姬松茸09专八阅读真题及答案详解
来源：中国英语学习网 作者:周玉亮
TEXT A
We had been wanting to expand our children's horizons by taking them to a place that was unlike anything we'd been expod to during our travels in Europe and the United States. In thinking about what was possible from Geneva, where we are bad, we decided on a trip to Istanbul, a two-hour plane ride from Zurich.
We envisioned the trip as a prelude to more exotic ones（11题答案C的出处）, perhaps to New Delhi or Bangkok later this year, but thought our 11- and 13-year-olds needed a first step away from manicured boulevards and pristine monuments.
What we didn't foree was the reaction of friends, who warned that we were putting our children "in danger," referring vaguely, and most incorrectly, to dia, terrorism or just the
unknown. To help us get acquainted with the peculiarities of Istanbul and to give our children a chance to choo what they were particularly interested in eing, we bought an excellent guidebook and read it thoroughly before leaving. Friendly warnings didn't change our planning, although we might have more prudently checked with the U.S. State Department's list of troublespots. We didn't e a lot of children among the foreign visitors during our six-day stay in Istanbul, but we found the tourist areas quite safe, very interesting and varied（12题答案A的出处） enough even to suit our son, who oft-repeated request is that we not e "every single" church and muum in a given city.
Vaccinations weren't needed for the city, but we were concemed about adapting to the water for a short stay. So we ud bottled water for drinking and brushing our teeth, a precaution that may em excessive, but we all stayed healthy. Taking the advice of a friend, we booked a hotel a 20-minute walk from most of Istanbul's major tourist sites. This not only got us some morning exerci, strolling over the Karakoy Bridge, but took us past a colorful assortment of fishermen, vendors and shoe shiners. From a teenager and pre-teen's view, Istanbul street life is fascinating since almost everything can be boug
ht outdoors. They were at a good age to spend time wandering the labyrinth of the Spice Bazaar, where shops display mounds of pungent herbs in sacks. Doing this with younger children would be harder simply becau the streets are so packed with people; it would be easy to get lost.
For our two, who buying experience consisted of department stores and shopping mall boutiques（13题答案D的出处）现在进行时的句子, it was amazing to discover that you could bargain over price and perhaps end up with two of something for the price of one. They also learned to figure out the relative value of the Turkish lira, not a small matter with its many zeros.
Being expod to Islam was an important part of our trip. Visiting the mosques, especially the enormous Blue Mosque, was our first glimp into how this major religion is practiced. Our children's curiosity already had been piqued by the five daily calls to prayer over loudspeakers in every corner of the city, and the scarves covering the heads of many women. Navigating meals can be troublesome with children, but a kebab, bought
on the street or in restaurants, was unfailingly popular. Since we had decided this trip was not for gourmets, kebabs spared us the agony of trying to find a restaurant each day that would suit the adults' desire to try something new amid children's insistence that the food be rved immediately. Gradually, we branched out to try some other Turkish specialties. Although our son had studied Islam briefly, it is impossible to be prepared for every awkward question that might come up, such as during our visits to the Topkapi Sarayi, the Ottoman Sultans' palace. 等腰三角形定义No guides were available so it was do-it-yourlf, using our guidebook, which cheated us of a lot of interesting history and anecdotes that a professional guide could provide（14题答案B的出处）. Next time, we resolved to make such arrangements in advance.
On this trip, we wandered through the magnificent complex, with its imperial treasures, its courtyards and its harem. The last required a bit of explanation that we would have happily lef~ to a learned third party.
11. The couple cho Istanbul as their holiday destination mainly becau
A. the city is not too far away from where they lived.
B. the city is not on the list of the U.S. State Department.
C. the city is between the familiar and the exotic.
D. the city is more familiar than exotic.
12. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. The family found the city was exactly what they had expected.
B. Their friends were oppod to their holiday plan.
C. They could have been more cautious about bringing kids along.
D. They were a bit cautious about the quality of water in the city.
13. We learn from the couple's shopping experience back home that
A. they were ud to bargaining over price.
B. they preferred to buy things outdoors.
C. street markets were their favourite.
D. they preferred fashion and brand names.随心所欲
14. The last two paragraphs suggest that to visit places of interest in Istanbul
新年快乐歌A. guidebooks are very uful.
B. a professional guide is a must.
桂圆红枣枸杞茶的功效与作用C. one has to be prepared for questions.
D. one has to make arrangements in advance.
15. The family have en or visited all the following in Istanbul EXCEPT
A. religious prayers.扫墓是什么意思
B. historical buildings.
C. local-style markets.
D. shopping mall boutiques. （根据本文，shopping mall boutiques美丽的家乡绘画是讲述者在国内购物的去处）
TEXT B
Last month the first baby-boomers turned 60. The bulky generation born between 1946 and 1964 is heading towards retirement. The looming "demographic cliff" will e vast nu
mbers of skilled workers dispatched from the labour force.
The workforce is ageing across the rich world（16题答案D出处）. Within the EU the number of workers aged between 50 and 64 will increa by 25% over the next two decades, while tho aged 20-29 will decrea by 20%. In Japan almost 20% of the population is already over 65, the highest share in the world. And in the United States the number of workers aged 55-64 will have incread by more than half in this decade, at the same time as the 35- to 44-year-olds decline by 10%.
