题目内容
A serous problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.
First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions. Furthermore, some institution should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.
To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.
1．What is the passage mainly about?
A．The problem faced by the old in society.
B．Why we should take responsibility for the old
C．How we can improve the lives of the old
D．Where the old can go to get their pensions.
2．According to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people?
A．Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire.
B．Increase savings levels of people during their working years.
C．Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old.
D．Make available pensions for those who have retired.
3．The underlined word “viable” most probably means .
A．impossible. B．practical. C．useful. D．successful
4．What can be concluded from the passage?
A．Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money.
B．Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age.
C．Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people.
D．There is no single solution to the problems of the old.
5．What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this article?
A．To point out the need for government support for old people
B．To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people
C．To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem
D．To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life.
CDBDC
Fire fighting is a serous matter, knowing what to do during a fire can save people’s lives. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone else in the family, such as stairways and emergency exits, but not elevators.
From the lower floors of building, escape through windows is possible. Learn the best way to get out from a window with the least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the fingertips will have a drop of about 6 feet to the ground. It is about twice the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way down than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed before opening the window. Otherwise, smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked into the room.
On the second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement might end in injury. Bushes and trees can help you to have a soft landing.
【小题1】Which of the following should not be used when trying to escape from a fire?
| A．Windows | B．Elevators | C．Fire exits | D．Stairways |
| A．about 12 feet | B．about 6 feet |
| C．about the height of an average man | D．nearly 10 feet |
| A．the only way | B．the best way |
| C．safer than any other ways | D．one of the possible ways |
| A．breathing in smoke might be harmful | B．smoke will enter the room through an open window |
| C．fresh air can’t reach the second floor window | |
| D．to keep you head low will help you to escape a fire |
| A．drop directly onto the ground | B．first drop onto a roof then onto the cement |
| C．drop from a roof window then onto bushes and trees | |
| D．drop onto the cement rather than bushes and grass |
Fire fighting is a serous matter, knowing what to do during a fire can save people’s lives. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone else in the family, such as stairways and emergency exits, but not elevators.
From the lower floors of building, escape through windows is possible. Learn the best way to get out from a window with the least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the fingertips will have a drop of about 6 feet to the ground. It is about twice the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way down than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed before opening the window. Otherwise, smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked into the room.
On the second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement might end in injury. Bushes and trees can help you to have a soft landing.
1.Which of the following should not be used when trying to escape from a fire?
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A．Windows |
B．Elevators |
C．Fire exits |
D．Stairways |
2.How far from the ground is the second floor window?
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A．about 12 feet |
B．about 6 feet |
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C．about the height of an average man |
D．nearly 10 feet |
3.According to the passage, windows are ______ of escaping a fire?
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A．the only way |
B．the best way |
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C．safer than any other ways |
D．one of the possible ways |
4.The writer suggests that _______
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A．breathing in smoke might be harmful |
B．smoke will enter the room through an open window |
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C．fresh air can’t reach the second floor window |
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D．to keep you head low will help you to escape a fire |
5.If you are on the second or third floor when a fire breaks out, you’d better _____
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A．drop directly onto the ground |
B．first drop onto a roof then onto the cement |
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C．drop from a roof window then onto bushes and trees |
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D．drop onto the cement rather than bushes and grass |