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Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired, but she needed to keep__1__. She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her__2__with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she___3__other old folks like her. By talking with them, she__4__two things. Old people had abilities that were not__5__.But old people also had some__6___. She found a new purpose for herself then.
Through the years, she__7__to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new__8__： Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called Sixty Plus, which was about __9__ old. She writes about the problems of oldpeople,especiallytheirproblemswith being__10___.
Anna Douglas uses her__11__ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands__12__ problems begin. For example, one of her__13__said that his grandchildren__14__the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas__15__some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
“It's important to know__16__about your grandchildren's world，” says Mrs Douglas. “That means questioning and listening, and__17__is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them，” she continues. “Never try to__18__your grandchildren or other young people. Never__19__your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do.__20___， they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well.”
语篇大意：本文讲述了安娜·道格拉斯退休之后的所作所为，以及她对老年人提出的几点建议。
1．A.free B．rich
C．powerful D．busy
答案：D
解析：她从教师岗位上退休了，然而她一直很忙。B项有一定干扰性，keep rich意为“保持富有”，从后文She was even willing to work without pay.可以看出B项不符合语境。
2．A.service B．money
C．students D．books
答案：A
解析：从空后的that helped other businesses find jobs for old people可以看出，她提供的是服务。
3．A.observed B．met
C．comforted D．answered
答案：B
解析：从下句中的By talking with them...可以看出，安娜·道格拉斯每天都与很多老年人会面，而不是观察(observed)、安慰(comforted)或回答(answered)他们。
4．A.recognised B．followed
C．enjoyed D．demanded
答案：A
解析：句意：通过与他们交谈，她认识到了两件事情。接下来的两句便是她认识到的两件事情。recognise在这里是“认识到”的意思。
5．A.studied B．agreed
C．gave D．used
答案：D
解析：此处说的是老年人有未被利用(used)的能力。这是她积极为老年人找工作，让他们发挥余热的原因。
6．A.mistakes B．problems
C．questions D．characters
答案：B
解析：句意：然而老年人也有一些困难。A项有较大干扰性。从后文我们知道，有一位老年人不受其孙辈的欢迎，这是他面临的困难 (problems)，而不是错误(mistakes)。故选B。
7．A.had B．ought
C．was D．used
答案：D
解析：由前面的Through the years可知，在她开始为报纸专栏“年过六十”写稿之前，她曾经为国家杂志写人物故事。表示“过去常常做某事”应用used to do sth.。
8．A.subject B．life
C．way D．plan
答案：A
解析：联系下文Old people like herself.可知，这是一个关于老年人的主题(subject)。
9．A.getting B．respecting
C．employing D．supporting
答案：A
解析：由本段最后一句中的She writes about the problems of old people (她写老年人遇到的困难)可知，那个专栏是关于变老过程中的一些问题，应选A项。
10．A.unknown B．refused
C．misunderstood D．discouraged
答案：C
解析：being unknown意为“不被知道”；being refused意为“被拒绝”；being misunderstood意为“被误解”；being discouraged意为“使灰心”。根据生活经验及下文作者举的例子可知，很多老年人被误解。
11．A.thinking B．working
C．writing D．leading
答案：A
解析：从空后的see the truth behind a problem可知，安娜·道格拉斯用的是thinking ability，意为“思考能力”。
12．A.that B．when
C．why D．whether
答案：C
解析：由最后一段她对老年人如何缓解与孙辈的关系这一问题的建议可知，她明白问题的起因，即她知道问题为什么会产生。故选C项。
13．A.visitors B．readers
C．listeners D．friends
答案：B
解析：从前文我们知道安娜·道格拉斯是通过写文章与老年人交流的。因此此处提到的人是她的读者(readers)。
14．A.got B．entered
C．left D．passed
答案：C
解析：联系上下文我们可以推知，这位老年人与其孙辈的关系并不融洽，因此他一来，孩子们就离开(left)了。
15．A.invented B．chose
C．suggested D．imagined
答案：C
解析：她给这位老人建议了(suggested)几种理解他孙辈的方法。
16．A.everything B．something
C．anything D．nothing
答案：B
解析：此处表示理解孙辈世界的一些事情(something)是很重要的。A、C项有较大干扰性。从空后的your grandchildren's world可知，想了解孙辈世界的一切是不可能的。
17．A.listening B．speaking
C．pleasing D．advising
答案：A
解析：本空承接and前的分句，因此答案应在questioning和listening之间选择，通过安娜·道格拉斯建议老年人去理解年轻人，也可得知此处讲的是“倾听不是老年人最擅长的”。故选A项。
18．A.praise B．scold
C．trouble D．encourage
答案：B
解析：联系上句中的Say good things to them and about them可以得出答案。
19．A.speak out B．give up
C．get back D．stick to
答案：D
解析：stick to在这里意为“固执地坚持”。联系前文安娜·道格拉斯认为老人应该多听听孙辈的见解，以及后面一句Don't tell them what they should do.可知，此处讲的是老年人不要太固执地坚持自己的看法。
20．A.Commonly B．Surprisingly
C．Happily D．Naturally
答案：A
解析：commonly意为“通常”；surprisingly意为“吃惊地”；happily意为“高兴地”；naturally意为“自然而然地”。此处应将最后两句结合起来理解，才能明白此处的语境是“通常他们被教育要尊敬老年人。而老年人也要尊重他们。”故选A项。
