America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today,10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society (社会) in many ways —education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the growing of America has made us a very different society —one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.
A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position (职位、地位), marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.
Many people say, ‘I am much younger than my mother—or my father—was at my age.’ No one says ‘ Act your age’ any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.
【小题 1】It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America ______.
A. has made people feel younger
B. has changed people’s social position
C. has changed people’s understanding of age
D. has slowed down the country’s social development
【小题2 】The underlined word ‘one’ in the first paragraph refers to____.
A. a society B. America C. a place D. population
【小题3 】."Act your age " in the last paragraph means people should ______.
A. be active when they are old
B. do the right thing at the right age
C. show respect for their parents young or the old
D. take more physical exercise suitable to their age
【小题 4】If a 20-year-old man becomes general manager of a big company, the writer of the text would most probably consider it ______.
A. normal B. wonderful
C. unbelievable D. unreasonable
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【小题 1】If John wants to buy a red soccer jacket and a pair of black boys’ track pants. How much will he pay?
A.＄24.88. B.＄18.09. C.＄29.98. D.＄21.88.
【小题2 】Peter wants to buy a jersey and a pair of shorts, but he has only＄15.00. Which will he buy?
A. A pair of basketball shorts and a basketball shooter jersey.
B. A basketball shooter jersey and a pair of track pants.
C. A practice basketball jersey and a basketball shooter jersey.
D. A practice basketball jersey and a pair of zipper shorts.
【小题 3】What’s the meaning of “sale” in the chart in Chinese?
A. 出售 B. 待售 C. 大减价 D. 半价销售
Once there was a little orphan (孤儿) who always wished that he could fly like a bird. It was very difficult for him to understand why he could not fly.
There was another little boy who was crippled. One day the orphan came to a park, where he saw the little crippled boy playing in the sand alone.
He ran over to the little crippled boy and asked him if he had ever wanted to fly like a bird.
“No,” he said. “But I’ve been thinking about what it would be like to walk and run like others.”
“That is very sad,” said the little orphan. “Do you think we could be friends?”
“Sure,” said the little crippled boy.
The two little boys played for hours. Neither of them felt as lonely as they had been before. Then the little crippled boy’s father came with a wheelchair to pick up his son. The little orphan ran over to him and said something into his ear.
“That would be OK,” said the man.
The little orphan ran back to his friend and said, “You are my only friend and I wish I could do something to make you walk and run like others. Unluckily, I can’t. But there is something that I can do for you.”
The little orphan boy turned around and told his friend to slide onto his back. Then he began to run across the grass. He ran faster and faster, carrying the little crippled boy on his back.
The father began to cry with tears as his son shouted at the top of his voice, “I’m FLYING! Daddy, I’m FLYING!”
【小题 1】The underlined word “crippled” in the second paragraph means ______.
A. having no arms B. not being able to walk
C. not being able to fly D. not being able to see
【小题 2】 What did the little orphan most probably say to the crippled boy’s father?
A. May I carry him on my back for a run?
B. Could you be my daddy, too?
C. Would you join us in our game?
D. Could I be friends with your son?
【小题 3】Why did the little crippled boy’s father cry?
A. Because the orphan boy became his son’s only friend.
B. Because his son was able to fly.
C. Because he was happy to see his son’s excitement.
D. Because the orphan boy was riding on his son’s back.
Once there was a grasshopper(蚱蜢), who was the best hopper(跳跃者) in the world. She taught __16__ grasshoppers how to hop. Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very proud.
Then one day an eagle appeared. She immediately decided to teach the eagle how to hop, __17__she was sure that hopping was the key to __18___ . But every time she __19___ the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need. You are satisfied with hopping, but I can fly. “
“Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper. “Flying is__20__ in your imagination. “
The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle. “How is it that you don’t know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It is ___21___our teacher’s orders.”
“Hopping is useful and can make you happy, but when you can fly, it is no longer___22___.” said the eagle.
“Tell us more,” said the grasshoppers.
The eagle began telling them what the world___23___the grass fields was like. It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans(海洋).
Then the eagle took one___24___grasshopper in his powerful wings to the sky. The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle ___25___.
After the eagle landed, he saw a spark (闪光) in the grasshopper’s eyes. The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky. Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky.
A. another B. other C. others D. the other
【小题 2】 A. as B. and C. or D. because of
【小题 3】 A. business B. weakness C. happiness D. succeed
【小题 4】 A. confused B. told C. advised D. asked
【小题 5】. A. just B. even C. hardly D. ever
【小题 6】. A. for B. well with C. against D. down
【小题 7】 A. helpful B. dangerous C. necessary D. safe
【小题 8】 A. on B. through C. across D. beyond
【小题 9】 A. strong B. brave C. attractive D. beautiful
【小题 10】 A. imagined B. had talked C. told D. had described
—Could you get home at three o’clock?
—______．The meeting in our company won’t be over at that time．
A．I think so B．I’m afraid so
C．Yes，I hope so D．I’m afraid not
English is a language that many people around the world _______not speak perfectly but _________at least understand．
A．may，can B．would，might
C．can，must D．should，can
