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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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阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

What is your dream job, a pilot or a policeman? What do you hope your job is like? Read the following stories and find more at www.cambridge.org/aw/cambridgeenglish.

The sweetest job

Harry is only 12, but he is working for a sweet company. His job is probably the best in the company—the sweet tester. When a new sweet is invented, Harry eats it, writes a report about it and sends his report to the factory. And then a decision is made about whether to make the sweet or not. As a child, he’s too young to work for money. But he gets free sweets!

Desert Island Blogger

Do you wish to live on an island and get paid? Ben got such a job, but it was hard work! He had to live alone in a house（with a swimming pool）on Hamilton Island and spend every day swimming, exploring and relaxing. Then he had to write a blog to show his findings and feelings.

Sleeping on the job

Usually, sleeping on the job is a big problem—if you fall asleep, you’ll lose the job! But Roisin was paid to sleep on the job. She slept in designer beds eight hours a day, every day for a month, and tested them to see what makes “a good night’s sleep”. In the end, Roisin had to write a report about the beds.

（1）What is the passage mainly about?

Interesting jobs.

Wonderful places.

Kinds of factories.

Life on an island.

（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．	The writer wishes to be a pilot.	B．	Harry gets paid for testing sweets.
C．	Ben lived alone on Hamilton Island.	D．	Roisin swims eight hours every day.

（3）Where can we most probably read the passage?

At a website.

In a diary.

On a postcard.

In a story book.

阅读短文，根据其内容，从所给的七个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文内容连贯、完整。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Every year, when the Dragon Boat Festival comes, Chinese people often hang a kind of plant on the door. It is called wormwood (艾草). ___（1）___ On the other hand, its special smell can also keep annoying insects away from rooms.

In fact, wormwood tastes bitter but smells very pleasant. ___（2）___ So it can be seen in Compendium of Materia Medica (《本草纲目》). This book is widely believed to be the classic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The writer of the book is Li Shizhen. ____（3）____

Wormwood is well-known for its ability to treat a great number of illnesses. Hundreds of years later, in Qichun, Hubei Province, it is still serving local people. Recently, Qichun has been busy preparing for the World Wormwood Industry Show. ___（4）___ And it will be good for the popularity of TCM and the traditional Chinese culture.

Wormwood has become the main industry in this area. ___（5）___ At the same time, wormwood is gradually known around the world as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine.

A．	Wormwood can be eaten in many ways.
B．	You can try this plant.
C．	Hundreds of years ago, Chinese people began to use wormwood as a kind of medicine.
D．	It will take place during the Dragon Boat Festival.
E．	The life of local people is getting better and better by growing wormwood.
F．	He was a very famous TCM expert during the Ming Dynasty.
G．	On the one hand, people believe that wormwood can drive out evil spirits or bad luck.

阅读短文，根据其内容从文后A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

Martina’s Grandpa Peter lived with the family after Grandma’s death.

One day, Mom Susan decided to do the spring cleaning. They cleaned the house until everything was clean. Then Mom pointed to Grandpa’s sofa and said, “That old sofa has got to go. We’ll buy Grandpa a new one.”

But as they moved the sofa, Grandpa stopped them and shouted, “You can’t take my sofa! I don’t want a new one.” Mom had to say, “We will talk about it tonight when John gets home.” John, Martina’s dad, was still at work.

“Grandpa, why don’t you let us take away the sofa?” Martina asked at supper. Grandpa shook his head, “I sat in this sofa, with your grandma, when I asked her to marry me. It was so long ago, but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes, she seems to be near.”

“It’s surprising!” Martina thought, “How Grandpa can remember things from the past. These days he forgets almost everything.”

Grandpa smiled to Martina, “The night your father was born, I sat in this sofa. I was nervous when they placed the little baby into my arms.”

“Many years later,” Grandpa continued, “I sat in this sofa when the doctor told me your grandma was ill. I was lost without her, but the sofa gave me the comfort.”

“I do see now.” Martina looked at Grandpa. “This is not just an old sofa. It is more like a friend.” “Yes.” Grandpa added, “We’ve got through a lot together.”

The whole family agreed that the house would be boring without the old sofa.

（1）What was Grandpa like these days?

Forgetful.

Impatient.

Angry.

Careless.

（2）Who does the underlined phrase “the little baby” in Paragraph 7 refer to（指的是）?

Martina.

John.

Susan.

Peter.

（3）According to the passage, what important things did Grandpa experience sitting in the old sofa?

①Grandma’s death

②holding the little baby for the first time

③asking Grandma to marry him

④hearing the news that Grandma was ill

①②③

①②④

②③④

①③④

（4）We can infer（推断） that the family were probably ________ at the end of the story.

surprised

bored

moved

nervous

（5）What’s the best title for this passage?

Martina’s Wish

A Spring Cleaning

A Happy Family

Grandpa’s Old Sofa

阅读短文，根据其内容从文后A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

Michelle, a famous lady, has found that more than 25% students are too fat in her country. It is a very serious problem. So she starts a Health Program to deal with it. The Health Program is to reduce the number of fat students today and in the future.

The program will get families, schools, newspapers, magazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students’ obesity so that students will be at a healthier weight.

The program includes: Food stores should sell healthier foods; schools should arrange(安排) healthier meals without too much fat and more gym classes.

The lady is trying to fight the students’ obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and high food cost. She wants the students to eat right, exercise more and control their weight. She also wants the students to understand it is important to have less sweet food and drink water, milk and fresh juices, but not to choose cokes. At the same time, she has also set a good example by planting a vegetable garden. She hopes that the garden will encourage more people to plant one, too.

The Health Program is really meaningful to the students today and in the future. As she says, “We can’t always build the future for the young, but we can build the young for the future.”

（1）In Michelle’s country, over ______ of the students are too fat.

15%

a quarter

a half

75%

（2）What does the underlined word “obesity” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

厌食症

抑郁症

肥胖症

强迫症

（3）What does the lady want the shops to do?

A．	To arrange gym classes.	B．	To plant a vegetable garden.
C．	To serve meals with less fat.	D．	To sell healthier foods.

（4）According to the passage, which of the statements(陈述) below is right?

A．	Everyone must plant a vegetable garden.
B．	The students’ obesity can cause many kinds of sicknesses.
C．	Schools are supposed to arrange meals with too much fat.
D．	We can know that Michelle comes from America.

（5）What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．	The lady fights obesity in students.
B．	The lady cares about food cost.
C．	The lady introduces healthy drinks.
D．	The lady worries about the height.

阅读短文，根据其内容从文后A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

Do you want to have a nice trip in your spare time? Maybe Yunnan Province is a good choice for you. There you can enjoy different places of interest.

Time	Activities
Day 1	Arrive in Shangri-La. You will meet your local guide at the airport or the station and he or she will take you to the hotel. Visit Napa Lake in your free time in the afternoon.
Day 2	Drive to Lijiang (about 2 hours) and visit Tiger Leaping Gorge on the way. After you reach Lijiang, you can visit Black Dragon Pond and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. You can take the cable cars (缆车) to Baisha Village in Lijiang.
Day 3	Take a bus to Dali (about 3.5 hours). You can go boating on Erhai Lake, visit Bai Village, Xizhou and Zhoucheng or do some shopping in the old Dali town.
Day 4	Fly to Kunming in the morning, which is the capital of Yunnan. Then take a tour to the Stone Forest. In the afternoon, end your trip and leave Kunming by air.