Old And Active
    It is well-known that life expectancy is longer in Japan than in most other countries. A ___ 51___ report also shows that Japan has the longest health expectancy in the world. A healthy long life is the result of the___ 52___ in social environment1.
    Scientists are trying to work ___ 53___ exactly what keeps elderly Japanese people so healthy, and whether there is a lesson to be ___ 54___ from their lifestyles for the rest of us. Should we ___ 55___ any changes to our eating habits, for instance, or go jogging each day before breakfast? Is there some secret ingredient in the Japanese diet ___ 56___ is particularly beneficial ___ 57___ the human body?
    Another factor contributing to the rapid population aging in Japan is a ___ 58___ in birthrate. Although longer ___ 59___ should be celebrated, it is actually considered a social problem. The ___ 60 ___ of older people had doubled in the last half century and that has increased pension and medical costs. The country could soon be___ 61___ an economic problem, if there are so many old people to be looked ___ 62___ , and relatively few younger people working and paying taxes to support them.
    ___ 63___ the retirement age from 65 to 70 could be one solution to the problem2. Work can give the elderly a ___ 64___ of responsibility and mission in life. It's important that the elderly play active___ 65___ in the society and live in harmony with all generations.
    51.A late Bmodern C recent Dlast
    52.A increase B progress C growth D improvement
    53 A out B with C in D off
    54 A learnt B gathered Cunderstood D gained
    55 A do B make C set D give
    56 A why B that C what D where
    57 A on B about C above D to
    58 A sign B mystery C decline D wonder
    59 A life B term C way D time
    60 A distribution B size C figure D number
    61 A adopting B meeting C facing D solving
    62 A at Bafter C into D for
    63 A Putting B Moving C Lifting D Raising
    64 A sense Bsentiment C feeling D belief
    65 A roles B posts C positions D rates
    參考答案：
    51 C 在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選項(xiàng)應(yīng)該是resent （ 最近的） .如果用late ,則用latest 才更符合上下文意思：而last 則是排前后次序的問題；modern 更不合適。
    52 D “健康長壽是社會(huì)環(huán)境的……,顯然應(yīng)該是”改善“ 而不應(yīng)該是”進(jìn)步“,因?yàn)樯鐣?huì)環(huán)境沒有”進(jìn)步“ ”落后“之分,更不可能是”增加“、增長”了。
    53 A 回答這道題首先要分析本句的語法關(guān)系。work 在這里是作為及物動(dòng)詞使用的, what引起的從句是它的賓語,在四個(gè)洗項(xiàng)中只有A、D 可與其構(gòu)成及物動(dòng)詞,work sth. out意為 “努力搞清楚”而work sth. off則是 “清除” 的意思,顯然應(yīng)該前者合適。
    54 A 填空時(shí)要注意空白處后面有介詞的from,四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有A 和B 后面可與from 搭配,learn sth. from 意為“從……中學(xué)到……”而gather sth. from 則是 “從……中搜集到……”。 故只有A 項(xiàng)合適。
    55 B 空白處后面有any changes 做它的賓語,從上下文可以很容易猜出,這里的意思應(yīng)該是 “做出某種改變”而make any changes 正好是表達(dá)這個(gè)意思的習(xí)慣用法,其他選項(xiàng)均不合適。
    56 B 從語法上分析,從空白處起至句子結(jié)束應(yīng)該是一個(gè)定語從句,作ingredient的定語。定語從句缺一個(gè)主語,四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有B、C 可以考慮,顯然只有that 才能代替ingredient.
    57 D 空白處前面的形容詞beneficial意思是“有益的” “對(duì)……有益”英語的表達(dá)方法就是“beneficial to…” 其他選項(xiàng)均不合適。
    58 C 從常識(shí)上我們可以很容易做出判斷,“促使人口迅速老齡化的另一個(gè)因素” 一定是“出生率的下降” 其他選項(xiàng)均不合適。
    59 A 短文談的是長壽問題,從上下文也很容易猜出,life是正確答案。
    60 D 本句的謂語是hsd doubled. 從上下文看,顯然是指老年人口的 “數(shù)量”（number）。figure不是指“數(shù)量” 而是指具體的某個(gè)“數(shù)字”,所以這里不合適。
    61 C 此處顯然是要說“面對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)問題”face a problem是習(xí)慣的表達(dá)方法；meet雖然也有 “遇到” 的意思,但那是太具體的 “面對(duì)面相遇” 英語也不習(xí)慣用它來表達(dá) “面對(duì)……問題”。
    62 B 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)與look搭配,只有l(wèi)ook after （照料、照顧） 合適,其他look at （瞧、看）、look into （調(diào)查、了解） 、look for （尋找） 均不合適。
    63 D 此處“提高退休年齡”還是用raise合適；lift雖然漢譯中也有“使……升高”的意思,但那是太具體的 “舉起”,put 和move 就更不恰當(dāng)了。
    64 A “工作可以給老年人的生活帶來一種責(zé)任感和使命感” 這里的“……感” 應(yīng)該使用senes,英語中 “責(zé)任感” “幽默感”“是非感” 等習(xí)慣用sense；而feeling則主要用于冷、熱、舒服、饑餓等具體的感覺；sentiment則是指 “情操”、“思想感情”。
    65 A “起一種……作用”使用play a…role是習(xí)慣的表達(dá)方法,其它選項(xiàng)都無法與其搭配。