5. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward most of the nursing homes and convalescent hospitals?
A. Sympathetic. B. Approving. C. Optimistic. D. Critical.
(1―5 CBADD)
【答案与解析】本文分析了人口增长的真正原因及美国的老年人问题。
4. The phrase “this need” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.
A. prolonging the dying old people’s lives
B. reducing the problems caused by the retired people
C. making profits through caring for the sick or weak people
D. taking care of the sick or weak people
3. According to the passage, which of the
following statements about the old people in the
A. Many of them live on social security money which is hardly enough.
B. Minority of them remain in a state of near poverty after their retirement.
C. When they reach a certain age, compulsory retirement is necessary and beneficial.
D. With the growing inflation, they must suffer more from unbearable burdens than ever.
2. It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures _______.
A. it was a moral responsibility for the families to keep alive the aged people who could not work
B. the survival of infants was less important than that of their parents in times of starvation
C. old people were given the task of imparting the cultural wisdom of the tribe to new generations
D. death was celebrated as a time of rejoicing for an individual freed of the hardships of life
1. The author believes that the population explosion results from _______.
A. an increase in birthrates B. the industrial development
C. a decrease in death rates D. human beings’ cultural advances
4. D。细节题。根据文章最后一句 Experts from outside company double-check the records to be sure the accounts are correct 可推知此题答案为 D。
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Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion.
Prolonging human life has also increased
the dependency load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or
too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In
hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left
behind to die. In times of famine, infants might be allowed to die because they
could not survive if their parents starved, where as if the parents survived
they could have another child. In most contemporary(当代的) societies, people feel a moral
obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great
many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able
to work; we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age.
Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else
must support them. In the
When older people become senile (衰老的) or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent (疗养的) hospitals have been built. These are often profit making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping (倒垃圾的) grounds” for the dying in which “care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel.
3. B。推断题。根据文章第 4 段第 1 句 The owner of a small clothing store can keep records without much trouble 可推知此题答案为 B。
2. A。细节题。根据文章第 3 段倒数第 3 句 If he took in more than he spent, he made a profit for the year 可推知此题答案为 A。
4. In big companies, after the accountants finish the yearly count, _______.
A. the work will be well done B. no one will check it
C. the records will be finished D. experts will check the records
(1―4 CABD)
【答案与解析】本文介绍了企业内部管理的原理和必要性。
3. A small store owner can usually keep records _______.
A. with difficulty B. easily
C. without any help D. without working
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