7. OLDER, WISER, CALMER.

lusconi Slipping into darkness 4. Spanish convents use social media to recruit new nuns 5. The Chinese market, a bottomless pit 6. Older, wiser, calmer 7. After the booms, everything is gloom 8. Doleful

A、a. looks much older

B、b. feels much younger

C、c. sounds much wiser

D、d. feels much older

e loved drinking, but he could usually handle it; and toward women, he was nobly () and chivalrous.

A、restrained

B、distressed

C、crumble

D、tumbled

The text intends to tell us that______.

A．a brain with disease is a brain with wisdom

B．an older brain may be a wiser brain

C．brains do deteriorate with age

D．how an older brain processes information

The study from the Teacher Training College in Bilbao Spain shows that______.

A．some people were much wiser when they were young

B．climate change is a subject that affects every member of human society

C．climate change is the greatest hoax to people from all over the world

D．people pay less attention to the environment when they become older

ate the day we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity (成熟)— or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we're getting wiser and not just older.

Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle (奇迹) of growth in others, as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process (过程). But growing old？ That's a different story. Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented (以年青人为中心) American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, "You're as young as you feel." Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least "young at heart".

Many older Americans find the "golden years" to be anything but golden. Economically, "senior citizens" often struggle just to get by. Retirement (退休) at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security (安全) benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition (营养), medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination. In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She was often treated rudely — even cheated and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect. Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast. Why？ People are living longer. Fewer babies are being horn. And middle-aged "baby boomers" are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkles (皱纹) are "in". Marketing experts are already noticing this growing group of consumers.

Growing up is a wonderful thing because______.

A．people can celebrate their birthdays

B．people can become more mature and wiser

C．people can receive many presents

D．people will feel younger at heart

An aging society refers to one？with？more？than？10？percent？of？its？population？older？than？60,？or？more？than？7？percent？of？its？population？older？than？65.？ 译文：老龄化社会指的是在一个社会中____________人口占总人口10%以上，或65岁以上人口占总人口7%以上。

Section C

Today there are about 7, 000, 000 Americans in colleges and universities. In the United States【11】______half of population are young persons under twenty-five. Many of them will soon be【12】______the country. So their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what young people think and【13】______College students today have strong【14】______about right and wrong. They are interested in making a better life. They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents. It is hard for them to see what is right and good in the older ways. Because of this, there is often trouble in American【15】______.

【11】

A．nearly

B．near

C．hardly

D．hard