45. A. informed B. valued
C. devoted C. Debate C. develop C. advantage C. qualified
D. recommended
D. Discussion
46. A. Communication 47. A. voice
B. Exchange B. hide B. base
D. translate
D. role D. rewarded
D. Opinions D. depressing
48. A. effect 49. A. prepared 50. A. Solutions
B. responsible
B. Conflicts
C. Questions C. offending
51. A. influencing 52. A. much better 53. A. kind
B. protecting B. much simpler
C. less used
D. often neglected
B. superior C. inferior D. objective
D. a fair standard
54. A. a fit task 55. A. turns on Section B
B. a good example B. takes on
C. a high purpose
C. decides on D. relies on
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
（A）
One of the most inspiring quotes（名言） I ever heard was by Brian Tracy. He said: “The differences between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people fail many more times than unsuccessful people.” I deeply understood the wisdom of the quote soon after my fist book was published.
I was living in Atlanta at the time and arranged my first signing sale for my new book at the phoenix and Dragon, the largest bookstore in the city. Although a nice sign was placed outside the room exhibiting images of both me and my book, not a single customer entered the room.
Do they not like the title? I wondered. Do they not like the book cover? After 90 minutes, I was absolutely distraught.
For the four years writing the book, I had felt a sense of mission and purpose like never before in my life. Working a full 8-hour day in my clinic, I had to get into bed by 9:30 pm every day, so I could wake up at 5:30 in the morning and have two hours of writing before heading into my clinic. Before I ever began each writing session, I would close my eyes for 10 minutes and then whisper, ”Please grant me the words to touch just one person’s life.”
Now, sitting there alone at my first book signing, I wondered if my entire life wasn’t just a big joke. At that moment, just when I couldn’t feel any worse, a middle-aged couple walked into the
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room. I managed to hide my emotions and introduced myself and my book. The couple turned the pages each other, and the husband nodded to his wife. She then told me, “I think we’ll get the book.” Despite the impulse (冲动）to jump in the air, and hold their hands to thank them for being my first readers, I realized the woman was trying to say something else.
“The reason we’re buying it,” she said hesitantly, “is because our son committed suicide two years ago. Maybe your story will help us get over it.”
At that moment, I knew if I never sold another copy of the book, my four years of writing it had served its purpose. Although I would have many more challenging years until my book became a bestseller, this couple’s story was all the motivation I needed at that point to keep me ahead. Thanks to them, I would realize that the greatest of lives are made all in the same way: One challenge ... one challenge ... one difficulty ... one step ... and one small victory at a time.
56. The writer quotes Brian Tracy to emphasize the important of _________________. A. success
B. confidence
C. bravery
D. perseverance
57. The word “distraught” probably means ______________. A. bored and impatient C. upset and disappointed
B. cheerful and proud
D. miserable and ashamed
58. What can be inferred from paragraph 4?
A. The writer had to quit his job to make time for his writing. B. The writer was not sure about the purpose of his writing at first. C. The writing was completed with great self-discipline and efforts. D. The process of writing the book was full of pains and happiness.
59. By saying “my four years of writing it had served its purpose”. The author probably means that _____________.
A. he had succeeded in selling his first book to the couple B. he had managed to touch someone’s life with his book C. he was quite satisfied with the feedback of his readers D. he had found someone who enjoyed his writing
(B)
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(C)
Labor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income. This definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment，so it includes employers and the self-employed．Labor is one of the country’s resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services wanted by the community．
Although the size of the workforce depends a great deal on the size of the total population，there are several other influences which also affect it．The age distribution (分布) of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old to work，then the available workforce would be lower than if there were an balanced spread age distribution．If the population naturally grows rapidly, the number of births greatly exceeds (超出) the number of deaths then as a total population increases proportion of the workforce declines．
Sometimes a population is described as aging which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly，and as people retire from the workforce there are insufficient numbers of young people entering it to replace those who are leaving it．In that situation the population is top-heavy with older people．So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate.
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The age distribution of the population has several important effects on the economy．If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce，this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services to the retired group．If the aged are to be cared for in special homes，finance must be available for that purpose．If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population，then the government tax revenue(税收) is relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily．
63．In the passage “labor force” is defined as ___________. A．people who are available to work and earn income B．self-employed people only
C．people who are looking for an employment D．employers who create job opportunities
64．The conclusion which can be drawn from the second paragraph is that___________. A．a natural growth of population leads to a balanced workforce
B．a large population does not necessarily mean a higher proportion of workforce C．the larger the population，the higher the proportion of the workforce
D．the workforce will be lower, if the population has a balanced age distribution， 65．When a population is said to be aging，___________.
A．there are more people retiring than those entering the workforce B．the birth rate must be growing
C．there should be an oversupply of workforce
D．There are more people entering the workforce than those retiring
66．The population which is top-heavy with older people ___________ of a country. A．leads to the high rate of unemployment B．results in low tax on the workforce members C．affects employees’ incomes D．places pressure on the economy
(D)
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2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题 新版 新人教版
