阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。 In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear 16. spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves correctly with confidence and without hesitation. 17., we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.
There is no easy way to success 18. language learning. 19. good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only 20.(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and 21. meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. 22 . we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of 23.(advise) for those 24. are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and 25.(write) the language whenever we can.
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Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion.
Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine, infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, where as if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary(当代的) societies, people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work; we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illnesses than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often “go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.
When older people become senile (衰老的) or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent (疗养的) hospitals have been built. These are often profit making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping (倒垃圾的) grounds” for the dying in which “care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel.
1.The author believes that the population explosion results from _______.
| A．an increase in birthrates | B．the industrial development |
| C．a decrease in death rates | D．human beings’ cultural advances |
2.It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures _______.
| A．it was a moral responsibility for the families to keep alive the aged people who could not work |
| B．the survival of infants was less important than that of their parents in times of starvation |
| C．old people were given the task of imparting the cultural wisdom of the tribe to new generations |
| D．death was celebrated as a time of rejoicing for an individual freed of the hardships of life |
3.According to the passage, which of the following statements about the old people in the United States is true?
| A．Many of them live on social security money which is hardly enough. |
| B．Minority of them remain in a state of near poverty after their retirement. |
| C．When they reach a certain age, compulsory retirement is necessary and beneficial. |
| D．With the growing inflation, they must suffer more from unbearable burdens than ever. |
4. The phrase “this need” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.
| A．prolonging the dying old people’s lives |
| B．reducing the problems caused by the retired people |
| C．making profits through caring for the sick or weak people |
| D．taking care of the sick or weak people |
5.Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward most of the nursing homes and convalescent hospitals?
| A．Sympathetic. | B．Approving. | C．Optimistic. | D．Critical. |
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基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
【写作内容】假如你( Wang Lihong )是一名导游,将带领一个外国旅游团游览广东，请简介广东现在的情况。
地理: 广东位于中国大陆最南部,南临南海,海岸线总长3368公里,岛屿众多。
历史: 广东历史悠久, 简称粤。.
特点: 1. 素有水果王国之称,香蕉、甘蔗、荔枝、菠萝为其四大名果;
2. 是华南工业发达之省, 水陆交通便利,海运发达;
3. 经济特区有深圳、珠海、汕头等;
4. 有“食在广东”的美称。.
注： 1、必须使用5个规范的英语句子描述全部所给的信息内容；
2、短文的开头和结尾已写好，不计入句子数。
参考词汇： 海岸线coastline； 甘蔗sugar cane； 荔枝lychee；
菠萝pineapple； 经济特区special economic zones。
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to Guangdong Province. I’m Wang Lihong. And I’m more than glad to be your guide.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Finally, I sincerely hope every one of you will enjoy yourself here.
[写作要求] 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容
[评分标准] 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
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