高三英语练习13

高三英语练习13Americaisgrowingolder.Fiftyyearsago,only4outofevery100peopleintheUnitedStateswere65orolder.Today,10outofevery100Americansareover65.Theagingofthepopulationwillaffect（影响）Americansocietyinmanyways—education,medicine,andbusiness.Quietly,thegrayingofAmericahasmadeusaverydifferentsociety—oneinwhichpeoplehaveaquitedifferentideaofwhatkindofbehavior（行为）issuitable（合适）atvariousages.Aperson'sagenolongertellsyouanythingabouthis/hersocialposition,marriageorhealth.There'snolongeraparticularyearinwhichonegoestoschoolorgoestoworkorgetsmarriedorstartsafamily.Thesocialclockthatkeptusontimeandtolduswhentogotoschool,getajob,orstopworkingisn'tasstrongasitusedtobe.Itdoesn'tsurpriseustohearofa29-year-olduniversitypresidentora35-year-oldgrandmother,ora70-year-oldmanwhohasbecomeafatherforthefirsttime.Publicideasarechanging.Manypeoplesay,'Iammuchyoungerthanmymother-ormyfather-wasatmyage.'Noonesays‘Actyourage’anymore.We'vestoppedlookingwithsurpriseatolderpeoplewhoactinyouthfulways.67.ItcanbelearntfromthetextthattheagingofthepopulationinAmerica.A.hasmadepeoplefeelyoungerB.haschangedpeople'ssocialpositionC.haschangedpeople'sunderstandingofageD.hassloweddownthecountry'ssocialdevelopment68.Theunderlinedword‘one’refersto.A.asocietyB.AmericaC.aplaceD.population69.‘Actyourage’meanspeopleshould________.A.beactivewhentheyareoldB.dotherightthingattherightageC.showrespectfortheirparentsyoungoroldD.takemorephysicalexercisesuitabletotheirage70.Ifa25-year-oldmanbecomesgeneralmanagerofabigfirm,thewriterofthetextwouldmostprobablyconsiderit________.A.normalB.wonderfulC.unbelievableD.unreasonable98DThereportcametotheBritishonMay21,1941.ThGermanbattleshipBismarck,themostpowerfulwarshipintheworldwasmovingoutintotheAtlanticOcean.Hertask:todestroytheshipscarryingsuppliesfromtheUnitedStatestowar-tornEngland.TheBritishhadfearedsuchatask.NowarshipthehadcouldmatchtheBismarckinspeedorinfirepower.TheBismarchhasdeight15-inchgunsand81smallerguns.Shecouldmoveat30nauticalmile（海里）anhour.Shewasbelevedtobeunsinkable.However,theBritishhadtosinkher.TheysentoutataskforceheadedbytheirbestbattleshipHoodtohuntdowntheBismarck.OnMay24,theHoodfoundtheBismarck.ItwasameetingthattheGermancommanderLuetjensdidnotwanttosee.HisordersweretodestroytheBritishshipsthatwerecarryingsupplies,buttostayawayfromafightwithBritishwarships.Thebattledidn'tlastlong.TheBismarck'sfirsttorpedo（鱼雷）hittheHood,whichwentdowntakingallbutthreeofher1,419menwithher.Butinthefight,theBismarckwasslightlydamaged（损坏）.HercommanderdecidedtorunforrepairstoFrance,whichhadatthattimebeentakenbytheGermans.TheBritishforcefollowedher.However,becauseoftheBismarck'sspeedandtheheavyfog,thelostsightofher.Fortwodays,everyBritishshipintheAtlantictriedtofindtheBismarck,butwithnosuccess.Finally,shewassightedbyaplanefromIreland.TryingtoslowtheBismarckdownsothattheirshipscouldcatchupwithher,theBritishfiredatherformtheair.TheBismarckwashit.OnthemorningofMay27,thelastbattlewasfought.FourBritishshipsfiredontheBismarck,andshewasfinallysunk.61.TheBismarcksailedintotheAtlanticOcean_____.A.tosinktheHoodB.togaincontrolofFranceC.tocutoffAmericansuppliestoBritainD.tostopBritishwarshipsreachingGermany62.ManypeoplebelievedthattheBismarckcouldnotbedefeatedbecauseshe_____.A.wasfastandpowerfulB.hadmoremenonboardC.wasunderLuetjens'commandD.hadbiggergunsthanotherships63.Welearnfromthetextthaton24May_____.A.theBritishwonthebattleagainsetheBismarckB.theBismarckwonthebattleagainsttheBritishC.theBritishgunfiredamagedtheBismarchseriouslyD.theBismarcksucceededinkeepingawayfromtheBritish64.LuetjenstriedtosailtoFranceinorderto_____.A.havetheshiprepairedB.jointheotherGermansC.gethelpfromtheFrenchD.getawayfromthebritish65.WhichofthefollowingistheimmediatecauseofthesinkingoftheBismarck?A.TheBritishairstrikes.B.ThedamagedonebytheHood.C.Gunfirefromthebritishwarships.D.Luetjen'sdecisiontorunforFrance99.ATomBrennanwasworkinginaPhiladelphiaofficebuildingwhenhenoticedablackbag.Thebagcontainedabook.Thischancediscoveryendeda12-daysearchbytheLibraryCompanyofPhiladelphiaforahistoricaltreasure-a120-pagediarykept190yearsagebyDeborahLogan,awomanwhokneweverybodyinherday,JamesGreen,thelibrariantoldthemagazineAmericanLibraries.MostofthediaryisarecordofbigeventsinPhiladelphia,ItalsoincludesadescriptionofBritishsoldiersburningWashington.D.Cinthewarof1812.ShedescribesPresidentJamesMadisononhorsebackasperfectlyshakingwithfearduringthetroubleddays.GeorgeWashington,shewrites,mistookherforthewifeofaFrenchman.andpraisedherexcellentEnglish．TheadventureofthelostbookbeganSeptember4whenCoryLuxmoorearrivedfromEng-landtodeliverthediaryofhisancestor(祖先）totheLibraryCompany,whichheandhiswifeconsideredtobethebesthomeforthediary.GreentoldAmericanLibrarieshehadthediaryinhispossessionaboutfiveminuteswhenLuxmooretookitbackbecausehehadpromisedtoshowittooneotherperson.OnreturningtohishotelaftershowingtheperciousbooktoGreen,Luxmoorewaasshockedtorealisethathehadleftitinthetaxi.Withoutanydelay,Greenbegancallingeverytaxicompanyinthecity,withnoluck,I'vefeltsicksincethen,Luxmooretoldreporters.Accor