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. Answer 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
扎那米韦 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 南通职业大学图书馆psmplay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。
4.beneficial 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：加利福尼亚的科学家们认为他们可能已经到了一种延缓衰老的方法。
解析：delay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”；a
pply 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，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) 苏州教育学院学报表示“更喜欢”同后面并列连词or显然矛盾； take (to)表示“开始喜欢上”；agree (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 with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”。
解析：laugh at表示“嘲笑…，漠视…”， make fun of表示“取笑…” smile at 表示“对…（茶与诗
善意地）微笑”，显然同hooligan (流氓)不相匹配；accept obediently 表示“顺从地接受”，reject表示“拒绝，抵制” 均不合句意。
IV. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.
1. delayed译文：因为工作压力的关系，我给你的答复推迟了。
解析： 首先，原句缺少谓语动词；然后根据介词短语because of的内容，选出delay；此处如果选resent从语法角度似乎也能说得通。 2. Feverishly译文：他满怀热情的投入工作，当天就完成了整部协奏曲的谱写。
葛万银 解析：首先，此句缺少状语成分；然后根据并列连词and连接的后一分句内容不难选出feverishly，另一副词automatically语义不通。
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