The waiting lists for a bed in a public elderly care home in Beijing have grown ________ long that some are saying it could take 100 years to get a position.
A．very B．too
C．quite D．so
高三英语单项填空中等难度题
The waiting lists for a bed in a public elderly care home in Beijing have grown ________ long that some are saying it could take 100 years to get a position.
A．very B．too
C．quite D．so
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I work in a nursing home and my job is to take care of the elderly．
This year, a very sweet old lady that I cared for，Alice, had gone through a difficult time .She got dementia and so she had been in the hospital twice .In November I was finally able to get her back to her“home”．
Alice had thought her daughter was coming to visit her on Christmas day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days. When she finally realized that that happy moment was not going to happen，she was very sad．Knowing that her daughter was coming after Christmas was not enough to make her feel happy，I hated the idea of her being alone on the holiday!
On Christmas Eve，I gave her a surprise by asking if she could like to go to a candlelight service at church that night
Instead of taking her to my church，I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were. We got there early and I got her a seat where her friends could see her as they came in．Then soon some of her friends came to the church and they rushed over to greet her and sit with her．
The candlelight service was beautiful and Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there.
The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift: the smile on Alice’s face
1.The underlined word“dementia”in Paragraph 2 probably is_______
A．a house B．a letter C．an illness D．a plan
2. Where did Alice spend her Christmas Eve according to the story?
A. In her old house
B. In her old neighborhood church．
C．In the nursing home．
D. In the hospital．
3. What was the best gift that the author got on Christmas Eve?
A．The candlelight service．
B．Praise from Alice’s friends．
C．Alice’s happiness
D．Thanks from Alice’ s daughter．
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A．A special candlelight Christmas Eve
B．The dream of all old lonely lady
C．My special job
D. The true love
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A large number of people are held up in the railway station for tickets to return home．
A．wait B．waited C．to wait D．waiting
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________in the queen for an hour, he suddenly realized he had left the cheque at home.
A. Waiting B. To wait C. Having Waited D. To have waited
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I sat and waited for Kathleen to speak. “Annie,” she said, “A food bank that serves the elderly is asking for ______. I’d like you to organize the event” “Well, errr…sure.” As I stuttered (结巴地说) through my ______, all I could think was, “What? Why me?”
I walked back to my office wondering where to ______. This was a time when the economy was ______. The rise in unemployment forced many of my coworkers to ______ to survive. How could I ask them for more?
That evening I drove home with negativity. Then I remembered a time when my father was out of work. Mom wrote a note to Jim, the milkman, asking him not to ______ any more milk. Two days later Jim picked up the ______ and left four liters of milk. He wrote his message, which read, “Kids need milk.” The milk delivery ______ as usual and Jim never collected a cent ______ us.
The memory of Jim’s ______ fired my enthusiasm. Perhaps I’d be in for a pleasant surprise.
The next morning I ______ signs about our food drive all over the cafeteria and on every notice board I could find. Each sign said, “Food drive to support the poor elderly! ______ of non-perishable (不易腐的) foods are greatly needed.”
Within a few days I had to locate empty office space to ______ the massive number of contributions we had ______. One of my coworkers, Maggie, made the rounds with me every day from one department to another to ______ the canned goods and other foods. Though over sixty, she pushed our food trolley around with the ______ of a woman half her age.
I asked her where she got all the enthusiasm. She said, “With the unemployment rate touching 10 percent, I can’t think of a better way to be ______ for keeping our jobs when so many have ______ theirs. Sure money is ______. But when isn’t it? People need food.”
As I listened to Maggie, the milkman’s words ______ in my ears, “Kids need milk.”
1.A. advice B. help C. pity D. medicine
2.A. response B. comment C. explanation D. complaint
3.A. sit B. stay C. begin D. work
4.A. growing B. fading C. recovering D. booming
5.A. drive B. attempt C. refuse D. struggle
6.A. spare B. drink C. deliver D. sell
7.A. keys B. kids C. cents D. empties
8.A. returned B. continued C. stopped D. delayed
9.A. for B. to C. with D. from
10.A. kindness B. happiness C. patience D. politeness
11.A. designed B. noticed C. marked D. posted
12.A. Bargains B. Demands C. Donations D. Purchases
13.A. check B. store C. separate D. clear
14.A. collected B. bought C. found D. selected
15.A. take up B. take out C. pick up D. pick out
16.A. satisfaction B. quality C. energy D. motivation
17.A. lucky B. proud C. delighted D. grateful
18.A. lost B. deserved C. abandoned D. wanted
19.A. available B. tight C. enough D. powerful
20.A. rang B. disappeared C. hid D. fell
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LONDON (AP) — England joins on Sunday the growing list of places that ban smoking in public buildings, taxis and other places including even Buckingham Palace with a tough law.
Pubs, clubs and restaurants will all be smoke-free. Taxi and delivery drivers have been warned that they too could be fined 50 pounds, or about $100, if caught lighting up inside work vehicles.
Experts say the bans have become an irreversible (不可逆转的) tread because of greatly rising health costs and public uneasiness over second-hand smoke. Some of the strictest smoking bans are in the United States, even though there is no federal anti-smoking policy. New York and Florida have strict bans, while California has certain outdoor smoking bans.
Spain, Italy, Iran, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, South Africa, Uruguay and new Zealand have passed legislation(立法) to restrict smoking. France banned smoking in many public places in February and plans to extend the ban to cafes and restaurants next year. Finland is introducing a ban in 2009.
Despite the spread of bans, the World Health Organization predicts a steady rise in tobacco sales. In its Tobacco Atlas, the WHO said that by 2030 there will be “at least another two billion smokers in the world” and an expected decrease in male smokers “will be offset by an increase in female smoking rates, especially in developing countries.”
In advance of the English ban, anti-smoking ads have coated bus stops and the British government has subsidized(资助) programs to help people quit. The rest of Britain—Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland —already have smoking bans in place.
1.The first two paragraphs mainly tell us_______
A．Buckingham Palace bans smoking
B．smoking ban comes into force in England
C．there’s no smoking in Buckingham Palace
D．smoking is against the law in England
2.Which of the following places may still be smoking areas in England?
A．Private houses B．Taxis.
C．Restaurants. D．London clubs
3.The underlined word “offset” in paragraph 5 probably means “________”.
A．decreased B．raised C．encouraged D．balanced
4.What do we know from the passage?
A．Smoking has strictly been forbidden in cafes in France.
B．There is an extremely strict smoking ban everywhere in America.
C．Smoking situation is still serious across the world.
D．Related ads didn’t appear in England until the English ban was lifted.（解除）
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In our lives, many of us will find 1.（we） caring for an elderly parent. This is never easy; it can take great efforts 2. (emotional) and physically, and the financial challenges can sometimes seem 3. our ability.
Often one of the 4. (hard) things is striking a balance between your parent’s desire to feel independent and your control of their life, with the need to ensure they are safe and that their health needs 5. (attend) to.
Sometimes this can create tensions (紧张) and arguments, only 6. (add) to the stress of an already difficult situation. It is important here to make them feel they are being listened to, and 7. they know you only have their best interests at heart.
It’s the same with financial issues. To cover the costs of their parent’s care, many people will consider the choices such as selling the family home. The most important thing here is 8. (communicate) —it counts much to make sure that everyone 9. (involve) is aware of 10. is being proposed and singing from the same hymn (圣歌) sheet.
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________ much media attention is paid to the topic of raising children or caring for elderly parents in their final years，it seems ________ not much is explained on being a parent.
A． While；that B． As；like
C． Because；that D． Since；/
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________ much media attention is paid to the topic of raising children or caring for elderly parents in their final years, it seems ________ not much is explained on being a parent.
A．While; that B．As; like
C．Because; that D．Since; /
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today? Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left there in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their grown-up children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any regular visitors. Actually this is not true. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care that elderly people need.
Prof. Samuel Preston, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, studied how the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the average American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. This statistic (统计) shows the change in life-styles and responsibilities of aging Americans. The average middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents some time after their own children have grown up. Moreover, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ago, family members must provide long-term care. These facts also mean that after care-givers provide for their elderly parents, who will eventually die, they will be old and may require care too. When they do, their spouses (配偶, 指夫或妻) will probably take care of them.
Because Americans are living longer than ever, more psychologists and social workers have begun to study care-giving to improve care of the elderly. They have found that all caregivers share a common characteristic: all caregivers believe that they are the best person for the job, for different reasons. One caregiver said that she had always been close to her mother. Another was the oldest child. In other words, they all felt that they could do the job better than anyone else. Social workers interviewed caregivers to find out why they took on the responsibility of caring for an elderly, dependent relative. They discovered three basic reasons. Many caregivers believed that they had the responsibility to help their relatives. Some stated that helping others made them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping someone now, they would deserve care when they became old and dependent.
48. It can be inferred that a middle-aged couple in the US _______.
A. spend more time with their children than with their parents
B. depend on their children’s assistance in caring for the elderly
C. don’t pay more attention to their children than to their parents
D. spend more time taking care of their parents than before
49. The most common characteristic of caregivers is ______.
A. they all have professional qualifications in care-giving
B. they all believe themselves to be the best caregiver
C. they are the eldest child in the family
D. they are close to their parents
50. Which of the following is NOT a basic reason for care-giving?
A. Respect from other members of the family.
B. Prepayment for the care they will get in old age.
C. A feeling of being needed and helpful.
D. A strong sense of duty to the elderly.
51. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Most old people in the US are living a happy life.
B. Most old people in the US live longer today after an illness than people did years ago.
C. Most elderly people in the US are taken care of by their families, who often find the experience satisfying.
D. Most elderly people in the US prefer living with their families to living nursing houses.
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