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Thequestionofhowtodealwiththegrowingnumberofretiredpeoplehasrecentlybeenseenas

chieflyafinancialpuzzle:howtopayfortheleisureofthoseagingpeople.Butthisissueismore

thanjustafinancialone:itraisessocialaswellaseconomicquestions.

Thebaby-boom（婴儿潮）generation,whichstartedtoturn60thisyear,containsthelargestnumber

ofpeopleevervoluntarilytogiveupworkinsuchashorttime.Itcastsashadowoverthecompanies

itissettoleavebehind.Facedwithanincreasingnumberofretiredworkers,somecompaniesare

alreadycomplainingofashortageofskills.

Thereareseveralwaysofdealingwithafallingsupplyoflabor:workmightbeshiftedoffshore,to

takeadvantageofsufficientcheaperworkersinpoorercountries;lesssevereimmigrationrules

mightallowinmoreskilledlaborfromabroad;newequipmentcouldenhancetheproductivityofa

better-educatedworkforce.Butoneofthereadiestsourcesofskilledlaborisclosertohand.

Ifstayingonatworkwereuptoolderemployeesalone,manywouldjumpatthechance.Thatis

partlybecausetheywillnolongerbeabletoretireinthestylethattheyhavebeenledtoexpect.

Corporatepension（养老金）plansandhealthbenefitsarebecominglessgenerous.Lastweek

GeneralMotorshasjoinedthelineofrevisionistswithanannouncementthatitwillrestricthealth­

carespendingofitsretiredworkers.Thatwillnotbethelastcut.

Baby-boomerssaytheywanttostayintheworkforceformorethanmoney.Manyalsowanttocarry

onworkingbehindthestandardretirementageforthementalstimulation.Theirproductivitymay

declineastheygetolder-thoughpeoplegaininexperience,theirabilityforsharpthinkingfalls

off~~butthetraditionalpatternofretirementdoesnotmakesensefortheeconomy,forcompanies

orforpeople.

Lastly,olderworkersneedtoadapt.Inmanycultures,ageisrelatedtoseniority,andthereforeto

pay.Theoldertheworker,themoreexpensiveheis.Boomerswillfindworkonlyiftheyacceptthat

theirwageswillbebasedonwhattheyareworthtothecompany-ratherthantheirsalaryatthetop

oftheircareer.Althoughashortageofskillsmightwellpushupwagesforallworkers,olderones

mayneverthelesshavetoacceptarelativedeclineinsalaryandposition.

Baby-boomershavebeenchangingtheworldsincethe1960s.They'reabouttodoitagainby

turningtheworldofworkupsidedown.

1.Accordingtothepassage,somecompaniesarealreadyconcernedabout.

A.howtomaketheirworkersworkbeyondtheirretirement

B.thegrowingnumberofresigningemployeeswillingtolengthentheworkingage

C.theimpactofageingemployeesleavingthelaborforce

D.theshortageofskilledworkersaffectingthecurrentlabormarket

2.Inthepassage,theauthorsuggestsseveralwaystohandlelaborshortage;theeasiestonehethinks

is.

A.torunfactoriesindevelopingcountriesandemploylocalworkers

B.togetretireestogoonworkingbeyondthestandardretirementage

C.toemployskilledimmigrantworkersfromabroad

D.toadoptadvancedequipmenttoenhancetheproductivity

3.Oldemployeesmightagreetostayonatworkbeyondretirementagepartlybecause.

A.theycanstillexpectadecentsalaryandhighposition

B.theyareconcernedthatproductionwilldeclineaftertheyretire

C.pensionandotherretirementbenefitswillberestricted

D.theystillneedphysicalandmentalstimulationtosharpentheirthinking

4.Theauthorpredictsthatthebaby-boomerswillchangetheworldagainbecause.

A.anewperformance-basedsalarysystemwillbeintroducedinevitably

B.socialproductivitywillremainhighasithasalwaysbeen

C.therewillbeacompletechangeintrainingyoungworkforce

D.thecurrentcompulsoryretirementsystemwillprobablyceasetoexist

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ABeachinBodrum,Turkey,sawthehorrorofahumantragedyonSept.2.Alittleboy,dressedin

aredshirtandblueshorts,layfacedowninthesand.Sadly,three-year-oldAlanKurdiwouldnever

wakeupagain.

Alandrownedalongwithatleast12Syrians,includinghismotherandfive-year-oldbrother.They

wereonajourneyfromTurkeytoGreece.Tryingtomaketheirsimplebutdangerousdreamofa

safehomeareality,theypaidwiththeirlives.ThetragicphotographsofAlan'slifelessbodyshocked

theworld.ccWhathasdrownedintheMediterranean（地中海）isnotonlytherefugees,buthumanity,9,

saidTurkishPresidentErdogan.

Refugees,accordingtotheUN,arepeopleescapingwarorpersecution.Theirsituationisoftenso

dangerousthattheycrossnationalborderstolookforsafetyinnearbycountries.TheKurdiswanted

toheadforEuropebycrossingtotheGreekislandofKosfromBodrumbyboat.

TheKurdis'tragedywasjustonestoryfromover1,800peoplewhohavediedinthefirstsixmonths

ofthisyearwhiletryingtocrosstheMediterraneantoEurope,accordingtostatisticsreleasedby

theUnitedNations.Migrants,however,arenotnecessarilyrefugees.Amigrantmayleavehisorher

countryformanyreasonsapartfromwar,terrorismandpersecution.Theymayseekemployment,

lifewiththeirfamily,orstudyinanothercountry.

Europeancountrieshavetakendifferentapproachestothecrisis.GermanyandFranceareopening

theirdoorstomoreasylum（避难）seekers,thosewhosaytheyarerefugeesbutthestatushasnot

beendecidedbytheUNHCRoragovernment.Othercountries,suchasPoland,Hungary,Slovakia

andtheCzechRepublic,havebeenunwillingtotakealargenumberofrefugeesforvariousreasons

includingeconomicproblemsandsafetyconcerns.

1.WhathappenedtotheSyrianfamilyinthisarticle?

A.Athree-year-oldboywaskilledinthewar.

B.Threeofthefamilymembersdied.

C.TwelvepeopleweredrownedintheMediterraneanSea.

D.TheyreachedtheGreekbeachsuccessfully.

2.Theunderlinedword“persecution“inparagraph3probablymeans.

A.cheatingsomeonepurposefully

B.beatingsomeonewithoutanyreason

C.treatingsomeonecruellyorunfairlyoveralongperiodoftime

D.sayingorthinkingbadthingsaboutsomeoneorsomethingfrequently

3.Whichwordmaybestdescribetheworld'sfeelingwhentheysawthepictureofthedeadboy?

A.Delighted.

B.Indifferent.

C.Intolerable.

D.Astonished.

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Manychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowance(pocketmoney).The

purposeistoletchildrenlearnfromexperienceatanagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly.

Theamountofmoneythatparentsgivetotheirchildrentospendastheywishdiffersfromfamily

tofamily.Timingisanotherconsideration.Somechildrengetaweeklyallowance;othersgeta

monthlyallowance.Inanycase,parentsshouldmakeclearwhatthechildisexpectedtopayfor

withthemoney.

Atfirst,youngchildrenmayspendalloftheirallowancesoonaftertheyreceiveit.Iftheydothis,

theywilllearnthehardwaythatspendingmustbedonewithinabudget.Parentsareusuallyadvised

nottooffermoremoneyuntilthenextallowance.Theobjectistoshowyoungpeoplethatabudget

demandschoicesbetweenspendingandsaving.Olderchildrenmayberesponsibleenoughtosave

moneyforlargercosts,likeclothingorelectronics.

Manypeoplewhohavewrittenonthesubjectofallowancessayitisnotagoodideatopayyour

childforworkinthehouse.Thesejobsareanormalpartoffamilylife.Payingchildrentodoextra

workaroundthehouse,however,canbeuseful.Itcanevenprovideanunderstandingofhowa

businessworks.

Allowancesgivechildrenachancetoexperiencethethingstheycandowithmoney.Theycanshare

itintheformofgiftsorgivingtoagoodcause.Theycanspenditbybuyingthingstheywant,or

theycansaveandmaybeeveninvestit.

Savinghelpschildrenunderstandthatcostlygoalsrequiresacrifice:Youhavetocutcostsandplan

forthefuture.Requiringchildrentosavepartoftheirallowancecanalsoopenthedoortofuture

savingandinvesting.Manybanksofferservicestohelpchildrenandteenagerslearnaboutpersonal

finance.Asavingsaccount(储蓄账户)isanexcellentwaytolearnaboutthepowerofcompound

interest.

Compoundingworksbypayinginterestoninterest.So,forexample,onedollarinvestedattwo

percentinterestfortwoyearswillearntwocentsinthefirstyear.Thesecondyear,themoneywill

earntwopercentofonedollarandtwocents,andsoon.Thismaynotseemlikealot,butovertime

itaddsup.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whyarechildrengivenanallowance?

A.Tokeepthecustomofgiving.

B.Toletthempayfortheirownfavorites.

C.Togivethemachancetospendmoneyhowevertheylike.

D.Toprovidethemwithachancetoexperiencemoneymatters.

2.Whatwillchildrenlearnwhentheyspendalltheallowancesoonafterreceivingit?

A.Theywillfindthatspendingisthehardestthingtodo.

B.Theywilllearnthatspendingshouldbeplannedbeforehand.

C.Theywillknowthatspendingisnotsohardastheyhaveimagined.

D.Theywillbegintounderstandthatspendingshouldbedoneashardastheycan.

3.Accordingtotheauthor,childrencanbegivenallowancesby

A.washingdishes

B.cleaningtheirbedrooms

C.paintingthehouse

D.washingtheirownclothes

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageofsavingmoney?

A.Itenableschildrentogetbetterbankservices.

B.Itopensthedoortofuturesavings.

C.Itenableschildrentolearntoinvestinthefuture.

D.Ithelpschildrenunderstandcostlygoalsrequiresacrifice.

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Ifbloodisred,whyareveins（静脉）blue?

Actually,veinsarenotblueatall.Theyaremoreofaclear,yellowishcolor.Althoughbloodlooks

redwhenit'soutsidethebody,whenit'ssittinginaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin,it'smoreofa

darkreddishpurplecolor.Attherightdepth,theseblood-filledveinsreflectlessredlightthanthe

surroundingskin,makingthemlookbluebycomparison.

Whichworksharder,yourheartoryourbrain?

Thatkindofdependsonwhetheryou'rebusythinkingorbusyexercising.Yourheartworksupto

threetimesharderduringexercise,andshiftsenoughbloodoveralifetimetofillasupertanker.But,

inthelongrun,yourbrainprobablytipsit,becauseevenwhenyou'resittingstillyourbrainisusing

twiceasmuchenergyasyourheart,andittakesfourtofivetimesasmuchbloodtofeedit.

Whydoteethfallout,andwhydon'ttheygrowbackingrown-ups?

Baby（or"milk"）teethdonotlastlong;theyfallouttomakebiggerroomforbigger,strongeradult

teethlateron.Adultteethfalloutwhentheybecomedamaged,decayedandinfectedbybacteria.

Oncethissecondsetofteethhasgrownin,you'redone.Whenthey'regone,theyaregone.Thisis

becausenaturefiguresyou'resetforlife,andwhatcontrolsregrowthofyourteethswitchesoff.

Dooldpeopleshrinkastheyage?

Yesandno.Manypeopledogetshorterastheyage.But,whentheydo,itisn'tbecausethey're

shrinkingallover.Theysimplyloseheightastheirspine（脊柱）becomesshorterandmorecurved

duetodisuseandtheeffectofgravity（重力）.Many（butnotall）menandwomendoloseheightas

theygetolder.Menloseanaverageof3-4cminheightastheyage,whilewomenmaylose5cmor

more.Ifyoulivetobe200yearsold,wouldyoukeepshrinkingtillyouwere,like60cmtall,likea

littleboyagain?No,becauseoldpeopledon'treallyshrink!Itisnotthattheyaregrowing

backwards——theirlegs,armsandbackbonesgettingshorter.Whentheydogetshorter,ifsbecause

thespinehasshortenedalittle.Or,moreoften,becomemorebentandcurved.

Whydoesspinningmakeyoudizzy（眩晕的）？

Becauseyourbraingetsconfusedbetweenwhatyou'reseeingandwhatyou'refeeling.Thebrain

sensesthatyou'respinningusingspecialgravity-and-motion-sensingorgansinyourinnerear,

whichworktogetherwithyoureyestokeepyourvisionbalancestable.Butwhenyousuddenlystop

spinning,thesystemgoesoutofcontrol,andyourbrainthinksyou'removingwhileyou'renot.

Wheredofeelingsandemotionscomefrom?

Mostlyfromanancientpartofthebraincalledthelimbicsystem.Allmammalshavethisbrain

area-frommicetodogs,catsandhumans.Soallmammalsfeelbasicemotionslikefear,painand

pleasure.Butsincehumanfeelingsalsoinvolveother,newerbitsofthebrain,wefeelmorecomplex

emotionsthananyotheranimalonthisplanet.

Ifexercisewearsyouout,howcanitbegoodforyou?

Becauseourbodiesadapttoeverythingwedotothem.Andasfarasyourbodyisconcerned,ifs

“useit,orloseit"!It'snotthatexercisemakesyouhealthy,it'smorethatalackofexerciseleaves

yourbodyweakandeasilyaffectedbydisease.

1.Whatisthecolorofbloodinaveinnearthesurfaceoftheskin?

A.Blue

B.Lightyellow

C.Red

D.Darkreddishpurple

2.Whydosomeoldpeoplelookalittleshrunkenastheyage?

A.Becausetheirspineisinactiveuse.

B.Becausetheyaremoreeasilyaffectedbygravity.

C.Becausetheykeepgrowingbackwards.

D.Becausetheirspinebecomesmorebent.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutourbrainistrue?

A.Inthelongrun,ourbrainprobablyworksharderthanourheart.

B.Whenourbrainsensesthespinning,wewillfeeldizzy.

C.Thebrainsoftheothermammalsareascomplexasthoseofhumans.

D.Ourfeelingsandemotionscomefromthemostdevelopedareainourbrain.

4.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheselection?

A.Togiveadviceonhowtostayhealthy.

B.Toprovideinformationaboutourbody.

C.Tochallengenewfindingsinmedicalresearch.

D.Toreportthelatestdiscoveriesinmedicalscience.

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Wehaveaproblem,andthestrangethingisthatwenotonlyknowaboutit,butalsocelebrateit.

Justtoday,someoneboastedtomethatshewassobusyshe'saveragedfourhoursofsleepanight

forthelasttwoweeks.Shewasn'tcomplaining;shewasproudofthefact.Sheisnotalone.

Whyaretypicallyrational(理智的)peoplesoirrationalintheirbehavior?Theansweristhatwe're

inthemidstofabubble.Icallit"TheMoreBubble.^^

Thenatureofbubblesisthatsomethingisabsurdlyovervalueduntil-eventually-thebubblebursts,

andwe'releftwonderingwhyweweresoirrationallyanimatedinthefirstplace.Thethingwe're

overvaluingnowistheopinionofdoingitall,havingitall,achievingitall.

Thisbubbleisbeingenabledbyacombinationofthreepowerfultrends:smartphones,socialmedia,

andextremeconsumerism.Theresultisnotjustinformationoverload,butopinionoverload.Weare

moreawarethanatanytimeinhistoryofwhateveryoneelseisdoingand,therefore,whatweshould

bedoing.Intheprocess,wehavebeensoldabillofgoods:thatsuccessmeansbeingsupermenand

superwomenwhocangetitalldone.Ofcourse,weboastedaboutbeingbusy-it'scodeforbeing

successfulandimportant.

Andouranswertotheproblemofmoreisalwaysmore.Weneedmoretechnologytohelpuscreate

moretechnologies.Weneedtoshiftourworkloadtofreeupourowntimetodoyetevenmore.

Luckily,thereisasolutiontothepursuitofmore:thepursuitofless,butbetter.Agrowingnumber

ofpeoplearemakingthischange.IcallthesepeopleEssentialists.

Thesepeoplearedesigningtheirlivesaroundwhatisessentialandremovingeverythingelse.These

peoplearrangetohaveactualweekends(duringwhichtheyarenotworking).Theycreate

technology-freezonesintheirhomes.TheytradetimeonFacebookwithcallingthosefewfriends

whoreallymattertothem.Insteadofrunningtodifferentmeetings,theyputspaceontheircalendars

togetimportantworkdone.

Sowehavetwochoices:wecanbeamongthelastpeoplecaughtupin"TheMoreBubble,9,orwe

canjointhegrowingcommunityofEssentialistsandgetmoreofwhatmattersinouroneprecious

life.

1.Whatdidthewomanmeanwhenshesaidsheonlysleptfourhoursanight?

A.Shewasingoodhealth.

B.Shewassuccessfulandimportant.

C.Shewasinneedofhelp.

D.Shewasunsatisfiedwithherlifestyle.

2.Theunderlinedsentence“wehavebeensoldabillofgoods“isclosestinmeaningto

A.wehavebeencheated

B.wehavebeencomplained

C.wehavebeenrecommended

D.wehavebeenthreatened

3.Paragraph4ismainlyabout

A.theadvantagesof

B.thenewtrendsof

C.thesolutionto

D.thecauseandresultof

4.Wecaninferfromthearticlethattheauthor

A.issupportiveof

B.isundecidedabout

C.disapprovesof

D.isindifferentto

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Therewasatime,notthatlongago,whenwomenwereconsideredsmartiftheyplayeddumbtoget

aman,andwomenwhowenttocollegeweremoreinterestedingettinga"Mrs.Degree^^thana

bachelor's.Eventoday,ifsnotunusualforawomantogetwhisperedandunrequestedcounselfrom

hergrandmotherthatanadvanceddegreecouldhurtherinthemarriagemarket.

“ThereweresomanymisperceptionsoutthereabouteducationandmarriagethatIdecidedtosort

outthefacts,"saideconomistBetseyStevenson,anassistantprofessorattheWhartonSchoolofthe

UniversityofPennsylvania.SoalongwithWhartoncolleagueAdamIsen,Stevensoncalculated

nationalmarriagedatafrom1950to2008andfoundthatthemarriagepenaltywomenoncepaidfor

beingwelleducatedhaslargelydisappeared.

“Inotherwords,thedifferenceinmarriageratesbetweenthosewithcollegedegreesandthose

withoutisverysmall,9,saidStephanieCoontz,afamilyhistorianatEvergreenStateCollege.The

newanalysisalsofoundthatwhilehigh-schooldropoutshadthehighestmarriageratesinthe1950s,

todaycollege-educatedwomenaremorelikelytomarrythanthosewhodon'tfinishhighschool.

Ofcourse,expectationshavechangeddramaticallyinthelasthalfcentury.atInthe1950s,alotof

womenthoughttheyneededtomarryrightaway,"Coontzsaid."Realwageswererisingsoquickly

thatmenintheir20scouldaffordtomarryearly.Buttheydidn'twantawomanwhowastheirequal.

Menneededandwantedsomeonewhoknewless."Infact,shesaid,researchpublishedin1946

documentedthat40percentofcollegewomenadmittedtoplayingdumbondates.""Thesedays,few

womenfeeltheneedtoplaydowntheirintelligenceorachievements,Coontzsaid.

Thenewresearchhasmoregoodnewsforcollegegrads.Stevensonsaidthedataindicatethat

moderncollege-educatedwomenaremorelikelytobemarriedbeforeage40,arelesslikelyto

divorce,andaremorelikelytodescribetheirmarriagesas“happy."Themarriagesofwell-educated

womentendtobemorestablebecausethebridesareusuallyolderaswellaswiser,Stevensonsaid.

1.Notlongago,itwasbelievedthatwomenwenttocollegeinorderto.

A.findahusband

B.getsmartinthemarriagemarket

C.learntobeagoodwife

D.marrysomeonewithabachelor'sdegree

2.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatgrandmotherwhisperstohergranddaughterisusually

A.takenasawarning

B.regardedasout-of-date

C.givenvoluntarily

D.acceptedunwillingly

3.WhatdidBetseyStevensonfindaboutwell-educatedwomeninthepast?

A.Theirmarriageratewashigherthanatpresent.

B.Theirmarriageratewaslowerthatatpresent.

C.Theirdivorceratewashigherthanatpresent.

D.Theirdivorceratewaslowerthanatpresent.

4.Theeffectofeducationonmarriagehasbeenfoundtobe.

A.favorable

B.insignificant

C.long-lasting

D.extensive

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SectionB

(A)

Themeaningofsilencevariesamongculturalgroups.Silencesmaybethoughtful,ortheymaybe

emptywhenapersonhasnothingtosay.Asilenceinaconversationmayalsoshowstubbornness,

uneasiness,orworry.Silencemaybeviewedbysomeculturalgroupsasextremelyuncomfortable;

thereforeattemptsmaybemadetofilleverygap(I间隙)withconversation.Personsinothercultural

groupsvaluesilenceandviewitasnecessaryforunderstandingaperson'sneeds.

ManyNativeAmericansvaluesilenceandfeelitisabasicpartofcommunicatingamongpeople,

justassometraditionalChineseandThaipersonsdo.Therefore,whenapersonfromoneofthese

culturesisspeakingandsuddenlystops,whatmaybeimplied（日音示）isthatthepersonwantsthe

listenertoconsiderwhathasbeensaidbeforecontinuing.In