America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today,10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society (社会) in many ways —education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the growing of America has made us a very different society —one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.
A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position (职位、地位), marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.
Many people say, ‘I am much younger than my mother—or my father—was at my age.’ No one says ‘ Act your age’ any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways. It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America ______.
| A．has made people feel younger |
| B．has changed people’s social position |
| C．has changed people’s understanding of age |
| D．has slowed down the country’s social development |
The underlined word ‘one’ in the first paragraph refers to____.
| A．a society | B．America | C．a place | D．population |
."Act your age " in the last paragraph means people should ______.
| A．be active when they are old |
| B．do the right thing at the right age |
| C．show respect for their parents young or the old |
| D．take more physical exercise suitable to their age |
If a 20-year-old man becomes general manager of a big company, the writer of the text would most probably consider it ______.
| A．normal | B．wonderful |
| C．unbelievable | D．unreasonable |
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Courage is the ability to be brave in various situation in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident of your success. If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. With courage, you mak look someone in the eye who you have wronged and say “I am sorry”： you may still smile even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.
How can we build up our courage?
Believe you will be successful. Take chances and know that you have your own talents. Besides, your family and friends are always there for you.
Exercise your courage. It can be compared to a muscle(肌肉). The more we use it, the stronger courage gets.
Know that giving up is not a choice. It’s much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong.
Fight to control your fear. Courageous people may still be afraid, but the differnce is that they can control their fear.
They don’t let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don’t go on.
Get courage by reading inspiring stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of.What is courage?
______________________________________________________________________________What wil you do in face of difficulty or danger if you don’t have courage?
_______________________________________________________________________________How can courage become stronger?
_______________________________________________________________________________What is the difference between courageous people and others?
_______________________________________________________________________________What will you do if you have courage in your study?(请结合自身实际，自拟一句话作答)
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Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I'm sure lots of children of your age will, say "Yes". Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.
Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of schools bags being too heavy for them.
"It's hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it's so heavy, "said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.
Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps(带子) to carry them, but many other students choose rolling(有滚轮的)bags.
But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.
But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight.
Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10 % . But it is also important that older children don't stay with over 15 %, because their bodies are still growing. "Children are losing their balance and falling down with their school bags, "he said.
Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.
One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!From the passage we can know that ___________.
| A．only children in China carry too heavy school bags |
| B．children in other countries don't carry too heavy bags |
| C．both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags |
| D．only children in the US carry too heavy school bags |
Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs because___________.
| A．they are too young |
| B．their school bags are too heavy |
| C．they don't know how to go upstairs |
| D．their parents don't always go upstairs with them together |
If a child carries a heavy school bag, ________________. .
| A．his back and neck will be hurt |
| B．his head and arms will be hurt |
| C．his hands will be hurt |
| D．his feet will be hurt |
According to the doctor, Scott Bautc, if a child in Grade 5 weighs about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over ___________.
| A．5 kilos | B．3 kilos |
| C．5. 5 kilos | D．4. 5 kilos |
Some students think the best answer to his problems is that _________________.
| A．they should have a little homework to do after they get home |
| B．their teachers had better not ask them to do any homework |
| C．they should only take home library books they will read that night |
| D．they should use thin workbooks instead of thick ones |
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How many square metres is the garden of the house for sale?
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| C．312.9 sqm | D．80.2 sqm |
If you want to ski for four hours on weekends, how much money will you pay at last?
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Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.
“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?
| A．Half past twelve | B．Twenty to twelve |
| C．Half past eleven | D．Half past one |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Tom arrived in Paris on time |
| B．The next bus would leave in half an hour |
| C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer |
| D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once |
From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find ______.
| A．the time is right | B．it’s going slower |
| C．it’s going backward | D．it’s going faster |
Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?
| A．The Mirror of the Station | B．Not A Careful Man |
| C．Missing A Bus | D．The Clock In The Mirror |
Besides calling 120, here is what you should do when no one is around to help.
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If you get lost, you may stay where you can be seen clearly and try your best to have a rest. In a wide open area, make a colorful cross out of rocks to show where you stay. |
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When you choke (噎住) at home, make a sudden hit against the back of the chair. If you can’t breathe after six tries, call 120. Leave the telephone open until help arrives. |
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If you get hurt, use your hand or a scarf, or any dry cloth you can find, and push down on the wound (伤口) until the blood stops running. Don’t put the cloth around your leg tightly, or you may lose your foot. |
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When a fire happens, you must move close to the floor. Cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel (毛巾), make you wet from head to foot if possible and find a safe place outside. |
You move close to the floor in a fire to keep away from ____________.
| A．smoke | B．light | C．noise | D．rain |
____________ can help to deal with a wound.
| A．A wet towel | B．A chair |
| C．A scarf | D．Some rocks |
If you get lost in a wide open area, you should ____________.
| A．call out for help | B．make a cross |
| C．phone the police | D．draw a map |