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【題目】An interesting study posted on Facebook recently shows how men and women develop new interests as they mature(成熟).

While women tend to take exercise seriously from the age of 34, men will wait until their 45th birthdays before working hard to get in shape.

The average woman spends more time talking about sports, politics, career and money as she gets older.

Women’s interest in books reaches its peak(頂峰) at the age of 22, while that of men does so when they are in their 50s.

Men start to change their focus from the workplace to other things after age 30, while women do not do so until eight years later. Both, however, care most about fashion at age 16.

The research used anonymous(匿名的) data donated by thousands of Facebook users, recording the statuses, ‘likes’ and ‘interests’ they had posted on their profiles.

It found the average woman talks about television most at 44, while men peak much younger, at age 31.

Men are also most likely to see a film in a cinema at age 31, while women go out to see films most when they are only 19.

Men are most interested in travel at 29, women at 27, while women talk most about food and drink at 35, and men at 38.

And if you are middle aged, a safe topic for anyone is the weather, which is a key interest for many as they reach 60.

Stephen Wolfram, the British scientist who carried out the research, says, “It’s almost shocking how much this tells us about the changes of people’s typical interests.

“People talk less about video games as they get older, and more about politics.”

【1】When do women love books best?

A. At the age of 22. B. At the age of 50.

C. At the age of 30. D. At the age of 15.

【2】Men tend to ______ once they are 45.

A. gain more and more weight

B. be less interested in their jobs

C. do more exercise

D. pay more attention to their appearance

【3】What are men and women both interested in when they are 16?

A. Getting in shape.

B. Going to the cinema.

C. Popular style of clothing.

D. Food and drink.

【4】What does Stephen Wolfram think about the result of the research?

A. People’s interests are different from each other.

B. People’s interests change greatly with age.

C. It is normal for people to change their interests.

D. It is not good for people to change their interests.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】試題分析：本文主要介紹了一項在Facebook上刊登的研究結(jié)果：隨著年齡的變化，男性和女性的興趣愛好也都在不停地變化。

【1】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段Women’s interest in books reaches its peak(頂峰) at the age of 22，while that of men does so when they are in their 50s.可知女性在22歲的時候閱讀興趣到達(dá)頂峰，而男性在50多歲的時候閱讀興趣才到頂峰。故A正確。

【2】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第五段第一句Men start to change their focus from the workplace to other things after age 30可知30歲以后，男性會把注意力從工作轉(zhuǎn)移到其他事情上。也就是說男人30歲以后對工作不太感興趣了。故B正確。

【3】C 推理題。根據(jù)第五段最后一句Both, however, care most about fashion at age 16.可知男性和女性在16歲的時候，都對時尚很感興趣。而選項中只有C項Popular style of clothing屬于流行和時尚。故C正確。

【4】B 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后兩句“It’s almost shocking how much this tells us about the changes of people’s typical interests.和“People talk less about video games as they get older, and more about politics.”可知Stephen Wolfram認(rèn)為人們的興趣會隨著他們變老而不斷變化。故B項正確。