D

Until late in the 20th century, most Americans spent time with people of generations. Now mid-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves. That’s because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care center, our 13-year-olds in school and sports activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes. Why?

We live away from the old for many reasons: young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears for aging and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it’s so hard that we stay away from the people who need us most.

Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.

A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbors and had her children deliver it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. “My children have never been less lonely,” the reporter said.

The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby. She was immediately surrounded. People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep wake up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

Grandparents are a special case. They give grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it, “my grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end.”

Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents. “My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer, more trusting.

68. Now in an American family, people can find that ____.

A.  children never live with their parents

B. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

C.  aged people are supported by their grandchildren

D.   not all working people live with their parents

69. The reason why old people are left alone may be that ____.

A.  the old don’t like to live in a big family

B.  the young can’t get enough money to support the old

C.  different generations have different lifestyles

D.  the old are too weak to live with the young

70. The fact that the reporter told us shows that ___.

A. old people in America lead a hard life

B. old people in America enjoy banana bread

C. she had no time to take care of her children

D. old people are easy to get along with

71. Seeing a baby, the old people get excited because ____.

A. the baby brought them the image of life

B. the baby was clever and beautiful

C. they had never seen a baby before

D. the baby’s mother would take care of them

E

The Red Cross is an international organization which cares for people who are in need of help. A man in a Paris hospital who needs blood, a woman in Mexico who was injured in an earthquake, and a family in India that lost their home in a storm may all be aided by the Red Cross.

The Red Cross exists in almost every country around the world. The world Red Cross organizations are sometimes called the Red Crescent, the Red Mogen Daid, the Sun, and the Red Lion. All of these agencies share a common goal of trying to help people in need.

The idea of forming an organization to help the sick and wounded during a war started with Jean Henri Dunant. In 1859, he observed how people were suffering on a battlefield in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded people regardless of which side they were fighting for. The most important result of his work was an international treaty called the Geneva Convention(日内瓦协定). It protects prisoners of war, the sick and wounded, and other citizens during a war.

The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of services for the public, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid and providing blood.

72.A good title for this passage is     .

A. People in Need of Help       B. Safety and Protection

C. The International Red Cross   D. Forming an Organization to Help People

73.The word “aided ” in the first paragraph means     .

A. needed   B. helped   C. caught   D. protected

74.The author really tries to make the reader see that this organization     .

A. costs very little money            B. works in many nations

C. teaches first aid if necessary        D. is called the Sun

75.We may draw a conclusion (下结论)that      during a war.

A. the Red Cross only protects the wounded

B. the Red Cross only helps prisoners of war

C. the Red Cross only helps citizens

D. the Red Cross helps all the people in need no matter which side they are fighting for

第二卷(非选择题 共35分)

第四部分：写作(共两节：满分35分)

第一节：对话填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面对话,掌握其大意,并根据所给首字母的提示,在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

M: Jenny，you look so strong, quite (76) d______ from what you used to be.How I envy you!

W: I think you’ve (77) h_____ the saying：“A sound mind dwells in a sound body.”I have always (78) t____ my best to keep fit for both my study and work.

M: Right you are! Can you give me some (79) t_____ as to how to keep fit?

W: To my (80) m______, the best way to keep fit is to go in for sports.

M: What kind of sports do you participate in?

W: I go swimming (81) o_____ a week.I do this even in cold winter.

M: I used to swim in high school，but don’t have (82) t_____ anymore.

W: That’s too bad.Exercise is really (83) i_________ for your health.

M: I know.I’m (84) g______ a little fat.I am short of breath when going upstairs.

W: That’s a bad sign.I think you need more (85) e_______.Well, I’m going swimming tonight.Do you want to go with me?

M: Okay.I really need to get in shape again.

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

近几年来，越来越多的人们在网上购买实物、信息，甚至预定机票或酒店等服务。请你根据自己的观点，以“Shopping on the Internet”为题，用英语写一篇短文。

注意：   1.词数100左右。2. 开头部分已给出，不计入总词数。

3. 参考词汇：实物 physical products;下载软件 download computer software

Shopping on the Internet

Shopping on the internet is becoming very popular. __________________________________

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