11．Heads turned，tears dropped，and gossip-filled whispers went on and on from the hospital passages to the house windows．There was a problem：a daughter had been born．She wasn't the first disappointment born to her family．Although my aunt didn't care about giving birth to a girl，her mother-in-law constantly reminded her of the criticism she would have to face if she gave birth to a daughter．In India，most people held these views．
When I visited my relatives during the summer，one sentence managed to fill me with anger and start arguments with my so-called relatives．"You are a girl，stay within your limits．"They simply don't know how different it is living in the US．Anyway，comparisons to my cousins led me to end the arguments for the moment and accept the way they lived their lives．
My words didn't make sense to them so my mind was set on proving them wrong．
Although their words didn't tear me apart，their actions managed to．The amount of sexism（性別歧視） in this culture，especially my hometown，made me feel bad．It was the 21st century，yet women had to eat after the men at family gatherings．They had to cook all the family meals and were asked to take jobs that required little skill or education．It was time to change these views．
As I was growing older，the same relatives repeatedly questioned me about my future："What do you want to be？"And the answer was always the same：electrical engineer．I have a passion for electronics； as clichéd（陳詞濫調(diào)的） as it sounds，I was born to do it．When I connect wires together to repair something，I can't contain my excitement．But when I tried to explain this to my relatives，all of them，except for my parents and grandparents，would be shocked and laugh at me-laugh because they didn't think I could live up to my goals，being a"girl and all"．It was time to change these views．
In my world，being a girl is not a problem．Rather，it is an opportunity to allow passion，not stereotypes（成見），to shape my future．I decided to channel my relatives'views into positive energy．Rather than letting them bring me down，I let them be motivation to achieve my goal of becoming an engineer．I，a female，will become a successful engineer．
32．The first paragraph was mainly written toB．
A．describe how bad the author's aunt felt for having a baby girl
B．show that most Indian people are strongly prejudiced against women
C．describe the pressure the author's aunt had to face when she was going to have a baby
D．show that the author's aunt's generation is fighting against prejudice against women
33．From the second and third paragraphs，it can be concluded thatB．
A．the author's friends and relatives were jealous about her life in the US
B．the author realized that just using words couldn't change the relatives'sexism
C．the author got used to being reminded to stay within her limits after she was born
D．the author often argued with her relatives because she believed US lifestyles were right
34．In the article，in what way does the author show how serious the amount of sexism was in her hometown？C
A．By describing feeling defeated after arguments．
B．By stressing the conflicts she had with her relatives．
C．By describing people's words，behavior and common practices．
D．By giving examples of how her goals were laughed at repeatedly．
35．According to the text，the author decided to change her relatives'views byA．
A．a(chǎn)chieving her dream of becoming an engineer
B．using her relatives'comments as motivation
C．letting stereotypes influence her future decisions
D．a(chǎn)chieving her ambition of changing her hometown．

分析 本文為夾敘夾議文，作者描述了她家鄉(xiāng)印度的重男輕女思想的嚴(yán)重，自己也嘗試與這種觀念作斗爭，最終決定讓這種觀念成為自己奮斗的動力．

解答 32-35 B B C A
32題答案：B考查細節(jié)推理，第一段提到作者的aunt生了個女兒，但她并不介意生了個女兒，但是她的婆婆一直在說生了女兒會面臨著怎樣的批評．最后一句In India，most people held these views．點題，答案選B．
33題答案：B考查細節(jié)推理，由第二段最后一句Anyway，comparisons to my cousins led me to end the arguments for the moment and accept the way they lived their lives．總之與我堂兄弟們比較使我暫時結(jié)束了爭吵并且接受了他們生活的方式．以及第三段My words didn't make sense to them．（我說的話對他們沒作用）．可知，作者知道了單純用語言是無法說服她所謂的親戚們的．答案選B．
34題答案：C考查細節(jié)推理，文章一開頭就講了作者的aunt生了女兒之后，她婆婆的言行，接著描述了印度普通人的語言、行為，例如第二段"You are a girl，stay within your limits．（你是一個女孩子--限制會伴隨著你一輩子）"第四段It was the 21st century，yet women had to eat after the men at family gatherings．They had to cook all the family meals and were asked to take jobs that required little skill or education．（現(xiàn)在時21世紀(jì)，然而在家庭聚會中女性必須等男性吃完才可以再吃，她們必須做所有的飯餐而且被要求從事幾乎無需技能或教育的工作）以及第五段laugh because they didn't think I could live up to my goals，being a"girl and all"．（…笑了，因為他們不相信我能實現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)--我只是一個女孩）等．通過對這些言行的描寫，作者告訴了我們在她的家鄉(xiāng)印度性別歧視的嚴(yán)重性．答案選C．
35題答案：A考查細節(jié)推理，由文章最后一段可知，作者決定不讓成見影響自己的未來，而要讓它們敦促自己實現(xiàn)自己的夢想，用行動去證明女性也可以突破大家所認(rèn)為的限制，取得成功．答案選A．

點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對 性找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案．

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Measures should also be taken to overcome the health problems the elderly face．The government should also provide access to the best health care available，which may necessitate paying for residential homes where the elderly can have round-the-clock nursing，or，at least，providing medication free of charge to all people over a certain age．
If we try to address the problem of social isolation （社交孤立），the lives of old people could be improved．If we organize trips for the elderly to community centers，visits from social workers，their problem of loneliness can be reduced a lot which marks the lives of so many old people living alone and far from their families．
The last helpful suggestion is to change the attitude of the community towards its older members，who are all too often seen as a burden on society．We need to be taught from an early age to respect the views of old people，and appreciate their broader experience of life．This would help society as a whole，and encourage appreciation of the role that old people can still play today．
49．What does underlined word"it"in Paragraph 1refer to？C
A．time     
B．retirement     
C．life expectancy     
D．a(chǎn)ge
50．What factors affected the old people's life？C
a．the state pension
b．the basic needs
c．the attitude of the community
d．the experience of life
e．social isolation
f．medical care
A．b，c，d，e      
B．a(chǎn)，b，c，d    
C．a(chǎn)，c，e，f    
D．c，d，e，f
51．According to the last suggestion，the old peopleA．
A．should be respected by all of us
B．may be regarded as our heavy burden
C．must change their attitude to the community
D．have to gather more life experience．

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