大学英语四级阅读考试题冲刺练习.docx

大学英语四级阅读考试题冲刺练习

2017年大学英语四级阅读考试题冲刺练习 Thewavestocleavethroughthewavesatafarewelltoswim,canoefuneral.以下是小编为大家搜索整理2017年大学英语四级阅读考试题冲刺练习，希望能给大家带来帮助!更多精彩内容请及时关注我们应届毕业生考试网! ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs,coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom(生育高峰)generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andinlawandbusinessaswell.“Inadditiontothedoctors,we’regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,”saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’s(USC)SchoolofGerontology(老年学). Lawyerscanspecializein“elderlaw,”whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination(歧视).Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory.“Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,”oneprofessorsays. MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas“reallyboredwithbacteria.”Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatsheliedit.Shesays,“Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying.” 1.“...Oldissuddenlyin”(Line1,Para.1)mostprobablymeans“________”. A)Americahassuddenlybecomeanationofoldpeople B)gerontologyhassuddenlybecomepopular C)moreelderlyprofessorsarefoundonAmericancampuses D)Americancollegeshaverealizedtheneedofenrollingolderstudents 2.WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit________. A)fromtheadoptionofthe“elderlaw” B)fromrenderingspecialservicestotheelderly C)byenrichingtheirpro