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• 1From the last paragraph, we learn that about 30 years from now,

  A.the number of retirees will double in many countries

  B.ageing will be a common and serious problem

  C.10% of the population will live to be 100 years old

  D.the third age will be the most important part of our lives

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• 2According to Protcssor Handy, the future workforce will

  A.adapt to the changes in retirement easily

  B.be mainly self-employed

  C.have fewer full-time workers than today

  D.work on a contract basis

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• 3Professor Handy wrote the book most probably to

  A.warn us of potential social problems in the future

  B.predict the leading professions in the coming years

  C.describe the effect of unemployment on society

  D.suggest a better term for future retirement

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• 4What is 'the passage mainly about、

  A.How to view wildlife in Africa.

  B.Running into wildlife in Africa.

  C.Tourist attractions in southern Africa.

  D.Possible dangers of travelling in the desert.

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• 5What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened、

  A.He always missed out on the best thing.

  B.He had already taken beautiful pictures.

  C.A sound sleep was more important.

  D.The next trip would be better.

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• 6How is gesturing important in acquiring knowledge、

  A.It draws tasteful responses from others and increases learning speed.

  B.It promotes second language learning and quickens thinking.

  C.It provides significant clues for solving academic problems.

  D.It reduces students' reliance on teachers' instruction.

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• 7What can be inferred from the passage about gesture-speech mismatches、

  A.They can stimulate our creativity.

  B.Instructors should make full use of them.

  C.Teachers can hardly explain new concepts without them.

  D.They serve as a stepping stone to solving real life problems.

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• 8What could be the best title of the passage、

  A.Hand Motions, a Second Language

  B.Gesturing: Signal of Understanding

  C.New Uses of Gesturing

  D.The Secret Code of Learning

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• 9___________________In my house, bedtime stories are holy. Rarely does something change the nightly routine, although feverish kids have been known to be tucked in, without story. But last week, my 4-year-old awoke at 1

  A.m. with this complaint: "You forgot to read me my bedtime story." She was right. So I pulled a book from her shelf' and cuddled her close as she turned the pages.Reading forges connections between parents and children (even in the middle of the right, it's also good for little brains.A.Kids' watching e-books is far from reading.

  B.Reading bedtime stories is a rarely changed routine.

  C.What really counts is the words that appear.

  D.E-books are cool in a technological sens

  E.C.What really counts is the words that appear.D.E-books are cool in a technological sense.E.Parents prefer to read real books to their children.

  F.E-books for children are not that well-received.

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• 10___________________But does the form in which the words appear matter、 The New York Times reports that parents --- even those who are avid digital downloader’s---are avoiding kids' e-books for the real things. It seems that the feel and texture of paper pages along with colorful illustrations beats the static dimensions of a screen.

  A.Kids' watching e-books is far from reading.

  B.Reading bedtime stories is a rarely changed routine.

  C.What really counts is the words that appear.

  D.E-books are cool in a technological sens

  E.C.What really counts is the words that appear.D.E-books are cool in a technological sense.E.Parents prefer to read real books to their children.

  F.E-books for children are not that well-received.

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