题目列表(包括答案和解析)
You think you’re poor, but look at the people in really poor countries─it’s all ____.
A. relative B. simple C. similar D. related
You think you’re poor, but look at the people in really poor countries─it’s all ____.
A. relative B. simple C. similar D. related
You think you’re poor, but look at the people in really poor countries─it’s all ____.
A. relative B. simple C. similar D. related
阅读理解
Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the day we were born. What's more, that extra candle on the cake represents another year of growth and maturity (成熟)—or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we're getting wiser and not just alder. Most of us enjoy observing the miracle of growth in others as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? That's a different story. Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented American . Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “You're as young as you feel . ” Older people joke about how many years young they are ,rather than how many years old. People in sane countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americana seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”. Many older Americans find the“golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens”often struggle just to get by. Retirement — typically at age 65—brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social Security Benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition(营养) , medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination.
Ironically, the elderly population in America is expanding fast. Why? People are living longer. Fewer babies ere being born. The middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the ranks of the elderly, so America may soon be a place where wrinkles(皱纹) are “in” . Marketing experts are already focusing on this growing group of consumers. And even now the elderly have a great deal of political power.
A common stereotype(模式化的形象) of older Americana is that they are usually “put away” in nursing homes and forgotten about. Actually, only about 5 percent live on acme type of institution(慈善机构).
More than half of those 65 or older live with or near at least one of their children. The vast majority ad the elderly live alone and take care of themselves.
In spite of challenges they face, Americans in their “twilight years (暮年)” generally refuse to we up on life. They find a variety of ways to keep themselves active. To help them stay in shape, they may join mall (商业区) walkers club, fitness programs and even the “Senior Olympics” .They can enjoy hours of entertainment at senior centers and adult amusement parks. Many enroll in continuing education programs to maintain their mental skills. For Americans, if you're going to grow old, you might as well do it gracefully.
1．Older people in America ________.
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A．think it sad to enter the golden age
B．are not popular in the society
C．are respected by all
D．find it happy to have another year of growth
2．Which of the following is NOT the reason why there are more and more older people in America?
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A．The birthrate is lower.
B．The older people are taken good care of.
C．There are many more middle-aged people than before.
D．The average life-span becomes longer.
3．The underlined part in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.
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A．the babies
B．baby-boomers
C．the middle-aged
D．the elderly
4．It can be seen from the passage that older people in America ________ .
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A．are content with their life now
B．are faced with challenges throughout their life
C．have chances to remain active in the society
D．receive continuing education programs to hunt for life
听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W：What do you think of the movie?
M：It’s very interesting．But it’s a pity I missed the first part．
1．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．The weather．
B．A movie．
C．A basketball match．
W：You are late again．What’s the matter with you?
M：I’m sorry, Miss Green．But I didn’t catch the school bus．That’s why I was late for school．
2．Where did the conversation probably take place?
A．In a restaurant．
B．In a book shop．
C．In a classroom．
W：I wonder if Jim will be here by 8∶00．He’s supposed to be．
M：His wife said he left at 7∶30, so he should be here by 8∶15 at the latest．
3．What time is Jim supposed to arrive?
A．8∶15．
B．8∶00．
C．7∶30．
W：How often should I take these pills and how many should I take?
M：Take two pills every six hours．
4．How many pills should the woman take in twenty-four hours?
A．Six．
B．Eight．
C．Twelve．
xW：The room is filled with smoke．I can hardly breathe．
M：I agree．Smoking shouldn’t be allowed in this room．
5．What can be concluded from this conversation?
A．The woman is bothered by some people smoking heavily．
B．The room is on fire and full of smoke．
C．Smoking is strictly forbidden in the room．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
W：It’s Alice’s birthday next Tuesday．What shall we buy for her birthday?
M：Does she like reading? We can buy her a book．
W：Well, she had lots of books already．Besides, her birthday present last year was also a book．
M：How about a basketball?
W：No, she doesn’t like basketball, but she likes football．
M：Get her a football, then?
W：Do you know how much a football costs?
M：I have no idea, about 20 yuan, maybe．
W：But I have only 6 yuan．How much do you have?
M：I have eight．Why not go and ask John if he would like to join us?
6．What was the birthday present they decided to buy?
A．A book．
B．A basketball．
C．A football．
7．How much money did the two speakers have altogether?
A．6 yuan．
B．14 yuan．
C．8 yuan．
8．Why did they decide not to buy Alice a book?
A．Because she didn’t like reading at all．
B．Because she had lots of books in her room．
C．Because she had lots of books and her birthday present last year was a book．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
M：What’s the matter, Alice?
W：Sorry, Mr Harrison．I missed my train．
M：Why did you miss the train?
W：Because I left home a little late．
M：Did you get up late or something?
W：No．My aunt called me at the last minute．
M：Tell her not to call you in the morning．
W：I will, Mr Harrison．I’m really sorry for being late．
M：If you are late again, I can’t let you pass for this class．
W：Oh, please．
9．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A．Secretary and boss．
B．Teacher and student．
C．Doctor and patient．
10．Why was she late?
A．Her aunt called her to get up late．
B．She missed the bus．
C．She got a telephone call．
11．What can we know about the man?
A．He is strict with his students．
B．He is cold to Alice．
C．He gets angry easily．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
W：Is it true that you don’t swim at all now?
M：I’m afraid so．I’m too old．
W：But you’re only twenty!
M：That’s too old for a swimmer．If I swam in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win．So I’d rather not swim at all．
W：But don’t you enjoy swimming?
M：I used to, when I was small．But if you enter for big competitions, you have to work very hard．I used to get up at 6∶00 a. m．to go to the pool．I had to swim before school, after school and on weekends．I swam thirty five miles every week at that time．
W：But you were famous at fifteen．And look at all those cups!
M：It’s true that I have some wonderful memories．I enjoyed visiting other countries，and my Olympics were very exciting．But I missed more important things．While other boys were growing up, I was swimming．
12．At what time did he get up when he was small?
A．At six in the morning．
B．At six thirty in the morning．
C．At five to six in the morning．
13．How many miles did he swim every week?
A．Thirty miles a week．
B．Thirteen miles a week．
C．Thirty-five miles a week．
14．Which is right according to the dialogue?
A．The man is 40 now．
B．At the age of 15, the man became well-known．
C．The man doesn’t enjoy traveling．
听第9段材料，回答第15~17题。
M：Hi, Shirley, how about going to the football game today?
W：I’m not going to it．I’m planning to watch it on television．
M：What’s that? Do you feel too poor to watch a football game?
W：Money’s not the problem．I find it easier to follow football on television than in the stadium．When I see the game in the stadium, I feel as if I’m too far away from the action．
M：I know just what you mean．But there’s always so much excitement．People are cheering and shouting when you’re there．
W：You’re right there, but I can’t even see who has the ball, I can’t get very excited．So I really prefer watching it on television．
M：I see your point．Well, enjoy the game．
W：You too．
15．What are the man and the woman talking about?
A．Viewing a football game．
B．Interviews with football players．
C．Money problem about a football game．
16．Why is the woman not going with the man?
A．Because she is too poor to buy a ticket．
B．Because she doesn’t like people’s cheering and shouting in the stadium．
C．Because she finds it easier to follow football on television than in the stadium．
17．Which is right according to the dialogue?
A．The man likes people’s cheering and shouting in the stadium．
B．The woman can’t get excited while watching the football game on television．
C．There’s always so little excitement in the stadium．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
When the Americans were getting ready to send their first men to the moon, an old Irishman was watching them on TV in the bar of a hotel．There was an Englishman in the bar, too, and he said to the Irishman, “The Americans are very clever, aren’t they? They are going to send some men to the moon．It’s a very long way away from our world．”
“Oh, that’s nothing, ” the Irishman answered quickly．“The Irish are going to send some men to the sun in a few months’ time．That’s much farther away than the moon, you know．”
The Englishman was very surprised when he heard this．“Oh, yes, it is, ”he said．“But the sun’s too hot for people to go to．”
The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irishmen aren’t stupid, you know．We won’t go to the sun during the day, of course．We’ll go there during the night．”
18．Who were in the bar of the hotel?
A．Some Americans．
B．An Irishman．
C．An Englishman and an Irishman．
19．What was the Irishman doing?
A．He was drinking．
B．He was watching TV．
C．He was reading．
20．What was on TV?
A．The Americans were getting ready to go to the moon．
B．The Irish were ready to send some men to the sun．
C．Some Englishmen were sent to the moon．
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