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    Professor Smith gave us some useful advice on how to ________ our tension before or doing an exam．

    [　　]

    A．put up with

    B．take care of

    C．get rid of

    D．break away from

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    　　Until late in the 20th century, most Americans spent time with people of generations．Now mid-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves．

    　　That’s because we group people by age．We put our three-year-olds together in day-care center, our 13-year-olds in school and sports activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes．Why?

    　　We live away from the old for many reasons：young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears for aging and dying．It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes．Sometimes it’s so hard that we stay away from the people who need us most．

    　　Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old．And we have discovered that they often save the young．

    　　A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people．At first her children were disappointed．But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbors and had her children deliver(分发)it and visit．Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects．“My children have never been less lonely,” the reporter said．

    　　The young, in turn, save the old．Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby．She was immediately surrounded．People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair．Even those who had seemed asleep wake up to watch the child．Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure．

    　　Grandparents are a special case．They give grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity．As my husband put it, “my grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end．”

    　　Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents．“My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said．A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents：they are quieter, calmer, more trusting．

    (1)

    Now in an American family, people can find that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    children never live with their parents

    B．

    not all working people live with their parents

    C．

    aged people are supported by their grandchildren

    D．

    grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

    (2)

    The reason why old people are left alone may be that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the old don’t like to live in a big family

    B．

    the young can’t get enough money to support the old

    C．

    different generations have different lifestyles

    D．

    the old are too weak to live with the young

    (3)

    The fact that the reporter told us shows that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    old people in America lead a hard life

    B．

    old people in America enjoy banana bread

    C．

    she had no time to take care of her children

    D．

    old people are easy to get along with

    (4)

    Seeing a baby, the old people get excited because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    they had never seen a baby before

    B．

    the baby was clever and beautiful

    C．

    the baby brought them the image(想象)of life

    D．

    the baby’s mother would take care of them

    (5)

    Why do children not get attention from their parents?

    [　　]

    A．

    Because they often make trouble and make their parents disappointed．

    B．

    Because their parents are too busy to take care of them．

    C．

    Because their parents have to take care of their grandparents．

    D．

    Because their parents have been out of work for a long time．

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    There are many older people in the world and there will be many more. A little-known 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 aging is particularly rapid in developing countries. For example, it took France 115 years for the rate of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.
    　What are the implications 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 make sure the continued high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change.
    　Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination in employment. Life-long 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.
    【小题1】The rate of older people________.
    A. is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries
    B. B. is one-seventh of the population in developing countries
    C. C. will increase much faster in China than in France
    D. D. will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020
    2.According to 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.
    【小题2】 It is stated directly in the passage that older people should ________.

    A．be treated differently in different cultures
    B．enjoy a similar lifestyle
    C．be ignored as society changes
    D．be valued by the younger generations
    【小题3】Which of the following measure is NOT mentioned to solve the population aging problem?
    A．Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.
    B．Supplying life-long learning programs to older people.
    C．Making sure adequate income protection for older people.
    D．Providing free health care for sick older people.
    【小题4】The author concludes in the last paragraph that ________.
    A．governments have spent lots of time in solving the aging problem
    B．population aging is a hard problem, but it needs to be solved urgently
    C．people are too busy to solve the population aging problem
    D．much time and effort will be lost in solving the aging problem

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    It was your birthday, and you just opened your biggest gift — a smooth silver laptop. You can’t wait to instant-message your friends with the news, but first you have to get rid of your old desktop computer. Do you just throw away the monitor and keyboard in the trash? Not anymore!
    Three states, that is, California, Maine, and Maryland, recently passed laws prohibiting people from throwing away electronic waste, or e-waste, includes televisions, computers, and cell phones. Although they don’t make you sick when you use them, they do when they are destroyed, for they contain heavy metals that can be harmful to human bodies. For example, cell phone batteries contain a kind of chemical causing damage to kidneys and deserted computer monitors can damage brains. And flat TV screens may cause injury to the nervous system. Those metals can leak into the ground or give off pollutants when burned.
    It is required that e-waste be placed at special sites rather than usual landfills. Several other states are considering similar laws and California is also pushing for a law banning the application of such dangerous substances.
    Government officials are not the only people taking aim at e-waste; environmentalists are also urging people to recycle their outdated equipment.
    “It is just a waste … to not recycle,” Patrick, an associate professor of occupational and environmental health at university of Iowa, told The Daily Iowan, “Allowing dangerous chemicals to leak into the environment for decades seems irresponsible.”
    What Can You Do?
    Reduce. Be a responsible shopper, and take care of your electronics so they will last longer.
    Re-use. Donate or sell your old high-tech equipment.
    Recycle. To find a responsible recycler, contact a local or state environmental group.
    【小题1】What’s the best title of this passage?

    A．E-waste is being made good use of.
    B．E-waste, a big threat to us.
    C．E-waste is dangerous to us all the while.
    D．Goodbye, e-waste.
    【小题2】Why is e-waste harmful and dangerous to human beings?
    A．Because they can go off at times and threaten us.
    B．Because they can make people sick, as long as people use them.
    C．Because they contain poisonous chemical substances.
    D．Because they take too much space when placed in trashes.
    【小题3】What can we know from Patrick’s words?
    A．Waste can’t be recycled.
    B．Waste can be made use of by recycling
    C．We have to recycle e-waste to protect the environment.
    D．Protecting the environment is important.
    【小题4】Which of the following is NOT given as a piece of advice to help with e-wastes?
    A．Taking care of your electronics so they will last longer.
    B．Donating or selling your old high-tech equipment.
    C．Contacting a local or state environmental group.
    D．Asking fewer people to use electric products.

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    It was your birthday, and you just opened your biggest gift — a smooth silver laptop. You can’t wait to instant-message your friends with the news, but first you have to get rid of your old desktop computer. Do you just throw away the monitor and keyboard in the trash? Not anymore!

    Three states, that is, California, Maine, and Maryland, recently passed laws prohibiting people from throwing away electronic waste, or e-waste, includes televisions, computers, and cell phones. Although they don’t make you sick when you use them, they do when they are destroyed, for they contain heavy metals that can be harmful to human bodies. For example, cell phone batteries contain a kind of chemical causing damage to kidneys and deserted computer monitors can damage brains. And flat TV screens may cause injury to the nervous system. Those metals can leak into the ground or give off pollutants when burned.

    It is required that e-waste be placed at special sites rather than usual landfills. Several other states are considering similar laws and California is also pushing for a law banning the application of such dangerous substances.

    Government officials are not the only people taking aim at e-waste; environmentalists are also urging people to recycle their outdated equipment.

    “It is just a waste … to not recycle,” Patrick, an associate professor of occupational and environmental health at university of Iowa, told The Daily Iowan, “Allowing dangerous chemicals to leak into the environment for decades seems irresponsible.”

    What Can You Do?

    Reduce. Be a responsible shopper, and take care of your electronics so they will last longer.

    Re-use. Donate or sell your old high-tech equipment.

    Recycle. To find a responsible recycler, contact a local or state environmental group.

    1.What’s the best title of this passage?

    A．E-waste is being made good use of.

    B．E-waste, a big threat to us.

    C．E-waste is dangerous to us all the while.

    D．Goodbye, e-waste.

    2.Why is e-waste harmful and dangerous to human beings?

    A．Because they can go off at times and threaten us.

    B．Because they can make people sick, as long as people use them.

    C．Because they contain poisonous chemical substances.

    D．Because they take too much space when placed in trashes.

    3.What can we know from Patrick’s words?

    A．Waste can’t be recycled.

    B．Waste can be made use of by recycling

    C．We have to recycle e-waste to protect the environment.

    D．Protecting the environment is important.

    4.Which of the following is NOT given as a piece of advice to help with e-wastes?

    A．Taking care of your electronics so they will last longer.

    B．Donating or selling your old high-tech equipment.

    C．Contacting a local or state environmental group.

    D．Asking fewer people to use electric products.

     

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