- 阅读理解A
题干:ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom(生育高峰)generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andinlawandbusinessaswell.“Inadditiontothedoctors,we’regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,”saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia's(USC)SchoolofGerontology(老年学).Lawyerscanspecializein“elderlaw”,whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination(歧视).Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory.”Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,”oneprofessorsays.MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas”reallyboredwithbacteria”.Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.Shesays,“Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying.”
题目:“… Old is suddenly in”( Line 1,Para.1) most probably means_____. - A 、America has suddenly become a nation of old people
- B 、gerontology has suddenly become popular
- C 、more elderly professors are found on American campuses
- D 、American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students
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【正确答案:B】
语义题。根据首段第二句:the graying of America means jobs (美国的人口老龄化意味着一些就业机会);再结合第二段第三句:Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money (任何学生只要有老年学的专门知识,又有一个学位,例如MBA学位或法律学位,就如同有印制钞票的许可证一般)。综上所述,具有老年学知识的人具有就业优势,因此“老年学突然变得流行起来”。故B选项正确。
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