Old Man Myths and Realities.doc

Old Man Myths and Realities 1 When does a middle-aged mall become an old man? Officially,of course.itt when we reach retirement age.But，as we all know, this is a fairly blunt(生硬的)method of decision making.As life expectancy(预期寿命)increases，retirement planning needs to be changed.This is because being an old mail today is very different from what it was a generation or so ago. 2 Sixty—five is the new middle-aged man.These days people are talking about the young—old，that is ages 70-75.and those over 75 as the old-old.The young-old frequently continue in good health and maintain strong links with fiends and family, The old-old have a much higher chance of poor health and social isolation. 3 Although men are living longer, there are still more old women than old men.This fact alone should arouse interest as to why.Relatively little is actually known about why this is the case or about the experiences of the old man.Sure, we are aware that the old man experiences anxiety，financial problems，loneliness，etc.but thatt really about all we know. 4 It is usually believed that the old man often complains about their health.In fact，most old man think their health is good even though most are diagnosed with at least one chronic illness.The physical health of the old man is strongly affected by their health behavior when they were younger. 23 Paragraph 1_____ 24 Paragraph 2_____ 25 Paragraph 3_____ 26 Paragraph 4_____ A New Definitions of the Old Man B Changing Concept of the Old Man C Health of the old Man D Happy Old Man And Sad Old Man E Limited Knowledge of the OId Malls Experiences F Contempt for the Old Man 27 Nowadays men generally live longer than_____ 28 A man in his mid-60s is now regarded as_____ 29 More research should be done on the experiences of_____ 30 Most old men consider themselves to be_____ A in good health B in the past C in the wrong D the old man E a middle-aged man F a young man 答案: 23 B 文章第一段主要讲的是，随着预期寿命的增加，“老年男人”的概念与以往相比已经发生了很大的变化。 24 A 文章第二段主要讲是对“老年男人”的概念