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PAGEUnit3TheinternetUnit3ReadingforWriting1、InChina,thecurrentstatutoryretirementageis60formenand55forwomen.Chinahasenteredanagingsociety.Alargeamountofretiredpeoplewillstarttheirnewlifeafterretirement.
Thetransition(过渡期)frombeingafull-timeemployeetototalleisure(空闲)mightbeoneofthemostimportantchangesinourwholelife.Manysuccessfulretireessaythattheyfeelmoresatisfiedwithlifefromvariousactivitiesandbusiness.Itmakesagreatsenseofself-worth.Theydon9tneedtoendureharmfulworkingenvironmentandofficepolitics.Theydon’tneedtotakemoreeffortstogetahigherpositionandgainwealth.Theycanarrangetheirretiredlifebasedoninterestsandthebusinessopportunitiesbecausetheyhaveenoughtimeandbudget(预算)tomaketheirlifemoreinterestingandsuccessful.Sothat,retiredlifemustbethehappiestperiodinthewholelife.Becausethereisnorestrictionoftherulesandcompanyculture,theycanfullyshowtheirperseveranceandoptimisticattitude.Moreimportantly,theyhavetheabilitytodealwithproblemsandcreatesellingpointsfortheirbusiness.
Specifically,mostofretireeswillstudyintheelderlyuniversityandlearnnewskills,liketraditionalChinesemedicine,cooking,handwriting,inkpainting,chess,teaculture,music,martialartsanddance.SomeofthemstartuptheirownbusinesslikeChineserestaurant,Chinesemedicineclinic,andartexhibition.Thelocalgovernmentalsoprovidesmanyopportunitiesforretiredpeopletoenjoyhighqualitylife.
Isuggestthattheretireescontinuedoingtheirpreviousjob.Forexample,aretiredteachercanbeapart-timeteacherandteachstudentsinthecommunity,andaretireddancercanteachdancingfansandhelpthemtobeaprofessionaldancer.Thatmaybethebestwaytomakesenseofself-identityandaccomplishment.
1.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotdescribemanysuccessfulretirees?
A.Worried. B.Relaxed.
C.Happiest. D.Moresatisfied.
2.Whycanretireesmaketheirlifemoreinterestingandtheirbusinesssuccessful?
A.Theyhaveabilities.
B.Theyhaveenoughexperience.
C.Theyhavegoodrelationships.
D.Theyhaveenoughtimeandmoney.
3.What’stheauthorssuggestiontotheretirees?
A.Theycandowhatevertheylike.
B.Theycantravelallovertheworld.
C.Theycangoondoingtheirpreviousjob.
D.Theycanstudyintheelderlyuniversity.
4.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TheHappiestLife
B.EnjoyHighQualityLife
C.ChinaHasEnteredanAgingSociety
D.LifeandWorkAfterRetirementinChina
2、PerhapsnooneknowsthepowerofimaginationbetterthanChinesewriterLiuCixin.Untilfouryearsago,Liuworkedfull-timeasacomputerengineeratapowerplantinShanxiprovince.Heonlywrotesciencefictioninhissparetime.ButitwasduringthistimethatLiu’simaginationtookflight.Hedidwhathemightneverhavethechancetodoinreallife–wanderinspace,fightwithaliens,andvisitplanetslight-yearsaway.
Butevenwithsuchapowerfulimagination,Liu,55,probablyhadn’texpectedthathewouldbecomethefirstAsiantowintheHugoAward,sciencefiction’shighestprize,in2015.PerhapsneitherdidhethinkthatformerUSpresidentBarackObamawouldreadhisnovelTheThree-BodyProblem,northatonNov9inWashingtonDC,hewouldwinthe2024ArthurC.ClarkeAwardforImaginationinServicetoSociety.It’sthefirsttimeaChinesewriterhaseverwontheaward.
Inhisacceptancespeech,LiusaidthatheowedhisimaginationtoArthurC.Clarke(1917-2008),afamousUKsci-fiauthor.HesaidthatreadingClarke’s1968classicnovel2001:ASpaceOdysseyintheearly1980shadagreateffectonhim.
“Mymindopeneduplikeneverbefore.Ifeltlikeanarrowriverfinallyseeingthesea,”Liusaid.“Thatnight,inmyeyes,thestarryskywascompletelydifferentfromthepast.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Iwasawed(使……敬畏)bythemysteryoftheuniverse.”
ButnomatterhowfarawayLiu’simaginationtakeshim,somehowhisnovelsalwaysstayrational.
InTheThree-BodyProblem,forexample,LiutellsataleofaliensinvadingEarth.Butunlikeotheralienstories,Liutalksmoreaboutrelationshipsbetweencivilizations(文明),rulesofsurvival,andthemeaningsoflife.AndinTheWanderingEarth,Liulooksaheadtothedaywhenoursolarsystemcomestoanendandhumanshavetolookforanewplacetolive.However,allhisvisionsandsolutionsarebasedon“hardscience”.Liu’sworksaren’tsimplydaydreams.
1.WhatdoweknowaboutLiuCixin?
A.Hebecameafull-timewriterwhenhewasyoung.
B.Hedreamedaboutwanderinginspacefromchildhood.
C.HeisthefirstAsiantowintheArthurC.ClarkeAward.
D.HeisthefirstChinesewinneroftheHugoAward.
2.LiuCixin’swordsareusedmainlytoshow______.
A.hisinterestinmysteriesoftheuniverse
B.hisloveofreadingsciencefiction
C.hisconfusionwhenhestartedwriting
D.hisfeelingafterreadingClarke’swork
3.What’sthetextmainlyabout?
A.LiuCixin’sachievementsandwritingstyle.
B.LiuCixin’scontributionstosciencefiction.
C.HowLiuCixinbecameasci-fiwriter.
D.HowLiuCixinstartedanewsci-fistyle.3、Firstofall,there’sthe①(gold)ruleoftheInternet:Ifyouseeorreadsomethingthatmakesyoufeel②(comfort),leavethesiteimmediately.Don’tpostcommentsorclickonanything.Second,protectyour③(private).Don’tgiveoutyouraddressorphonenumber.Someonemightusetheinformation④(steal)youridentity.Identitytheftisacommonandseriousproblem.Third,bepolite.Beingonlineisnoexcusefor⑤(be)rude,andyoudon’twanttobecomeatargetforatrollorcyberbully.Atrollisaperson⑥postscommentsorquestionsinordertostiruptroubleonline.Trollsoftenuseseveralfalsenamessothattheycanstayonasite.Acyberbully⑦(use)theInternettobemeantoothers.Likeatroll,acyberbullywillalsowritesomethingmeanbutitisusuallydirectedatparticularpeople.Heorshemayalsopost⑧(embarrass)photosandinformationaboutthosepeople.⑨,themorepoliteyouare,the⑩(likely)itisyouwillbeattacked.
4、人们对于学生网上交友持不同看法。请你用英语写一篇关于学生网上交友的短文,介绍人们的不同观点,并表达自己的看法。(1)赞成的理由:广交挚友;可自由表达思想;利于外语学习。(2)反对的理由:奢侈时间;影响学习;可能上当受骗。(3)你的看法。留意:1.文章必需包括以上的全部内容;2.词数100左右;3.参考词汇:网络挚友on-linefriend(s),上当受骗becheated_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案以及解析1答案及解析:答案:1.A2.D3.C4.D解析:1.A细微环节理解题。依据其次段其次句中的“Manysuccessfulretireessaythattheyfeelmoresatisfiedwithlife”可知,D项是正确的;依据其次段第四和第五句可知,这些人感到很放松,B项是正确的;依据其次段中的“Sothat,retiredlifemustbethehappiestperiodinthewholelife."可知,C项是正确的。故选A项。
2.D细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的“becausetheyhaveenoughtimeandbudgettomaketheirlifemoreinterestingandsuccessful”可知,退休人员有足够的时间和金钱使他们的生活更有意义和有成就。故选D项。
3.C细微环节理解题。依据最终一段第一句“Isuggestthattheretireescontinuedoingtheirpreviousjob.”可知,作者建议退休人员还是接着做他们原来的工作。故选C项。4.D标题归纳题。依据第一段最终一句“Alargeamountofretiredpeoplewillstarttheirnewlifeafterretirement."以及下文可知,本文主要介绍了中国退休人员的新生活和新工作状况。故选D项。2答案及解析:答案:1.D2.D3.A解析:1.D细微环节理解题。依据其次段中的“Butevenwithsuchapowerfulimagination,Liu,55probablyhadn'texpectedthathewouldbecomethefirstAsiantowintheHugoAward,sciencefiction’shighestprize.in2015.”可知,他是第一位获得雨果奖的亚洲人。故选D。
2.D推理推断题。依据第四段中的“‘Mymindopeneduplikeneverbefore.Ifeltlikeanarrowriverfinallyseeingthesea,’Liusaid.‘Thatnight,inmyeyes,thestarryskywascompletelydifferentfromthepast.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Iwasawedby
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