Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the inform
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Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. By birthday we mean celebrating the day when we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggest another year of growth and maturity（成熟）--- or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we are getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the wonder of growth in others as well. For instance, our children’s developing and learning new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? That is a different story.
Growing old is not exactly for people in youth-oriented（以年轻人为中心）American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “You’re young as you feel.” People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”, and for them, growing old means feeling lonely in this youth-oriented culture .
Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, retirement at the age of 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination (歧视). American sociologist Pat Moore once dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She was often treated rudely--even cheated and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.
What should we do to improve this situation? The young should care for and respect the old since everyone will grow old. The government should continue the social security benefits.
Title: Different Opinions About Growing Old
| 71._________ | Descriptions / Details | |
| General idea | Growing older, being mature and wiser | |
| 72.___________ | 73.________ | A wonderful process: children 74.__________ new things, enjoying another birthday party |
| About the old | Being respected by the young | |
| 75._______ as a source of experience and wisdom | ||
| Living happily in the golden years | ||
| Negative attitudes | Never being young again | |
| Feeling 76._________ in a youth-oriented culture | ||
| 77._________ problem: personal income decreasing sharply | ||
| 78._________ problem: suffering from poor nutrition and other diseases | ||
| Housing problems: poor and simple | ||
| Social problems: being ill-treated—experiencing 79.___________, cheating and robbery | ||
| 80.__________ | Improving social security benefits | |
| The young caring for and respecting the old | ||
试题答案
71. Items 72. Positive attitude 73. About the young
74. developing and learning 75. Being valued / Valuing the aged
76. lonely 77. Economical 78. Health
79. age discrimination 80. Solution /Measures