英语!eadingAmerica is growing older.Fifty years ago,only 4 out

英语!eading
America is growing older.Fifty years ago,only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older.Today,10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65.The
aging of the population will affect American society in many ways — education,medicine,and business.Quietly the graying of America.has made us a very different society
— one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.
A personˊs age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position,marriage or health.There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes
to work or gets married or starts a family.The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school,get a job,or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to
be.It doesnˊt surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother,or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time.
Public notions are changing.
Many people say,"I am much younger than my mother — or my father — was at my age." No one says "act your age" anymore.Weˊve stopped looking with surprise at older
people who act in youthful ways.
1.It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America .
A) has made people feel younger
B) has changed peopleˊs social position
C) has changed peopleˊs understanding of age
D) has slowed down the countryˊs social development
2.The underlined word “one” refers to
A) a society
B) America
C) a place
D) population
3.We can infer from the text that if a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm,the writer would most probably consider it _______.
A) normal
B) wonderful
C) unbelievable
D) unreasonable
4.“Act your age” means people should .
A) be active when they are old
B) do the right thing at the right age
C) show respect for their parents young or old
D) take more physical exercise suitable to their age
5.This passage is mainly about ______________.
A) why American society is different
B) suitable behaviors at different age in Americanˊs eyes
C) how older people act in youthful ways in America
D) how American peopleˊs ideas about age have changed

1.It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America （C）.
C) has changed people's understanding of age
人口的老龄化改变了人们对年龄的理解.
2.The underlined word “one” refers to （A）.
A) a society
one在文中指“一个社会”.
3.We can infer from the text that if a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm,the writer would most probably consider it （A）.
A) normal
作者认为年轻人担当重任也是正常的.
4.“Act your age” means people should （B）.
B) do the right thing at the right age
意即在合适的年纪做合适的事情.
5.This passage is mainly about （D）.
D) how American people's ideas about age have changed
文章是关于美国人对年龄的想法是如何改变的.