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or other injury that requires hospitalization or medical care. As a person grows older, he may not fall any more often, but the result usually are more serious and may even be fatal.
Preschool children are often killed by falls from open windows and porches. Their normal curiosity and the urge to climb lead them to dangerous heights. Therefore, it is a parent’s duty to keep small children away from stairways, open windows and porch railing. Gates, bars, and other means of protection should be used whenever possible.
Adults fall because they don’t look where they are going. Running or taking two steps at a time invites falls. In trying to save an extra trip up the stairs by loading his arms with bundles or boxes that keep him from seeing where he is going, an adult may find it safer to make an extra trip.
36. The most common type of home accidents is . A. choking B. falling C. drowning D. burning
37. In this passage the author states that .
A. seat belts save lives B. most accidents are avoidable
C. heart disease is the greatest killer of Americans
D. the death rate from work-related injuries is increasing
38. Most victims of falls are at least 65 years of age because . A. old people fall more often than younger people
B. bones become stiff and brittle with
age
C. elderly people take unnecessary risks D. old people don’t look where they are
going as a result of poor eyesight
39. Adults are injured in falls as a result of . A. boldness（勇敢）
B. dizziness（晕眩） C. carelessness D. weakness
40. From the page we may conclude that . A. as a cause of death in America, accidents rank first
B. the risk of accidents increases with a
person’s age
C. the head is injured more than any
other part of the body
D. most people do not realize how
serious falls can be
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
Each year millions of people suffer from the effect of alcohol and drug abuse, getting into illness, crime and death.
In the United States alone, 10 to 12 million men and women and their loved ones and families suffer from alcohol. Additional millions abuse alcohol at great cost in health and in lost productivity.
In Canada, it is said, “Alcohol increases business—for hospitals, ambulance drivers, doctors, and nurses.”
Alcohol abuse and dangerous drugs have swept through Europe. Soviet culture, too, is paying enormous social and economic costs.
Developing nations are bothered by drup problems—both ancient and modern. In this
part of the world hundreds of millions request doctor to ease their miseries and problems in life.
These methods of coping are unhealthy solutions! It is time we understood why and found the way out of today’s greatest social problem surrounding this supposedly advanced 20th century. 41. This passage is primarily about .
A. the worldwide drug and alcohol abuse B. the greatest social problem in Europe C. the methods of coping with alcohol
abuse
D. the enormous cost in health and in
lost productivity
42. How many people in the United States have suffered form alcohol abuse?
A. About 5%~6% of the whole population.
B. About one fourth of the population. C. 10 to 12 million people and their
families.
D. Hundreds of millions.
43. Which of the following Statements is NOT true?
A. Alcohol and drug abuse is becoming
a burning question.
B. The author suggests that the public
cope with alcohol and drug abuse.
C. The alcohol abuse has damaged
health.
D. Addicting agents come into being to
treat the addicts.
44. The author strongly implies that the public should .
A. reveal the relationship of heavy
drinking and illness
B. help drug users to ease their miseries
C. take measures to improve alcohol
business
D. seek for proper solutions to drug
problems in time
45. According to the author, the drug abuse problem in Soviet Union . A. is costing more money than in
Europe
B. cannot be solved because it cost too
much money
C. becomes a threat to society D. is also severe
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage. Complete each of the sentences with less than 10 words.
I have been studying optimists（乐观主义者）and pessimists（悲观主义者）for the past 25 years. The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything they do, and are their own fault. The optimists, who are confronted with the same hard knocks of this world, think about misfortune in the opposite way. They tend to believe defeat is just a temporary setback, that its causes are confined to this case. The optimists believe defeat is not fault; circumstances, bad luck, or other people brought it about. Such people are not bothered by defeat. Confronted by a bad situation, they perceive it as a challenge and try harder.
These two habits about thinking about causes have consequences. Literally hundreds of studies show that pessimists give up more easily and get depressed more often. These experiments also show that optimists do much better in school and at work. They regularly exceed the predictions of aptitude tests. When optimists run for office, they are more apt to be elected