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大学英语A5一、阅读理解Elderlypeoplerespondbesttoacalmandunhurriedenvironment.Thisisnotalwayseasytoprovideastheirbehaviorcansometimesbeirritating.Iftheygetexcitedorupsetthentheymaybecomemoredifficulttolookafter.Althoughsometimesitcanbeextremelydifficult,itisbesttobepatientandnottogetupsetyourself.Youshouldalwaysencourageoldpeopletodoasmuchaspossibleforthemselvesbutbereadytolendahelpinghandwhennecessary.Failingmemorymakesitdifficultforthepersontorecallallthebasickindsofinformationwetakeforgranted.Theobviouswaytohelpinthissituationistosupplytheinformationthatismissingandhelpthemmakesenseofwhatisgoingon.Youmustuseeveryopportunitytoprovideinformationbutremembertokeepitsimpleandstraightforward.Goodmorning,Mum.ThisisFiona,yourdaughter.Itiseighto'clock,soifyougetupnow,wecanhavebreakfastdownstairs.Whentheelderlypersonmakesconfusedstatements，e.g.aboutgoingouttohisorheroldemploymentorvisitingadeadrelative,correctinacalmmatter-of-factfashion:Youdon'tworkintheofficeanymore.Youareretirednow.Willyoucomeandhelpmewiththedishes?Werelyheavilyontheinformationprovidedbysignposts,clocks,calendarsandnewspapers.Theseassistustoorganizeanddirectourbehavior.Confusedoldpeopleneedtheseaidsallthetimetocompensatefortheirpoormemory.Encouragethemtousereminderboardsordiariesforimportantcomingeventsandlabelthecontentsofdifferentcupboardsanddrawers.Manyotheraidssuchasinformationcards,oldphotos,scrapbooks,andaddressesorshoppinglistcouldhelpinindividualcase.1.Whycan'twealwayskeepcalminfrontofoldpeople?A.Becauseoldpeoplesometimesannoyus.B.Becauseoldpeoplesometimesdon'tunderstandus.C.Becausewearesometimesinabadmood.D.Becausewearesometimesinahurry.答案：A2.Whathappenstoelderlypeople'smemoryaccordingtothepassage?A.Theirmemorybecomesworseandrecallsbasicthingsasgranted.B.Theirmemorybecomesworseandcan'trememberbasicthings.C.Theycan'tremembertheirfailures.D.Theycanonlyrememberpastfailures.答案：B3.Paragraph3givesanexampleillustrating______.A.howtoprovidesimple,directinformationB.adaughter'scareforhermotherC.adaughter'sdutytohermotherD.therightprocedureofhelpingtheold答案：A4.Whyareoldpeopleencouragedtousediaries?A.Becausediariescanreplacereminderboarders.B.Becausediariesaresimpletouse.C.Becausediarieshelpmakeupforpoormemory.D.Becausediariescanlabelthecontentsofcupboards.答案：C5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Whathappenstooldpeoplewithfailingmemory.B.Howtohelpoldpeoplewithfailingmemory.C.Whyoldpeoplehavepoormemory.D.Howtoimprovebadmemory.答案：BChildlabor,theemploymentofchildreninindustry,oftenagainsttheirwill,hasbeenaproblemformanyyears.Overahundredyearsago,CharlesDickensshockedmanyofhisreaderswhenhedescribedtheconditionsunderwhichyoungchildrenworkedinBritishfactories.TheconditionsDickensdescribedcontinuealmostunchangedtodayinmanypartsoftheworld.Theonlydifferenceisthattodayemploymentofchildrenisconfinedtosmallindustriesandfamilybusinesses,suchashotels,restaurantsandparticularlyfarms,ratherthantolargefactories.Girlssuffermorefromchildlaborpracticesthanboys.Manyofthemareforcedtostartworkwhentheyareonlytenyearsold.Althoughtheworktheyaregiventodoisoftenlight,itisoftenharmfultotheirhealth.Recently,childrenasyoungassixyearswerefoundtobeworkinginAsianfactories,andthechildrenwereworkingfromeighttofourteenhoursadayinovercrowdedandunhealthyworkingconditions.Sometimesawholefamilygroupisemployed,withthepaymentgoingtoaparentorolderrelative.Thechildrennotonlyreceivenothingorverylittlefortheirlonghoursofwork,butalsotheyarepreventedfromattendingschools.Therefore,whentheybecomeoldertheyareunabletodoanyotherkindofwork.Thesolutiontotheproblemofchildlabourisclearlybetterlawstoprotectyoungchildren,greatersupervisionofindustryandheavierfinesforthosewhobreakthelaws.Onlyinthiswaycanyoungboysandgirlsbeallowedtoenjoythemostvaluabletimeoftheirlives-childhood.6.Theconditionsunderwhichyoungchildrenwork______.A.haveimprovedsinceahundredyearsagoB.areevenworsethanthoseahundredyearsagoC.aresimilartothoseahundredyearsagoD.areexactlythesameasthoseahundredyearsago答案：C7.Girls'workis______.A.notharmfultothehealththoughitisheavyB.notharmfultothehealthbecauseitislightC.harmfultothehealththoughitislightD.harmfultothehealthbecauseitisheavy答案：C8.Youngchildrengotowork______.A.becausetheyareforcedtoB.inordertobeskilfulinacertainkindofworkC.inordertoearnmoneyforeducationD.inordertobepaidwell答案：A9.Tosolvetheproblemofchildlabour,thewritersuggests______.A.punishinglawbreakerswithsevererfines,improvingchildren'sworkingconditions,andconfiningemploymentofchildrentolightindustriesB.improvinglawsofprotectingchildren'sinterests,lookingoverfactoriesmoreclosely,andpunishinglawbreakerswithsevererfinesC.improvinglawsofprotectingchildren'sinterests,givingthemlighterwork,andraisingtheirpaymentD.confiningemploymentofchildrentosmallindustriesandfamilybusinesses,lookingoverfactoriesmoreclosely,andimprovingthesystemofeducation答案：B10.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardchildlabor?A.indifferentB.disapprovingC.supportiveD.admiring答案：B二、词汇与语法11.Idon'tthinkthisroomwillbebigenoughto_______alltheguests.A.containB.holdC.keepD.swallow答案：B12.Afterameali