Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后人36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），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 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 used to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new  7   ： Old people like herself．She began to write a newspaper column called“ Sixty Plus”，which was about   8   old．She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being  9   ．

Anna Douglas uses her   10   ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands why problems begin．For example，one of her readers said that his grandchildren  11   the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs Douglas  12   some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．

“It's important to know something about your grandchildren's world，”says Mrs Douglas．“That means questioning and listening，and   13   is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them，”she continues．“Never try to   14   your grandchildren or other young people．Never   15   your opinion．Don't tell them what they should do．Commonly ，they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”

A．free         B．rich          C．powerful         D．busy

A．service      B．money        C．students          D．books

A．observed     B．met          C．comforted        D．answered

A．recognized   B．followed      C．enjoyed           D．demanded

A．studied      B．agreed        C．gave             D．used

A．mistakes     B．problems      C．questions         D．characters

A．subject      B．life           C．way             D．plan

A．getting      B．respecting     C．employing        D．supporting

A．unknown    B．refused        C．misunderstood     D．discouraged

A．thinking    B．working       C．writing           D．leading

A．got        B．entered        C．left              D．passed

A．invented    B．chose         C．suggested         D．imagined

A．listening    B．speaking      C．pleasing           D．advising

A．praise      B．scold         C．trouble            D．encourage

A．speak out   B．give up        C．get back          D．stick to

Answer 1

【小题1】D

【小题2】A

【小题3】B

【小题4】A

【小题5】D

【小题6】B

【小题7】A

【小题8】A

【小题9】C

【小题10】A

【小题11】C

【小题12】C

【小题13】A

【小题14】B

【小题15】D

解析:

【小题1】D她从教师工作上退了下来，然而她一直很忙。B项有一定干扰性。keep rich意思是“富有”，从后文she was even willing to work without pay．可以看出B项不合题意。

【小题2】A从空后的that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．可以看出，她提供的是商业服务。

【小题3】从空后的By talking with them可以看出，Anna Douglas每天都与很多老年人会面，而不是观察或安慰他们。

【小题4】通过与他们交谈，她认识到两件事情。接下来的两句便是她认识到的事情。recognize在这里是“认识到”的意思。

【小题5】老年人有未被利用的能力。这是她积极为老年人找工作发挥他们余热的原因。其他答案不合题意。

【小题6】然而老年人也有老年人的问题。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子女的欢迎，这是他面临的问题，而不是错误。

【小题7】联系上下文Old people like herself．是报纸的一个话题（subject），因此其它选项不合题意。

【小题8】get old在这里为系表结构，其它选项不正确。

【小题9】B，D项有较大干扰性。作者举的例子说明很多老年人被其孙子女误解，而不是（他们的要求）被拒绝等。

【小题10】从空后的see the truth behind a problem我们得知，Anna Douglas用的是 thinking abilities。

【小题11】联系上下文我们可以推知，这位老年人与其孙子女关系并不融洽，因此当他进来时，孩子们就离开。

【小题12】她给这位老人建议了几种方法。

【小题13】本空承接and前的分句而来，因此答案应在questioning和listening间选择，选项中没有questioning。

【小题14】联系上文Say good things to them and about them．得此答案。A项有一定干扰性，空前的Never决定了此选项不正确。

【小题15】stick to在这里是“固执地坚持”。A，B均有一定干扰性。联系前文Mrs Douglas认为老人应该多听听孙子女的见解，不要太固执地坚持自己的看法。 speak out意思是“说出”，give up是“放弃”，因此不合题意。