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   7   to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new   8  : Old people like herself．She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”, which was about   9   old．She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being   10  ．

Anna Douglas uses her   11   ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands   12   problems begin．For example, one of her   13   said that his grandchildren   14   the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs. Douglas   15   some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．

“It's important to know   16   about your grandchildren’s world,”says Mrs. Douglas．“That means questioning and listening, and   17   is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them,” she continues．“Never try to   18   your grandchildren or other young people．Never   19   your opinion．Don't tell them what they should do．  20  , they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”

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

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

3．A．served               B．met             C．comforted       D．a(chǎn)nswered

4．A．Recognized           B．followed          C．enjoyed           D．demanded

5．A．studied                B．a(chǎn)greed            C．gave             D．used

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

7．A．had               B．ought            C．was             D．used

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

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

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

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

12．A．that                 B．when            C．why             D．whether

13．A．visitors              B．readers           C．listeners             D．friends

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

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

16．A．everything          B．something         C．a(chǎn)nything         D．nothing

17．A．listening            B．speaking          C．pleasing          D．a(chǎn)dvising

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

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

20．A．Commonly       B．Surprisingly        C．Happily          D．Naturally

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　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a teacher before she retired, 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 3 jobs for old people. Every day she 4 other old folks like her. By talking with them, she recognized two things. Old people had abilities that were not 5 . Old people also had some problems. She found a new purpose for herself then. Through the years, she 6 to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new subject: old people like herself. She began to write a 7 column called “Sixty Plus", which was about 8 old. She writes about the problems of old people, 9 their problems with being 10 .

　　Anna Douglas used her 11 ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands 12 problems begin. For example, one of her 13 said that his grand-children left the house as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas 14 some ways for him to understand his grand-children.

　　“It's impossible to know 15 about your grand-children's world”, says Mrs. Douglas, “That means questioning and listening, and 16 is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and 17 them,” She continues, “Never try to 18 your grand-children or other young people. Never 19 your opinion. Don't tell what they should do. 20 , they have been taught they should have respected for old people. The old should respect them as well.”

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閱讀下列短文，完成文后題目。

　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column(專(zhuān)欄). After she retired, she found a volunteer job with an agency. The agency that she chose to work for was a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she talked with other retired people like herself. By talking, she recognized two things; Old people had abilites that were not being used. Old people also had problemsmostly problems with communication.

　　Mrs. Douglas found a new purpose for herself. Through the year, from time to time she had written stories about people for national magazines. Now there was a new subject: old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus,”which focuses on getting old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being misunderstood.

　　Anna Douglas used her thinking ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands the reasons why problems begin. She understands old people and young people, too. For example, one of her readers said that his grandchildren left the house as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas suggested some ways for him to increase understanding with his grandchildren. She told him to listen to young people's music and to watch the most popular television shows.

　　“It's important to know something about your grandchildren's world,”says Mrs. Douglas.“That means questions and listeningand listening is not what old people do best.”She continues,“Say good things to them and about them. Never criticize your grandchildren or any other youngsters, teenagers, or young adults. Never tell them that they are wrong. Don't give them your opinion. They have been taught that they should have respect for old people. The old should have respect for the young as well.”

1．Anna Douglas understands the problem of old people because ________.

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A．she herself is old

B．she likes their music

C．she has grandchildren

D．she watches their television programs

2．Anna Douglas' newspaper column ________.

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A．contains mostly funny stories

B．has some ideas for youngsters

C．is about how to find jobs for old people

D．discusses the problems of the aged

3．Which of the following might NOT be Anna Douglas' advice to her reader who had troubles with grandchildren?

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A．Listen to pop music.

B．Watch popular TV shows.

C．Give more explanations.

D．Try to understand his grandchildren.

4．According to Mrs. Douglas, old people need to learn how to ________.

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5．According to the last paragraph, the main point of Mrs. Douglas' advice is that old people ________.

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A．have a lot to learn from the young

B．should understand and respect the young

C．had better improve their hearing in order to understand the young

D．should show respect for the young even when criticizing them

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后人36-55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

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．a(chǎn)nswered

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

A．studied      B．a(chǎn)greed        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．a(chǎn)dvising

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

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