人教版 (新课标)必修1&2Unit 4 Earthquakes课堂教学ppt课件
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【解析】选B。句意:这次飓风发生在上个月的一个星期天早上,对该省造成了很多损坏。第一个空用a表示“泛指”(一个星期天);d a lt f damage t对……造成很多损坏。
22. Smething unusual has been ___ ut f the ancient tmb dating back t 2, 000 years ag. A. kept B. went C. fund D. dug【解析】选D。句意:在这座2 000年前的古墓里挖出了一些不寻常的东西。dig ut掘出;发现,符合题意。keep ut使……不进入;g ut出去;熄灭;find ut查出,弄明白。
23. A bmb ___tw buildings and damaged several thers. A. destryed B. damaged C. harmed D. injured【解析】选A。考查近义词辨析。句意:炸弹炸毁了两座大楼,对其他几座楼也造成了一定程度的破坏。harm 指一般的损害,伤害;injure 指意外受伤;damage 指部分破坏;destry 指彻底毁坏,不能修复,故选A。
24. ___frm what he did, he isn’t a persn t depend n. A. Judge B. Judging C. Judged D. Judges【解析】选B。考查judge 的用法。句意:从他的所做所为来判断,他不是一个可值得依靠的人。judging frm/by“从……来判断”可看作固定短语,judging的形式不随主语而变化。
25.___ children whse parents had died in the earthquake___sent t live with families in ther cities. [2011东阳高一检测]A. A great number f; wasB. A great number f; wereC. The great number f; wasD. The great number f; were
【解析】选B。a great number f“大量的,许多”,修饰可数名词复数作主语时,谓语动词用复数;the number f……的数量,修饰名词作主语时,谓语动词用单数。结合语境,应选B项。
26. The heavy strm _______ the bridge, _______ made it impssible t get acrss the river. A. destryed; that B. was destryed; whichC. destryed; as D. destryed; which【解析】选D。考查destry 的用法及定语从句。句意:那场暴风雨把那座桥冲垮了,这使人们无法过河。第一个空用主动结构,因为the bridge 是宾语;which 在此处引导一个非限制性定语从句,指代前面主句的内容,故选D。
27. __ f the students__ t climb Munt Tai next week. A. Tw-thirds; want B. Tw-thirds; wantsC. Tw-third; want D. Tw-third; wants【解析】选A。考查分数表达法。句意:三分之二的学生想下周去爬泰山。不带整数的分数表达方式为:分子用基数词,分母用序数词,若分子大于1,分母的词尾应加s;若分数修饰可数名词复数,则谓语动词也用复数,故选A。
28. Anyne___ knws the news will tell yu abut it. A. which B. whse C. whm D. wh【解析】选D。考查定语从句。句意:任何知道消息的人都会把消息告诉你的。anyne 是先行词,关系代词在从句中作主语且主语是人,故选wh。
29. It is reprted that many students are___ the burning classrm building and the firefighters are trying t rescue them. A. caught in B. drpped int C. trapped in D. fallen int【解析】选C。根据句意“很多学生被困在着火的教学楼里”,可知C 项正确。be caught in 陷入其中;be drpped int 被丢弃;fall int 落入;be trapped in 被困在……中,符合句意,故选C。
30. All _______ we need is t be supplied with fd and clthing. A. what B. that C. which D. whm【解析】选B。考查关系词。句意为:我们所需要的是食品和衣服的供应。先行词all是不定代词,且指物,关系代词一般用that。
31. The little by speaks English very well as if he___ an Englishman. A. is B. be C. shuld be D. were【解析】选D。考查as if 的用法。句意:那个小男孩英语说得非常好,好像他是一个英国人。as if (as thugh) 引导的从句如果与事实相反,从句用虚拟语气,be 动词用were,排除A、B、C三项,故选D。
32. Nwadays, peple usually think if yu enter a key university, yu are yur parents’___. A. pride B. luck C. value D. cheer【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。句意:现在人们通常认为如果你考入重点大学,你就是你父母的骄傲。由此判断选A。
【举一反三】We ___what ur sldiers have dne fr ur cuntry. A. are pride f B. prud fC. take pride f D. take pride in【解析】选D。考查短语搭配。句意:我们为我们的士兵为国家所做的事情而感到自豪。be prud f = take pride in “为……而自豪,引以为荣”。
33. One minute she burst int ___, and the next she burst ut ___. We just culdn’t catch her md at any mment. A. crying; laughter B. tears; laughingC. tears; laughter D. crying; laughing【解析】选B。考查短语搭配。句意:她一会儿大哭,又一会儿大笑。我们几乎不能把握她每一时刻的情绪变化。burst int tears 放声大哭;burst ut laughing 放声大笑,故选B。
【举一反三】The plice___ int the rm and caught the murderer. A. burst B. enteredC. lked D. shuted【解析】选A。考查burst 的用法。句意:警察突然冲进房间,抓住了杀人犯。lk int 调查,往……里面看;enter 进入,及物动词,后面直接加宾语;shut 大喊,大叫,后面常跟介词at;burst int 突然闯入某地,符合句意,故选A。
34. The stranger spke in a___ vice and the little girl was very ____. [2011聊城高一检测]A. frightening; frightenedB. frightened; frighteningC. frightening; frighteningD. frightened; frightened
【解析】选A。考查词义辨析。句意:陌生人用一种恐怖的声音说话,这个小女孩非常害怕。frightening 令人害怕的,frightened 感到害怕的。第一个空用frightening 修饰vice; 第二个空用frightened 修饰the little girl。
35. —I gt the first place in the Natinal English Cntest. —______. A. With pleasure B. CngratulatinsC. Gd luck D. Be calm【解析】选B。根据句意, 为对方取得全国英语竞赛第一名表示祝贺。故选B。A项意为“十分乐意”;B项意为“恭喜你,祝贺你”;C项意为“祝你好运”; D项意为“保持冷静”。
Ⅲ. 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分) It was already late when we set ut fr the next twn, 36 accrding t the map was abut fifteen miles away n the ther side f the 37 . There we felt 38 that we wuld find a bed 39 the night. Darkness fell sn after we left the village, but luckily we met 40 as we drve fast alng the narrw winding rad that 41 the hills. As we climbed 42 , it became clder and rain began t fall, 43 it difficult at times t see the rad. I asked Jhn, my cmpanin, t
drive mre 44 . After we had traveled fr abut twenty miles, there was still n sign f the twn which was 45 n the map. We were beginning t get 46 . Then withut warning the car stpped. A quick 47 shwed that we had run ut f petrl(汽油). Althugh we had little fd with us, we decided t 48 the night in the car. Our meal was sn ver. I tried t g t sleep at nce, 49 Jhn, wh was a 50 sleeper, gt ut f the car after a few minutes and went fr a walk 51 the hills. Sn he came back. Frm the
tp f the hill he had seen, in thevalley belw, the 52 f the twn we were lking fr. We at nce unladed(卸)all ur luggage(行李)and with a great effrt(努力), 53 t push the car t the tp f the hill. Then we went back t the luggage, laded the car again and set ff dwn the hill. 54 less than a quarter f an hur we were in the twn, where we fund a 55 quite easily.
36. A. which B. it C. where D. that【解析】选 A。分析句子结构可知,后面是一个非限制性定语从句, 从句缺少主语,关系代词应用which。37. A. rivers B. hills C. twns D. villages【解析】选 B。从下文可知,下一个小镇应在“山”的那一边。
38. A. surprised B. afraid C. pleased D. sure【解析】选 D。天已经很晚了,还出发朝下一个小镇赶,这说明他们“坚信”在那儿能找到住宿的地方。39. A. at B. in C. thrugh D. fr【解析】选 D。fr the night“过夜”,fr表示“为了”。
40. A. everybdy B. smebdyC. nbdy D. anybdy【解析】选 C。在一个漆黑的夜晚,在那弯曲狭窄的路上,应该说行车是不走运的,但途中未遇一个行人,就这一点来说还算“幸运”。41. A. gt t B. arrivedC. led t D. belnged t【解析】选 C。lead t 意思为“通向”。
42. A. taller B. higher C. lwer D. faster【解析】选 B。从下文可知,他们的车子是逐渐向山上爬行的,当油用完时,车子已接近山顶。以致Jhn后来散步时不知不觉中就到了山顶。43. A. getting B. thinkingC. causing D. making【解析】选 D。从词的用法角度可知要用making。
44. A. certainly B. carefullyC. slwly D. surely【解析】选 C。由于看不清路面,所以让同伴开慢些。45. A. marked B. set C. built D. drawn【解析】选 A。依据常识可知,城镇是“标”在地图上的。
46. A. excited B. wrriedC. cld D. warm【解析】选 B。开了二十里,仍不见小镇,不免开始“忧虑”起来。47. A. attentin B. peratinC. examinatin D. infrmatin【解析】选 C。简单“检查”发现油没了,另三项表述不清。
48. A. spend B. live C. spare D. stay【解析】选 A。spend the night意为“度过夜晚”。49. A. since B. thugh C. s D. but【解析】选 D。填转折连词but。50. A. quick B. fast C. pr D. heavy【解析】选 C。从gt ut f the car看,Jhn不是一个容易睡着的人。
51. A. acrss B. thrughC. dwn D. up【解析】选 D。从Frm the tp f the hill可推知,他从车里出来以后是向山顶上走的。52. A. lights B. map C. bus D. situatin【解析】选 A。根据常识判断。
53. A. ught B. tried C. succeeded D. managed【解析】选 D。ught t (应该)不合语境,succeed后不接t d故应排除,manage和try均表示“设法”,但有细微差别,前者表示设法做成了某事,后者则不一定成功。故本题答案应为D。54. A. Fr B. In C. Since D. At【解析】选 B。“在不到一刻钟的时间我们就到了镇上”。
55. A. pliceman B. friend C. htel D. cinema【解析】选 C。从上文可以推知,他们赶赴那个小镇的目的是为了住宿,所以在到达目的地后很快找到了旅馆。
Ⅳ. 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)(A) Earthquakes are smething that peple fear. There are sme places that have few r n earthquakes. Mst places in the wrld, hwever, have them regularly(有规律地). Cuntries that have a lt f earthquakes are usually quite muntainus(多山的).
The mst talked abut earthquake in the United States was in San Francisc in 1906. Over 700 peple died in it. The strngest ne in Nrth America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska. Strng earthquakes are nt always the nes that kill the mst peple. In 1755, ne f the strngest earthquakes ever recrded was felt in Prtugal. Arund 2,000 peple died.
In 1923, a very strng earthquake hit the Tky, Ykhama area f Japan. A hundred and frty thusand peple died. Mst f them died in fires which fllwed the earthquake. One f the wrst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976. It killed a large number f peple. The wrst earthquake ever reprted was als in China, in which 400,000 peple were killed r injured. This earthquake happened in 1556.
Earthquakes wrry peple a lt. The reasn is that we ften d nt knw when they are cming. Peple can nt prepare fr it.
56. Hw many peple died in the earthquake which happened in Prtugal in 1755? A. 2,000 B. 140,000C. 400,000 D. 500【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第三段的“In 1755, ne f the strngest earthquakes ever recrded was felt in Prtugal. Arund 2,000 peple died. ”可以得出答案。
57. When and where was the wrst earthquake ever reprted? A. 1964; Alaska B. 1556; ChinaC. 1923; Japan D. 1976; China【解析】选B。细节理解题。从第五段的最后一句可以得出答案。
58. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing is NOT true? A. The strnger the earthquake is, the mre peple are killed. B. Earthquakes ften cme unexpectedly(出乎意料地). C. Earthquakes can cause fires. D. Peple still dn’t knw hw t tell when an earthquake will cme.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据常识和文章内容可以得出答案。
59. What may be talked abut in the seventh paragraph? A. Hw d earthquakes wrry peple? B. What will peple d t prepare fr earthquakes? C. Hw can we save peple when earthquakes happen? D. Hw d earthquakes happen?
【解析】选B。推理判断题。上文谈论了发生过的地震,第六段说:地震使人们担忧,理由就是我们经常不知道它何时发生,人们不能为之作准备,接下来很可能要告诉我们怎样预防地震。
(B) Scientists have learned a lt abut the kinds f fd peple need. They say that there are several kinds f fd that peple shuld eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellw vegetables f all kinds; (2) range fruits
and tmates; (3) ptates and ther fruits and vegetables; (4) meat f all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and fds made frm milk; (6) bread r cereal(谷类), rice is als in this kind f fd; (7) butter, r smething like butter.
Peple in different cuntries and different places f the wrld eat different kinds f things. Fds are cked and eaten in many different kinds f ways. Peple in different cuntries eat at different times f the day. In sme places peple eat nce r twice a day; in ther cuntries peple eat three r fur times a day. Scientists say that nne f the
differences is really imprtant. It desn’t matter whether fds are eaten raw(生的) r cked, canned r frzen. It desn’t matter if a persn eats dinner at 4 ’clck in the afternn r at eleven ’clck at night. The imprtant thing is what yu eat every day.
There are tw prblems, then, in feeding the large number f peple n earth. The first is t find sme ways t feed the wrld’s ppulatin s that n ne is hungry. The secnd is t make sure that peple everywhere have the right kinds f fd t make them grw t be strng and healthy.
60. Accrding t the scientists, which f the fllwing grups f fd is the healthiest fr yur lunch? A. chicken, apples, cereal, cabbagesB. ptates, carrts, rice, breadC. ranges, bananas, fish, tmatesD. beef, prk, fish, milk【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章中科学家所提供的人们每天必需的7类食品,可知A类作午餐食品最佳。
61. It is imprtant fr peple t eat____. A. three times a dayB. dinner at twelve ’clckC. cked fd all the dayD. smething frm each f the seven kinds f fd every day【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段可知人们每天吃几餐不重要;在哪个时间进食不重要;吃生的或熟的、罐装的或冷冻的食品不重要,重要的是人们每天吃什么。
62. Which f the fllwing is NOT true? A. Peple in sme places dn’t have enugh t eat. B. There are t many peple in the wrld. C. One f the prblems is that n ne is hungry. D. The scientists are trying t make peple grw t be strng and healthy.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。在第三段里要解决的两个问题之一就是. . . find sme ways t feed the wrld’s ppulatin s that n ne is hungry(找到解决饥饿问题的方法)。所以C项说法是错误的。
63. If there is Paragraph 4, what d yu think is ging t be talked abut? A. When peple eat their lunch. B. What t d with the tw prblems. C. Hw t ck fd in different ways. D. Why peple eat different kinds f fd.
【解析】选B。推理判断题。在第三段提到要解决的两个问题,如果有第四段,那么应该就是议论如何来解决这两个问题。
(C) [2011铁岭高一检测] Eight-year-ld Jesse Abrgate was playing in the sea late ne evening in July 2001 when a 7-ft bull shark attacked him and tre ff his arm. Jesse’s uncle jumped int the sea and dragged the by t shre. The by was nt breathing.
His aunt gave him muth-t-muth aid while his uncle rang the emergency services. Very sn, a helicpter arrived and flew the by t hspital. It was a much quicker jurney than the jurney by rad.
Jesse’s uncle, Vance Flsenzier, ran back int the sea and fund the shark that had attacked his nephew. He picked the shark up and threw it nt the beach. A castguard sht the fish fur times and althugh this did nt kill it, the shark’s jaws relaxed s that they culd pen them, and reach dwn int its stmach, and pull ut the by’s arm.
At the Baptist Hspital in Pensacla, Dr Ian Rgers spent eleven hurs reattaching Jesse’s arm. “It was a cmplicated peratin, ”he said, “but we were lucky. If the arm hadn’t been recvered in time, we wuldn’t have been able t d the peratin at all. What I mean is that if they hadn’t fund the shark, well then we wuldn’t have had a chance. ”
Accrding t lcal park ranger Jack Tmsvic, shark attacks are nt that cmmn. “Jesse was just unlucky, ”he said, “evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in area withut lifeguards. This wuld never have happened if he had been in the area where swimming is allwed. ” When reprters asked Jesse’s uncle hw he had had the curage t fight a shark, he replied, “I was mad and yu d sme strange things when yu’re mad. ”
64. What was the by ding when the accident happened? A. Feeding a hungry shark. B. Jumping int the rugh sea. C. Dragging a by t the shre. D. Swimming in a dangerus area. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第一段可知当事故发生时男孩正在海里游玩,另由倒数第二段可知当时男孩游玩的地方是危险区域。
65. In which way did the by’s uncle help with the peratin? A. By finding his lst arm. B. By shting the fish. C. By flying him t hspital. D. By blwing int his muth.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第三段Dr Ian Rgers的话“If the arm hadn’t been recvered in time, we wuldn’t have been able t d the peratin at all. ”可知男孩的叔叔通过找到丢失的男孩的胳膊对手术起了很大的帮助作用。
66. Hw was his uncle in time f danger? A. Careful. B. Brave. C. Optimistic. D. Patient. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。通过对整个故事的描述及文章最后一段的描述可知男孩的叔叔在面对困难时很“勇敢”。
(D) Dia Weiha, a student wh studies business English at the Chengdu campus f Sichuan Internatinal Studies University, was in his drmitry when the earthquake struck at 2: 28 pm n Mnday. The 22-year-ld felt that his chair was shaking. All f a sudden, the textbks n the bkshelf began t fall t the flr. The glass in the windw brke.
“It felt like ur drmitry building was being hit by a tractr, ”recalled Dia. “I wasn’t afraid. I was even excited and curius. Nw, lking back, it was a scary experience. ” Dia and his rmmates kept calm. They didn’t try t get ut f the building until the shaking stpped. They were n the fifth flr and they feared there might be truble if they didn’t remain calm.
“We’ve watched lts f disaster films, and that helped us keep cl, ”he said. “Only ne student sprained(扭伤) his ankle. He was escaping in a hurry. Mst f us gt utside quickly and safely. ” They were surprised t see s many students utside.
“I began t realize then what had happened, ”he said. The cllege had warned them that in the event f an earthquake, they shuld leave the drmitry immediately. A few did rush in when it was safe t grab sme clthes t keep warm. Withut any tents r bedding, the students stayed n the ftball field fr the whle night. Rain started falling in the mrning, but the students all kept in gd rder. They simply chatted, shared their feelings and cmfrted each ther.
“Our students seemed t have self-cntrl, ”he said. “I heard that hspitals in Chengdu had lts f injured peple wh jumped ut f buildings. ” Nw, Dia is mstly wrried abut the peple in Wenchuan Cunty.
“It seems we wn’t be able t have classes in ne r tw days’ time, ”said Dia, “I want t becme a vlunteer at the damage-stricken area, r dnate my bld t the injured peple in hspital. Als, I will write n my blg t keep peple calm and encurage them t prtect themselves during emergencies(紧急情况). ”
Since the university is clse t Dujiangyan, Dia and his classmates are still frbidden t return t their drms r classrms. Hwever, they can eat in the canteen and get infrmatin abut ther parts f Sichuan by reading the newspapers.
67. Where was Dia Weiha when the earthquake happened? A. He was in the campus. B. He was in the ftball field. C. He was in his drmitry. D. He was in his classrm. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章开头部分的“. . . was in his drmitry when the earthquake struck. . . ”可知地震发生的时候Dia Weiha是在宿舍中。
68. What did Dia Weiha feel when he realized what was happening? A. Afraid. B. Interested. C. Excited. D. Calm. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。Dia Weiha还没有意识到发生什么情况时,只是觉得excited and curius;当他与同学们知道是地震时,却都保持镇静了。
69. When did Dia Weiha and his classmates rush utside? A. During the quake. B. The mment they realized what was happening. C. After the quake. D. When they gt warnings. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第四段“They didn’t try t get ut f the building until the shaking stpped. ”可知,他们是地震结束后冲到外面去的。
70. Frm this passage, we knw that Dia Weiha and his classmates are____ . A. energetic and strng in willB. clever and caringC. hardwrking and learnedD. helpful and hnest
【解析】选B。根据Dia Weiha和他的同学们在地震中的所作所为以及他想做一名志愿者支援灾区受害者的表现可以推断出他们既聪明又有关爱之心。
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)Ⅴ. 单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)71. He ruined (毁灭)his bright future by laziness. 72. The injured (受伤的) persn is Tm’s uncle. 73. Her sn’s death in the accident was a shck (打击) t her. She almst ate nthing fr a few days.
74. The dam burst (决口) because f heavy rains which lasted fr five days. 75. Judging (判断) by his accent, he must be frm Shandng. 76. In her e-mail she expressed (表达)her thanks t my parents. 77. The little girl was very frightened (惊吓,害怕) f seeing the terrible accident.
78. A terrible earthquake destryed (摧毁) the whle city cmpletely in a few secnds. 79. I think we shuld face the disaster(s)(灾难)bravely. 80. Electricity(电) is very imprtant fr us humans in mdern sciety.
Ⅵ. 完成句子(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)81. Her cmpsitin was thught highly f (受到高度评价) by her Chinese teacher. (think)82. An earthquake made the whle cmpany lay in ruins (成为废墟). (ruin)
83. When they heard the news, they burst ut crying (突然哭起来). (burst)84. Kate talked f her father, sunding frightened (听起来很害怕). (frighten)85. A great number f peple died (许多人遇难了)because the quake happened while they were sleeping. (number)
Ⅶ. 书面表达(共1题,满分15分) 一项调查显示:汶川、玉树大地震改变了一部分人的生活,带来了更多的反思。请根据以下提示,以“地震改变了人的生活”为主题, 用英语写一篇短文。
注意: 1. 对所给要点逐一陈述,不要简单翻译。2. 词数100左右,开头已写好,不计入总词数。3. 参考词汇: charitable activity 公益活动 emergency 紧急情况 harmnius 和谐的
An investigatin shws that the earthquakes that happened in Wenchuan and Yushu have brught mre reflectins t peple in several aspects.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【参考范文】 An investigatin shws that the earthquakes that happened in Wenchuan and Yushu have brught mre reflectins t peple in several aspects. First, sme peple have changed their attitudes tward life. They are mre lving and take part in mre charitable activities. They spend mre time with their families, relatives and friends. Secnd, they have als changed their habits f life. They attach imprtance t the knwledge abut first aid and learn hw t
deal with any emergency. Third, they have a better understanding f the value f mney and are mre willing t dnate mney t peple wh are in great need. Persnally, we shuld treasure ur lives and wrk harder t create mre value. Als, we shuld be kind t thers t create a harmnius sciety.
【备选题】Ⅰ. 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1. 5分,满分15分) If yu walked thrugh the supermarket, yu wuld find many fds that have been treated 1 (kill) any harmful germs(细菌) that might have been in them. Milk is a gd example. Raw milk—that is, milk just as it cmes frm the cw—may be 2 (safe) t drink. But 3 the milk is heated and then cled, the harmful germs are killed. The man 4 discvered this way f treating milk was a Frenchman by the name f Luis Pasteur.
In the supermarket yu wuld als find many frzen fds—frzen fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. As techniques fr 5 (freeze) fd are being imprved, mre frzen fds are appearing n the market, and mre peple are buying them. Fruits and vegetables t be sld in the supermarket are ften frzen the mment 6 are picked. The 7 (sn) fruits and vegetables are frzen, the better. 8 , machines are ften taken int the fields where 9 fd grws, s that little time is lst 10 picking and freezing.
答案:1. t kill 2. unsafe 3. if / when 4. wh5. freezing 6. they 7. sner 8. Therefre 9. the10. between
Ⅱ. 任务型读写(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填一个单词。
Happy birthday! D birthdays really make peple happy? Of curse they d.Birthdays celebrate the day when we were brn.Besides, that extra candles n the cake suggest anther year f grwth and maturity(成熟)—r s we hpe.We all like t imagine that we are getting wiser and nt just lder.Mst f us enjy seeing the wnder f grwth in thers, as well.Fr instance, seeing ur children develp and learn new things makes us feel prud.Fr Americans, like peple in mst cultures, grwing up is a wnderful prcess.But grwing ld? That is a different stry.
Grwing ld is nt exactly fr peple in yuth-riented(以年轻人为中心)American culture.Mst Americans like t lk yung, act yung and feel yung.As the ld saying ges, “Yu’re yung as yu feel.” Older peple jke abut hw many years yung they are, rather than hw many years ld.Peple in sme cuntries value the aged as a surce f experience and wisdm.But Americans seem t favr thse that are yung, r at least “yung at heart”.
Many lder Americans find the “glden years” t be anything but glden.Ecnmically, “senir citizens” ften struggle just t get by.Retirement at the age f 65 brings a sharp decrease in persnal incme.Scial security benefits usually cannt make up the difference.Older peple may suffer frm pr nutritin, medical care, and husing.
Sme even experience age discriminatin(歧视).American scilgist Pat Mre nce dressed up like an lder persn and wandered n city streets.She was ften treated rudely—even cheated and rbbed.Hwever, dressed as a yung persn, she received much mre respect.
Unfrtunately, the elderly ppulatin in America is increasing fast.Why? Peple are living lnger.Fewer babies are being brn.And middle-aged “baby bmers” are rapidly entering the grup f the elderly.America may sn be a place where wrinkles(皱纹)are “in”.Marketing experts are ready nticing this grwing grup f cnsumers.
Title: Different Opinins abut Grwing 1. __
答案:1. Old 2. Items / Aspects 3. Negative 4. yung5. learning 6. valued 7. Ecnmical 8. decreasing9. Scial 10. security
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