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1.Whydoestheauthorthinkpopulationagingisatriumphofcivilization?A)Becauseithascreatedabetterandlongerlifeforhumanbeing.B)Becauseithasincreasedthesizeofpopulation.C)Becauseithasadjustedthesocialandeconomicsystem.D)Becauseithasattainedthesmallerfamilysize.考点:细节题解析:文章第一段第一句提到Populationagingisanimpressiveachievementthathasgreatlyimprovedthequalityandlengthofhumanlife（人口老龄化是一项伟大的成就，它提高了人们生活质量，增加了人类的寿命），所以选A。2.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillhappenin2060?A)TheelderlypeoplewillbegintooutnumberthechildreninGermany.B)Thenumberofelderlypeopleandchildrenwillbeslightlylessthan20percentoftheworldpopulation.C)Theproblemofpopulationagingwillbecomemorecriticalforthewholeworld.D)Theratiobetweenelderlypeopleandchildrenwillbethreetoone.考点:推断题解析:文章第二段最后一句中提到perhapsby2060,theworld'selderlypopulationwillbegintoexceedthepopulationofchildren,wheneachgroupisexpectedtoaccountforslightlylessthanone-fifthoftheworldpopulation。由此可知，老年人的数量将会在2060年超过儿童的数量，也就是说老年人越来越多，这种现象也就意味着老龄化会更严重，所以选C。3.Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasabettersituationinpopulationagingnow?A)TheUnitedStates.B)France.C)Germany.D)Japan.考点:细节题解析:第三段第一句和第二句提到，发达国家的老年人的数量都已经超过儿童。而美国是一个特例，儿童的数量比65岁以上的老年人的数量多50%。由此可见，目前美国老龄化的情况相比起其他的发达国家要好一些，所以选A。4.Whatwillhappenintheredinksociety?A)Youngworkerswilloutnumbertheretiredpeople.B)Therewillbeafavorableagestructure.C)Thelengthofhumanlifewillrapidlyprolong.D)Thebudgetsforpensionsandhealthcarewillsufferthedeficit.考点:综合理解题解析:redinksociety指的是“赤字社会”。文章第六段说明目前退休金和医疗系统的预算有盈余（intheblack），因为现在的年龄结构合理，工作者比退休的人多。而人们惧怕并防止redinksociety的到来，证明redinksociety的情况就应该正好和intheblack相反，所以选D。5.Whichofthefollowingmeasureswouldbethelastchoiceforpoliticians?A)Reducingthewelfareoftheoldpeople.B)Increasingthetaxes.C)Raisingthelegalretirementage.D)Privatizingthecurrentwelfaresystem.考点:推断题解析:文章第八段在介绍解决老龄化的问题的第二个方法时提到mostelectedofficialsandpoliticiansconsiderraisingtaxesaspoliticalsuicide（很多通过民主选举上台的官员和政治家都认为增加赋税是一种政治自杀）。由此可推断出，对于从政人士来说最不想实施的政策就是增加税收，所以选B。6.WhatdowelearnaboutPAYGOfromthepassage?A)Itcausesthedeclineoftherecentworldeconomy.B)Ithasbeenreplacedbytheproposalofprivatization.C)Itisdisapprovedbygeneralpublicbecauseoftherecenteconomicrecession.D)Itputstheburdenofwelfareforretiredpeopleontheshouldersofcurrentworkers.考点:综合理解题解析:文章第十段在介绍PAYGO系统时提到currentworkerspayforthebenefitsofcurrentretiredpeople（现有工人支付当前退休人员的收益）。D选项putstheburdenofwelfareforretiredpeopleontheshouldersofcurrentworkers是同义转述，所以选D。7.Whatisthecoreissueofthepopulationaging?A)Thenumberoftheelderlypeople.B)Thepensionandhealthcaresystems.C)Thelengthofhumanlife.D)Thespeedofpopulationage.考点:综合理解题解析:整篇文章中讨论关于人口老龄化的时候，都是围绕着对经济的影响而进行的，主要针对养老金和医疗系统进行讨论。作者给出的四点建议也都是在讨论如何改善养老金和医疗系统，所以选B。8.Amongtheoptionsrespondingtopopulationaging,themostpopularoneisto.考点:细节题解析:文章第十一段第二句提到Moreacceptableandfrequentlymentionedresponsestopopulationagingincludeincreasingworkerproductivityandtechnicaladvances（在众多的选民和公众眼中最让人接受和最常提及的方法就是提高生产力和加强科技进步），所以填increasingworkerproductivityandtechnicaladvances。9.Todealwiththeproblemofpopulationaging,thecurrentpolicyformostgovernmentsisto.考点:细节题解析:文章第十二段第二句提到Currentandintendingeffortsofmostgovernmentstoraisebirthratestoreplacementlevels（目前现行的努力是提高出生率），所以填raisebirthrate。10.Toimprovetheproportionbetweenlaborforceandretiredpeoplewithinashorttime,thegovernmentshould.考点:细节题解析:文章第十二段第四句提到Increasingtheimmigrantworkers,incontrast,wouldimmediatelyimpactthesizeofthelaborforceandincreasethenumberofworkersperretiredpeople，由此可知，影响劳动力数量的最快的办法是增加移民劳动者，所以填increasetheimmigrantworkers。1.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?A)Themantookapart-timejobwithouthisboss'knowledge.B)Themanwastootiredtotakeapart-timejob.C)Thewomandidn'twantthemantotakeapart-timejob.D)Thewomanwantedthemantocontinuewithhispart-timejob.考点:细节题解析:音频中，男士说有人将他在做兼职的事告诉了老板，因此他很不安，由此可知这位男士在背着老板做兼职，所以选A。M:Itsoundslikethey'retearingthewallsdownupthere.That'sallfineandgood,buttheydon'trealizethatnoteveryonegetsupbeforethecrackofdawn.Andtoday'sSunday!I'mgoingupthere.W:Benice!Don'tmakeanyenemies!2.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A)Goupstairstohelp.B)Goupstairstoprotest.C)Gotoexercise.D)Movetootherplaces.考点:推断题解析:音频中，男士抱怨说，楼上的邻居听上去好像星期天一大早就在拆墙，噪声很大，影响他休息，还说他要上去看看情况。女士则建议男士态度要友好，不要与邻居结怨。由此可知男士要到邻居家抗议，所以选B。W:Idon'treallylikethattype.He'sallmusclesandnobrains,Ibet.Howaboutthewomanintheeveninggown?Iwonderhowmuchadresslikethatcosts.M:MorethanallthemoneyImadethewholesummer.Nottomentionthejewelry.It'sreallygorgeous.3.Wherecouldtheymostprobablybe?A)Onthestreet.B)Inashop.C)Attheairport.D)Ataparty.考点:推断题解析:音频中，两人对周围的人品头论足，通过他们所谈论的女士穿的晚礼服（theeveninggown）与佩戴的首饰，可以推断出两人很可能是在派对上，所以选D。W:IhopeIwasn'ttoomuchtrouble,withallthestuffIbought.You'rewelcometocomevisitmeintheStates.I'llshowyouaround.M:Notroubleatall.ItwasfunformetoseeSpainthroughaforeigner'seyes.Imightjustaccept!4.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?A)Themanishelpingthewomanwithwhatshehasbought.B)ThewomanisinvitingthemantovisitherintheStates.C)Thewomanisbuyingsomeclothesfortheman.D)ThemanisseeingSpainthroughaforeigner'seyes.考点:推断题解析:音频中，女士说自己买了很多东西，希望没给男士带来太多麻烦，男士回答说不麻烦，由此推断这位男士正在帮这位女士买东西或拿东西，所以选A。选项B是女士为了表示感谢而说出的，是一种事实，不是从对话