河北省武邑中学2017-2018学年高二上学期课堂练习英语试题26.doc

第第高二年级课堂练习姓名班级学号第26期AHappybirthday!Dobirthdayreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywhenwewereborn.Besides,thatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity（成熟）—orsowehope．Weallliketoimaginethatwearegettingwiserandnotjustolder．Mostofusenjoyseeingthewonderofgrowthinothers,aswell．Forinstance,seeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelproud．ForAmericans,likepeopleinmostcultures,growingupisawonderfulprocess．Butgrowingold?Thatisadifferentstory.Growingoldisnotexactlyforpeopleinyouth-oriented(以年轻人为中心)Americanculture．MostAmericansliketolookyoung,actyoungandfeelyoung.Astheoldsayinggoes,“You’reyoungasyoufeel．”Olderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyare,ratherthanhowmanyyearsold．Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom．ButAmericansseemtofavorthosewhoareyoung,oratleast“youngatheart”．ManyolderAmericansfindthe“goldenyears”tobeanythingbutgolden．Economically,“seniorcitizens”oftentryjusttogetby．Retirementattheageof65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincome．Socialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifference．Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutrition(营养),medicalcare,andhousing.Someevenhavetheexperienceofagediscrimination(歧视).Americansociologist(社会学家)PatMooreoncedresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets．Shewasoftentreatedrudely--evencheatedandrobbed．However,dressedasayoungperson,shereceivedmuchmorerespect．Unfortunately,theelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast．Why?Peoplearelivinglonger．Fewerbabiesarebeingborn．Andmiddle-aged“babyboomers”(婴儿潮)arerapidlyenteringthegroupoftheelderly．Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles（皱纹）are“in”．Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgrowinggroupofconsumers．1.Growingupisawonderfulthingbecause________.A.peoplecancelebratetheirbirthdays.B.peoplecanbecomemoreandmatureandwiser.C.peoplecanreceivemanypresents.D.peoplewillfeelyoungeratheart.2.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat_________.A.youngpeoplelackexperienceandwisdom.B.Americanolderpeopleoftenjokeabouttheiroldage.C.America