Question

How old is “old”? The answer has changed over the years. Two Hundred years ago, you were old at 35. At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life span (平均壽命) was 45. In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a healthy 70-year-old is still thought young.

          So, how old is “old”? The answer is one you’ve heard many times, from all kinds of people. “You are as old (or young) as you feel.” Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you how well you’ve lived.

         “Nobody grows old by living a number of years,” wrote a writer. “People grow old when they don’t have their ideals (理想).” People shouldn’t have the wrong ideas about aging. Sometimes, older minds can be as bright as young minds. Alice Brophy once said, “It makes me unhappy when people say, ‘You look young for your age.’ What does that mean? You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80.”

1.About 100 years ago, the average life span was __________.

A. 35                   B. 45    C. 70  D. 80

2. The meaning of the word “aging” is __________.

A. growing old     B. staying young    C. keeping healthy                  D. feeling unhappy

3.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Old people are not as bright at young people.      

B. All older people are healthy and strong.

C. Aging does not mean you become unhealthy.       

D. Most older people are unhealthy and poor.

4. The passage is mainly(主要地) about _________.

A. the average life span              B. aging

C. the 20th century                     D. older people and young people

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要對“old”進(jìn)行了解釋，并以“aging”為話題展開討論，意在教育人們要保持一顆不老的心靈；永懷遠(yuǎn)大理想。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life span (平均壽命) was 45.可知在一百多年前，人們的平均壽命是45歲左右；故選B。

2.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)短文第三段“Nobody grows old by living a number of years,” wrote a writer.可知，aging就是指的“逐漸的變老”，保持年輕、保持健康和感到不開心都與這個詞的意思不搭邊；故選A。

3.正誤判斷題。根據(jù)短文第三段Sometimes, older minds can be as bright as young minds.一句可知A項錯誤，C項正確；B和D項的說法都過于絕對；故選C。

4.主旨大意題。根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容描述和“old”及aging等關(guān)鍵詞可知，這篇文章主要就是論述的“老齡、年長”問題；故選B。

考點(diǎn)：健康類短文閱讀。