To compensate for the fast-shrinking labour force, Japan would need ______.

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• 1The reason why employers are unwilling to keep older workers is that ______.

  A.they are generally difficult to manage

  B.the longer they work, the higher their pension

  C.their pay is higher than that of younger ones

  D.younger workers are readily available

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• 2The author believes the most effective method to solve the pension crisis is to ______.

  A.allow people to work longer

  B.increase tax revenues

  C.cut back on health care provisions

  D.start reforms right away

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• 3One reason why pension and health care reforms are slow in coming is that ______.

  A.nobody is willing to sacrifice their own interests to tackle the problem

  B.most people are against measures that will not bear fruit immediately

  C.the proposed reforms will affect too many people’s interests

  D.politicians are afraid of losing votes in the next election

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• 4What message is conveyed in books like Young vs Old、

  A.The generation gap is bound to narrow.

  B.Intergenerational conflicts will intensify.

  C.The younger generation will beat the ol

  D.D.Old people should give way to the young.

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• 5In its 1994 report, the World Bank argued that the current pension system in most countries could ______.

  A.not be sustained in the long term

  B.further accelerate the ageing process

  C.hardly halt the growth of population

  D.help tide over the current ageing crisis

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• 6Why do many women in rich countries compromise by having only one child、

  A.Small families are becoming more fashionable.

  B.They find it hard to balance career and family.

  C.It is too expensive to support a large family.

  D.Child care is too big a problem for them.

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• 7Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

  A.Unique descriptive skills.

  B.Good knowledge of readers’ tastes.

  C.Colourful world experiences.

  D.Careful plotting and clueing.

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• 8Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

  A.Good or bad, they are there to stay.

  B.Like it or not, you have to use them.

  C.Believe it or not, they have survive

  D.D.Gain or lose, they should be modernised.

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• 9Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked

  A.,

  B.,

  C.and

  D.. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centr

  E.注意： 此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.A.The whole Antarctic region will be submerged.B.Some polar animals will soon become extinct.C.Many coastal cities will be covered with water.D.The earth will experience extreme weathers.

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• 10Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

  A.Whether we can develop social ties on the Internet.

  B.Whether a deleted photo is immediately removed from the web.

  C.Whether our blogs can be renewed daily.

  D.Whether we can set up our own websites.

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