1、 Since 1980, we are living on average 10 years longer. At the same time, people are having fewer and fewer children, and they are having them much later in life. The snake of a world class health service is eating its own tail; its care is prolonging (延长) peoples lives, but as the ratio of pensioner
2、s(退休人员)to working -age people increases, there are fewer taxpayers to fund that very health service. Into this void have stepped NGOs, charities and volunteers. But in the long term, the only way to truly help the oldest meters of our society is to go back to the traditional values of intergeneratio
3、nal(两代间的) cooperationoften under same roof. Ultimately, we will need to evolve towards a culture where elderly care is treated the same as childcare, where employers recognize the duty of someone with an elderly parent the same way they recognize those of someone with a newborn child.(1)The example
4、of FaceApp is used to _. A.prove the popularity of itB.explain the function of itC.show the progress of technologyD.introduce the topic of aging and loneliness(2)What makes elderly people without illness go to see their family doctors? Desire to have the consultation.Strong feeling of loneliness.Unc
5、lear medical issues.Questions to ask doctors.(3)How can the oldest members be truly helped?By being treated as children.By going back to the traditional society.By providing family care.By living with other elderly people under the same roof.(4)What can we learn from the passage?The loneliness of el
6、derly people needs more attention.FaceApps popularity proves it has no security problems.Health service lacks fund because of prolonged peopled lives.FaceApp is helpful in dealing with elderly peopled loneliness.【答案】 (1)D(2)B(3)C(4)A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文,作者由FaceApp话题谈到当今的社会现象老人感到孤独,他们需要关注。作者认为孤独虽不是病,但它能
7、影响人的健康,所以他呼吁人们像关注新生儿那样关注老人。 (1)考查推理判断。根据第一段FaceApp has taken the world by storm, giving users the chance to see themselves age through its algorithm. 12.7 million peoplesome three million more than the population of New York Cityreportedly downloaded it in one seven-day period last month. “;第二段中的”.t
8、he more interesting lesson of our FaceApp fling (尽情玩乐)is what it tells us about our societyand our future lives. It turns out we are more interested in aging than we realized.“可知,FaceApp已经风靡全球,用户有机会通过它的算法看到自己的年龄。据报道,在上个月的七天时间里,有1270万人下载了这本书,比纽约市的人口多了300万。它告诉了我们关于我们的社会和我们未来的生活。事实证明,我们对衰老的兴趣比我们意识到的更大。
9、作为一名家庭医生,我可以看到孤独感的蔓延。所以FaceApp主要的功能是通过它的算法使用户看到自己的年龄,接着讲述老人所面临的问题孤独和衰老。故判断出FaceApp的例子是用来介绍衰老和孤独的话题。故选D。 (2)考查细节理解。根据第三段中的”As a family doctor, I can see the loneliness epidemic developing. Elderly patients come to see me with no particular illness, no clear medical issue. “可知老人经常去看家庭医生是因为孤独,他们没有生病,只想
10、找人聊聊。故选B。 (3)考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的”But in the long term, the only way to truly help the oldest members of our society is to go back to the traditional values of intergenerational(两代间的) cooperationoften under same roof. Ultimately, we will need to evolve towards a culture where elderly care is treated the
11、same as childcare“,可知从长期来看我们帮助老年成员的方法是和他们一起居住,并且给予他们婴儿般的关爱。故选C。 (4)考查推理判断。根据第五段中的”But loneliness does not come with nearly enough health warnings.“可知老人孤独并没有带来足够的健康警示,故推断人们孤独的老人应该得到更多的关注,选A。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查,是一篇社会现象类阅读,考生需要准确掌握细节信息,并根据上下文进行逻辑推理,从而选出正确答案。2阅读理解 Harvard Pre-College ProgramSESS
12、ION I:SESSION II:SESSION III:June 23 July 5,2019July 7 July 19,July 21 August 2, Our summer program for high school students is designed to pave the way for a successful college experience. HERE YOU CAN: Learn without limits Pursue your interests in courses focusing on physics, law, writing, philoso
13、phy, and a dozen other subjects. Live at Harvard You will live in a historic undergraduate house near Harvard Square. Your plan covers three meals a day, seven days a week. Have fun outside the classroom You might enjoy a Cirque du Sileil performance, a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, or a trip to the
14、Museum of Science. ELIGIBILITY (申请资格) Students are academically motivated and will graduate in 2020 or 2021. TO APPLY Complete an online application and provide the following materials: the $50 nonrefundable application fee; transcripts (成绩单) with fall 2018 grades; signed rules and regulations. INTE
15、RNATIONAL STUDENTS Participants should apply for the B-2 tourist visa. If English is not your native language, submit scores from the TOEFLor IELTS language proficiency exam. APPLICATION TIPS No fee is required to start your application. You will be asked to pay the application fee only upon submitt
16、ing the application. The scores of successful applicants are typically above 103 on the TOEFL with 25 on the written section or at least 7.5 on the IELTS with 7 on the written section. Use a desktop or laptop. You will be asked to write short essays as part of your application. This may be challengi
17、ng to do on a mobile phone. You will receive an email informing you of the application status approximately three weeks after you have completed your application.(1)Harvard organizes such a program to _. reduce students academic pressureselect good students to join in Harvardmake students obtain hig
18、h grades in their studyhelp students prepare for their future college life(2)What can we learn about the program?Students are offered three meals except weekends.It merely has two sessions during one summer.It provides courses on various subjects for students.Students can live in a hotel near Harvar
19、d.(3)If you are a native student who wants to apply for the program, you need to provide _. a B-2 tourist visatranscripts with your fall 2018 gradesscores from the TOEFL exama recommendation letter from your high school teacher(4)The applicants can learn from the application tips that _. their TOEFL
20、 or IELTS scores should meet the requirementsthe application fee should be paid before they start applyingit is convenient to use any electronic products to applythey can check the application status in a week(2)C(3)B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文,介绍了哈佛大学帮助学生为大学生活做准备而开设的一个暑期项目的情况。 (1)考查细节理解。根据第一段”Our summer progr
21、am for high school students is designed to pave the way for a successful college experience.“我们的高中生暑期项目是为成功的大学生活铺平道路的。)可知哈佛大学组织了这样一个项目来帮助学生为他们未来的大学生活做准备。根据Learn without limits部分中的”Pursue your interests in courses focusing on physics, law, writing, philosophy, and a dozen other subjects.“在物理、法律、写作、哲学
22、和其他十几个学科上追求你的兴趣。可知项目为学生提供不同学科的课程。根据TO APPLY部分中的”Complete an online application and provide the following materials: signed rules and regulations.“完成网上申请,并提供以下材料:50美元的不可退还的申请费;2018年秋季成绩单;签署规章制度。可知如果你是本地学生,想要申请这个项目,你需要提供2018年秋季的成绩单。 (4)考查细节理解。根据APPLICATION TIPS部分中”* The scores of successful applicants
23、 are typically above 103 on the TOEFL with 25 on the written section or at least 7.5 on the IELTS with 7 on the written section.“成功申请者的托福成绩一般在103分以上,写作部分25分,雅思至少7.5分,写作部分7分。可知申请者可以从APPLICATION TIPS中了解到他们的托福或雅思成绩应该达到的分数要求。故选A。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解题型的考查,是一篇介绍类阅读,考生需要准确掌握细节信息,并结合题目要求,从而选出正确答案。3阅读理解 If they h
24、ated me they didnt talk to me about it, says a young German manager at a media firm in Frankfurt. Still, he says it was noticeable that when an employee 20 years older than him thanked him for buying lunch he had to swallow twice before adding the word boss. Older workers sometimes envy being manage
25、d by a younger colleague. Precocious (老成的) youngsters, too, can feel awkward about bossing their elders around. But in Germany a shortage of skilled workers means that such situations are becoming even more common. The countrys population is projected to shrink. As more Germans retire, fewer youngsters are entering the work-place to replace them. As a share of the working population the number of 15-to-24-year-olds has fallen by ten percent since the 1980s, says the German Federal Employment Agency. Firms competing to hire young talent have to promote them
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