45．From the text , we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who

A．have gradually become more noticeable　　　　 B．are worried about getting old too quickly

C．are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend

D．tried living a different life from their parents when they were young

44．The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means __________.

A．one branch of an organization　　 　　　 B．a written agreement of a club

C．one part of a collection of poems　　 　　 D．a period in a society’s history

62.解析：这是一道主旨题。这篇短文讲述了一位美国人为了去教堂而违反了美国安全法，而被罚款$10 000美元。所以An Expensive Church Visit是最佳题目。

第5题(2005年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语全国卷Ⅱ(不含听力卷))

The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society －a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.

“My grandmothers didn’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that,” said Emily Cornette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.

While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers(生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.

If you take into consideration feminism(女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable(必然的). In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple(紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.

“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn’t go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention.

“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper said. “Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. “We’re a ladies’ play group. It couldn’t be more simple,” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood.

61.解析：这是一道猜测词义题。根据这段的内容可判断出由于美国停止了Ottawa使用的方法，使得人们不得不迂回200英里通过山回家。

60.解析：这是一道细节题。根据第四段“Two days later，Albert was told to go to the customs office，where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally.”可判断出Albert受罚的原因是他违反了美国安全条例。

59.解析：这是一道细节题。第二段“Like the other half?dozen people of Township 15，crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert.”告诉我们Richard Albert是一位住在Township 15的美国人。

62．What would be the best title for the text?

A．A Cross-country Trip　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．A Special Border Pass

C．An Unguarded Border　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．An Expensive Church Visit

答案 59.A 60.B61.C62.D

61．The underlined word “detour” in paragraph 5 means　 　　　　　.

A．a drive through the town 　　　　　　　　 B．a race across the fields

C．a roundabout way of travelling　　 　　　　　　　 D．a journey in the mountain area

60．Albert was fined because he　 　　　　　.

A．failed to obey traffic rules　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．broke the American security rules

C．worked in St. Pamphile without a pass　 　　　　　　 D．damaged the gate of the customs office

59．We learn from the text that Richard Albert is　 　　　.

A．an American living in Township 15　　　　　　　 B．a Canadian living in a Quebec village

C．a Canadian working in a customs station　　　　　　　 D．an American working in a Canadian church