Old Man Myths and Realities
1 When does a middle-aged mall become an old man? Officially,of course.it't when we reach retirement age.But，as we all know, this is a fairly blunt(生硬的)method of decision making.As life expectancy(预期寿命)increases，retirement planning needs to be changed.This is because being an old mail today is very different from what it was a generation or so ago.
2 Sixty―five is the new middle-aged man.These days people are talking about the young―old，that is ages 70-75.and those over 75 as the old-old.The young-old frequently continue in good health and maintain strong links with fiends and family, The old-old have a much higher chance of poor health and social isolation.
3 Although men are living longer, there are still more old women than old men.This fact alone should arouse interest as to why.Relatively little is actually known about why this is the case or about the experiences of the old man.Sure, we are aware that the old man experiences anxiety，financial problems，loneliness，etc.but that't really about all we know.
4 It is usually believed that the old man often complains about their health.In fact，most old man think their health is good even though most are diagnosed with at least one chronic illness.The physical health of the old man is strongly affected by their health behavior when they were younger.
23 Paragraph 1_____
24 Paragraph 2_____
25 Paragraph 3_____
26 Paragraph 4_____
A New Definitions of the Old Man
B Changing Concept of the Old Man
C Health of the old Man
D Happy Old Man And Sad Old Man
E Limited Knowledge of the OId Mall's Experiences
F Contempt for the Old Man
27 Nowadays men generally live longer than_____
28 A man in his mid-60s is now regarded as_____
29 More research should be done on the experiences of_____
30 Most old men consider themselves to be_____
A in good health
B in the past
C in the wrong
D the old man
E a middle-aged man
F a young man
答案:
23 B 文章第一段主要讲的是，随着预期寿命的增加，“老年男人”的概念与以往相比已经发生了很大的变化。
24 A 文章第二段主要讲是对“老年男人”的概念重新进行了界定。
25 E 文章第三段主要讲的是，尽管男人的寿命较之过去延长了，而且我们也知晓老年男人会面临焦虑、孤独以及经济等问题，但相对而言，我们对老年男人的体验还是知之甚少的。
26 C 文章第四段主要讲老年男人的健康问题。
27 B 从文章的头两段可以得知，现在男人通常比过去更长寿。
28 E 文章第二段的头一句讲到，现如今男人65岁仍被视为中年人。
29 D 文章第三段讲人们对老年男人的体验仍知之甚少，因此可以说这方面的研究还有待加强。
30 A 文章第四段中的第二句说，尽管大多数男人至少患有一种慢性病，但多数仍旧认为自己的健康状况良好。
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