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There are more than forty universities in Britain--nearly twice as many as in 1960.During

There are more than forty universities in Britain--nearly twice as many as in 1960. During the l%0s eight【C1】______new ones were founded, and ten other new ones were created by【C2】______old colleges of technology into universities. In the same period the number of students【C3】______doubled, from 70,000 to more than 200,000. By 1973 about 10% of men aged from eighteen to twenty-one were in universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are【C4】______institutions. Each has' its own governing councils,【C5】______some local businessmen and local politicians as【C6】______as a few academics(大学教师). The state began to give grants to them fifty years【C7】______, and by 1970 each university【C8】______nearly all its【C9】______from state grants. Students have to【C10】______fees and living costs, but every student may receive from the local authority of the place where he lives a personal【C11】______which is enough to pay his full costs, including lodging and【C12】______unless his parents are【C13】______Most【C14】______take jobs in the summer for about six weeks,【C15】______they do not normally do outside【C16】______during the academic year. The Department of Education takes【C17】______for the payment which covers the whole expenditure of the university, but it does not【C18】______direct control. It can have an important influence【C19】______new developments through its power to distribute funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly【C20】______of academics.

【C1】

A．properly

B．completely

C．roughly

D．approximately

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Forty May Be the New 30 As Scientists Redefine Age Is 40 really the new 30？ In many w

Forty May Be the New 30 As Scientists Redefine Age

Is 40 really the new 30？ In many ways people today act younger than their parents did at the same age.

Scientists have defined a new age concept and believe it could explain why populations are aging, but at the same time seem to be getting younger.

Instead of measuring, aging by how long people have lived, the scientists have factored in how many more years people can probably still look forward to. Using that measure, the average person can get younger in the sense that he or she can have even more years to live as time goes on," said Warren Sanderson of the University of New York in Stony Brook.

He and Sergei Scherbov of the Vienna Institute of Demography (人口统计学)at the Austrian (奥地利的) Academy of Sciences, have used their method to estimate how the proportion of elderly people in Germany, Japan and the United States will change in the future.

The average German was 39.9 years old in 2000 and could plan to live for another 39.2 years, according to research reported in the journal Nature on Wednesday. However, by 2050 the average German will be 51.9 years old and will be expected to live another 37.1 years. So middle age in 2050 would occur at around 52 years instead of 40 years as in 2000.

"As people have more and more years to live they have to save more and plan more and they effectively are behaving as if they were younger," said nderson.

Five years ago, the average American was 35.3 years old and could plan for 43.5 more years of life. By 2050, the researchers estimate it will increase to 41.7 years and 45.8 future years.

"A lot o; our skills, our education, our savings and the way we deal with our health care depend a great deal on how many years we have to live," said Sanderson.

This dimension of how many years people have to live has been completely ignored in the discussion of aging so far.

第 36 题 People 40 years of age today seem to be as young as

A． their parents were at the same age.

B． their parents were at the age of 30.

C． their children will be at the same age.

D． their children will be at the age of 30.

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Forty May Be the New 30 As Scientists Redefine AgeIs 40 really the new 30？ In many ways pe

Forty May Be the New 30 As Scientists Redefine Age

Is 40 really the new 30？ In many ways people today act younger than their parents did at the same age.

Scientists have defined a new age concept and believe it could explain why populations are aging, but at the same time seem to be getting younger.

Instead of measuring aging by how long people have lived, the scientists have factored in how many more years people can probably still look forward to.

"Using that measure, the average person can get younger in the sense that he or she can have even more years to live as time goes on," said Warren Sanderson of the University of New York in Stony Brook.

He and Sergei Scherbov of the Vienna Institute of Demography (人口统计学) at the Austrian (奥地利的) Academy of Sciences, have used their method to estimate how the proportion of elderly people in Germany, Japan and the United States will change in the future.

The average German was 39.9 years old in 2000 and could plan to live for another 39.2 years, according to research reported in the journal Nature on Wednesday.

However, by 2050 the average German will be 51.9 years old and will be expected to live another 37.1 years. So middle age in 2050 would occur at around 52 years instead of 40 years as in 2000.

"As people have more and more years to live they have to save more and plan more and they effectively are behaving as if they were younger," said Sanderson.

Five years ago, the average American was 35.3 years old and could plan for 43.5 more years of life. By 2050, the researchers estimate it will increase to 41.7 years and 45.8 future years.

"A lot of our ski/Is, our education, our savings and the way we dear with our health care depend a great deal on how many years we have to live," said Sanderson.

This dimension of how many years people have to live has been completely ignored in the discussion of aging so far.

People 40 years of age today seem to be as young as______.

A．their parents were at the same age.

B．their parents were at the age of 30.

C．their children will be at the same age.

D．their children will be at the age of 30.

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根据下列文章,请回答 31～35 题。 Forty May Be the New 30 As Scientists Redefine Age Is

根据下列文章,请回答 31～35 题。

Forty May Be the New 30 As Scientists Redefine Age

Is 40 really the new 307 In many ways people today act younger than their parents did at the same age．

Scientists have defined a new age concept and believe it could exp，lain why populations are agin9，but at the same time seem to be getting younger．

Instead of measuring aging by how long people have lived，the scientists have factored in how many more years people can probably still look forward to．

“Using that measure。the average person can get younger in the sense that he Or she can have even more years to live as time goes on,”said Warren Sanderson of the University of New York in Stony Brook

He and Sergei Scherbor of the Vienna Institute of Demography(人口统计学)at the Austrian(奥地利的)Academy of Sciences，have used their method to estimate how the proportion of elderly people in Gerrnany，Japan and the United States will change in the future．

The average German was 39.9 years old in 2000 and could plan to live for another 39．2 years，according to research reported in the journal Nature on Wednesday．

However，by 2050 the average German will be 51．9 years old and will be expected to live another 37．1 years．So middle age in 2050 would Occurs at around 52 years instead of 40 years as in 2000．

“As people have more and more years to live they have to save more and plan more and they effectively are behaving as if they were younger，”said Sanderson．

Five years ago，the average American was 35．3 years old and could plan for 43．5 more years of life．By 2050．the researchers estimate it will increase to 41.7 years and 45.8 future years．

“A lot of our skills。our education，our savings and the way’ we deal with our health care depend a great deal on how many years we have to live。”said Sanderson．

This dimension of how many years people have to live has been completely ignored in the discussion of aging SO far．

第 31 题 People 40 years of age today seem to be as young as

A．their parents were at the same age．

B．their parents were at the age of 30．

C．their children will be at the same age．

D．their children will be at the age of 30．

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There are more than forty universities in Britain--nearly twice as many as in 1960s. Durin

g the 1960s eight【C1】______new ones were founded, and ten other new ones were created by【C2】______old colleges of technologies into universities. In the same period the【C3】______of students more than doubled, from 70,000 to more than 200,000. By 1973 about 10% of men【C4】______from eighteen to twenty-one were in universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are【C5】______institutions. Each has its own governing councils.【C6】______some local businessmen and local politicians as【C7】______as a few academics. The state began to give【C8】______to them fifty years ago, and by 1970 cacti university derived nearly all its【C9】______from state grants. Students have to pay fees and living costs,【C10】______every student may receive from the local authority of the place where he lives a personal gram which is enough to pay his full【C11】______. including lodging and food unless his parents are【C12】______Most students【C13】______jobs in the summer for about six weeks, but they do not【C14】______do outside work during the【C15】______year. The Department of Education takes【C16】______for the payment which covers the whole【C17】______of the universities, but it does not exercise direct control. It can have an important influence【C18】______new developments through its power to【C19】______funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly【C20】______of academies.

【C1】

A．essentially

B．completely

C．remarkably

D．comparatively

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第6题

There are more than forty universities in Britain—nearly twice as many as in 1960s. During

the 1960s eight【B1】new ones were founded, and ten other new ones were created by【B2】old colleges of technologies into universities. In the same period the【B3】of students more than doubled, from 70,000 to more than 200,000. By 1973 about 10% of men【B4】from eighteen to twenty-one were in universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are【B5】institutions. Each has its own governing councils,【B6】some local businessmen and local politicians as【B7】as a few academics. The state began to give【B8】to them fifty years ago, and by 1970 each university, derived nearly all its【B9】from state grants. Students have to pay fees and living costs,【B10】every student may receive from the local authority of the place where he lives a personal grant which is enough to pay his full【B11】. including lodging and food unless his parents are【B12】. Most students【B13】jobs in the summer for about six weeks, but they do not【B14】do outside work during the【B15】year. The Department of Education takes【B16】for the payment which covers the whole【B17】of the universities, but it does not exercise direct control. It can have an important influence【B18】new developments through its power to【B19】funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly【B20】of academics.

【B1】

A．exactly

B．completely

C．partially

D．superficially

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第7题

Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world.A．RightB．WrongC．Not mentioned

Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

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第8题

There are more than forty universities in Britain--nearly twice as many as in 1960. During

the 1960s eight【67】new ones were founded, and ten other new ones were created by【68】old colleges of technology into universities. In the same period the number of students【69】doubled, from 70000 to over 200000. By 1973 about 10% of men aged from eighteen to twenty-one were n universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are【70】institutions. Each has its own governing councils,【71】some local businessmen and local politicians as【72】as a few academics (大学教师). The state began to【73】grants to them fifty years ago, and by 1970 eachuniversity【74】nearly all its【75】from state grants. Students have to pay【76】and living costs, but every student may receive from the local authority of the place where he lives a personal【77】which is enough to pay his full costs, including lodging and food【78】his parents can well【79】them. Most students take jobs in the summer for about six weeks,【80】they do not normally do outside work【81】the academic year. The Department of Education takes【82】for the payment which covers the whole expenditure of the university, but it does not【83】direct control. It canhave an important【84】on new developments through its power to【85】funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly【86】of academics.

(68)

A．properly

B．completely

C．roughly

D．approximately

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第9题

听力原文：Today we're going to talk about shyness and discuss recent research on ways to he

听力原文： Today we're going to talk about shyness and discuss recent research on ways to help children learn to get along with others socially.

Many people consider themselves shy. In fact, forty percent of people who took part in our survey said they were shy--that's two out of every five people. And there are studies to indicate that the tendency toward shyness may be inherited. But certain timid children doesn't mean that they are bound to be shy forever. There is something parents, teachers, and the children themselves can do to overcome this tendency--and even to prevent it.

Our researchers found that if parents gently push their shy children to try new things, they can help these children become less afraid and less inhibited. Another way to help shy children is to train them in social skills. For example, there are special training programs where children are taught things like looking at other children while talking to them, talking about others' interests, and even smiling.

These groups have been very successful in giving shy children a place to feel safe and accepted, and building up their self-esteem.

(33)

A．Showing children how to behave.

B．Helping children overcome shyness.

C．Several causes of children's shyness.

D．How timid children become shy adults.

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第10题

听力原文：Life-style. is the way a person lives; it includes work, leisure time, hobbies, o

听力原文： Life-style. is the way a person lives; it includes work, leisure time, hobbies, other interests, and personal philosophy. One person's life-style. may be dominated by work, including few social activities. Another's may involve hobbies, recreational activities, or personal philosophy.

There is little doubt that life-styles are changing and that these changes will have an influence on the way business operates in the years ahead. Several factors are. causing life-style. changes in U.S. society.

First, there is more leisure time than ever before. The workweek is now less than forty hours, as compared to seventy hours a century ago. Some experts believe it will be twenty-five hours or less before the year 2020. Several firms have adopted four-day workweeks with more hours per day. Others have cut the number of hours working each week. Reduced work schedules mean increased leisure time.

Second, families have fewer children than before -- and young couples are postponing childbirth instead of having their children early in the marriage. This trend has forced many businesses to modify their competitive strategies.

Gerber Products Company used to advertise "babies are our business -- our only business." Now Gerber products include infant clothing, stuffed animals, and accessories such as bottles, baby's carriages, and baby powder.

Third, people are better educated and more prosperous now than they were earlier. These advantages bring with them the freedom to question current life-styles and examine new ones. Inquiries of this nature have sometimes led to personal life-style. changes.

(33)

A．Life-style. of different people is the same.

B．Different people may have completely different life-styles.

C．It's doubtful whether life-styles are changing.

D．The changes of life-styles have' no influence on business.

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