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1、 （76） One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live. the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability（ 残疾）. Attention is being paid to the need to keep people as healthy as possible, including during old age, to lessen the financial burden on the state.（77） An

2、other significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society. In some African couintries, certainly in Asia, older people are respected and regarded as the ones with special knowledge. Yet traditions are fading away daily, which does not

3、 ensure the continued high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change.Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination （歧视） in employment. Life-long learning programs need to be provided to enable older peopleto be active members in a countrys development.Social security

4、 policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people. Both public and private schemes are vital in order to, build a suitable safety net.To achieve equality in such matters will take considerable time and effort. One thing is sure: there is no time to be lost.1. Th

5、e proportion of older peopleA. is bigger in developed countries than in developing countriesB. is one-seventh of the population developing countriesC. will increase much faster in China than in FranceD. will be sixty percent in developing countries by 20202. According to the passage, which of the fo

6、llowing are governments most worded about?A. The diseases and disability of older people.B. The longer life and good health of people.C. The loss of taxes on older people.D. The increasing respect for older people.3. It is stated directly in the passage that older people shouldA. be treated differen

7、tly in different culturesB. enjoy a similar lifestyleC. be ignored as society changesD. be valued by the younger generations4. Which of the following measures is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem?A. Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.B. Ensuring adequate income protec

8、tion for older people.C. Providing free health care for sick older people.D. Supplying life-long learning programs to older people.5. The author concludes in the last paragraph thatA. governments have spent lots of time in solving the ageing problemB. population ageing is a hard problem, but it need

9、s to be solved urgentlyC. people are too busy to solve the population ageing problemD. much time and effort will be lost in solving the ageing problemPassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:The multi-billion-dollar Western pop music industry is under fire. It is being blamed by

10、 the United Nations for the dramatic rise in drug abuse worldwide. “The most worrying development is a culture of drug-friendliness,”says the UNs International Narcotics Control Board in a report released last year.The 74-page study says that pop music, as a global industry, is by far the most influ

11、ential trend-setter for young people of most cultures.“Some songs encourage people to take drugs. （78） Certain pop stars make statements and set examples as if the use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes were a normal and acceptable part of a persons lifestyle,”the study says.Surprisingly, says the

12、Board, the effect of drug-friendly pop music seems to survive despite the occasional shock of death by overdose （过量用药）. “Such incidents tend to be seen as an occasion to mourn （哀悼） the loss of a role model, and not an opportunity to face the deadly effect of drug use,”it notes. Since the 1970s, seve

13、ral internationally famous singers and movie stars-including Elvis Presley, Janice Joplin, John Belushi, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Melvin and Andy Gibbs-have died of eitherdrug abuse or drugrelated illnesses. With the globalization of popular music, messages promoting, drug abuse are now reaching beyon

14、d their countries of origin. “In most countries, the names of certain POP stars have become familiar to the members of every household,”the study says.The UN study also blames the media for its description of certain drug incidents, which encourages rather than prevents drag abuse. “Over the past ye

15、ars, we have seen how drug abuse is increasingly regarded as being acceptable or even attractive,”says Hamid Ghodse, president of the Board. “Powerful pressure groups mn political campaigns aimed at legalizing controlled drugs,”he says. Ghodse also points out that all thee developments have created

16、an environment which is tolerant（容忍的） of or even favorable to drug abuse and spoils international drug prevention effortscurrently under way.The study focuses on demand reduction and prevention within an environment that has become tolerant of drug abuse. The Board calls on governments to do their l

17、egal and moral duties, and to act against the pro-drug （赞成吸毒） messages of the youth culture to which young people increasingly are berug exposed.6. Which of the following statements does ,the author tend to agree with?A. The use of drags for non-medicinal purposes is, an acceptable part of a persons

18、 lifestyle.B. The spreading ofpop music may cause drag abuse to go beyond country boundaries.C. No efforts have been made to prevent the spreading of drag abuse.D. Governments have no ability to act against the pro-drag messages of the youth culture.7. The expression “under fire”? in the first parag

19、raph meansA. in an urgent situation B. facing some problems C. being criticized D. in trouble8. From the third paragraph, we learn that the youthA. tend to mourn the pop stars who died of overdose as role modelsB. are shocked to know even pop stars may abuse dmgsC. try to face the deadly effect of d

20、rug useD. may stop abusing drugs9. Which of the following is. not mentioned as tolerant of drug abuse?A. The spreading of pop music.B. The media.C. Political campaigns run by powerful pressure groups.D. The low price of some drags.10. According to the passage, pop musicA. has a great influence on yo

21、ung people of most culturesB. attracts a small number of young peopleC. is not a profitable industryD. is alone responsible for drug abusePassage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based onthe following passage:（79） Extensive new studies suggestthat the world has, made extraordinary progress in reducing povert

22、y in recent decades. The research suggests that the pace of economic progress has been rapid and continued for decades, built on the foundations of relative political stability, rising trade, and economic liberalization （自由化） after two world wars. One new study, published recently by the Institute f

23、or International Economics in Washington, finds that the proportion of the 6.1 billion people in the world who live on $1 a day or less shrank from 63 .percent in 1950 to 35 percent in 1980 and 12 percent in 1999. By some other measures, the progress has been more modest. Still, economists agree tha

24、t poverty has plunged in key nations such as India and especially China, thanks to slowing population growth as well as economic freedom. “This is a huge success for the world as a whole,”says Harvard University economist Richard Cooper. “We are doing something right.”The news comes as the World Ban

25、k is about to open its annual meeting in Washington an event that has been troubled in recent years by protests that the Bank and its sister institution, the International Monetary Fund （IMF国际货币基金组织）, have done too little for the worlds poor. （80） The new economic research will not put an end to tha

26、t dispute. Vast populations remain poor, and many still question the wisdom of World Bank policies. Nonetheless, the research findings are helpful to understand what policies should be followed by th6se institutions and hundreds of other development groups working very hard to hasten the pace of wor

27、ld economic progress. If dramatic gains are under way, the present policies- calling for open markets, freebusiness activities, and tight monetary control are working and correct.But critics of IMF and World Bank policies maintain that such economic.success stories as Japan, China, South Korea and S

28、ingapore are rooted in more than just free, markets. These nations have managed to grow rapidly, and thereby reduce poverty, by limiting imports when their domestic industries were yotmg, pushing exports to rich nations, and putting controls on purely international financial;flows. They have been op

29、en to foreign-owned factories but have often insisted that those investors sharethe knowledge and skill on modem technologies,11. The word “plunged” in the firs paragraphmeansA. decreased B. Climbed C. increased D. dropped into water12. From the passage, we learn that_A. World Bank has done nothing to help the poor in the worldB. IMF only helps the rich in the worldC. World Bank controls all the b