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| A. Reasons for Having Large Families in Some Countries B. Calculation of Population Growth C. Efforts Made to Lower the Mortality Rate (死亡率) D. High Fertility Rates in Developing Countries E. Low Fertility Rates in Developed Countries F. Birth Control Programs | |||
| 1-5: BCDFA | |||
| 阅读理解. | |||
| Many families in the United States have a large income now than ever before, but people are finding it difficult to make ends meet anyway. Almost everyone is wondering, "What happens to all my money? I never seem to have anything left to put away. " Why isn"t a dollar worth as much as it used to be? One dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. But the value of a dollar is how much it can buy. The value of money depends on the cost of living. Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay for the necessities of life such as food, housing or rent, clothes, and medical expenses. For many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased. When a dollar has a low value, you cannot buy as many things with it. No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists believe that workers and producers can make process go up. As workers earn more money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there a a great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. At the same time, if there"s a shortage of goods, the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. When companies which hold gas from buyers, they can also make the price of gas go up. Families need to know what happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. A budget is a list of monthly expenses. If your expenses add up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. Maybe you"re spending too much on entertainment. Or if you"re spending too much on clothes; you may want to sew your own clothes. budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases. | |||
| 1. What has troubled many families in the United States?_____ | |||
| A. A not-large-enough income. B. Nothing is left over to put away. C. The increasing cost of living. D. A shortage of certain goods. | |||
| 2. ____ determines the value of the dollar._____ | |||
| A. The government B. The cost of living C. The economist D. The bank | |||
3. While the cost of  living increases, the value of the dollar ____. | |||
| A. increases too B. decreases C. neither increases nor decreases D. seldom decreases | |||
| 4. When ____, the prices go up. | |||
| A. demand exceeds(超过) supply B. supply exceeds demand C. demand doesn"t exceed supply D. supply equals demand | |||
| 5. Budgeting helps ____. | |||
| A. one to make his income meet the cost of living B. the government to battle the rising cost of living C. merchants(商人)to produce more goods D. the workers to earn more money | |||
| 阅读理解. | |||
| Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there. Sounds unusual, doesn"t it? But it"s not that unrealistic, with the development of China"s high-speed railway system. And that"s not all. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan-----to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and eventually Eastern Europe. China is negotiating(谈判) to extend its own high-speed railway network to17 countries in 10 to15 years, eventually reaching London and Singapore. China has suggested three such project  s. The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore, via Vietnam and Malaysia. Anothercould start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and" Uzbekistan, and possibly to Germany. The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe. The new system would still follow China"s high-speed railway standard. And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes. Of course, there are many problems that need to be settled, such as safety, rail gauge(轨距) , maintenance(维修)of railway tracks. So, it"s important to pay attention to every detail. But the key problem is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic(国内的 )railway expansion. China hopes that resources from other countries could stream into China to support development. It"ll be a win-win project. For other countries, the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on. For China, such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop China"s far west. | |||
| 1. In China"s new high-speed railway plan, which of the following country is NOT included?______ | |||
| A. Singapore B. the USA C. Russia D. Uzbekistan | |||
| 2.According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is ____________ | |||
| A. technical issues B. safety of the system C. financial problems D. maintenance of railway tracks | |||
| 3. The new high-speed railway plan will bring China benefits in many aspects except_____. | |||
| A．breakthrough on sports B. resources C. connection with Asia D. development in far west | |||
| 4. Which of the following words best describes the author"s attitude towards China"s high-speed railway plan?______ | |||
| A. Critical. B. Reserved(保留意见的). C. Doubtful  D. Positive. | |||
| 5. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?_____ | |||
| A. New Railway Standards. B. Big R  ailway Dreams.C. High-speed Bullet Trains. D. International Railway Netw  ork | |||
| 完形填空. | |||
| I sat near the window on the flight.The middle and outer seats were__1__by two ladies busy working on a business project.As the plane took off,one of their__2__spilled (使散落) the things in it under the seat.We were__3__the airport so that everyone was gathering his or her things.The two ladies__4__to put their things back into their bags."Where"s my wallet?"the one__5__next to me whispered.Her voice got__6__."Oh,my God,I have__7__ my wallet!"she shouted.She__8__the spilled bag and asked the row behind us."Please __9__again and see if anything from my bag slid (滑)__10__there,I can"t find my wallet." They looked more__11__this time.She twisted and turned,but no__12__.It wasn"t just money.You can"t even get on a plane without a picture ID,so she could be stuck at the airport between planes. Finally,a man behind us said,"I"ve__13__it；it is in front of my feet."The woman said, "There wasn"  t much__14__in it but I sure needed it."Her friend sitting next to her said,"Today is your__15__day." You see,I hadn"t lost my wallet either.I__16__my pocket to make sure it was resting __17__in my front pocket.There is something that happens when someone else__18__ something that makes you check yourself. I said a silent "Thank You"__19__as the plane touched down.We landed safely and I had my wallet plus many other things that we don"t think about until faced with their__20__. | |||
| ( )1. A．sold ( )2．A.tickets ( )3．A.approaching ( )4. A．began ( )5．A.standing ( )6.A.angrier ( )7．A.wondered ( )8．A.remembered ( )9．A.compare ( )10．A.up ( )11．A.impatiently ( )12．A.luck ( )13．A.got ( )14．A.hope ( )15．A.bad ( )16．A.tore ( )17．A.comfortably ( )18．A.succeeds in ( )19．A.note ( )20 ．A.appearance | B．taken B．wallets B．leaving B．stopped B．lying B．softer B．lost B．carried B．check B．down B．anxiously B．tears B．heard B．food B．lucky B．opened B．magically B．goes through B．message B．injury | C．brought C．bags C．considering C．hated C．serving C．louder C．found C．held C．stand C．back C．slowly C．friends C．chosen C．money C．useful C．touched C．quickly C．loses sight of C．prayer C．illness | D．refused D．pockets D．watching D．agreed D．sitting D．lower D．left D．examined D．feel D．sideway D．carefully D．results D．followed D．paper D．sad D．picked D．negatively D．thinks about D．word D．loss |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| It seems some people have something bad to say about Facebook,the social media website that now has attracted more than 300 million members.To them I have only this to say: Stop please!  A recent article in the Wall Street Journal blamed Facebook"s ability to ruin riendships,saying that it limits communication to typing and encourages people to spend far too much time with friends they have never met. Having used Facebook since its first year,I find these arguments false.The simple truth is that the problems are only a symptom of Facebook abuse.Like many things,it is only as harmful to your life and relationships as you allow it to be.Consider arguments against watching too much TV and overeating. Try using Facebook to find friends who may have long ago changed their e-mail addresses and phone numbers,to find out what your old college friends are up to,to congratulate your friends on their latest birthdays,to share pictures and articles you find interesting,and to join in the discussion about them with your friends. Sure,I had days when I wasted a little more time on Facebook than I should,but I"m not going to blame Facebook for my own laziness.If Facebook wasn"t there I wo  uld have found something else to waste time on.To my "friends": If you don"t feel like broadcasting your life stories on your Facebook,don"t.If you tire of my personal updates,ignore them.If you don"t want to join in the popular online games,don"t.It"s a fun tool at your fingers that can be used for both good and bad.If you don"t like using Facebook,don"t. I am now a consultant at the Department of State.I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends,family,and colleagues who live and work all over the world. | |||
| 1．Why did the article in the Wall Street Journal blame Facebook?______ | |||
| A．Because it makes people spend too much time online. B．Because it can make people lose their real－life friends. C．Because it"s as harmful to people"s lives as watching TV. D．Because it encourages people to make friends with strangers. | |||
| 2．What does the author suggest using Facebook to do?_____ | |||
| A．To find out lost e－mail addresses and phone numbers. B．To arrange appointments with our old college friends. C．To collect interesting pictures and articles from our friends. D．To keep in touch with friends whom we haven"t called for long. | |||
| 3．We can imply from the passage that by using Facebook we can________. | |||
| A．read others" personal updates B．write our life stories online secretly C．decide who can read our life stories D．refuse to join in popular online games | |||
| 4．The author writes the last paragraph to________. | |||
| A．prove that Facebook can be well used B．gain supports from the Department of State C．show that Facebook is used all around the world D．introduce how she uses Facebook as a consultant | |||
| 5．What"s the main idea of this passage?_____ | |||
| A．We should save our friendships. B．Many people put blame on Facebook. C．It is ourselves to blame,not Facebook. D．Facebook is becoming more and more popular | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| Communicating clearly-to your boss,co－workers,friends,children,and spouse (配偶)-is a critical part of your success and your __1__ to improve the conditions you live and work in.Many people think that good communication is born,not __2__, and that some people are just _  _3__ good speakers and motivators.They think the rest of us are just __4__ to sit on the sidelines. Communication is a habit.And being a habit it can be __5__ and mastered.It is __6__ an important habit,in fact,that it __7__ its own step,its own place __8__ the path to success. It"s also a little different.__9__ t  he other good habits you are trying to __10__,this one is not just about self－directed control and inner focus.__11__ is interaction outside yourself,with other people,and about the__12__ to judge a situation so that you __13__ the right thing at the right time. Life is about the __14__ with other people: those above us (our boss),those __15__ us (our colleagues,friends),and those who look up to us (our employees and children)．The __16__ of communication is about how to make __17__ with each of these groups so that they can help you achieve your __18__,and you,in turn,can help them achieve theirs.For even though you are on the road to self－  improvement,it"s not a __19__ you are taking in a vacuum (真空)． If you can"t communicate with people,you have dramatically __20__your chances for success. | |||
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