13.America is growing older.Fifty years ago,only 4out of every 100people in the United States were 65or older.Today,10out of every 100Americans are over 65.The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways-education,medicine,and business.Quietly,the graying(老龄化)of America has made us a very different society-one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.
A person's age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position,marriage or health.There's no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family.The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school,get a job,or stop working isn't as strong as it used to be.It doesn't surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother,or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time.Public ideas are changing.
Many people say,"I am much younger than my mother-or my father-was at my age."No one says"Act your age"anymore.We've stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.
25.It can be learned from the text that the aging of the population in AmericaC.
A.has made people feel younger
B.has changed people's social position
C.has changed people's understanding of age
D.has slowed down the country's social development
26.The underlined word‘one'refers toA.
A.a society B.America C.a place D.population
27."Act your age"means people shouldB.
A.be active when they are old
B.do the right thing at the right age
C.show respect to their parents young or old
D.take more physical exercises suitable to their age
28.If a 25-year-old man become general manager of a big firm,the writer of the text would most probably consider itA.
A.normal B.wonderful C.unbelievable D.unreasonable.
分析 本文主要讲的是美国的老龄化问题.美国正在变老.现在,每100个美国人中有十个人的年龄在65岁以上.人口老龄化将会在教育、医学和经济等许多方面给美国带来影响.人们对某一年龄段应该做什么事情的看法也发生了改变.
解答 25-28CABA
25.C 短文将美国社会拟人化,把age和gray这两个常用作名词的词当做动词用时,比喻美国社会人口的老龄化,并说明了人口老龄化给整个社会,特别是给人们对年龄问题的理解带来的变化.
26.A one用以代替上文中所提到过的一个名词a (different)society,是泛指的用法,并不特指美国社会.
27.B"Act your age"就是第一段最后一句话中所提到的idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.在不同的年龄什么样的行为是合适的.
28.A 此题为一主观题,要求考生判断作者态度.第二段的最后两句话和最后一段的最后一句都反映了作者的态度,"It doesn't surprise us to hear of…"和"We've stopped looking with surprise at…".由于人们对年龄问题的观点的变化,25岁的年轻人成为一家大公司的总经理已不再令人惊讶.
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