1. It can be learned from the text that the aging of the popula¬tion in America ________.

A. has made people feel younger　　　　　　　　

B. has changed people’s social position

C. has changed people’s understanding of age　　

　D. has slowed down the country’s social development

4. In the fourth paragraph, the word “them” refers to _______.

A. the parts of words　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. prefixes

C. suffixes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. roots

第91天　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways - edu¬cation, medicine, and business. Quietly, the aging of America has made us a very different society - one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.

A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/ her social position, marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop work¬ing isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.

Many people say, “I am much younger than my mother or my father was at my age.” No one says “Act your age” any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.

3. The phrase “be alert to” in the third paragraph may best be replaced by “_______”.

A. look at　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pay attention to　

C. write down　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. learn by heart

2. According to this passage, the best way to build a good vocabulary is _______.

A. to remember a lot　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to read a great deal

C. to take part in a lot of good talks　　　　　 D. both B and C

1. When you meet a new word in reading, what should you do?

A. Guess its meaning. 　　　　　　　 　　　 B. Ask somebody.

C. Look it up in a dictionary. 　　　　　　　　　 D. All of the above.

3. What’s the purpose of some special university student-help courses?

A. To help students to reduce test anxiety.　　

B. To show a stress level experienced by students.

C. To learn more knowledge about test anxiety.

D. To have a better understanding of test anxiety.

B

　The average person learns most of the 30 000-40 000 words whose meanings he or she recognizes by hearing them or getting familiar with them in the context or simply absorbing them without conscious(意识到的) effort. The best way to build a good vocabulary, therefore, is to read a great deal and to participate in a lot of good talks. There are relatively few words that we learn permanently(永久的)by purposefully referring to dictionaries or keeping word lists. However, even those extra few are of value, and no one will make a mistake by working on developing a larger vocabulary. Here are some suggestions of how to do it.

Read plenty of good books. When you come across a new word, or a new meaning of an old word, stop and see if you can understand it from its context. If you can't, and if you can manage without interrupting the thought of the book too much, look it up in a dictionary or ask somebody and then repeat its meaning to yourself a couple of times. If you are really conscientious(认真的), write the word and its meaning in a personal vocabulary list - preferably using it in a sentence, or you can keep a special vocabulary notebook. Go over the list from time to time. Further, try to use a new word in writing or conversation a few times over the next several days.

Listen to good talks and be alert to new words you hear or to new meanings of words you already know. Then treat them just as you treat the new words you read.

Learn and be alert to the parts of words: prefixes, suffixes and roots. Knowing them enables you to make intelligent guesses about the meaning of words.

If you are studying a foreign language, be alert to words in that language which relate to words in English. English has inherited(继承) or borrowed much of its vocabulary of 500 000-600 000 words from Latin, Greek, French, Spanish and German.

2. The phrase “blank out” in Paragraph 1 refers to “_______.”

A. lose interest in the exam　　　　 　　　 B. refuse to take the exam

C. get an extra paper　　　　　　 　　 D. be unable to think clearly

1. What is the similarity between Doreen Sykora and Hitoshi Sakamoto?

A. They are students from the same university.

B. They failed in all the examinations.

C. They both had experiences of test anxiety.

D. They both had the same poor studying habits.

4. Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

C. A misfortune may turn out a blessing.　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　D. Kill two birds with one stone.

第90天　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

Doreen Sykora is now a junior at McGill University. She had a difficult time when she first began college. She said, “I was always well prepared for my examinations. But when I go into class to take the exam, I would fall apart. I could just blank out because of nervousness and fear.” Hitoshi Sakamoto, an anthropology(人类学) student at Temple University in Tokyo reports similar experiences.

These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is stressed(加压力于) about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the severe tension and nervousness.

Now there are special university courses to help students. In these courses, advisors and psychologists try to help students by teaching them to manage test anxiety. Such a course helps students learn to live with stress and not fail because of it. First students take a practice test to measure their worry level. If the tests show that their stress level is high, the students can take a short course to manage the fear. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. They get training to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work more easily. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.

Doreen Sykora saw immediate results after taking such a course. She now has enthusiasm about the relaxation methods. “Mostly, what I do is imagine myself in a very calm place. Then I imagine myself picking up a pencil. I move slowly and carefully. I breathe easily and let all the tension out. With each breath, more worry leaves me. It really works too. My grades have improved greatly! I’m really doing well at McGill now. This relaxation method works not only on examinations, but it has improved the rest of my life as well.”

For Hitoshi in Tokyo, the results were much the same. He is enjoying school a lot more and learning more.

3. How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?

A. Tiresome and troublesome. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Romantic and peaceful

C. Mentally exhausting but healthy 　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. Physically tiring but rewarding.