单选题The Danes believe that they are ______.A orderly people just like the Germans and the SwedesB different from either the Germans or the SwedesC more like the British peopleD not orderly people as other people think
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单选题
The Danes believe that they are ______.
A
orderly people just like the Germans and the Swedes
B
different from either the Germans or the Swedes
C
more like the British people
D
not orderly people as other people think
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第1题：
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Hip-hop dancing(街舞) is popular with many young people today． They like it because they can invent their own moves． They use this dance to show their love for life． It also shows that they feel good about life，that they just want to be themselves and enjoy life，and that they are not afraid of problems．
Hip-hop dancing has a history of more than 20 years． It first began in the 1980s in the U． S In early times，it was seen in New York and Los Angles． At that time，many young black people often danced to the music in the streets． They used their legs，arms，heads and even shoulders to dance． Many young people still use most of these moves today．
Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world because of the 1983 movie Flash Dance． Some people performed Hip-hop dancing in the movie． People enjoyed their perform-ance． They began to dance like them． Then it became popular． There are two kinds of Hip-hop dancing:new school and old school． More and more young people are learning Hip-hop dancing．People believe that it is a good way to exercise their bodies，and that it is good for their health．
( )26． Young people like Hip-hop dancing because ________
A．it has a history of more than 20 years
B．it first began in the U． S．
C． they can invent their own moves
D． many young black people often dance it
正确答案：C
26.C【解析】文章的第二句话告诉我们：街舞之所以深受年轻人的欢迎，是因为他们可以加入自己的动作。 -
第2题：
From the passage we can conclude that______.
A. different people have different ideas about the same thing
B. Westerners culture is similar to our Chinese culture
C. in general, Westerners and the Chinese don't like pigs
D. all of the Chinese like pigs better than Westerners
正确答案：A35．答案为A 根据全文主旨和对四个选项的比较可知不同文化里的人们对同一事物的看法是不同的，A应该是最佳答案。
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第3题：
共用题干
Who Want to Live Forever?
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you live a healthy life for twice as long,would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies,worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams,spending time with our loved ones,watching our families grow and have families of their own.
"Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking," says Dr.Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health."It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work."
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole."We have war,poverty,all sorts of issues around,and I don't think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,"says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan."The question is‘What will we get as a society?'I suspect it won't be a better society."
It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.
Divorce rates are rising.What would happen to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years?And what would happen to family life if 9 or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time? Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer.And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents,or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart.We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected,especially if the retirement age was lifted.More people would stay in work for longer.That would give us the benefits of age-skill,wisdom and good judgment.
On the other hand,more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs.It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals,making career progress more difficult.And how easily would a 25 -year-old employee be able to communicate with a 1 25 -year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140.It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people,and more on making life comfortable for the old.
And society would feel very different if more of its members were older.There would be more wisdom, but less energy.Young people like to move about.Old people like to sit still.Young people tend to act without thinking.Old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to cxperience different things.Old people are less enthusiastic about change.In fact,they are less,enthusiastic about everything.
The effect of anti一ageing technology is deeper than we might think.But as the science advances,we need to think about these changes now.
"If this could ever happen,then we'd better ask what kind of society we want to get,"says Daniel Callahan."We had better not go anywhere near it until we have figure those problems out."An important feature of a society in which people live a long life is that______.
A:it places more emphasis on educating the young
B:it is both wise and energetic
C:it lacks the curiosity to experiment what is new
D:it welcomes changes答案：C解析：由文章第三段内容可知，延长寿命让人们可以有更多的时间追逐梦想、陪伴爱人、看到自己后代的成长。第四段最后一句又指出，延长寿命还可以使我们工作更久。仅B项的内容在文中没有提到。
由文章第六段前三句的内容可知，如今人们保持婚姻越来越困难，离婚率也在上升。故本题选A。
A、C、D三项的内容都在文章第九段有所涉及，只有B项在文中没有提到。故本题选B。
由文章第十段和第十一段的内容可知，老龄化社会中，社会更关注的是使老年人生活得更安逸，变得拥有更多智慧，但少了一些活力，且缺乏对新事物的好奇和改变的激情。故本题选C。
由文章最后一段的内容可知，Daniel Callahan认为，在没有搞清老龄化社会将带来的问题之前，最好不要急于向这方面发展。 -
第4题：
共用题干
Who Want to Live Forever?
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you live a healthy life for twice as long,would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies,worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams,spending time with our loved ones,watching our families grow and have families of their own.
"Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking," says Dr.Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health."It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work."
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole."We have war,poverty,all sorts of issues around,and I don't think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,"says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan."The question is‘What will we get as a society?'I suspect it won't be a better society."
It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.
Divorce rates are rising.What would happen to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years?And what would happen to family life if 9 or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time? Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer.And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents,or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart.We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected,especially if the retirement age was lifted.More people would stay in work for longer.That would give us the benefits of age-skill,wisdom and good judgment.
On the other hand,more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs.It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals,making career progress more difficult.And how easily would a 25 -year-old employee be able to communicate with a 1 25 -year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140.It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people,and more on making life comfortable for the old.
And society would feel very different if more of its members were older.There would be more wisdom, but less energy.Young people like to move about.Old people like to sit still.Young people tend to act without thinking.Old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to cxperience different things.Old people are less enthusiastic about change.In fact,they are less,enthusiastic about everything.
The effect of anti一ageing technology is deeper than we might think.But as the science advances,we need to think about these changes now.
"If this could ever happen,then we'd better ask what kind of society we want to get,"says Daniel Callahan."We had better not go anywhere near it until we have figure those problems out."All of the following are possible effects living longer might have on working life EXCEPT______.
A:communication between employers and employees would be more difficult
B:more money would be used by employers in payment of their employees
C:the job market would be more competitive
D:it would be more difficult for young people to be promoted to top positions答案：B解析：由文章第三段内容可知，延长寿命让人们可以有更多的时间追逐梦想、陪伴爱人、看到自己后代的成长。第四段最后一句又指出，延长寿命还可以使我们工作更久。仅B项的内容在文中没有提到。
由文章第六段前三句的内容可知，如今人们保持婚姻越来越困难，离婚率也在上升。故本题选A。
A、C、D三项的内容都在文章第九段有所涉及，只有B项在文中没有提到。故本题选B。
由文章第十段和第十一段的内容可知，老龄化社会中，社会更关注的是使老年人生活得更安逸，变得拥有更多智慧，但少了一些活力，且缺乏对新事物的好奇和改变的激情。故本题选C。
由文章最后一段的内容可知，Daniel Callahan认为，在没有搞清老龄化社会将带来的问题之前，最好不要急于向这方面发展。 -
第5题：
共用题干
第一篇
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you live a healthy life for twice as long, would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies,worms and mice in laboratories. Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.This seems a great idea. Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams,spending time with our loved ones,watching our families grow and have families of their own.
"Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking,"says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health."It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work."
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them. They also affect society as a whole. "We have war,poverty,all sorts of issues around,and I don't think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,"says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan,"The question is what we will get as a society?I suspect it won't be a better society."
It would certainly be a very different society. People are already finding it more difficult to stay married. Divorce rates are rising. What would happen to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? And what would happen to family life if 9 or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents,or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart. We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice. That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected,especially if the retirement age was lifted.More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age一skill,wisdom and good judgment.
On the other hand,more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job. Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals,making career progress more difficult. And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140.It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people,and more on making life comfortable for the old.
And society would feel very different if more of its members were older. There would be more wisdom,but less energy.Young people like to move about. Old people like to sit still.Young people tend to act without thinking.Old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to experience different things.Old people are less enthusiastic about change.In fact,they are less enthusiastic about everything.
The effect of anti-ageing technology is deeper than we might think.But as the science advances,we need to think about these changes now."If this could ever happen,then we'd better ask what kind of society we want to get,"says Daniel Callahan."We had better not go anywhere near it until we have figure those problems out."Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the things that living longer might enable an individual to do?
A:Spending more time with his family.
B:Having more education.
C:Realizing more dreams.
D:Working longer.答案：B解析：文章详细描述了长寿使我们能够做到的事，选项A、C、D都提到了，仅有选项B，即“长寿可以让人更多地接受教育”没有提到，因此选B。
文章第五段提到“现在人们已经觉得维持婚姻很困难”，这暗示了人们目前的婚姻关系已经十分脆弱、不稳定。因此选项A是正确的。
文章第八段讲到了寿命延长、退休推迟可能带来的种种问题，但并没有提到雇主需要更多的钱来支付员工的工资。因此选择B项。
文章第九段和第十段详细描述了人们长寿的话会出现的社会问题。选项中仅有C项的表述是正确的。
最后一段中提到Callahan认为在搞清楚长寿社会会给我们带来哪些问题之前，最好不要急着搞杭衰老的技术，由此可见他对此是持保留的观点。 -
第6题：
资料：Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child or even an animal, such as a pingeon can learm to recognize faces. We all take this ability for granted.
We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone’s personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.
Like the human face human personality is very complex. But describing someone’s peronality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a nice face looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a nice person, you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate friendly, warm, and so forth.
There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Allports, an American psychologist, found nearly18,000 English words characterizing differences in people’s behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing or typing, his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types——people are described with such terms.
People have always tried to type each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain’s or the hero’s role. In fact, the words person and persoality come from the Latin persona, meaning mask. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the good guys from the bad guys because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.
Which of the following is NOT true?A.People differ from each in appearance
B.Different people may have different personalities
C.People can learn to recognize faces
D.People can describe all the features of others答案：D解析：本题考查的是细节理解。
【关键词】NOT true
【主题句】第一段Faces, like fingerprints, are unique.（脸就像指纹一样独一无二。）；Yet a very young child-or even an animal, such as a pigeon --- can learn to recognize faces. We all take this ability for granted.（然而，一个非常小的孩子，或者一个动物（比如企鹅），他们能学会识别面容）；Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.（可能即使是一位熟练的作家，他也不能把两张脸不同之处的所有特点描述出来。）；第二段When we talk about someone’s personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.（当谈到某个人的个性时，我们指的是他或她的行为，说话，思考和感受，这些能让个体区分他人。）
【解析】第3题问“以下哪一项不是正确选项？”。A选项“人们的外貌都有不同”，该选项和第一段第一句话“脸就像指纹一样独一无二”内容一致；B选项“不同的人可能有不同的个性”，和文章第二段第二句话一致。C选项“人们能学会识别人脸”，和第一段第四句话“然而，一个非常小的孩子，或者一个动物（比如企鹅），他们能学会识别面容”内容一致。D选项“人们能把别人的所有特点描述出来”，和文章第一段第三句内容相反，原文说“即使是一位熟练的作家，他也不能把两张脸不同之处的所有特点描述出来”，说明没有人能说出所有特点，所以D选项为错误选项。 -
第7题：
Faces, like fingerprints, are unique.Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even ask illed writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child or even an animal, such as a pigeon--can learn to recognize faces, we all take this ability for granted.
We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone′ s personality, we mean the ways in which heor she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.
Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone′ s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a "nice face"looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a "nice person", you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth.
There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Allport, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people′s behavior.And many of us use this information as a basis for describing or typing his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types--people are describedwith such terms.
People have always tried to "type" each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain′s or the hero′s role. In fact, the words "person" and"personality" come from the Latin person a, meaning "mask".Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easilytell the "good guys" from the "bad guys" because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.
By using the example of fingerprints the author tells us that ____________.A.people can learn to recognize faces
B.people have different personalities
C.people have difficulty in describing the features of finger prints
D.people differ from each other in facial features答案：D解析：细节题。根据短文第一段第一句“Faces，like fingerprints，are unique”可知人的面部特征和指纹一样，都是独特的，都是不同的。故选D。 -
第8题：
There’s a stalemate between EU and Britain after Brexit because( )A.the two sides have not reached an agreement on conditions of Britain’s orderly exit
B.British people are divided on the issue of Brexit
C.Britain refuses to fill the financial hole of the EU
D.EU does not want Britain to exit from it答案：A解析：
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第9题：
问答题Practice 8 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people think people have benefited from modern communications technology, but other people think some people have not benefited at all. To what extent do you agree or disagree? You should write at least 250 words.正确答案： 【参考范文】
Daily communication tools make the distance between people shrink. There are various ways such as mobile phones, Facebook, Twitter and E-mail which changes our life from daily life to work style. As for the dramatic and rapid changes, people in all walks of life hold different opinions. Personally, it is a must to be tolerant of the new technological innovations.
It is undeniable that all these high-tech tools can alienate the virtual interpersonal relationship that exists between people. If we want to tell somebody something, we do not have to really see him, and we can send a short message, a E-mail, or leave one on Facebook. Regardless of the convenience, face-to-face conversations are still one of the best ways to understand each other.
High technologies provide us with more choices which can yield higher efficiency, which can be illustrated from three perspectives. Firstly, it is a useful time-saver for people greatly enjoy social life. Social network enable them to spare the trouble of heavy traffic in rush hours when they need to have contact with friends. Secondly, it is also a money-saver. Compared with the high cost of an official visit to someone or some place, chatting on-site or through telephone is much cheaper. If each company has an E-conference system, information sharing should never be a daydream in the era of information. Lastly, and most importantly, with the great help of new inventions, people may communicate with others without being limited to geographical difference. Namely, no matter where one stays, he or she can get in touch with people on the Internet at any time.
In summary, modem technologies are excellent assistants of our life and work, so it is wise to accept them and make full use of them properly.解析： 暂无解析 -
第10题：
单选题Does Mr. Bacon think the British spend more money on their animals than their children?AYes, the British people are very animal-minded.
BNo, a group of people are cruel to their animals.
CIt depends on the people.
正确答案： B解析：
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第11题：
单选题The Danes believe that they are ______.Aorderly people just like the Germans and the Swedes
Bdifferent from either the Germans or the Swedes
Cmore like the British people
Dnot orderly people as other people think
正确答案： A解析：
细节题。第四段第一句指出“丹麦是个秩序井然的国度”，但接下来第二句则提到丹麦人却不认为他们是a waiting-at-2-a.m.-for-the-green-light people（凌晨两点就开始等候绿灯通过的人），即“指秩序井然的人”。由此可知选项D表述正确。 -
第12题：
单选题According to the passage, Danish orderliness.Asets the people apart from Germans and Swedes
Bspares Danes’ social troubles besetting other peoples
Cis considered economically essential to the country
Dprevents Danes from acknowledging existing troubles
正确答案： D解析：
细节题。第四段第四五句指出“Orderliness is a main selling point.Denmark has few natural resources and limited manufacturing capability…”，可知丹麦的井然有条是从国家利益出发的（因为其自然资源和制造能力有限）。故选C。 -
第13题：
阅读理解Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person’s conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people’s reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.Shy people, havinglow self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing “the right thing.” Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, “You’re just saying that to make me feel good. I know it’s not true.” It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteems, it is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths.Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let’s not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.
1、What does the author try to prove by citing “what kind of impression am I making?”
A、Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance.
B、People’s shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions.
C、It’s natural that shy people don’t believe other’s compliments.
D、Shy people think they are different from others.
2、According to the writer, self-awareness is _______.
A、a good quality
B、the cause of unhappiness
C、harmful to people
D、a weak point of shy people
3、That shy people react to a compliment in such a way is _________.
A、good
B、unreal
C、very reasonable
D、harmful
4、Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A、Shyness helps us to develop our potential.
B、Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better.
C、Shyness can block our chances for a rich life.
D、Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem.
5、It can be inferred from the passage that shy people _______.
A、should find more of their weakness
B、should understand themselves in the right way
C、had better ignore their weakness
D、can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem
参考答案：BABCB
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第14题：
In Germanic cultures punctuality is a sign of respect and politeness;being late is rude.Germans believe people should be exactly on time,neither too early nor too late.To the Indonesian,time is an endless pool;why be（ ）or hurry?A.pressured
B.urged
C.depressed
D.spurred答案：A解析：pressure“对……施加压力”，符合文意，最后一句意为“对于印度尼西亚人来说，时间就像一个没有尽头的池塘，为什么给自己施加如此的压力，这么匆匆忙忙呢？”B.urge“催促，加力”；C.depress“压抑”；D.spur“刺激，激励”。 -
第15题：
共用题干
Who Want to Live Forever?
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you live a healthy life for twice as long,would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies,worms and mice in laboratories.Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams,spending time with our loved ones,watching our families grow and have families of their own.
"Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking," says Dr.Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health."It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work."
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them.They also affect society as a whole."We have war,poverty,all sorts of issues around,and I don't think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,"says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan."The question is‘What will we get as a society?'I suspect it won't be a better society."
It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.
Divorce rates are rising.What would happen to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years?And what would happen to family life if 9 or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time? Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer.And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents,or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart.We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice.That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected,especially if the retirement age was lifted.More people would stay in work for longer.That would give us the benefits of age-skill,wisdom and good judgment.
On the other hand,more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs.It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals,making career progress more difficult.And how easily would a 25 -year-old employee be able to communicate with a 1 25 -year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140.It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people,and more on making life comfortable for the old.
And society would feel very different if more of its members were older.There would be more wisdom, but less energy.Young people like to move about.Old people like to sit still.Young people tend to act without thinking.Old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to cxperience different things.Old people are less enthusiastic about change.In fact,they are less,enthusiastic about everything.
The effect of anti一ageing technology is deeper than we might think.But as the science advances,we need to think about these changes now.
"If this could ever happen,then we'd better ask what kind of society we want to get,"says Daniel Callahan."We had better not go anywhere near it until we have figure those problems out."Which of the following is implied in the sixth paragraph?
A:Marriages in the US today are quite unstable.
B:More and more people in the US today want to get married.
C:Living longer would make it easier for people to maintain their marital ties.
D:If people live longer,they would stay in marriage longer.答案：A解析：由文章第三段内容可知，延长寿命让人们可以有更多的时间追逐梦想、陪伴爱人、看到自己后代的成长。第四段最后一句又指出，延长寿命还可以使我们工作更久。仅B项的内容在文中没有提到。
由文章第六段前三句的内容可知，如今人们保持婚姻越来越困难，离婚率也在上升。故本题选A。
A、C、D三项的内容都在文章第九段有所涉及，只有B项在文中没有提到。故本题选B。
由文章第十段和第十一段的内容可知，老龄化社会中，社会更关注的是使老年人生活得更安逸，变得拥有更多智慧，但少了一些活力，且缺乏对新事物的好奇和改变的激情。故本题选C。
由文章最后一段的内容可知，Daniel Callahan认为，在没有搞清老龄化社会将带来的问题之前，最好不要急于向这方面发展。 -
第16题：
共用题干
第一篇
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you live a healthy life for twice as long, would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date.Scientists have already extended the lives of flies,worms and mice in laboratories. Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.This seems a great idea. Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams,spending time with our loved ones,watching our families grow and have families of their own.
"Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking,"says Dr Gregory Stock of the University of California School of Public Health."It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work."
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them. They also affect society as a whole. "We have war,poverty,all sorts of issues around,and I don't think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,"says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan,"The question is what we will get as a society?I suspect it won't be a better society."
It would certainly be a very different society. People are already finding it more difficult to stay married. Divorce rates are rising. What would happen to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? And what would happen to family life if 9 or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents,or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart. We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice. That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected,especially if the retirement age was lifted.More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age一skill,wisdom and good judgment.
On the other hand,more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job. Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals,making career progress more difficult. And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140.It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people,and more on making life comfortable for the old.
And society would feel very different if more of its members were older. There would be more wisdom,but less energy.Young people like to move about. Old people like to sit still.Young people tend to act without thinking.Old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to experience different things.Old people are less enthusiastic about change.In fact,they are less enthusiastic about everything.
The effect of anti-ageing technology is deeper than we might think.But as the science advances,we need to think about these changes now."If this could ever happen,then we'd better ask what kind of society we want to get,"says Daniel Callahan."We had better not go anywhere near it until we have figure those problems out."Which of the following best describes Callahan's attitude to anti-ageing technology?
A:Optimistic.
B:Pessimistic.
C:Reserved.
D:Negative.答案：C解析：文章详细描述了长寿使我们能够做到的事，选项A、C、D都提到了，仅有选项B，即“长寿可以让人更多地接受教育”没有提到，因此选B。
文章第五段提到“现在人们已经觉得维持婚姻很困难”，这暗示了人们目前的婚姻关系已经十分脆弱、不稳定。因此选项A是正确的。
文章第八段讲到了寿命延长、退休推迟可能带来的种种问题，但并没有提到雇主需要更多的钱来支付员工的工资。因此选择B项。
文章第九段和第十段详细描述了人们长寿的话会出现的社会问题。选项中仅有C项的表述是正确的。
最后一段中提到Callahan认为在搞清楚长寿社会会给我们带来哪些问题之前，最好不要急着搞杭衰老的技术，由此可见他对此是持保留的观点。 -
第17题：
“If there is one thing I’m sure about,it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers．It is not that newspapers are a necessity．Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio．Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday．But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation．
The nature of what is news may change．What basically makes news is what affects our lives—the big political stories,the coverage of the wars,earthquakes and other disasters,will continue much the same．I think there will be more coverage of scientific research,though．It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives,like genetic(基因)engineering．In the future,I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are．
It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送)electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home．In fact,I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future．You will probably be able to choose from a menu,making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read—sports and international news,et
C．
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体)．They actually feed off each other．Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers,but that hasn’t happene
D．What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air．And as for the Internet,it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen．
From the passage,we can infer_______．A.newspapers will win the competition among the different media
B.newspapers will stay with us together with other media
C.television will take the place of newspaper
D.the writer believe some media will die out答案：B解析：暂无解析 -
第18题：
共用题干
Body Language in the United States
1.Most people shake hands and make eye contact when they meet people for the first time.Among very good friends,a woman may give another woman a little hug,and a man may kiss a woman quickly on the cheek.Males don't usually hug one another,however,this is changing.Men usually shake hands with the right hand.Sometimes they use the left hand to either cover the handshake or lightly hold the other person's arm.This shows greater warmth and friendship.Most people wave hello or good-bye by extending the arm,palm facing outward,and twisting the hand at the wrist.Another way is to raise the arm,palm outward,and move the whole arm and hand back and forth.This is important to know because in many other countries,the same movements mean"no".
2.When people are waiting in a public place,such as the post office,they usually form lines.Some people get angry and complain if someone pushes their way into a line or jumps ahead of other people.Moreover,many women like men to open doors for them.They also like men to give up their seats on public transportation.However,some women do not like this type of behavior.They feel that men and women should be treated in the same way.
3.In the United States,it's important to make direct eye contact in business and social situations.If you don't make eye contact,people will probably think that you are bored or not interested.If there is silence in these situations,people usually try to make conversation.Periods of silence make many people uncomfortable.People in the United States usually stand about one arm's length away from each other while talking or standing together.This space is called"the comfort zone".
4.In the United States,mothers sometimes show that they are angry with children by shaking an index finger at them.People may show that they like children by patting them on the top of the head.People usually make eye contact with each other during________.
A:public transportation
B:the handshake
C:a business meeting
D:line of people
E:her kids
F:long period of silence答案：C解析：文章第一段主要讲述了人们见面时和分别时如何运用肢体语言打招呼。故选B。
文章第二段主要讲述了公共场所的肢体语言，例如排队、男士为女士开门、给女士让座等。故选C。
文章第三段的主题句是第一句话："In the United States, it' s important to make direct eye contact in business and social situations."意思是：在美国，直接的眼神交流在商务和社交场合都是很重要的。故选E。
文章第四段主要讲述了母亲生气时会对着孩子摇晃自己的食指，人们也会轻轻拍拍小孩子的头来表示对他们的喜爱。故选A。
由文章第一段第五句“Sometimes they use the left hand to either cover the handshake or也lightly hold the other person' s arm.”可知选B。
由文章第二段第四、五句话“They also like men to give up their seats on public transportation.However,some women do not like this type of behavior.”可知选A。
由文章第三段第一句话“In the United States, it' s important to make direct eye contact in business and social situations.”可知选C。
由文章第四段第一句话“In the United States, mothers sometimes show that they are angry with children by shaking an index finger at them.”可知选E。 -
第19题：
-- ______work in future
--I have no idea.A.Where do you think will people
B.Where do you think people will
C.Do you think where will people
D.Do you think where do people答案：B解析：考查特殊疑问句。do you think为插入语，插入语一般放于句子中间，可排除C、D选项，插入语虽然不作成分，但是由于它的介入，句式结构也会有所影响，后面宾语从句需要用陈述语气。故选B。 -
第20题：
In many societies of the world， we find a large number of people who speak more than one language. As a characteristic of societies， b（） inevitably results from the coming into contact of people with different cultures and different languages.
bilingualism
略 -
第21题：
单选题"If there is one thing I’m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation. The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives-the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic (基因) engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do-as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are. It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted (传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I’m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read-sports and international news, etc. I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media (媒体). They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.From the passage, we can infer （）.Anewspapers will win the competition among the different media
Bnewspapers will stay with us together with other media
Ctelevision will take the place of newspaper
Dthe writer believe some media will die out
正确答案： D解析： [解析] 细节题。根据文章第1段第3句Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday可推知此题答案为B。 -
第22题：
问答题◆Topic 6: Is International Tourism an Effective Bridge of Different Nations? Questions for Reference: 1. Why do you think people like to take an international tourism? 2. What kind of situation are the travelers most likely to be faced with when they get on an international tourism? 3. The international tourism does not promote understanding between people from different cultures. Do you agree?正确答案： 【参考答案】
Every year, hundreds of millions of people move around to see a different part of the world. It is natural to assume that tourists who have seen other countries have a better knowledge of the people. That assumption also leads to the conclusion that international tourism promotes understanding between nations. How true is this? Let us examine what tourists do in a different country.
First, before going abroad, tourists are often told by their travel agents of the possible hazards which sometimes include local people. They are given example of extreme cases where victims are always the travelers. Then, when they arrive, they are immediately taken to their hotels in big coaches. They flood places where local people don’t go. Their shopping, meals, entertainment all take place in secluded areas. They wear a bubble all the way. Apart from speaking to the guide and a few shop assistants, tourists rarely talk to the local people. To make it even worse, they meet pickpockets; they are ripped off by dishonest traders.
Furthermore, very few local people bother to talk to them out of a genuine interest in the guests’ country, people and culture. Therefore, when asked how much they know about the local people, their answer is “very little”.
If someone really wants to understand a different culture, he has to learn its language, stay there for at least a few month without wearing a bubble, learn how to curse and swear, bargain with a vegetable vendor and then he can say that he understands the people.解析： 暂无解析 -
第23题：
单选题The phrase “selling point” in Paragraph 4 most probably means that orderliness ______.Ais something that can help them sell their products well
Breally benefits the Danes
Cis the feature that makes the goods attractive to the buyer
Dmakes the Danes very much like the Germans or the Swedes
正确答案： A解析：
语义题。题干引用部分所在句的后一句指出“丹麦自然资源缺乏，制造能力有限，未来它在欧洲所扮演的角色将主要是经纪人，银行家和货物发行人”，由此可知丹麦的井然有序有益于这个国家。因此选B。 -
第24题：
单选题From the passage we know people need newly produced atlases because ______.Athey can’t see the old ones clearly
Bthey like to buy different ones
Csomething has changed
Dsomething is missing
正确答案： C解析：
细节理解题。文章第二段中间部分提到，新的地图册能帮助人们了解改变的信息。所以C项正确。