Question

Getting older is a natural part of life. Changes as you get older are usually gradual. Certain physical changes are common. How fast your body can burn calories slows over time, which means that your body needs less food energy than before.

How much and how well you sleep will likely change. Most people start needing reading glasses around forty, and many have some hearing loss later in life. Starting in your fifties, bone aging increase. How you feel as you get older depends on many things, including what health problems run in your family and the choices you make.

If your family members have diseases or chronic (慢性的) health problems like high blood pressure, then you may have a greater chance of having those problems yourself. But it doesn’t mean you will definitely have the same problems. Actually, the lifestyle choices you make can help reduce your chances of getting illness that run in your family. And even if you do get a family illness, choosing to be physically active, to eat healthy foods, and to learn how to deal with stress can keep the illness from destroying your ability to enjoy your golden years.

What do you need to do to feel your best as you age? One of the most important things you can do for your health at any age is to be physically active. Physical activity keeps your body strong, and it helps with how you feel. People who stay active are less likely to get depressed.

Your mental and emotional health is also important. Protect or improve your emotional health by staying in touch with friends, family, and the community. People who feel connected to others are more likely to feel happy than those who do not.

1.When people get older, they will __________.

A. need some help    B. look back to their past often

C. consume(消耗)more calories    D. go through some physical problems.

2.Which of the following can NOT mostly affect old people’s health?

A. Their family illness.    B. The money they have..

C. Their eating habits.    D. Their relationship with others

3.The underlined phrase “golden years” in paragraph 3 refer to a person’s ________.

A. future    B. holidays

C. later life    D. leisure(空闲的) time

4.How can old people avoid loneliness according to the text?

A. To make new friends.    B. To have enough social connections.

C. To be physically active.    D. To live with their family members.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。讲述了人在变老过程中的生理变化，提出人的身体健康与心理健康同样重要并给出了保持健康的方法。

1.细节理解题。根据“Certain physical changes are common.”明确的生理变化是普遍的，可知人们变老会遇到一些生理问题，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据“How you feel as you get older depends on many things, including what health problems run in your family and the choices you make.”你变老后感觉如何取决于很多事物，包括你家族遗传的健康问题和你做的选择。“And even if you do get a family illness, choosing to be physically active, to eat healthy foods”即使你得了家族疾病，保持活跃、吃健康食品，“Protect or improve your emotional health by staying in touch with friends, family, and the community.”通过与朋友、家人和社区交往来保护或改善你的情感健康，可知，人的健康与家族疾病、饮食习惯和人际交往有关。故选A。

3.推理判断题。本文讲述的是人在变老过程中的生理变化，因此是变老后的生活，故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据“People who feel connected to others are more likely to feel happy than those who do not.”和人们保持联系的人会比不这样的人更快乐，可知人们可以通过社交避免孤独。故选B。