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　It is true that times are changing for the old people in Britain．But not all the changes are bad ones．Modern medicine, for example, has made old people healthier than ever before．Another advantage is that there are many more old people than there used to be．This means that old people often have a good social life with their own clubs and organizations．Old people, too, have more money now than their own parents and grandparents had．

　The biggest disadvantage (不利条件) of modern life is loneliness (孤独)．The young leave home when they grow up and many old people live alone．Fewer old people have brothers and sisters．An old person's one or two children may have moved to another part of the country．Even when they live nearby, the young people have their own work to do and their own children to look after．They have not much time for the old. Problems of loneliness often start when people stop work．When people retire they often find it difficult to start a new life without their jobs．

　The world has changed so fast since 1900 that it is difficult for the old people to understand the problems of the young．And the world is changing even faster these days than it was fifty years ago．It makes you think, doesn't it? What will it be like when today's young people are old?

(1) To the old people, the changes in society are ________．

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A．better than they expected

B．not as good as they wish

C．both good and bad

D．difficult to understand

(2) According to this passage, the old people today ________．　　　

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A．often go to clubs with their brothers and sisters

B．prefer lonely life to social life

C．live more happily than their parents and grandparents

D．like to share their feelings and thoughts with other people

(3) Although some old people live near their sons or daughters, ________．

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A．they still feel lonely

B．they want to move to other places

C．they have no time to look after the young people's children

D．they like to live with their own brothers and sisters

(4) In the last century, old people did not have so many problems because ________．

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A．they had big families

B．they lived with their children

C．the young were king to the old

D．the society didn't change so rapidly

(5) What is the main idea of this passage?

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A．Modern society only belongs to the young．

B．Modern life has brought new problems to the old．

C．Today's young people are happier than their parents．

D．It is necessary to take better care of the old people．

A job is more than just a job，especially to the older generation.“It’s not the money that matters，but the sense of self?worth，” 56?year?old Cheng Wonlan said.So，every day Ms Cheng carries a bag of parcels，letters and documents of all shapes and sizes and does her rounds in North Point.She’s a courier(快递人员)．

Five years ago，Ms Cheng was a nurse at a private clinic.She had worked there for almost 30 years but was made jobless when the doctor migrated(移居)．It was extremely difficult for her to find another job.“People do not trust my ability when they learn how old I am，” she said.After two years of searching，the mother of two eventually found another nursing job.But then after two years，she quit.Why?

“My colleagues were young and they didn’t understand me because of my age.They often asked me，‘You are so old；what are you working for？’ I was very unhappy.” she said.So while the rest of her family left for work，she was left to lonely boredom at home.The urge to work drove her to suffering.Then，one of Ms Cheng’s neighbours told her about Employee’s Retraining Board (ERB) offering retraining courses for older people on specific occupations，such as convenience store assistants，junior clerks and so on.

“I was interested in courier work.I didn’t think my age was a barrier because I was fit and healthy.So I thought why not give it a try.” she said.Upon graduation from the ERB，Ms Cheng was offered a job by the Speeding Shuttle Courier Service Company Limited.But then Ms Cheng was faced with a conflict：she was caught between honour and employment.It took Ms Cheng 24 hours to make up her mind and eventually came to the conclusion that there was nothing wrong or embarrassing about doing the job.So she took heart and went off to work as a courier.

Ms Cheng’s employer is delighted with her，“Ms Cheng has been working with us for two months and has shown a good responsible attitude to work.”Anthony Chong，who runs the company，said.Currently，Mr Chong has 60 couriers working for his company：five of them are over fifty，four of whom have been through the ERB plan.Mr Chong said he hired older people because they were able and reliable.“Age is not an important factor but attitude is.Many old people are more capable than the youngsters.They will not run from difficulties but the young ones will，” he said.“It is not easy to recruit (招募) young people since they shy away from hardship and challenges.”

1.Why was it difficult for Ms Cheng to find another nursing job?

A．Nursing clinics were hard to find.

B．People thought that old people couldn’t be trusted.

C．People thought she was too old to take on a new job.

D．People didn’t think she had enough working experience.

2.Ms Cheng left her second nursing job because ________.

A．she was bored

B．it was too difficult

C．she was too old to do the job

D．the other staff made her feel uncomfortable

3.Employee’s Retraining Board is a plan for ________.

A．finding jobs for older people

B．teaching new skills to older people

C．training older people to be couriers

D．giving older people something to do in their spare time

4.When Ms Cheng was offered the courier job she ________.

A．took it straight away

B．thought it over and then accepted it

C．thought about it and then refused it

D．refused it straight away but then changed her mind

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　Almost everyone 　1　the 　2　of Mr, Mrs and Miss. Mr is used before 　3　of men. Mrs is for 　4 　women and Miss is for single women.But 　5 　is Ms?

　Forr 　6 　, businessmen in the United States 　7 　used Ms before 　8 　name when they do not know 　9 　the woman is married or not. Today, however, many women prefer to 　10 　Ms rather than Mrs or Miss. The word Mr 　11 　us whether or not a man is married. Many women think this is an advantage (优点) for 　12 　. They want 　13 　men 　14 　way. These women feel that it is not important for people 　15 　whether they are married or not.

　These are some problems 　16 　Ms. however. Not all women 　17 　it. Some like the old ways of doing things. 　18 　find it 　19 　to pronounce. Ms 　20 　like “miz”. Generally young women like it 　21 　than older women 　22 　. It is difficult to know whether or not Ms 　23 　by 　24 　　25 　women in the future. What do you think of this change?

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一 个最佳答案。

　　     Millions of words have been written about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this 1 the ideas, feelings and actions of youth.

　　     Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young persons under twenty-five 2 the American population. Many of these will soon be 3 the nation. 4 their ideas areimportant to everyone in the country. And 5 older people to understand 6 they think and feel.

　　     College students today have strong opinions about right and wrong. They are 7 making a better life for all people, 8 those who 9 a fair chance before now. They see much that is wrong in the lives of theirparents. It is hard for them to see what is right and good in the old way. 10, there is often trouble in American families. Your country may be meeting such problems, too. 　　

　　  1. A. greatly interesting to　　B. great interest in 　　   C. greatly interested for　　D. great interest for  ［　　］ 　　2. A. make out almost half in   B. make up almost half from 　　   C. make up nearly half of　　D. make into nearly half out of 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　3. A. in charge of　　　　　　  B. in the charge of 　　   C. taking charge by　　　　  D. taking the charge of　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　4. A. Nature　　　　　　　　　　B. Naturing 　　   C. Natural　　　　　　　　   D. Naturally　　　　   ［　　］ 　　5. A. that is necessary for　　 B. they are necessary for 　　   C. it is necessary for　　   D. there are necessary for 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　6. A. how　　　　　　　　　　   B. what 　　   C. that　　　　　　　　　　  D. why　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　7. A. deeply interested in　　  B. deep interested in 　　   C. deeply interesting for　　D. deep interesting for［　　］ 　　8. A. especial for　　　　　　  B. especial to 　　   C. especially for　　　　　　D. especially to　　   ［　　］ 　　9. A. has not been given　　　　B. has not given 　　   C. have not given　　　　　　D. have not been given ［　　］    10. A. As a result　　　　　　   B. As result 　　   C. To a result　　　　　　   D. In the result　　   ［　　］ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

　　(B)

　　    A student passed all his school examinations. Then he went to acollege to continue his studies. There he 11 his name for a course in geography. But after the first lecture, he did not go to it 12.

　　    The geography lecturer noticed that this student was always absentand thought that he had changed to another course, so he was very 13when he saw the boy's name on the list of students who wanted to takethe geography examination 14 the year.

　　     The lecturer had 15 examination paper, which 16, and he was eager to see how this student answered the questions. He expected that the boy's answers 17, but when they reached him 18 the examination and he examined them carefully, he was able to find only one small mistake in them. As this 19 him very much, he 20 the paper again, but was still not able to find 21 that one small mistake, so he 22 the student to question him about his work. When the student came into the room and sat down, the lecturer said to him, "I know that you came only to myfirst lecture and you have been absent from 23 but now I have examined your answer paper very carefully and I have been able to find only one small mistake in it. I am curious to know your explanation for that." "Oh, I am very 24 that mistake, sir," answered the student "After the examination, I realized what I ought to have written, I 25 that mistake if I had not been confused (搞乱) by your first lecture."　　

11. A. put up　　　　　　  B. put down　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　   C. put on　　　　　　  D. put off    12. A. a lot more　　　　  B. any long　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　   C. any more　　　　　　D. any further    13. A. surprised　　　　   B. surprising　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　   C. excited　　　　　　 D. exciting    14. A. in the end of　　   B. at the end of　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　   C. in the beginning　　D. at the beginning of    15. A. been preparing for a difficult　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　   B. prepared for a very, very easy
　　   C. prepared a difficult
　　   D. preparing a very difficult    16. A. following his lectures very closely　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　   B. followed his lectures very close
　　   C. following his lectures very close
　　   D. followed his lectures very closely    17. A. would be very bad　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　   B. were going to be failed
　　   C. would be very poorly
　　   D. were going to be very excellent    18. A. soon before　　　　 B. soon After　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　   C. shortly before　　  D. short after    19. A. surprises　　　　   B. surprising　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　   C. being surprised　　 D. surprised    20. A. passed over　　　　 B. took over　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　   C. went through　　　　D. passed through    21. A. more than　　　　   B. only　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　   C. fewer than　　　　  D. less than    22. A. asked for　　　　   B. answered　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　   C. sent for　　　　　　D. told    23. A. all the others　　  B. any lectures　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　   C. any classes　　　　  D. all the exams    24. A. anxious about　　   B. uneasy for　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　   C. sorry about　　　　 D. regretting to    25. A. would not have done　　B. should have made　　   ［　　］ 　　   C. would not have made　　D. should not make

完形填空：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

(A)

　Millions of words have been written about young people in the United States． There are reasons for this 　1　the ideas, feelings and actions of youth．

　Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities． Young persons under twenty-five 　2　the american population． Many of these will soon be 　3　the nation． 　4　their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and 　5　older people to understand 　6　they think and feel．

　College students today have strong opinions about right and wrong． They are 　7　making a better life for all people, 　8　those who 　9　a fair chance before now． They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents． It is hard for them to see what is right and good in the old way． 　10　, there is often trouble in American families． Your country may be meeting such problems, too．

(B)

　A student passed all his school examination． Then he went to a college to continue his studies． There he 　11　 his name for a course in geography． But after the first lecture, he did not go to it 　12　 ．

　The geography lecturer noticed that this student was always absent and thought that he had changed to another course, so he was very 　13 　when he saw the boy's name on the list of students who wanted to take the geography examination 　14 　the year．

　The lecturer had 　15　examination paper, which 　16　, and he was eager to see how this student answered the questions． He expected that the boy's answers 　17　,but when they reached him 　18　the examination and he examined them carefully, he was able to find only one small mistake in them． as this 　19　him very much, he 　20 　the paper again, but was still not able to find 　21　that one small mistake, so he 　22　the student to question him about his work．

　When the student came into the room and sat down, the lecturer said to him, “I know that you came only to my first lecture and you have been absent from 　23　， but now I have examined your answer paper very carefully and I have been able to find only one small mistake in it． I am curious to know your explanation for that．”

“Oh, I am very 　24　that mistake, sir,”answered the student “ after the examination, I realized what I ought to have written, I 　25　that mistake if I had not been confused (搞乱) by your first lecture．”