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There are many older people in the world and there will be many more. A little­known fact is that over 60 percent of the older people live in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization，by 2020 there will be 1 billion，with over 700 million living in developing countries.

It is a surprising fact that the population ageing is particularly rapid in developing countries. For example，it took France 115 years for the proportion of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated(估计) to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.

What are the implications(暗指) of these increased numbers of older folk？One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live，the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability. Attention is being paid to the need to keep people as healthy as possible，including during old age，to lessen the financial burden on the state.

Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society. In some African countries，certainly in Asia，older people are respected and regarded as the ones with special knowledge. Yet traditions are fading away daily，which does not ensure the continued high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change.

Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination (歧视) in employment. Life­long learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country’s development.

Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people. Both public and private schemes are vital in order to build a suitable safety net.

To achieve equality in such matters will take considerable time and effort. One thing is sure：there is no time to be lost.

1.The proportion(比例)of older people________.

A. is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries

B. is one seventh of the population in developing countries

C. will increase much faster in China than in France

D. will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020

2.According to the passage，which of the following are governments most worried about?

A. The diseases and disability of older people.

B. The longer life and good health of people.

C. The loss of taxes on older people.

D. The increasing respect for older people.

3.Which of the following measures is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem?

A. Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.

B. Ensuring adequate income protection for older people.

C. Providing free health care for sick older people.

D. Supplying life­long learning programs to older people.

4.The author concludes in the last paragraph that________.

A. governments have spent lots of time in solving the ageing problem

B. population ageing is a hard problem，but it needs to be solved urgently

C. people are too busy to solve the population ageing problem

D. much time and effort will be lost in solving the ageing problem

七选五。

There are many reasons for people to study abroad. One is that you can have the chance to make yourself know about the culture of the place. Although we humans belong only to the same one species, we are divided into several races. 1. And when countries are divided by oceans, naturally the way of life in that country is different from ours.

Once you are studying in a foreign country, you will slowly learn to speak the language of the place. 2.If you want to ask for directions or if you are lost, it can be of great help.

3. If you study in such places as Spain and the Philippines, there are lots of foreign sights to see.

Studying abroad will also give you the chance to experience a totally different curriculum(课程). 4.

Studying abroad is also a memory that can be valued for a lifetime. 5. Once you have made friends with your classmates, I’m pretty sure you will enjoy being with them in your hang-outs, in your parties, and even in helping out with each other’s homework.

A. This is an opportunity to make friends from other races.

B. Studying abroad also offers an opportunity to travel.

C. Different countries have different cultures.

D. A college course in the UK, for example, is not similar to the one we have here.

E. Learning the native language of the place can also greatly help you to go around.

F. English is spoken as a third language in many countries.

G. There are Africans, Europeans, Asians and etc.

完形填空。

This past Thanksgiving Day the boss of the company I work for decided to serve a Thanksgiving meal for the poor. I couldn't______this and decided that I wanted to ______! I could deliver foods and send out my smile card.

I arrived at my ______ around 11 and found a line of families waiting outside the doors. I wasn't sure ______ I wanted to give my card to because there were so many people there ______I knew I wanted to give it to a mother.

I served ______ table plates of turkey with all the fixings and slices of pumpkin pie for desert. Everyone was so happy and honestly seemed ______ for what my co-workers and I were doing.

At my last______there was an older lady with about eight kids. She looked tired, but ______ that her children were ______ . Smiling at her, I exchanged a few words ______ her and knew that she was a foster mom(养母) and that______she would have liked to cook at home she couldn't ______ it because of the size of her family. She then thanked me for ______ time with my family to serve hers.

She burst______ a smile and gave me a hug ______I gave my smile card to her.

At the end of the day I didn't think about how I gave up time with my ______ to do this because I got so ______ out of this special and unforgettable experience, ______made me so incredibly thankful for ______I have and I now realize it is important to give back, and not just on the holidays.

1.A.escape B.accept C.forget D.miss

2.A.ignore B.sign C.help D.take

3.A.factory B.company C.home D.farm

4.A.what B.when C.who D.where

5.A.but B.so C.and D.while

6.A.an amount of B.a number of C.the series of D.the number of

7.A.thankful B.regretful C.confused D.amused

8.A.round B.table C.turn D.desk

9.A.surprised B.upset C.happy D.curious

10.A.sitting B.singing C.laughing D.eating

11.A.with B.for C.about D.over

12.A.in case B.as though C.even if D.so that

13.A.pay B.think C.succeed D.afford

14.A.putting up B.giving up C.taking up D.making up

15.A.in B.out C.onto D.into

16.A.hardly B.slightly C.carefully D.immediately

17.A.family B.friend C.boss D.co-workers

18.A.much B.little C.many D.few

19.A.as B.which C.what D.it

20.A.something B.somebody C.everything D.Everybody

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Yesterday was my 18th birthday. As Father and Mother thought it was a big occasion for me，they suggested I 1. (hold) a birthday party at home to celebrate it. For several days they had been busy 2. (prepare) for this. By 4 o’clock I was pleased to see all my friends had come3. a lot of beautiful presents. Mother cooked us a big meal.

We 4. (spend) a wonderful night together, eating and talking 5.(happy). The most exciting moment was when Mother put a big birthday cake on the table and all my friends began to sing Happy Birthday. Seeing the 18 candles burning, I couldn’t keep back my tears. 6. mother and father’s love, I would not lead such a happy life now. Mother asked me to make a wish 7. I blew out all the candles. After that, everyone enjoyed the sweet birthday cake and shared my happiness.

I am eighteen years old now, 8. means I’ve become an adult and have more 9. (responsibility). I’ll do 10.(me) best to return my parents’ love and live up to their expectations.

短文改错。

Hiking has become popular in China during recent years, and more and more people become hikers, that are called Donkey Friends (驴友) in Chinese. A discussion about hiking has held in our class. Some students think that hiking during vacation can make people to feel healthier, fresher and more harmonious with nature. They find themselves deep attracted by the beauty of nature. They can also be relaxing walking in deep mountains. But nowadays some hikers even begin to explore the places people have never been to, and accidents have been happened now and then because poor knowledge of hiking. Some hikers even lost their life. The other students in our class think it not safe to organize so dangerous activities. They make suggestions which laws should be passed and hikers should be trained before they attend the activities.

随着科技的进步，多媒体已走进很多学校的课堂。课间休息时，有些学校利用它来播放音乐。假如昨天你班就“课间是否要播放音乐”展开了讨论。请你根据以下信息用英语写一篇短文，陈述讨论结果。

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1.讨论的时间和讨论的问题；

2.学生们的观点：

大多数学生认为：活跃气氛，放松，带来快乐，学习效率高。

部分学生认为：时间短，没效果；课间太吵，需要安静。

3.达成的共识：最好播放柔和并适合于中学生的音乐。

参考词汇：the class break, efficiency(效率), relaxation(放松), agreement(共识)

[写作要求] 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯

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Every year thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people often get hurt or die because they can’t see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accidents because of their carelessness. They forgot to look and listen before they cross the road. How can we lessen(减少) traffic accidents? All of us must obey the traffic rules. For the drivers, they shouldn’t drive too fast. If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time. For the pedestrians(行人), it’s very important to be careful when they are walking on the road. Therefore, when we walk across the road, we must try to walk along the pavements. We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, then look left again. Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it. The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It’s not safe to run. If people run across the road, they may fall down. Teens should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street.

1.Which of the following is NOT the right way to cross the road?

A. Stop and look both ways.

B. Run quickly.

C. Make sure that the road is clear

D. Walk quickly.

2.Why do most old people often get hurt or die when they are crossing the road?

A. Because they are not careful.

B. Because they forget to look and listen.

C. Because they can’t see or hear very well.

D. Because they often run across the road.

3.The best title for this article may be .

A. How to lessen traffic accidents?

B. How to cross the road?

C. Please obey the traffic rules.

D. Meeting with traffic accidents.

4.As a student, you can to try to lessen traffic accidents.

A. let drivers drive slowly

B. play in the street carefully

C. run across the road quickly

D. help children to cross the road

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn't see some rain soon we would lose everything.

I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was obviously walking with a great effort... trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.

Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour: walking very carefully to the woods, then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I quietly walked out of the house and followed him on his journey.

He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill(洒出) the water he held in them. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I looked at him secretly, I saw the most amazing site.

Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. But Billy walked right up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. And I saw a baby deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boy's hand.

I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save a life. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... and more. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, Himself, was crying with pride.

1.Why did the author follow her son?

A. Because there might be danger.

B. Because her son was doing a good deed.

C. Because she was curious.

D. Because she intended to help.

2. Which of the following statements is Not True according to the passage?

A. Rain was in great need.

B. Billy carried water with his small hands.

C. Billy walked into the woods and then returned over and over again.

D. There were few trees in the woods.

3.Which is the correct order of the development of the story?

① The author was moved to tears.

② Billy fed the water to the baby deer.

③ Billy walked towards the large deer.

④ It began to rain.

⑤ The author followed Billy into the woods.

A. ⑤③②①④ B. ③②⑤①④

C. ④①③②⑤ D. ⑤②①③④

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Importance of water B. The water of life

C. How to save animals D. Animals in danger

When you were young, ginger ale（姜味汽水）may have been a popular choice for reducing the unpleasant feelings caused by your upset stomach on the road to get to school. For years, ginger has been used to reduce the effects of nausea（作呕）. But do you know it’s now also being looked at to fight cancer?

Scientists have discovered that ginger can kill cancerous cells in two different ways. On the one hand, ginger causes the cancer cells to “commit suicide” by destroying themselves while leaving the surrounding healthy cells untouched. Ginger can prevent the growth of diseased cells by destroying the environment they grow in. On the other hand, ginger tricks the diseased cells and causes them to fight among themselves. Researchers are now looking into one of the toughest cancers to fight. However, scientists find repeated treatment of disease by drugs can actually lose its effectiveness over time as the cancer builds up resistance（抵抗力）to the same treatment. This raises researchers’ confidence that ginger would help stop resistance from the cancer.

In a study, the cancer clearly stopped growing in the body of the mice that had been given ginger. The bad news is that such encouraging research has only been conducted on mice. The good news, however, is that it seems humans might be able to get the same benefit just by eating products with ginger and ginger root in them.

Cancer prevention and fighting abilities aren’t the only potential benefits you may get from adding a bit more ginger to your diet.

Drinking ginger ale when your stomach was upset as a child wasn’t just a placebo（安慰剂）.Numerous studies and research, including the Mayo Clinic’s strict grading system, agree that ginger has some sort of anti-nausea characteristics.

Some believe that ginger works well against nausea after operations, while others use it to reduce motion sickness such as seasickness and car sickness. The Mayo Clinic, however, advises the use of ginger only to reduce nausea during pregnancy. While more research needs to be done, early studies are very promising, especially in that small amounts of ginger don’t seem to do any harm to the mother or baby.

Other health benefits from ginger exist as well. Since ginger is often considered to be useful in warming bodies, it can improve the condition of people’s joints including knees and ankle joints. Some suggest that ginger can help cure a cough associated with the common cold. Another benefit of ginger is that it seems to have no real side effects, which is one of the main reasons it appears to be safe during pregnancy.

But for safety, you should always consult a doctor for instructions on daily use before starting, even with something like ginger that seems to have little to no side effects.

1.Why do scientists think ginger can be used to fight against cancer?

A．Ginger can destroy diseased cells in two different ways.

B．Ginger is commonly considered as a kind of pain killer.

C．Ginger warms people’s bodies and helps them recover from operations.

D．Ginger has no harmful side effects according to a large amount of medical research.

2.We can learn from the third paragraph that___________.

A．ginger works well only for warm-blooded animals

B．ginger and its root have the same effect on humans as mice

C．people are likely to gain great benefit by having ginger

D．the research on ginger is promised to be carried out only on mice

3.What is the text mainly about?

A．Ginger’s medicinal effects.

B．The benefits of ginger ale.

C．A new discovery about ginger.

D．Detailed research on ginger.

4.What will most probably be talked about following the text?

A．How to use ginger in daily life.

B．Products made from ginger.

C．Ginger’s growing environment.

D．Why ginger can warm bodies.

Babysitter Wanted

I am seeking a babysitter for my 6-month-old son. A few hours on Saturdays and Sundays to help me and then additional times as needed. Applicant should be over 18, responsible, loving, warm, drug-free, and have experience caring for babies. A college student looking for a part-time job is also OK. The pay is $ 10 an hour.

If this sounds like a good fit for you, please reply to: rebecharv @ aol.com or call 800-4964. It is urgent!

Office Manager wanted

A company is looking for a full-time manager to be in charge of the business aspects. Strong skills are needed in organization and business management. The office manager is responsible for keeping financial records, so he/she should be familiar with computer.

Please send your resume to jim @ californiaaquatics. com or call 800-6978.

Waiter/ Waitress wanted

Specialty Restaurant is looking for an experienced and well seasoned waiter/ waitress. A knowledge of wines and fine dining experience are necessary. Must work well under pressure and understand the basics of fine dining and customer service.

If you're interested, please reply to job-tkupe 1329358152 @ craigslist. org.

This is a part-time job. Please, no phone calls about this job!

Office Cleaner Wanted

Looking for Part-time work?

Position available in the Mississauga area!

Part-time 4 hours per day from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Duties include:

--Clean Washrooms

--Dust Furniture

-- Mopping floors

--Other general cleaning

Some experience is necessary

Pay: $ 15 per hour

Reply to: job-p3b7u-1365632206 @ craigslist.org or call 800-8197

1.The position of a(n) ___________ is full-time job.

A. babysitter B. office manager

C. waiter/ waitress D. office cleaner

2.Where can you send e-mail as a college girl?

A.job-p3b7u-1365632206 @ craigslist.org

B. job-tkupe 1329358152 @ craigslist. org.

C. jim @ californiaaquatics. Com

D. rebecharv @ aol.com

3.Which of the following is the most important for waiter/ waitress job?

A. Being familiar with computers.

B. Having a knowledge of wines.

C. Knowing more about menus.

D. Working well under pressure.