【湖南】2014版英语《高考专题辅导》课件：能力进阶 三、阅读填空（共97张课件） .pptVIP

8.【解析】use。根据第四段最后一句And only a small amount of fluoridated toothpaste, the size of a green pea, should be used。句意: 只用一点含氟牙膏, 豌豆大小。 9.【解析】after four。根据第五段most kids stop sucking their thumbs by the age of four. If it continues, the group advises parents to talk to their child’s dentist or doctor. 10.【解析】well and healthily。根据最后一段最后一句话If parents pay attention to the above tips, young children’s teeth growing can be good and healthy。grow应用副词修饰, 故此处为well and healthily。 3 (2013·衡阳模拟) Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the day when we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity—or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we are getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the wonder 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. But growing old? That is a different story. Growing old is not exactly for people in youth-oriented(以年轻人为中心的)American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “You’re 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 at the age of 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care, and housing. Some even experience age discrimination. American sociologist(社会学家)Pat Moore once dressed up like an older person and wandered around city streets. She