题目内容
16.There are many older people in the world and there will be many more.A little-known fact is that over 60 percent of the older people live in developing countries.Accor ding to the World Health Organization,by 2020 there will be 1 billion,with over 700 million living in developing countries.It is a surprising fact that th e population aging is particularly rapid in developing countries.For example,it took France 115 years for the rate of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent.It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.
What are the implications of these increased numbers of older folk?One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live,the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability.Attention is being paid to the need to keep people as healthy as possible,including during old age,to lessen the financial burden on the state.
Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society.In some African countries,certainly in Asia,older people are respected and regarded as the ones with special knowledge.Yet traditions are fading away daily,which does not make sure the continued high regard of older people.As society changes,attitudes will change.
Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination in employment.Life-long learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country's development.
Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people.Both public and private schemes are vital in order to build a suitable safety net.
5.The rate of older peopleC.
A.is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries
B.is one-seventh of the population in developing countries
C.will increase much faster in China than in France
D.will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020
6.According to passage,which of the following are governments most worried about?
A
A.The diseases and disability of older people.B.The longer life and good health of people.
C.The loss of taxes on older people.D.The increasing respect for older people.
7.Which of the following measure is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem?D
A.Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.
B.Supplying life-long learning programs to older people.
C.Making sure adequate income protection for older people.
D.Providing free health care for sick older people.
8.The author concludes in the last paragraph thatB.
A.governments have spent lots of time in solving the aging problem
B.population aging is a hard problem,but it needs to be solved urgently
C.people are too busy to solve the population aging problem
D.much time and effort will be lost in solving the aging problem.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了老年人口的比例在发展中国家猛增,这无疑会带来很多问题,尽管这一问题很棘手,但解决这一问题势在必行、刻不容缓.
解答 5.C.推理判断题.根据文章第二段内容For example,it took France 115 years for the rate of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent.It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase可知,在法国,115年里老年人口的比例从7%增长到了14%,而在中国仅仅用于23年的时间就达到了这个增长幅度.因此可推知,将来中国老龄人口比例的增长速度要比法国快得多;故选C.
6.A.细节理解题.根据第三段第二句"One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live,the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability."可知,政府担心,人们活的寿命越长,人们的健康压力会越大;故选A.
7.D.细节理解题.根据文章Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society,Life-long learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country's development,Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people可知解决人口老龄化问题要消除就业中的年龄歧视,为老年人提供终身学习计划和让老年人有足够的收入保障;故选D.
8.B.段落大意题.根据最后一段中"there is no time to be lost"可知,作者认为,尽管人口老龄化这一问题很棘手,但解决它已经是刻不容缓了;故选B.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
Like many parents,mine were (44)Ato shop for something,so I (45)B this was a great (46)A to get them something they'd appreciate.I also thought if they wanted one tree,two would be even better.I (47)Bthe price at work and decided it was a bit more than I could (48)Cbut all of my siblings agreed to give a hand.
In northern Ohio,we don't plant maple trees at Christmas,so we decided to surprise Mom and Dad with a (49)DChristmas in October before the ground froze.We asked my aunt (50)A she'd help us with the deception (欺骗),and she called my parents in (51)C to say she was coming for a Sunday visit.Then my sisters and sisters-in-law went into(52)D,planning a big holiday turkey dinner.
On the (53)C Sunday,we all met at my house and loaded the trees in a pickup truck,I (54)Das Santa Claus.Then off we went,nine or ten cars (55)Bwith people and food,plus the pickup.
When the caravan(队伍)(56)A my parents,house,Dad came rushing out of the back door,convinced something was (57)B.He and Mom were (58)Awhen we told them why we were there.
When Christmas (59)D,of course,we couldn't go to our parents'house empty handed,so Mom and Dad got double presents that year.Almost half a century later,I still drive by the old farm and smile when I see those big.handsome (60)Cand remember giving a special gift to special people on Christmas in October.
41.A.divorced | B.married | C.born | D.friendly |
42.A.once | B.since | C.while | D.if |
43.A.casually | B.occasionally | C.hardly | D.always |
44.A.hard | B.convenient | C.available | D.anxious |
45.A.performed | B.figured | C.promoted | D.guaranteed |
46.A.opportunity | B.performance | C.permission | D.access |
47.A.watched | B.checked | C.noticed | D.tested |
48.A.account | B.acquire | C.afford | D.advocate |
49.A.common | B.usual | C.ordinary | D.special |
50.A.if | B.why | C.that | D.what |
51.A.detail | B.surprise | C.advance | D.excitement |
52.A.fashion | B.direction | C.instruction | D.action |
53.A.greeting | B.adjusted | C.chosen | D.predicted |
54.A.looked up | B.took up | C.turned up | D.dressed up |
55.A.covered | B.loaded | C.surrounded | D.crowded |
56.A.arrived at | B.reached for | C.left for | D.headed for |
57.A.adequate | B.wrong | C.beautiful | D.invisible |
58.A.amazed | B.delighted | C.amused | D.confused |
59.A.faded away | B.turned around | C.rolled away | D.rolled around |
60.A.folks | B.pickups | C.trees | D.trucks |
A few months later,the wife came to the husband with a(32)B,"I read in a magazine a while ago,about how we can(33)Aour marriage,"she offered."Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit(34)A with the other person.Then,we can talk about how we can fix them together and make our lives(35)B."
The husband(36)B.So each of them went to a(37)B room and thought of the things that annoyed (使生气) them about the other.Then they thought about this question and wrote down what they(38)A.
The next morning,they decided that they would(39)Ctheir lists.
"I'll start,"offered the wife.She took out her list.It had many items on it,(40)Dto fill three pages.In fact,as she started reading the list of the little annoyances,she noticed that(41)Bwas starting to appear on her husband's face.
"What's wrong?"she asked."Nothing,"the husband replied,"(42)D reading your list."
The wife continued to read(43)Ashe had read all three pages to her husband.
"Now,you read your list and then we'll talk about the things on both of our lists,"she said(44)B.
Quietly the husband stated,"I don't have anything on my list.I think you are(45)Cthe way that you are.You are lovely and wonderful and I wouldn't want to try and(46)A anything about you."
The wife,(47)B by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his(48)Aof her,turned her head and wept.
In life,there is enough time when we are disappointed,(49)Cand annoyed.We don't really have to go looking for them.We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty,light and promise.Why(50)C time looking for the bad,disappointing or annoying when we can see the wonderful things before us?
31.A.information | B.marriage | C.honesty | D.love |
32.A.question | B.problem | C.suggestion | D.doubt |
33.A.strengthen | B.complete | C.destroy | D.explore |
34.A.annoying | B.relaxing | C.amusing | D.amazing |
35.A.farther | B.happier | C.longer | D.richer |
36.A.argued | B.agreed | C.worried | D.refused |
37.A.small | B.separate | C.quiet | D.comfortable |
38.A.came up with | B.dreamed of | C.took part in | D.made use of |
39.A.carry out | B.answer for | C.go over | D.look for |
40.A.familiar | B.equal | C.fancy | D.enough |
41.A.anger | B.sadness | C.happiness | D.smiles |
42.A.delay | B.stop | C.appreciate | D.keep |
43.A.until | B.before | C.unless | D.after |
44.A.cautiously | B.happily | C.painfully | D.personally |
45.A.wrong | B.honest | C.perfect | D.hopeful |
46.A.change | B.tell | C.discuss | D.express |
47.A.encouraged | B.touched | C.supported | D.solved |
48.A.acceptance | B.understanding | C.forgiveness | D.protection |
49.A.satisfied | B.excited | C.depressed | D.surprised |
50.A.save | B.devote | C.waste | D.kill |
Compared with(38)Aforms of writing,it is shorter and(39)Bless time.It can help us to(40)Dthe habit of thinking in English.(41)Bwe persist in (坚持) this practice,gradually we'll learn how to express ourselves in English.In keeping a diary in English,(42)Dcan use the important phrases and sentences we've(43)Ain or out of English classes to describe our(44)B,and this way we can master and use freely(45)Cwe've learned,which will do good(46)Aus in English learning.But(47)Dwe certainly run up against many difficulties.In the first place,it often happens that we have(48)Cfinding proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind.Secondly,there(49)Cmany idiomatic(惯用的) ways of saying things in Chinese.And it is extremely hard for us to put them(50)B English properly.
As far as I am concerned,my suggestion is that we (51)C always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach.Whenever (52)Dbeats (难倒)us,we can first put it down in our notebook and then look it up in our dictionary.We can also turn to our English teacher for (53)D,if necessary.
In short,I believe that it is of(54)A use to keep a diary in English for the development of our(55)B skills.
36.A.think | B.stand | C.practice | D.finish |
37.A.get | B.gain | C.improve | D.prove |
38.A.other | B.the others | C.another | D.others |
39.A.spends | B.takes | C.pays | D.spares |
40.A.pick | B.make | C.give | D.develop |
41.A.Before | B.If | C.After | D.While |
42.A.they | B.he | C.she | D.we |
43.A.learned | B.forgotten | C.thought | D.listened |
44.A.eyes | B.feelings | C.texts | D.books |
45.A.that | B.which | C.what | D.when |
46.A.to | B.across | C.between | D.along |
47.A.at a time | B.at onetime | C.all the time | D.at times |
48.A.chance | B.time | C.trouble | D.choice |
49.A.is | B.has | C.are | D.have |
50.A.of | B.into | C.at | D.on |
51.A.can | B.shall | C.should | D.may |
52.A.nothing | B.anybody | C.somebody | D.something |
53.A.money | B.dictionary | C.question | D.help |
54.A.great | B.much | C.very | D.more |
55.A.speaking | B.writing | C.listening | D.reading |
(43)C,with a smile on her face,she asked,"how (44)Ais this glass of water?"
Answers called out(45)B from eight to twenty ounces(盎司).
She quieted the students down and then replied,"The absolute weight doesn't (46)D.It all depends on how long I hold it.If I hold it for a minute,it's not a(47)C.If I hold it for an hour,I'll have an ache in my(48)A.If I hold it for a day,my arm will feel(49)C and paralyzed.In each case,the(50)Aof the glass of water doesn't change,but the longer I hold it,the heavier it becomes.Do you know why?"
All the students kept silent and listened carefully,lost in thought.
She continued,"Our(51)Band worries in life are like that glass of water.Think about them for a while and(52)D happens.Think about them a bit longer and they begin to(53)B
.And if you think about them all day long,you will feel paralyzed(54)C to do anything."
It's important to remember to(55)Dyour stresses.As early in the evening as possible,put all your (56)Adown.Don't carry them through the evening and into the night.Remember to put the glass down!
More often than not life gets terrible (57)Bwe think too much.And the moment you remove your burden,you'll find yourself feeling so much more (58)D.
So rather than moping around (闲逛) and feeling sorry for yourself,(59)Bdoing something about it.After all,life is too short to (60)Cyourself to anything that's not making you happy.
41.A.served | B.raised | C.drank | D.demanded |
42.A.argued | B.wondered | C.agreed | D.expected |
43.A.Meanwhile | B.Anyhow | C.Instead | D.Therefore |
44.A.heavy | B.much | C.full | D.little |
45.A.replied | B.ranged | C.read | D.remained |
46.A.affect | B.drop | C.work | D.matter |
47.A.success | B.point | C.problem | D.skill |
48.A.arm | B.hand | C.neck | D.back |
49.A.steady | B.sensitive | C.numb | D.nervous |
50.A.weight | B.shape | C.function | D.size |
51.A.surprises | B.stresses | C.joys | D.doubts |
52.A.everything | B.anything | C.something | D.nothing |
53.A.improve | B.hurt | C.change | D.adjust |
54.A.uncertain | B.afraid | C.unable | D.available |
55.A.catch up with | B.take charge of | C.put up with | D.let go of |
56.A.burdens | B.thoughts | C.hardships | D.feelings |
57.A.till | B.when | C.unless | D.though |
58.A.excited | B.worried | C.satisfied | D.relaxed |
59.A.keep | B.start | C.finish | D.risk |
60.A.help | B.throw | C.abandon | D.commit. |