According to some politicians and scholars, senior citizen discounts will _______.

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• 1What assumption lies behind the practice of senior citizen discounts、

  A.Businesses, having made a lot of profits, should do something for society in return.

  B.Old people are entitled to special treatment for the contribution they made to society.

  C.The elderly, being financially underprivileged, need humane help from society.

  D.Senior citizen discounts can make up for the inadequacy of the Social Security system.

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• 2We learn from the first paragraph that _______.

  A.offering senior citizens discounts has become routine commercial practice

  B.senior citizen discounts have enabled many old people to live a decent life

  C.giving senior citizens discounts has boosted the market for the elderly

  D.senior citizens have to show their birth certificates to get a discount

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• 3What are American drug companies doing to protect their high profits、

  A.Labeling drugs bought from Canada as being research.

  B.Threatening to cut back funding for new drug research.

  C.Reducing supplies to uncooperative Canadian pharmacies.

  D.Attributing the raging epidemics to the ineffectiveness of Canadian drugs.

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• 4What should be the priority of America’s health-care system according to the author、

  A.To resolve the dilemma in the health-care system.

  B.To maintain America’s lead in the drug industry.

  C.To allow the vast majority to enjoy its benefits.

  D.To quicken the pace of new drug development.

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• 5How do propagandists argue for the U.S.drug pricing policy、

  A.Low prices will affect the quality of medicines in America.

  B.High prices are essential to funding research on new drugs.

  C.Low prices will bring about the anger of drug manufacturers

  D.High-price drugs are indispensable in curing chronic diseases.

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• 6How does the author view the Social Security system、

  A.It encourages elderly people to retire in time.

  B.It opens up broad career prospects for young people.

  C.It benefits the old at the expense of the young.

  D.It should be reinforced by laws and court decisions.

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• 7Which of the following best summarizes the author’s main argument、

  A.Senior citizens should fight hard against age discrimination.

  B.The elderly are selfish and taking senior discounts for granted.

  C.Priority should be given to the economic needs of senior citizens.

  D.Senior citizen discounts may well be a type of age discrimination.

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• 8To the author, the auction of his great-grandfather is a typical example of _______.

  A.crime against humanity

  B.unfair business transaction

  C.racial conflicts in Georgia

  D.racial segregation in America

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• 9The barrier to democracy in 21st century America is ______.

  A.widespread use of racist stereotypes

  B.prejudice against minority groups

  C.deep-rooted socio-economic inequality

  D.denial of legal rights to ordinary blacks.

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• 10What problem remains unsolved in the two Reconstructions、

  A.Differences between races are deliberately obscured.

  B.The blacks are not compensated for their unpaid labor.

  C.There is no guarantee for blacks to exercise their rights.

  D.The interests of blacks are not protected by law.

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