7. It is suggested that governments ought to the increasing gap between cities and countryside. (make)
建议政府应该努力减少正在拉大的城乡差距。
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Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. After she retired,she found a volunteer job with an agency. The agency that she chose to work for was a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she talked with other retired people like herself. By talking,she recognized two things：Old people had abilities that were not being used. Old people also had problems一mostly problems with communication.
Mrs. Douglas found a new purpose for herself. Through the year,from time to time she had written stories about people for national magazines. Now there was a new subject：old peo?ple like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called " Sixty Plus"，which focuses on getting old. She writes about the problems of old people,especially their problems with being misunderstood.
Anna Douglas used her thinking ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands the reasons why problems begin. She understands old people and young people,too. For exam?ple,one of her readers said that his grandchildren left the house as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas suggested some ways for him to increase understanding with his grandchildren. She told him to listen to young people's music and to watch the most popular television shows.
"It's important to know something about your grandchildren's world," says Mrs Douglas. "That means questions and listening―and listening is not what old people do best. " She contin?ues, "Say good things to them and about them. Never criticize your grandchildren or any other youngsters,teenagers,or young adults. Never tell them that they are wrong. Don't give them your opinion. They have been taught that they should have respect for old people. The old should have respect for the young as well."
( ) 1. Anna Douglas understands the problem of old people because .
A. she knows their abilities
B. she herself is old
C. she can tell why problems begin
D. she sees them often being misunderstood
( ) 2. The underlined words "see the truth behind a problem" in the third paragraph most probably means " ”.
A. comprehend B. maintain C. suspect D. foresee
( ) 3. Which of the following might NOT be Anna Douglas' advice to her reader who had troubles with grandchildren?
A. Say good things about them to them.
B. Watch the most popular television shows.
C. Give more persuasions.
D. Know something about your grandchildren's world.
( ) 4. According to the last paragraph,the main point of Mrs Douglas' advice is that old people .
A. have a lot to learn from the young
B. should understand and respect the young
C. had better improve their hearing in order to understand the young
D. should not criticize the young but giving them some valuable opinion
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Carolina Hurricanes head coach Peter Laviolette and Bret Hedican hold onto the Stanley Cup as they wave to fans during a parade held in honor of the team's NHL Championship series win over the Edmonton Oilers in downtown Raleigh,North Carolina,June 21,2006.
Raleigh,North Carolina surpassed (超过) Washington,Seattle and Boston to be named the American city with the best quality of life in a new poll (民调) .
It scored top marks in the survey by the website Portfolio,com that ranked 67 metropolitan (大城市的) areas with healthy economies on cost of living,housing stocks,educational systems and traffic.
"There are several factors that pushed Raleigh to the top of the list,with it being the only major market that's expanding and growing at a rapid pace,resulting in a metropolitan increase of 37 percent since 2000," said G. Scott Thomas,a demographer who created the analysis.
"Raleigh has a welleducated workforce and an impressive supply of highlevel jobs,not to mention its low unemployment rate and its impressive array (大批量) of big houses," he added in a statement.
Washington came second in the survey,followed by Minneapolis-St. Paul,Bridgeport-Stamford in Connecticut and Salt Lake City.
Bakersfield and Fresno in California came in at the very bottom of the list because their high poverty rate and low scores in the major categories.
"Bakersfield has the highest poverty rate of any major market,as well as the lightest con?centration of management and professional jobs,weakest inventory (存量) of big houses,and smallest percentages in the three educational categories that track (追踪) adults with high school diplomas,bachelor's degrees and advanced degrees," Thomas explained.
New Orleans and Memphis also scored low in the poll,while Denver came in at No. 6,followed by Seattle,Boston,Austin and San Jose,which rounded out the top 10.
Washington D. C had the highest percentage of the population with management and profes?sional jobs. But Omaha had the shortest commuting (通勤) times to work,with an average of 19. 3 minutes,while New York City had the longest with 34. 5 minutes.
( ) 1. What are the factors that pushed Raleigh to be the American city best quality of life?
A. Scores on healthy economies on cost of living,housing stocks,educational sys?tems and traffic.
B. Management and professional jobs with the shortest commuting times to work.
C. Highlevel jobs and its low unemployment rate with high poverty rate.
D. It is the only major market expanding and growing at a rapid pace.
( ) 2. Which of the following cities has the biggest advantage in providing more highlevel jobs?
A. Washington D. C. B. Seattle.
C. Raleigh. D. Bridgeport-Stamford.
( ) 3. The fifth city in the top ten is .
A. New York City B. Salt Lake City
C. New Orleans D. Minneapolis-St. Paul
( ) 4. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?
A. It is convenient and takes less time to go to work in New York City.
B. People in New York City think highly of their traffic.
C. There is no doubt that New York City has the longest commuting times.
D. It can be inferred that New York City has its traffic problems.
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2. Due to high tuition fee,most of ordinary families to boarding schools. (afford)
因为较高的学费，大部分普通家庭支付不起他们的孩子上寄宿学校的费用。
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Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island's " China rush"，seeking education on the Chinese mainland.
According to official Chinese figures,the number of Taiwanese students admitted into col?
lege and postgraduate (研究生) programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996,928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998. Although no latest official numbers were available,Netbig. com said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000 entering mainland campuses last year.
The Internet site,based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen,provides education service and in?formation on Chinese mainland colleges and universities. "Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market," Netbig. com vicepresident Ingrid Huang said. "I believe it will give me handson experience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better un?derstanding of the Chinese mainland people," said Lydia Chang,a 19-year-old majoring in jour?nalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a master's degree in business admin?istration in Shanghai,which she says offers the best environment for such studies.
A journalism graduate student,surnamed Lin,at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since " there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese companies are going there". "Some business executives are sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland. They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations," said Yang Chingyao,professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig. com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing,Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing,and Jinan and Zhong shan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law,business and Chinese medi?cine.
At present,Chinese Taibei doesn't recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend,education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates (证书) from selected universities.
( ) 1. More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because .
A. Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later
B. the fees asked for are lower than those ofTaiwan
C. what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future
D. there are many famous universities for them to choose
( ) 2. Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children .
A. could receive better education
B. could learn more about the policy there
C. could do well in the business operations
D. could make more friends there
( ) 3. The underlined word "it" in the third paragraph refers to .
A. Netbig. com B. a Chinese education on the mainland
C. the Chinese job market D. the university
( ) 4. It can be learned from the text that the main meaning is .
A. more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland
B. Beijing,Guangzhou and Shanghai are the favorite places for Taiwanese students
C. education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that ofTaiwan
D. Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field
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2. He was hopeless at French,but his teacher . (persevere)
他怎么也学不会法语，可是老师仍锲而不舍地帮助他。
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5. He has eaten so many eggs since his childhood that now.(feed)
他自小时候吃了很多鸡蛋，以至于现在厌倦吃鸡蛋了。
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9. ，search for the lost cultural relics will continue (doubt)
毫无疑问，搜寻那些丢失的文物的工作还会继续下去。
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