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  Old Americans are separating into two classes. Retirement can be either heaven or hell. “I do believe on the whole the retirees(退休者)of tomorrow will be wealthier and healthier than the same group of 30 years of age.” says Robert Friedland, director of the National Academy on Ageing, “But that's only part of the picture. There's also a large group whose household income(收入)hasn't been growing very much. For them the future is unhappy. ”

  “Nature is not always kind. ”says Dr. Robert Butler, an expert in medical care of old people, who was a founding director of the National Institute on Ageing. “The relationship between socio-economic position and life expectancy(估计寿命)has been known for a long time. Race (种族)is also connected. And education is powerful, too in lengthening life.”

  “The reality is that poor people get sick easily as they age because they live in duty neighborhoods and have dirty jobs, they are left unprotected(保护)from environmental pollution(环境污染), and the pressure of being poor wears down people's health.” according to Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund, which studies health problems .

  “Cigarette smoking has a great effect because it is more common in lower socio-economic groups. ” says Elizabeth Whelan, president of the American Council on Science and Health, “If you live in a state of hopelessness and helplessness and don't think about the future, you are more likely to take up life-threatening habits.”

  “Race and income have large effects on death. ” a team of researchers reported in the New English Journal of Medicine in 1996, after researching on 24 million whites and 2.1 million blacks.

  With the exception of black women, the highest income group had the lowest death rates and the lowest income group had the highest death rates regardless of race . For black women there was no consistent pattern across income group.

1.The sentence “ Retirement can be either heaven or hell . ” means ________.

[  ]

A.If a man is out of work, he or she will feel unhappy.

B.If an American retires from his job ( post), he or she will lead a miserable life.

C.Old people in America have to choose a life style.

D.Some old people in America lead a hard life, or others may lead a happy life.

2.According to Dr. Robert Butler's opinion, ________ plays the most important role in people's life expectancy.

[  ]

A.nature
B.race
C.education
D.color

3.The reason why poor people are more likely to get ill as they grow old is that ________.

[  ]

A.they live in the countryside

B.they work with their hands

C.their families are too large

D.they suffer a lot from being poor

4.What Elizabeth Whelan says means that ________.

[  ]

A.smoking makes people poor and hopeless

B.smoking is popular among poor people

C.poor people should give up smoking

D.rich people in America never smoke

5.Which is the best title for the story?

[  ]

A.Terrible life leads to short expectancy .

B.Income differences produce life expectancy .

C.The life expectancy can be decided by race.

D.Americans don't like to retire .

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Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the  21 just inside the entrance  22 .It said: “Remember, 23 ,one of our customers gets  24 goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!” For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards 25, like many of her  26, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never 27 hoping. The  28 in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her  29 buying so many things but failed. She  30 dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your  31 doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped  32 .But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her  33 than she found that she had forgotten to  34 tea. She dashed back to the  35 , got some tea and went towards the 36 .As she did so, she saw the  37 came. 38 his hand he said, “I want to  39 you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket 40  !”

【小题1】
A.noticeB.reportC.boardD.newspaper
【小题2】
A.didB.promised C.made D.agreed
【小题3】
A.every dayB.every monthC.twice a weekD.once a week
【小题4】
A.excellent B.free C.extraD.unexpected
【小题5】
A.waited B.came C.hoped D.went
【小题6】
A.friends B.neighbors C.relatives D.customers
【小题7】
A.got rid of B.got along with C.gave up D.gave out
【小题8】
A.counter B.cushion C.food D.cupboard
【小题9】
A.against B.for C.with D.about
【小题10】
A.often B.always C.usually D.seldom
【小题11】
A.billB.handC.car D.basket
【小题12】
A.anxiously B.seriously C.crazily D.wonderfully
【小题13】
A.pockets B.car C.basket D.house
【小题14】
A.buy B.find C.take D.have
【小题15】
A.shop B.counterC.department D.supermarket
【小题16】
A.door B.entrance C.cash-desk D.shelves
【小题17】
A.secretaryB.policeman C.manager D.salesman
【小题18】
A.Putting out B.Holding outC.ShakingD.Waving
【小题19】
A.congratulateB.tell C.informD.thank
【小题20】
A.is yoursB.means nothingC.belongs to youD.costs nothing

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Michel is a young girl who works for the police   36  a handwriting expert. She has helped   37  many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents.

When she was fourteen, Michel was already   38  interested in the differences in her friends'   39  that she would spend hours  40 them. After 41 college she went to France for a   42  two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.

Michel says that it is  43  for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover _44  of what she needs to know simply   45  looking at the writing with her own eyes,   46  she also has machines   47   help her make    48  different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often   49  great help to the police.

Michel believes that handwriting is a good   50  of what kind of person the 51  is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow    52  I didn't like his handwriting." She says. But she   53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman   54  she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be    55 , however.

1.

A.with

B.by

C.like    

D.as

 

2.

A.look

B.follow

C.catch   

D.judge

 

3.

A.so     

B.too

C.quite   

D.extra

 

4.

A.books  

B.letter

C.tongues  

D.handwriting

 

5.

A.writing

B.studying

C.settling  

D.uncovering

 

6.

A.attending  

B.finishing

C.starting  

D.stepping into

 

7.

A.powerful   

B.natural

C.special  

D.common

 

8.

A.main

B.safe

C.easy    

D.impossible

 

9.

A.most     

B.nothing

C.little   

D.sight

 

10.

A.with    

B.by     

C.of     

D.about

 

11.

A.so     

B.for

C.thus    

D.but

 

12.

A.where    

B.in which

C.that    

D.it

 

13.

A.up     

B.out

C.for    

D.into

 

14.

A.of     

B.to

C.with    

D.for

 

15.

A.test    

B.sign 

C.means    

D.habit

 

16.

A.listener

B.speaker  

C.writer   

D.policeman

 

17.

A.whether   

B.unless

C.if     

D.after

 

18.

A.adds    

B.hears

C.repeats  

D.cries

 

19.

A.before   

B.after

C.so   

D.and

 

20.

A.necessary

B.all right

C.bad  

D.quite easy

 

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