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英语复习资料

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.Awell-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2020therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.

Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.

Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?

（76）Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive.themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability（残疾）.Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.

（77）Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancouintries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheones~withspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.

Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscrimination（歧视）inemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry'sdevelopment.

Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinorderto,buildasuitablesafetynet.

Toachieveequalityinsuchmatterswilltakeconsiderabletimeandeffort.Onethingissure:

thereisnotimetobelost.

1.Theproportionofolderpeople

A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountries

B.isone-seventhofthepopulationdevelopingcountries

C.willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrance

D.willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostwordedabout?

A.Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople.

B.Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.

C.Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople.

D.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.

3.Itisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould

A.betreateddifferentlyindifferentcultures

B.enjoyasimilarlifestyle

C.beignoredassocietychanges

D.bevaluedbytheyoungergenerations

4.WhichofthefollowingmeasuresisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?

A.Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.

B.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.

C.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.

D.Supplyinglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.

5.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat

A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblem

B.populationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgently

C.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblem

D.muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblem

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryisunderfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthedramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide.“Themostworryingdevelopmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness,”saystheUN'sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleasedlastyear.

The74-pagestudysaysthatpopmusic,asaglobalindustry,isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeopleofmostcultures.“Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.（78）Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasiftheuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormalandacceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle,”thestudysays.

Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendlypopmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeathbyoverdose（过量用药）.“Suchincidentstendtobeseenasanoccasiontomourn（哀悼）thelossofarolemodel,andnotanopportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,”itnotes.Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingersandmoviestars--includingElvisPresley,JaniceJoplin,JohnBelushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs--havediedofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withtheglobalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromoting,drugabusearenowr