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【题目】Sandra Bullock turned 51 last month. But because she looks exactly the same as she did in Miss Congeniality, a movie filmed back in the 20th century, everyone calls her “ageless.” Bullock is just one of a number of stars in their 40s and 50s who’ve had birthdays recently but have not gotten older, unlike the rest of us in their age group. Take Halle Berry. One website put a photo of her 20 years ago next to one of the newly 49-year-old Berry and dared us to choose which was which. “This Is What 49 Looks Like,” it said. Seriously, if that’s what 49 looks like, I must be 71.

However, even a generation ago, famous faces evolved. Look at a picture of Grace Kelly at age 52 in the early 1980s. She looks like a beautiful middle-aged woman. Today she’d look old for her age.

The goal now is to prevent aging while you are still young, using all the magical nonsurgical options medicine has to offer. Eventually these techniques will become less expensive, and ordinary people my daughter’s age will have them. Already anti-aging is starting to be considered maintenance, like coloring your hair. My friends and I find ourselves openly debating techniques that we used to make fun of. Does fat-freezing work? How much time do you have to spend in the gym to keep the body of a 35-year-old after 50? It’s all so exhausting. But members of the next generation have it tougher. They’ll have to ask themselves whether they want to spend their youth trying not to get old. I’ve already seen “Sexy at 70” headlines. Will everyone be expected to go to their graves(坟墓) looking hot?

I also have to wonder what else we are slowing along with age. How do you move on if you’re working so hard to stay the same? And besides, if you’ve known the ache of watching a daughter pack up for college, you know you can’t stop the clock.

【1】In the author’s eyes, Sandra Bullock ________.

A. doesn’t deserve her name

B. doesn’t look her age at all

C. behaves like a young woman

D. looks younger than Halle Berry

【2】The example of Grace Kelly is given to show ________.

A. physical beauty never lasts long

B. there is no such thing as agelessness

C. people’s attitude towards aging has changed

D. stars pay too much attention to their appearance

【3】Where do the author’s concerns about anti-aging techniques lie?

A. They expose people to danger.

B. They make people feel stressful

C. They are too expensive for ordinary.

D. They encourage comparisons among people.

【4】What’s the purpose of the text?

A. To show the burden of youth.

B. To offer tips on how to look hot.

C. To advise people to accept aging.

D. To comment on some famous stars.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文一开始介绍了几个看似不老的女明星，然后再叙述人们为了抗衰老做出各种努力，作者认为这些都无法阻止衰老，让人们接受衰老这一事实。

【1】B 细节理解题。根据第一段Sandra Bullock turned 51 last month. But because she looks exactly the same as she did in Miss Congeniality, a movie filmed back in the 20th century, everyone calls her “ageless.”可知，Sandra Bullock看起来根本不像现在的年纪，还跟20世纪她演电影时一样，故答案为B。

【2】C 推理判断题。根据第二段段首的however以及后面Look at a picture of Grace Kelly at age 52 in the early 1980s. She looks like a beautiful middle-aged woman. Today she’d look old for her age.可知，人们对待衰老的态度已经转变，故答案为C。

【3】B 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段It’s all so exhausting. But members of the next generation have it tougher.可知，作者认为所有的这些抗衰老的努力太让人筋疲力尽了，压力满满。故答案为B。

【4】C 推理判断题。根据最后一段作者的几个反问以及最后一句besides, if you’ve known the ache of watching a daughter pack up for college, you know you can’t stop the clock.可知，作者是说每一个人都无法阻止衰老，让人们接受衰老。故答案为C。