How many years did Kevin Mitnick serve in Federal Prison？

How many years of her life did Marta Betty devote to working for children？

A．40 years.

B．76 years.

C．29 years.

D．36 years.

How many years did the Civil War last？

A．Four years.

B．Five years.

C．Three years.

D．Six years.

How many years did Ty Cobb play professional baseball？

A．33 years.

B．19 years.

C．20 years.

D．24 years.

How did Dr. Johnson feel about his major change in life many years ago？

A．He felt like changing too.

B．He felt sad and at a loss.

C．He felt lonely.

D．He felt like laughing.

"Who gave him that thing？" Jimmy's father asked when he saw it.

"His grandfather did," answered Jimmy's mother.

Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise with it, but his mother did not mind. His father was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he did not hear the noise.

But one of the neighbors did not like the noise, so one morning, she took a sharp(锋利) knife and went to Jimmy's house while he was playing his dram. She said to him, "Hello, Jimmy. Do you know there's something very nice inside your drum？ Here is a knife. Open the drum and let's find it."

How old was Jimmy？

A．Even years old.

B．Six years old.

C．Five years old.

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 lnstitute 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.

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.

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.

听力原文： Pyramids along the Nile River are the most interesting buildings in the world. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, kings built the pyramids. They used to build them as their tombs. The kings thought the pyramids would help them find life after death. They also wanted the world to remember them as important people.

The oldest pyramid we know today is the one near Sahara in Egypt. It is about 5 000 years old. The largest is the pyramid of Khufu. It is made of two million three hundred thousand huge stones, most of them higher than a person. It is about 114 meters high. To build the pyramid of Khufu, 100000 men worked for twenty years. We know there were wonderful treasures in the pyramid. Robbers went into the pyramids and took many of these treasures. Today some of the treasures are in museums though.

How did the people of ancient days build the pyramids？ How did they carry and lift the huge stones？ Each stone fits so well and they didn't have our modern machines. Scientists have studied the pyramids but no one can say for sure how they did it.

29. Which of the following is the reason of building pyramids according to the passage？

30.When did the first pyramid come into existence？

31.Which of the following statements is true about the biggest pyramid？

(30)

A．To be used as rooms.

B．To help find life after death.

C．To remember the important workers.

D．To communicate with others in the sky.

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.

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．