6．America is growing older．Fifty years ago，only 4out of every 100people in the United States were 65or older．Today，10out of every 100Americans are over 65．The aging of the population will affect （影響） 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（行為）is suitable （合適）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't surprise 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 firs 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．

51．It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in AmericaC．
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
52．The underlined word‘one'refers toA．
A．a(chǎn) society   B．America   C．a(chǎn) place   D．population
53．‘Act your age'means people shouldB．
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
54．If a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm，the writer of the text would most probably consider itA．
A．normal  B．wonderful   C．unbelievable   D．unreasonable．

分析 文章大意：文章介紹了美國的人口老齡化讓每個人對待年齡的看法也起了變化．

解答 51．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)兩行和文章第二段內(nèi)容people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior（行為） is suitable（合適）at various，ages．和Public ideas are changing．說明美國人對年齡的看法已經(jīng)有了變化．故C正確．
52．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)the graying of America has made us a very different society-one in which people have a quite different說明這里的one與前面的a very different society是一個同位語關(guān)系，就是指a very different society故A正確．
53．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)Many people say，"I am much younger than my mother-or my father-was at my age．"No one says"Act your age"any more．說明這里的"Act your age"是指做你所做的年齡該做的事情，現(xiàn)在這種情況已經(jīng)有了很大的變化．故B正確．
54．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段最后三行It doesn't surprise 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．說明人們對年齡的看法已經(jīng)有了很大的變化，對于題目中的事情會感覺很正常．故A正確．

點評 本題是社會生活類閱讀理解．這類題材的閱讀理解是高考�？純�(nèi)容，他注重考查考生整體把握文章大意的能力，因此要求考生平時加強訓(xùn)練，做題時還要結(jié)合語境以及題目要求作出正確的判斷．

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But the decline in the US may have more to do with tougher tests and the introduction of the new rule in many states，which force drivers aged under 16 to be with licensed drivers of 21 years and older when driving．
In recent years，the annual number of journeys being made by American drivers of all ages has declined clearly for the first time ever．Car use began falling in 2007，when average petrol prices almost doubled to $4.12 a gallon，and the economy became worse．
But there are signs that it is getting back to normal and American remains a country on wheels．It has a higher number of cars per head of population than any other country in the world．
"Cars will always be a popular means of transportation in America．You have to take into consideration some places don't have access to public transportation．Cars are the only way some people can get around，"says Kristin Nevels．This makes driving necessary in some rural states，where about twice as many teenagers are on the road than in big cities．
63．The underlined word"declining"in the second paragraph most probably means"B"．
A．rising       B．dropping             C．improving            D．holding
64．In recent years cars are used less than before mainly because ofC．
A．traffic jams     B．harder tests         C．expensive petrol     D．worst economy
65．We can learn from the last paragraph that Kristin NevelsC．
A．doubts the popularity of the car use in the future．
B．thinks American people can not live without cars．
C．holds confident attitude to the cars'future in America．
D．believes America should build up its public transportation．
66．What can be inferred from the text？B
A．The UK has more teenager drivers than the US．
B．A 15-year-old boy cannot drive alone in the US．
C．The US has very developed bus transportation system．
D．Big cities have more teenager drivers than rural areas in the US．

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15．The survey by The Harvard Crimson was emailed to incoming first year undergraduates； 1，600 students responded．Results showed that at least a tenth of the students polled admitted to having cheated on an exam before starting at the university，while almost half admitted to cheating on their homework．
Athletes were apparently the most prone to cheating.20 percent of students who played a university sport admitted to cheating on an exam compared to 9 percent of students who did not．
The survey also revealed that men were not only more likely to cheat but were also more likely to admit to it．
The results，compared to a previous survey done on the class of 2013，suggested that cheating may be becoming more commonplace．Of the outgoing seniors only 7 percent admitted to cheating in an exam and another 7 percent said they had been dishonest on a take-home test.32 percent of the seniors said they had cheated on homework during their undergraduate years．
The surveys come in the wake of a cheating scandal at the university which saw 120 students investigated for sharing answers on an exam in 2012．
One recent graduate stated："Cheating was commonplace when I was at Harvard，especially with students in their first year or two．I would say as many as 60 per cent of students took notes into some exams．No one really cared and the faculty，well some of them at least，seemed to recognize and yet ignore the problem"．
In an email to NBC News，Jeff Neal，a Harvard representative，explained that a committee，made up of faculty，staff and students had been established to tacklecheating，which"is a national problem in American education"．
63．Of the following 4 university students，who is most likely to cheat？A
A．Jack，an athletic freshman  
B．Rose，a second-year student
C．John，a second-year student 
D．Maria，a first-year student
64．According to para.4& 5，which of the following statement can be inferred？A
A．They have done more than one survey．
B．only 7% of the seniors have cheated in the exams．
C．It seems more and more undergraduates are cheating．
D．Students are more likely to cheat in their senior years．
65．Why did The Harvard Crimson conduct the survey？D
A．Because they want to wake up the cheating students．
B．Because the faculty recognized and yet ignored the problem．
C．Because cheating has become a more commonplace．
D．Because there was a cheating scandal at the university．
66．Which word has the closest meaning to the underlined word"tackle"in the last paragraph？C
A．stop       B．punish     C．solve    D explain．

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16．
Did you know the meaning of a word may change over time？Many English words we know now had different meanings a long time ago．One example is the word nice．Around the year l 300，nice was first used in English to mean"stupid"．Two hundred years later，nice began to carry a"better"meaning．If people said a book was written nicely，they meant the book was written"clearly"or"carefully"，not"stupidly"．After l800，nice began to take its meaning like"kind"or"friendly"．Since then，people have thought of nice as a word with good meanings．
A good change of a word's meaning like this example of nice is called AMELIORATION．Though we don't use nice to mean"stupid"any more，it is fun to know how much a word's meaning can change from its start!
*For more examples of AMELIORATION，see next page．

46.1300years ago，a"nice person"was believed to beC．
A．careful    B．friendly    C．foolish  D．clever
47．What is the second paragraph mainly about？D
A．What nice used to mean．
B．Why the meaning of nice changed．
C．How long nice has been used？
D．How the meaning of nice changed over time．
48．AMELIORATION means a word's meaningB
A．can change from its start
B．changes from bad to good
C．changes from good to bad
D．remains the same over a long time
49．Which of the following is most likely to appear on the  next page？A
A．The word terrific used to mean"terrible"，but now it means"excellent"．
B．The word silly used to mean"happy"，but now it means"stupid"．
C．You may wonder why a word's meaning changes over time．
D．Besides AMELl0RATION，a word's meaning may change in other ways．

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