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   Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them.

Their values-this can't be repeated too often-are not necessarily our values.    Physical   comfort,

cleanness and order are not necessarily the most important things. The social services  from time

to time find themselves faced with a flat with decaying food covered by small worms, and  an old

person lying alone in bed, taking no notice of the worms. But is it interfering(干涉) with  personal

freedom to insist that they go to live with some of their relatives so that they might be taken  better

care of? Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying

this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and

safety of the old.

   Indeed, the old can be easily hurt or harmed. The body is like a car, it needs more mechanical

maintenance(机械维修,保养) as it gets older. You can carry this comparison right through to the

provision of spare parts. But never forget that such operations are painful experiences, however

good the results will be. And at what point should you stop to treat the old body? Is it morally right

to try to push off death by seeking the development of drugs to excite the forgetful old mind and to

activate the old body, knowing that it is designed to die? You can't ask doctors or scientists to decide,

because so long as they can see the technical opportunities, they will feel bound to give them a try, on

the principle that while there's life, there's hope.

   When you talk to the old people, however, you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy

 or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun.

1. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. The values are different between the old and the young.

B. The moral problems raised by old people.

C. The personal freedom for the old.

D. Old people's viewpoint on life.

2. We can know from the first paragraph that __________.

A. Very old people would like to live alone to have more personal freedom.

B. Very old people are able to keep their room clean.

C. Very old people like to live with their children.

D. Social services have nothing to do with very old people

3. According to the author, which of the following is right?

A. The older a person, the more care he needs.

B. Too much emphasis has been put on old people's values.

C. The human body can't be compared to a car.

D. It is easy to provide spare parts for old people.

4. The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refers to "_________".

A. their money or their health

B. the conclusion you come to

C. your talk to the old people

D. whether age is happy or unpleasant

答案

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James’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __1__ the coins that lay on the bed.
$24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __2__ on earth was he going to get the __3__ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __4__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __5__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __6__.
There was only one way to get the money, and that was to __7__ it. He would have to find a job. __8__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __9__ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the __10__ of James’s odd-job business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __11__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __12__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __13__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __14__ for the bicycle he longed for.
The day __15__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __16__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __17__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __18__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __19__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __20__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.
小题1:
A.cleanedB.coveredC.countedD.checked
小题2:
A.HowB.WhyC.WhoD.What
小题3:
A.amountB.partC.sumD.rest
小题4:
A.braveB.hardC.smartD.unfair
小题5:
A.pointB.reasonC.resultD.right
小题6:
A.splitB.spendC.spareD.save
小题7:
A.borrowB.earnC.raiseD.collect
小题8:
A.OrB.SoC.ForD.But
小题9:
A.decisionsB.experienceC.opinionsD.knowledge
小题10:
A.beginningB.introductionC.requirementD.opening
小题11:
A.similarityB.qualityC.suitabilityD.variety
小题12:
A.brandB.numberC.sizeD.type
小题13:
A.effortB.pressureC.moneyD.trouble
小题14:
A.allB.enoughC.muchD.some
小题15:
A.finallyB.instantlyC.normallyD.regularly
小题16:
A.gaveB.leftC.tookD.wasted
小题17:
A.patientlyB.proudlyC.silentlyD.tiredly
小题18:
A.applyingB.askingC.lookingD.working
小题19:
A.sinceB.ifC.thanD.though
小题20:
A.deservedB.benefitedC.achievedD.learned
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