摘要:● orchestras→79. concerts each term ● bands→being commonly 80. by pupils themselves. SECTION B Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet. The worst US economic recession in 70 years is forcing senior citizens out of retirement, leaving them fighting for jobs in a weak labor market or risking homelessness. A study by Experience Works, released on Tuesday, showed 46 percent of the 2,000 low income people over 55 years who participated needed to find work to keep their homes. Nearly half of them had been searching for work for more than a year. “These people are at the age where they understandably thought their job-searching years were behind them, said Cynthia Metzler, president and CEO of Experience Works. “But here they are, many in their 60s, 70s and beyond, desperate to find work so they can keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. According to the study, many of the participants had no intention of working past their 60th birthday, but had to change plans after being dismissed or following the death of the partner. Over a third of the participants had retired. Ninety percent of respondents 76 years and older planned to continue working for the next five years. Huge medical bills due to a personal illness or that of a spouse were also reasons for coming out of retirement, the survey found. The longest and deepest economic slump since the 1930s is making finding a job for the low-income elderly workers a difficult challenge. The Experience Works study found that 46 percent of the elderly jobseekers were sometimes forced to choose between paying rent, buying food or medication. Almost three-quarters believed their age made it harder to compete for jobs with younger workers. “This study underscores calls for the need to create policies that remove barriers to employment for older workers and provide additional programs and services specifically aimed at helping older people re-enter the work force or remain working, said Metzler.81. What has caused the American retired senior citizens back to work? ( No more than 8 words )

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阅读下面短文,根据以下要求:1)汉语提示;2)首字母提示;3)语境提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。

注意:原行没有错的不要改。

Recently, there has been a heated debate over whether to send old

people to nursing homes or not. People differ in their                         

o          . Here list the ideas of supporters.                                76.                 

L          in nursing homes, as they say, old people                    77.               

can enjoy more benefits             staying at home.                    78.                  

For one aspect, they can have more opportunities to

(交流) with each other, as they have                           79.                

c         topics and similar hobbies. Therefore,                        80.                

they can do many things together and don’t feel

(孤独). On the other hand, if they live at                      81.                

home, they may quarrel          their children because                   82.                

of the generation gap between them. Another aspect ,    is                    83.                

highly valued by the supporters, is that old people can

have               (定期) medical check-ups and                        84.                 

r           immediate medical care from professional                    85.                  

doctors.             

 

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A Way of Life for Students

  The Internet is a way of life for US college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.

  A recent study by Harris Interactive and 360 Youth found that 93 percent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007. That is slow but could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users.

  About 88 percent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband (宽带) connections. Furthermore, 67 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the Internet. Study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check emails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two email addresses.

The most popular online social activity is for warding messages to friends or family, with 37 percent of college students saying they do so. The study also looked beyond the Internet surfing(冲浪) habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than US $210 billion in sales last year alone.

College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 percent saying low prices were important when shopping.

The study also showed that 65 percent make loan(贷款) payments; 41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card. A significant number of charges on these credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.

1.College students in the US, as this passage shows,     .

A. waste much time visiting the Internet

B. lead an exciting life by using the Internet

C. don’t have to learn their lessons in their classrooms

D. spend too much time, in the opinion of the writer, visiting the Internet

2.We can find, from the third paragraph, that in the US     .

A. most college students are from rich families

B. cell phone will take the place of computers in colleges

C. mobile phones make Internet life easy for college students

D. college students can have a computer from their colleges

3.To communicate with friends, nearly half of the college students use     .

A. letters                         B. telephones

C. text messages on mobile phones               D. emails

4.By using the Internet, college students in the US can do the following EXCEPT     .

A. going swimming                   B. chatting with friends

C. reading newspapers                 D. buying goods

 

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In Europe, many people make friends across the borders(边界)through town twinning. Two towns in different countries decide to become twin towns.

Their citizens find pen-friends in the twin towns. They exchange newspapers and stamps. The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers in the twin town. Officials visit the twin town for celebrations. Ordinary citizens travel to the twin town, too, but not very often if it is far away.

Sometimes, schools even exchange school classes for two or three weeks! For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain, staying with British families. A few months later, their British friends come to study in Germany.

Some towns even arrange exchange visits for theatre groups, choirs(歌唱队)and orchestras(管弦乐队). Others send lectures to the twin towns who tell the people there all about their own town, and show photos and slides.

Some towns organize exhibitions to show works of art, for example, paintings by artists from their twin town. Many British towns are so pleased with the results of the twinning that they set out to find more than one twin town!

Tonbridge, a middle-sized town in Kent, for example, has twin towns in Germany and in France. Richmond near London has links with Germany, France and a town in former Yugoslavia!

Town twinning can help to make friends and helps people to help each other. It helps students to improve the language skill, and it contributes(有助于)to international peace and understanding.

1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. Twin towns exchange newspapers and stamps.

B. Twin towns exchange business trade.

C. Schools in the twin towns exchange school classes for a period of time.

D. Lectures are sent to the twin town who tell the people there about their own town.

2. Twin towns develop ________________.

A. between European countries and China

B. in the English speaking countries

C. in the same country

D. between different countries

3. How many countries are mentioned in the passage?

A. 3.                                     B. 6.

C. 5.                                     D. 4.

4. One of the advantages of town twinning is ________________.

A. to earn more money

B. to set up schools

C. to improve students’ language skills

D. to develop industry and agriculture

 

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In Europe, many people make friends across the borders(边界)through town twinning. Two towns in different countries decide to become twin towns.

Their citizens find pen-friends in the twin towns. They exchange newspapers and stamps. The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers in the twin town. Officials visit the twin town for celebrations. Ordinary citizens travel to the twin town, too, but not very often if it is far away.

Sometimes, schools even exchange school classes for two or three weeks! For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain, staying with British families. A few months later, their British friends come to study in Germany.

Some towns even arrange exchange visits for theatre groups, choirs(歌唱队)and orchestras(管弦乐队). Others send lectures to the twin towns who tell the people there all about their own town, and show photos and slides.

Some towns organize exhibitions to show works of art, for example, paintings by artists from their twin town. Many British towns are so pleased with the results of the twinning that they set out to find more than one twin town!

Tonbridge, a middle-sized town in Kent, for example, has twin towns in Germany and in France. Richmond near London has links with Germany, France and a town in former Yugoslavia!

Town twinning can help to make friends and helps people to help each other. It helps students to improve the language skill, and it contributes(有助于)to international peace and understanding.

1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. Twin towns exchange newspapers and stamps.

B. Twin towns exchange business trade.

C. Schools in the twin towns exchange school classes for a period of time.

D. Lectures are sent to the twin town who tell the people there about their own town.

2. Twin towns develop ________________.

A. between European countries and China

B. in the English speaking countries

C. in the same country

D. between different countries

3. How many countries are mentioned in the passage?

A. 3.                                     B. 6.

C. 5.                                     D. 4.

4. One of the advantages of town twinning is ________________.

A. to earn more money

B. to set up schools

C. to improve students’ language skills

D. to develop industry and agriculture

 

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A Way of Life for Students

  The Internet is a way of life for US college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.

  A recent study by Harris Interactive and 360 Youth found that 93 percent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007. That is slow but could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users.

  About 88 percent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband (宽带) connections. Furthermore, 67 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the Internet. Study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check emails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two email addresses.

The most popular online social activity is for warding messages to friends or family, with 37 percent of college students saying they do so. The study also looked beyond the Internet surfing(冲浪) habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than US $210 billion in sales last year alone.

College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 percent saying low prices were important when shopping.

The study also showed that 65 percent make loan(贷款) payments; 41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card. A significant number of charges on these credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.

1.College students in the US, as this passage shows,     .

A. waste much time visiting the Internet

B. lead an exciting life by using the Internet

C. don’t have to learn their lessons in their classrooms

D. spend too much time, in the opinion of the writer, visiting the Internet

2.We can find, from the third paragraph, that in the US     .

A. most college students are from rich families

B. cell phone will take the place of computers in colleges

C. mobile phones make Internet life easy for college students

D. college students can have a computer from their colleges

3.To communicate with friends, nearly half of the college students use     .

A. letters                         B. telephones

C. text messages on mobile phones               D. emails

4.By using the Internet, college students in the US can do the following EXCEPT     .

A. going swimming                   B. chatting with friends

C. reading newspapers                 D. buying goods

 

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