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英语期末复习题

期末复习题

Passage1

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

　　Itisasurprisingfactthatthepopulationageingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortheproportionofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.

　　Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?

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

　　Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety. InsomeAfricancountries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheoneswithspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotensurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.

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

　　Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinordertobuildasuitablesafetynet.

11.Theproportionofolderpeople________.

　A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountries

　B.isone-seventhofthepopulationindevelopingcountries

　C.willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrance

　D.willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020

12.Accordingtopassage,whichofthefollowingaregovernmentsmostworriedabout?

　A.Thediseasesanddisabilityofolderpeople.

　B.Thelongerlifeandgoodhealthofpeople.

　C.Thelossoftaxesonolderpeople.

　D.Theincreasingrespectforolderpeople.

13.Itisstateddirectlyinthepassagethatolderpeopleshould________.

　A.betreateddifferentlyindifferentcultures

　B.enjoyasimilarlifestyle

　C.beignoredassocietychanges

　D.bevaluedbytheyoungergenerations

14.WhichofthefollowingmeasureisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?

　　A.Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.

　　B.Ensuringadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.

　　C.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.

　　D.Supplyinglife-longlearningprogramstoolderpeople.

15.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat________.

　　A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheageingproblem

　　B.populationageingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgently

　　C.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationageingproblem

　　D.muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheageingproblem

　11C12.A13.D14.C15.B

Passage2

Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?

Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?

Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?

Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.

Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mental（donewiththemind）exerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists（心理学家）thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.

Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositive（helpful）thingstotheirchildren,suchas“Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid.”or“Youaresuchasmartchild.”

1.Thewords“intelligent”and“brilliant”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean_______while“dull”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.

A.brightandsplendid;slowinthinkingandunderstanding

B.prettyandhandsome;ordinary-looking

C.greatandimportant;common

D.hopefulandhelpful;careless

2.Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis________whileanidiotis________.

A.anormalperson;afunnyperson

B.astrongperson;aweakperson

C.ahighlyintelligentperson;afoolishorweak-mindedperson

D.afamousperson;anordinaryperson

3.Aperson________ismorelikelytobecomeagenius.

A.whoseparentsareclever

B.oftenthinkingaboutdifficultproblems

C.oftenhelpedbyhisparentsandteachers

D.bornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuse

4.Itisbetterforparents________.

A.topraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften

B.tobehardontheirchildren

C.toleavetheirchildrenalonewithnothingtodo

D.togivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossible

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.Parentsplayanimportantpartintheirchildren’sgrowth.

B.Thelessyouuseyourmindthedulleryoumaybecome.

C.Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.

D.Whatmakesapersonbrightorstupidisstillunderdiscussion.

Keys:

1.A2.C3.B4.A5.C

Passage3

Almosteveryfamilybuysatleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplesubscribe（订阅）toasmanyastwoorthreenewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?

Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings——battleslostandwon,kingsorrulersoverthrown（推翻）orkilled——tookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesameytheyhappen.

Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveusalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,storiesand,ofcourse,advertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentiontotheirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspace,butitisworththemoney,fornewsoftheirproductsgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthosewhoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyearnedfromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakeaprofit.

Newspapersoftenhaveinformationongardening,cookingandfashionaswellasasmallbutverypopularsectiononjokesandcartoons（漫画）.

1.Thehabitofreadingnewspaperis___________.

A.uncommonintheworld

B.notpopularinU.S.A

C.widespreadintheworld

D.foundedamongafewfamilies

2.Afewhundredyearsagonewsdidnot____________.

A.receiveattention

B.travelfast

C.spreadtoothercountries

D.takelongtoreachothercountries

3.Inthepast,newswas_________.

A.sentbytelegraph

B.passedfromonepersontoanother

C.sentbyletter

D.sentbytelephone

4.Themoneyspentonadvertisementis___________.

A.wastedB.notmuch

C.worthwhileD.useless

5.Thesectiononjokesandcartoonsis__________.

A.readonlybychildren

B.ofnovalue

C.nothelpful

D.readbymany

1C2.B3.B4.C5.D

Passage4

Astheproverbsays,“Nooneknowsthevalueofhealthuntilhelosesit.”Inotherwords,nothingismorevaluablethanhealth.

Itisclearthathealthisthefoundation（基础）ofone’sfuturesuccess.Ifyoubecomesick,itisscarcelypossibletopursueyourcareereffectively,muchlessmakeyourdreamscometrue.Ontheotherhand,ifyouarestrong,youcangoallouttoovercometheobstacles（障碍）thatlieaheadofyou.

Healthistheresourceofourenergy.Whatshouldwedotomaintainourhealth?

Firstweshouldexerciseeverydaytostrengthenourmuscles.Second,wemightaswellkeepgoodhours.Ifwegetupearly,wecanbreathefreshairandseethesunrise.Thishabitcandowondersforouroutlookonlife.Third,thereisaproverbthatsays,“Preventisbetterthancure.”Ifyoupaycloseattentiontoyourhealth,youcanavoidgettingsick,oratleastcureyourselfofadiseasewhileitisstillinitsbeginningstage.

Inconclusion,healthismoreimportantthanwealth.Thosewhoarerichbutpoorinhealtharenomorefortunatethanthosewhoarepoor,andhealthyinbody.Ifyouwantyourwishtocometrue,healthisthemostimportantcomponent（成分）ofyoursuccess.

6.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat____________.

A.healthistheresourceofenergy

B.nobodyknowsthevalueofhealth

C.wealthismoreimportantthanhealth

D.healthismorevaluablethanwealth

7.Afterreadingthesecondparagraphweknowthat____________

A.healthwillsurelyleadtosuccess

B.healthisthebasisofsuccess.

C.poorhealthcanmakeyourcareereffectively.

D.sicknesscanhelpyougetridofdifficulties.

8.Whatismainideaofthethirdparagraph?

A.Howtostayhealthy

B.Howtopreventillness

C.Howtostrengthenmuscles

D.Howtokeepgoodhours

9.Inordertokeepgoodhealthwecandoallthefollowinge