Question

There are two dangers to be guarded against in old age. One of these is undue absorption in the past. It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days, or in sadness about friends who are dead. One’s thoughts must be directed to the future and to things about which there is something to be done.

It is unwise to be too attached to the youth in the hope of sucking vigor from its vitality. When your children are grown up they want to live their own lives, and if you continue to be as interested in them as you were when they were young, you are likely to become a burden to them, unless they are cold to you.

I think that a successful old age is easiest for those who have strong impersonal interests involving appropriate activities. It is in this sphere that long experience is really fruitful, and it is in this sphere that the wisdom born of experience can be exercised without being oppressive. It is no use telling grown-up children not to make mistakes, both because they will not believe you, and because mistakes are an essential part of education. But if you are one of those who are incapable of impersonal interests, you may find that your life will be empty unless you concern yourself with you children and grandchildren. In that case you must realize that while you can still render them material services, such as making them an allowance or knitting them jumpers, you must not expect that they will enjoy your company.

 Some old people are afraid of death. But in fact the best way is to make your interests gradually wider and ore impersonal. An individual human existence should be like a river-small at fist, rushing passionately past rocks and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider and the banks move back and in the end they become mixed in the sea without any visible break.

   The old man who can see life in this way will not suffer from the fear of growing old and death.

1.The author suggests that old people should_______.

A. develop impersonal interests with proper activities.

B. tell their children not to make mistakes

C. concern themselves with their children

D. not give their children an allowance

2.The underlined word “render” in Paragraph 3 is close to the meaning of  “_____”.

A. return            B. reward           C. offer               D. demand

3.The author compares an individual human existence to a river because _____.

A. Life is like a river, first small, and then it becomes wide

B. life is like a river finally flowing into the sea

C. old age and death are both natural just like a river

D. old people will be mixed in the crowd like a river mixed in the sea

4.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Setting Sun Is Beautiful           B. Growing Old Successfully

C. Why Fear Getting Old             D. Caring for Olds More

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章講的是老人不應(yīng)該沉浸在過去的日子里，不能活在記憶里，不能總是為過去的事情后悔，為逝去的老朋友悲傷。而應(yīng)該活在現(xiàn)在。另外老人不要太依賴年輕人，要建立自己的興趣愛好，建立良好的死亡觀。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第三段第一句話 I think that a successful old age is easiest for those who have strong impersonal interests involving appropriate activities. 我認(rèn)為一個(gè)人能做到對(duì)合適的活動(dòng)很有興趣，那么，他就極易享有成功的晚年。故選A。

2.語(yǔ)義猜測(cè)題。In that case you must realize that while you can still render them material services, such as making them an allowance or knitting them jumpers這樣的話,你需.要意識(shí)到即使你可以為他們提供一些物質(zhì)幫助，例如給他們些錢或者替他們織件毛衣，render應(yīng)該是提供的意思。所以選C。

3.推理判斷題。看最后兩段，An individual human existence should be like a river-small at fist, rushing passionately past rocks and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider and the banks move back and in the end they become mixed in the sea without any visible break. The old man who can see life in this way will not suffer from the fear of growing old and death.人的存在應(yīng)當(dāng)像是河流——最初涓涓細(xì)流，歡快的穿過巖石，跨越瀑布。漸漸的，河道變寬，兩岸后退，河水也安靜下來(lái)。最終，沒有任何停留的跡象，融入大海。能夠這樣看待生命的人年老時(shí)就不會(huì)為死亡而恐懼。從這段話可知，作者想讓大家明白，人的存在和河流的流動(dòng)一樣，非常自然。故選C。

4.主旨大意題。從全文內(nèi)容可知，本文講的就是老人該怎樣調(diào)整心態(tài)，怎樣安度晚年。

考點(diǎn)：考查人生百味類短文閱讀。故選B。