Today, not all people over 70 think they are old. People stay younger for longer. Here are three women who are over 70 and are still strong. What do they do, and how long have they done it?

79-year-old Omara from Cuba(古巴) is one of the most popular jazz singers in the world.  She has been singing and dancing in clubs for 60 years. Her latest CD, Gracias, came out in 2009 and is enjoyed by people of different ages.

Dodo was born on September 1, 1919. She has been an outstanding American tennis player for more than 70 years, from a young girl into her 90s. Now she plays in the matches for people over 75 and has won over 320 medals.

American lady Carmen, who was born in 1931, has been a model since she was 13. Her job started when a photographer saw her on a bus and asked to take her photo. Today she still shows up on world-class fashion shows, shining brightly together with young girls who are in their 20s.
小題1:Omara, Dodo and Carmen are all_________.
A．from AmericaB．young and famous
C．old but still workingD．working with young girls
小題2:Omara has been singing and dancing in clubs for_________ years.
A．60B．70C．75D．90
小題3:Dodo has won over 320 medals in_________.
A．singing contestsB．photo contests
C．dancing contestsD．tennis matches
小題4:Carmen became a_________ at the age of 13.
A．singerB．modelC．tennis playerD．photographer
小題5:What does the reading above tell us?
A．These days young people are not as hard-working as the old.
B．Women in Western countries are not supposed to retire early.
C．Many people stay younger for longer because they keep on working.
D．The three ladies are still working because they want to make more money.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題解析:本文大意：如今，不是所有年過70的人認(rèn)為他們老了，人們能保持年輕更久，這里有三位年過70仍然強(qiáng)壯的女性。來自古巴的79歲的奧瑪拉是世界上一們最受歡迎的爵士樂歌手，她一直在俱樂部唱歌跳舞已經(jīng)60年了；嘟嘟生于1919年9月1日，從年輕女孩到90高齡，她一直是美國杰出網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動(dòng)員70年多年了；美國女士卡門，生于1931年，自從13歲就成為一名模特，如今她仍出席世界級(jí)時(shí)裝秀，與20多歲的年輕女孩們一起閃耀。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Here are three women who are over 70 and are still strong.這里有三位年過70仍然強(qiáng)壯的女性，可知答案選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)She has been singing and dancing in clubs for 60 years.她一直在俱樂部唱歌跳舞已經(jīng)60年了， 可知答案選A。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)She has been an outstanding American tennis player for more than 70 years, 她一直是美國杰出網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動(dòng)員70年多年了，可知答案選D。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)American lady Carmen, who was born in 1931, has been a model since she was 13.美國女士卡門，生于1931年，自從13歲就成為一名模特，可知答案選B。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Today, not all people over 70 think they are old. People stay younger for longer. 如今天，不是所有年過70的人認(rèn)為他們老了，人們保持年輕更久，可知答案選C。
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