united the nation together.
Japan’s birth rate has been falling rapidly, partly because of economic decline, and the job and the financial insecurity that it has caused. In 1999, the figure was 1.38 children per woman, the lowest ever recorded. At the same time, youth crime, although still especially low by western standards, rose to its highest level since record-keeping began 32 years ago. Likewise, the proportion of students dropping out before graduating, at 2.5% also very low by western standards, has never the less been rising.
Entrepreneurial（企业家的） role models are few and far between. Bill Gates is often mentioned, but a foreign model can only have so much influence. The problem is that the Japanese culture discourages people from revealing details of personal life, including such difficult or painful experience as starting a company. In the past, successful companies such as Honda or Hitachi provided role models of a sort. But today they have been faded by the downturn, and few others have risen to take their place.
By the same reason, young people often feel isolated from their fathers, who worked too hard at their jobs to establish much of a relationship with their children. ―The one thing they’re sure of is that they don’t want to be like their fathers. And the girls don’t want to be with boys who are like their fathers, so the boys are sure not to be,‖ says Professor Morishima.
45. According to the passage, young people were formerly expected to____. A. enter society before adulthood B. hold together
C. work hard and support their families D. study hard and find a good job 46. The author takes the tow examples of the youth crime and students’ drop-out rates to show____.
A. Japanese youth are overburdened
B. the educational system in Japan is not working C. public security and order in Japan are bad
D. young people in Japan have lower moral standards than previously
47. Today, entrepreneurial models are rarely found in Japan because_____.
A. Japanese culture discourages people from talking about how to start a company B. western models are considered to be better
C. people lack experience in starting up complaints D. the ―new breed ― don’t want to work hard 48. The passage mainly discusses_____. A. the decline of Japanese company
B. the great change of the ethnical（民族的） and value concept of youth in Japan C. the existence of generation gap between young people and their parents D. the increase in birth rates in Japan
C
Are some people born clever，and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount
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of education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.
It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be intelligent. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random(随便地) from population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely to be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.
49. The writer is in favor of the view that man’s intelligence is given to him______. A. at birth B. through education
C. both at birth and through education D. neither at birth nor through education 50. If a child is born with low intelligence, he can______. A. become a genius
B. still become a genius if he should be given special education C. reach his intelligence limits in rich surroundings D. not reach his intelligence in his life
51.The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separately shows______.
A. the importance of their intelligence B. the role of environment on intelligence C. the importance of their positions D. the part that birth plays 52. The best title of the passage can be______.
A. Surroundings B. Intelligence
C. Dependence on Environment D. Effect of Education
D
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China news, Beijing, Feb. 9 – Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported.
Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US. The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market(房地产市场) does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?
At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(控制) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.
57. What is the average housing price per square meter in China?
A. 8000 yuan B. 10000 yuan C. 7000 yuan D. It’s not mentioned here
58. Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?
A. Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities.
B. American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people.
C. The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses.
D. There are more people who need houses in China. 59. What is the main idea of this passage?
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