Old Americans are separating into two classes. Retirement (退休) can be either heaven or hell. “I do believe on the whole the retirees (退休者) of tomorrow will be wealthier and healthier than the same group of 30 years ago,” says Robert Friedland, director of the National Academy on Ageing. But that’s only part of the picture. There is also a large group whose household income hasn’t been growing very much. For them the future is unhappy.

“Nature is not always kind,” says Dr Robert Butler, an expert in medical care of old people, who was founding director of the National Institute on Ageing. The relationship between social-economic position and life expectancy (估計(jì)壽命) has been known for a long time. Race is also connected. And education is a powerful tool in lengthening life.

“The reality is that poor people get sick easily as they age because they live in dirty neighborhoods and have dirty jobs, they are left unprotected from environmental pollution, and the pressure of being poor wears down people’s health,” according to Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund, which studies health issues.

“Cigarette smoking has a great effect because it is more common in lower socio-economic groups,” says Elizabeth Whelan, president of the American Council on Science and Health.” If you live in a state of hopelessness and helplessness and don’t think about the future, you are more likely to take up life threatening habits.”

48. The sentence “Retirement can be either heaven or hell” means “______.”

A. If an American is out of work, he or she will feel happy

B. If an American retires from his post, he or she will lead a miserable life

C. Some old people in America have to choose a life style

D. Some old people in America lead a hard life; others may lead a happy life

49. According to Dr Robert Butler’s opinion, ______ plays the most important role in people’s life expectancy.

A. nature               B. environment              C. education          D. smoking

50. The reason why poor people are more likely to get ill as they grow old is that ______.

A. they live in the countryside                     B. they work with their hands

C. their families are too large                      D. they suffer a lot from poverty

51. What Elizabeth Whelan says means that ______.

A. smoking makes people poor and hopeless

B. smoking is very popular among poor people

C. poor people should give up smoking

D. rich people in America never smoke

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       HANS Christian Andersen put Denmark on the map of the world literature with his stories The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid （小美人魚） and The Ugly Duckling．Now Copenhagen, the country's capital, has become the center of the world political map, with 190 world leaders attending the climate talks there, not to mention thousands of reporters．

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       Kate Vial, a 55-year-old American who has lived and worked in Denmark for more than 30 years, explaining why she chooses to live in Denmark rather than the US, told Germany's biggest news weekly Der Spiegel: “I just chose a simpler lifestyle, one where I could ride my bike all over and where I don't have to make a great living to survive．”

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     A．To show the readers that Denmark is best known for its stories．

     B．To arouse readers’ interest in Denmark．

     C．To tell the readers that this passage is related to literature．

     D．To show why Denmark can attract so many political leaders．

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     A．Danish design pays more attention to arts than its function．

     B．Danish products don’t need much material．

     C．Danish people like to keep simple life．

     D．Compared with other countries in Europe, Denmark does little in promoting arts．

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     A．Creative            B．Complicated         C．Impractical      D．Simple

What is the best title for the passage?

     A．Danes conquer the world with simple designs．

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     C．Life in Denmark．

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  Do you now who Stefani Germanotta is? Perhaps not, but you’ll almost certainly know the star called Lady Gaga, a 24-year-old American famous for her cutting edge pop videos and strange fashion sense. She was the biggest winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid on November 7, 2010. Her awards included the best female artist and the best song.

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  Germanotta, in fact, is a college student. She learned to play the piano by age 4. At age 17, she was one of the only 20 young people to get early admission to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, the famous music school. Yet after her second semester, she took a big risk—she decided to quit and concentrate on a music career. But hwo did she manage to go from nowhere to supar star in just two years?

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  While Lady Gaga enjoys popularity, there are critics accusing her of regularly using rude language in her lyrics(歌詞) and wearing overly sexy clothing.

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A. b—f—c—a—d—e      B. b—f—c—d—a—e

C. c—d—a—e—b—f      D. c—d—a—e—f—b

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 C. she learned music at a young age        D. she ws brave enough to quit university

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 A. a good performance in university may lead to one’s success.

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閱讀下面的短文， 然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語(yǔ)短文。

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Captain Henry，a 98"year—old American retired fisherman，has become a first—time author．having written and published his autobiography In a Fisherman’s Language after learning to read at the age of 91．

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C．When he was 98 years old．               D．After he retired from work．

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D．Henry’s book was well-received only by Americans．

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A．The family got more money from the 2nd edition．

B．The family ties were rebuilt and strengthened．

C．His family moved from Portugal to the USA．

D．His family story has been made into a movie．

4.What message can Henry’s story give us?

A．Great minds think alike．                 B．Every coin has two sides．

C．Practice makes perfect．                 D．One is never too old to learn．

 

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  Do you now who Stefani Germanotta is? Perhaps not, but you’ll almost certainly know the star called Lady Gaga, a 24-year-old American famous for her cutting edge pop videos and strange fashion sense. She was the biggest winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid on November 7, 2010. Her awards included the best female artist and the best song.

  Her popularity doesn’t end there. The BBC reports that the University of South Carolina has a sociology course about the life, work and rise to fame of Lady Gaga. The course is due to start in spring 2011. “We’re going to look at Lady Gaga as a social event,” said professor Mathieu, who will teach Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame.

  Germanotta, in fact, is a college student. She learned to play the piano by age 4. At age 17, she was one of the only 20 young people to get early admission to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, the famous music school. Yet after her second semester, she took a big risk—she decided to quit and concentrate on a music career. But hwo did she manage to go from nowhere to supar star in just two years?

  She may well have had a plan for the top. She created “The Ultimate Pop Burlesque Show” with another artist. It was the first of many strange images. The pair gained enough attention to get a spot at a famous music festival in Chicago. Later, a record company signed Germanotta.

  While Lady Gaga enjoys popularity, there are critics accusing her of regularly using rude language in her lyrics(歌詞) and wearing overly sexy clothing.

1. According to the article, Lady Gaga is famous for _______.

 A. her fashion shows                       B. her strange images

 C. her talents in university                   D. her winning awards

2. Which of the following is the correct order for the stages of Gaga’s career?

a. She appeared in a music festival in Chicago   b. She won the award—the best female

c. She decided to quit school                 d. She created a show with another artist

e. She was signed by a record company         f. Her success has become a university course

A. b—f—c—a—d—e      B. b—f—c—d—a—e

C. c—d—a—e—b—f      D. c—d—a—e—f—b

3.The main reason why Lady Gaga could become famous is that ______.

 A. she knew her dream of life              B. she knew what she would do next

 C. she learned music at a young age        D. she ws brave enough to quit university

4. From this passage, we can infer that ________.

 A. a good performance in university may lead to one’s success.

 B. cooperation with other artists is important in becoming successful

 C. Lady Gaga will become less famous because of her lyrics and clothing

 D. Professor Mathieu believes that Lady Gaga’s success is worth studying

 

 

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