宜宾市一中高2014级2016-2017学年上期第8周周训练英语试题班级_ 姓名_ 学号_一.完形填空(2016山东省日照市校际联合检测)Every Wednesday, I go to Cantata Adult Life Services, a local retirement community, with my classmates to do community service.Our visits last about an hour, playing board games and cards with the residents _1_ were there.You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about “life back then”， but nothing _2_ with talking to the people who were actually there. Just hearing their stories has _3_ me in a way I never thought possible.Whether it was talking to 98yearold “Hurricane Hilda” about her glory days _4_ a roller skater or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor, I was completely impressed by every single _5_ the residents wanted to share with me.Even the residents who dont have _6_ memories make the experience fulfilling. I remember visiting Mrs. Robinson. She couldnt _7_ much about her past, but she told me shed _8_ forget how kind I was just to listen to her “rambling (漫谈)”. It made me realize that its the _9_ things that make life worth living. Thats something I wont _10_ anytime.If theres one thing Ive realized in my three years of visiting Cantata, its _11_ just being there that means more than anything to many of the residents. And despite how _12_ our lives are, theres always time to make them happy.For me, it feels great to be a _13_ of happiness, a smile on a bad day or a(n) _14_ for old memories. And at the end of the day, thats all that _15_.Its easy to feel like you dont have much in common with the _16_ especially when youre a(n) _17_. But thats not true at all.I hate to make much comment here, but age really is just a(n) _18_. As young adults, its important for us to realize this sooner _19_ later. We can learn a lot from the elderly, and they can often _20_ from teenagers, too.1A.untilBunless Cwhile Dbefore2A.compares Bcompetes Ccombines Dconnects3A.touched Breached Ccaptured Ddisgusted4A.like Bas Cabout Dtowards5A.imagination Btruth Cpicture Dmemory6A.boring Bdepressing Camazing Dlonging7A.concern Bgrasp Crecall Dmention8A.ever Balways Ceven Dnever9A.important Blittle Cmajor Dsweet10A.care Bskip Cbelieve Dforget11A.presence Bappearance Cunderstanding Dprotection12A.messy Bhappy Ceasy Dbusy13A.trend Bchance Csource Dcause14A.mind Bear Ctongue Dheart15A.matters Bfavors Cdiffers Dexists16A.friendly Blively Clonely Delderly17A.adult Bteenager Cresident Dchild18A.amount Bdifference Cadvantage Dnumber19A.or else Brather than Cother than Dexcept for20A.hear Bdiffer Cjudge DbenefitCAABD CCDBD ADCBA DBDBD二阅读(2016辽宁省实验中学分校阶段性测试)When should people be made to retire? 55? 65? Should there be a compulsory age limit?Many old people work well into their 70s and 80s, running families, countries or corporations. Other people, however, despite being fit and highly talented, are forced to retire in their fifties or even earlier because of the regulations of a company or the nation. This essay will examine whether people should be allowed to continue working as long as they want or whether they should be encouraged to retire at a particular stage.Some people think there are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able. First of all, older employees have a large amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organization if they are made to retire. A second point is that older employees are often extremely loyal employees and are more willing to carry out company policies than younger less committed staff. However, a more important point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people. To force someone to resign or retire at 60 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that their useful life is over. Age is irrelevant to a working life, surely if older employees are told they cannot work after 60, this is age discrimination. That they become old does not necessarily mean they are going to be sick. Old people could be more aware, experienced and committed than some youngsters.Others, however, think that allowing older people to work indefinitely is not a good