题目
题型：不详难度：来源：
First, employers should take the responsibility for their retried employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions. Furthermore, some institutions should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately , as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some workplaces especially for the elderly where they are independent.
To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?
| A．The problem faced by the old in society. |
| B．Why we should take responsibility for the old. |
| C．How we can improve the lives of the old |
| D．Where the old can go to get their pensions. |
| A．Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire |
| B．Increase saving levels of people during their working years |
| C．Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old |
| D．Make available pensions for those who have retired |
| A．impossible | B．practical | C．usefull | D．successful |
| A．Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money |
| B．Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age |
| C．Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people |
| D．There is no single solution to the problem of the old |
| A．To point out the need for government supporting for old people |
| B．To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people |
| C．To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem |
| D．To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析
本文是一篇议论文。当今社会需要特别强调的问题是关注老人并改善他们的生活。文章从四个方面分析了做好这些工作的方法及其可行性，而且指出了这些方法的优点和不足。
长难句分析：One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some work places especially for the elderly where they are independent. 该句中that引导一个表语从句，通常不能省略；最后的where引导定语从句。句意：另外一个方法是政府或社会组织专门为老人建设一些工作场所，在那里他们可以靠自己生活。
小题1:主旨大意题。根据第一段中的 “I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem”, 再结合下文中提到的四个方面的内容可知C项正确。
小题2:细节理解题。联系第四段中的 “This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions.” 可知，通过政府的税收增加老人的抚恤金，以改善他们的生活
小题3:词义猜测题。根据本句话的意思以及其所在的语境可知该词的意思是 “实际的，可实行的“。句意：不幸的是，我们国家目前的状况表明，这不是一种真正可实行的解决方法。因此B项正确。
小题4:推理判断题。最后一段中的 “To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations”, 说明上述的方法都有优缺点，所以单独一种方法并不能奏效，采用结合起来的方法会更好，这和D项一致。
小题5:意图推断题。作者提出了关注老人及其生活的问题，并提出了一系列的措施，总的看来，它们都有优缺点，结合使用就会有好的效果。由此可知，作者是讨论一个重要社会问题的一些可能的解决方法
核心考点
试题【A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elder】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Computers hackers(黑客) have broken down security(安全) systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago,25 000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer(批发商),were not lucky. Their names,addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157 828 to get back the information.
Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. MasterCard is working on plans for Web-only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line.
However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.
Ask about your credit-card firm"s on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders are responsible(对……负有责任的) for the first US $78 of any fraudulent spending.
And shop only at secure sites: Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers-advanced secure system.
If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Web site address may also start with https://—the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.
Keep your password safe: Most online sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.
小题1:What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage?
| A．A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet. |
| B．Fraud on the Internet. |
| C．Many Web sites are destroyed. |
| D．Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet. |
| A．cheating | B．sale | C．payment | D．safety |
A. The customers give them the information.
B. The thieves steal the information from Web sites.
C. The customers sell the information to them.
D. Both A and B.
小题4:How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you?
| A．Four. | B．Three. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
The Gobi is one of the world’s great deserts. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded(边界限制) by the Altai mountains and the grasslands of Mongolia on the north and by the Tibetan Plateau(青藏高原) to the southwest.
The word Gobi means “desert” in Mongolian. The Gobi is most famous in history as part of the great Mongol empire, and as the area of several important cities along the Silk Road.
The Gobi measures over 1,600 km southwest to northeast and 800 km from north to south. The desert is widest in the west. It covers 1.3 million square kilometers in area, making it one the largest deserts in the world. Much of the Gobi is not sandy but is covered with rock. The desert holds so many animals, such as Gobi bear, the wild camel and the black-tailed gazelle(羚羊), and is sometimes visited by wolves. The Kerulen River is the Gobi’s largest stream. It flows into small salt lakes or disappears into the sand. Nearly all the soil here has been removed by the north-westerly winds. The sand and wind storms are common. The Gobi has cold winters and short, hot summers. The Gobi is crossed by a high way, which links Ulaanbaata with Jining, China.
76
| 77 | one of the world’s great deserts, the Gobi, 78 by the Altai mountains and on the north and by the Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, lies in the northwest of China. |
| 79 | the word of its name came from Mongolian. It acted 80 an important part in the history of great Mongol empire, which was famous for the Silk Road. |
| size | the west of the desert is widest. It covers1.3 million square kilometers, 81 over 1,600 km southwest to northeast and 800 km from north to south. |
| animals | many animals live on the desert, such as Gobi bear, 82 and the black-tailed gazelle, and is sometimes visited by wolves. |
| 83 | the Gobi 84 rock mostly, and the soil has been moved by the north-westerly wind. The largest stream is Kerulen River, which flows into 85 at last. The sandstorm, cold winters and short, hot summers are very common. |
But time,like sunlight,is still in short supply for December.That"s why the Internet is ready to make a change in holiday greeting customs.Already,those,who are always busy,like sending video greetings by e-mail.So,don"t be surprised to find a lively card in your electronic mail box at the end of the year or at any time you should have one.
A recent survey by the Shared Greetings Company found 50 percent of all the Internet users will send online cards especially during the holiday seasons.“That is a lot easier,and it is lively,”said Carol,a New Yorker,who had stopped at the Shared Greetings Company demonstration() online.With her children"s help,she sent her first e-card before Thanksgiving Day.“It was the first time I had done something like this;it"s quite enjoyable,”she said.
“I will send online Christmas cards to my friends,”said Marcos,a 22-year-old student.“It costs so little and you can even send numbers of greetings at a time.”But he added “the e-card also has its limits,and I don"t think it is ready to replace the paper card for the more formal or traditional occasions.For some people,I would rather buy paper cards and mail them traditionally.I believe it is more personal and respectful in that way,”he said.
Well,for those who are very busy but still prefer to do a lot of greetings to different receivers in the holiday season,the Internet may have another way.“Now you can use the Net to decide and send as many as 50 beautiful cards,which allows the buyer to choose the inside saying,as well as the ink colour and typeface,only costing about 30 minutes,”said Julie,vice-president of marketing for an electronic card company-Hallmark Company.“And if you are in less of a hurry,you can spend another 30 minutes sitting in your home or office to create a photo card,showing off your kids,your pets or even your new house-anything as your favorite design for your relatives and friends.”
小题1:How can we understand “But time,like sunlight,is still in short supply for December”in Paragraph 2?
| A．December cannot supply enough time for people because the sunlight in this month is short. |
| B．People are always busy at the end of the year,so time is precious like the sunlight in winter. |
| C．Time is short at the end of the year,like the sunlight in December. |
| D．Time passes quickly like the sunlight in winter as December comes. |
| A．the members of his family |
| B．his girlfriend |
| C．the teachers who have taught him |
| D．his schoolmates |
| A．Ordering a lot of cards you like online and sending them from the post office. |
| B．Getting as many cards from your electronic mail box and mailing them on the Net. |
| C．Sitting and writing lots of beautiful cards at home and sending them just in a traditional way. |
| D．Choosing personalized cards in numbers and mailing them directly on the Net. |
Research, market testing, talent, time and money-----all come together to make us want to buy a product．No matter how bad we think a commercial is, it works．The sales of Charm went up once the ads began．TV commercials actually buy their way into our head．We, in turn, buy the product．
And the ads work because so much time an attention are given them．Here are some rules of commercial ad making．If you want to get the low middle-class buyer, make sure the announcer has a tough, manly voice．Put some people in the ad who work with their hands．If you want to sell to upper-class audience, make sure that the house, the furniture, and the hair style are the types that the group identifies (识别) with．If you want the buyer feel superior to the character selling the product, then make that person so stupid or silly that everyone will feel great about himself or herself
We laugh at commercials．We don"t think we pay that much attention them．But facts show we are kidding ourselves．The making of a commercial that costs so much money is not kid stuff．It"s big, big business．And it"s telling us what to think, what we need, and what to buy．To put it simply, the TV commercial is a form of brainwashing．
小题1:TV commercials are more important than other programs to television because _______．
| A．they bring in great profits (利润) | B．they require a lot of money to make |
| C．they are not difficult to produce | D．they attract more viewers than other programs |
| A．to persuade people to buy the product | B．to show how valuable the product is |
| C．to test the market value of the product | D．to make them as interesting as TV movies |
| A．the lower-middle-class buyer likes to work with his hand |
| B．the more stupid the characters, the more buyers of the product |
| C．ad designers attract different people with different skills |
| D．an upper-class buyer is more interested in houses and furniture than a lower-middle-class buyer |
| A．few people like to watch TV commercials |
| B．TV commercials are a good guide to buyers |
| C．TV commercials often make people laugh |
| D．people do not think highly of TV commercials |
Many companies who want to send a great deal of advertising might use the services of a “spammer．” A spammer is a person or company that uses computers to send out millions of copies of the same sales information．Spammers find e-mail addresses from websites, news groups and “chat rooms” where people send messages to each other．Most spare is sent by companies who are trying to get you to buy their products．Some of these are honest companies that offer good products or services for a fair price．These companies can offer their products at a cheaper price than you might find in a store．However, much of the spam on the Internet is sent by criminals who are trying to sell products that do not exist or offer services they will not provide．They are only interested in stealing your money．When you answer their spam you find you are expected to send them money and receive a gift．One country in Africa has become famous for the number of criminals who try every known trick to separate people from their money．
小题1:What does the underlined word “spam” in the paragraph probably refer to ?
| A．Unwanted electronic information that reaches computer users． |
| B．Computer virus that causes computer communication difficulties． |
| C．Advertisements sent out by companies who want to sell their products． |
| D．Companies that send out millions of copies of the same sales information． |
| A．Companies who want to send a great deal of advertising are referred to as spammers． |
| B．Spammers are people who collect e-mail addresses from websites, newsgroups and “chat rooms”． |
| C．Either individuals or organizations can be regarded as spammers if they send out spam． |
| D．Spammers are people who receive spam on their computers． |
| A．Spain is very helpful in providing you with useful information about product sales． |
| B．Spam helps companies to sell more of their products so it should be valued by people． |
| C．Spam is sent out by those who want to separate you from your money． |
| D．Look out for any spam that reaches your computer |
最新试题
- 1已知不等式ax2－3x＋6＞4的解集为{x|x＜1，或x＞b}．(1)求a，b；(2)解不等式ax2－(ac＋b)x＋b
- 2读 “太阳光照图”，完成下列要求。（10分）（1）图示节气为是 ，此时正午太阳高度达一年中最大值的地区是
- 3首辆会飞的汽车在荷兰问世，该车空中时速可达190公里，加满油后一次最远可飞行约550公里，价格跟豪华轿车差不多。请回答下
- 4阅读《论语》中的两则文字，然后回答问题。 子曰：“道之以政，齐之以刑，民免而无耻。道之以德，齐之以礼，有耻且格。”
- 5（8分）近两年来，我国西南、北方、长江中下游等地先后遭遇大范围持续干旱。水是生命之源，我们应该了解水、爱护水资源。（1）
- 6的展开式中，的系数为（ ）A．160B．240 C．360D．800
- 7(3x2-1x)5的展开式中常数项是______．
- 8如图所示，闭合开关S，调节滑动变阻器使灯泡亮度增加的过程中，电压表和电流表示数的变化情况是（ ）A．电流表A的示数变小
- 9下列有关葡萄糖性质的叙述中，错误的是A．能加氢生成六元醇B．能发生银镜反应C．与醇发生酯化反应D．能被氧化为和
- 10设，则的大小关系是 （ ）A．B．C．D．.
热门考点
- 1（10分）【地理——旅游地理】阅读材料，回答下列问题。材料一：环渤海地区，是旅游资源的富集区，不仅数量多、规模大，而且种
- 2下列关于磁场的表述不正确的是（ ）A．磁场既有方向又有强弱，都可通过磁感线来表示B．磁感线是用来描述磁场的一些假想曲线
- 3《海口市“十二五”工业发展规划》提出：坚持“工业向园区集中，园区按产业聚集”的基本原则，重点发展汽车制造、生物医药、食品
- 4已知a（a-3）＜0，若b=2-a，则b的取值范围是______．
- 5根据所给情景完成下列对话，每空一词。A: Good afternoon, Mrs Brown! What can I d
- 6显微镜对光前，为使物镜对准通光孔，应转动 [ ]A．光圈B．转换器C．反光镜 D．粗准焦
- 7分解因式：2a3b-4a2b2+2ab3=（ ）。
- 8下列各句中，没有语病的一项是（ ）A．最近，矿难事故频繁发生，人财两伤，损失巨大，其主要原因是工人缺乏安全意识和领导
- 9现代裸子植物有5纲12科71属，约有850种植物。根据下图中“裸子植物门—松柏纲—松科—冷杉属—冷杉”的检索，我们可知（
- 10— busy homework ,the children also have to take arts,