Question

How old is “old”?  The answer has changed over the years. Two hundred years ago，you were old at 35.At the beginning of the 20 th century，the average life span（平均壽命）was 45. In 1950，70-year-olds were really old.Today，a healthy 70-year-old is still thought young.
So，how old is old? The answer is one you’ve heard many times，from all kinds of people.“You are as old（or young）as you feel.”Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived.Your body tells you how well you’ve lived.
“Nobody grows old by living a number of years.” wrote a writer.“People grow old when they don’t have their ideas.”
People shouldn’t have the wrong ideas about aging.Sometimes，older minds can be as bright as young minds.Alice Brophy once said，“It makes me unhappy when people say，‘You look young for your age。’ What does that mean?You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80. ”

1. 1.
   In 1950, the average life span was       .
   1. A.
      35
   2. B.
      45
   3. C.
      50
   4. D.
      70
2. 2.
   People grow old when        according to a writer
   1. A.
      they don’t have their ideas
   2. B.
      they live many years
   3. C.
      They can’t live longer
   4. D.
      they have their ideas
3. 3.
   The meaning of the underlined word “aging” is “        ”
   1. A.
      growing old
   2. B.
      staying young
   3. C.
      keeping healthy
   4. D.
      feeling unhappy
4. 4.
   Which question is NOT answered in the passage?
   1. A.
      Can older people be as bright as young people?
   2. B.
      What’s the wrong ideas about aging?
   3. C.
      How old is “old”?
   4. D.
      what is the average life span today?
5. 5.
   The passage is mainly about __________
   1. A.
      the average life span
   2. B.
      aging
   3. C.
      the 20th century
   4. D.
      older people and young people

Answer 1

DAADB
試題分析：文章談論的是年老的問題，包括人多老算是老，老年的標準是什么，和對老年的錯誤觀點
1.細節題：從第一段的句子：In 1950，70-year-olds were really old.可知答案是D。
2.細節題;從第三段的句子;People grow old when they don’t have their ideas.”可知作者認為人沒有自己的想法了，就是老了。選A。
3.猜詞題;這篇文章講述了人的老齡問題，說明這個單詞aging，是變老。選A
4.排除題：文章最后一段提到AB項內容，第一段提到C項內容。沒有提到D
5.主旨題：文章從始至終談論的是年老的問題。選B
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