crisis．

C．

Changes to the American lifestyle．

D．

The traditional American way of life．

(2)

What might Cheryl Russell agree with according to the article?

[　　]

A．

A traditional lifestyle is much better and healthier．

B．

The new study based on the members’ financial reports．

C．

The spirit of American dream will inspire Americans to get through the economic recession．

D．

American lifestyles are being reshaped and will continue to change

(3)

What are the characteristics of the future American lifestyle?

a．Delayed marriage．

b．A lower divorce rate

c．Increased car ownership．

d．An increase in private school enrollment．

e．Having children later

[　　]

A．

abe

B．

ace

C．

bde

D．

bce

(4)

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

The typical US family is expected to have three-story house with a big yard and two children．

B．

The US birth rate rose slightly in 2010 compared with two years before．

C．

A growing number of people are forced to share their homes with other relatives in the US．

D．

US students prefer to go to private schools rather than pubic schools．

(5)

Why do more and more Americans drive solo to work in recent years, according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

Because they don't like carpool．

B．

Because more and more people are out of work．

C．

Because the share of people driving to work alone is increasing．

D．

Because the proportion of people aged 16-64 in unemployment dropped greatly．

  Spending beyond one’s means is becoming a national problem for Americans．Borrowing has become so easy that it takes great willpower for people to refuse it．“I received a number of gold MasterCard and gold Visa card offers in the mail during the past two months，”said one computer engineer at AT ＆T Bell Laboratories in Chicago．“I got three of them in one day last week．”

 Lenders are providing easy credit（信贷）for borrowers．Many banks now offer every borrower a great variety of credit，a service once offered almost only to big companies．Norwest Bank Minneapolis offers lending programs for cars and boats that can cut monthly payments nearly m half .Carmakers，too，are lengthening easier terms．Ford Motor Credit states that 45 % of its recent lendings has been for sixty months，rather than the sixty-six-month period that was usual before．

 The total consumer debt（债务）in the United States rose 73 percent between 1974 and 1984，as the debt for each man，woman，and child increased from 10，264to26，566．Huge debt now is present in our economy（经济）at all levels．As a nation，we are more than $7 trillion in debt，and the total keeps increasing astonishingly.

 As we have over borrowed，so have we overspent．In late 986，the share of after-tax income that Americans saved sank below 2 percent for a short time，less than half the figure at which we saved only 10 years ago．Americans now are buying from foreigners between about 50and100 billion more Mercedes and Toyotas, Paris fashions，and tours to Europe than the Boeing 747s， agriculture machinery , or Kansas wheat that the foreigners bought from America. The country could not produce and pay for all the things it wanted.

 To make a long story short, we Americans have serious problems in keeping down spending and keeping up personal savings．It is high time for us American people to learn the basics of long-term money management.

48．According to the author,  what is a main reason for Americans to overspend？

A.        Americans buy a lot of  foreign products．

B.        It is easy for Americans to manage their debts．

C.        Borrowing money has become a simple matter．

D.       Americans have more extra money than before．

49．Ford Motor Credit lengthens 45％of its lending to 60 months in order to_______．

A.        help more Americans to settle their debts

B.        encourage people to buy foreign cars

C.        make better use of its money

D.       attract more customers

   50．What does the author suggest as a way to deal with over borrowing?

A.        Teaching people how to manage money．

B.        Advising people on what to buy．

C.        Limiting the use of credit cards．

D.       Reducing average incomes．

   51．Which of the following points does the author wish to make?

A.        America should sell more of its products abroad．

B.        A healthy society has to learn to 1ive within its means．

C.        People’s income determines their money management．

D.       Government should prevent people from over borrowing．

 

 

surging commodity (商品) prices could worsen poverty in many poor countries, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday.

A new IMF study, seeing the effect of soaring oil and food costs, said many poor and developing countries would likely have to change their economic policies in response to soaring commodity prices. “Some countries are at a dangerous point，” warned IMF managing director Dominique Strauss?Kahn.

“If food prices rise further and oil prices stay the same, some governments will no longer be able to feed their people and at the same time keep stability in their economies，” Strauss?Kahn said. The IMF chief called for a “broad cooperative approach” to help handle higher oil and food prices, and said the IMF stood ready to assist countries in need. Strauss?Kahn said the international community would also have to play a role in helping to reduce the effect of commodity price shocks which have caused protests in some countries. European truckers have blockaded major roads to protest fuel prices in recent weeks and food riots (骚乱) have occurred in Cameroon, Bangladesh, and Somalia among other countries in recent months. “Poor countries that are highly dependent on food imports are particularly vulnerable (易受影响的) to rising food prices，” the IMF report said.

Anti?poverty campaigners are concerned that rising commodity costs could roll back advances made through anti?poverty campaigns in recent years, particularly because poorer families tend to spend much more of their household income on food. The IMF report found that poor households are most affected by food price inflation and “warned that the share of undernourished people in developing countries could rise rapidly above the current 40 percent of total population”．

Energy and food values are still rising and the IMF said its research suggests “the problem is worsening”. The Washington?based fund said it is working closely with its member countries to help reduce inflationary (通货膨胀的) pressures taking into account countries' specific needs. The report said that global food markets “need to be kept open” and that “restrictive policies”， such as export taxes and bans, should be removed.

1．To reduce the effects of rising oil and food prices, the IMF suggests ________.

A．increasing export taxes

B．placing restrictions on export

C．global food markets shouldn't be kept open

D．taking different measures to cooperate with its member countries

2．Why could rising commodity costs roll back advances made through anti?poverty campaigns?

A．Because European truckers have blockaded major roads to protest fuel prices.

B．Because poorer families tend to spend much more of their household income on food.

C．Because energy and labor costs are still rising and the problem is worsening.

D．Because the IMF hasn't prepared well to assist countries in need.

3．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The problem of commodity price increase exists all over the world.

B．Some developing countries do better in controlling oil price increase.

C．IMF is going to help reduce the effect of commodity price shocks.

D．Food price increase affects poor households badly.

4．What's the main idea of the passage?

A．IMF takes measures to reduce the effect of commodity price shocks.

B．Surging commodity prices cause protests in some countries.

C．Rising oil and food prices may worsen poverty in developing countries.

D．Global food markets need to be kept open.

 

As we all know, great culture differences lie between China and the west. As a result, they have their own different diet habits.

●The way of paying the bill is different

Chinese like to invite people to dinner and the inviters pay the bill. In England and America, if classmates or friends have a meal together, they usually share the cost. If a man has a meal with a woman, he usually pays the bill. When people hold a birthday dinner party for their friend ,they usually share the cost.

●The diet behaviour is different

If Chinese get together to have a meal, they always talk and laugh freely. In England and America, if people have a meal together, they try not to make any noise, but it is also impolite to say nothing. They always try to find a topic to talk about.

●The background of sending gifts is different

Chinese seldom send the host gifts, but if the host has a certain kind of great event such as a marriage or a funeral, the guests should give the host some dear gifts. In England and America, when people are invited to have a meal by a newly-made friend, they usually give the host some flowers or a bottle of wine or a box of chocolates.

●The way of saying goodbye is different

If a Chinese leaves the host after a meal, they usually thank the host for his/her kindness. In America and England, the guests always thank the host by saying, “Thank you very much for the meal.”

1.Who will usually pay the bill if a man invites a woman in England?

A. The man.　　　 B. The woman.　　　 C. The share the bill.　　 D. Their friend.

2.What is the manner of English people at the table?

A. They never talk but eat.　　　 B. They talk but make no noise.

C. They talk and laugh.　　　　 D. They never talk but laugh

3.In England, do they give flowers to the host as a gift?

A. They never give money.　　　 B. They sometimes do.

C. They always do.　　　　　　 D. They never do.

4.When you leave your American host’s home, what do you say?

A. Thank you anyway.　　　　　 B. Thank you all the same.

C. I like your meal.　　　　　　 D. Thank you for the meal.

 

One of every four children in New Mexico and Texas lives in households that struggle to provide enough food at some point during the year, a report says. The report is the first to give a state-by-state look at child hunger.

   “It is a real eye-opener to see that so many states have such high rates of child food insecurity (不安全) and hunger,” says author John Cook, an expert on child hunger. He says lack of healthful food can damage a child’s physical and mental development.

    Nationwide, the report finds that 13 million children, or 18%, were hungry or at risk of hunger. New Hampshire had 7% of the share of kids facing hunger, followed by North Dakota with 9%. States with rates of 20% or above included California, Kentucky, Mississippi and Utah. The District of Columbia also was in this group.

    The report also said that nearly 15 million low-income children get free school lunches, and 7 million get free breakfasts. More than 50,000 also take home backpacks on Fridays that are filled with a few pounds of healthful food provided by local food banks and churches.

    “The problem is the gap in services,” says researcher Jan Pruitt. She says not all needy families get food stamps and free school meals because of the shame of being poor.

    In Texas, Pruitt says, demand for food has steadily risen in recent years as working poor families struggle to pay for gas and housing. She says the state has a high poverty rate and large rural areas, so there is one food store for every 480 square miles.

    Relatively few kids — less than 1% — lived in “very low food security” households where members ate less because they could not afford to buy enough food. In these households, adults are the ones most likely to skip meals because “parents have to protect their kids from hunger”.

    Researchers expect the number of food insecure people nationwide will rise because of higher food and energy prices.

72. According to John Cook, the result of the study _______.

A. is not completely believable                B. called people’s attention to child hunger

C. only covers some states of the US            D. was kept secret for a long time   

73. In the District of Columbia, the percentage of kids facing hunger may be about _______.

A. 7%        B. 9%           C. 18%       D. 20%

74. According to Jan Pruitt, we can learn that _______.

A. schools play the biggest role in helping the hungry children

B. some hungry people feel shame for being poor and refuse help    

C. there are enough food stores in most of the rural areas in Texas

D. the prices of gas and housing are likely to reduce in the future

75. What does the underlined part “skip meals” probably mean?

A. To cook meals.     B. To buy meals.     C. Not to have meals.    D. Not to accept meals. 

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