单选题From Heilman’s remark, we can see that ______.A full use has been made of the wisdom of older peopleB the wisdom of older people is not valued by American societyC older people are no less intelligent than young peopleD the wisdom of older people is of
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full use has been made of the wisdom of older people
the wisdom of older people is not valued by American society
older people are no less intelligent than young people
the wisdom of older people is of great value to American society
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细节理解题。答案出自第一段：Our youth-oriented, throw-away culture sees little value in older people…they have “the wisdom that comes with age that we can’t make use of. ’’
更多“单选题From Heilman’s remark, we can see that ______.A full use has been made of the wisdom of older peopleB the wisdom of older people is not valued by American societyC older people are no less intelligent than young peopleD the wisdom of older people is of”相关问题
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第1题：
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They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessorise(配饰)。Yet these are ginrls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies.A gengration which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now faouring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.
Professor Julia Twigg, a social policy expert , said ,“Wimen over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they old when they were young in the 1960s .In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter . It was an expensive item that they would puechase only every three or four years — now you can pick one up at the supernnackrt whosever you wish to .Fashion is a lot cheaper and peope fet tired of things more quickiy . ”
Fashion designer Angela Barnard ,who runs own fashion business in London ,said older women were much more affected celebrity(名流) style. than in previous years .
She said ,“When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties ,they want to follow them . Older women are much more aware of celebrities .There’s also the boom in TV programmes showing people how they can change theiy look,and many of my older customers do roga to stay in shape well in their fifties . When I started my business a fen years ago .my older customers wended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would caill ordinsry women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten yeare ago.”
59. Professor Twigg found that ,compared with the 1960s,_______.
A. the price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%
B. the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%
C. people spend 30% less than they did on cotothes
D. the amount of chothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%
正确答案：A
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第2题：
According to the second paragraph, life expectancy______.（ ）
[A] shows that an older man is expected to live to 84.8
[B] for men is longer than for women today
[C] for women was shorter than for men in 1900
[D] for people has been getting longer since 1900
正确答案：D
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第3题：
Text 2 You would think that the young and digitally intellectual-the generation that grew up with computers at their fingertips-would be the least likely age group to fall victim of online fiaud.But the opposite is true."We've bought into stereotypes about fraud victims-they're usually seen as wlnerable and elderly,or gullible and poorly educated,"says Emma Fletcher,product manager at the BBB Institute."These stereotypes are strongly held-and they are wrong.We are all at risk,but younger and more educated individuals are actually the most likely to be deceived."Similarly,a 2016 report by Norton,the antivirus company,found that 44 per cent of millennials had been the victim of an online crime in the past year,compared with just 16 per cent ofbaby boomers.Research by Barclays this year backs this up.The Barclays Digital Safety Index highlights that almost two thirds of 18-24 year-olds had fallen prey to hackers or viruses.Yet when asked about actions taken to prevent future attacks,millennials were less likely than their older counterparts to take positive action,such as installing an anti-virus software following a computer system collapse.One reason is what is known as"optimism bias"-the idea that other people might be more One reason is what is known as"optimism bias"-the idea that other people might be more vulnerable than you and that you know better.Younger people are usually more knowledgeable about IT than those in the generations above them.But this makes them less likely to heed advice about staying safe,whereas,perhaps surprisingly,older people are more inclined to listen.But this is not the only reason.Younger people spend far more time online.They shop more there（meaning their card details are entered more ofien and stored in many more databases）and they share much more personal information online.According to Ofcom's 2016 Media Use and Attitudes Report,more than 90 pcr cent of those aged 16-34 have social-media accounts.For those aged between 55 and 64,this figure drops t0 51 per cent.For those 65 and over,it's 30 per cent.Interestingly,though,according the Office ofNational Statistics,older people are more likely to be victims ofrepeat fraud.This may be because they tend to be more trusting.Research at the University of California suggests that this isn't just because they grew up in more innocent times.Rather,age-related changes in the brain mean that as people get older,they tend to trust more and question less.30.Which of the following can be the best title ofthe text?A.Who Is More Likely to Be Cheated,Young or the Older
B.How to Guard Against Online Scam
C.Millennials:The Most Vulnerable Online Victim
D.The Older Who Trusts More答案：C解析：事实细节题。由题干定位到第五段第三句，“他们爱在网上购物，这就意味着更加频繁地输入银行卡信息，这些信息自然就会被更多地存储在数据库中。另外，他们也在网络上分享了太多的个人信息”，故选C项。【干扰排除】A项“有社交媒体账号”是社会普遍现象，文章并没有说有账号就容易被骗，故排除；B项“更频繁地使用信用卡”文中并未提及credit card（信用卡），只是说在网购时输入银行卡信息，故排除；D项文章未提及，故排除。 -
第4题：
Steep stairs can present a particular hazard to older people.A:evidence
B:case
C:danger
D:picture答案：C解析：这句话的意思是：陡峭的楼梯对年纪大些的人来说是很危险的。句中“hazard”意为“危 害，危险”。四个选项中A项意为“证据”;B项意为“事件，案件”;C项意为“危险”;D项意为 “图片”。因此只有C项最为合适。 -
第5题：
共用题干
Generation Gap A few years ago,it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap,a division between young people and their elders.Parents complained that children did not show them proper respect and obedience,while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all.
What had gone wrong?Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared?Actually,the generation gap has been around for a long time.Many critics argue that it is built into the fabric of our society.
One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own life styles.In more traditional societies,when children grow up,they are expected to live in the same area as their parents,to marry people that their parents know and approve of, and often to continue the family occupation.
In our society,young people often travel great distances for their education,most out of the family home at an early age,marry or live or choose occupations different from those of their parents. In our upwardly mobile society,parents often expect their children to do better than they did:to find better jobs,to make more money,and to do all the things that they were unable to do.
Often,however,the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them.Often they dis-cover that they have very little in common with each other. Finally,the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of thie gap between the generations.In a traditional culture,elderly people are valued for their wisdom,but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become obsolete overnight.
The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds,separated by different skills and abilities, No doubt,the generation gap will continue to be a feature of American life for some time to come.Its causes are rooted in the freedoms and opportunities of our society,and in the rapid pace at which society changes.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A:Parents should be more tolerable towards their children.
B:The young generation should value the older generation for their wisdom.
C:The generation gap is partly created by the older generation.
D:The generation gap should be avoidable in American society.答案：C解析：文章第一段主要讲述了美国社会中所存在的代沟问题：父母抱怨孩子们不够尊敬和服从他们；孩子们抱怨父母不理解他们。实际上，该问题已经存在了很长一段时间。评论家认为代沟已经成为美国社会结构的一部分。由此可见，代沟是美国的一种特征。因此B为正确答案。
由文章第一段倒数第二句话可知，代沟问题已经存在了很长时间。around在此处意思是“存在”，与in existence（存在）意思相近。因此D为正确答案。
文章从三方面讲述了代沟形成的原因。由第二段第一句话可知，形成代沟的一个重要原因是年轻人必须选择自己的生活方式；由第三段第一句话可知，父母对孩子期望过高也是代沟形成的一个原因；由第四段第一句话可知，社会的快速变化也是导致代沟形成的原因。而文中并未提到现代教育使得孩子与父母想法不同的问题。因此D为正确答案。
由文章第三段最后一句话可知，父母和孩子会发现彼此之间几乎没有相似之处。因此D为正确答案。
文章主要讲的是美国社会中所存在的代沟问题及其形成的原因，并没有提到如何解决这一问题，因此排除A.B选项；而D项（美国社会应该避免代沟问题）文中也未提及.由文章第三段可知，父母对孩子期望过高也是形成代沟的原因。因此C为正确答案。 -
第6题：
单选题The invention of chopsticks（）the wisdom of Chinese ancient people.Adeflects
Breflects
Cconflicts
Drelicts
正确答案： B解析： 暂无解析 -
第7题：
单选题From Heilman’s remark, we can see that ______.Afull use has been made of the wisdom of older people
Bthe wisdom of older people is not valued by American society
Colder people are no less intelligent than young people
Dthe wisdom of older people is of great value to American society
正确答案： D解析：
细节理解题。答案出自第一段：Our youth-oriented, throw-away culture sees little value in older people…they have “the wisdom that comes with age that we can’t make use of. ’’ -
第8题：
问答题How do older people think of younger people’s habits?正确答案： Given the two generations lived in the totally different environment ,I bet their living habits are different from us in many aspects. I am not sure what older people think of us. I guess that they might think we are a bit spoiled and can’t endure hardships. Since our lives are easier and we have many opportunities to enjoy a lot of entertainment. I’ve heard some of them complain that since the one-child policy we are a bit too spoiled. They often complain that we never work hard and we don’t show as much respect to older people as they did when they were young.解析： 暂无解析 -
第9题：
单选题It can be concluded from the passage that the writer ______.Acalls attention to the living conditions of older Americans
Bbelieves that value of older people is gaining increasing recognition
Cattempts to justify the youth-oriented, throw-away culture of the United States
Dargues people should not retire at the age of 65 or 70
正确答案： A解析：
推断题。答案在最后一段: Employers are beginning to recognize that the mature person can bring a great deal of stability and responsibility to a position.根据最后一句话可知D为错误答案。 -
第10题：
单选题According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by _____.Aasking older people many questions
Blistening to skilled people's advice
Cmaking mistakes and correcting them
Ddoing what other people do
正确答案： C解析： -
第11题：
单选题Which of the following measure is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem?AGetting rid of age discrimination in employment.
BEnsuring adequate income protection for older people.
CProviding free health care for sick older people.
DSupplying life-long learning programs to older people.
正确答案： B解析： -
第12题：
单选题The proportion of older people _____.Ais bigger in developed countries than in developing countries
Bis one-seventh of the population in developing countries
Cwill increase much faster in China than in France
Dwill be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020
正确答案： C解析： -
第13题：
We can infer from the passage that in England （ ）
A． many plays are not for young people
B． many young people don’t like theatre
C． people know little about the plan
D． children used to receive good arts education
正确答案：B
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第14题：
Passage Three
No one knows exactly how many disabled (残废的) people there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.
In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people. As we get older, many of us will become less mobile (可动的), hard of hearing or have failing eyesight.
Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form. of a mental illness. All are affected by people's attitude towards them.
Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability, which counts.
41. The first paragraph points out that ______.
A. it is possible to get an exact figure of the world's disabled people
B. there are many disabled people in the world
C. the number of disabled people in India is the greatest
D. India has not much more disabled people than Canada
正确答案：B41．答案为B。根据第一段中心思想，得出该项选择。选项A、C和D与原文不符。
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第15题：
After this experience, Jack ___________.A.lost his job in the restaurant
B.made friends with the couple
C.no longer respected the elderly
D.changed his way with older people答案：D解析：根据最后一段中的“After that，I changed the way I had been with older people”可知。答案选D。 -
第16题：
共用题干
Prolonging Human Life
Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive
today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago.Because
more people live longer,there are more people around at any given time. In fact,it is a decrease in death rates,not an increase in birthrates,that has led to the population explosion.
Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies,people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures,old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine,infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved,whereas if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary societies,people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work;we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement,some-body else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illness than young or middle-aged people;unless they have wealth or private or government insur-ance,they must often“go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.
When older people become senile or too weak and ill to care for themselves,they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures,they would be cared for at home until they died. Today,with most members of a household working or in school,there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need,a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built.These are of-ten profit-making organizations,although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups.While a few of these institutions are good,most of them are simply“dumping grounds”for the dying in which“care”is given by poorly paid,overworked,and under-skilled personnel.It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures______.
A: it was a moral responsibility to keep old-aged people alive
B: infants could be left dead in times of starvation
C: parents had to impart the cultural wisdom of the tribe to their children
D: death was considered to be freedom from hardships答案：B解析：题干意为“作者认为造成人口爆炸的原因是什么？”利用题干中的细节信息短语population explosion作为定位线索，在第一段中找到相关句：In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion．该句意为 “事实上，是由于死亡率的下降，而不是出生率的上升，导致了人口爆炸”。因此，C项“死亡率的下降”是正确答案。
题干意为“从短文中可以推断出狩猎和以采集为生的时代……”。利用题干中的细节信息词/短语hunting和gathering cultures作为定位线索，在第二段中找到相关句： In hunting and gathering cultures,old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine,infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, whereas if the parents survived they could have another child．相关句意为 “在以狩猎和采集为生的时代，不能跟上其他人的老人会被甩在后面，任他死去。在饥荒时，人们会放任婴儿死亡，因为如果他们的父母饿死了，他们也无法生存，而如果父母生存下来可重新生儿育女”。因此，B项“遇到饥荒时，人们会放任婴儿死亡”是正确的答案。
题干意为“依据短文内容来看，关于美国退休人员的陈述下面哪个选项正确？”利用题干中的细节信息短语retired people和the United States作为定位线索，在第二 段中找到相关句：In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty．该句提到“在美国，许多退休人员依靠社会保障金生活，其数额非常微薄，使得他们几乎挣扎于贫困的边缘”，由此可知在美国许多退休人员的生活是很艰难的。这正是选项A表达的意思，因而A项“许多人生活艰难”是正确的答案。
题干意为“在第三段中，‘this need’…”。该题属于词汇题中的语篇衔接词 题。首先找到“this need”所在的句子：To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent hospitals have been built. “this need”应该回指上文中具体提到的需要，因此关 注上文，首先关注该句的前一句：Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person．该句意为“当今，由于家庭中大多数人都出去工作或上学，家里常常没有人来照顾有病或身体虚弱的人”。由此可知上文中提到的需要是“照顾有病的和身体虚弱的人”，因此答案为D项“需要照顾有病的和身体虚弱的人”。
题干意为“下面哪个选项能最恰当地描述作者对养老院和康复医院的态度？”该题属于主旨题，通常短文主题会在短文开头及/或短文结尾处有明确体现，因此首先关 注短文结尾处的句子：...most of them are simply “dumping grounds” for the dying in which“care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under-skilled personnel．该句提到“大多数机构只不过是丢弃垂死的人的‘垃饭场’，所谓的‘照顾’都是由收入低、超量工作、技术水平低下的人员提供的”。从作者的用词中可以看出作者在对包括养老院和康复医院的大多数机构持批评的态度，因此答案为D项“批评性的”。 -
第17题：
共用题干
第三篇
Generation Gap
A few years ago,it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap,a division between young people and
their elders.Parents complained that children did not show them proper respect and obedience,while children
complained that their parents did not understand them at all.What had gone wrong?Why had the generation
gap suddenly appeared?Actually,the generation gap has been around for a long time.Many critics argue
that it is built into the fabric of our society.
One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own
life styles.In more traditional societies,when children grow up,they are expected to live in the same area
as their parents,to marry people that their parents know and approve of,and often to continue the family occupation.
In our society,young people often travel great distances for their education,most out of the family home at
an early age,marry or live or choose occupations different from those of their parents.
In our upwardly mobile society,parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find
better jobs,to make more money,and to do all the things that they were unable to do.Often,however,the
ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them.Often they dis-
cover that they have very little in common with each other.
Finally,the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the
generations.In a traditional culture,elderly people are valued for their wisdom,but in our society the
knowledge of a lifetime may become obsolete overnight.
The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds,separated by different skills and abilities.
No doubt,the generation gap will continue to be a feature of American life for some time to come.Its causes
are rooted in the freedoms and opportunities of our society,and in the rapid pace at which society changes.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A:Parents should he more tolerable towards their children.
B:The young generation should value the older generation for their wisdom.
C:The generation gap is partly created by the older generation.
D:The generation gap should he avoidable in American society.答案：C解析：由文章第一段最后一句话“Many critics argue that it is built into the fabric of our society", 可知很多评论家认为代沟问题是美国社会的组成部分。故选B。
around的意思是“围绕；在……附近”，在文章中是指代沟问题已经存在了一段时间，故选D。
文章中提到三个原因。由第二段第一句话，可知选项A年轻人喜欢选择他们自己的生活方式是代沟形成的原囚之一。由文章第三段第一句话，可知选项C父母对子女的高期望也是代沟形成的原因之一。由文章第四段第一句话，可知选项B美国社会的快速发展是代沟形成的原因之一。故选D。
由文章倒数第二段“The young and the old seeni to live in two very different worlds, separa-ted by different skills and abilities"，可知年轻人和老年人由于技术和能力的不同被分隔在两个不同的世界里。故选D。
文章中没有提到代沟问题该如何解决，仅仅提到代沟形成的原因，所以可以排除A、B、 D。 C项说代沟问题在某种程度上说是由老一代造成的，是正确的。 -
第18题：
单选题The author's intention in writing the passage is to______.Apraise the wisdom of the old people
Badvise people to be patient
Canalyze the danger of heart diseases
Dpersuade people to be trustful
正确答案： B解析： -
第19题：
单选题It is stated directly in the passage that older people should _____.Abe treated differently in different cultures
Benjoy a similar lifestyle
Cbe ignored as society changes
Dbe valued by the younger generations
正确答案： D解析： -
第20题：
单选题Our car is a much older _____ than yours and so we paid less than you.Amodel
Bmanufacture
Cform
Dpattern
正确答案： A解析：
model模型，测试型产品。manufacture产品，制造。form形状，外貌。pattern模子。 -
第21题：
单选题Studying the diverse wisdom of others can _____.Acreate varying artistic interests
Bhelp people see things in their right perspective
Chelp improve connections among people
Dregulate the behavior of modern people
正确答案： C解析：
细节题。第五段最后两句表明了广泛的教育、研究其他人的智慧能帮助我们学会思考，看清事物之间的联系。B项正确。 -
第22题：
单选题According to passage, which of the following are governments most worried about?AThe diseases and disability of older people.
BThe longer life and good health of people.
CThe loss of taxes on older people.
DThe increasing respect for older people.
正确答案： A解析： -
第23题：
单选题What can be inferred from the passage?ALacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.
BThe older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.
CEarly love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.
DParents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.
正确答案： D解析：
根据末段最后一句“Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity (成熟) gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects”可知，女孩子年龄越大，越成熟越不容易因为失去自我而抑郁。 -
第24题：
问答题Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society.正确答案：解析：