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Despitethechallengestheyface,oldpeopleinAmericagenerallyrefusetogiveuponlife.Theyfinddifferentwaystokeepthemselvesactive.Tohelpthemstayinshape,theymayjoinwalkersclubs,fitnessprogramsandeventhe“SeniorOlympics”.Theycanenjoyhoursatseniorcentersandadultamusementparks.Manyenrollincontinuingeducationprogramstokeeptheirmentalskills.ForAmericans,ifyou’regoingtogrowold,youmightaswelldoitgracefully.

1．Birthdaymakepeoplehappybecause________.

A.birthdaymeanshavingatreatB.birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn

C.candleonthecakerepresentsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturityD.bothBandC

2.“growingup”and“growingold”are________.

A.practicallydifferentB.thesame

C.theprocessesinwhichamanbecomesmorebrightD.bothrespectedintheworld

3.TheagedinAmericatrytokeepthemselvesasyoungaspossiblebecause______.

A.peoplevaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.

B.beingyoungisbeingbeautiful

C.Americansdonotlikeoldpeople

D.Americansseemtorespectthosethatareyoung,oratleast“youngatheart”

4.ThechallengesoldpeoplefaceinAmericaare___________.

A.poorpaymentB.poornutritionandmedicalservice

C.agediscriminationD.alloftheabove

5.HowdotheagedinAmericamanagetobeactiveinsociety?

A.Theytrytofindwaystokeepthemselvesactive.

B.Theywanttoliveamongtheyoungpeople

C.Theytrytomakethemselvesgraceful.

D.Theygotouniversitiestolearnaforeignlanguage.

Passage2

SoIcouldwriteabookonThailand,butIwon‘tboreyouwitheverylastdetail.Let‘sjustsaythatIreallylovedThailand—somuchsothatactuallyconsideredlivingthereforawhile.IspendmostofmytimeinBangkok,whichisjustanamazingcity,sofulloflifeandactivityandpleasantrestaurants.

MywifeandIstaredinaweatallthehugebuildings,thecrowdedstreets,theintensityoflife,whenwefirstenteredthecity.WespentmostofourtripexploringBangkok,andthemorewedidso,themorewerealizedwewereonlyscratchingthesurface.

WealsospentalittlelessthanaweekonasmallislandcalledKohSamed,anislandwhosechiefactivityistourism,andwherethereisnothingelsetodobutlayonthebeach,eat,drink,swim,read,andbemerry.Wedidalloftheabove,andlotsofit.Thesandiswhite,theseaisjade,andtheweatherwasperfect.

Bangkokisn‘tsosimpletodescribe,butI‘llofferafewhighlights:

Manyofthestreetsarejustfilledwithtinystallsandcarts,sellingeverythingfromclothestosouvenirstoelectronicstoallkindsofThaifoods.Thefoodisexcellent.

Bangkokhasnotonlyabigrivergoingdownthemiddleofit,butalsonumerouscanalsthatuntilrecentdecadeswereoneofthemainwaterwaysofthecity.Wetookaslowmotorboattourandsawsomeveryinterestingviewsofthecity,missedbymanytourists,throughthecanals.

Bangkokissuchaninternationalcity,andthisisreflectedinthepeople（everykindoflanguageandaccentfilltheair）andinthewonderfulfood.WesamplevariouskindsofThairestaurantsalongwithallkindsofEuropean,Asian,Indian,MiddleEasternfoodandmore.Greatshopping,fromluxurymallstogiganticoutdoormarkets.

Thepeoplearesointeresting,fromtheexcessivelyfriendlytoutstryingtogetustogoplacesforlotsofmoney,tothemanynicepeoplewemetwhoareverygenerouswhenyoushowaninterestintheircountryandculture.

Again,Icouldgoonandon,butlet‘sjustsayIhadapleasanttime.

1. 

In 

the 

1st 

paragraph, 

what 

kind 

of 

city 

is 

Bangkok 

according 

to 

author?

A. 

Full 

life 

and 

activity. 

B. 

pleasant 

restaurants. 

C. 

Hot 

noisy. 

D. 

Both 

A 

B 

2. 

The 

more 

we 

explored 

Bangkok, 

realized 

______. 

we'

ve 

known 

enough 

about 

it 

there 

were 

many 

foreigners 

C. 

only 

scratching 

surface 

still 

so 

much 

see 

D. 

was 

not 

a 

good 

place 

live 

in

3. 

What 

do 

those 

stalls 

carts 

sell?

A. 

Everything 

from 

clothes 

souvenirs 

electronics 

all 

kinds 

Thai 

foods. 

B. 

Foreign 

Souvenirs. 

Only 

clothes.

4. 

"

such 

an 

international 

city."

How 

this 

reflected?

There'

re 

people 

over 

world 

there. 

various 

food 

None 

all. 

5. 

Why 

did 

author 

fall 

in 

love 

with 

Thailand?

Because 

he 

liked 

idle 

on 

beach 

Thailand.

almost 

everything 

amazing 

land 

as 

weather, 

scenery,the 

food, 

well 

culture. 

hot 

weather 

Passage3

Marsis500timesfatherawayfromEarththanthemoon,butscientistssayitwillsomedaybepossibletosendhumansthere,ifthefinancialandtechnologicalbarrierscanbeovercome.

Currentcostestimatesexceed$500billion–althoughspaceplanersatNASAandelsewherearetryingtofigureouthowtobringthatpricetagdown.

Therewouldbegreatdangers,includingexposuretoradiationfarstrongerthananythingpastastronautshaveexperienced.Theweightlessnessduringthreetofour–year-longmissioncouldcarryadditionalrisks,duetomuscle-wasting,heartproblems,bonelossorsleeplessness.

Therewouldalsobetechnologicalchallenges,suchasfindingsourceoffuelforthereturntrip.Yearsago,rocketscientistRobertZubrinsuggestedthatrobotscouldusematerialsonMarsitselftomanufacturefuelinadvanceofahumanmission,andengineersarefleshingoutthatplan.

“Wewouldsendhumansonasecondmission,andtheirfueltogethomewouldbewaitingforthem,”explainedDavaNewman,aresearcherattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.

Thebiggestchallengeofall,however,couldbemerelylivingwithfourorsixastronautsforthreeorfouryearsinanareanolongerthanasmallhousetrailer.

“Thetoughestthingisthatyouarejustawayfromfriendsandfamily,”saidretiredastronautNormanThagard,whospent115dayswithtwoRussiansontheMirspacestationin1995.Itisanisolatedenvironment.”

Thegroupwouldalmostcertainlyincludemenandwomen.Whataboutthesocialdynamicsoverfouryears?

“Ithinkthereisarightwaytodothat,:

Newmansaid,”Somepeoplecangetalongquitewell.Potentially,yousendcouples,marriedfolks--Ithink,adiversecrowd.Thereispowerindiversity.”

1.ItisimpossibletosendhumantotheMarsbecause______.

A.itistooawayB.wehavefinancialandtechnologicalproblem

C.ItisanisolatedplaceD.Itisverydangerous

2.TherewouldbedangersastronautscouldfaceinordertofulfillthemissionontheMars,whichofthefollowingisNOTincludedaccordingtothepassage?

A.NofuelB.SleeplessnessC.Muscle-wastingD.Boneloss

3.What’sthebiggestchallengefortheastronauts?

A.Workforalongperiodoftime.B.Livewithotherastronauts

C.LiveinaverylimitedspaceD.Livewithfinancialproblem

4.WhatdoesNormanThagard’swords“Itisanisolatedenvironment”mean?

A.ItisafarawayplaceB.Itisaplacewithoutfamilyandfriends

C.ItistoosmallD.Itisaplaceonlymaleastronautstay.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.LearningaboutMars.B.ManufacturingfuelonMars.

C.SendinghumanstoMars.D.GettingalongwellonMars.

Passage4

Forsomeonewhoissuchanextraordinarilysuccessfulinvestor,WarrenBuffettcomesoffasaprettyordinaryguy.HewasbornandbredinOmaha,Nebraska.Hewearswrinkledsuits,driveshisowncar,drinksCherryCoke,andismorelikelytobefoundinaDairyQueenthanafour-starrestaurant.

Butthe68-year-oldOmahanativehasledanextraordinarylife.Evenasayoungchild,Buffettwasprettyseriousaboutmakingmoney.Heusedtogodoor-to-doorandsellsodapop.Later,healsoworkedathisgrandfather'

sgrocerystore.Attheripeageof11,Buffettboughthisfirststock.

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