【題目】 As you grow up, your parents are also getting older. "I don't want you to get old," you might say to your mom and dad. But remember, 【1】 old is a normal thing. Everyone will become old one day. What's it like to be old?

When you're with your grandparents, you might see wrinkles (皺紋) on their faces. Their hair might be gray. They need to wear 【2】 to read. They often forget things. In your neighborhood, you might see some older people around. They need people to help them.

However, old people's life can be colorful and meaningful. The old are 【3】 of wisdom (智慧). They know about lots of things and like to give advice. When people are old, they stop working. Therefore, they have a lot of time to do their favorite things, such as traveling, reading or singing. They also go back to school for further study and some of them can 【4】 get doctor degrees (博士學(xué)位) by working hard in the end. That sounds great! Besides, they have many memories of their lives, both good and bad. Do your grandparents like to 【5】 them with you?

How do you feel about getting old now? Do you still think it's bad? 【6】 scientists made a pill (藥丸) that could keep you young forever, would you take it? A student from Guangzhou said, "I wouldn't take it because it is 【7】 the laws of nature. I would feel very lonely if I stayed young forever but 【8】 didn't." Another student from Guangzhou said, "I would take it right away because I was so afraid of getting old. Getting old means getting sick and ugly. I'd like to be young and beautiful forever." How about you?

【答案】

【1】becoming

【2】glasses

【3】full

【4】even

【5】share

【6】If

【7】against

【8】others

【解析】

本文主要講述了人終有一天會老去，介紹了人們變老后的感覺和生活方式等，并為是否愿意青春永駐做了一項調(diào)查。

【1】句意：但是記住，變老是很正常的事情。

根據(jù)后文“Everyone will become old one day”可知，變老是一件正常的事情。become變成，動詞，此處用其動名詞形式作主語。故答案為becoming。

【2】句意：他們需要戴上眼鏡才能閱讀。

根據(jù)語境及動詞read可知，祖父母年紀(jì)大了，所以他們戴上眼鏡才能閱讀，glasses眼鏡。故答案為glasses。

【3】句意：老人充滿智慧。

根據(jù)語境可知，老人充滿智慧。be full of滿是……，固定短語。故答案為full。

【4】句意：他們還回到學(xué)校繼續(xù)深造，其中一些人甚至可以通過努力工作最終獲得博士學(xué)位。

根據(jù)語境可知，老人們回校深造，其中一些人甚至可以獲得博士學(xué)位，故此處應(yīng)用副詞even“甚至”表強(qiáng)調(diào)程度的加深。故答案為even。

【5】句意：你的祖父母喜歡和你分享嗎？

根據(jù)上文“Besides, they have many memories of their lives, both good and bad”及語境可知，老人們擁有很多的記憶，你的祖父母喜歡和你分享他們的記憶嗎？share sth with sb和某人分享某事，其中to 后應(yīng)接動詞原形。故答案為share。

【6】句意：如果科學(xué)家制造出一種能讓你永遠(yuǎn)保持年輕的藥丸，你會吃嗎？

根據(jù)“I wouldn't take it…I would take it…”及語境可知，如果有這樣一種保持年輕的藥丸，你會吃嗎，這是一種假設(shè)，故應(yīng)用if引導(dǎo)。故答案為If。

【7】句意：我不接受，因?yàn)檫@違反了自然規(guī)律。

根據(jù)語境可知，我不接受的原因是因?yàn)檫@種藥丸違反了自然規(guī)律，against the laws of nature違反自然規(guī)律。故答案為against。

【8】句意：如果我永遠(yuǎn)年輕，而別人卻不年輕，我會感到非常孤獨(dú)。

根據(jù)語境可知，如果我永遠(yuǎn)保持年輕但其他人不會，這樣會使我孤獨(dú)，故此處應(yīng)用代詞others代指“其他人”。故答案為others。

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