高三英语练习13
America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect （影响） American society in many ways — education, medicine, and business.Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society— one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior （行为）is suitable （合适） at various ages. A person's age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position,marriage or health.There's no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job,or stop working isn't as strong as it used to be.It doesn'tsurprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing. Many people say, 'I am much younger than my mother - or my father - was at my age.' No one says‘Act your age’ anymore. We've stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.
67. It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America .
A. has made people feel younger B. has changed people's social position
C. has changed people's understanding of age D. has slowed down the country's social development
68. The underlined word ‘one’ refers to .
A. a society B. America C. a place D. population
69. ‘Act your age’ means people should________ .
A. be active when they are old B. do the right thing at the right age
C. show respect for their parents young or old D. take more physical exercise suitable to their age
70. If a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the textwould most probably consider it________ .
A. normal B.wonderful C.unbelievable D.unreasonable
98D
The report came to the British on May 21,1941.Th German battleship Bismarck, the most powerful warship in the world was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean.Her task :to destroy the ships carrying supplies from the United States to war-torn England.The British had feared such a task.No warship the had could match the Bismarck in speed or in firepower.The Bismarch hasdeight 15-inch guns and 81 smaller guns.She could move at 30nautical mile（海里）an hour.She was beleved to be unsinkable.However,the British had to sink her.They sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt down the Bismarck. On May 24,the Hood found the Bismarck.
It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see.His orders were to destroy the British ships that were carrying supplies,but to stay away from a fight with British warships.
The battle didn't last long.The Bismarck's first torpedo（鱼雷）hit the Hood,which went down taking all but three of her 1,419men with her.
But in the fight,the Bismarck was slightly damaged（损坏）.Her commander decided to run for repairs to France,which had at that time been taken by the Germans.The British force followed her.
However,because of the Bismarck's speed and the heavy fog,the lost sight of her.
For two days,every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find the Bismarck,but with no success.Finally, she was sighted by a plane from Ireland.Trying to slow the Bismarck down so that their ships could catch up with her ,the British fired at her form the air.The Bismarck was hit.
On the morning of May 27,the last battle was fought.Four British ships fired on the Bismarck,and she was finally sunk.
61.The Bismarck sailed into the Atlantic Ocean_____.
A.to sink the Hood B.to gain control of France
C.to cut off American supplies to Britain D.to stop British warships reaching Germany
62.Many people believed that the Bismarck could not be defeatedbecause she_____.
A.was fast and powerful B.had more men on board
C.was under Luetjens' command D.had bigger guns than other ships
63.We learn from the text that on 24 May_____.
A.the British won the battle againse the Bismarck
B.the Bismarck won the battle against the British
C.the British gunfire damaged the Bismarch seriously
D.the Bismarck succeeded in keeping away from the British
64.Luetjens tried to sail to France in order to_____.
A.have the ship repaired B.join the other Germans
C.get help from the French D.get away from the british
65.Which of the following is the immediate cause of the sinkingof the Bismarck?
A.The British air strikes. B.The damage done by the Hood.
C.Gunfire from the british warships. D.Luetjen's decision to run for France
99.A
Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.
This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure-a 120-page diary kept 190 years age by Deborah Logan,"a woman who knew everybody in her day,"James Green ,the librarian told the magazine American Libraries.
Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia ,It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington .D. C in the war of 1812.She describes President James Madison on horseback as "perfectly shaking with fear"during the troubled days.George Washington,she writes,mistook her for the wife of a French man.and praised her excellent English ．
The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from Eng- land to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先）to the Library Company,which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.
Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession"a bout five minutes"when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person.On returning to his hotel after showing the percious book to Green,Luxmoore waas shocked to realise that he had left it in the taxi.
Without any delay,Green began calling every taxi company in the city,with no luck,"I've felt sick since then,"Luxmoore told reporters.
According to Green.no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building .
Tom Brennan received a reward(奖励)of 1,000,Philadelphia gained another treasure for its histo- ry,and Luxmoore told reporters,"It's wonderful news.I'm on high".
51.This article mainly tells about the story of ＿＿＿＿＿
A.a lost diary B.Deborah Logan C.Cory Luxmoore D.the Library Company
52.From the text,we learn that the diary is now owned by＿＿＿＿＿
A.Tom Brennan B.an unknown person
C.a Philadelphia magazine D.the Library Company of Philadelphia
53.Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because＿＿＿＿＿.
A.it was written in Philadelphia B.it tells stories about Philadelphia
C.people in the city are interested in old things
D.the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia
54.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?
a-Tom Brennan found the book in an office building. b-The book was shown to James Green.
c-Cory Luxmoore arrived from England. d-The book was left behind in a taxi.
A.a.b.c.d B.c.b.d.a C.a.c.d.b D.c.a.b.d
55.What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said "I'm on high"?
A.I'm rich B.I'm famous C.I'm excited D.I'm lucky.