阅读理解 How old is "old"? The answer has changed over the years. Two hundred years ago, you were old at 35. That was the average life expectancy then. At the turn of the 19th century, as medical knowledge advanced, the average life expectancy increased to 45. In 1950, 70-year olds were really old. Today, a healthy 70-year-old is looking forward to many more active years. So, how old is old? The answer is one you''ve heard many times, from all sorts of people. "You are as old (or young) as you feel." The calendar simply tells you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you how well you''ve lived. "Youth", wrote an unknown author, "is not a time of life--it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by living a number of years; people grow old by deserting (抛弃) their ideals." Old is a point of view. Alice Brophy, when she was with the New York City Commission for the Aging, said, "It annoys me when people say, ''Gee, you look young for your age. '' What does that mean? Is there some model that you'' re supposed to look a certain way at 65 and 75 and 85? You know, you can die old at 30 and live young at 80." It is often believed that most older people are in poor health. But the fact is that there are neither biological nor physiological (生理学的) reasons to connect poor health with growing older. Older people are more likely to be affected with illness and physical disabilities than you are, but old age itself is not a disease. It''s possible to remain physically fit throughout your life.
单选题 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】细节题。根据文章最后一句话“It’s possible to remain physically fit throughout your life.”可知选项B有误,故答案为B。
单选题 The passage is mainly about ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】主旨题。根据第一句首段How old is“old”以及全文的关键词old可知答案为B。
单选题 From the tone of the passage we know that the author ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】态度题。作者在引用别人的话或观点时表明了自己对这些观点的赞同,根据这个基调可判断本题答案为B。
单选题 By saying "you can die old at 30 and live young at 80'', Alice Brophy means that ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】语义题。根据该句的前一句话“Is there some model that you’re supposed to look a certain way at 65 and 75 and 85?”可知Alice Brophy其实对这个问题是持否定观点的,故答案为D。
单选题 It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】推断题。选项A正是对第二段第三句“You are as old(or young)as you feel.”的含义的解释,因此可推断本题答案为A。