4.Age discrimination (歧視) is a large problem in the United States today.Teenagers are considered dishonest,old people are considered incapable (無(wú)能力的),kids considered noisy.
Picture this:a teenage boy,with a group of friends,walks laughing into a store.They read some magazines,walk by the candy,and then walk out without buying anything.What's the first thought of this?It might be that they stole something.Maybe the employees would even go as far as to call the police about these boys,who didn't steal anything but were discriminated against simply because they were"teenage boys".
This happens every day,all over America.We don't tell the kids much,because they"won't understand",they're"too young".We feel surprised when we see old people run marathons,or even take part in simple fun activities such as volleyball or swimming,because they are"old",and"incapable".
People who are discriminated against,no matter what the reason,can be hurt by it.They can be offended,because it isn't something they can help.Like my example of the teenage boy above,he was simply having fun as he walked into the store.He wasn't planning to steal anything or to cause any trouble; he could even be one of the best students in school,but he was discriminated against for being a teenager.
Of course,this doesn't mean you should persuade your grandparents right away to run a marathon,but give them a little trust.They are capable of doing things we are,and sometimes more.So next time you tell your little brother that he's"too young to understand"or think that your grandmother is"too old"to do sports,listen to yourself.I know you are offended by being considered as a teenager,so how do you think they feel?Remember,it all hurts.Everyone should have equal opportunities,no matter how old he is.
25.The underlined word"It"in Paragraph 2refers to"C".
A.The fact
B.The result
C.The thought
D.The problem
26.The author mentions the teenage boy in Paragraph 2to show thatB.
A.people should give more opportunities to teenagers
B.a(chǎn)ge discrimination is serious in today's world
C.teenagers should behave in a proper way
D.it's really hard to depend on teenagers
27.The author holds the view thatA.
A.we shouldn't judge others by their age
B.we should try to help incapable people
C.we should encourage old people to run marathons
D.we shouldn't enter a store if we don't want to buy anything
28.The text mainly discussesD.
A.a(chǎn)n unfortunate teenager
B.different age groups
C.equal opportunities
D.a(chǎn) social problem.
分析 如今在美國(guó),不管年輕多大,都面臨一種嚴(yán)重的社會(huì)問題,即被歧視,作者建議歧視是一種傷害,每個(gè)人都有平等的機(jī)會(huì),不管年齡多大.
解答 25-28 CBAD
25.C 猜測(cè)詞意題.根據(jù)前句What's the first thought of this?可知,第一感覺是什么呢?所以下文的it應(yīng)該代指前面出現(xiàn)的the first thought,故選C.
26.B 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)第二段的It might be that they stole something以及who didn't steal anything but were discriminated against simply because they were"teenage boys".可知,這群少年可能被認(rèn)為是小偷,這是一種歧視,故選B.
27.A 推理判斷.根據(jù)最后 一句話Remember,it all hurts.Everyone should have equal opportunities,no matter how old he is.得知,歧視是一種傷害,每個(gè)人都有平等的機(jī)會(huì),不管年齡多大,故選A.
28.D 推理判斷.通過全文的內(nèi)容介紹可知,主要介紹了在美國(guó)年齡歧視的社會(huì)問題,故選D.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本題考查社會(huì)文化類閱讀理解.這類題材的閱讀理解是高考?嫉膬(nèi)容,難度適中,考生可以通讀全文,了解大意,在此基礎(chǔ)上再根據(jù)問題結(jié)合選項(xiàng)及語(yǔ)境做出正確的選擇.