2017-2018学年福建省龙岩二中高二(下)第一次月考英语试卷 解析版

2017-2018学年福建省龙岩二中高二（下）第一次月考英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
1．（1.5分）What is the man's seat number？
A．No．5．
B．No．6．
C．No．10．
2．（1.5分）What does the man offer to do for the woman？
A．Shop with her．
B．Lend his car to her
C．Drive her to a store．
3．（1.5分）What are the speakers discussing？
A．What Jack did at Emma's house．
B．Where Jack went yesterday．
C．Whether Jack went to school yesterday．
4．（1.5分）Why was Holly absent from swimming practice today？
A．She climbed a mountain．
B．She was ill．
C．She went biking with her family．
5．（1.5分）Where are the speakers？
A．At home．
B．In the hospital．
C．On the way home．
6．（3分）听第6段材料，回答第6和第7两个小题．
6．What does the woman ask the man to do？
A．Clean her house．
B．Help her move house．
C．Take care of her house．
7．What has the woman already done？
A．She has locked all the windows and doors．
B．She has cancelled the milk and the newspaper．
C．She has taken away the ladder．
7．（3分）听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题．
8．When did the man move to the US？
A．Eight years ago．
B．Three years ago．
C．Half a year ago．
9．Why does the man want to join the Peace Corps？
A．To learn business better．
B．To enrich his experience
C．To live in another country．
8．（4.5分）（1）When does the man want to invite Miranda to visit him？
A．In July
B．In August．
C．In December．
（2）What is Miranda's favorite sport？
A．Basketball
B．Football．
C．Tennis．
（3）What did Miranda send the man in the e﹣mail？
A．A picture of her brother．
B．A picture of herself．
C．A picture of her mother．
9．（6分）听第9段材料，回答第13至16四个小题．
13．How did the woman get the credit card？
A．By sending an e﹣mail to the credit card company．
B．By applying for it on the Internet．
C．By sending an application form by mail．
14．What does the man suggest the woman do ？
A．Cancel the credit card．
B．Ask the credit company for the interest rate paper．
C．Keep a copy of the application form．
15．How does the woman feel in the end？
A．Worried．
B．Surprised．
C．Pleased．
16．What do we know about the woman？
A．She has already got a credit card．
B．She never pays her bills on time．
C．She knows much about her new credit card．
10．（6分）听第10段材料，回答第17至20四个小题
17．How old is Mackenzie now？
A．Seven years old．
B．Ten years old．
C．Seventeen years old．
18．What does the speaker say about Mackenzie's disease？
A．It's dangerous．
B．It's incurable．
C．It's common．
19．Why did Mackenzie read a lot of books．？
A．That helped her forget her pain．
B．She liked reading a lot．
C．She was eager for knowledge．
20．How did Mackenzie get books for the library？
A．By asking an organization for help．
B．By asking others to give books．
C．By buying them from websites．
第二部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项．
11．（6分）Arizona Parenting Magazine has fun weekend activities for the whole family．
Friday，August 5
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Saturday，August 6
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Saturday，August 6
Dog Days of Summer：The activities include：photo stations ，Frosty Paw Treats，appearance by the Glendale Fire Department's crisis response dog，watering stations ，fresh baked dog treats ，a dog fashion show ，pet gifts and the like．7﹣10am．Downtown Glendale．visitglendale．com．
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21．What's the rule Nortera goes by to reward children to read？
A．The number of books they have read and what they learned．
B．The number of hours they have read during a month．
C．The number of minutes they have read during one day．
D．The number of milestones they have found on the road．
22．At which place can children enjoy surfing？
A．2460W Happy Valley Road．
B．455N．Galvin Pkwy．
C．Downtown Glendale
D．AZParenting．com．
23．What can children do at Dog Days of Summer？
A．Take one of the dogs for adventures．
B．Make food or snacks for dogs．
C．Watch dogs putting on a fashion show．
D．Learn to respond to crisis with the dog．
12．（8分）Have you ever heard the old saying ，"Youth is wasted on the young？" You might have laughed at that idea years ago ，but as the days ，weeks，months ，and years go by ，do you find yourself agreeing with it more and more？If you're like most people ，you're not enjoying life as you once did because of three major problems that get worse as you age：Loss of energy．Loss of muscle mass．Loss of memory．
Our fathers and grandfathers had to sit back and watch as their youth slipped away．As desperately as they tried，there was nothing they could do to stop time from stealing their strength and intensity．Fortunately ，scientists now believe they have a solution that helps men regain their youth．
New research from Cambridge shows that as a man's body gets older，it produces less male hormone．It's the loss of this essential hormone that makes men lose their edge and feel much older than they should．Until recently ，the hormone﹣boosting products on the market were unsafe ，unproven ，or too expensive for the average person to take them every day．
A new，free mixture of natural ingredients has been made to increase hormone levels ，and
blind muscle．This product includes several very precious crude drugs （天然药）．According to the manufacturer，these ingredients work together to help you feel wonderful and give you confidence that all men and all women want．
The people who have tried it are reporting an incredible different in the way they feel and how others treat them．
24．According to the writer，many people may face the three problems mentioned because of．
A．their failure in work
B．their older ages
C．the pressure in life
D．the loss of relatives
25．The passage uses the examples of our fathers and grandfathers to．
A．prove that it's unavoidable to get old
B．tell the readers aging always exists
C．show the readers how to avoid aging
D．bring in the topic of the new product
26．Compared with similar products on the market the new product is．
A．secure
B．unproven
C．expensive
D．unsafe
27．According to the passage ，how does the new product make one more confident？
A．By changing the structure of his body．
B．By increasing his hormone level．
C．By making his muscle stronger．
D．By making him more intelligent．
13．（8分）Customers chat，read the newspaper and order sandwiches and drinks at August First Bakery & Caféin Burlington，Vermont，but there's something different here．"I was here working on my laptop when I looked over and saw that there was a sign that said ‘laptop﹣free，'" says Luna Colt，a student at the University of Vermont．During a recent visit，Colt was shocked that using her computer was against the rules．
When owner Jodi Whalen first opened it four years ago，she offered free Wi﹣Fi to customers．Students like Colt went there in large numbers and started typing away ﹣and staying all day．"We saw a lot of customers come in，look for a table，not be able to find one and leave，" Whalen says．"It was money flowing out of the door for us．" That's why Whalen decided there'd be no more screens．It was a gradual move．She started by shutting down the Wi﹣Fi two years ago．Then，the cafébanned screens during lunch．"A lot of people were bummed out，" Whalen says．"But we actually saw our sales increase．"
What's socially acceptable when it comes to using a laptop in public？Luna Colt thinks it's about how much money you spend．"You should buy something every two hours if you're going to be here and just work all day，" Colt says．As long as you're being a good customer，she says，there's nothing wrong with working on a laptop．
Not quite，according to Whalen．"It's less about how much a laptop user buys，and more about table space．Even if they think they're a good customer because they buy food，they're still here for long hours，" she says．"To walk into a place and see people looking at their screens with a blank stare，it takes away the community aspect of it ﹣of you being in a place with other people，" Whalen adds．
28．Why is August First Bakery & Cafédifferent？
A．It offers unusual sandwiches and drinks．
B．Those who visit the caféare often very strange．
C．Customers are not allowed to use their laptops．
D．It is only open to university students．
29．The underlined words "bummed out" in Paragraph 2 probably mean ""．A．grateful
B．disappointed
C．fortunate
D．frightened
30．We can infer from the text that Luna Colt．
A．might not be popular with Jodi Whalen
B．works part﹣time in Jodi Whalen's store
C．likes the food in August First Bakery & Café
D．will not work on a laptop in public any more
31．What's the main idea of the text？
A．It is good for our health to stay away from Wi﹣Fi．
B．A university student shows how to be a good customer．
C．A caféowner improves sales by saying no to laptops．
D．People are efficient while working on a laptop in a café．
14．（8分）When times get tough，we all look for ways to cut back．When we're hungry，we eat at home instead of going out．We take buses instead of taxis．And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer．With college expenses at all﹣time highs，high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education．
One cost﹣cutting advice is to allow college students to get a bachelor' s degree in three years instead of four．Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient．But there's a question：Would the quality of undergraduate （本科生）education suffer？Few US universities have formally approved a "three﹣year degree" model．
I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three﹣year curriculum （课
程）anytime soon．For one thing，most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits（学分）．In addition，at famous universities，the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly "throw out" one quarter of the required credits．Professors will oppose "diluting（稀释）" the quality of the education they offer．
In my opinion，a quality four﹣year education is always superior（更胜一筹）to a quality three﹣year education．A college education requires enough time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major．It is not a good idea to water down education，any more than it' s not a good idea to water down medicine．If we want to help students find their way through university，we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation．We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible．We should give them a chance to earn money as interns（实习生）in meaningful part﹣time jobs that relate to their university studies，such as the five﹣year co﹣op program at Northeastern University．
32．We can learn from the passage that．
A．many famous US universities are considering adopting the "three﹣year degree" model B．most American universities are against the "three﹣year degree" model
C．professors are willing to accept the "three﹣year degree" model
D．the "three﹣year degree" model can make college learning more efficient
33．In most US universities，．
A．college students are offered the co﹣op program
B．electives' credits make up one quarter of the required credits
C．some excellent students can graduate ahead of time
D．all students are required to finish four﹣year education before graduation
34．We can infer that．
A．the author is a college professor
B．the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford
C．the author pays special attention to the all﹣round development of college students
D．the author considers the university education quality very important
35．The first paragraph serves as a（n）．
A．introduction
B．definition
C．explanation
D．comment
第二节（满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．
15．（10分）All around the world，people are working hard to make their cities safer and more pleasant for pedestrians （行人）．Cities have painted crosswalks on their streets，made streets narrower，put in traffic lights and speed bumps （减速带）and made plans to help more kids walk or bike to school．
Many people have learned from a man from Brisbane，Australia，named David Engwicht．His book Reclaiming Our Cities and Towns has a simple message．（36）Kids played there，and neighbors stopped there to talk．
But now，streets are just for cars and trucks．People stay inside to get away from the noise and dangerous traffic，and we lose contact with our neighbors．（37）People need to take back their streets．Engwicht travels around the world，helping people think differently about pedestrians，streets，and neighborhoods．（38）He has worked in neighborhoods from Honolulu to Scotland．
While Engwicht was writing his book，he learned how neighbors in the city of Delft，in the Netherlands，stopped dangerous traffic on their street．They put old couches，tables，and planters in the street．（39）When the police arrived，they saw how these illegal actions made the streets safer．Soon city officials started planning ways to make cars slow down，and "calm" the traffic．
Engwicht says we should think about streets as our "outdoor living room"．（40）In the future，streets will be safe places for children again，and our neighbors will become our friends．
A．Cars and pedestrians crowded the street．
B．Cars could still pass，but they had to drive slowly．
C．Engwicht says that we should use streets for more than just transportation．
D．Besides his books and articles，he gives many speeches．
E．It's hard to take measures to solve the traffic problems．
F．Calming the traffic is just the beginning．
G．He says that in the past，streets belonged to everybody．
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第1节完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．16．（30分）Over the last few months we have been incredibly blessed in being able to see many humpback whales（座头鲸）out on our tours and even from the front of our office due to it being their annual migration．With that in （41）I thought it would be good to provide you with some great （42）about these beautiful creatures．
The humpback whale is one of the most easily （43）whale species，known for its large flippers （鳍状肢）（which can be up to one﹣third of its body size），and the （44）on its back．Its coloring （45）from grey to black and it has white markings on its underbelly（下腹）．These markings are（46）in every whale，like fingerprints，allowing researchers to （47）individuals．Humpback whales hunt and feed during the summer months in the （48）waters like Antarctica and then migrate to warmer tropical waters during the （49）months for mating（交配）．It is around this （50）of the year that we are able to （51）to see the annual migration take place with
humpback whales （52）the Kaikoura Coastline between May /June/July and August ﹣﹣﹣（53）towards Australia and Tonga for the mating season．
During the feeding season these humpback whales（54）using a technique known as bubble net fishing ，where a group of whales will swim around their prey in a circle and （55）bubbles ，create loud vocal sounds or beat their large flippers（56）the water to scare fish into forming into a small ball and （57）to the surface where the whales can then swim up and lunge at the fish with an open （58）and eat thousands of small fish just in a （59）swallow using their baleen plates to （60）their prey from water．
41．A．comfort B．sight C．mind D．relief 42．A．advice B．information C．discovery D．notice 43．A．found B．recognized C．realized D．endangered 44．A．hump B．flipper C．baleen D．bone 45．A．ranges B．comes C．differs D．results 46．A．appearing B．decreasing C．hiding D．differing 47．A．identify B．reflect C．connect D．record 48．A．warmer B．colder C．deeper D．cleaner 49．A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter 50．A．season B．day C．month D．time 51．A．agree B．urge C．manage D．afford 52．A．passing by B．passing around C．passing into D．passing around 53．A．making up B．picking up C．heading up D．turning up 54．A．feed B．hunt C．wander D．mate 55．A．blow B．break C．play D．follow 56．A．around B．above C．under D．against 57．A．reaching B．rising C．turning D．running
58．A．arm B．stomach C．mouth D．eye
59．A．single B．small C．quick D．hard
60．A．prevent B．divide C．protect D．separate
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式．
17．（15分）Online shopping is coming into fashion in most cities，（61）people are able to make full use of the （62）（rapid）developed Internet technology．Nowadays，can we find a person who has not experienced online shopping？
Definitely not．
Online shopping is welcomed by most people due to various reasons．From the perspective of consumer，it can save some time for people who don't have much spare time．Just click the mouse，they can get what they want while staying at home．For the retailers，it can cut some costs for those who don't have much circulating funds．（63）（compare）with the traditional trade mode，they don't have to spend money in renting a house．（64），there are still some disadvantages in online shopping．First，a face﹣to﹣face deal makes online shopping less（65）（rely）and trustworthy．Second，people will lose the fun of bargain．
（66）is undeniable that shopping on the Internet （67）（become）an irresistible（无法抗拒）trend in modern society recently．It's of great （68）（urgent）that we need to make the relative laws （69）the rapid growth of online shopping．Only in this way can we enjoy the pleasure and convenience of online shopping without the concern of（70）（cheat）
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
18．（10分）假定英语课上教师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加．删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Dear Weihua，
I know you are very annoying about your results in the midterm examination．I've just read an
useful article about how a positive attitude affect our behavior．
Naturally，fail an examination can be very discouraging．If you think too many about the past，you will never be able to focus what is more important for now and the future．Life is full of difficulties，but anyone may suffer setbacks．We must take a positive attitude towards the things we had to deal with．Great dreams will come truly if we make an effort．Just work hard and prepare for another chance．
You will make for it．
Yours，
Janet 词汇（共10空；每空0.5分，满分3.5分）
19．（.5分）I have a very busy life with no time to sit around sorry for myself．20．（1分）You cannot women in love with machines．
21．（1分）Among his most famous works of science fiction，one he won an award was the Foundation trilogy．
22．（1分）From James's face ，I could see he was terrified of（抛弃）by us．23．（.5分）To be honest ，I doubt I'm making any difference to these boys' lives at all．24．（1分）The first thing I became was all the vivid colors surrounding me．
书面表达（满分20分）
25．（20分）某中学生英文论坛上，对残疾人乘坐公共交通工具的问题进行了讨论．有位网名叫Life﹣lover的网友的帖子引起了大家的关注．请你根据帖子的内容和写作要点写一封回帖．
Hi，everyone．When I take a bus，I often notice that it is very difficult for the disabled to get on or get off when they want to travel around by themselves．What should we do to help them？
要点：
1．自己应主动帮助残疾人上下车；2．呼吁大家共同帮助残疾人乘车；3．建议改进
公共交通设施以方便残疾人出行．注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．参考词汇：设施facility
2017-2018学年福建省龙岩二中高二（下）第一次月考英
语试卷
参考答案与试题解析
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
1．（1.5分）What is the man's seat number？
A．No．5．
B．No．6．
C．No．10．
【分析】略
【解答】略
【点评】略
2．（1.5分）What does the man offer to do for the woman？
A．Shop with her．
B．Lend his car to her
C．Drive her to a store．
【分析】略
【解答】略
【点评】略
3．（1.5分）What are the speakers discussing？
A．What Jack did at Emma's house．
B．Where Jack went yesterday．
C．Whether Jack went to school yesterday．
【分析】略
【解答】略
【点评】略
4．（1.5分）Why was Holly absent from swimming practice today？
A．She climbed a mountain．
B．She was ill．
C．She went biking with her family．
【分析】略
【解答】略
【点评】略
5．（1.5分）Where are the speakers？
A．At home．
B．In the hospital．
C．On the way home．
【分析】略
【解答】略
【点评】略
6．（3分）听第6段材料，回答第6和第7两个小题．6．What does the woman ask the man to do？
A．Clean her house．
B．Help her move house．
C．Take care of her house．
7．What has the woman already done？
A．She has locked all the windows and doors．
B．She has cancelled the milk and the newspaper．
C．She has taken away the ladder．
【分析】略
【解答】略
【点评】略
7．（3分）听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题．8．When did the man move to the US？
A．Eight years ago．
B．Three years ago．
C．Half a year ago．
9．Why does the man want to join the Peace Corps？
A．To learn business better．
B．To enrich his experience
C．To live in another country．
【分析】略
【解答】略
【点评】略
8．（4.5分）（1）When does the man want to invite Miranda to visit him？
A．In July
B．In August．
C．In December．
（2）What is Miranda's favorite sport？
A．Basketball
B．Football．
C．Tennis．
（3）What did Miranda send the man in the e﹣mail？
A．A picture of her brother．
B．A picture of herself．
C．A picture of her mother．
【分析】略
【解答】略
【点评】略
9．（6分）听第9段材料，回答第13至16四个小题．
13．How did the woman get the credit card？
A．By sending an e﹣mail to the credit card company．
B．By applying for it on the Internet．
C．By sending an application form by mail．
14．What does the man suggest the woman do ？
A．Cancel the credit card．
B．Ask the credit company for the interest rate paper．
C．Keep a copy of the application form．
15．How does the woman feel in the end？
A．Worried．
B．Surprised．
C．Pleased．
16．What do we know about the woman？
A．She has already got a credit card．
B．She never pays her bills on time．
C．She knows much about her new credit card．
【分析】略
【解答】略
【点评】略
10．（6分）听第10段材料，回答第17至20四个小题17．How old is Mackenzie now？
A．Seven years old．
B．Ten years old．
C．Seventeen years old．
18．What does the speaker say about Mackenzie's disease？
A．It's dangerous．
B．It's incurable．
C．It's common．
19．Why did Mackenzie read a lot of books．？
A．That helped her forget her pain．
B．She liked reading a lot．
C．She was eager for knowledge．
20．How did Mackenzie get books for the library？
A．By asking an organization for help．
B．By asking others to give books．
C．By buying them from websites．
【分析】略
【解答】略
【点评】略
第二部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项．
11．（6分）Arizona Parenting Magazine has fun weekend activities for the whole family．Friday，August 5
Summer Nights：Summer Nights will have members from Funergy present and hundreds of kids participating in games ，dancing ，music，and prizes．The events are air﹣conditioned and indoors；LIVE 101.5 will be there to provide additional music and giveaways．Nortera is also offering a reading program that will provide kids with rewards for every milestone（里程碑）they reach．Shops will be providing "Reading Rewards" based upon the number of minutes kids read during the summer months．6﹣8pm．The Shops at Nortera，2460W Happy Valley Rd．，Phoenix．623﹣582﹣9599．norterrashopping．com．
Saturday，August 6
Prowl &Play：It's time to hit the beach，boys and girls ! Put on your board shorts and make waves to Prowl& Play．Come out of your shell to enjoy musical entertainment，animal encounters ，water slides and more adventures to keep your summer cool．5：30﹣8：30p．Phoenix Zoo，455N．Galvin Pkwy．，Phoenix．602﹣286﹣3800．phoenixzoo．org．
Saturday，August 6
Dog Days of Summer：The activities include：photo stations ，Frosty Paw Treats，appearance by the Glendale Fire Department's crisis response dog，watering stations ，fresh baked dog treats ，a dog fashion show ，pet gifts and the like．7﹣10am．Downtown Glendale．visitglendale．com．
For a compete list of events visit，www．AZParenting．com．
21．What's the rule Nortera goes by to reward children to read？C
A．The number of books they have read and what they learned．
B．The number of hours they have read during a month．
C．The number of minutes they have read during one day．
D．The number of milestones they have found on the road．
22．At which place can children enjoy surfing？B
A．2460W Happy Valley Road．
B．455N．Galvin Pkwy．
C．Downtown Glendale
D．AZParenting．com．
23．What can children do at Dog Days of Summer？C
A．Take one of the dogs for adventures．
B．Make food or snacks for dogs．
C．Watch dogs putting on a fashion show．
D．Learn to respond to crisis with the dog．
【分析】本文介绍了亚利桑那州育儿杂志为全家提供有趣的周末活动．介绍了三个地方的不同的活动内容．
【解答】21．C．细节理解题．根据句子Shops will be providing "Reading Rewards" based upon the number of minutes kids read during the summer months．商店将提供"阅读奖励"，根据孩子在夏季阅读的分钟数．可知答案选C．
22．B．细节理解题．根据句子It's time to hit the beach，boys and girls ! Put on your board shorts and make waves to Prowl& Play可以判断孩子们在这里可以进行水上的一系列活动，包括冲浪，根据后文5：30﹣8：30p．Phoenix Zoo，455N．Galvin Pkwy．可知答案选B．
23．C．细节理解题．根据最后一段The activities include：中可以看到其中一个活动是
a dog fashion show 狗的时装秀，所以答案选C．
【点评】本文考查细节题为主，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息？或是其变体．搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息．在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节．做这类题一般采用寻读法？即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案．
12．（8分）Have you ever heard the old saying ，"Youth is wasted on the young？" You might have laughed at that idea years ago ，but as the days ，weeks，months ，and years go by ，do you find yourself agreeing with it more and more？If you're like most people ，you're not enjoying life as you once did because of three major problems that get worse as you age：Loss
of energy．Loss of muscle mass．Loss of memory．
Our fathers and grandfathers had to sit back and watch as their youth slipped away．As desperately as they tried，there was nothing they could do to stop time from stealing their strength and intensity．Fortunately ，scientists now believe they have a solution that helps men regain their youth．
New research from Cambridge shows that as a man's body gets older，it produces less male hormone．It's the loss of this essential hormone that makes men lose their edge and feel much older than they should．Until recently ，the hormone﹣boosting products on the market were unsafe ，unproven ，or too expensive for the average person to take them every day．
A new，free mixture of natural ingredients has been made to increase hormone levels ，and blind muscle．This product includes several very precious crude drugs （天然药）．According to the manufacturer，these ingredients work together to help you feel wonderful and give you confidence that all men and all women want．
The people who have tried it are reporting an incredible different in the way they feel and how others treat them．
24．According to the writer，many people may face the three problems mentioned because of B．
A．their failure in work
B．their older ages
C．the pressure in life
D．the loss of relatives
25．The passage uses the examples of our fathers and grandfathers to D．
A．prove that it's unavoidable to get old
B．tell the readers aging always exists
C．show the readers how to avoid aging
D．bring in the topic of the new product
26．Compared with similar products on the market the new product is A．
A．secure
B．unproven。