题目内容
About a third of the population was estimated to have no _____ to the health service.
A. assessment B. assignment C. exception D. access
D
One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts,it came without wrap(包装).
On September 11 th , 1 958,Mum gave birth to Richard.After she brought him home from hospital,she put him in my lap,saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is.” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own.I played with it day and night. I sang to it, I told it stories.I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however,I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it.Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital.It had a fever. For several days,I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”,“pitiful",and “dying”, which sounded Ominous.
Christmas was coming, “Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke,his eyes filled with tears. I’d never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning.Dad jumped out of bed to answer it.From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!” “Thank God!” I heard Mum cry.
From the window upstairs,I watched my parents rush out to the car.I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat.But I knew they were not empty: they were filled with love !
【小题1】What happened to the author on September 11th,1958?
| A.He got a baby brother. | B.He got a Christmas gift. |
| C.He became four years old. | D.He received a doll. |
| A.Impossible. | B.Boring. | C.Difficult. | D.Fearful. |
| A.Excitement. | B.Happiness. | C.Sadness. | D.Disappointment. |
How old is “old”? The answer has changed over the years. Two hundred years ago,you were old at 35.At the beginning of the 20 th century,the average life span(平均寿命)was 45. In 1950,70-year-olds were really old.Today,a healthy 70-year-old is still thought young.
So,how old is old? The answer is one you’ve heard many times,from all kinds of people.“You are as old(or young)as you feel.”Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived.Your body tells you how well you’ve lived.
“Nobody grows old by living a number of years.” wrote a writer.“People grow old when they don’t have their ideas.”
People shouldn’t have the wrong ideas about aging.Sometimes,older minds can be as bright as young minds.Alice Brophy once said,“It makes me unhappy when people say,‘You look young for your age。’ What does that mean?You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80. ”
1.In 1950, the average life span was .
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A.35 |
B.45 |
C.50 |
D.70 |
2.People grow old when according to a writer.
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A.they don’t have their ideas. |
B.they live many years. |
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C.They can’t live longer. |
D.they have their ideas. |
3.The meaning of the underlined word “aging” is “ ”
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A.growing old |
B.staying young |
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C.keeping healthy |
D.feeling unhappy |
4.Which question is NOT answered in the passage?
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A.Can older people be as bright as young people? |
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B.What’s the wrong ideas about aging? |
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C.How old is “old”? |
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D.what is the average life span today? |
5.The passage is mainly about __________ .
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A.the average life span |
B.aging |
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C.the 20th century |
D.older people and young people |