Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET . (15 points)
Age has its privileges in America, and one of the more prominent of them is senior citizen discount.Anyone who has reached a certain age is automatically entitled to dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life. Practically unheard of a generation ago, the discounts have become a routine part of many businesses- as common as color televisions in motel rooms and free coffee on airliners.
People with gray hair often are given the discounts without even asking for them; yet, millions of Americans above age 60 are healthy. Businesses that would never dare offer discounts to college students or anyone under 30 freely offer them to older Americans. Perhaps the practice once was true, but today elderly Americans as a group have a lower poverty rate than the rest of the population.To be sure, there is economic diversity within the elderly, and many older Americans are poor. But most of them aren’t.
Section IV Writing
Part A
47.Directions:
John, one of your friends, failed in the last CET-6 and is upset. Write a letter to him to
1) express your pity, point out the reason for his
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failure,
2) encourage him, and suggest a better way to prepare the exam.
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET
Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “ Zhang Wei” instead.
Do not write the address. (10 points)
Part B
48.Directions:
In this section,you are asked to write an essay based on the following table,in which you should
1)describe the table,
2)state your opinions drawn from it.
You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)
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Section I Use of English
1 - 5 BDBAB 6 - 10 CCBCD 11-15 AACDA 16-20 CCABB
Section II Reading Comprehension Part A
21-25 B C D C C 26-30 C B A C B 31-35 C B B C A 36-40 A C C B D Part B
41-45 GEABF
Section III Translation
在美国，年龄就是特权，其中比较突出的一项就是老年折扣。凡达到一定年龄，几乎在各类商业活动中会自动获得大量令人惊羡的减价权利。这在上一辈的时代几乎闻所未闻，而现在折扣已成为许多企业的一种惯例，普通得就像汽车旅馆里的彩电和飞机上的免费咖啡。
头发花白的人通常不用主动要求就能得到折扣。然而至今，成千上万60岁以上的美国人都是健康的。那些从不打算给大学生或30岁以下的年轻人打折扣的商店都免费给年长者提供折扣。也许这种惯例曾经是对的，但如今美国老年人这个群体的贫困率比其他任何居民都低。当然，老年人的经济状况也是多样的，很多年长的美国人是贫穷的，但他们中的大部分人并非如此。
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2024考研英语二模拟试卷2与答案
