共用题干For many people today,reading is no longer relaxation.To keep up their work they must read letters,reports,trade publications,interoffice communications,not to mention newspapers and magazines:a never-ending flood of words.In__________(51)a job or advancing in one,the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure.Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are_________(52)readers.Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age,and never__________(53)them.The main deficiency_________(54)in the actual stuff of language itself一words.Taken individually,words have_________(55)meaning until they are strung together into phrases,sentences and paragraphs.___________(56),however,the untrained reader does not read groups of words.He laboriously reads one word at a time,often regressing to reread words or passages.Regression,the tendency to look back over_________(57)you have just read,is a common bad habit in reading.Another habit which________(58)down the speed of reading is vocalization一sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.To_________(59)these bad habits,some reading clinics use a device called an accelerator, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed.The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable,in order to "stretch" him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast,_______(60)word-by-word reading,regression and sub-vocalization,practically impossible.At first_________(61)is sacrificed for speed.But when you learn to read ideas and concepts,you will not only read faster,________(62)your comprehension will improve.Many people have found their reading skill drastically improved after some training.________(63)Charlie Au,a business manager,for instance.His reading rate was a_________(64)good 172 words a minute_________(65)the training;now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute.He is delighted that he can get through a lot more reading material in a short period of time._________(60)A:enabling B:leadingC:making D:indicating
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For many people today,reading is no longer relaxation.To keep up their work they must read letters,reports,trade publications,interoffice communications,not to mention newspapers and magazines:a never-ending flood of words.In__________(51)a job or advancing in one,the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure.Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are_________(52)readers.Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age,and never__________(53)them.The main deficiency_________(54)in the actual stuff of language itself一words.Taken individually,words have_________(55)meaning until they are strung together into phrases,sentences and paragraphs.___________(56),however,the untrained reader does not read groups of words.He laboriously reads one word at a time,often regressing to reread words or passages.Regression,the tendency to look back over_________(57)you have just read,is a common bad habit in reading.Another habit which________(58)down the speed of reading is vocalization一sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.
To_________(59)these bad habits,some reading clinics use a device called an accelerator, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed.The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable,in order to "stretch" him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast,_______(60)word-by-word reading,regression and sub-vocalization,practically impossible.At first_________(61)is sacrificed for speed.But when you learn to read ideas and concepts,you will not only read faster,________(62)your comprehension will improve.Many people have found their reading skill drastically improved after some training.________(63)Charlie Au,a business manager,for instance.His reading rate was a_________(64)good 172 words a minute_________(65)the training;now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute.He is delighted that he can get through a lot more reading material in a short period of time.
For many people today,reading is no longer relaxation.To keep up their work they must read letters,reports,trade publications,interoffice communications,not to mention newspapers and magazines:a never-ending flood of words.In__________(51)a job or advancing in one,the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure.Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are_________(52)readers.Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age,and never__________(53)them.The main deficiency_________(54)in the actual stuff of language itself一words.Taken individually,words have_________(55)meaning until they are strung together into phrases,sentences and paragraphs.___________(56),however,the untrained reader does not read groups of words.He laboriously reads one word at a time,often regressing to reread words or passages.Regression,the tendency to look back over_________(57)you have just read,is a common bad habit in reading.Another habit which________(58)down the speed of reading is vocalization一sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.
To_________(59)these bad habits,some reading clinics use a device called an accelerator, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed.The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable,in order to "stretch" him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast,_______(60)word-by-word reading,regression and sub-vocalization,practically impossible.At first_________(61)is sacrificed for speed.But when you learn to read ideas and concepts,you will not only read faster,________(62)your comprehension will improve.Many people have found their reading skill drastically improved after some training.________(63)Charlie Au,a business manager,for instance.His reading rate was a_________(64)good 172 words a minute_________(65)the training;now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute.He is delighted that he can get through a lot more reading material in a short period of time.
_________(60)
A:enabling
B:leading
C:making
D:indicating
A:enabling
B:leading
C:making
D:indicating
参考解析
解析：该句主要是为了说明阅读能力在我们工作中的至关重要性。advancing in one中的one指的就是one job，按照逻辑推断，首先应该找到一份工作，然后才有可能在这份工作中得到晋升，因此这里选D , getting a job意思是“找到一份工作”。A选项“申请”、B选项 “做”、C选项“提供”都不合适。
上一句刚刚强调了阅读能力对于我们工作的重要性，然后话锋一转，Unfortuante行暗示人们的阅读能力现状和这种重要性不匹配，因此这里选择C选项，poor reader 就是指“阅读能力较差的人”。
本句中提及我们at an early age养成很多阅读习惯，后来再也没能克服这些不良阅读习惯, get over的意思是“克服”。然后作者列举了一些不良的阅读习惯以及如何纠正这些习惯的方法。
lie in“在于”。最主要的问题在于语言本身。
该句为not...until…的结构，意思是：直到······才······，孤立的文字并没有什么意思，只有当文字连接成短语、句子和段落的时候才有意思。
however这个转折连词非常重要，孤立的单词并没有意思，可是不幸的是，人们在阅读时却只看到孤立的文字，并不能看到句群。
over是介词，后面跟着的是由what来引导的名词性从句，回读即返回去读已经读过的东西，是阅读中常见的一种不良习惯。
slow down的意思是“降低速度”。
这里是不定式作目的状语，需要动词来和后面的bad habits搭配，overcome bad habits的意思是“克服坏习惯”。后面主句中clinic一词也有提示作用，诊所的目的就是帮助人们克服阅读中的不良习惯。
making在这里引导一个结果状语，结构为making sth.impossible“使······成为不可能”，其中后面的word-by-word reading , regression and sub-vocalization这几个名词并列作making的宾语。
起初，你会因为阅读速度快导致无法理解。但是当你学会读意思和概念时，你的阅读速度和理解能力都会有所提高。根据后一句中提到的阅读速度和理解力可知这里选B，即理解力。
这里是not only...but ( also)...的结构，参照61题解析。
这里是take...for instance结构，意思是“以······为例”。
这里reasonably good是想说在接受培训前每分钟 172个字的阅读速度也已经不算很差，因此选D。
这里通过比较接受培训前每分钟172个字的阅读速度和接受培训后每分钟1 378个字的阅读速度，从而说明阅读诊所的有效。
上一句刚刚强调了阅读能力对于我们工作的重要性，然后话锋一转，Unfortuante行暗示人们的阅读能力现状和这种重要性不匹配，因此这里选择C选项，poor reader 就是指“阅读能力较差的人”。
本句中提及我们at an early age养成很多阅读习惯，后来再也没能克服这些不良阅读习惯, get over的意思是“克服”。然后作者列举了一些不良的阅读习惯以及如何纠正这些习惯的方法。
lie in“在于”。最主要的问题在于语言本身。
该句为not...until…的结构，意思是：直到······才······，孤立的文字并没有什么意思，只有当文字连接成短语、句子和段落的时候才有意思。
however这个转折连词非常重要，孤立的单词并没有意思，可是不幸的是，人们在阅读时却只看到孤立的文字，并不能看到句群。
over是介词，后面跟着的是由what来引导的名词性从句，回读即返回去读已经读过的东西，是阅读中常见的一种不良习惯。
slow down的意思是“降低速度”。
这里是不定式作目的状语，需要动词来和后面的bad habits搭配，overcome bad habits的意思是“克服坏习惯”。后面主句中clinic一词也有提示作用，诊所的目的就是帮助人们克服阅读中的不良习惯。
making在这里引导一个结果状语，结构为making sth.impossible“使······成为不可能”，其中后面的word-by-word reading , regression and sub-vocalization这几个名词并列作making的宾语。
起初，你会因为阅读速度快导致无法理解。但是当你学会读意思和概念时，你的阅读速度和理解能力都会有所提高。根据后一句中提到的阅读速度和理解力可知这里选B，即理解力。
这里是not only...but ( also)...的结构，参照61题解析。
这里是take...for instance结构，意思是“以······为例”。
这里reasonably good是想说在接受培训前每分钟 172个字的阅读速度也已经不算很差，因此选D。
这里通过比较接受培训前每分钟172个字的阅读速度和接受培训后每分钟1 378个字的阅读速度，从而说明阅读诊所的有效。
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共用题干Prolonging Human Life1.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.2.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,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child.3.In most contemporary 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 illness 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.4.When older people become senile 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 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 grounds"for the dying in which"care"is given by poorly paid,overworked,and under-skilled personnel.Many people would have died of_______if they had been born 100 years ago.A:too weak and illB:hunting and gathering culturesC:childhood diseasesD:no one at homeE:epidemic diseases F: traditional cultures
共用题干Prolonging Human Life1.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.2.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,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child.3.In most contemporary 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 illness 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.4.When older people become senile 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 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 grounds"for the dying in which"care"is given by poorly paid,overworked,and under-skilled personnel.When older people become_______to care for themselves,they create grave problems for their families.A:too weak and illB:hunting and gathering culturesC:childhood diseasesD:no one at homeE:epidemic diseases F: traditional cultures
共用题干Prolonging Human Life1. Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population.Many people alive to-day 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.2. 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,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child.3. In most contemporary 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 illness 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.4. When older people become senile 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 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 arc good,most of them are simply"dumping grounds"for the dying in which"care" is given by poorly paid,overworked,and under-skilled personnel. When older people become______to care for themselves,they create grave problems for their families.A: too weak and illB: hunting and gathering culturesC: childhood diseasesD: no one at homeE: epidemic diseasesF: traditional cultures
共用题干Prolonging Human Life1. Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population.Many people alive to-day 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.2. 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,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child.3. In most contemporary 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 illness 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.4. When older people become senile 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 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 arc good,most of them are simply"dumping grounds"for the dying in which"care" is given by poorly paid,overworked,and under-skilled personnel. In______,old people who could not keep up might be abandoned to die.A: too weak and illB: hunting and gathering culturesC: childhood diseasesD: no one at homeE: epidemic diseasesF: traditional cultures
共用题干Prolonging Human LifeProlonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alivetoday would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago.Becausemore 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,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary 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,some-body 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 illness than young or middle-aged people;unless they have wealth or private or government insur-ance,they must often“go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.When older people become senile 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 hospitals have been built.These are of-ten 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 grounds”for the dying in which“care”is given by poorly paid,overworked,and under-skilled personnel.According to the passage,which of the following statements about retired people in the United States is true?A: Many of them have a very hard life.B: They cannot live a decent life without enough bank savings.C: They rely mainly on their children for financial support.D: Most of them live with their children and therefore are well looked after.
共用题干Prolonging Human Life1.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.2.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,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child.3.In most contemporary 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 illness 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.4.When older people become senile 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 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 grounds"for the dying in which"care"is given by poorly paid,overworked,and under-skilled personnel.Today,with most members of a household working or in school,there is________who can care for a sick or weak person.A:too weak and illB:hunting and gathering culturesC:childhood diseasesD:no one at homeE:epidemic diseases F: traditional cultures
共用题干Prolonging Human Life1. Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population.Many people alive to-day 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.2. 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,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child.3. In most contemporary 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 illness 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.4. When older people become senile 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 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 arc good,most of them are simply"dumping grounds"for the dying in which"care" is given by poorly paid,overworked,and under-skilled personnel. Today,with most members of a household working or in school,there is______often who can care for a sick or weak person.A: too weak and illB: hunting and gathering culturesC: childhood diseasesD: no one at homeE: epidemic diseasesF: traditional cultures
共用题干Prolonging Human LifeProlonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alivetoday would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago.Becausemore 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,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary 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,some-body 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 illness than young or middle-aged people;unless they have wealth or private or government insur-ance,they must often“go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.When older people become senile 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 hospitals have been built.These are of-ten 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 grounds”for the dying in which“care”is given by poorly paid,overworked,and under-skilled personnel.It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures______.A: it was a moral responsibility to keep old-aged people aliveB: infants could be left dead in times of starvationC: parents had to impart the cultural wisdom of the tribe to their childrenD: death was considered to be freedom from hardships
共用题干Read With Greater SpeedDo you have difficulty reading in class?If so,a special reading program that helpsmatch sounds with letters could speed up your brain.At least one out of every five elementary school students in the U.S. has troublelearnina to read .even when the students are good at other subjects.________(1)Researchers from Yale University,U.S.,studied a group of children trom New YorK and Connecticut State.As part of the study,37 struggling readers received special tutoring.Every day,instructors worked with them on recognizing how written letters representunits of sound called phonemes（音素）.________(2)By the end of the school year,these children could read faster than before.They also made fewer mistakes,and understood more of what they read than they coula earlier in theyear.As part of their study,the researchers used a special machine to take action photos ofthe students' brains.________(3)This is the same part of the brain that becomes active when goodreaders read.This activated brain area appears to include a structure that helps people recognize familiar written words quickly.In lower level readers,this structure remains inactive. A year later,the brain structure was still working hard in the students who had gone throughthe special tutoring,and they continued to do well in reading tests.________(4) However,some researchers still doubt the study.________(5)________(5)A:Many adults are interested in matching sounds with letters.B:The students also practiced reading aloud and spelling.C:The biggest challenge for many of these kids,scientists say,is matching sounds with letters.D:Another group in the study who went through a more traditional reading program didn't show the same progress.E:The pictures showed an increase in activity in the back of the brain on the left side.F:They believe that reading without making any noise or linking words to sounds is more efficient.
共用题干InflationBusiness and government leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important general indicator. Inflation is a period of increased spending that causes rapid rises in prices._______(51)your money buys fewer goods so that you get_______(52)for the same amount of money as before,inflation is the problem. There is a general rise_______(53)the price of goods and services.Your money buys less.Sometimes people describe inflation as a time when"a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore".Inflation is a problem for all consumers.People who live on a fixed income are hurt the _______(54).Retired people,for instance,cannot count on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incomes to_______(55) their needs in time of inflation.Retirement income_______(56)any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices.Many retired people must cut their spending to_______(57)rising prices.In many cases they must stop_______(58)some necessary items,such as food and clothing. Even _______(59)working people whose incomes are going up,inflation can be a problem. The_______(60)of living goes up,too. People who work must have even more money to keep up their standard of living. Just buying the things they need costs more.When incomes do not keep _______(61)with rising prices,the standard of living goes down.People may be earning the same amount of money,but they are not living as well because they are not able to buy as many goods and services.Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes _______(62)the rate of change can be determined.A price index measures changes in prices using the price for a_______(63)year as the base.The base price is set at 100,and the other prices are reported as a_______(64)of the base price.A price index makes_______(65)possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods,for example,with prices of the same goods in previous years._________(57)A:live up to B:catch up onC:put up with D:keep up with
共用题干InflationBusiness and government leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important general indicator. Inflation is a period of increased spending that causes rapid rises in prices._______(51)your money buys fewer goods so that you get_______(52)for the same amount of money as before,inflation is the problem. There is a general rise_______(53)the price of goods and services.Your money buys less.Sometimes people describe inflation as a time when"a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore".Inflation is a problem for all consumers.People who live on a fixed income are hurt the _______(54).Retired people,for instance,cannot count on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incomes to_______(55) their needs in time of inflation.Retirement income_______(56)any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices.Many retired people must cut their spending to_______(57)rising prices.In many cases they must stop_______(58)some necessary items,such as food and clothing. Even _______(59)working people whose incomes are going up,inflation can be a problem. The_______(60)of living goes up,too. People who work must have even more money to keep up their standard of living. Just buying the things they need costs more.When incomes do not keep _______(61)with rising prices,the standard of living goes down.People may be earning the same amount of money,but they are not living as well because they are not able to buy as many goods and services.Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes _______(62)the rate of change can be determined.A price index measures changes in prices using the price for a_______(63)year as the base.The base price is set at 100,and the other prices are reported as a_______(64)of the base price.A price index makes_______(65)possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods,for example,with prices of the same goods in previous years._________(51)A:Because B:While C:Since D:When
____their regular daytime job, many people do extra work in the evening.A.BetweenB.BesideC.BesidesD.By
共用题干For many people today,reading is no longer relaxation.To keep up their work they must read letters,reports,trade publications,interoffice communications,not to mention newspapers and magazines:a never-ending flood of words.In__________(51)a job or advancing in one,the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure.Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are_________(52)readers.Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age,and never__________(53)them.The main deficiency_________(54)in the actual stuff of language itself一words.Taken individually,words have_________(55)meaning until they are strung together into phrases,sentences and paragraphs.___________(56),however,the untrained reader does not read groups of words.He laboriously reads one word at a time,often regressing to reread words or passages.Regression,the tendency to look back over_________(57)you have just read,is a common bad habit in reading.Another habit which________(58)down the speed of reading is vocalization一sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.To_________(59)these bad habits,some reading clinics use a device called an accelerator, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed.The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable,in order to "stretch" him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast,_______(60)word-by-word reading,regression and sub-vocalization,practically impossible.At first_________(61)is sacrificed for speed.But when you learn to read ideas and concepts,you will not only read faster,________(62)your comprehension will improve.Many people have found their reading skill drastically improved after some training.________(63)Charlie Au,a business manager,for instance.His reading rate was a_________(64)good 172 words a minute_________(65)the training;now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute.He is delighted that he can get through a lot more reading material in a short period of time._________(51)A:applying B:doingC:offering D:getting
共用题干For many people today,reading is no longer relaxation.To keep up their work they must read letters,reports,trade publications,interoffice communications,not to mention newspapers and magazines:a never-ending flood of words.In__________(51)a job or advancing in one,the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure.Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are_________(52)readers.Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age,and never__________(53)them.The main deficiency_________(54)in the actual stuff of language itself一words.Taken individually,words have_________(55)meaning until they are strung together into phrases,sentences and paragraphs.___________(56),however,the untrained reader does not read groups of words.He laboriously reads one word at a time,often regressing to reread words or passages.Regression,the tendency to look back over_________(57)you have just read,is a common bad habit in reading.Another habit which________(58)down the speed of reading is vocalization一sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.To_________(59)these bad habits,some reading clinics use a device called an accelerator, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed.The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable,in order to "stretch" him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast,_______(60)word-by-word reading,regression and sub-vocalization,practically impossible.At first_________(61)is sacrificed for speed.But when you learn to read ideas and concepts,you will not only read faster,________(62)your comprehension will improve.Many people have found their reading skill drastically improved after some training.________(63)Charlie Au,a business manager,for instance.His reading rate was a_________(64)good 172 words a minute_________(65)the training;now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute.He is delighted that he can get through a lot more reading material in a short period of time._________(62)A:but B:norC:or D:for
共用题干Prolonging Human LifeProlonging 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,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child.In most contemporary 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 illness 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 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 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 grounds"for the dying in which"care"is given by poorly paid,overworked,and underskilled personnel.The writer believes that the population explosion results from______.A:an increase in birthrates B:the industrial developmentC:a decrease in death rates D:cultural advances
共用题干Prolonging Human LifeProlonging 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,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child.In most contemporary 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 illness 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 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 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 grounds"for the dying in which"care"is given by poorly paid,overworked,and underskilled personnel.It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures______.A:it was a moral responsibility to keep old-aged people aliveB:infants could be left dead in times of starvationC:parents had to impart the cultural wisdom of the tribe to their childrenD:death was considered to be freedom from hardships
I like sitting in the cafes,（）the newspapers and（）people .A、read；watchB、reading；watchingC、read；watching
问答题The British are the most voracious newspaper readers in the world. They read newspapers at breakfast; they walk to the bus reading a newspaper; they read a newspaper on the bus, as they go to work；and on the way back home, after work, they are engrossed in an evening newspaper. There are many “morning papers”, both national and provincial. The most famous is The Times. Contrary to what many foreigners believe, this is not a government newspaper. The various newspapers usually have their own views on politics, but they are not organs of the political parties, with the exception of the Communist Morning Star.
问答题The world of work is changing rapidly. Working conditions today are not the same as they used to be, and people no longer devote their life to doing one job for life. Write a composition of about 400 words to discuss the possible causes of these changes, and give your suggestions as to how people should prepare for work in the future.