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  Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column.She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休), but she needed to keep   1  .She was even willing to work without pay.She then offered her   2   with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people.Every day she   3   other old folks like her.By talking with them, she   4   two things.Old people had abilities that were not   5  .But old people also had some   6  .She found a new purpose for herself then.

  Through the years, she   7   to write stories about people for national magazines.There was now a new   8  ; old people tike herself.She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty plus”, which was about   9   old.She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being   10  

  Anna Douglas uses her   11   ability to see the truth behind a problem.She understands   12   problems begin.For example, one of her   13   said that his grandchildren   14   the houses as soon as he came to visit.Mrs.Douglas   15   some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.

  “It’s important to know   16   about your grandchildren’s world,”says Mrs.Douglas.“That means questioning and listening, and   17   is not what old people do best.Say good things to them and about them,”she continues.“Never try to   18   your grandchildren or other young people.Never   19   your opinion.Don’t tell them what they should do.  20  , they have been taught they should have respect for old people.The old should respect them as well.”

(1)

[  ]

A.

free

B.

rich

C.

powerful

D.

busy

(2)

[  ]

A.

service

B.

money

C.

students

D.

books

(3)

[  ]

A.

observed

B.

met

C.

comforted

D.

answered

(4)

[  ]

A.

recognized

B.

followed

C.

enjoyed

D.

demanded

(5)

[  ]

A.

studied

B.

agreed

C.

gave

D.

used

(6)

[  ]

A.

mistakes

B.

problems

C.

questions

D.

characters

(7)

[  ]

A.

had

B.

ought

C.

was

D.

used

(8)

[  ]

A.

subject

B.

life

C.

way

D.

plan

(9)

[  ]

A.

getting

B.

respecting

C.

employing

D.

supporting

(10)

[  ]

A.

unknown

B.

refused

C.

misunderstood

D.

discouraged

(11)

[  ]

A.

thinking

B.

working

C.

writing

D.

leading

(12)

[  ]

A.

that

B.

when

C.

why

D.

whether

(13)

[  ]

A.

visitors

B.

readers

C.

listeners

D.

friends

(14)

[  ]

A.

got

B.

entered

C.

left

D.

passed

(15)

[  ]

A.

invented

B.

chose

C.

suggested

D.

imagined

(16)

[  ]

A.

everything

B.

something

C.

anything

D.

nothing

(17)

[  ]

A.

listening

B.

speaking

C.

pleasing

D.

advising

(18)

[  ]

A.

praise

B.

scold

C.

trouble

D.

encourage

(19)

[  ]

A.

speak out

B.

give up

C.

get back

D.

stick to

(20)

[  ]

A.

Commonly

B.

Surprisingly

C.

Happily

D.

Naturally

答案:1.D;2.A;3.B;4.A;5.D;6.B;7.D;8.A;9.A;10.C;11.A;12.C;13.B;14.C;15.C;16.B;17.A;18.B;19.D;20.A;
解析:

(1)

由She was even willing to work without pay可判斷。

(2)

offer one’s service with=work with在……工作。

(4)

recognize“認(rèn)識(shí)到”。

(5)

老人的余熱沒(méi)有被充分利用。

(6)

老人的一些問(wèn)題、困難。

(7)

used to過(guò)去一直干……

(8)

老人為專(zhuān)欄找到了一個(gè)新的話(huà)題。

(9)

getting old關(guān)于老年人的話(huà)題。

(10)

老年人常常被誤解。

(11)

問(wèn)題后的實(shí)質(zhì)只能用“思考能力”。

(12)

為什么問(wèn)題會(huì)開(kāi)始。

(13)

專(zhuān)欄的讀者。

(15)

suggest some ways建議一些方法。

(16)

know something about…了解一些年輕人的生活,以便更好地與年輕人溝通。

(17)

老年人往往很固執(zhí),不善于傾聽(tīng)。

(18)

老年人不要老是以長(zhǎng)者的口吻去責(zé)備、教育年輕人。

(19)

固執(zhí)己見(jiàn)stick to one’s opinion。

(20)

Commonly=Generally一般說(shuō)來(lái)。


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