Question

America is growing older. Fifty - eight years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. To day, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect（影響）American society in many ways—education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society—one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior（行為） is suitable（合適）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” any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.

1.It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America ________ .

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

2.The underlined word “one” refers to ________ .

A．a(chǎn) society	B．America
C．a(chǎn) place	D．population

3.“Act your age” means people should ________ .

A．be active when they are old

B．do the right thing at the right age

C．show respect for their parents young or old

D．take more physical exercise suitable to their age

4.If a 25 - year - old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text would most probably consider it ________ .

A．normal	B．wonderful
C．unbelievable	D．unreasonable

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：

1.C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)兩行和文章第二段內(nèi)容people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior（行為） is suitable（合適）at various , ages. 和Public ideas are changing.說明美國人對年齡的看法已經(jīng)有了變化。故C正確。

2.A 推理題。根據(jù)the graying of America has made us a very different society—one in which people have a quite different說明這里的one與前面的a very different society是一個同位語關(guān)系，就是指a very different society故A正確。

3.B 推理題。根據(jù)Many people say, “I am much younger than my mother— or my father— was at my age. ”No one says“Act your age” any more.說明這里的“Act your age”是指做你所做的年齡該做的事情，現(xiàn)在這種情況已經(jīng)有了很大的變化。故B正確。

4.A 推理題。根據(jù)第二段最后三行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.說明人們對年齡的看法已經(jīng)有了很大的變化，對于題目中的事情會感覺很正常。故A正確。

考點：考查文化類短文閱讀

點評：文章介紹了美國的人口老齡化讓每個人對待年齡的看法也起了變化。以推理題的考查為主，不能以自己的觀點代替作者的觀點，推理的根據(jù)來自于上下文，最主要的方法是根據(jù)詞義關(guān)系推斷具體細節(jié)。