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[材料题] (1)I’m 90 years old. The advantage of being 90 is that you can look forward to death. The world is getting noisier, sexier and more horrible by the minute, but at least I can comfort myself with the fact that the end is in sight. Or so I thought. Imagine my anger when I opened the newspaper and discovered they were going to make us live till 130. When you’re 60 or 70 the thought of death crosses your mind like a shadow. It disturbs you, it worries you. But by the time you reach my age you hope for it.(2)My body is dying on me. It’s horrible. You start to smell―the smell of death―and you can do nothing about it. I can no longer see properly. You go deaf, and people talk to you as if you’re a child. Your legs give up on you. Nowadays I spend so much time working out how to avoid making the trip downstairs more than once a day. When I do get out, I can barely walk more than a few yards―and according to those who know me, I’m lucky in good shape for my 90 years.(3)Ah, but the world would be so much wiser, some pe
单项选择题1.What is an “illusion”, according to the speaker?

A、That the world has become a better place.

B、That the world has become sexier and noisier.

C、That old people are happy to live longer lives.

D、That old people are wiser than they were before.

  • D

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单项选择题2.What would he do with a medicine that makes life longer?

A、Live 130 years.

B、Become wiser.

C、Forget where it is.

D、Bury the medicine.

  • D

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单项选择题3.Why is the speaker lucky, according to some?

A、He doesn’t have to walk much.

B、He doesn’t need to listen to others.

C、He is in good health for his age.

D、He is much wiser than before.

  • C

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单项选择题4.Why did the speaker get angry?

A、He learned people will live longer.

B、He learned people will be noisier.

C、He learned people will become sexy.

D、He learned people will think about death.

  • A

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单项选择题5.What is the advantage of being 90 years old?

A、You can become sexier.

B、You can look forward to death.

C、You can enjoy the world more.

D、You can hear less noise.

  • B

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