Text 4 It is said that in England death is pressing, in Canada inevitable and in Californi

第1题

The spokesman said he believed the attack was in ______ for the death of the bombing.A．req

The spokesman said he believed the attack was in ______ for the death of the bombing.

A．requital

B．rhetoric

C．retrospect

D．retaliation

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第2题

It is said that in England death is pressing, in Canada inevitable and in California optio

nal. Small wonder. Americans' life expectancy has nearly doubled over the past century. Failing hips can be replaced, clinical depression controlled, cataracts removed in a 30-minute surgical procedure. Such advances offer the aging population a quality of life that was unimaginable when I entered medicine 50 years ago. But not even a great health-care system can cure death—and our failure to confront that reality now threatens this greatness of ours.

Death is normal; we are genetically programmed to disintegrate and perish, even under ideal conditions. We all under stand that at some level, yet as medical consumers we treat death as a problem to be solved. Shielded by third-party payers from the cost of our care, we demand everything that can possibly be done for us, even if it's useless. The most obvious example is late-stage cancer care. Physicians—frustrated by their inability to cure the disease and fearing loss of hope in the patient—too often offer aggressive treatment far beyond what is scientifically justified.

In 1950, the U.S. spent $12.7 billion on health care. In 2002, the cost will be $1540 billion. Anyone can see this trend is unsustainable. Yet few seem willing to try to reverse it. Some scholars conclude that a government with finite re sources should simply stop paying for medical care that sustains life beyond a certain age—say 83 or so. Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm has been quoted as saying that the old and infirm "have a duty to die and get out of the way", so that younger, healthier people can realize their potential.

I would not go that far. Energetic people now routinely work through their 60s and beyond, and remain dazzlingly productive. At 78, Viacom chairman Stunner Redstone jokingly claims to be 53. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is in her 70s, and former surgeon general C. Everett Koop chairs an Internet start-up in his 80s. These leaders are living proof that prevention works and that we can manage the health problems that come naturally with age. As a mere 68-year-old, I wish to age as productively as they have.

Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit. Ask a physician, I know the most costly and dramatic measures may be ineffective and painful. I also know that people in Japan and Sweden, countries that spend far less on medical care, have achieved longer, healthier lives than we have. As a nation, we may be overfunding the quest for unlikely cures while underfunding research on humbler therapies that could improve people's lives.

What is implied in the first sentence？

A．Americans are better prepared for death than other people.

B．Americans enjoy a higher life quality than ever before.

C．Americans are over-confident of their medical technology.

D．Americans take a vain pride in their long life expectancy.

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第3题

下列哪个句子的表述是不正确的（）

A.He says that he has just arrived in England

B.He says that he is swimming

C.He said that he’ll write a letter soon

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第4题

Which of the following statements is TRUE based on the text？A．The world now seems smaller

Which of the following statements is TRUE based on the text？

A．The world now seems smaller because of faster communication.

B．The world is actually smaller today.

C．The world is changing in size.

D．The distance between England ana America has changed since the War of 1812.

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第5题

Today, the Tower of London is one of the most popular tourist【1】and attracts over three mi

llion visitors a year. It was occasionally used as a Royal Palace for the Kings and Queens of England【2】the time of James I who【3】from 1603 to 1625, but is【4】known as a prison and execution place. Within the walls of the Tower, princes have been murdered, traitors【5】, spies shot, and Queens of England beheaded. One of the most famous executions was that of Anne Boleyn in 1536. She was the second wife of Henry VIII. He wanted to【6】her because she could not give him a son, so he accused her of adultery. She was tried and found guilty. She asked to be beheaded with a sword【7】the usual, axe, which can still be seen in the Tower. The sword and executioner were【8】over specially from France and with one【9】the executioner cut off her head.

The Tower was also the【10】of one of London's most famous mysteries. King Edward IV died in 1483. His elder son, Edward, became king【11】his father's death. Young Edward lived in the Tower, and the Duke of Gloucester,【12】protector, persuaded Edward s brother, Richard, to come and live there so that they could play together. But then the Duke【13】that he was the new king, and he was crowned instead of the twelve-year-old Edward,【14】himself Richard III.

After that, the boys were seen less and less and eventually disappeared.【15】said that they were suffocated in bed by pillows being【16】their mouths. It is believed that Richard ordered their deaths,【17】it has never been proved. In 1674, workmen at the Tower discovered two【18】which were taken away and buried in Westminster Abbey in 1678. The【19】were examined in 1933 and were declared to be those of two children,【20】the age of the Princes.

(1)

A．seats

B．scenes

C．grounds

D．sights

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第6题

？Read the text below about death by overwork in Japan. ？In most of the lines 34-45 there i

？Read the text below about death by overwork in Japan.

？In most of the lines 34-45 there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.

？If a line is correct, write CORRECT.

？If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS.

34. death in the 1980s in Japan, where long working hours are the norm there.

35. Official figures say it that the Japanese work about 1780 hours a year,

36. slightly less than Americans (1800 hours a year),though more than Germans

37. (1440). But the statistics are misleading because of they do not count 'free overtime'

38. (work that an employee is obliged to perform. but not paid for). It is being estimated

39. that one in three men who aged 30 to 40 works over 60 hours a week. Factory

40. workers arrive early and stay late, without an extra pay. Training at weekends may be

41. uncompensated. During the past 20 years of economic inactivity, many companies

42. have been replaced full-time workers with part-time ones. Regular staff who remain

43. are benefit from lifetime employment but feel obliged to work extra hours lest

44. their positions will be made temporary. Cultural factors reinforce these trends.

45. Hard work is respected as the cornerstone of Japan's post-war economic miracle.

The value of self-sacrifice puts the benefit of the group above that of the individual.

(34)

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第7题

Text Two A.known B.idea C.feel Phrases: A.but it may 64__________like forev

Text Two

A.known

B.idea

C.feel

Phrases:

A.but it may 64__________like forever

B.a person may have no 65_________what is wrong

C.what is 66_________as panic disorder

A panic attack is a sudden feeling of terror. Usually it does not last long, __67__. The cause can be something as normally uneventful at driving over a bridge or flying in an airplane. And it can happen even if the person has driven over many bridges or flown many times before. A fast heartbeat. Sweaty hands. Difficulty breathing. A lightheaded feeling. At first __68___. But these can all be signs of ___69____. The first appearance usually is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four. 1n some cases it develops after a tragedy. Like the death of a loved one, or some other difficult situation.

64、______

66

67

68

65

69

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

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第8题

McDonald's, Greggs, KFC and Subway are today named as the most littered brands in Engl

and as Keep Britain Tidy called on fast-food companies to do more to tackle customers who drop their wrappers and drinks cartons(盒子) in the streets.

Phil Barton, chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy, 【62】______ its new Dirty Pig campaign, said it was the first time it had investigated which 【63】______ made up "littered England" and the same names appeared again and again. "We 【64】______ litterers for dropping this fast food litter 【65】______ the first place but also believe the results have pertinent (相关的) messages for the fast food 【66】______ McDonald's, Greggs, KFC and Subway need to do more to 【67】______ littering by their customers".

He recognised efforts made by McDonald's, 【68】______ placing litter bins and increasing litter patrols, but its litter remained "all too prevalent". All fast food chains should reduce 【69】______ packaging, he added. Companies could also, reduce prices 【70】______ those who stayed to eat food on their premises, offer money-off vouchers(代金券) or other 【71】______ for those who returned packaging and put more bins at 【72】______ points in local streets, not just outside their premises. A 【73】______ for McDonald's said: "We do our best. Obviously we ask all our customers to dispose of litter responsibly", Trials of more extensive, all-day litter patrols were 【74】______ in Manchester and Birmingham. KFC said it took its 【75】______ for litter management "very seriously", and would introduce a programme to reduce packaging 【76】______ many products. Subway said that it worked hard to 【77】______ the impact of litter on communities, 【78】______ it was "still down to the 【79】______ customer to dispose of their litter responsibly". Greggs said it recognised the "continuing challenge for us all", 【80】______ having already taken measures to help 【81】______ the issue.

62.

A.elevating

B.launching

C.convening

D.projecting

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第9题

Mr. White lived in a small village（怀特先生住在一个小乡村里). His parents hadn't

Mr. White lived in a small village(怀特先生住在一个小乡村里). His parents hadn't enough money to send him to school. He had to help them to do something in the fields. But he didn't like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen, he got to the town and found work in a factory. Three years later he became tall and strong. So he was sent to Africa as a soldier. He stayed there for five years and got some money. Then he came back to England and bought a shop in a small town. No people in the town went to Africa except him. And he hoped they thought he was a famous man and that they could respect him. The children often asked him to tell them some stories and his life in Africa.

One day a few children asked him to tell them something about the animals in Africa. He told them how he fought with the tigers and elephants. His stories surprised them all and some policemen and workers went to listen to him. It made him happier. Just a man who taught geography in a middle school passed there. He stopped to listen to him for a while and then said, "Could you please tell us a rare animal, sir？"

"Certainly," said Mr. Turner. "One day I met a rhinoceros(犀牛) by a river…"

"Please wait a minute, sir," said the man. "There aren't any rhinoceros in Africa at all!"

"It's rare just because there aren't any!"

(1)、Mr. White was born in a farmer's family.

A：T

B：F

(2)、Mr. White hoped to be respected because he was the richest man in their town.

A：T

B：F

(3)、The children often asked him to tell them something interesting because he knew more than any other person in the town.

A：T

B：F

(4)、All people believed Mr. White except the children.

A：T

B：F

(5)、Mr. White wouldn't like to admit that he was wrong.

A：T

B：F

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第10题

When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. B

efore they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at ‘bed and breakfast’ houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.

“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”

I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought ‘VACANCIES’ meant ‘holidays’, because the Spanish word for ‘holidays” is ‘vacations’. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said ‘VACANCIES’, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCIES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word ‘DIVERSION’ means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris. when someone offered me some more coffee, I said ‘Thank you’ in French. I meant that I would like some more, However , to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means ‘No, thank you.’

11. My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.

A. learning English

B. finding places to stay in England

C. driving their car on English roads

D. going to England by car

12. I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ______.

A. they would be able to practise their English

B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

C. it would be convenient for them to have dinner

D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there

13. “NO VACANCIES” in English means ______.

A. no free rooms

B. free rooms

C. not away on holiday

D. holidays

14. If you see a road sign that says ‘Diversion’, you will ______.

A. fall into a hole

B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

D. have to take a different road

15. When someone offered me more coffee and I said ‘Thank you’ in French, I ______.

A didn’t really want any more coffee

B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away

C. really wanted some more coffee

D. wanted to express my politeness

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