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 （影响） American society in many ways --- education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society - one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior （行为）is suitable （合适） at different ages.
A person's age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, 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 35-year-old grandmother, 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’ anymore. We've stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.
1.From the passage, we know in America____.
A. they used to go to school or stop work at a certain age
B. people won’t tell you their social position
C. the children no longer go to school.
D. people hold the old ideas about the age as before
2.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
3.The underlined word ‘one’ refers to .
A. a society B. America C. a place D. population
4.‘Act your age’ 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 old
D. take more physical exercise suitable to their age
5. If a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text would most probably consider it .
A. normal B. wonderful C. unbelievable D. unreasonable
During the summer holidays there will be a revised(修改过的) schedule(时刻表) of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged, will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club.
In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7: 00 am to 7: 00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7: 00 pm on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5: 00 pm.
All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next week's student newspaper.
1.The main purpose of this announcement is to _________.
A. tell students of important schedule changes B. tell students of new bus and library services
C. show the excellent services for students D. ask students to renew their library cards
2.At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?
A. 8: 00, 9: 00, 10: 00, 11: 00 B. 8: 00, 9: 30, 10: 30, 11: 30
C. 8: 30, 9: 00, 9: 30, 10: 00 D. 8: 00, 9: 30, 11: 00, 12: 30
3. Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because _________.
A. they are not to be announced B. they are hard to arrange
C. the full list is not ready D. the full list is too long
4.In the summer holidays, the library will have _________.
A. no special hours B. special hours on weekdays
C. special hours on weekends D. special hours both on weekdays and weekends.
5.We may infer that during the summer holidays _________.
A. the student newspaper will sell more copies B. there will be a concert or a film once a week
C. many students will stay in the university D. no breakfast will be served on weekends
“Can I see my baby？” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.
Time proved that the baby’ s hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed(叹息), knowing that his life was to be misfortunate. He cried to his mum “A boy, a big boy... called me a freak (怪人)．”
He grew up, handsome. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. “But you might communicate with other young people，” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.
Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You’ re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’ s a secret.” The operation was a great success, and a new person appeared.
Later he married and became a lawyer. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know... not yet.”
The years kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’ s casket棺材. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to show the mother had no outer ears.
“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，” his father whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they？”
1.Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?
A. Because her son had a tiny face. B. Because she saw her son crying.
C. Because her son was born imperfect. D. Because her son was in her arms.
2.Which word can describe Mother’ s feeling when the son threw himself into her arms?
A. Nervous. B. Sympathetic. C. Proud. D. Angry.
3.We can infer that the person who donate the ears is_____.
A. A doctor. B. His father. C. His mother. D. A stranger.
4.From the passage we know the followings are True except________
A, the mother felt sorry for the son without ears B. the doctor didn’t like the baby
C. the boy meant everything to the mother D. the father kept the secret until mother died
5.The best title for the passage would be ________.
A. Mother’s hair B. An unforgettable memory
C. Who gave me the ears? D. Who is my best respectable person?
The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. ---Thomas Macaulay
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O'Neill gave an arithmetic 36 to our class. When the papers were 37 she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about 38 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O'Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 39 after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs O'Neill asked 40 questions, and she didn't 41 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 42 words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 43 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don't know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 44 I can say:it was the most important single 45 of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay's words, they 46 seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a way to _47____ourselves rather than others.
48 of us are asked to make 49 decisions about nations going to war of armies going to battle. But all of us are called 50 daily to make a great many personal decisions. 51 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the 52 change received at the store be forgotten or 53 ? Nobody will know except 54 . But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 55 to live with someone you respect.
1.A. test B. problem C. paper D. lesson
2.A. examined B. completed C. marked D. answered
3. A. lying B. cheating C. guessing D. discussing
4.A. come B. leave C. remain D. apologize
5.A. no B. certain C. many D. more
6.A. excuse B. shout C. help D. scold
7.A. above B. common C. following D. unusual
8.A. repeat B. get C. put D. copy
9.A. myself B. ourselves C. themselves D. herself
10.A. chance B. incident C. lesson D. memory
11.A. even B. still C. always D. almost
12.A. measure B. respect C. love D. believe
13.A. All B. Few C. Some D. None
14.A. quick B. wise C. great D. personal
15.A. out B. for C. up D. upon
16.A. Should B. Must C. Would D. Need
17.A. extra B. small C. some D. necessary
18.A. paid B. remembered C. shared D. returned
19.A. me B. you C. us D. them
20. A. easier B. more natural C. better D. more peaceful
--I'll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?
---Not at all. _______.
A. I've no time B. I'd rather not C. I'd like it D. I'd be happy to
Mr Jackson was very angry to find the car he had had _____ yesterday broke down again.
A. to repair B. it repaired C. repairing D. repaired
