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Text comprehension
I.
Decide which of the following best
states the author
’
s purpose
of writing
.
C
From the last sentence of the second
paragraph and second sentence in the last
paragraph, we can
see that it is not
the
writer’s purpose
to deny
the virtues of being young. She hopes to point out
some of the
“
distinct
advantages
”
and
“
a great deal of happiness
to be found
”
in the process
of
aging. So A is not correct. B only
touches part of the
text
，
namely the first two
paragraphs.
II.
Judge, according to the text, whether the
following statements are true or false.
1.
F. Refer to
Paragraph 3. They were much concerned with their
appearances, both the shape of
their
bodies and the fashion of their clothes.
2.
F.
Although
they
are
still
wearing
fashionable
clothes,
they
are
no
longer
at
the
mercy
of
fashion
and
“
no longer slaves to
style
”
.
3.
F. Under the
carefree appearances, young people are troubled by
“
unknowns in the
future
”
.
4.
T. Refer to
Paragraph 5.
III.
A
nswer the following
questions
.
1.
The beginning statement tells readers
about the fact that Americans worship youth. In
other
words, they are afraid of growing
older. This fear is manifested in their efforts
“
to delay the
effects of age
”
with the passion for cosmetics and physical
exercises. (Paras. 1, 2)
2.
The
writer
mentions
three
aspects
to
show
distinct
advantages
of
growing
older
，
i.e.1ess
concern of one
’
s
appearance(Para. 3), less uncertainty about the
unknowns in the future(Para.
4)and
self-identity(Para. 5).
3.
The writer says,
“
when
you are
young
，
major decisions
await you at every
turn.
”
This
suggests that they feel uncertain about
what would happen to them and what they would do
in
the future. ( Para. 4)
4.
The writer
presents the distinct difference between the
adolescents and the forty-year-olds by
repeated use of
“
Being young
means
…”
or
“
It
means
…”
in contrast with
“
I
…
now
…”
or
“
I
no
longer
…”
. (
Para. 5)
5.
The
writer learns the significance from her
parents
’
contentment that
the newer (younger) is
not necessarily
better, and she can be happier than before as she
grows older. ( Para. 6)
IV
.
Explain in your own words the following
sentence taken from the text
.
1.
I am
embarrassed to admit that women are less capable
than men of resisting the temptation of
fashion.
2.
It
means
that
you
make
friends
with
different
people
in
order
to
find
a
new
identity
for
yourself.
Structural analysis of the text
参见“篇章分析”部分
Vocabulary exercises
I.
Explain the underlined
part in each sentence in your own
words.
1.
are likely to
2.
break up /
disintegrate
3.
as a whole
4.
powerless against /
completely controlled by
5.
not surprising / only too
natural
II. Fill in the blanks with the
appropriate forms of the given words.
1. obsessive
译文：
她过分担心自己会失控，因此从不感情外露。
2. moodiness
译文：
工作压力很大的人们常会闷闷不乐、易怒和丧失信心。
3. tolerable
译文：
他们想要一个过得去的生活—食物再多一些、
住得再好一点，
还有和平。
cial
译文：
最终，公司和其投资者们达成一项互利的协定。
5. satisfying
译文：
同智障人士一起工作有可能会是令人满意和大有裨益的经历。
III.
Choose
the
word
or
phrase
that
can
replace
the
underlined
part
in
each
sentence
without
changing its original meaning.
1. C
译文：
< br>加利福尼亚的科学家们认为他们可能已经找到了一种延缓衰老的方法。
解析：
delay
< br>和
postpone
意义相近，
都表示
“延迟，
使延期”
；
stop
表示
“停止”
；
quicken
表示
“加快”
，
这两个选项应该没有干扰性；
要注意的是
prolong
，
它表示
“
to make
longer
延长”
,
有一定的干扰。
2. D
译文：
剧院为了经营下去，不得不请
求捐助。
解析：
beg for
表示“请求，乞求”
，此处和
ask
for
意义最接近；
settle
for
表示“满足
于”
；
apply
for
表示“请求，申请”
，一般指请求或申请政府机构或相关组织的
资金或援助，不宜接
donation
（捐赠，捐助）
；
look
for
表示“
寻找，期待”
。
3. A
译文：
员工养老金可以选择按月领取或者一次性领取。
解析：
此句中
elect
后接不定式表示“
选择”与
choose
接不定式意思相近；
prefer (to)
表示
“更喜欢”
同后面并列连词
or
显然矛盾；
take (to)
表示
“开始喜欢上”
；
a
gree
(to)
表示“同意”
，语
法上能说通，但语义不同。
4. A
译文：
那些在学业上对孩子过于严厉
的父母亲最终会被小孩子们怨恨的。
解析：
resent
表示“愤恨，怨恨”
，
being angry wi
th
表示“对（某人）生气”
，两者意思
相近。
being grateful
to
表示“感激…”
；
being against
表示“违反，无视，反对”
；
being
for
表示“拥护，受责备”
。
5. B
译文：
< br>足球流氓对法院的判决报以嘲笑。
解析：
laugh at
表示
“嘲笑…，
漠视…”
，
make fun
of
表示
“取笑…”
smile at
表示
“对…