2021-2022年吉林省長春市公共英語五級(筆試)模擬考試(含答案)

2021-2022年吉林省長春市公共英語五級(筆試)模擬考試(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.HowmanypoemsdidDickinsonwrite?

A.Almost2,000.B.Nearly1,000.C.800D.1,200.

2.Accordingtothetalk,onlyrealcharactersportrayedinbooksmaybecomeourfriends.

A.RightB.Wrong

3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewomaninthedialogue?

A.Reporterandfashiondesigner.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Shopassistantandcustomer.

D.Teacherandstudent.

4.Waterisasimportantasvitamins,mineralsandproteinsforlife.

A.RightB.Wrong

5.Strokevictimssometimesrefusetoregardtheirinjuredsidesaspartsoftheirbodiesbecausetheyareunwillingtoadmittheirdisabilities.

A.TrueB.Fasle

6.Whatdoweknowaboutthedifferencebetweenmenandwomenintermsofpersonalrelationships?

A.Itiseasierforwomentomakefriendsamongwomen.

B.Womentendtorevealtheirfeelingsmoreeasily.

C.Personalrelationshipsaremorecentraltomostmen'slives.

D.It'seasiertoestablishpersonalrelationshipswithwomenthanwithmen.

7.Behavioralmanagementisveryusefulbutisnot______likescientificmanagement.

8.Dr.WilsonsuggeststhatWangshouldextendhisstayattheuniversity.

A.TrueB.Fasle

9.Accordingtothefigureoftheacademicyear1995/96，wheredothelargestnumberofforeignstudentscomefrom?

10.InwhichyeardidColumbustakechilipeppertoSpain?

11.Mr.Millerenjoysdoingthingswithhisownhands.

A.TrueB.Fasle

12.Whenwillthespeakertalkabouttheeconomicandpoliticalchanges?

13.聽力原文：M:Haveyousettledin?

W:Yes,Ifeelmyselfquiteathomenow.Ihaven'tgotusedtothefoodyetbutI'menjoyingthelifeoncampus.

M:Good.Nowwe'dbettermakesureyouenjoyyourstudies.Weofferaverywiderangeofoptionsonthefoundationcourse,asyouknow,butyoucanonlytakesixcourses.Doyouknowwhatyouwanttodoyet?

W:Yes,moreorless;butI'mnotsurewhethertodobiologicalsciencesorGerman.

M:Well,that'squiteadifference.Let'ssee...you'veselectedtodo:physicalsciences,basicelectronics,artanddesign,CAD...that'scomputeraideddesignandEnglish.

W:Yes,fivecourses.

M:That'squitearange.Don'tyouwanttodomathsorcomputerprogram-lining,forexample?

W:Well,I'minterestedinelectronicsincomputersespeciallyinwritingcomputergames.I'dliketoproduceeducationalsoftware,educationalgames,eventually.I'vetaughtmyselfalotofprogrammingandIwasgoodatmaths.Idon'tthinkIneedeitherofthem.

M:Then,whydidyouchoosetodoartanddesign?

W:Well,thatwillbegoodformygraphics.Ineedthattoproducegames...CAD,too.I'veneverdonecomputeraideddesignbefore.

M:No...right...they'vegotsomepowerfulpackagesinthecomputergraphicsandCADoffices...you'llenjoythat.So...thatleavesEnglish.It'smostlyEnglishliterature.IknowyourEnglishisallright.Butasafirstyearstudent,you'llhavetotaketheCambridgeProficiencyTest.

W:Allright.

Whoisthemail?

A.Studentadvisor.

B.Courseteacher.

C.Admissionsofficer.

D.Departmentsecretary.

14.Paulcouldreachalltheswitchesbecausetheywereoriginallyinstalledattherightheightofhim.

A.TrueB.Fasle

15.MDhassixdepartmentalmanagersatthemoment.

A.TrueB.Fasle

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.(49)

17.

【C18】

18.(48)

19.

【C13】

20.(36)

21.(45)

22.

【C2】

23.

【C20】

24.(35)

25.(46)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.(72)

27.

Whenmentioning“the$4millionto$10millionrange”(Line3-4,Paragraph3)theauthoristalkingabout______.

A.goldmarket

B.realestate

C.stockexchange

D.ventureinvestment

28.(70)

29.

Theword“deforestation”inParagraph3means______．

A.forestdamagecausedbypollution

B.movingpopulationfromforesttocities

C.thethreatofclimatechange

D.cuttinglargeareasoftrees

30.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Thepressisconstantlyremindingusthatthedramaticincreaseintheageofourpopulationoverthenext30orsoyearswillcausenationalhealthcaresystemstocollapse,economiestocrumpleunderthestrainofpensiondemandsanddisintegratingfamiliestobuckleunderincreasingcarecommitments.YetresearchatOxfordisbeginningtoexposesomeofthewidespreadmythsthatunderliethisrhetoric.Demographicageingisundoubtedlyareality.Lifeexpectancyindevelopedcountrieshasrisencontinuouslyoverthepastcentury,increasingthepercentageofthoseovertheageof60relativetothoseundertheageof15.By2030halfthepopulationofWesternEuropewillbeovertheageof50,withapredictedaveragelifeexpectancyofafurther40years.Bythen,aquarterofthepopulationwillbeover65andby2050theUK'scurrentnumberof10,000centenariansarepredictedtohavereachedaquarterofamillion.SomedemographershaveevensuggestedthathalfofallbabygirlsbornintheWesttodaywilllivetoseethenextcentury.

66.______

Indeed,ifthiscouldbeachievedthroughouttheworld,itwouldsurelycountasthesuccessofcivilization,forthenwewouldalsohaveconqueredthekillersofpoverty,disease,famineandwar.

Decreasingmortalityrates,increasinglongevityanddecliningfertilitymeansmallerpercentagesofyoungpeoplewithinpopulations.Overthepast20yearslifeexpectancyatbirthintheUKhasrisenbyfouryearsformen(to75)andthreeyearsforwomen(to80).MeanwhilefertilityratesacrossEuropehavedeclinedmoreorlesscontinuouslyoverthepast40yearsandremainwellbelowthelevelsrequiredforEuropeanpopulationstobeabletoreplacethemselveswithoutsubstantiveimmigration.Butagain,ratherthanseeingthisasadoomandgloomscenario,weneedtoexplorethepositiveaspectsofthesedemographics.Thenext50yearsshouldprovideuswithanopportunitytoenjoythemanyadvantagesofasocietywithamaturepopulationstructure.

67.______

ThefirstoftheseisthecurrentpoliticalrhetoricwhichclaimsthathealthservicesacrosstheWesternworldarecollapsingunderthestrainofdemographicageing.

68.______

Thesecondmythistheviewthattheratioofworkerstonon-workerswillbecomesoacutethatWesterneconomieswillcollapse,compoundedbyamassivegrowthinpensiondebt.Whilethereareundoubtedconcernsovercurrentpensionshortfalls,itisalsoclearthatworkingliveswillthemselveschangeoverthenextfewdecades,withapredictedincreaseinflexibleandpart-timeworkandtheprobableextensionofworkinglifeuntiltheageof70.Indeed,wehavetorecognizethatwecannotexpecttoretireattheageof50andthenbeabletosupportourselvesforanother40orsoyears.Neitherasolidpensionschemenorsavingscancarrypeoplethatlong.

69.______

Afurthermythisthatwewillallliveinloose,multigenerationalfamilies,experiencingincreasedemotionaldistancingfromourkin.Evidencefromavarietyofstudiesacrossthedevelopedworldsuggeststhat,ifanything,themodernfamilyisactuallybecomingmoreclose-knit.WorkcarriedoutbytheOxfordInstituteinScandinaviaandinaPan-EuropeanFamilyCareStudy,forexample,showsthatdespitedieinfluenceofthewelfarestate,overthepast10years,peoplehavecometovaluefamilyrelationshipsmorethanpreviously.

70.______

Inthedevelopedworld,therefore,wecanseeactualbenefitsfrompopulationageing:abetterbalancebetweenagegroups,matureandlessvolatiles

31.

Theword"tarnish"(line4,paragraph4)mostprobablymeans______.

A.affectB.warnC.troubleD.stain

32.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutinsuranceproducts?

A.Peoplehavenochoicewhenbuyinginsuranceproducts.

B.Thereweresomanychoicesininsuranceproductsinthepastthatpeoplefounditdifficulttomakeadecision.

C.Therearenobetterandcheaperinsuranceproducts.

D.Itisbetterforpeopletohavesomanyinsuranceproductstochoose.

33.

WhereliessuccessofacountryintheNewAgeofSuperstuff?

A.Itliesinresearch.

B.Itliesininvestment.

C.Itliesininnovation.

D.Itliesinapplication.

34.(75)

35.(69)

36.

Theauthorgaveanexampleinthethirdparagraphinorderto______.

A.emphasizetheneedtoplaceastrongervalueonnationalcooperation

B.explainwhytheAmericanideahasbeenbasedonindividualfreedom

C.illustratethefactthatAmericanswillnotsacrificetheirpersonalinterestforthegoodoftheentirecountry

D.supporttheideathatAmericansneedsthespiritofnationalcooperationtoachieveimportantnationalobjectivesinthe21stcentury

37.(74)

38.Throughouthistorytherehavebeenmanyunusualtaxesleviedonsuchthingsashats，beds，baths，marriages，andfunerals．AtonetimeEnglandleviedataxonsunlightbycollectionfromeveryhouseholdwithsixormorewindows．Andaccordingtolegend，therewasaTurkishrulerwhocollectedataxeachtimehedinedwithoneofhissubjects．Why?Topayforthewearandtearonhisteeth!

Differentkindsoftaxeshelptospreadthetaxburden．Anyonewhopaysataxissaidto“beartheburden”ofthetax．Theburdenofataxmayfallmoreheavilyonsomepersonsthanonothers．Thatiswhythethreelevelsofgovernmentinthiscountryuseseveralkindsoftaxes．Thisspreadstheburdenoftaxesamongmorepeople．Fromthestandpointoftheiruse，themostimportanttaxesareincometaxes，propertytaxes，salestaxes，andestate，inheritance，andgifttaxes．Someareusedbyonlyonelevelofgovernment；othersbytwoorevenallthreelevels．Togetherthesedifferenttaxesmakeupwhatiscalledourtaxsystem．

Incometaxesarethemainsourceoffederalrevenues．Thefederalgovernmentgetsmorethanthree-fourthsofitsrevenuefromincometaxes．Asitsnameindicated，anincometaxisataxonearnings．Bothindividualsandbusinesscorporationspayafederalincometax．

TheoldesttaxintheUnitedStatestodayisthepropertytax．Itprovidesmostoftheincomeforlocalgovernments．Itprovidesatleastapartoftheincomeforallbutafewstates．Itisnotusedbythefederalgovernment．

Asalestaxisataxleviedonpurchases．MostpeoplelivingintheUnitedStatesknowaboutsalestaxessincetheyareusedinallbutfourstates．Actuallythereareseveralkindsofsalestaxes，butonlythreeofthemareimportant．Theyaregeneralsalestaxes，excisetaxes，andimporttaxes．

Otherthreecloselyrelatedtaxesareestate，inheritance，andgifttaxes．Everythingapersonowns，includingbothrealandpersonalproperty，makesuphisorherestate．Whensomeonedies，ownershipofhisorherpropertyorestatepassesontooneormoreindividualsororganizations．Beforethepropertyistransferred，however，itissubjecttoanestatetaxifitsvalueexceedsacertainamount．

ThereasonthattheTurkishrulercollectedadiningtaxistopayfor_______．

A.theinconvenienceforhimtoputonandtakeoffclothes

B.thedamagethateatingdidtohisteeth

C.hiseffortstocutthefoodintopieces

D.thedecayofhisteethbecauseofsugar

39.

Theexpression"optoutofsuchdatacollection"(inthelastparagraph)probablymeans______.

A.pickoutfromsuchdatatheinformationoneneeds

B.shiftthroughsuchdatatocollectone'sowninformation

C.evaluatethepurposeforsuchdatacollection

D.choosenottobeinvolvedinsuchdatacollection

40.

Theword“connoisseurs”(Paragraph1)mostprobablymeans______．

A.representativesinthePre-RaphaeliteMovement

B.peoplewhoareinfavorofFlorentine

C.criticswhoarelikelytomakeassessments

D.conservativesclingingtoclassicalart

四、閱讀理解(5題)41.

第

39

題

WhereliessuccessofacountryintheNewAgeofSuperstuff?

42.

第

41

題

putemphasisondevelopingstudents’verbaltalents?__________

43.

第

37

題

FromDr．Dustan’sstudywecaninferthat__________．

44.

根據(jù)下列選項回答36～40題：

第

36

題

1.__________

45.

根據(jù)下列選項回答36～40題：

第

21

題

1.__________

參考答案

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.B

7.Thecompleteanswers．

8.B

9.SouthandEastAsia．

10.(In)1493．

11.A

12.(at)(the)Nextmeeting/(the)followingmeeting

13.A

14.B

15.A

16.gradesgrades解析：此句意為“…他指出在主要大學里關(guān)控制評分標準及恢復不及格…的努力?！憋@然，此空處應填“分數(shù)”。

17.fromfrom解析：“來自…的數(shù)據(jù)”，要用介詞“from”。所以此處應填“from”。

18.olderolder解析：grow只能是年齡越來越大。

19.readyready解析：顧客來到結(jié)算處，說明他們準備好了要付賬。bereadyto的意思是“準備好了做某事”。故答案為ready。

20.alsoalso解析：由35題解析，拼寫有問題的學生必定握筆習慣不好。

21.customercustomer解析：從這個句子的賓語“…thatheorshehasdoneagoodjobofchoosingtheitems．”可以看出，這里說的是顧客的行為，他們認為自己買這些商品是很理性的。故答案為customer。

22.whowho解析：此空后的句子顯然為定語從句，修飾“Behaviorists”，所以應填一個who，引導修飾人的定語從句。

23.normalnormal解析：根據(jù)上下文可以判斷此處句意為“很正常的事情”，因此此處應填“normal”。

24.accordingaccording解析：accordingto為“依據(jù)”，為固定短語，意為“根據(jù)美國的民意調(diào)查”。所以此處填according。

25.reusereuse解析：由后一句“今天幾乎每件東西都可以被扔掉?！笨芍啊魏螙|西不再明智了。”中的空處應為“再利用”，這樣前后兩句邏輯上才能合理。

26.B解析：由B中的第二段“Thecitywithitsgoodharborwasdiscoveredasearlyas1524，anditwasestablishedbyDutchwhonamedthecityNewAmsterdam．”可知答案為B。

27.B解析：從文章的第三段可以看出，“Homepricesareholdingsteadyinmostregions.”作者在這一段主要說明房子等不動產(chǎn)的價格、利潤等方面，所以“the$4millionto$10millionrange”說的是不動產(chǎn)。故應選B。

28.DD解析：此處的前一段說明的是一些特殊情況，例如“Thesameistrueofthecrippledorphysicallyhandicapped．”而后面的一段指出“Ofcourse，theoppositeisalsotrue．”也就是說在空白的地方，作者依然在說明這些不尋常的情況，故應選D。

29.D解析：deforestation意為“濫伐森林”。

30.EE解析：第一段引出了人們對未來的擔心，認為老齡化將會帶來各種問題。第三段是對老齡化社會的肯定，認為這是文明發(fā)展的成果?！癿yth”一詞含有杜撰的意思。一些人的擔心是多余的。E起到承上啟下的作用。

31.D解析：第四段提到基因療法遭受的一起挫折——一個病人因接受基因療法而死亡；接著講專家擔心運動員利用基因在比賽中作弊會進一步tarnish這一領域，從上下文邏輯推理，應該是“有損，玷污”這一類的意思，因此正確答案為D。

32.D解析：由文章最后一段中的“Thepositivesideofitistherearebetterproducts—they'recheaperandmoreflexible．”可知。

33.D解析：由短文最后一段中的“Butnewmaterialshavenoimpactuntiltheyaremadeintoproducts．．．willdeterminethesuccessorfailureofacountryinthecomingfuture．”。

34.C解析：由C中的第二段“…asubstantialagriculturesector，whichcontributestodeforestation，theerosionofthetopsoilanddesegification．hasledtoextremepressuresontheenvironmentand…”可知。

35.EE解析：由上下兩段可知，只有E放在此處可使上下文銜接。

36.C解析：文章第三段指出“ItisfarmoredifficultforAmericanstoacceptsharedsacrificeforthecommongoodandwell—beingoftheentirecountry．”，接著作者給出一個例子，證明美國人不會為了國家的利益而放棄個人的利益。故應選C。

37.B解析：書評二中提到許多經(jīng)濟學家，甚至布什政府的官員都贊成Sfiglitz的論點，認為“economicchangeinthedevelopingworldmustevolvemorewithlocalconditions”。所以本題應選B。

38.B解析：由短文第一段中的“Andaccordingtolegend，therewasaTurkishrulerwho…ToPayforthewearandtearonhisteeth”。

39.D解析：文章最后一段指出，“Congressshouldpasslegislation…，allowcustomerstooptoutofsuchdatacollection，and…”，意思就是說國會應該要求網(wǎng)站公示收集用戶隱私信息的政策，通過何種方式收集的，告訴用戶怎么才能避開這些信息收集以及怎么查閱所收集的信息等等內(nèi)容。optout的意思是“避開、避免”。故應選D。

40.C解析：從第一段最后一句話“Botticelli'sworkremainedoutsideofacceptedtaste,pleasingneitheramateurobserversnorconnoisseurs.”可知，作者講述了那些評論家，不管是業(yè)余的還是職業(yè)的，他們都不滿意它的作品風格。所以這個詞的意思可能是“對作品做出評論的那些業(yè)余人士”。故應選C。

41.D由短文最后一段中的“Butnewmaterialshavenoimpactuntiltheyaremadeintoproducts．．．willdeterminethesuccessorfailureofacountryinthecomingfuture．”。

42.C由C中第三段第一句“Regularhighstandardperformancesinmusicanddrama，publicspeakinganddebatingareimportantpreparationforadultlife．”可知，該學校很重視培養(yǎng)學生的語言天賦。

43.D由短文第二段中的“…showedthatthosewithnormalbloodpressureunderwentnochangeatallwhenplacedonanextremelylow．saltdiet?！笨芍?/p>

44.E短文解析

本文介紹了阿迪達斯品牌的成長過程。最近阿迪達斯的銷售量僅次于耐克而位居世界第二。但最使其當家人興奮的卻是阿迪達斯買下了一家法國足球俱樂部。路易斯·德賴弗斯不但使阿迪達斯獲得了巨大的市場收益，還贊助了許多著名運動員。阿迪達斯曾經(jīng)一度情況不佳，甚至陷入危機，在尋求新的擁有者的時候，拯救者出現(xiàn)了，路易斯·德賴弗斯成功地與銀行達成協(xié)議，買下了這家公司。自那以后，阿迪達斯起死回生，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)擁有了巨大的市場，并收到了可觀的回報。阿迪達斯現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)從一家德國公司轉(zhuǎn)化為一家全球企業(yè)，通過大刀闊斧的改革，減少官僚作風，吸引人才，阿迪迭斯增強了競爭力，創(chuàng)建了獨特的企業(yè)文化。從l994年起，阿迪達斯盈利水平不斷攀升，路易斯·德賴弗斯也從中獲得了大量的個人收入。但是，保持盈利水平、應付競爭者的威脅將是阿迪達斯在未來的主要任務。

答案解析：

由此空上下兩段意思看，只有E放在此空可以使上下文銜接通暢。

45.C文章的第一段說“Welookatthemlongenought0，makeitquiteclearthatweseethem，andthenweimmediatelylookaway．”意思就是我們看人時不能一直不斷的盯著看，并解釋了如何去做。選項中的inthisway符合了前面的意思。故應選C。2021-2022年吉林省長春市公共英語五級(筆試)模擬考試(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.HowmanypoemsdidDickinsonwrite?

A.Almost2,000.B.Nearly1,000.C.800D.1,200.

2.Accordingtothetalk,onlyrealcharactersportrayedinbooksmaybecomeourfriends.

A.RightB.Wrong

3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewomaninthedialogue?

A.Reporterandfashiondesigner.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Shopassistantandcustomer.

D.Teacherandstudent.

4.Waterisasimportantasvitamins,mineralsandproteinsforlife.

A.RightB.Wrong

5.Strokevictimssometimesrefusetoregardtheirinjuredsidesaspartsoftheirbodiesbecausetheyareunwillingtoadmittheirdisabilities.

A.TrueB.Fasle

6.Whatdoweknowaboutthedifferencebetweenmenandwomenintermsofpersonalrelationships?

A.Itiseasierforwomentomakefriendsamongwomen.

B.Womentendtorevealtheirfeelingsmoreeasily.

C.Personalrelationshipsaremorecentraltomostmen'slives.

D.It'seasiertoestablishpersonalrelationshipswithwomenthanwithmen.

7.Behavioralmanagementisveryusefulbutisnot______likescientificmanagement.

8.Dr.WilsonsuggeststhatWangshouldextendhisstayattheuniversity.

A.TrueB.Fasle

9.Accordingtothefigureoftheacademicyear1995/96，wheredothelargestnumberofforeignstudentscomefrom?

10.InwhichyeardidColumbustakechilipeppertoSpain?

11.Mr.Millerenjoysdoingthingswithhisownhands.

A.TrueB.Fasle

12.Whenwillthespeakertalkabouttheeconomicandpoliticalchanges?

13.聽力原文：M:Haveyousettledin?

W:Yes,Ifeelmyselfquiteathomenow.Ihaven'tgotusedtothefoodyetbutI'menjoyingthelifeoncampus.

M:Good.Nowwe'dbettermakesureyouenjoyyourstudies.Weofferaverywiderangeofoptionsonthefoundationcourse,asyouknow,butyoucanonlytakesixcourses.Doyouknowwhatyouwanttodoyet?

W:Yes,moreorless;butI'mnotsurewhethertodobiologicalsciencesorGerman.

M:Well,that'squiteadifference.Let'ssee...you'veselectedtodo:physicalsciences,basicelectronics,artanddesign,CAD...that'scomputeraideddesignandEnglish.

W:Yes,fivecourses.

M:That'squitearange.Don'tyouwanttodomathsorcomputerprogram-lining,forexample?

W:Well,I'minterestedinelectronicsincomputersespeciallyinwritingcomputergames.I'dliketoproduceeducationalsoftware,educationalgames,eventually.I'vetaughtmyselfalotofprogrammingandIwasgoodatmaths.Idon'tthinkIneedeitherofthem.

M:Then,whydidyouchoosetodoartanddesign?

W:Well,thatwillbegoodformygraphics.Ineedthattoproducegames...CAD,too.I'veneverdonecomputeraideddesignbefore.

M:No...right...they'vegotsomepowerfulpackagesinthecomputergraphicsandCADoffices...you'llenjoythat.So...thatleavesEnglish.It'smostlyEnglishliterature.IknowyourEnglishisallright.Butasafirstyearstudent,you'llhavetotaketheCambridgeProficiencyTest.

W:Allright.

Whoisthemail?

A.Studentadvisor.

B.Courseteacher.

C.Admissionsofficer.

D.Departmentsecretary.

14.Paulcouldreachalltheswitchesbecausetheywereoriginallyinstalledattherightheightofhim.

A.TrueB.Fasle

15.MDhassixdepartmentalmanagersatthemoment.

A.TrueB.Fasle

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.(49)

17.

【C18】

18.(48)

19.

【C13】

20.(36)

21.(45)

22.

【C2】

23.

【C20】

24.(35)

25.(46)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.(72)

27.

Whenmentioning“the$4millionto$10millionrange”(Line3-4,Paragraph3)theauthoristalkingabout______.

A.goldmarket

B.realestate

C.stockexchange

D.ventureinvestment

28.(70)

29.

Theword“deforestation”inParagraph3means______．

A.forestdamagecausedbypollution

B.movingpopulationfromforesttocities

C.thethreatofclimatechange

D.cuttinglargeareasoftrees

30.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Thepressisconstantlyremindingusthatthedramaticincreaseintheageofourpopulationoverthenext30orsoyearswillcausenationalhealthcaresystemstocollapse,economiestocrumpleunderthestrainofpensiondemandsanddisintegratingfamiliestobuckleunderincreasingcarecommitments.YetresearchatOxfordisbeginningtoexposesomeofthewidespreadmythsthatunderliethisrhetoric.Demographicageingisundoubtedlyareality.Lifeexpectancyindevelopedcountrieshasrisencontinuouslyoverthepastcentury,increasingthepercentageofthoseovertheageof60relativetothoseundertheageof15.By2030halfthepopulationofWesternEuropewillbeovertheageof50,withapredictedaveragelifeexpectancyofafurther40years.Bythen,aquarterofthepopulationwillbeover65andby2050theUK'scurrentnumberof10,000centenariansarepredictedtohavereachedaquarterofamillion.SomedemographershaveevensuggestedthathalfofallbabygirlsbornintheWesttodaywilllivetoseethenextcentury.

66.______

Indeed,ifthiscouldbeachievedthroughouttheworld,itwouldsurelycountasthesuccessofcivilization,forthenwewouldalsohaveconqueredthekillersofpoverty,disease,famineandwar.

Decreasingmortalityrates,increasinglongevityanddecliningfertilitymeansmallerpercentagesofyoungpeoplewithinpopulations.Overthepast20yearslifeexpectancyatbirthintheUKhasrisenbyfouryearsformen(to75)andthreeyearsforwomen(to80).MeanwhilefertilityratesacrossEuropehavedeclinedmoreorlesscontinuouslyoverthepast40yearsandremainwellbelowthelevelsrequiredforEuropeanpopulationstobeabletoreplacethemselveswithoutsubstantiveimmigration.Butagain,ratherthanseeingthisasadoomandgloomscenario,weneedtoexplorethepositiveaspectsofthesedemographics.Thenext50yearsshouldprovideuswithanopportunitytoenjoythemanyadvantagesofasocietywithamaturepopulationstructure.

67.______

ThefirstoftheseisthecurrentpoliticalrhetoricwhichclaimsthathealthservicesacrosstheWesternworldarecollapsingunderthestrainofdemographicageing.

68.______

Thesecondmythistheviewthattheratioofworkerstonon-workerswillbecomesoacutethatWesterneconomieswillcollapse,compoundedbyamassivegrowthinpensiondebt.Whilethereareundoubtedconcernsovercurrentpensionshortfalls,itisalsoclearthatworkingliveswillthemselveschangeoverthenextfewdecades,withapredictedincreaseinflexibleandpart-timeworkandtheprobableextensionofworkinglifeuntiltheageof70.Indeed,wehavetorecognizethatwecannotexpecttoretireattheageof50andthenbeabletosupportourselvesforanother40orsoyears.Neitherasolidpensionschemenorsavingscancarrypeoplethatlong.

69.______

Afurthermythisthatwewillallliveinloose,multigenerationalfamilies,experiencingincreasedemotionaldistancingfromourkin.Evidencefromavarietyofstudiesacrossthedevelopedworldsuggeststhat,ifanything,themodernfamilyisactuallybecomingmoreclose-knit.WorkcarriedoutbytheOxfordInstituteinScandinaviaandinaPan-EuropeanFamilyCareStudy,forexample,showsthatdespitedieinfluenceofthewelfarestate,overthepast10years,peoplehavecometovaluefamilyrelationshipsmorethanpreviously.

70.______

Inthedevelopedworld,therefore,wecanseeactualbenefitsfrompopulationageing:abetterbalancebetweenagegroups,matureandlessvolatiles

31.

Theword"tarnish"(line4,paragraph4)mostprobablymeans______.

A.affectB.warnC.troubleD.stain

32.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutinsuranceproducts?

A.Peoplehavenochoicewhenbuyinginsuranceproducts.

B.Thereweresomanychoicesininsuranceproductsinthepastthatpeoplefounditdifficulttomakeadecision.

C.Therearenobetterandcheaperinsuranceproducts.

D.Itisbetterforpeopletohavesomanyinsuranceproductstochoose.

33.

WhereliessuccessofacountryintheNewAgeofSuperstuff?

A.Itliesinresearch.

B.Itliesininvestment.

C.Itliesininnovation.

D.Itliesinapplication.

34.(75)

35.(69)

36.

Theauthorgaveanexampleinthethirdparagraphinorderto______.

A.emphasizetheneedtoplaceastrongervalueonnationalcooperation

B.explainwhytheAmericanideahasbeenbasedonindividualfreedom

C.illustratethefactthatAmericanswillnotsacrificetheirpersonalinterestforthegoodoftheentirecountry

D.supporttheideathatAmericansneedsthespiritofnationalcooperationtoachieveimportantnationalobjectivesinthe21stcentury

37.(74)

38.Throughouthistorytherehavebeenmanyunusualtaxesleviedonsuchthingsashats，beds，baths，marriages，andfunerals．AtonetimeEnglandleviedataxonsunlightbycollectionfromeveryhouseholdwithsixormorewindows．Andaccordingtolegend，therewasaTurkishrulerwhocollectedataxeachtimehedinedwithoneofhissubjects．Why?Topayforthewearandtearonhisteeth!

Differentkindsoftaxeshelptospreadthetaxburden．Anyonewhopaysataxissaidto“beartheburden”ofthetax．Theburdenofataxmayfallmoreheavilyonsomepersonsthanonothers．Thatiswhythethreelevelsofgovernmentinthiscountryuseseveralkindsoftaxes．Thisspreadstheburdenoftaxesamongmorepeople．Fromthestandpointoftheiruse，themostimportanttaxesareincometaxes，propertytaxes，salestaxes，andestate，inheritance，andgifttaxes．Someareusedbyonlyonelevelofgovernment；othersbytwoorevenallthreelevels．Togetherthesedifferenttaxesmakeupwhatiscalledourtaxsystem．

Incometaxesarethemainsourceoffederalrevenues．Thefederalgovernmentgetsmorethanthree-fourthsofitsrevenuefromincometaxes．Asitsnameindicated，anincometaxisataxonearnings．Bothindividualsandbusinesscorporationspayafederalincometax．

TheoldesttaxintheUnitedStatestodayisthepropertytax．Itprovidesmostoftheincomeforlocalgovernments．Itprovidesatleastapartoftheincomeforallbutafewstates．Itisnotusedbythefederalgovernment．

Asalestaxisataxleviedonpurchases．MostpeoplelivingintheUnitedStatesknowaboutsalestaxessincetheyareusedinallbutfourstates．Actuallythereareseveralkindsofsalestaxes，butonlythreeofthemareimportant．Th