阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters.They get to be the beloved(心爱的)__21__child.But they may not realize that they will have to “__22__” the love as their__23__ones grow old.They will have to__24__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their_ 25 _parents and grandparents.China is becoming__26_ country.
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one 27 10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to 28 from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The 29 for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”.But this__30__is under stress as the market economy puts millions of young Chinese on the road__31__better paying jobs.They are leaving their parents__32_.Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__33__for support when they’re old.China has increased its basic social security(基本社会保险)plan which is__34__protecting those__35__, including the old, the disabled and others.These programs are now broad, __36_they are still not highly developed.
As more people grow__37__, China will have fewer working people, __38__will slow down economic growth.According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should __39__its people to have more than one child in the future__40_China should keep its labor population and total population size stable(稳定的).
21.A.only B.lonely C. friendly D.heartily
22.A.take up B.take back C.pay back D.pay for
23.A.hated B.loved C.tired D.hearted
24.A.care for B.bring up C.look for D.pay attention to
25.A.daughter’s or son’s B.niece’s or nephew’s
C.wife’s or husband’s D.aunt’s or uncle’s
26.A.an old B.an aging C.a developing D.a developed
27.A.where B.when C.which D.that
28.A.an article B.an email C.a magazine D.a report
29.A.conclusion B.character C.figure D.survey
30.A.tradition B.opinion C. saying D.way
31.A.in favor of B.in search of C.in the way of D.in the face of
32.A.out B.off C.ahead D.behind
33.A.friends B.relatives C.parents D.children
34.A.an act B.a case C.a program D.a plan
35.A.in danger B.in need C.in desperate D.in disaster
36.A.but B.or C.and D.so
37.A.strong B.realistic C.rich D.old
38.A.as B.which C.what D.that
39.A.forbid B.promise C. encourage D.order
40.A.so that B.though C.even if D.because
I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and of a big city, and where teenagers like me leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was more drunk than me, got into his car and towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown the truck windshield(挡风玻璃)and died a week later.
Whenever I back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my to drink so much that night. things would be different. I know Martin the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel for what happened.
I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by my story I can make you that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours . Every choice is like a stone dropped into water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?
A.death B.fashion C.danger D.challenge
A.succeeded in B.dreamed of C.applied for D.agreed to
A.As B.While C.When D.Although
A.lost B.drunk C.frozen D.sleepy
A.fun B.difficulty C.hope D.method
A.died B.injured C.killed D.hurt
A.constantly B.frequently C.clearly D.equally
A.headed B.walked C.pushed D.fled
A.in trouble B.in time C.in danger D.in place
A.above B.below C.into D.through
A.turn B.hold C.look D.get
A.desire B.fault C.right D.chance
A.Thus B.Nevertheless C.Otherwise D.Therefore
A.faced B.avoided C.regretted D.made
A.responsible B.disappointed C.sensitive D.embarrassed
A.remembering B.sharing C.declaring D.stopping
A.explain B.escape C.limit D.realize
A.alone B.finally C.merely D.perhaps
A.clean B.deep C.still D.fresh
A.affects B.inspires C.attracts D.benefits
WHEN John Gurdon was 15, he ranked last out of the 250 boys in his grade at biology. He also came in last for every other science subject. His teacher wrote in a : “I believe he has ideas about becoming a ; on his present showing this is quite foolish.”
Luckily, the teacher’s words didn’t Gurdon’s love for science. He kept working hard. He went to lab earlier and left than anyone else.
On Oct 8, 2012, 64 years later, the British professor the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka had contributed to the research and therefore the award.
Gurdon got the honor his research into cells and cloning. When he was studying at Oxford, he did some on cells. He took a cell from an adult frog, moved its , and put them into an egg cell. The egg cell then into a clone of the adult frog. His research for the first time that every cell in the body contains the same genes.
At that time, many people accept Gurdon’s idea. But later it helped to Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal in history. It also led to important findings in the use of cells. For example, from someone’s skin can turn into any type of tissue in the body. This is good news for those who have diseased or damaged tissue.
Gurdon always remembers the he had when he was 15. He even put the report on his desk as a daily to himself.
“When you have , like an experiment doesn’t work, it’s nice to remind yourself that perhaps you are not so good at your job and the teacher may be ,” he said.
However, the facts suggest Gurdon is pretty good indeed.
A.report B.letter C.passage D.program
A.musician B.scientist C.manager D.millionaire
A.stop B.mean C.inspire D.reflect
A.sooner B.later C.more hurriedly D.more happily
A.won B.founded C.dreamed of D.applied for
A.accepted B.refused C.collected D.shared
A.instead of B.in spite of C.because of D.in place of
A.reading B.writing C.change D.research
A.baby B.power C.genes D.features
A.cut B.grew C.went D.formed
A.predicted B.studied C.proved D.provided
A.couldn’t B.shouldn’t C.mustn’t D.needn’t
A.save B.drive C.feed D.create
A.everyday B.medical C.physical D.illegal
A.cells B.hairs C.water D.blood
A.fools B.scientists C.patients D.doctors
A.friend B.teacher C.classmate D.neighbor
A.rule B.paper C.reminder D.reward
A.prizes B.diseases C.meals D.problems
A.right B.wrong C.happy D.welcome
The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. Residents built walls to influence from the other town.
In Pressure, struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because was the index (指数) of success, people were busy making money, with for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the intensity and resorted to drink or drugs to escape.
_ , over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without and do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t _ whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office sipping coffee and doing nothing. the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was that mattered. No one had the thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were models from Pressure.
Some of the young were addicted to because of the meaninglessness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is for?” But, just before life in the two towns completely , there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’ people came to realize the truth—there is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes.
A.connect B.keep C.go out D.prevent
A.everyone B.anyone C.nobody D.somebody
A.have B.like C.compete D.try
A.health B.joy C.children D.wealth
A.seldom B.always C.hardly D.sometimes
A.much time B.no reason C.many reasons D.no time
A.Meanwhile B.At the same time C.Therefore D.Virtually
A.pleasure B.pressure C.work D.happiness
A.must B.need C.could D.dared
A.know B.find C.recognize D.care
A.in the morning B.in the evening C.all day long D.in the afternoon
A.Thanks to B.Regardless of C.Owe to D.According to
A.money B.time C.pleasure D.pressure
A.strongest B.slightest C.most D.smallest
A.the old B.the new C.the best D.the same
A.books B.work C.money D.drugs
A.pressure B.life C.pleasure D.money
A.improved B.failed C.succeeded D.lived
A.content B.surprised C.patient D.angry
A.built B.put down C.pulled down D.set up
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Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, was born in Kingfish, Oklahoma on March 29, 1918. He was raised in Missouri where he worked in his father’s store while attending school. This was his first retailing (零售业) experience and he really enjoyed it. After graduation, he began his own career as a retail merchant.
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Walton's management style was popular with employees and he founded some of the basic concepts of management that are still in use today.
After taking the company public in 1970, Walton introduced his “profit sharing plan”. The profit sharing plan was a plan for Wal-Mart employees to improve their income dependent on the profits of the store. Sam Walton believed that “individuals don't win, teams do”. Employees at Wal-Mart stores were offered stock options (认股权) and store discounts. These benefits are commonplace today, but Walton was among the first to implement (实现) them. Walton believed that a happy employee meant happy customers and more sales. He also believed that by giving employees a part of the company and making their success dependent on the company’s success, they would care about the company.
By the 1980s, Wal-Mart had sales of over one billion dollars and over three hundred stores across North America. Wal-Mart’s unique decentralized (分散的) distribution system, also Walton’s idea, created the edge needed to further encourage growth in the 1980s during growing complaints that the “superstore” was stopping smaller and traditional stores from developing. By 1991, Wal-Mart was the largest US retailer with 1,700 stores. Walton remained active in managing the company, as president and CEO until 1988 and chairman until his death. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom shortly before his death.
Sam Walton first made a hit in retailing when __________.
A.he worked in his father’s store B.he created Walton's management style C.a chain of Wal-Mart stores sprang up across rural America D.he specialized in name brands at low prices
A.To make sure all the employees had their own shares. B.To encourage the employees to work hard and make joint efforts. C.To select excellent employees for his stores. D.To make more profit for himself.
A.With Walton’s management style, employees treated the stores as their own. B.Walton wasn’t one of the merchants who first implemented stock options. C.The smaller and traditional stores were well affected by Walton’s stores. D.In his old age, Walton gave all the management to his men.
A.Danger. B.Disadvantage. C.Advantage. D.System.