"Hey, little boy, will you support me when I'm getting old?" Wang Wenshan, 35, asked his newborn baby as he picked him up at home.

The Chinese tradition of raising sons to support parents in their old age has been weakened by the rapidly growing economy and improving standard of living.As is the case with more and more developed countries, China faces an aging society.People are living longer and having fewer children.Therefore, many Chinese families are falling into a 4-2-1 family pattern: a couple raises one child and supports four elderly parents.But few realize that a problem is likely to happen ahead.

The aging of the population is a trend that now affects a growing number of countries.Not long ago, the Information Office of the State Council, China's cabinet, issued a white paper on measures China is taking to help its elderly population.The paper said China s population entered the aging period at the end of the 20th century as the proportion rote) of people aged 60 and above accounted for over 10 percent of the entire population, By the end of 2005, China had nearly 144 million people over 60, accounting for 11 percent of the population, according to the white paper.

An expanding aged population inevitably means that many issues must be settled, as the problem concerns every aspect of society.It puts more pressure on each family, causing disturbing economic consequences and serious social problems.It also challenges the labor force supply and the pension system.

"I used to think that it's not an issue for me to provide, for the aged," said Wang, whose parents and parents-in-law all enjoy pensions and medical insurance.But last year Wang s father suffered a serious illness and afterward Wang began to feel the pressure on his shoulders.

After his father recovered, Wang opened bank accounts for each parent and deposited some money into the account every month to prepare for future uncertainties.In addition, he has to save money every month to provide for his son s future education."I m now breaking my back working to support my family: saving pensions for the parents, my son s education funds, and living costs."

Wang also bought some commercial old-age insurance for himself."We have to take precautions before it is too late, and many of my colleagues share the same view," he said.

Which of the following is not caused by an aging society?

       A.Social problem.           B.The problem of the pension system.

       C.More pressure on the family.       D.Unemployment.

From the passage, we can infer___.

       A.the aging people problem is one of the concerns for the Chinese government

       B.China will encourage young couples to have more than one child

       C.many people have realized the problem of aging society

       D.children will not support their parents in an aging society

Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined word inevitably?

       A.Surprisingly.        B.Certainly.       

       C.Hopefully.             D.Unluckily

From the text we can see that            .

       A.China is the only country to face an aging society

       B.most of the developing countries face an aging society

       C.countries with a large population face an aging society

       D.more and more developed countries face an aging society

It’s you and I who are to blame for the state of the earth. No question about it. It’s our life-style that is threatening life on Earth, so we must make the changes. The good news is that many of those changes are really quite simple, even enjoyable, but for every careful step we take as individuals, we must press government and industry to take a big step on our benefit. And we must start now. Tomorrow’s too late.

My aim this year is to persuade as many of my friends and colleagues as possible to choose the train, and leave their cars behind too. My gardens have been pesticide(杀虫剂)–free zones for years and I enjoy seeing more wildlife on my doorstep as a result; I’ve tried to reduce my contribution to water pollution too, by using environment-friendly, phosphate(磷)–free washing powder , and by no longer thinking of the toilet as a suitable waste-disposal(处理) point .

I ran after a young lady through town recently to give her back the piece of paper she had carelessly thrown away. She disappeared into a shop, and when I followed her inside and made my presentation, she was doubly embarrassed--she worked there, and the boss gave her a ticking–off too. I’ve started asking fellow drivers at gas stations why they aren’t using unleaded (无铅的) petrol . These are small things, but we have to start somewhere, and every little does help.

1.We can learn from the first paragraph that____________.

A.you and I are responsible for looking after the environment

B.the government and industry are responsible for looking after the environment

C.the government is responsible for looking after the environment

D.both A and B

2.To help the environment, the author is trying to do everything mentioned below EXCEPT_________.

A.taking the train instead of a car

B.avoiding the use of pesticides

C.throwing away the old cars

D.running after those who throw articles carelessly

3.The author ran after a woman through town because he wanted__________.

A.to find out where she worked

B.to give her back the piece of paper she had lost

C.to ask her to pay him for picking up the piece of paper.

D.to tell her not to throw away pieces of paper carelessly

4.The purpose of this passage is to__________.

A.persuade his friends to take the train

B.try to advise us all to protect our environment

C.make clear who is responsible for the environment

D.inform us of the good news

 

 

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第三部分:写作(共两节,满分40分)

第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题l分,满分l0分)

  下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^),并在其下面写上该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

    2.只允许修改l0处,多者(从第ll处起)不计分。

例如:

     It was very nice to get your invitation to spend ∧ weekend with you. Luckily

                                                    the

I was completely free then, so I'll t0 say "yes". I'll arrive in Bristol at around 8 p. m.  am

in Friday evening.

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     After shopping, Mother and I went to a restaurant for lunch". I notice Mother looking at a nearby table occupy by an elderly woman and young couple. They ate silently, and it was clearly that things were not going well. As we left, Mother stopped on their table. "Excuse me," she said, put her arm around the unhappy old woman. "You remind me so many of my mother. May I hug  (拥抱) you?" The woman smiled happily as she accepted to it. Mter we left, I said, "That was

very nice of you, Mother. So I didn't think she looked like Grandma. " "Neither did me," said Mother cheerfully.

 

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