Question

【題目】

Last year’s US Census(人口普查) showed that the average age of American citizens is rising. Since 1970 when the last American Census was 【1】, the birth rate has continued to fall 【2】 in the United States, and the number of Americans over age sixty-five has risen by 28%. Experts believe that 【3】 progress will permit more and more Americans to live longer in the years ahead. This means that as a group, older citizens will play a(n) 【4】 important part in American life.

The 【5】 of many of these older Americans already be seen. Today, those over sixty-five are healthier, better educated and more active than at any other time in American history. And they are rapidly changing traditional 【6】 that to be old is to be sick, or weak, or helpless. Today men in their 70s are 【7】 in long distance running races. Motion picture films now have leading parts for actors and actresses in their 80s.

Today’s older Americans also are spending large amounts of money for everything from study to long distance travel. More and more businesses now 【8】 their economic importance. Travel service, restaurant, stores and transportation systems are offering 【9】 prices for those over sixty-five. Special sports 【10】 and beauty products are being designed for older citizens.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】CD

【2】B

【3】BC

【4】BD

【5】ABC

【6】A

【7】D

【8】AB

【9】AC

【10】AD

【解析】

本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了美國(guó)的人口老齡化現(xiàn)象以及老年人對(duì)美國(guó)社會(huì)的影響。

【1】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：自1970年上次美國(guó)人口普查結(jié)束以來(lái)，美國(guó)的出生率持續(xù)大幅下降，65歲以上的美國(guó)人增加了28%。此處缺少動(dòng)詞作謂語(yǔ)，根據(jù)空后介紹的數(shù)據(jù)可知此處表示“完成、結(jié)束”，American Census與之是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，用的是被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，此處需要填過(guò)去分詞，故填CD。

【2】考查副詞。句意同上，修飾動(dòng)詞fall用副詞，根據(jù)“in the United States, and the number of Americans over age sixty-five has risen by 28%.”可知此處表示“急劇地、大幅地”，故填B。

【3】考查形容詞。句意：專家們相信，醫(yī)療進(jìn)步將使越來(lái)越多的美國(guó)人在以后活得時(shí)間更長(zhǎng)。修飾名詞progress用形容詞，根據(jù)“permit more and more Americans to live longer in the years ahead”可知此處表示“醫(yī)療的”，故填BC。

【4】考查副詞。句意：這意味著作為一個(gè)群體，老年人將在美國(guó)生活中扮演越來(lái)越重要的角色。修飾形容詞important用副詞，根據(jù)“important part in American life.”可知此處表示“越來(lái)越多地”，故填BD。

【5】考查名詞。句意：許多美國(guó)老年人的影響已經(jīng)顯現(xiàn)出來(lái)。此處缺少名詞作主語(yǔ)，根據(jù)空后的舉例可知此處表示“影響”，故填ABC。

【6】考查名詞。句意：他們正在迅速改變傳統(tǒng)觀念，即變老就意味著生病、虛弱或無(wú)助。作動(dòng)詞changing的賓語(yǔ)用名詞，根據(jù)空后的同位語(yǔ)從句可知此處表示“觀念”，故填A。

【7】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：如今，70多歲的男性正在參加長(zhǎng)跑比賽。此處缺少動(dòng)詞作謂語(yǔ)，根據(jù)“in long distance running races”可知此處表示“競(jìng)爭(zhēng)、比賽”，故填D。

【8】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越多的企業(yè)認(rèn)識(shí)到他們?cè)诮?jīng)濟(jì)上的重要性。此處缺少動(dòng)詞作謂語(yǔ)，根據(jù)“their economic importance.”可知此處表示“認(rèn)識(shí)到、承認(rèn)”，故填AB。

【9】考查形容詞。句意：旅行社、餐館、商店和交通系統(tǒng)正在為65歲以上的人提供降價(jià)服務(wù)。修飾名詞prices用形容詞，根據(jù)“prices for those over sixty-five.”可知此處表示“下降的”，reduced是過(guò)去分詞轉(zhuǎn)化來(lái)的形容詞，表示“下降的”，故填AC。

【10】考查名詞。句意：現(xiàn)在還有專門為老年人設(shè)計(jì)的體育器材和美容產(chǎn)品。此處缺少名詞作主語(yǔ)，根據(jù)“Special sports”可知此處表示“器材”，故填AD。