1、.完形填空Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired, 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
2、 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
3、 people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called Sixty Plus, which was about _9_ old. She writes about the problems of oldpeople,especiallytheirproblemswith being_10_. Anna Douglas uses her_11_ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands_12_ problems begin. For exampl
4、e, 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. “Its important to know_16_about your grandchildrens world,” says Mrs Douglas. “That means questioning and listening, and_17_is not what old people
5、 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. Dont 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.” 语篇大意:本文讲述了
6、安娜道格拉斯退休之后的所作所为,以及她对老年人提出的几点建议。1A.free BrichCpowerfulDbusy答案:D解析:她从教师岗位上退休了,然而她一直很忙。B项有一定干扰性,keep rich意为“保持富有”,从后文She was even willing to work without pay.可以看出B项不符合语境。2A.serviceBmoney Cstudents Dbooks答案:A解析:从空后的that helped other businesses find jobs for old people可以看出,她提供的是服务。3A.observed Bmet Ccomfo
7、rted Danswered答案:B解析:从下句中的By talking with them.可以看出,安娜道格拉斯每天都与很多老年人会面,而不是观察(observed)、安慰(comforted)或回答(answered)他们。4A.recognisedBfollowed Cenjoyed Ddemanded答案:A解析:句意:通过与他们交谈,她认识到了两件事情。接下来的两句便是她认识到的两件事情。recognise在这里是“认识到”的意思。5A.studiedBagreed Cgave Dused答案:D解析:此处说的是老年人有未被利用(used)的能力。这是她积极为老年人找工作,让他们发
8、挥余热的原因。6A.mistakes Bproblems Cquestions Dcharacters答案:B解析:句意:然而老年人也有一些困难。A项有较大干扰性。从后文我们知道,有一位老年人不受其孙辈的欢迎,这是他面临的困难 (problems),而不是错误(mistakes)。故选B。7A.had Bought Cwas Dused答案:D解析:由前面的Through the years可知,在她开始为报纸专栏“年过六十”写稿之前,她曾经为国家杂志写人物故事。表示“过去常常做某事”应用used to do sth.。8A.subject Blife Cway Dplan答案:A解析:联系下
9、文Old people like herself.可知,这是一个关于老年人的主题(subject)。9A.gettingBrespecting Cemploying Dsupporting答案:A解析:由本段最后一句中的She writes about the problems of old people (她写老年人遇到的困难)可知,那个专栏是关于变老过程中的一些问题,应选A项。10A.unknown Brefused CmisunderstoodDdiscouraged答案:C解析:being unknown意为“不被知道”;being refused意为“被拒绝”;being misun
10、derstood意为“被误解”;being discouraged意为“使灰心”。根据生活经验及下文作者举的例子可知,很多老年人被误解。11A.thinking Bworking Cwriting Dleading答案:A解析:从空后的see the truth behind a problem可知,安娜道格拉斯用的是thinking ability,意为“思考能力”。12A.thatBwhen Cwhy Dwhether答案:C解析:由最后一段她对老年人如何缓解与孙辈的关系这一问题的建议可知,她明白问题的起因,即她知道问题为什么会产生。故选C项。13A.visitors Breaders C
11、listeners Dfriends答案:B解析:从前文我们知道安娜道格拉斯是通过写文章与老年人交流的。因此此处提到的人是她的读者(readers)。14A.got Bentered Cleft Dpassed答案:C解析:联系上下文我们可以推知,这位老年人与其孙辈的关系并不融洽,因此他一来,孩子们就离开(left)了。15A.invented Bchose Csuggested Dimagined答案:C解析:她给这位老人建议了(suggested)几种理解他孙辈的方法。16A.everything Bsomething CanythingDnothing答案:B解析:此处表示理解孙辈世界的
12、一些事情(something)是很重要的。A、C项有较大干扰性。从空后的your grandchildrens world可知,想了解孙辈世界的一切是不可能的。17A.listening Bspeaking Cpleasing Dadvising答案:A解析:本空承接and前的分句,因此答案应在questioning和listening之间选择,通过安娜道格拉斯建议老年人去理解年轻人,也可得知此处讲的是“倾听不是老年人最擅长的”。故选A项。18A.praise Bscold Ctrouble Dencourage答案:B解析:联系上句中的Say good things to them and
13、about them可以得出答案。19A.speak out Bgive up Cget back Dstick to答案:D解析:stick to在这里意为“固执地坚持”。联系前文安娜道格拉斯认为老人应该多听听孙辈的见解,以及后面一句Dont tell them what they should do.可知,此处讲的是老年人不要太固执地坚持自己的看法。20A.Commonly BSurprisinglyCHappily DNaturally答案:A解析:commonly意为“通常”;surprisingly意为“吃惊地”;happily意为“高兴地”;naturally意为“自然而然地”。此
14、处应将最后两句结合起来理解,才能明白此处的语境是“通常他们被教育要尊敬老年人。而老年人也要尊重他们。”故选A项。.阅读理解 Inspiring young minds!TOKNOW Magazine is a big hit in the world of childrens publishing, bringing a unique combination of challenging ideas and good fun to young fans every month.Sounds too good to be true? Take a look onlineevidence show
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