Question

America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect （影响） 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（行为）is suitable （合适）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 firs 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’ anymore. 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 society        B. America                C. a 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.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

【解析】

 试题分析：讲述美国社会老龄化问题以及这一变化对人们的举动，思维等各方面都发生了极大的影响。

1.从第三行 the graying of America ....people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior（行为）is suitable （合适）at various ages,说明了人口老龄化给整个社会，特别是给人们对年龄问题的理解带来的变化。

2.one用以代替上文中所提到过的一个名词a （different）society，是泛指的用法，并不特指美国社会。而且one后面跟了一个定语从句，可以通过剖析句子结构得出正确答案。

3.根据第四行所提到的people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages．“Act your age”就是指人们在适当的年龄做合适的事情。

4.此题要求考生判断作者态度。第二段的最后两句话和最后一段的最后一句都反映了作者的态度，“It doesn’t surprise us to hear of…”和“We’ve stopped looking with surprise at…”。由于人们对年龄问题的观点的变化，25岁的年轻人成为一家大公司的总经理已不再令人惊讶。

考点：文化类短文阅读。